Reference Standards Flashcards
SS prerequisite - Construction activity Pollution Prevention
2012 EPA Construction General Permit
Requires the project to implement an erosion and sedimentaiton control plan for all construction activities associated with project inline with EPA 2012 Construction general permit or local law, whatever is more strigent
LT credit - Green Vehicles
American Council for An Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Annual Vehicle Rating Guide
Requires that green vehicles must achieve a minimum green score of 45 on ACEEE annual vehicle rating guide (or local equivalent for projects outside of US)
EA Prerequisite - Minimum Energy Performance
EA Credit - Optimize Energy Performance
ASHRAE/ANSI/IESNA 90.1
Project must demonstrate an improvement of 5% for new construction 3% for major renovations, or 2% for core and shell projects in the proposed building performance rating compared with the baseline in ASHRAE 90.1 -2010
EQ Credit - Low Emitting Materials
ANSI/BIFMA e3-2011
Furniture systems must be compliant with this standard.
Schools: EQ Perquisite - Minimum Acoustic Performance
ANSI S12.60-2010
School projects must meet reverberation time requirements set forth in this standard
EA Perquisite - Fundamental Commissioning and Verification
EA Credit - Enhanced Commissioning
ASHRAE 0, ASHRAE 1.1
This prerequisite and credit requires the project to complete commissioning (Cx) process activities for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and renewable energy systems and assemblies, in accordance with these standards.
EQ Credit - Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies
EQ Credit - Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan
ASHRAE 52.2 - called the air filter standard, measures the air filter efficiency by how well the filter captures specific particle sizes
Each Ventilation system that supplies outdoor air to occupied spaces must have particle filters or air-cleaning devices that meet requirements in ASHRAE 52.2
EQ Credit - Thermal Comfort
ASHRAE 55
Project team must design HVAC and building envelope to meet the requirement of ASHRAE 55-2010
EQ Prerequisite - Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance
EQ Credit - Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies
ASHRAE 62.1 - Ventilation and acceptable IAQ
Projects with mechanically ventilated spaces (or mixed mode systems when mechanical ventilation is activated), determine the minimum outdoor air intake flow for the mechanical ventilation systems using the ventilation rate procedure from ASHRAE 62.1 or a local equivalent, whichever is more stringent
SS Prerequisite - Environmental Site Assessment
ASTM E-1527 & E-1903
The project is required to conduct a Phase 1 environmental site assessment as described in ASTM E1527-05 (or local equivalent) to determine whether the environmental contamination exists at the site. If contamination is suspected, a Phase II as described in ASTEM E1903-11 (or local equivalent) must be performed
MR Credit - Building Product Optimization - Sourcing of Raw Materials
ASTM Test Method D6866
Biobased raw materials must be tested using ASTM Test Method D6866 and be legally harvest, as defined by the exporting and receiving country
EQ Prerequisite - Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance
CIBSE AM10 - Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers Applications Manual
Naturally ventilated spaces must confirm that natural ventilation is an effective strategy for the project by following the flow diagram in CIBSE AM10, March 2005 Natural Ventilation In Nondomestic Buildings, Figure 2.8
MR Credit - Bulding PRoduct Disclosure and Optimization - Material Ingredients
Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standards
Project must use this program to demonstrate the chemical inventory of the product to as least 0.1%
WE Prerequisite - Indoor Water Use Reduction
EPA Act of 1992
WE Prerequisite - Indoor Water Use Reduction
WE Credit - Indoor Water Use Reduction
EA Credit - Optimize Energy Performance
EPA Energy Star
Requires that fixtures, appliances, equipment and processes fulfill energy star requirements
EA Credit - Enhanced Refrigerant Management
EPA Greenchill Program
Greenchill is an EPA partnership with food retailers to reduce refrigerant emissions and decrease their impact on the ozone layer and climate change
retail projects must demonstrate a predicted store-wide annual refrigerant emissions rate of no more than 15%. Conducts leak testing using the procedures in Greenchill’s best practices guidelines for leak tightness at installation
WE Prerequisite - Outdoor Water Use Reduction
WE Credit - Outdoor Water Use Reduction
EPA Watersense Water Budget tool
The prerequisite requires the use of Watersense water budget tool to calculate the reduction from the baseline of outdoor water use
MR Credit - Building Product Optimization Sourcing of Raw Materials
Forest Stewardship Council
Wood Products must be certified by the FSC or USGBC approved equivalent
EA Credit - Green Power and Carbon Offsets
Green-e Certificate Program
TO full this credit, green power and REC must be Green-e Energy certified or the equivalent
Green-e Energy is a voluntary certification program for renewable energy
O+M: EQ Prerequisite - Green Cleaning Policy
O_M: EQ Credit - Green Cleaning - Products and Materials
Green Seal
Projects must use cleaning crews and products and materials that are Green Seal certified
Green Seal develops lifecycle based sustainability standards for products, services and companies and offers 3rd party certification for those the meeting criteria
Homes: EA Prerequisite - Minimum Energy Performance
Homes: EA Credit - Annual Energy Use
HERS Home Energy Rating System
All elements within the energy model required for this credit must be verified by a certified 3rd party HERS rater
HERS is an index system for evaluating the energy efficiency of a home using an energy simulation
SS Credit - Light Pollution Reduction
EQ Credit - Interion Lighting
EQ Credit - Daylight
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA)
Publishes the lighting handbook which is listed as a reference in several credits
LT Credit - Reduced Parking Footprint
Institute of Transportation Engineers Transportation Planning Handbook
Requires that project provide parking capacity that is a percentage reduction below the base ratios recommended by the Parking Consultation Council, as shown in the Transportation Planning Handbook
MR Credit - Building Lifecycle Impact Reduction
ISO 14044
Project must use the same life-cycle assessment software tools and datasets to evaluate both the reference case and the design case, ad report all listed impact categories. Data sets must be compliant with ISOP 14044
SS Credit - Rainwater Management
LID (Low Impact Development and Green Infrastructure)
Encourages using LID and green infrastructure to reduce runoff volume and improve water quality by replicating the natural hydrology and water balance of the site, based on the historical conditions and undeveloped ecosystems in the region
EA Credit - Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan
Montreal Protocol on Substance that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Montreal Protocol banned the production of CFC and is phasing our HCFCs
Project must reduce ozone depletion and support early compliance with the Montreal Protocol, while minimizing direct contributions to climate change
EQ Credit - Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan
SMACNA IAQ Guidelines for Occupied Buildings Under Construction
Sheet Metal Air Conditioning Contractors National Association
Team must develop and implement an indoor air quality (IAQ) management plan for the construction and preoccupancy phases of the building that meet or exceeds all applicable recommend control measures of this standard
EQ Credit - Low Emitting Materials
SCAQMD Rule 1113
South Coast Air Quality Management District - air pollution control agency for all of Orange County, the Urban portions of LA, Riverside, and San Bernardino County
All paints, coatings, adhesives, and sealants wet-applied on site must be compliant with this standard
MR Credit - Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Sourcing of Raw Materials
SAN Sustainable Agriculture Standard
Sustainable Agriculture Network
Biobased products must meet this standard
EA Credit - Renewable Energy Production
EA Credit - Green Power and Carbon Offsets
CBECES
US Department of Energy’s Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey
This information is used to estimate the energy use and cost for this credit requirement
EQ Credit - Low Emitting Materials
SCAQMD Rule 1113
South Coast Air Quality Management District
All paints, coatings, adhesives and sealants wet applied on the site must be compliant with this standard
