Sustainability/Enviro Impact/Hazardous Materials/Toxicity (ALL) Flashcards

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# Sustainability and Environmental Impact Recycled content

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How much recycled content does the product have. This is easily determined by considering the post consumer, post industrial and recovered materials in the product.

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Materials, products, and assemblies should reduce the energy consumption in a building.

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This reduces transportation cost. Products that are extracted, harvested or recovered and manufactured within 500 mi is considered locally sourced.

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Even when the initial cost is higher, the life-cycle cost may be less

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* It's a highly toxic metal that was once used in a variety of consumer and industrial products such as paint. It's found in contaminated air, water, soil, food, and consumer products. * **Requires a LEAD removal Licensed Contractor to remove ** * Most commonly found in Paint, but also in plumbing if lead pipes are present * Banned in 1978**

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* It's a naturally occurring fibrous mineral found in certain types of rock formations. It is used commercially for their desirable physical properties (fire protection). * **Requires a Licensed Contractor to mitigate** * Asbestos is typically found in tiles, roof shingles, insulation, gaskets etc. * Asbestos were banned in the US in 1989

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* EPA:Environmental Protection Agency * OSHA:Occupational Safety and Health Administration * NESHAP:National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants * AHERA:Asbestos Hazards Emergency Response Act * Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) are regulated by EPA/OSHA/State/Local Agencies

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* It's a hydrated laminar magnesium-aluminum iron-silicate that resembles mica. * **Requires a Licensed Contractor to mitigate** * It is found in poured insulation and mica can be contaminated with asbestos

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* PCBs are mixtures of synthetic organic chemicals with physical states ranging from oily liquids to waxy solids * Also known as Polychlorinated Biphenyls **require a Licensed Contractor to mitigate** * PCBs were banned in 1977. They are most commonly found in fluorescent light ballasts, but also transformers and capacitors, or cable insulation

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* This is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, naturally occurring radioactive gas found in soils, rocks, and water throughout the world * **Either a contractor or Homeowner can mitigate. However, if using a contractor many jurisdictions require a license** * Radon is a commonly found in the soil and rock beneath a home.

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Chemical contaminants from indoor * VOCs, smoke, nitrogen dioxide, CO Chemical contaminants from outdoor * CO, outside contaminants, exhaust Biological Contaminants * From moisture infiltration, standing, water, stagnant water in mechanical equipment Poor Ventilation * Allows indoor pollutants to accumulate | Chemical, Biological, and Physical.

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* Chemical contaminants (volatile organic compounds, inorganic chemical, tobacco smoke, etc) * Biological contaminants (mold, pollen, bacteria, and viruses)

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Chemicals that contain carbon hydrogen and that vaporize at room temperature and pressure

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* A colorless gas with a pungent odor, used in the preparation of resins and adhesives. * It is also a human carcinogen

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The common problem of mold and mildew in addition to bacteria, viruses, mites, pollen, animal dander, dust, and insects

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* Chemical contaminants from indoor sources * Chemical contaminants from outdoor sources * Biological contaminants * Poor ventilation

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* Sick building syndrome: Symptoms resolve when occupants leave * Building related illness: Symptoms do not resolve when occupants leave * Multiple chemical sensitivity: Condition brought by exposure to VOCs

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* Eliminate or reduce sources of pollution – plan to specify products that promote a good IAQ * Control Ventilation * Establish good maintenance program * Control occupant activity – no smoking, add CO2 sensors

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Regulates air emissions from area, stationary, and mobile sources

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Limits on the amount of six pollutants that can be present in outdoor air without harming public health or the environment:

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Minimum ventilation rates and other measures intended to provide indoor air quality (IAQ) that’s acceptable to human occupants and that minimizes adverse health effects | Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality

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Minimum requirements to achieve acceptable IAQ via dwelling-unit ventilation, local mechanical exhaust, and source control. | Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Residential Buildings

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Limits the amount of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) that can be emitted from various sources

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Standard Test Method for Determining Formaldehyde Concentrations in Air and Emission Rates from Wood Products Using a Large Chamber

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Rules and policies that aim to protect the environment and promote sustainable practices | Enforcement will typically fall under the State.

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* Protecting the environment and public health * Implement environmental laws * Overrides regulatory laws, and there are the individual state agencies. | Environmental Protection Agency

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Protect and enhance the quality of the Nation's air resources | Overseen by the EPA

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Objective is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation's waters | Overseen by the EPA

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* Places a tax on certain businesses in industries engaged in work with hazardous materials. * Provide funding to clean up any hazardous materials disposal sites if those businesses no longer existed. | Overseen by the EPA

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All Federal departments and agencies shall seek to conserve endangered species and threatened species | Overseen by the EPA

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Requires federal agencies to assess the environmental effects of their proposed actions prior to making decisions. | EPA is heavily involved

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Federal law that governs the disposal of hazardous and solid waste in the United States | Overseen by the EPA

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A building design strategy that uses natural sources of heating and cooling to reduce energy use

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1. Solar design (generate electricity) 2. Wind (wind power to generate electricity) 3. Geothermal (use of ground surface heat pumps using the temperature of the earth) 4. Photovoltaic (direct conversion of sunlight into electricity)

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* Environmental impact of a building * Use of materials * Energy conservation * Alternative energy sources * Adaptive reuse * Indoor air quality * Reuse, site disturbance, site development (Brownfields vs. Greenfields)

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Indoor Air Quality

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Chrysotile

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Independent Team

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Human-environment interaction

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CO (Carbon Monoxide), Car Exhaust, Smoke

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Outgassing

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Greenguard Environmental Institute

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Uses as much as possible from existing building Old warehouse = new apartments

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Ability to use a used material as a source of new product

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* Determine purpose and goals * Inventory analysis * Impact assessement * Improvemtn analysis