Materials and Resources - MR Flashcards
What are the four preferred strategies to waste reduction?
- Source Reduction
- Reuse
- Recycling
- Waste to Energy
(MR - Storage and Collection of Recyclables PRE) What are the minimum recyclable materials that must be collected?
- Mixed Paper
- Corrugated Cardboard
- Glass
- Plastics
- Metals
- Two of the following (batteries, mercury-containing lamps, electronic waste)
(MR - Storage and Collection of Recyclables PRE) What must retail projects recycle?
- Conduct a waste stream audit to identify top five recyclable waste streams.
- Recycle at least four of them
(MR - Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning PRE) What must a CWM plan include?
- Waste diversion goals with at least five materials diverted.
- Specify whether materials will be separated or commingled. Describe strategies
(MR - PBT Source Reduction - Mercury) What must be identified as part of the projects recycling plan for mercury?
- Identify the mercury-containing products to be recycled
- Identify how they should be handled
- Identify how they should be disposed of
(MR - Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction) Option 1, Historic Building Reuse - what part of the existing building must be maintained? (5pts, 6pts C/S)
- Structure
- Envelope
- Interior nonstructural elements in historic district
(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)
- 50% of the surface area of structure, envelope
* 25% can be excluded due to damage
(MR - Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction) Option 3, Building and Material Reuse - What percentage of reusing building materials earns points?
25% reused - 2pts
50% reused - 3pts
75% reused - 4pts (5pts C/S)
95% examplary
(MR - Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction) Option 4, Whole-Building Life-Cycle Assessment - What should be shown through this assessment? (3pts)
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
(MR - Environmental Product Declarations) What is Option 1 for this credit? (1pt)
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
(MR - Environmental Product Declarations) What is Option 2 for this credit? (1pt)
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
(MR - Sourcing of Raw Materials) How many products should be sourced from how many different manufacturers for Option 1 of this credit?
20 products from 5 different manufacturers
*40 products exemplary
(MR - Sourcing of Raw Materials) What criteria must a select manufacturer meet?
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
(MR - Sourcing of Raw Materials) Option 2, Leadership Extraction Practices - What extraction criteria should 25% of material cost meet? (50% exemplary)
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
(MR - Material Ingredients) What is the first Option when seeking credits for material ingredients?
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
(MR - Material Ingredients) With what accuracy do manufacturers need to disclose the chemical inventory of their products?
.1% (1000 ppm)
(MR - Material Ingredients) What is the second option when seeking credits for material ingredients?
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
(MR - Material Ingredients) What is Option 3 when seeking credits for material ingredients?
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
(MR - PBT Source Reduction - Mercury) A project should specify and install fluorescent lamps that do what?
- Have a low mercury content
- Have a long life
(MR - PBT Source Reduction - Mercury) What two types of lamps should not be used due to their mercury content?
- Circular fluorescent lamps
- Probe start metal halide lamps
(MR - PBT Source Reduction - Lead, Cadmium, and Copper) Where is it okay to use Lead products?
- Soldering < .2%
- Pipes < .25%
- Roofing = 0%
- Wiring < 300ppm
- Paint = 0%
- Renovation/removal must meet 2002 National Electric Code
(MR - PBT Source Reduction - Lead, Cadmium, and Copper) What cannot be used in any paints, interior or exterior?
Cadmium
(MR - PBT Source Reduction - Lead, Cadmium, and Copper) How can a project avoid copper pipe corrosion?
- Use mechanically crimped copper joint systems
- Specify that all solder joints comply with ATSM B828
- ATSM B813 for flux
(MR - Furniture and Medical Furnishings) What percentage of furniture and medical furnishings need to meet one of three options in this credit?
- 30% by cost (1pt)
- 40% by cost (2pts)
- 50% exemplary
(MR - Furniture and Medical Furnishings) What is the first option when considering the material properties of furniture and medical furnishings?
Make sure that anything constituting 5% of an assembly contains <100ppm of formaldehyde, mercury/calcium/lead/antimony, chromium, PFCs, added antimicrobial treatments
(MR - Furniture and Medical Furnishings) What is the second option when considering the material properties of furniture and medical furnishings?
Make sure ALL components of an assembly contain <100ppm of at least 2/5 chemicals from option 1
(MR - Design for Flexibility) How can a healthcare project earn 1pt for designing for flexibility?
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%
(MR - Construction and Demolition Waste Management) How is one point earned for this credit? (Option 1)
- Divert 50%
- Divert 3 material streams
of total construction and demolition materials
(MR - Construction and Demolition Waste Management) How are two points earned for this credit? (Option 1)
- Divert 75%
- Divert 4 material streams
of total construction and demolition materials
(MR - Construction and Demolition Waste Management) What is the second option to earn points for this credit? (2pts)
Do not generate more than 2.5lbs of construction waste per square foot of the building’s floor area
What does GreenScreen do?
It is a method used to identify chemicals of high concern and also safer alternatives to those chemicals.
