Sustainability and the Building Shell

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Across
  1. 3. An independent non-profit environmental testing program that uses a life-cycle approach
  2. 4. A reaction that takes place when materials that may not outgas VOCs themselves, absorb the chemicals out gassed by other materials and then release them later
  3. 5. An element occurring naturally in the ore scattered throughout the earth’s crust
  4. 6. LEED is made up of this many categories
  5. 7. A silicon mineral, crystal in development, forming into long strands. It is a common element, second to oxygen
  6. 8. An inexpensive product used in many building products, such as glue for wood products used in cabinets, particleboard
  7. 9. Are living things that can harm human health
  8. 12. Harmful chemical or waste material that is released into the air, soil, or water
  9. 14. Carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and radon are common names of these
  10. 15. Its principal purposes are to raise awareness of green design and building practices and to encourage sustainability
  11. 16. Describes what happens when substances that combine are many times more toxic than the individual substances
  12. 17. Used in latex paint- called phenyl mercuric acetate (PMA), a preservative added to prolong the paint’s shelf life
  13. 18. Phase 1 of the Shell Housing
  14. 20. Can cause allergic reactions, asthma, irritant effects, and opportunistic infections in immunity compromised persons
Down
  1. 1. A drawing which shows the items located on the ceiling of a room or space
  2. 2. You create quiet and noisy zones during the early planning stages of this
  3. 10. Refers to the ability of a substance to cause an undesirable or harmful effect
  4. 11. This is also referred to as green design, and sustainable construction
  5. 13. A fungus ball that colonizes in a healed lung scar or abscess from a previous disease
  6. 19. Refers to the speed at which VOCs are released into the air