Sample Course Index

  Test Drive/Lesson One

•  Environment Laws & Regulations
•  National Environmental Policy Act
•  Environmental Impact Statement
•  Council On Environmental Quality
•  Environment Protection Agency
•  CERCLA
•  Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
•  The Clean Air Act of 1970
•  Safe Drinking Water Act
•  Toxic Substances Control Act
•  Pollution Prevention Act

  Important Terms

•  administrative order
•  air quality standards
•  asbestos
•  carcinogen
•  commercial waste
•  discharge
•  disposal
•  dump
•  environmental impact statement
•  environmental site assessment
•  ground water
•  hazardous waste
•  household or domestic waste
•  indoor air
•  mitigation
•  point source
•  pollution
•  pollution prevention
•  radon
•  release
•  solid waste
•  source reduction

  Web Links

•  NEPAnet Website
•  The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969
•  Council on Environmental Quality Website
•  Environmental Protection Agency Website
•  EPA—CERCLA Overview
•  Superfund Homepage
•  SARA Overview
•  Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
•  Clean Air Act
Indoor Air Quality pages at EPS
•  Safe Drinking Water Act
•  Toxic Substances Control Act
•  Pollution Prevention Act
•  Pollution Prevention Act
•  Environmental Assessment Association Website

  Lesson Two

•  Minimizing Potential Environmental Liability
•  Environmental Inspections
•  Environmental Hazards
•  Asbestos
•  Formaldehyde
•  Mold

  Important Terms

•  asbestos containing material
•  asbestosis
•  encapsulation
•  environmental site assessment
•  formaldehyde
•  friable asbestos
•  molds
•  parts per million (ppm)
•  pressed wood products
•  urea-formaldehyde foam insulation
•  volatile organic compounds

  Web Links:

•  Environmental Assessment Association Website
•  National Safety Council on Asbestos
•  National Safety Council on Formaldehyde
•  EPA's Brief Guide to Mold

  Lesson Three

•  Duty To Disclose Environmental Hazards
•  Lead
•  Radon
•  Underground Storage Tanks

  Important Terms

•  abatement
•  aquifer
•  corrosion
•  flush
•  leach
•  lead
•  mitigation
•  parts per billion
•  percolation
•  public water system
•  radon
•  release
•  risk assessment
•  sump
•  underground storage tanks
•  water well
•  working level

  Web Links:

•  National Lead Information Center
•  National Safety Council on Radon
•  EPA—Office of Undergound Storage Tanks

  Lesson Four

•  Energy Efficiency In Residential Housing
•  Insulation
•  Windows
•  Doors
•  Ventilation
•  Closing The Energy Loop Holes
•  Thermal Mass Saves Energy
•  Energy Efficient Air Conditioners, Water Heaters and Lighting
•  Energy-Conscious Landscaping
•  Selecting Energy Efficient Appliances
•  Calculating Energy Costs
•  Energy Star® Program
•  Energy Efficient Real Estate Investments
•  Energy Efficient Mortgages

  Important Terms

•  debt-to-income ratio
•  energy audit
•  energy efficient mortgage
•  energy improvement mortgage
•  Energy Star® Home
•  heat absorbing glazings
•  HERS score
•  Home Energy Rating System (HERS)
•  home expense-to-income ratio
•  loan-to-value ratio
•  low-e glazings
•  reflective coatings
•  R-value
•  thermal mass
•  U-value
•  vapor retarders

  Web Links:

•  Department of Energy Website
•  Oak Ridge National Lab Insulation Factsheet
•  EPA's Indoor Air Quality Website
•  Dept. of Energy Energy Star® Website