UNIT 7 : MATERIALS AND RESOURCES Flashcards
What are the 4 strategies for reducing waste?
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ranks source reduction, reuse, recycling, and waste to energy as the four preferred strategies for reducing waste.
______ is a “compilation and evaluation of the inputs and outputs and the potential environmental impacts
of a product system throughout its life cycle.
LCA / Life Cycle Assessment
______ approach is sometimes called “cradle to grave
LCA
Product value ($) = __ x __ x ___
Total product cost ($) x (%) product component by weight x (%) meeting
sustainable criteria
What type of materials are : mixed paper, corrugated cardboard, glass, plastics, and metals ?
Recyclable material
To reinforce recycling behaviors amongst future occupants, consider incorporating recycling program requirements into _____
tenant guidelines
Retail projects must identify the project’s top-five recyclable waste streams by conducting a _____
waste stream study.
The waste stream study must include, at a minimum, a ___ hour period.
24-hour
Waste streams comprise two major substreams:
waste disposed of via landfills or incinerators and waste diverted from disposal through recycling, reuse, or composting.
______ does not qualify as material diverted from disposal
Alternative daily cover (ADC)
_____ is not considered construction, demolition, or renovation waste that can contribute to waste diversion.
Land-clearing debris
For MR Prereq C & D waste management : Establish waste diversion goals for the project by identifying at least ___ materials (both structural and
nonstructural) targeted for diversion
Five
Source reduction strategies should be incorporated into the design of the project and outlined in the ___ plan.
CWM
____ may be considered diversion if reuse and recycling methods are not readily available in the project’s location; this must be included in the CWM plan.
Incineration
Diversion rate =
(Total waste diverted from landfill / Total waste produced by project) × 100
________ may be considered a viable diversion strategy if the project team follows European Commission Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC and European Commission Waste Incineration Directive 200/76/EC.
Waste-to-energy
The combustion of wood or “wood-derived fuel” is not considered ____
waste-to-energy
_________ material other than earthen material placed on the surface of the active face of a municipal solid waste landfill at the end of each operating day to control vectors, fires, odors, blowing litter, and scavenging.
alternative daily cover (ADC)
___________ is nonhazardous materials left over from construction and demolition. _____ excludes lead and asbestos.
clean waste
__________ building waste streams that are combined on the project site and hauled away for sorting into recyclable streams. Also known as single-stream recycling.
commingled waste
3 Steps for Prereq : PBT Source Reduction—Mercury
As part of the project’s recycling collection system, identify the following:
· types of mercury-containing products and devices to be collected;
· criteria governing how they are to be handled by a recycling program; and
· disposal methods for captured mercury.
How to satisfy prereq PBT source reduction- mercury in dental care projects?
In facilities delivering dental care, specify and install amalgam separation devices that meet or exceed the ISO-11143 standard.
Applicable ____-containing products and devices include, but are not limited to, lamps (such as linear and circular fluorescents, integrally ballasted and nonintegrally ballasted compact fluorescents and HIDs) and dental wastes (such as scrap amalgam, chair side traps, and separator wastes).
mercury
Mercury is a _____ (PBT) chemical element and a neurotoxin.
persistent bioaccumulative toxic
Mercury-containing waste to be addressed in coordination with MR Prerequisite Storage and Collection of Recyclables includes the following 4 types of equipment:
· Linear and circular fluorescent lamps
· Compact fluorescent lamps
· HID lamps
· Dental wastes (scrap amalgam, chair side traps, amalgam separator wastes)
The elemental symbol for mercury is ___, which may appear as the label for mercury content
Hg
For MR C1: Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction : Maintain at least ___ , by surface area, of the existing building structure, enclosure, and interior structural elements for buildings that meet local criteria of abandoned or are considered blight.
50%
For MR C1: Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction : 6 impact categories for reduction in whole building life cycle assessment are as follow-
Select at least three of the following impact categories for reduction:
· global warming potential (greenhouse gases), in CO2e;
· depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer, in kg CFC-11;
· acidification of land and water sources, in moles H+ or kg SO2;
· eutrophication, in kg nitrogen or kg phosphate;
· formation of tropospheric ozone, in kg NOx, kg O3 eq, or kg ethene; and
· depletion of nonrenewable energy resources, in MJ.
