You may be familiar with this term, which is defined by the U.S. EPA as, "situations in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a building".
What is sick building syndrome?
100
The 3 R's.
What are reduce, reuse, and recycle?
100
Buildings that have never been commissioned before go through this.
What is retro-commissioning?
100
This type of energy is the most expensive in NYC.
What is electricity?
200
CIAQ
What is Construction Indoor Air Quality?
200
Paints and lacquers, pesticides, adhesives, caulk, carpets, furnishings, and some office equipment emit these.
What are VOCs (volatile organic compounds)?
200
This refers to taking apart a whole building or a portion of a building.
What is deconstruction?
200
A process to ensure that a building's systems are still operating as they were designed.
What is recommissioning?
200
These two laws in the U.S. regulate industrial practices and protect our natural environment.
What are Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act?
300
OSHA
What is Occupational Safety and Health Administration?
300
When indoor RH is *this* then dry skin; eye, nose, and throat irritation; and static shock are all present.
What is too low or less than 25-30%?
300
Reducing waste by 1 pound lowers the need for recycling by this much.
What is 10 pounds?
300
These are developed by the CxA and provide the basis for the inspections of all equipment.
What are pre-functional inspection checklists?
300
The maximum electric power drawn during a period of time; measured in kW.
What is peak demand?
400
LEED
What is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design?
400
These types of rags and mops are a new technology from the textile industry that provide exceptional cleaning capacity without the use of chemicals.
What is microfiber?
400
In the U.S. construction activities generate 40-45% of all waste going to landfills, that is why this plan is so important.
What is the CWM or Construction Waste Management?
400
This allows a building owner to assess how energy is used in the building and to identify strategies for increased efficiency.
What is an energy audit?
400
This is equivalent to 1,000 watt-hours.
What is 1 kWh?
500
ACH
What is air changes per hour?
500
Odor migration issues in multi-family buildings are typically associated with these two issues.
What are poor air sealing between apartments and ventilation problems?
500
In regards to CWM, the sorting of co-mingled waste happens here.
What is off-site?
500
This term refers to activating or bringing online parallel units in a system and, conversely, deactivating or taking parallel units offline when appropriate.
What is sequencing?
500
Being dishonest about a product's environmental impact to make it more appealing.