Glossary Flashcards
(139 cards)
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abandoned property
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property left behind intentionally + permanently
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abandoned land
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land not being used at present time, may have utilities and infrastructure in place
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Are an easement or other land rights defined as abandoned property because they’re not being used?
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No
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adapted plant
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not native to the region
has characteristics that allow it to live in the area
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do adapted plants pose the same problems as invasive species?
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No
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added antimicrobial treatment or
added microbial agent
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substance added to a product to kill or inhibit the growth of micro-organisms
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name a product that exhibits natural antimicrobial properties
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linoleum
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Has science proven that antimicrobial treatments reduce infection transfer in building products more effectively than standard cleaning products?
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No
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adjacent site
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at least 25% of its boundary borders parcels that are previously developed sites
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In calculating boundaries to determine whether a site is an adjacent site, what is not considered and excluded?
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Intervening rights-of-way, and any fraction of the boundary that borders a water body
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alternative daily cover (ADC)
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Material used to cover a solid waste landfill at the end of each day
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What is ADC used to control in a landfill?
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Vectors, fires, odors, blowing litter, and scavenging
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alternative fuel
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low-polluting, non-gasoline fuels
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7 examples of alternative fuels
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electricity, hydrogen, propane, compressed natural gas, liquid natural gas, methanol, ethanol
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alternative water source
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source of non-potable water other than public utilities, on-site surface sources, and subsurface freshwater
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5 examples of alternative water sources
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graywater, on-site reclaimed water, rainwater, captured condensate, and rejected water from reverse osmosis systems
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What is the annual sunlight exposure (ASE) metric used to describe?
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The potential for visual discomfort in interior work environments
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What is annual sunlight exposure measured as?
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The percentage of an analysis area that exceeds a specified direct sunlight illuminance level more than a specified number of hours per year
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What does ADC stand for?
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Alternative daily cover
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What does ASE stand for?
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Annual sunlight exposure
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appurtenance
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A built-in, non-structural portion of a roof system
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5 examples of appurtenances
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Skylights, ventilators, mechanical equipment, partitions, solar energy panels
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What does ASE1000,250 report?
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The percentage of sensors exposed to more than 1000 lux of sunlight for more than 250 hours per year before blinds are deployed to block sunlight
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assembly
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A product formed from multiple materials (e.g. concrete) or a product made up of subcomponents (e.g. a workstation)
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attendance boundary
school district boundaries
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average LED intensity (ALI)
illumination output for LED lamps
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What standard specifies the illumination output for LED lamps?
International Commission on Illumination Standard 127-2007
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base building
materials and products that make up the building
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Does the base building include flooring and wall coverings?
Yes, it includes things that are permanently and semi-permanently installed in the project
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casework
box-shaped woodwork like dressers, desks, and tables
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What does ALI stand for?
average LED intensity
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baseline building performance
annual energy cost for a building design; used as a baseline for comparison with an above-standard design
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baseline condition
Before LEED project was initiated. State of the project site on the date the developer acquired rights to a majority of its buildable land
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baseline water consumption
A comparison of water use with and without the designed improvements
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What two cases for building water use are compared in baseline water consumption?
First case - code-compliant fixtures with no additional savings
Second case - design case or actual water meter data
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basis of design (BOD)
Information necessary to accomplish the owner's project requirements
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What does BOD stand for?
basis of design
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What four categories of information are included in a basis of design?
(1) system descriptions
(2) indoor environmental quality criteria
(3) design assumptions
(4) references to applicable codes, standards, regulations, and guidelines
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What three types of paths can comprise a bicycle network?
(1) off-street bike paths or trails
(2) on-street bicycle lanes
(3) streets designed for 25 mph
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How wide does an off-street bike path need to be to be considered part of a bicycle network?
At least 8 feet wide for a 2-way path and at least 5 feet wide for a 1-way path
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How wide does a bike lane need to be to be considered part of a bicycle network?
At least 5 feet wide
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bicycling distance
The distance between origin and destination if you ride entirely on a bicycle network
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bio-based material
Non-food products made entirely or mostly of biological products, renewable agricultural materials, or forestry materials
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What is the limitation that LEED places on bio-based material?
