NCIDQ IDFX – Week 1 Day 2 – Flashcards
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Building Commissioning
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The process of inspecting, testing, starting up, and adjusting building systems and then verifying and documenting that they are operating as intended and meet the design criteria of the contract documents
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Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
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Chemicals that contain carbon and hydrogen and that vaporize at room temperature and pressure; Found in many indoor sources, including building materials and common household products.
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Formaldehyde
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Colorless gas with a pungent odor; Used in the preparation of the resins and adhesives most commonly found in particleboard, wall paneling, furniture, carpet adhesives, and other glues used in the construction and furnishings industry.
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Sick-Building Syndrome
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Describes a condition in which building occupants experience a variety of health-related symptoms that cannot be directly linked to any particular cause; Generally, symptoms disappear after the occupants leave the building
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Building-Related Illness (BRI)
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Describes a condition in which the health-related symptom or symptoms of a building's occupants are identified and can be directly attributed to certain building contaminants.
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Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)
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A condition brought on by exposure to VOCs or other chemicals. People with this may develop acute, long-term sensitivity that shows symptoms each time they are exposed to the chemicals
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Clean Air Act (CAA) of 1970
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Law regulates air emissions from area, stationary, and mobile sources. Authorizes the EPA to establish the National Ambient Air Quality Standards to protect public health and the environment.
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National Ambient Air Quality Standards (US EPA, 40 CFR 50)
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This standard implements part of the Clean Air Act.
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ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality
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Sets minimum outdoor air requirements for ventilation, the standard includes provisions for managing sources of contamination, controlling indoor humidity, and filtering building air, as well as requirements for HVAC system construction and startup, and operation and maintenace of systems
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ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.2-2007, Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings
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Applies to single-family houses and multifamily buildings of three stories or less, including manufactured and modular houses; Defines the roles of and minimum requirements for mechanical and natural ventilation systems, as well as the building envelope
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National VOC Emission Standards for Architectural Coatings (40 CFR Part 59)
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This rule implements part of the Clean Air Act and sets limits on the amount of volatile organic compounds that manufacturers and importers of architectural coatings can put into their products
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South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1113, Architectural Coatings
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This rule limits the VOC content of architectural coatings used in the South Coast Air Quality Management District in California. The limits it sets are more restrictive than those of the national VOC emission standard published by the EPA. Rule 1168 limits the VOC content of adhesives and sealants.
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California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65)
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This law prohibits businesses from discharging chemicals that cause cancer or reproductive harm into sources of drinking water and requires that warning be given to individuals exposed to such chemicals
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Greenguard Environmental Institute
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Tests products following ASTM Standards D5116 and D6670, the EPA's testing protocol for furniture, and the state of Washington's protocol for interior furnishings and construction materials.
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Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices, American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)
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This document gives exposure limits for chemicals in the workplace, called threshold limit values (TLVs)
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ASTM D5116, Standard Guide for Small-Scale Environmental Chamber Determinations of Organic Emissions from Indoor Materials/Products
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This guide describes the equipment and techniques suitable for determining organic emissions from small samples of indoor materials; Cannot be used for testing complete assemblages or coatings
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ASTM D6670, Standard Practice for Full-Scale Chamber Determination of Volatile Organic Emissions from Indoor Materials/Products
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This practice details the method to be used to determine the VOC emissions from building materials, furniture, consumer products, and equipment under environmental and product usage conditions that are typical of those found in office and residential buildings
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ASTM E1333, Standard Test Method for Determining Formaldehyde Concentrations in Air and Emission Rates from Wood Products Using a Large Chamber
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This test method measures the formaldehyde concentration in air and the emission rate from wood products in a large chamber under conditions designed to simulate product use.
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Recyclability
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The ability of a previously used material to be used as a resource in the manufacture of a new product
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Biobased Products
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Made with plant or animal materials as the main ingredient
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ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings
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Voluntary industry standard that gives information on minimum energy efficiency standards, building envelope requirements, zone isolation, floor, ceiling, and roof insulation, and power allowance calculation.
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ASTM E1991, Standard Guide for Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Building Materials/Products
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ASTM E2114, Standard Terminology for Sustainability Relative to the Performance of Buildings
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ASTM E2129, Standard Practice for Data Collection for Sustainability Assessment of Building Products
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Green Seal GS-11
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Product standard for paints
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Green Seal GS-13
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Product standard for windows
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Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) of 1976
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This law was enacted to give the EPA the authority to track and regulate over 75,000 industrial chemicals produced or imported into the US. It allows the EPA to ban the manufacture and import of those chemicals that pose an unreasonable risk.
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Coproduct
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A marketable byproduct from a process that can include materials traditionally considered to be waste but that can be used as raw materials in a different manufacturing process.
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Demand Control Ventilation
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A system designed to adjust the amount of ventilation air provided to a space, based on the extent of occupancy. This system normally uses carbon dioxide sensors but may also use occupancy sensors or air quality sensors.
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Embodied Energy
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The total energy required to extract, produce, fabricate, and deliver a material to a job site, including the collection of raw materials, the energy used to extract and process the raw materials, transportation from the original site to the processing plant or factory, the energy required to turn the raw materials into a finished product, and the energy required to transport the material to the job site.
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Post-Consumer
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Referring to a material or product that has served its intended use and has been diverted or recovered from waste destined for disposal, having completed its life as a consumer item.
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Post-Industrial
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Referring to materials generated in manufacturing processes, (trimmings or scrap) that have been recovered or diverted from solid waste. Also called pre-consumer materials.
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Recovered Materials
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Waste or byproducts that have been recovered or diverted from solid-waste disposal. The term does not apply to materials that are generated from or reused within an original manufacturing process.
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Renewable Product
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A product that can be grown, naturally replenished, or cleansed at a rate that exceeds human depletion of the resource.
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Sustainable
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The condition of being able to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of future generations.
