Green Building Flashcards
IgCC
Create enforceable codes in building industry
Most weighted impact category
Reverse contribution to climate change
Credit interpretation ruling
Answer not in reference guide
Minimum program requirements
Defines what LEED evaluates, set a base level - 1) permanent location on land 2) reasonable LEED boundary 3) meet size requirements
Primary cost factor for LEED
Square footage
Property area
Total area within legal property boundaries
LPE
Licensed professional exemption
Green building info gateway (gbig)
Project profiles and press releases, comparing green dimensions
LEED credit form
Document that credit or pre req was met
US green building council
Usgbc
Usgbc LEED steering committees
Determine points a credit can earn based on 7 impact categories
Updates + errata
usgbc.org
Impact categories (7)
LEED campus vs LEED volume
Volume based on same prototype, campus same location
Updated regularly
Addenda a new version of rating system
Prerequisites
“Key criteria that define green building performance
Usgbc vision
Buildings and communities that regenerate and sustain the health and vitality of all life within a generation
Declarant
Technically authorized to complete LEED forms, and verify
Certified
40 - 49 points
Silver
50 - 59 points
Gold
60 - 79 points
Platinum
80 plus points
Project boundary
Platted property line defining land and water
Triple bottom line
7 guiding principles
Usgbc mission
To transform way buildings and communities are designed to improve quality of life - partner GBCI
GBCI
Third party technical reviews
LEED interpretation
Set precedents unlike CIRS
Intent
Identifies the main sustainability or benefit
LEED Homes
Single family, low-rise multi-family (1-3 stories), mid-rise multi-family (4 to 8) - can also use BD+C for 4+ stories
LEED Development Process
steering committee, public comments and review, consensus based voting to adopt or not
How often are addenda published
quarterly
LEED Interpretation
Type of addenda - precedent setting, published online, voted
Other rating systems
BRREAM, Green Star, Green Globe
how much greenhouse gas emissions is the built environment responsible for
2/3
how much can integrative project teams save on the project
2-10%
Energy Star
is for appliances
Leed building energy reduction to conventional building
25% less
Homes 3-5 stories
can pick rating system that corresponds to their Energy Star program
LEED ND Categories
smart location and linkage, neighborhood pattern and design, green infrastructure and buildings
what ashrae standards deals with natural ventilation
ashrae 62.1
split vs combined
splitting up documentation of design vs construction
