First Test Flashcards
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LEED
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Leadership in Energy and Enviromental Design
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What is the first tier of the Credentialing System
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LEED Green Associate
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What is the second tier of the Credentialing System
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LEED Accredited Professional with Specialty
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What are the five specializations
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- building design and construction
- Interior design and construction
- Operations and Maintenance
- Homes
- neighborhood development
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What is the third tier of the Credentialing System
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LEED Fellow
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Is LEED certification meant for buildings and projects/products/ or both
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Buildings and projects
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How long is a GBCI application good for
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1 year
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Where do you take a LEED exam
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Prometric Testing Center
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How many test attempts are allowed in one year
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Three
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Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own names
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Sustainable Design
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Buildings that are sensitive to the environment and are more efficient and use resources wisely, as they take energy, water, and materials into account
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Green Building
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What are some of the different aspects of a building
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- Site Selection
- Design of the building systems
- Construction Processes
- Operations of the building
- Maintenance
- Waste Management
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Buildings produce how much percent of the CO2 output
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38%
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Which is the largest producer of emissions: buildings, transportation, and industry
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Buildings
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How much energy use reduction for LEED Buildings
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26%
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How much water use reduction for LEED Buildings
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40%
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How much solid waste reduction for LEED Buildings
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70%
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How much reduction in maintenance costs
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13%
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How much percentage of time do Americans spend inside
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90%
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What is the triple bottom line
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Environmental Benefits, Economic Benefits, and Health and Community Benefits
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Charette
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A goal setting meeting
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LCA
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Life Cycle Assessment
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LCA includes what
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Purchase price, installation, operation, maintenance, and replacement costs for each technology
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USGBC created GBCI in
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2008
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LEED's mission statement
to provide third party project certification and professional credentials recognizing excellence in green building performance and practice
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TAG
Technical Advisory groups
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CIR
Credit Interpretation Requests
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CIR are issued to how many credits
one
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What goes after the name of person who passed the first leed test
Leed Green Associate (Kurtis Arens LEED Green Associate)
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The project is LEED Silver registered. Acceptable or unacceptable
Unacceptable
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This project is registered under the LEED Green building rating system . Acceptable or Unaccpetable
Acceptable
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LEED for Schools includes what
design and construction of mew schools and existing schools undergoing major renovations. It can also include admin. buildings, maintenance buildings, and dormitories. Also it is for pre k and post secondary
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LEED for Healthcare includes what
In patient care facilities and licensed long term care facilities
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LEED New Construction
Primarily for commercial office buildings, but also for high rise residential units (4+ stories), governmental buildings, institutional buildings,and hotels. Must occupy more than 50% of the building
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The majority of buildings fall under
New Construction
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NC
New Construction
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CS
Core and shell
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LEED Core and Shell
for people who are not sure what the interior is going to be. the owner must occupy less than 50% of the building
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CI
Commercial Interiors
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LEED Commercial Interiors
this is for tenants how do not occupy the whole building and have no control over the whole building
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LEED for Retail New Construction
for whole building (stores) certification
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LEED for Retail Commercial Interiors
for tenants at shopping centers and malls
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EBOM
Existing Buildings and Maintenance
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LEED EBOM
single whole buildings that considers the building and other aspects
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Which LEED certification expires
EBOM
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LEED Homes
the residential market for dwelling units with a cooking area and a bathroom
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LEED Neighborhood Development
the elements for smart growth, new urban ism, principles, and sustainable buildings
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What is the only rating system that take project sizing into consideration
LEED Homes
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ND
Neighborhood Development
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What are the five main categories of LEED
1. Sustainable Sites
2. Water Efficiency
3. Energy And Atmosphere
4. Material and Resources
5. Indoor Environmental Quality
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SS
Sustainable Sites
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WE
Water Efficiency
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EA
Energy and Atmosphere
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MR
Materials and Resources
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IEQ
Indoor Environmental Quality
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What things are optional
Credits
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What things are mandatory
Prerequisites
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What is the min value of credits
1
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credits are what (value)
positive whole numbers
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was the max points a project can earn
100
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Certified (points)
40-49 points
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Silver (points)
50-59 points
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Gold (points)
60-79 points
