Chapter 3 - LEED v4 Core Concepts And Themes Flashcards
What is cradle to cradle?
A term applied to a product if a new use can e applied to it after the end of its first useful life, diverting it from the landfill.
What is a closed system?
A system in which materials and resources are reused or recycled.
What is cradle to grave?
A term applied to a product if it’s lifetime is limited to one application or use, ending in a landfill.
What is downstream activity?
An activity related to the processing of materials all the way through to the delivery of the final product to the end user.
What is embodied energy?
The total amount of energy used to extract materials and manufacture, transport, install, and use a product across its life cycle.
What is a feedback loop?
The section of a system that allows for feedback and self-correction and adjusts it’s operation according to differences between the actual output and the desired output.
What is the integrative process?
A deign process in which multidisciplinary teams collaborate to meet sustainable design objectives from the inception of a project to its completion.
What is an iterative process?
A process used in design hast involves conducting research, sharing data, receiving feedback, and refining design repeatedly until all of a project’s sustainable goals are met.
What is a leverage point?
A point in a share in which a small change can yield large results.
What is a life cycle assessment (LCA)?
An assessment of the environmental impacts associated with a material or products throughout its life cycle.
What is life cycle costing (LCC)?
An analytic tool used to determine the most cost effective option among competing alternatives based on the costs of the options throughout their life cycle.
What is a negative feedback loop?
A section of a system in which the system self corrects and stays within a particular wet of parameters.
What is an open system?
A system in which materials and resources are continually brought in from the outside, consumed and then removed from the system waste.
What is a positive feedback loop?
A section of a system in which the output of the system is applied to the input, resulting in constant increases
What is the Prius effect?
The effect of a changed behavior as a result of making information about a subject more visible and available.
