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Midterm Flashcards

1
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Brundland Report

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Report that defined the 3 pillars of sustainability as we use them today

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3 pillars of sustainability

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social, environnmental, economic

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3
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ABIOTIC

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not derived from living organisms

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4
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mother of the modern sustainability movement

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Rachel Carson

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5
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Montreal Protocol

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Policy that outlawed the manufacturing of CFCs often used in refrigerants

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xeriscaping

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a practice of installing native and drought tolerant plants and landscape feature

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strategies for saving water & reducing indoor potable water

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dual flush toilets, aerators on faucets using captured rainwater to flush toilets

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8
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Greenfield site

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a site not yet developed

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9
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heat island contributors

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parking lots, asphalt, dark roofs

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Night-time light pollution

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Adversely affects sleep and migration patterns of nocturnal animals, limits view of night sky, affects safety as human eyes have to adjust from light to dark

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11
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LEED

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Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

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12
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Energy Star

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a certificate program created to provide energy efficiency

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13
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biomimicry

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looking at how nature solves problems and how to use them in our lives

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14
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LEED core credit category

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integrated design
location & transportation
sustainable sites
water efficiency
energy & atmosphere
materials & resources
indoor env. quality
innovation in design
regional priority
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15
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the one sustainable energy strategy that is the most important

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SIZE - reduce building footprint

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16
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how does the population cause stress to env.

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people use finite resources to create food and energy. as the population grows, the use of these resources increases

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Antropocene

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a geological age described as the dominant influence of human activity as shaping the nature of the environment

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Climate change and weather change are the same thing

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FALSE

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VOC

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Volatile Organic Compound

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Kyoto Protocol

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a global environmental policy acknowledging that CO2 and green house gasses causes global warming

21
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window efficiencies

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low u value, low e-glass, low solar heat gain coefficient, high T-Vis

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R Values

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capacity of insulating material to resist heat flow. Higher the R Value, greater insulating ability

23
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passive design strategy for solar gain in winter and block summer sun

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planting deciduous trees near windows or south facing side of building, long roof overhangs on south side, elongating a building on east/wast axis to increase surface area of north/south exposure

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trombe wall

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a massive Equator-facing wall that is painted a dark color in order to absorb thermal energy from incident sunlight and covered with a glass on the outside with an insulating air-gap between the wall and the glaze.

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ASHRAE

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sets up minimum energy req. for blgd components based on various bldg locational region or zone in the US

26
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net zero

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make as much energy as used

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Geothermal Heat Exchange

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using earth’s underground temp to heat or cool water or air

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biomass matter

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any living matter we can convert to fuel

29
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stack effect

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passive ventilation

30
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displacement underfloor air dist.

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modular systems that allow for redesign

31
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2nd law of thermodynamics

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flow of energy/movement of heat from xcited state to less excited/warm to cold

32
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renewable energy credit

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system of offsetting the amt of non-renewable electricity used by purchasing credits to support the growth of renewable energy sources feeding to the grid

33
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passive house

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Highly insulated bldg envelope
Continuous air sealed layer
eliminate thermal bridge
heat recovery ventilation
high perf. glaze
34
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triple bottom line

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people profit planet

35
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point source pollution

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derived from one main source

36
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nonpoint source pollution

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result of combined effect from a variety of sources

37
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VOC

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volatile organic compounds (closely mimics compounds our body can absorb)

38
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green building

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site planning
water mgmt
energy
material use
indoor env quality
39
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USGBC

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US Green building council

40
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GSA

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US GENERAL SERVICES ADMIN

41
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ANSI

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AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE

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