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Materials and Resources - MR Flashcards

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What are the four preferred strategies to waste reduction?

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  • Source Reduction
  • Reuse
  • Recycling
  • Waste to Energy
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(MR - Storage and Collection of Recyclables PRE) What are the minimum recyclable materials that must be collected?

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  • Mixed Paper
  • Corrugated Cardboard
  • Glass
  • Plastics
  • Metals
  • Two of the following (batteries, mercury-containing lamps, electronic waste)
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(MR - Storage and Collection of Recyclables PRE) What must retail projects recycle?

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  • Conduct a waste stream audit to identify top five recyclable waste streams.
  • Recycle at least four of them
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(MR - Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning PRE) What must a CWM plan include?

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  • Waste diversion goals with at least five materials diverted.
  • Specify whether materials will be separated or commingled. Describe strategies
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(MR - PBT Source Reduction - Mercury) What must be identified as part of the projects recycling plan for mercury?

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  • Identify the mercury-containing products to be recycled
  • Identify how they should be handled
  • Identify how they should be disposed of
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(MR - Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction) Option 1, Historic Building Reuse - what part of the existing building must be maintained? (5pts, 6pts C/S)

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  • Structure
  • Envelope
  • Interior nonstructural elements in historic district
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(MR - Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction) Option 2, Renovation of Abandoned or Blighted Building - What percentage of an abandoned building must be preserved? (5pt, 6pts C/S)

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  • 50% of the surface area of structure, envelope

* 25% can be excluded due to damage

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(MR - Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction) Option 3, Building and Material Reuse - What percentage of reusing building materials earns points?

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25% reused - 2pts
50% reused - 3pts
75% reused - 4pts (5pts C/S)
95% examplary

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(MR - Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction) Option 4, Whole-Building Life-Cycle Assessment - What should be shown through this assessment? (3pts)

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None of these increase 5%, and at least 3 show decrease of 10% (4-6 exemplary)

  • Global warming potential
  • Depletion of Ozone
  • Acidification of land water
  • Eutrophication
  • Formation of tropospheric ozone
  • Depletion of nonrenewable energy resources
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(MR - Environmental Product Declarations) What is Option 1 for this credit? (1pt)

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Environmental Product Declaration: Use at least 20 products sourced from 5 different manufacturers that meet:

  • Product-specific declaration that conforms to ISO 14044
  • Environmental product declarations that conform to ISO 14025, 14040, 14044, EN 15804, ISO 21930
  • USGBC approved program materials

*40 products exemplary

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(MR - Environmental Product Declarations) What is Option 2 for this credit? (1pt)

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Use products for 50% of the project cost that are third-party certified to reduce 3 of:

  • Global warming potential
  • Depletion of Ozone
  • Acidification of land water
  • Eutrophication
  • Formation of tropospheric ozone
  • Depletion of nonrenewable energy resources
  • Or is a USGBC approved product
  • 75% is exemplary
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(MR - Sourcing of Raw Materials) How many products should be sourced from how many different manufacturers for Option 1 of this credit?

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20 products from 5 different manufacturers

*40 products exemplary

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(MR - Sourcing of Raw Materials) What criteria must a select manufacturer meet?

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They must have released reports from their raw materials that include:

  • Material extraction location
  • Commitment to long-term ecologically responsible land use
  • Commitment to reducing harms from extraction/manufacturing
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(MR - Sourcing of Raw Materials) Option 2, Leadership Extraction Practices - What extraction criteria should 25% of material cost meet? (50% exemplary)

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At least one of the following:

  • Products where the manufacturer participated in an extended producer responsibility program
  • Bio-based materials, meet the Sustainable Agriculture Standard
  • Wood products, certified by Forest Stewardship Council
  • Materials Reuse
  • Recycled Content
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(MR - Material Ingredients) What is the first Option when seeking credits for material ingredients?

