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Intro + LEED Systems Flashcards

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What are the 6 credit categories?

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Location and Transport (LT)
Sustainable Sites (SS)
Water Efficiency (WE)
Energy & Atmosphere (EA)
Materials & Resources (MR)
Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ)
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Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)

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Process where the whole project team works together to optimize results from conception to completion.

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Life Cycle Cost (LCC)

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Sum of initial costs and recurring costs over the full life span of a structure.

LCC = Design Cost + Construction Cost + Operations/Maintenance Cost

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Biodegradable

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Capable of decomposing under natural conditions, especially by bacteria. Biodegradable materials are generally organic such as dead plants and animals. Plastic bags and Styrofoam cups are considered non-biodegradable.

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Building Codes

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Set of rules that specify minimum acceptance level of public health, safety, and general welfare for construction and occupancy of buildings and structures. Building codes are applied by architects/engineers on drawings, implemented by contractors in field, and then enforced by the local authority in jurisdiction, such as city inspectors.

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Hard Costs

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Price for hard assets (construction costs):

  • Building
  • Inventory
  • Equipment
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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

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“Cradle to Grave” Analysis

Valuation of the environmental impacts associated with a given product, process, and service

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Life Cycle Costing (LCC)

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Evaluation of a product’s “economic performance.”

Upfront costs
O&M costs over lifetime

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Market Transformation

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Strategy to promote the value of green technologies in the marketplace

EPA’s Energy Star program has been successful - recognition through label

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Regenerative Design

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Focus on improving existing conditions

Positive environment changes through healthy development, not just reducing impact

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Soft Costs

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Not direct construction costs. Design fees, bank interest, legal, accounting, advertising, etc.

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Value Engineering

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evaluation to select design with lowest life cycle cost, yet still achieving desired level of performance.

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Zoning

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Land use regulations imposed by local governments as to what structures can be built on on certain land and how big/high the building can be

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LEED BD+C - New Construction

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Commercial buildings (e.g., offices)
Institutional buildings (e.g., museums, churches, libraries)
High-rise residential buildings (9+ stories_
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LEED BD+C - Core & Shell

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Developers control core (major mechanical systems) and shell (building envelope and structural), but NOT leasable tenant space.

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LEED BD+C - Schools

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Academic buildings (K-12)
Daycares, nonacademic buildings or colleges can use Schools or NC
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LEED BD+C - Healthcare

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Inpatient, outpatient, and licensed long-term health care facilities
Medical offices, assisted living facilities, medical education and research centers

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LEED BD+C - Retail

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Banks, restaurants, apparel, electronics, etc.

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LEED BD+C - Data Centers

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Special needs of high density computing equipment such as servers, data storage and processor, etc.

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LEED BD+C - Hospitality

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Lodging facilities such as hotels and motels

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LEED BD+C - Warehouse & Distribution Centers

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Storage buildings for products, merchandise, raw materials, etc.

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LEED ID+C

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Building already exists
Tenant fit outs
Works with Core & Shell

Commercial Interiors, Retail, Hospitality

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LEED O+M

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Building already constructed
Efficiency on the operational side
Improve building performance

Existing Buildings, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Hospitality, Warehouse & Distribution Centers

PERFORMANCE PERIOD - operations measured and documented

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LEED ND

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Certify entire neighborhoods (scale!)

ND Plan (planning or construction phases)

ND Built Project (completed development projects)

Rates neighborhoods according to:

  • Smart location and linkage
  • Neighborhood pattern and design
  • Green infrastructure and buildings
  • Innovative Design & Process
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LEED for Homes

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Homes & Multifamily Low-Rise

  • Single family housing
  • Low-rise multifamily housing (
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Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs)

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  1. Must be in a permanent building on existing land
  2. Must use a reasonable and consistent site boundary
  3. Must comply with minimum project size requirements
    - BD+C: 1000 sq ft
    - ID+C: 250 sq ft
    - O+M: 1000 sq ft
    - ND: Contain at least 2 habitable buildings and no larger than 1500 acres
    - Homes: Defined as a “dwelling unit” by all applicable codes
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Prerequisites (PRs)

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Mandatory requirements to qualify for LEED certification

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Possible points for each Credit Category

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Integrative Process - 1
Location and Transportation - 16
Sustainable Sites - 10
Water Efficiency - 11
Energy & Atmosphere - 33
Materials & Resources - 13
Indoor Environmental Quality - 16

Bonus Points:
Innovation & Design - 6
Regional Credit - 4

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LEED Levels of Certification

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Certified: 40-49 points
Silver: 50-59 points
Gold: 60-79 points
Platinum: 80+ points

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LEED “Charrette”

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Part of PLANNING

Includes all stakeholders: owners, building users, architects, engineers, and general public (contractors might be invited)

  • Determine targets
  • Prepare a draft plan
  • Assign a LEED Project Administrator
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How to register with GBCI?

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Part of REGISTRATION

LEED Project Administrator submits registration form through LEED Online

Registration fee - $900 members/ $1200 nonmenbers

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Difference between Combined Review & Split Review for a LEED project?

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Part of PREPARE & SUBMIT APPLICATION

Combined: after substantial completion, team submits required documentation and certification fee is paid at time of submittal

Split: Submit during design phase, allowing assessment of likelihood of achieving design phase LEED credits. All remaining requirements will then be submitted as a 2nd step construction application. Certification fee is split and paid at the time of each phase submittal.

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Credit Submittal Request Responses

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Anticipated, Pending, Awarded, Denied

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LEED For Homes Certification Process

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Third party verification done through a “LEED for Homes Provider” and “Green Rater”

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LEED for Homes Provider

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Local and regional organizations chosen by USGBC to provide certification services to LEED for Homes projects in their local or regional markets

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Green Rater

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Individual that works as part of the LEED for Homes Provider team to perform field inspections and performance testing. May work closely with project team to assist with certification process

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LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)

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Clarifications on how a LEED credit applies to a specific project

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LEED Intent

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One component of each LEED prerequisite or credit. It specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit

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LEED Online

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Online system on USGBC website used by project team to manage the entire LEED project certification process

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LEED Project Boundary

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Portion of project site submitted for certification

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LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)

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An industry committee that provides technical advice in credit interpretation and rulings, and develops improvement to LEED green building rating systems

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Embodied Energy

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Sum of all energy required to produce and install any goods or services, considered as if that energy was incorporated or ‘embodied’ in the product itself

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Process Energy

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Energy consumed in support of a manufacturing, industrial, or commercial process

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40/60 Rule

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Use when unsure about rating system selection

60% of gross floor area - use

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HERS

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Home Energy Rating Systems

Compares energy use to reference home

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