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Glossaries, Terms & Acronyms |
Glossaries and libraries of terms for use with the Action Plan Process. (*f) |
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(*f) |
Is a link on this web site to First Step outlines. The *f link contains beginner information and a first time starter kit. |
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(pdf) |
Note to file links which are presented in Adobe format. Depending on your computer and Adobe reader capability, these file may take a few minutes to appear. |
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Action Plan |
A (waterfront) planning and implementation process incorporating environmental standards and sustainable building principals. Plans for marina development provide industry and market analysis, strategic management information, and financial assumptions. Each plan is used as a basis for decision making about mandatory and proposed ‘Sustainable Site Requirements’ for specific waterfront destinations. Action Plans can be included as a supplement to current business plans and management practices; or used as stand alone capital improvement and funding programs. Action Plans |
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Air Quality Testing |
Third party testing programs for low emitting products and materials. Testing certifies that chemical and particle emissions meet acceptable Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) pollutant guidelines and standards. Greenguard certification programs and Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) Indoor Advantage program are examples of this. |
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AMI |
Association of Marina Industries - AMI is a non-profit membership organization which offers management training, marina information about research and education, legislation and environmental issues affecting the marina industry.
AMI is a marine trade organization which encompasses all segments of the marina industry both within the United States and around the world. www.marinaassociation.org |
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Architecture 2030 |
Industry challenge calling for immediate 50 percent reduction in fossil fuel use in new buildings, and for climate neutral buildings by 2030. The mission is endorsed by the AIA, U.S. Conference of Mayors, American Society of HVAC Engineers, and Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. AIA Architecture 2030 |
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BEES |
BEES methodology takes a multi-disciplinary approach known as environmental life-cycle assessment (LCA). following guidance in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14040 standard for LCA.(1) Economic performance is separately measured using the ASTM International standard life-cycle cost (LCC)
That is, it considers multiple environmental and economic impacts over the entire life of the building product. Considering multiple impacts and life-cycle stages is necessary because product selection decisions based on single impacts or stages could obscure others that might cause equal or greater damage. In other words, a multidimensional, life-cycle approach is necessary for a comprehensive, balanced analysis. |
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CAR |
Corrective Action Request is a management tool to provide a systematic recording process. The organization uses a CAR to insure that you have a Corrective Action system in place, and that permanent records are changed. ISO 14001 guidelines require a corrective action system. |
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CHP |
Combined heat and power, capturing energy that is normally lost in conversion and transmission from a utility. Provides both heat and power from a single source. Examples -- photo-voltaic's (PV), solar hot water collectors and transpired solar collectors. |
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Clean Marina |
Clean Marina programs are initiated by individual states in compliance with EPA Clean Water Guidelines. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, popularly known as the Clean Water Act, is a comprehensive statute aimed at restoring and maintaining the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the nation's waters. Enacted originally in 1948, the Act was amended numerous times until it was reorganized and expanded in 1972. It continues to be amended almost every year. Clean Water Act Overview |
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Clean Marina Plus |
A term used for a holistic approach to Clean Marina planning by incorporating voluntary standards, technologies and processes which improve the environmental impact of waterfront development sites. Clean Marina Plus programs 'raise the bar' and implement procedures beyond traditional certifications. |
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DfE |
Design for Environment, efforts to assess, and through informal design minimize, a product's negative human and environmental health impacts. |
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EEPS |
Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards ( EEPS) require energy providers to meet a specific portion of their electricity demand through energy efficiency. Individual states are adopting separate programs, setting targets for energy reduction. |
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Eco-Balance |
The state of environmental elements at a specific site are within acceptable standards or limits. |
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Ecolabel |
Labeling systems for consumer products that are made in a fashion to avoid deter mental effects on the environment. They may or may not be based on a "standard" or recognized protocol. Examples are Green Star, Green Seal, Green Label. Ecolabeling should be divided from and independent of the product's manufacturer and other stakeholders. |
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EMP |
Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) are detailed documents which pull together a range of information and assist with the drive towards continued environmental improvements. The EMP assigns responsibilities to personnel, helping to raise environmental awareness and performance. The EMP provides a framework on which subsequent risk assessments can gauge improvements in environmental performance. Typical EMP steps are not less than 3 and not more than 10. A long range EMP can be formalized into an Action Plan. |
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Environmental Management System (EMS) |
An organization’s environmental management system
(EMS) is one part of a larger management system. The
EMS part of this larger management system is used to
establish an environmental policy and to manage the
environmental aspects of an organization’s activities,
products, and services.
A management system is a network of interrelated
elements. elements include responsibilities, authorities,
relationships, functions, processes, procedures,
practices, and resources. A management system
uses these elements to establish policies and
objectives and to develop ways of applying these
policies and achieving these objectives. |
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Environmental Toolkit (v 1.0) |
The Toolkit is an administrative outline of procedures and project resources, which help improve the environmental impact of your waterfront site. Action Plans are developed from this information, to implement specific projects. the Toolkit includes a site specific Workbook of Forms. Toolkit Sample (pdf)
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EPA |
United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal regulatory body charges with protecting human health and with safeguarding the natural environment. |
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Evidence Based Design |
Evidence-based healthcare designs are used to create environments that are therapeutic, supportive of family involvement, efficient for staff performance, and restorative for workers under stress.
