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Sustainability has been evolving for quite some time now but
interest has grown exponentially over the last decade. New planning,
design, and construction techniques are constantly surfacing and at
times can be difficult to keep up with particularly since many of
them are geared toward the civilian environment. The following
definitions provide clarification of sustainability terms as they
relate to the Air Force.
Active solar design
Albedo
Best Management Practice [BMP]
Bioretention [Raingarden]
Black Water
Brownfield
Carrying Capacity
Catch Basin Protection Device
Check Dams
Compatible Mixed Use Development
Cool Roof
Cover Crop
Daylighting
Detention Pond
Dry Wells
Environmentally Sensitive Areas
Filter Bags
Filter Strips
Grassed Swales
Green Infrastructure
Grey Water
Groundcover
Heat Absorption
Heat Island
Hydroseeding
Impermeable Surfaces
Infiltration Trenches
Inlet Devices
LEED
Light Pollution
Light Trespass
Low Impact Development
Native Vegetation
Natural Ventilation
New Urbanism
Over Lighting
Passive Solar Design
Permeable Pavement
Permeable Pavers
Photovoltaic Collector
Rain Barrels
Sediment Trap
Sensitive Habitats
Shade Structure
Silt Fence
Site Layout
Smart Growth
Soil Amendments
Soil Erosion
Solar Gain
Stockpiling Topsoil
Storm Drainage
Stormwater Management
Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration
Traditional Neighborhood Design
Transit Oriented Development
Tree Box Filters
Urban Revitalization
Vegetated Buffers
Vegetated Roofs
Viewshed
Walkable Communities
Wastewater Lagoons
Water Efficiency
Water Re-use
Watercourse
Wetlands
Xeriscaping
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