Equipment
An essential tool used for measuring distances on the field.
What is a tape measure?
A common certification system used for non-civil infrastructure with grades of Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum
What is LEED?
A formal request to the owner for additional information regarding the project specifications or details.
What is an RFI (Request for Information)?
The carbon emissions associated with an person's activities such as transportation, diet, and other activities.
What is a carbon footprint?
The triple bottom line
What is people, planet, profit?
The term for equipment designed to protect one's person. Which is mandatory on most jobsites
What is PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)?
A common certification system used for civil infrastructure with grades of Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum - as well as credit-level grades of Improved, Enhanced, Superior, Conserved, Restorative
What is ENVISION?
What is the Return on Investment (ROI)
The total carbon emissions associated with a product's life cycle from production to disposal
What is embodied carbon?
What is ADA Compliant?
A common piece of equipment used to perform earthwork, particularly digging
What is an excavator?
A building standard focusing on "people-first places" which creates spaces that advance human health and well-being
What is WELL?
What is OSHA?
What is mass timber?
MEP stands for ___.
Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing
Versatile machine with tracks fit for compact spaces used for clearing, grading, loading and more.
What is a Skid steer or compact track loader?
An uncommon, stringent "philosophy, certification, and advocacy tool" applicable to any infrastructure project. Performance areas are split into 7 petals (Place, Water, Energy, Materials, Equity, Beauty, Energy, Health+Happiness)
What is the Living Building Challenge (LBC)?
A formal modification or change to an original construction contract agreed upon by owner and contractor
Change Order (CO)
The currently only existing online tool which aids on embodied carbon accounting. Providing embodied carbon amounts for material specifications
What is EC3 (Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator)?
The award which the Sustainability Team got last year in competition
What is the Judge's Award for Best Presentation? (Yay!)
Essential equipment used to hammer long pieces of wood, steel, or concrete for the foundation of structures
What is a pile driver?
The name for the list of chemicals from the Living Building Challenge which represent the "worst in class" substances in the building industry.
What is the Red List?
The name of the type of chart used in scheduling which outlines the coordination, duration, and timing of tasks over time to complete a construction project
What is a Gantt Chart?
A standardized report which quantifies environmental impact data for a product throughout its entire lifecycle
What is an Environmental Product Declaration?