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Define Integrated design process
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Integrated design process is a collaborative method for designing buildings which emphasizes the development of a holistic design.
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Create an integrated project team is achieved by following these steps (3):
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• Include members from varying industry sectors, for instance: sustainability consultant and landscape architect
• Involve the team in different project phases • Meet monthly to review the project status |
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Commissioning is …
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A quality-oriented process for achieving, verifying, and documenting that the performance of facilities, systems, and assemblies meets defined objectives and criteria. Commissioning is an all inclusive process for all the planning, delivery, verification, and managing risks to critical functions performed in, or by, facilities.
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The benefits of commissioning are (3):
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- Ensures building quality using peer review and in-field or on-site verification.
-Accomplishes higher energy efficiency, environmental health, and occupant safety -Improves indoor air quality by making sure the building components are working correctly and that the plans are implemented with the greatest efficiency. |
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Systems thinking is …
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The process of understanding how things influence one another within a whole.
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A system is …
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An organized collection of integrated parts, or elements, with the goal to accomplish a common purpose. A system has various inputs, which go through certain processes to produce certain outputs, which together, accomplish the overall desired goal for the system.
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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is…
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An informed choice of building materials and systems that minimizes the negative impacts of the building and land use on people and the environment.
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Life Cycle Cost (LCC) analysis is …
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A method for assessing the total cost of ownership. It takes into account all costs of acquiring, owning and operating, and the eventual disposal of a product.
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LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations (NC) is the most appropriate Rating System for buildings in which…
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Owner or tenant occupies greater than 50% of leasable space
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LEED for Core & Shell (CS) is the most appropriate Rating System for buildings in which…
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● Developer controls core (major mechanical systems) & shell (building envelope and structural) but not leasable tenant spaces
● Owner or tenant occupies 50% or less of leasable area |