For the purposes of LEED, bio-based material excludes leather and animal hides.
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blackwater
Water that must be discharged to the sanitary drainage system, according to the International Plumbing Code.
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What's included in blackwater?
Water containing urine or feces. Some state or local codes also consider water from kitchen sinks, showers, or bathtubs as blackwater.
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What does PEER stand for?
Performance Excellence in Electricity Renewal
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What does TRUE stand for?
Total Resource Use and Efficiency
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What are the 8 areas that LEED projects address?
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Carbon
Energy
Water
Waste
Transportation
Materials
Health
Indoor environmental quality
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How many points to be LEED certified?
40-49 points
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How many points to be LEED Silver certified?
50-59 points
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How many points to be LEED Gold certified?
60-79 points
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How many points to be LEED Platinum certified?
80+ points
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blowdown
removing makeup water from a cooling tower or recirculation system to reduce dissolved solids
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How does an evaporative condenser condense refrigerant?
Why does this mean that impurities in the supply water are a concern?
An evaporative condenser obtains its ability to condense the refrigerant by evaporating a portion of the water recirculated over the condensing coil. As the water evaporates, any impurities present in the supply water remain in the unit.
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brownfield
property or development plans which may be complicated by pollutants
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BUG rating
a luminaire classification system that classifies lights by: B (backlight), U (uplight) and G (glare)
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Where is the BUG rating from
The IES / IDA Model Lighting Ordinance (MLO)
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What do IES and IDA stand for?
Illuminating Engineering Society and International Dark-Sky Association
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buildable land
The part of a site where construction can occur
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Name two types of land that buildable land excludes when used in density calculations
Public rights of way and land excluded from development by law
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building exterior
A structure's primary and secondary weatherproofing system and all building elements outside that system
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building interior
everything inside a structure's weatherproofing membrane
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bus rapid transit
enhanced bus system that operates on exclusive transit rights of way, such as bus lanes
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carbon offset
a unit of CO2 equivalent that is reduced, avoided, or sequestered
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chain of custody (CoC)
a procedure that tracks a product from harvest to end use
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What does CoC stand for?
chain of custody
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charrette
an intensive multiparty workshop to collaboratively produce design optioins
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chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)-based refrigerant
a fluid containing hydrocarbons that absorbs heat from a reservoir at low temperatures and rejects heat at higher temperatures
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Why are CFC's harmful to the environment?
They cause depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer
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civil twilight
When the center of the sun is geometrically 6 degrees below the horizon - at dawn or dusk
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When is the best time to distinguish terrestrial objects clearly under good weather conditions?
Civil twilight
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Why is civil twilight important from a lighting design perspective?
To tell when artificial light is normally required to carry on outdoor activities
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classroom or core learning space
a space regularly used for educational activities
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What standard refers to classroom or core learning space?
ANSI S12.60
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clean waste
nonhazardous materials left over from construction and demolition
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Name two materials that are excluded from clean waste
Lead and asbestos
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clear glazing
Window glass that you can see through
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diffused glazing
Window glass that is used only for daylighting - you can't see clearly through it
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closed-loop cooling
A system that acts as a heat sink for heat-rejecting building and medical equipment by recirculating water
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Do all closed-loop cooling systems use potable water?
No
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What's an example of non-potable water that can be used in a closed-loop cooling system?
Recycled process water harvested from an air handlers's cooling coil condensate
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What does LCA stand for?
life cycle assessment (of GHG emissions)
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color rendering index
a measurement that compares how an artificial light source displays hues as compared with an incandescent light
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what scale does a color rendering index use? what do higher numbers indicate?
0 to 100
| The higher the index number, the more accurately the light is rendering colors
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What is the color rendering index of incandescent lighting?
Above 95
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What is the color rendering index of standard high-pressure sodium lighting, such as orange-hued roadway lights?
Approximately 25
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What is the color rendering index of many fluorescent lights which use rare earth phosphors?
80 and above
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combination oven discharge
Water released from an oven that includes a steam cycle or steam option
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combined heat and power
An integrated system that captures unused heat and produces electrical power
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What is combined heat and power (CHP) also known as?