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Material Ingredient Reporting - Use 20 different products from 5 manufacturers that use any of the following programs to demonstrate chemical inventory of their products:

  • Manufacturer Inventory, published with CASRN guidelines
  • Health Product Declaration, published with full disclosure of known hazards
  • Cradle to Cradle, certified product
  • USGBC approved program

*40 products exemplary

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(MR - Material Ingredients) With what accuracy do manufacturers need to disclose the chemical inventory of their products?

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.1% (1000 ppm)

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(MR - Material Ingredients) What is the second option when seeking credits for material ingredients?

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Use products that meet at least 1 of these criteria for at least 25% of total project materials:

  • GreenScreen v1.2 Benchmark
  • Cradle to Cradle Certified
  • REACH Optimization

*50% Exemplary

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(MR - Material Ingredients) What is Option 3 when seeking credits for material ingredients?

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25% of total project materials by cost meet at least one:

  • sourced from manufacturer that engages in validated safety programs and document 99% of ingredients
  • Suppliers with independent 3rd party verifiers
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(MR - PBT Source Reduction - Mercury) A project should specify and install fluorescent lamps that do what?

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  • Have a low mercury content

- Have a long life

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(MR - PBT Source Reduction - Mercury) What two types of lamps should not be used due to their mercury content?

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  • Circular fluorescent lamps

- Probe start metal halide lamps

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(MR - PBT Source Reduction - Lead, Cadmium, and Copper) Where is it okay to use Lead products?

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  • Soldering < .2%
  • Pipes < .25%
  • Roofing = 0%
  • Wiring < 300ppm
  • Paint = 0%
  • Renovation/removal must meet 2002 National Electric Code
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(MR - PBT Source Reduction - Lead, Cadmium, and Copper) What cannot be used in any paints, interior or exterior?

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Cadmium

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(MR - PBT Source Reduction - Lead, Cadmium, and Copper) How can a project avoid copper pipe corrosion?

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  • Use mechanically crimped copper joint systems
  • Specify that all solder joints comply with ATSM B828
  • ATSM B813 for flux
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(MR - Furniture and Medical Furnishings) What percentage of furniture and medical furnishings need to meet one of three options in this credit?

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  • 30% by cost (1pt)
  • 40% by cost (2pts)
  • 50% exemplary
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(MR - Furniture and Medical Furnishings) What is the first option when considering the material properties of furniture and medical furnishings?

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Make sure that anything constituting 5% of an assembly contains <100ppm of formaldehyde, mercury/calcium/lead/antimony, chromium, PFCs, added antimicrobial treatments

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(MR - Furniture and Medical Furnishings) What is the second option when considering the material properties of furniture and medical furnishings?

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Make sure ALL components of an assembly contain <100ppm of at least 2/5 chemicals from option 1

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(MR - Design for Flexibility) How can a healthcare project earn 1pt for designing for flexibility?

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At least three of these strategies:

  • Use interstitial space
  • Program soft space for 5% of department area
  • Program shell space for 5% of department area
  • Identify horizontal expansion capacity for 30% of existing floor area (diagnostic & clinic spaces)
  • Identify vertical expansion on 75% of roof
  • Designate space for parking garages on 50% of parking
  • Use demountable partitions for 50% of applicable areas
  • Use movable casework for 50%
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(MR - Construction and Demolition Waste Management) How is one point earned for this credit? (Option 1)

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  • Divert 50%
  • Divert 3 material streams

of total construction and demolition materials

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(MR - Construction and Demolition Waste Management) How are two points earned for this credit? (Option 1)

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  • Divert 75%
  • Divert 4 material streams

of total construction and demolition materials

30
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(MR - Construction and Demolition Waste Management) What is the second option to earn points for this credit? (2pts)

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Do not generate more than 2.5lbs of construction waste per square foot of the building’s floor area

31
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What does GreenScreen do?

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It is a method used to identify chemicals of high concern and also safer alternatives to those chemicals.

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