"An evidence-based designer, together with an informed client, makes decisions based on the best information available from research and project evaluations. Critical thinking is required to develop an appropriate solution to the design problem; the pool of information will rarely offer a precise fit with a client’s unique situation." |
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EWaterfront |
is a term used to indicate focus on holistic planning and stewardship of the waterfront and local waterways; and achieving an Eco-balance.
EWaterfront development blends the benefits of sustainable and green building techniques with marina construction and Clean Marina management practices.
EWaterfront development can be considered a method of environmental stewardship and an implementation tool for clean water programs along our local waterways. An EWaterfront community strives to create a "water neutral" environment and improve water quality through environmental outreach programs. |
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GHG |
Green House Gas |
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Greenwashing |
As green building gains popularity, "greenwashing" occurs when designers. contractors and stakeholders try to jump on the trend and will tout more greenness than they deliver. McGraw Hill article |
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GRI |
Global Reporting Initiative; a multi-stakeholder process and independent institution whose mission is to develop and disseminate globally applicable Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. These Guidelines are for voluntary use to report on the economic, environmental, and social dimensions of an organization’s activities, products and services. www.globalreporting.org. |
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Green Globes |
is a building environmental design and management tool. It delivers an online assessment protocol, rating system and guidance for green building design, operation and management. It is interactive, flexible and affordable, and provides market recognition of a building’s environmental attributes through third-party verification. |
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GREENGUARD® |
The GREENGUARD Certification Program SM is an independent, third-party testing program for low-emitting products and materials. To qualify for certification, products and materials are regularly tested to ensure that their chemical and particle emissions meet acceptable indoor air quality (IAQ) pollutant guidelines and standards. GREENGUARD Certification is a voluntary program available to all manufacturers and their suppliers. www.greenguard.org |
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Green Power |
(a.k.a. Renewable Energy) Energy derived from natural sources that replenish themselves over short periods of time. These resources include the sun, wind, moving water, organic plant and waste material (biomass), and the earth’s heat (geothermal). |
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ISO 14001 |
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) specifies the international requirements for an environmental management system.
The object of ISO is to promote the development of standardization and related activities in the world to facilitate international exchange of goods and services, and to developing cooperation in the spheres of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity. . ISO Brief (pdf) |
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"The International Standard is applicable to any organization that wishes to
a) establish, implement, maintain and improve an environmental management system,
b) assure itself of conformity with stated environmental policy,
c) demonstrate conformanity with the International Standard Organization " ISO 14001:2004 Scope |
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ISO 14001 standards are developed with the following principles in mind:
• Result in better environmental management
• Be applicable in all nations
• Promote the broad interests of the public and the users of the standards
• Be cost effective, non-prescriptive, and flexible, to allow them to meet the differing needs of organizations of any size worldwide
• Should be suitable for internal or external verification
• Be scientifically based
• Be practical, useful and useable
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Learning Laboratory |
A term used to showcase the environmental impact of the (waterfront) site. Marinas are well positioned to offer a focal point for the local community to exhibit proper use of the waterway. Clean marina programs can feature their efforts with other presentations (i.e. regulatory agency, university extension, environmental non-profits, park service). Learning Laboratory Examples |
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LEED® |
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design; a certification program administered by the U.S. Green Building Council to recognize leadership in environmental design for commercial and residential construction and renovation. www.usgbc.org/LEED |
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Marina Preliminary Site Assessment |
General outline of site information to use in preparing waterfront Action Plans. |
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PAR |
Preventive Action Request is a management tool to provide a systematic recording process for deal with deficiencies and nonconformity. The organization uses a PAR to indicate the action taken. ISO 14001 guidelines require a corrective action system. |
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PDCA |
Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) planning methodology used by the International Standards Organization and by the Waterfront Alliance. |
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Standard |
Standards (as described in Waterfront Action Plans) will recognize protocol and published specifications which establish a common language, and contain technical data or other precise criteria. See Alliance Databases |
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USGBC |
U.S. Green Building Council; the nation’s foremost coalition of leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible and profitable, and healthy places to live and work. The USGBC administers the LEED® Green Building Rating System™.
Source: www.usgbc.org. |
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VOC |
Volatile Organic Compounds; encompass a variety of chemicals, some of which may have short- and long-term adverse health effects. Concentrations of many VOCs are consistently higher indoors (up to ten times) than outdoors because they are found in materials commonly used indoors such as paints, cleaning supplies, building materials and office equipment including copiers, printers, correction fluids and permanent markers. www.epa.gov. |
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Workbook (v1.0) |
Forms, examples and checklists are complied into a Workbook to help implement environmental Action Plans. Action Plans can be included as a supplement to current business plans and management practices; or used as stand alone capital improvement and funding programs. Workbook Example (pdf) |
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ZEB |
Zero Energy Building -- consumes non non-renewable energy or produces more renewable energy on site on an annual basis than any non-renewable energy it consumes. In waterfront development -- specific attention to water usage and quality. |
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Environmental Glossaries |
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Water Science Glossary of Terms (USGS) |
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Energy Conversions |
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