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Platinum (points)
80 and higher points
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what categories are considered bonus
ID (innovation and design) and RP (regional priority)
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how many points are the bonus categories worth
10
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Whose is responsible for the coordination of all the disciplines on the team
The LEED project administrator
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Performance Period
a continuous period of time in which a building or facilities performance is measured
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Who many MPR are there
7
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MPR
Min Program Requirements
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What two categories do not have MPR's
Homes and Neighborhood Development
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MPR 1
Project must comply with environmental laws
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MPR 2
Must be a complete building or space
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MPR 3
Must use a reasonable site boundary
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MPR 4
must comply with min floor area
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What is the min floor area
for all project except for commercial interiors: 1,000
CI- 250 sq ft
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MPR 5
Must comply with min occupancy rates
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MPR 6
Commitment to share building energy and waste usage data
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FTE
full time equivalent
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How long do buildings have to share their data
5 years
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MPR 7
must comply with a min building area to site area ratio
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property boundary line
the land owned according to a plot plan or legal property deed
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LEED project boundary
may or may not be the same at the property boundary line and it sets the limit for the scope of work to included in
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building footprint line
the amount of land on which the building resides
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does LEED override any laws
no
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Once a project team submits for a type of review who long do they have to wait to hear back from the assigned certification body
25 business days
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what are the five steps for LEED for Homes
1. project kick off
2. Design
3. Construction
4. Verification
5. Certification
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What are the three steps for LEED Neighborhood Development
1. Site plan reviewed
2. Certification is awarded based on a approved plan
3. Review is conducted after development
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What is the only certification that allows precertification
LEED Core and Shell
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How long is an EBOM certification good for
5 year
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USGBC
United States Green Building Council
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When was the USGBC formed
1993
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where are the USGBC headquaters
Washington D.C.
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When was LEED introduced by the USGBC
1998
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GBCI
Green building certification institute
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When was the GBCI established
2008
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Projects are
Certified
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People are
Accredited
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Which group oversees LEED projects and people
GBCI
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ANSI
American National Standards Institute
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It is acceptable to use the terms leeds
false
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The Buildining Certification process is described how
LEED certified
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A building that is certified to the base level
LEED Certified
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What are the two ways of saying the group that started LEED
USGBC
| The U.S. Green Building Council`
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Are there any eligibilty requirements to sit for the first LEED exam
no
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What is required to sit for the second LEED exam
LEED project experience
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How do you become a LEED fellow
You must be one of the most exceptional professionals in the green building industry and you must be nominated
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When should the charette take place
As soon as possible
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LCC
Life cycle costing
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What is the LCC
a cost/benefit analysis performed for each year of the buildings life
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Biomimicry
Learning from nature
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Cradle to Grave
Design methodology that takes into account everything from extraction to disposal
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Cradle to Cradle
Design methodology that the end of the materials life will result in materials that can be recycled for other products
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ozone layer
protective layer of the atmosphere located 10-25 miles above the earth
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Examples of Greenhouse gases
Carbon dioxide, methane, and CFC's
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Global Warming
a process that raises the air temp in the atmosphere due to the heat trapped by the greenhouse gases
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Carbon Footprint
a representation of the effect human activities have on the climate
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acidification
air pollutants released into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels
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deforestation
large scale forest removal
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desertification
destruction of natural vegetative cover
the spread of desert like conditions due to human exploitation
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bio-based materials
Materials manufactured by photosynthesis that occurred in the past decade
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xeriscaping
landscaping method that utilizes drought resistant plants and water conserving techniques
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adapted plants
nonnative plants introduced into a new habitat
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native plants
plants adapted to a given area during a defined time period
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Alternative fuel vehicles
vehicles that use low polluting fuels
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biomass
plant materials from trees, grasses, or crops that can be converted to heat energy to produce electricity
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Bioswale
stormwater control feature that uses a combination of an engineered basin and vegetation to slow and detain stormwater
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dry pond
excavated areas that detain storm water and slow run off but are dry between rain events
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rain garden
storm water management feature consisting of an excavated depression and vegetation that collects and filters runoff and reduces discharge rates
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wetland vegetation
plants that require saturated soils or prolonged wet soil conditions
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perviousness
the percentage of the surface area of a paving material that is open and allows moisture to pass through the material and soak into the ground below
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black water
water from toilets. urinals, and kitchen sinks
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gray water
domestic waste water
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potable water
drinking water
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process water
used for industrial purposes
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rainwater harvesting
collection of precipitation from a catchment area, such as a roof and used for irrigation
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brownfield
