Zero waste

The goal of developing products and services, managing their use and deployment, and creating recycling systems and markets in order to eliminate the volume and toxicity of waste and materials and conserve and recover all resources. Implementing zero waste eliminates all discharges to land, water, or air that may be a threat to planetary, human, animal or plant health.

Zone

The occupied space or group of spaces within a building which has its heating or cooling controlled by a single thermostat (see Zoning for definition used in planning). 

Zoning

A legal mechanism for local governments to prevent conflicting land use and promote orderly development by regulating the use of privately owned land through enforcement.

Primary Source

• Austin Energy Sustainable Sourcebook  http://www.austinenergy.com/

Additional Sources and References

• About.com: http://www.about.com/
• Affordable Housing Institute: http://affordablehousinginstitute.org/
• American National Standards Institute: http://www.ansi.org/
• Answers.com: http://www.answers.com/
• Archiseek: http://www.archiseek.com/
• Architecture 2030: http://www.architecture2030.org/home.html
• BuildingGreen Inc.: http://www.buildinggreen.com/ and http://www.buildinggreen.com/articles/
• Building Science Corporation: http://www.buildingscience.com/index_html
• Carbon Footprint: http://www.carbonfootprint.com/
• Center for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/
• City of Gresham Environmental Services: http://www.ci.gresham.or.us/departments/des/stormwater/
• City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services: http://www.portlandonline.com/bes/
• City of Portland Office of Sustainable Development G-Rated TI Guide: http://www.portlandonline.com/osd/index.cfm?c=42168&a=121802
• City of San Diego Environmental Services Department: http://www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/
• City of Seattle Department of Planning and Development: http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/GreenBuilding/
• Design Coalition Inc. of Madison, Wisconsin: http://www.designcoalition.org/index.htm
• Earth Advantage: http://www.earthadvantage.com/
• US DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: http://www.eere.energy.gov/
• Effektiv.org: http://www.effektiv.org/pdf_filer/Engelsk%20komfortkyla.pdf
• Energy Star: http://www.energystar.gov/
• Environmental Design + Construction Magazine: http://www.edcmag.com/
• Fabprefab: http://www.fabprefab.com/
• Feng Shui for Architecture Design + Environment: http://www.fengshuiarch.com/
• Global Green USA: http://www.globalgreen.org/
• Green Building A to Z: Understanding the Language of Green Building by Jerry Yudelson
• Green Building Cookbook: http://www.greenbuildingcookbook.com/
• Green Globes: http://www.greenglobes.com/
• HGTVPro: http://www.hgtvpro.com/
• Historic Preservation in Alachua County: http://web.dcp.ufl.edu/junagoda/HistoricPreservation/
• LEED-NC v2.2 Reference Guide
• National Biodiesel Board: http://www.biodiesel.org/
• NC Green Power: http://www.ncgreenpower.org/
• Northern Research and Technology in Housing: http://landcentre.dreamhosters.com/?q=node/2873
• Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ): http://oregondeq.com/
• Rocky Mountain Institute: http://www.rmi.org/
• Santa Cruz City Green Building Information: http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/pl/building/green.html
• Simply Insulate: http://www.simplyinsulate.com/
• The Dictionary of Sustainable Management: http://www.sustainabilitydictionary.com/
• The Energy Conservatory: http://www.energyconservatory.com/
• The ReBuilding Center: http://www.rebuildingcenter.org/
• UC California Berkeley College of Environmental Design: http://arch.ced.berkeley.edu/
• US Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov/
• Water-technology.net: http://www.water-technology.net/glossary
• Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia: http://www.wikipedia.org