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Sustainable Sites Flashcards

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1
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Heat island effect

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Increased temperature from impervious surface, reduced airflow, vehicle exhaust, AC

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Integrated pest management IPM

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Native landscaping helps

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Green roof

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Lower HVAC cooling costs, rainwater management

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Sedimentation

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From run off, pollutants and particulates in water

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Solar reflectance index Sri (for roofs)

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High is reflective, low is bad, range 0-100, need reflectance - white roof is 100

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Eutrophication

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Too much nutrients

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Sustainable sites

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Restoration, bio diversity, ecosystem integration

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60% of eco system services

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Are degraded or used unsustainably

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Emissivity

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Ratio of energy radiated to energy from black body same temp

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Erosion and sedimentation control plan ESC

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Construction pollution prevention made by civil engineers, follow EPA construction General permit guide

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Site assessment

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Hydrology and geology included, also topography, climate, vegetation, soils, human use and human health, synergies with other credits

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3 year aged sr value

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How much it reflects after 3 years

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Low impact development

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Water runoff management technique emphasizes on site natural features

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project boundary

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boundary submitted for LEED certification

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open space

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vegetated and pervious - property area minus the building footprint, defer to local zoning

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rainwater management concerns

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volume and pollutants

17
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LEED impervious surface

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having porosity of 50% or less

18
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dry ponds

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detention ponds that store excess rainwater - not usually wet except when in use (24 hour drainage)

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BMPs

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best management practices

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ESC Plan

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erosion and sedimentation control plan during construction

21
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Synergies with other credits

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access to quality transit, land protection, open space, rainwater, heat island, energy, daylight, renewable energy…

22
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open space requirements

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30% open space, and 25% vegetated

23
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3 year aged

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material age performance, this is key to use to reduce heat island

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covered parking

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75% required to be covered by building or roof

25
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BUG

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backlight uplighting glare

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solar reflectance

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0 to 1 - 1 being white object

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IESNA

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Illuminating Engineering Society of North America

28
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light trespass

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when light passes past the project border - reduced by shielded fixtures

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