property whose use may be complicated by the presence of a hazardous substance
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green field
site not previously developed
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day lighting
the controlled admission of natural light into a space
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CFL
compact fluorescent lamp (energy efficient)
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LED
Light emitting diode (long lasting, energy efficient)
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renewable energy
resources that are not depleted by use such such as energy from natural sources
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Photo voltaic Energy
electricity from photo voltaic cells that convert suns energy into electricity
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IAQ
Indoor Air Quality
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Flush Out
the operation of mechanical systems for a min of two weeks using 100% outside air, After construction and before building occupancy
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off-gassing
the emission of VOC from synthetic and natural products
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Preconsumer recycled content
the percent of material in a product that was recycled from manufacturing waste
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Post consumer recycled contet
that percentage of material in a product that was consumer waste
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Rapidly renewable materials
fiber or animal products that take 10 years or less to grow
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Salvaged materials
construction items recovered from existing buildings or construction sites and reused
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the precautionary principle
using caution in all decisions that are made
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the reversibility principle
making decisions that can be undone by future generations
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polluter pays principle
place the responsibility for damages and consequences on the individuals causing the impacts
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when were the first green buildings
early indigenous buildings
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How are the early indigenous buildings green
they were regional structures that were built with local materials and harvested wind, sun, and light
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Industrial Revolution was a good/bad for the environment
Bad
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What century were many environmental measure taken
20th
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What measures were taken during the 20th century
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smoke reduction
building zones
city beautiful movements
Audubon society
sierra club
national park system
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when was the silent spring published and the us clean air act started
1960's
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when was the energy crisis and passive and active solar design (earth homes) created
1970's
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When was the century of decadence when energy was cheap and the sick building syndrome began
1980's
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when did Environmental health declines and the USGBC and LEED formed
1990's
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When did green become mainstream
2000's
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BREEAM
Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method
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Where was BREEAM founded
United Kingdom
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What is the oldest assessment system
BREEAM
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CASBEE
Comprehensive Assessment System for Building Environmental Efficient
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Where was CASBEE formed
Japan
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Where was energy star formed
Australia
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What was energy star based from
BREEAM and LEED
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Where was Green Globes formed
Canada
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What was Green Globes based from
BREEAM
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National Association of Home Builders
in 2007 partnered with the international code to create the national green building standard
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Energy Star is a joint program with who
EPA and DOE
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When was energy star started
1992
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What was the first energy star product
computer screen
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IGCC
International Green Code (part of the international code council)
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Green washing
overstatement or use of language that misleads consumers of the greenness of a product
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EPD
Environmental Product Declarations
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what are EPD's
standardized, objective, third party documents that communicate LCA, performance, safety and health issues
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type 1 environmental label
seal of approval from an independent auditor
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type 2 environmental label
Self declared labels created by the manufacturer
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type 3 environmental label
Third party verified
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Three advantage to LEED buildings
Worth more
Increased Worker Productivity
Healthier air due to proper air handling
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what does a CIR cost
$220
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What does a LEED for homes provider do
reviews the green raters work
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what does a green rater do
performs inspections and certifications during construction
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what are the two additional categories for LEED for Homes
Location and Linkages
| Awareness and Education
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what are the five categories for LEED Neighborhood Development
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Smart location and linkage
neighborhood pattern and design
green buildings
innovation and design
regional priority
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what is the web based tool to manage a project from initial registration to project completion
LEED online
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Unwanted light shining on adjacent properties
Light Pollution
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Power used by electronics and appliances when they are turned off
Vampire Power
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the ratio of radiation emitted by a surface to the radiation emitted by a black body at the same temperature
emissivity
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amount of energy consumed by the process of building a structure including acquisition of raw materials, manufacturing of products, transportation, and construction
Embodied Energy
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proximity of a project site to local businesses and services
Community Connectivity
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A wall covered by plants
A living wall
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dismantlement of a building or components for re-use and recycling
Deconstruction
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the ability of a building material to reflect sunlight based on visible, infrared, and uv wavelengths rated on a scale from 0 to 1
Albedo
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the use of microorganisms and vegetation to remove contaminants from water and soils
Bioremediation
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stray light from unshielded light sources reflecting off dust, debris, and water vapor into the atmosphere of the night sky
Sky Glow
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process of verifying and documenting that a facility's systems are planned, designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained as required.
Commissioning
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the increase in chemical nutrients in a ecosystem that stimulate excessive plant growth thereby reducing oxygen in the land and water
Eutrophication
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allows on-site generators to send excess electricity to the regional power grid
Net Metering