For MR C2 : Building Product Disclosure and Optimization— Environmental Product
Declarations
For credit achievement calculation, products sourced (extracted, manufactured, purchased) within ___ miles
(160 km) of the project site are valued at 200% of their base contributing cost.
100
An ______ is a standardized way of communicating the environmental impacts, such as global warming potential and energy resource depletion, of a product or system. A ______ defines how to standardize this information for a specific product type, such as flooring.
EPD , product category rule (PCR)
For MR C3 : Building Product Disclosure and
Optimization—Sourcing of Raw Materials, OPTION 1. RAW MATERIAL SOURCE AND EXTRACTION REPORTING (1 POINT)
The 5 Acceptable CSR frameworks include the
following:
· Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Report
· Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational
Enterprises
· U.N. Global Compact: Communication of Progress
· ISO 26000: 2010 Guidance on Social Responsibility
· USGBC approved program: Other USGBC approved programs meeting the CSR criteria.
For MR C3 : Building Product Disclosure and
Optimization—Sourcing of Raw Materials, OPTION 2. LEADERSHIP EXTRACTION PRACTICES (1 POINT)
Use products that meet at least one of the 6 responsible extraction criteria below-
- Extended producer responsibility.
- Bio-based materials
- Wood products certified by the Forest Stewardship Council
- Materials reuse.
- Recycled Content
- USGBC approved program
For MR C4 : Building Product Disclosure and
Optimization— Material Ingredients, the 3 options to pursue are :
Option 1 : MATERIAL INGREDIENT REPORTING
Option 2 : MATERIAL INGREDIENT OPTIMIZATION
Option 3 : PRODUCT MANUFACTURER SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMIZATION
For MR C4 : Building Product Disclosure and
Optimization— Material Ingredients, the 4 acceptable frameworks for material ingredient reporting are :
- Manufacturer inventory
- HPD
- Cradle to Cradle
- USGBC approved program
For MR C4 : Building Product Disclosure and
Optimization— Material Ingredients, the 4 pathways for material ingredient optimization are :
- GreenScreen v1.2 Benchmark.
- International Alternative Compliance Path – REACH Optimization.
- Cradle to Cradle
- USGBC approved program
Both ___ and ____ are persistent bioaccumulative toxins (PBTs).1
lead,cadmium
______ , another PBT, corrodes when exposed to acidic air or water.
Copper
What are the Prereq’s for the Materials and Resources Category?
1) Storage Collection of Recyclables
2) Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning
3) PBT Source Reduction - Mercury
What are the guidelines to meet MR-P Storage Collection of Recyclables?
1) Provide dedicated areas for safe collection, storage and disposal of recycled materials
What types of recycled materials are included under MR-P Storage Collection of Recyclables?
1) Paper
2) Cardboard
3) Glass
4) Plastic
5) Metals
6) Batteries
7) Mercury-containing lamps
8) Electronic waste
What are the documentation requirements for MR-P Storage Collection of Recyclables?
1) Description of storage and collection strategies
2) Verification of material types
3) Floor plans showing storage areas
4) Results of waste stream study for Retail projects
What are the materials that don’t qualify for diversion in MR-P Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning?
1) Alternative Daily Cover (ADC)
2) Land-Clearing Debris
What is an alternative option if recycling is not possible for MR-P Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning?
1) Consider waste-to-energy systems
2) Facilities must meet European Committee for Standardization (CEN) standards
What are the documentation requirements for MR-P Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning?
1) Construction Waste Management Plan
2) Calculations on total constriction waste
What are the (5) chemical groups mentioned under MR-C Furniture and Medical Furnishings?
1) Urea Formaldehyde
2) Heavy metals
3) Hexavalent Chromium
4) Perfluorinated compounds
5) Antimicrobial treatments
What are the guidelines to meet “Option 2: Reduction of Total Waste Materials” of MR-C Construction Demolition and Waste Management?
1) Should not generate more than 2.5lb of waste per square foot.
What analysis will the project team conduct for a whole building life cycle assessment?
Cradle-to-grave to compare a design case building to a baseline building
Which design strategy carries the highest value in the Material and Resources category?
Reuse
Relocated furniture and furnishings can contribute towards MR C Sourcing of Raw Materials Option 2 if they were purchased when?
At least 2 years prior to the date of project registration
Define SOURCE REDUCTION
Eliminating waste at the source prior to the consumer
What duration defines the service life of a building?
60 years
