ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Annotated Bibliography #1
Source #1
"Green Building." EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, 20 Feb. 2017. Web. 25 Feb. 2017. MLA
Annotation: This source gives me other information regarding how other companies give out Green Building Certification. LEED is different than the EPA in that LEED in a private company, while the EPA is government funded. The LEED certification is also a little bit more prestigious to earn, and thus, harder to earn. LEED is also more costly. Like LEED listings, the EPA list, on their website, every single category that a building must meet to achieve a certification.
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Potential Quotes: “Industrial materials can be recycled in construction applications because they have many of the same chemical and physical properties as the virgin materials they replace.” This quote is a typical example of what a building must achieve to become EPA certified, and can be used in my quest to see if Sawnee Mt. Preserve Visitor’s Center is can become certified.
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Assessment: This source is credible because the information comes from a government organization whose job is to diagnose situations like these related to the environment.
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Reflection: This site will be useful to have another company that also certifies Green Building’s. With both certifiers, I can see which one best fits the Sawnee Mt. Preserve Visitor’s Center.
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Source #2
Kriss, Jacob. "What Is Green Building?" U.S. Green Building Council. N.p., 06 Aug. 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2017. MLA
Annotation: This source lays out what a Green Building is. Without this source, I would have no where to start and have no knowledge about a Green Building. It also lays out how many Green Buildings are across the world and how much the Green Building industry is going to be worth this year and for years to come.
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Potential Quotes: "Green building is a holistic concept that starts with the understanding that the built environment can have profound effects, both positive and negative, on the natural environment, as well as the people who inhabit buildings every day." This quote gives the exact definition of what a Green Building is and what it should do. This is vital in order to understand how the Sawnee Mt. Preserve Visitor's Center exemplifies what a Green Building is.
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Assessment: This source is credible because it is the exact place where businesses, who want to become certified, go to learn about all the different criteria that need to be met. It also outlines what a Green Building is, and why someone should pursue building one.
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Reflection: This site will be useful to understand what the Sawnee Mt. Preserve Visitors Center has done to make it a Green Building. It also tells me exactly what I need to make sure that the Sawnee Mt. Preserve Visitors Center actually is a Green Building.
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Source #3
"LEED Credit Library." U.S. Green Building Council. U.S. Green Building Council, 2017.Web. 28 Jan. 2017. MLA
Annotation: This source gives me vital information regarding what specific areas and specific topics are required to achieve a LEED Green Building Certification. The site contains all the different building designs and requirements that any building can have to earn points toward a Green Building Status. This website taught me that every category doesn’t have to be met, but the more categories a building contains the higher the certification level. Certified is the lowest, then Silver, then Gold, and the best is Platinum.
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Potential Quotes: “To avoid the development of environmentally sensitive lands and reduce the environmental impact from the location of a building on a site.” This quote gives a specific example of an example of a possible point that can be earned on the path to earning a LEED Certification.
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Assessment: This source is credible because it is the exact place where businesses, who want to become certified, go to learn about all the different criteria that need to be met. Compared to other sites, who rephrase what how to become LEED certified, this site actually gives the businesses the knowledge to understand what it takes to become certified, eliminating the middle man.
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Reflection: This site will be useful to understand what the Sawnee Mt. Preserve Visitors Center has done to work towards a certification, and what it can further do to increase the amount of points it earns to gain a higher level of certification.
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