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1. A document that outlines the organization - schedule - allocation of resources - and documentation requirements of the commissioning process.
Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV)
LEED Prerequisite
Commissioning Plan
Life-Cycle Assessment
2. A comparison of a building system's performance with a standard - such as ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.
Site Disturbance
Imperviousness
Regenerative Design
Performance Relative to Benchmark
3. Excavated areas that detain stormwater and slow runoff but are dry between rain events. Wet ponds serve a similar function but are designed to hold water all the time.
LEED Credit Interpretation Request
Sick Building Syndrome (SBS)
Air Quality Standards
Dry Ponds
4. An indicator of neighborhood density - calculated as the number of centerline miles per square mile. Centerline miles are the length of a road down its center. A community with high street grid density and narrow - interconnected streets is more like
Contaminant
Particulates
Street Grid Density
Alternative Fuel Vehicles
5. A device that removes heat from a liquid - typically as part of a refrigeration system used to cool and dehumidify buildings.
Imperviousness
Chiller
Stormwater Runoff
Market Transformation
6. The temperature - humidity - and airflow ranges within which the majority of people are most comfortable - as determined by ASHRAE Standard 55-2004. Because people dress differently depending on the season - thermal comfort levels vary with the seaso
Nonrenewable
Air Quality Standards
Thermal Comfort
Baseline Versus Design
7. Management of forest resources to meet the long-term forest product needs of humans while maintaining the biodiversity of forested landscapes. The primary goal is to restore - enhance - and sustain a full range of forest values - including economic -
Renewable Energy Certificate (REC)
Sustainable Forestry
Market Transformation
Nonrenewable
8. A plan that diverts construction debris from landfills through recycling - salvaging - and reuse.
Life-Cycle Assessment
Energy or Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Capita
Construction Wast Management Plan
Graywater
9. American Society of Heating - Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
ASHRAE
Building Footprint
British Thermal Unit (Btu)
Certified Wood
10. The amount of air circulated through a space - measured in air changes per hour (the quantity of infiltration air in cubic feet per minute divided by the volume of the room). Proper ventilation rates - as prescribed by ASHRAE Standard 62 - ensure tha
Environmental Sustainability
Lighting Power Density
Ventilation Rate
Graywater
11. The operation of mechanical systems for a minimum of two weeks using 100 percent outside air at the end of construction and prior to building occupancy to ensure safe indoor air quality.
Diversity of Uses or Housing Types
Flush-Out
Development Density
Energy or Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Capita
12. A structure that uses water to absorb heat from air-conditioning systems and regulate air temperature in a facility.
Biomass
Cooling Tower
Xeriscaping
Measures of Energy Use
13. Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. (Brundtland Commission)
LEED Credit
Sustainability
Diversity of Uses or Housing Types
Floor-To-Area Ratio
14. Also known as regional materials - the amount of a building's materials that are extracted - processed - and manufactured close to a project site - expressed as a percentage of the total materials cost. For LEED - regional materials originate within
Regional/Locally Sourced Materials
Particulates
Reuse
LEED Credit Interpretation Request
15. Native plants occur naturally in a given location and ecosystem. Adapted plants are not native to a location but grow reliably with minimal attention from humans. Using native and adapted plants can reduce the amount of water required for irrigation
Ecosystem
Contaminant
LEED Intent
Native and Adapted Plants
16. Energy consumption divided by the number of square feet in a building - often expressed as British thermal units (Btus) per square foot or as kilowatt-hours of electricity per square foot per year (kWh/sf/yr)
Energy Use Intensity
Rain Garden
Harvested Rainwater
Site Disturbance
17. Vehicles that use low-polluting - nongasoline fuels - such as electricity - hydrogen - propane or compressed natural gas - liquid natural gas - methanol - and ethanol. In LEED - efficient gas-electric hybrid vehicles are included in this group.
Certified Wood
Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Particulates
Bioswale
18. Solid particles or liquid droplets in the atmosphere. The chemical composition of particulates varies - depending on location and time of year. Sources include dust - emissions from industrial processes - combustion products from the burning of wood
Cooling Tower
Particulates
Foot Candle
Reuse
19. Building components and appliances that use less energy to perform as well as or better than standard products.
astewater
LEED Prerequisite
Contaminant
Energy-Efficient Products and Systems
20. The percentage of the surface area of a paving material that is open and allows moisture to pass through the material and soak into the ground below.
Transportation Demand Management
Prime Farmland
HVAC Systems
Perviousness
21. The resistance of a material to penetration by a liquid. The total imperviousness of a surface - such as paving - is expressed as a percentage of total land area that does not allow moisture penetration. Impervious surfaces prevent rainwater from inf
Foot Candle
Dry Ponds
Imperviousness
Renewable Energy Certificate (REC)
22. The amount of building materials returned to active use (in the same or a related capacity as their original use) - expressed as a percentage of the total materials cost of a building. The salvaged materials are incorporated into the new building - t
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
LEED Credit Interpretation Request
Reuse
Nonrenewable
23. A process used to remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from a building by elevating the temperature in the fully furnished and ventilated building prior to human occupancy.