Cogeneration
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commingled waste
Building waste streams that are combined and hauled away for sorting into recyclable streams
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What is commingled waste also known as?
Single-stream recycling
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commissioning (Cx)
The process of verifying and documenting that a building meets the owner's project requirements
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commissioning authority (CxA)
The person who leads commissioning process activitie
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conductivity
The measurement of the level of dissolved solids in water using electric current
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Is conductivity affected by temperature?
Yes
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What temperature is conductivity measured at for standardization?
25°C
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conventional irrigation
A region's most common system for watering plants by non-natural means
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What is a common conventional irrigation system?
Using pressure to deliver water and distribute it through sprinkler heads
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cooling tower blowdown
The water discharged from a cooling tower
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Why would water typically be discharged from a cooling tower?
Because salinity or alkalinity has caused scaling
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Why wouldn't you use cooling tower blowdown in landscape irrigation?
It may be too saline
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cradle-to-gate assessment
Analysis of a product's partial life cycle
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What phases does cradle-to-gate assessment omit?
Use and disposal
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cultural landscape
An officially designated geographic area that includes cultural and natural resources associated with something that has cultural value (like a person, event, or activity)
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current facilities requirements (CFR)
the implementation of the owner's project requirements, developed to confirm the owner's current operational needs and requirements
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What does CFR stand for?
Current facilities requirements
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dedicated storage
A designated area sized and allocated for a specific task
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Where can you find information about handling or disposal methods for sensitive waste streams like mercury, sensitive documents, batteries, or biomedical waste?
The municipality's safe storage and disposal procedures, or EPA guidelines
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demand response (DR)
A change in electricity use by demand-side resources in response to changes in the price of electricity or to incentive payments
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Why are incentive payments part of demand response?
Incentive payments may be designed to induce lower electricity use when market prices are high or when the system reliability is jeopardized
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demand response (DR) vent
a specific period of time when the utility or ISO calls for a change in electricity use from its program participants
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What is a demand response event also called?
A curtailment event.
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What does BPDO stand for?
Building product disclosure and optimization
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demountable partition
a temporary interior wall
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Where in particular might demountable partitions be prevented from being used, and why?
In a health care facility, where acoustical concerns or embedded equipment, like in a surgery suite, may exist
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densely occupied space
where the design occupant density is 25+ people per 1000 square feet
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density
A measure of the total building floor area or dwelling units relative to the buildable land on a parcel of land
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Does density include structured parking?
No
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departmental gross area (DGA)
The floor area of a clinical department
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What does DGA stand for?
Departmental gross area
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How is departmental gross area calculated?
From the centerline of the walls separating the department from adjacent spaces
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Are walls and circulation spaces within a department's area included in the departmental gross area calculation?
Yes
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development footprint
the total land area of a project site covered by buildings, streets, parking areas and other typically impermeable surfaces constructed as part of the project
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differential durability
when two materials with different life spans make up one component
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Why is differential durability important in the context of green building?
Because if one material wears out and can't be separated or replaced, the whole product must be thrown away
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direct access
Seems to be a hospital-related concept. A means of entering a space without having to leave the floor or pass through another room, like another patient's room or a major public space
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direct sunlight
An interior horizontal measurement of 1,000 lux or more of direct beam sunlight
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What is accounted for in the measurement of direct sunlight?
window transmittance and angular effects
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What does direct sunlight exclude?
The effect of blinds
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What are two things that cannot contribute to the direct sunlight measurement?
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Reflected light (i.e. zero bounce analysis)
Diffuse sky component
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What organization provides the definition of direct sunlight?
IES
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district energy system (DES)
A central energy conversion plant and transmission and distribution system that provides thermal energy to a group of buildings
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What's an example of a district energy system?
A central cooling plant on a university campus
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What is not an example of a district energy system?
A central energy system that provides only electricity
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What does DES stand for?
district energy system
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diverse use
a distinct, publicly available business that provides goods or services intended to meet daily needs
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What is not included in "diverse use"?
Automated facilities such as ATMs or vending machines
