1 Green Building Rating Systems Flashcards
Organizations with systems which focus on prescriptive methods, a comprehensive checklist for “green building”
LEED, NAHB
Whole building rating systems which address selection of green materials within scope
For the U.S.
USGBC, LEED, GBI, NAHB, Green Globes, National Green Building Standard
USGBC
The U.S. Green Building Council
LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
NAHB
National Association of Home Builders’
ASHRAE – organization with experience in searching for green building solutions beyond the creation of the others
American Society of Heating, Refrigeratong and Air-conditioning Engineers
System wherein checklist/targeted credits submitted during end of design and end of construction, option to submit at the end of the project entirely
LEED whole building rating system
System wherein a separate checklist for each project phase - from project initiation through schematic design, commissioning and so on - eight phases all in all
Green Globes whole building rating system
Under LEED 3.0, points pertaining to environmental and human effects (such as toxics, carcinogens, greenhouse gas emissions, water and air pollutants, fossil fuel use)
LEED weighted credits
All energy spent in total life cycle of the product
Embodied energy
Health condition used to describe situation in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a building, but no specific illness or cause can be identified
Sick Building Syndrome
Definition
Legionella
Definition
Formaldehyde
Definition
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Renewable materials either from
Renewable resources or industry byproducts, ie, agricultural byproducts
