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The Alphabet of Sustainable Building

August 23, 2007 by Jennifer Chait  
Filed under Home & Living

After yesterday’s excitement I thought we’d settle a bit and take a calm look at some topics you know and some you may not concerning sustainable building practices. While by no means comprehensive, all of the following are some good terms to know if you’re interested in green building.

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Adobe

Bamboo flooring

Cob construction

DynoSeal

EnergyGuide

Footprint

Green roof

Hydronic radiant-floor heating system

Infill development

Jersey Devil

Eco Pod House

Kill vampire power dead

Low-e window

Micro wind turbines

Natural cooling

Orientation

Photovoltaics

Quarry tiles

Real Goods

Solar collector

green house

Truth window

Utility free intertie system

Vapor barrier

Wood-efficient framing

Xeriscape

Yurt

Zen Remedy house & home

For more information on the amazing homes pictured here; simply click on the picture and you’ll be magically zoomed away to the lovely sites they reside at.

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3 Responses to “The Alphabet of Sustainable Building”
  1. Heather says:

    That is a really awesome (and creative) list! You obviously worked hard on it. That solar collector tree house looks really neat.

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