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Chapter 7-9 Flashcards

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1
Q

What is floor‐to‐area ratio (FAR)?

A

The proportion of the total floor area of a
building to the total land area the building
can occupy.

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What are the three factors to address within

the SS category?

A

Site Design & Management
Rainwater Management
Heat Island Effect

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What are the six strategies of Site Selection?

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  1. Increase density.
  2. Choose redevelopment and infill
    development.
  3. Locate near existing infrastructure.
  4. Protect habitat.
  5. Increase diversity of uses.
  6. Encourage multiple modes of transportation.
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What is community connectivity?

A

Proximity of project site to local businesses
and community services such as parks,
grocery stores, banks, cleaners, pharmacies,
and restaurants.

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What is development density?

A

The total square footage of all buildings
within a particular area, measured in square
feet per acre or units per acre

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What is a brownfield?

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Real property, the expansion,
redevelopment, or reuse of which may be
complicated by the presence or potential
presence of a hazardous substance,
pollutant, or contaminant. Cleaning up and
reinvesting in these properties protects
the environment, reduces blight, and takes
development pressures off green spaces and
working lands.

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7
Q

What are the four strategies to earn

Innovation points?

A
  1. Exemplary performance
  2. Innovative strategy
  3. Pilot credit
  4. Including a LEED AP
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What are the four strategies to promote
sustainable purchasing during design and
operations?

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  1. Identify local sources of environmentally
    preferable products.
  2. Develop a sustainable materials policy.
  3. Specify green materials and equipment.
  4. Specify green custodial products.
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What are the six strategies to reduce waste

during operations?

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  1. Develop a solid waste management policy.
  2. Conduct a waste stream audit.
  3. Maintain a recycling program.
  4. Monitor, track, and report.
  5. Compost.
  6. Provide recycling for durable goods.
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10
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What are the eight characteristics of
environmentally preferred material and
products?

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  1. Support local economy
  2. Sustainably grown and harvested
  3. Have intended end‐of‐life scenarios that avoid
    landfills
  4. Contain recycled content from industrial or
    consumer resources
  5. Made of bio‐based materials
  6. Free of toxins
  7. Long lasting, durable, and reusable
  8. Made in factories that support human health
    and workers’ rights
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What are the four impacts of transportation?

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  1. Location / Land use
  2. Vehicle technology
  3. Fuel
  4. Human behavior
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What is shortest path analysis?

A 
When determining the maximum walking
and bicycle distances, take into account
safety, convenience, and obstructions to
movement to ensure use of amenities (as
compared to the straight line radius).
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13
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What are the three strategies to reduce the
transportation impacts associated with
the built environment during design and
construction?

A
  1. Choose site adjacent to mass transit.
  2. Limit parking capacity.
  3. Encourage bicycling.
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What is street grid density?

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The number of centerline miles (length of a

road down the center) per square mile

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What are the three strategies to address for

site maintenance?

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  1. Develop a sustainable management plan.
  2. Implement conservation programs.
  3. Maintain site lighting to prevent light
    pollution.
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16
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What are native and adaptive plantings?

A

Native vegetation occurs naturally, while
adaptive plantings are not natural; they can
adapt to their new surroundings. Both can
survive with little to no human interaction
or resources.

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17
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What is potable water?

A

Drinking water supplied by municipalities or

wells

18
Q

What is imperviousness?

A

Surfaces that do not allow water to pass

through them

19
Q

What is perviousness?

A

Surfaces that allow water to percolate or

penetrate through them

20
Q

What is rainwater runoff?

A

Rainwater that leaves a project site flowing
along parking lots and roadways, traveling
to sewer systems and water bodies.

21
Q

What is a footcandle?

A

A measurement of light measured in lumens

per square foot

22
Q

What is the heat island effect?

A

Heat absorption by low‐SRI, hardscape
materials that contribute to an overall
increase in temperature by radiating heat.

23
Q

What is emissivity as described in the Green

Building and LEED Core Concepts Guide?

A

The ability of a material to emit energy

through radiation.

24
Q

What is the solar reflective index (SRI) and

the associated scale?

A

A material’s ability to reflect or reject solar
heat gain measured on a scale from 0
(dark, most absorptive) to 100 (light, most
reflective).

25
Q

What is evapotranspiration?

A

The return of water to the atmosphere

through evaporation from plants’ leaves.

26
Q

What is a building footprint?

A

The amount of land the building structure
occupies, not including landscape and
hardscape surfaces such as parking lots,
driveways, and walkways.

27
Q

What are the five strategies to address for

site design?

A
  1. Preserve open space and sensitive areas.
  2. Minimize hardscape.
  3. Use native landscaping.
  4. Reduce light pollution.
  5. Protect and restore habitat.
28
Q

What are the three design strategies to

manage rainwater?

A
  1. Minimize impervious areas.
  2. Control rainwater.
  3. Incorporate rainwater management into site
    design.
29
Q

What are the two types of water uses

described in the WE category?

A

Indoor water

Outdoor water

30
Q

What is the reference standard for the WE

category?

A

EPAct 1992

31
Q

What is baseline versus design case?

A

The amount of water a conventional project

would use as compared to the design case

32
Q

What are examples of flow fixtures?

A

Sink faucets, showerheads, and aerators

33
Q

How are flow fixtures measured?

A

Gallons per minute (gpm)

34
Q

What are examples of flush fixtures?

A

Toilets and urinals

35
Q

How are flush fixtures measured?

A

Gallons per flush (gpf)

36
Q

What is graywater?

A 
Wastewater from showers, bathtubs,
lavatories, and washing machines. This
water has not come into contact with
toilet waste according to the International
Plumbing Code (IPC).
37
Q

What are the strategies to reduce indoor

water consumption?

A

Use efficient fixtures.
Use nonpotable water.
Install submeters.

38
Q

What are the five strategies to reduce

outdoor water consumption?

A
  1. Implement native and adapted plants.
  2. Use xeriscaping.
  3. Install/specify high‐efficiency irrigation
    systems.
  4. Use nonpotable water.
  5. Install submeters.
39
Q

How can nonpotable water use reduce water

consumption?

A

Indoor: toilet and urinal flushing
Outdoor: irrigation
Process: building systems

40
Q

What are the uses for process water?

A

Industrial uses, such as chillers, cooling
towers, and boilers
Business operations, such as washing
machines, ice machines, and dishwashers

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