Editing Sustainable Architecture (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
* '''Sustainable Architecture''' — Designing buildings to minimize environmental impact and energy consumption.
* '''Passive Design''' — Using the building's orientation and form to control temperature naturally (without machines).
* '''Active Design''' — Using mechanical and electrical systems (like HVAC and Solar) for energy efficiency.
* '''Embodies Carbon''' — The carbon dioxide emitted during the manufacture, transport, and assembly of building materials.
* '''Operational Carbon''' — The carbon emitted during the life of the building (heating, lighting, cooling).
* '''LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)''' — A popular rating system for "Green Buildings."
* '''Passive House (Passivhaus)''' — A rigorous, voluntary standard for energy efficiency in a building, which reduces the building's ecological footprint.
* '''Net Zero Building''' — A building that produces as much energy as it consumes over the course of a year.
* '''Greywater''' — Relatively clean waste water from baths, sinks, and washing machines that can be reused for toilets or irrigation.
* '''Biophilic Design''' — Incorporating nature and natural elements (plants, light, water) into the built environment to improve wellbeing.
* '''Thermal Mass''' — The ability of a material (like concrete or stone) to absorb and store heat.
* '''U-Value''' — A measure of how effective a material is as an insulator (lower is better).
* '''Cradle-to-Cradle''' — A design philosophy where all materials are either safely biodegradable or can be infinitely recycled.
* '''Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)''' — A technique to assess environmental impacts associated with all the stages of a product's life.
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