Lexicon

An ever-expanding resource, the Watershed Lexicon offers a more in-depth overview of the topics and issues that are endemic to our mission and practice. As such, we have developed particular interpretations and viewpoints that stem from our understanding of their inherent principles or the particular manner in which we have chosen to address the related exigencies.

Alternative Building Systems
Ancient Principles
Biophilic Design
Bioclimatic Design
Building Science
Carbon Neutrality
Ecological Design
Eco-Vernacular
Embodied (“embedded”) Energy
Energy Descent
Green Architecture
Habitat Protection & Restoration
Healthful Building
LEED, etc.
Living Buildings
Living Roofs
Low Energy Living
Mountaintop Removal Mining
Net Zero Energy Buildings
R4 (reduce/reuse/re-repurpose/recycle)
Solar Energy
Sustainability
Water