Sustainability (5) Flashcards
The commissioning agent is NOT responsible for design _________
design:
* concept
* criteria
* compliance
* codes
A Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) is whole building analysis that can reduce energy costs by ________
by 40% or higher while producing more energy
Climate adaptation strategies would NOT include:
provide no redundancy
Which item below would be submitted by the contractor as part of a realistic work plan and Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule?
A schedule that includes activities related to sustainability
The contracting method that allows clients to use future energy cost savings to pay for new energy-efficient equipment and services is:
Energy Performance Contracting
The Sustainability plan should be as concise as possible and identify all but which of the following:
project financial goals, objectives, and requirements
The five best practices of the Construction Management Plan (CMP) does not include:
minimize total energy use and the use of renewable energy
Improving energy efficiency is one of the most constructive and cost-effective ways to address the challenges of energy __________________:
energy security and independence
The risk to value engineering (VE) in regard to sustainability arises when:
when time is allotted in the schedule to study the sustainable approach in terms of good value of costs and effectiveness while meeting sustainability goals
What does an owner adopt on a project during the operation stage of the facility lifecycle that accomplishes commissioning process activities without being sufficiently different from the commissioning process so as to be considered a separate process?
Retro-commissioning
Climate adaptation strategies COULD include
relocation, abandonment, divesture
The commissioning agent IS responsible for determining whether systems are ___________ as designed.
functioning
The five best practices of the Construction Management Plan (CMP) include:
Minimizing:
* Air pollutants& greenhouse gas
* Water use
* Total energy use
Protect Land
Recycle waste
- Minimize air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions
- Minimize water use and the impact to water resources
- Protect land and ecosystems
- Reduce, reuse, and recycle material and waste
- Minimize Total Energy Use and Maximizes Use of Renewable Energy
What are TWO benefits of using a third-party rating system?
- Provides sustainability _________
- Ensures results align with _________
- Provides a framework for thinking about sustainability
- Helps ensure results align with initial intention
What are characteristics of the integrative design process?
- all the stalker holders talking _____
- making decisions ______
- fewer _____
- helps identify _____
- improves long-term ______
- saves _____ costs
- Gets all stakeholders to the table and talking earlier in the project
- Earlier decision making; fewer changes during CD’s and beyond
- Helps identify and vet tradeoffs that improve long-term performance and save upfront cost