Construction Wast Management Plan
Ventilation Rate
Bake-Out
LEED Green Building Rating System
24. The exterior surface of a building - the walls - windows - roof - and floor; also referred to as the building shell.
Dry Ponds
Building Envelope
Building Footprint
Salvaged Material
25. Plants that require saturated soils to survive or can tolerate prolonged wet soil conditions.
Performance Relative to Code
Native and Adapted Plants
Building Envelope
Wetland Vegetation
26. A voluntary - consensus-based - market-driven building rating system based on existing - proven technology. The LEED Green Building Rating System represents USGBC's effort to provide a national benchmark for green buildings. Through its use as a desi
Floodplain
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Rain Garden
LEED Green Building Rating System
27. The installed lighting power per unit area.
Commissioning Plan
Lighting Power Density
HVAC Systems
Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV)
28. The amount of carbon compounds that participate in atmospheric photochemical reactions and vaporize (become a gas) at normal room temperatures - measured in grams per liter. VOCs off-gas from many materials - including adhesives - sealants - paints -
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Particulates
Foot Candle
ENERGY STAR Rating
29. Typical primary measures of energy consumption associated with buildings include kilowatt-hours of electricity - therms of natural gas - and gallons of liquid fuel.
Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy Certificate (REC)
Measures of Energy Use
Prime Farmland
30. The process of verifying and documenting that a building and all of its systems and assemblies are planned - designed - installed - tested - operated - and maintained to meet the owner's project requirements.
Pollutant
Ambient Temperature
Commissioning (Cx)
Life-Cycle Assessment
31. A measure of greenhouse gas emissions associated with an activity. A comprehensive carbon footprint includes building construction - operation - energy use - building-related transportation - and the embodied energy of water - solid waste - and const
LEED Credit Interpretation Request
LEED Prerequisite
Floor-To-Area Ratio
Carbon Footprint
32. A material - other than the principal product - generated as a consequence of an industrial process or as a breakdown product in a living system. (EPA)
Baseline Versus Design
By-Product
Fossil Fuel
Carbon Dioxide Concentration
33. Water from precipitation that flows over surfaces into sewer systems or receiving water bodies. All precipitation that leaves project site boundaries on the surface is considered stormwater runoff.
Blackwater
Acid Rain
Stormwater Runoff
British Thermal Unit (Btu)
34. A measure of a building's energy performance compared with that of similar buildings - as determined by the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. A score of 50 represents average building performance.
Imperviousness
Carbon Footprint
ENERGY STAR Rating
Building Envelope
35. A tradable commodity representing proof that a unit of electricity was generated from a renewable energy resource. RECs are sold separately from the electricity itself and thus allow the purchase of green power by a user of conventionally generated e
LEED Technical Advisory Group (TAG)
Biomass
Construction Wast Management Plan
Renewable Energy Certificate (REC)
36. The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that is not to be exceeded during a given time in a defined area. (EPA)
Renewable Energy
Commissioning Plan
Diversity of Uses or Housing Types
Air Quality Standards
37. The percentage of material in a product that was consumer waste. The recycled material was generated by household - commercial - industrial - or institutional end users and can no longer be used for its intended purpose. This includes returns of mate
Street Grid Density
By-Product
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
Foot Candle
38. An analysis of the environmental aspects and potential impacts associated with a product - process - or service.
ENERGY STAR Rating
Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Lighting Power Density
Life-Cycle Assessment
39. A document that details the commissioning program overview - identification of the commissioning team - and description of the commissioning process activities.
Baseline Versus Design
Site Disturbance
Commissioning Report
Recycled Content
40. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of liquid water from 60 to 61 degrees Fahrenheit. This standard measure of energy is used to describe the energy content of fuels and compare energy use.
Brownfield
British Thermal Unit (Btu)
Building Envelope
Prime Farmland
41. Land that is likely to be flooded by a storm of a given size (e.g. A 100-year storm).
Floodplain
Daylighting
Fossil Fuel
Community Connectivity
42. The amount of a site that is disturbed by construction activity. On undeveloped sites - limiting the amount and boundary of site disturbance can protect surrounding habitat.
Stormwater Runoff
Reuse
Site Disturbance
Contaminant
43. Domestic wastewater composed of wash water from kitchen - bathroom - and laundry sinks - tubs - and washers. (EPA)
Commissioning (Cx)
LEED Credit Interpretation Request
Graywater
Off-Gassing
44. Wastewater from toilets and urinals; definitions vary - and wastewater from kitchen sinks (perhaps differentiated by the use of a garbage disposal - showers - or bathtubs is considered blackwater under some state or local codes.
Regional/Locally Sourced Materials
Blackwater
Energy Management System
Floor-To-Area Ratio
45. The amount of a building's agricultural products (fiber or animal) that are quickly grown or raised and can be harvested in a sustainable fashion - expressed as a percentage of the total materials cost. For LEED - rapidly renewable materials take 10
High-Performance Green Building
Rapidly Renewable Materials and Products
Ecosystem
Energy Use Intensity
46. The amount of waste disposed of other than through incineration or in landfills - expressed in tons. Examples of waste diversion include reuse and recycling.
By-Product
Commissioning Plan
LEED Credit
Waste Diversion
47. Previously used or developed land that may be contaminated with hazardous waste or pollution. Once any environmental damage has been re-mediated - the land can be reused. Redevelopment on brownfields provides an important opportunity to restore degra
Brownfield
Native and Adapted Plants
astewater
Wetland Vegetation
48. A committee consisting of industry experts who assist in interpreting credits and developing technical improvements to the LEED Green Building Rating System.
ASHRAE
Brownfield
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
LEED Technical Advisory Group (TAG)
49. The temperature of the surrounding air or other medium. (EPA)
Contaminant
Ambient Temperature
Construction Wast Management Plan
Pre-Consumer Recycled Content
50. A combination of symptoms - experienced by occupants of a building - that appear to be linked to time spent in the building but cannot be traced to a specific cause. Complaints may be localized in a particular room or zone or be spread throughout the
Sick Building Syndrome (SBS)
Foot Candle
Energy or Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Capita
Perviousness