LEED Definitions 1

Question 1

Define DEVELOPMENT FOOTPRINT

Answer 1

Total land area of a project site covered by buildings and concrete or other impervious surfaces such as roads, parking, or sidewalks.

Question 2

Define PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED

Answer 2

Land that has been altered by humans that typically requires regulatory permits

Question 3

Define INFILL SITE

Answer 3

Site where 75% of the land within the property boundary has previously been developed, exclusive of right of ways

Question 4

Define BROWNFIELD SITE

Answer 4

Previously developed and potentially contaminated site

Question 5

Define PHASE 2 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

Answer 5

Identifies problems and possibly remediation required for brownfield sites.

Question 6

Define INTEGRATIVE PROCESS

Answer 6

An iterative, collaborative approach that involves a project’s stakeholders in the process from the visioning through completion of the construction and throughout building operation.

Question 7

Define LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT or GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

Answer 7

Approach to managing rainwater runoff that emphasizes on-site natural features to protect water quality by replicating the natural hydrology of infiltration

Question 8

Define 95TH PERCENTILE RAINFALL EVENT

Answer 8

Measured precipitation depth accumulated over a 24 hour period for the period of record that ranks as the 95th percentile rainfall depth based on the range of all daily event occurrences during this period.

Question 9

Define EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE

Answer 9

Performance that is typically earned for achieving double the credit requirements or the next incremental percentage threshold

Question 10

Define SYNERGIES

Answer 10

Single actions that help achieve more than one prerequisite or credit

Question 11

Define UPLIGHTING

Answer 11

Any light emitted above the horizontal plane of the fixture

Question 12

Define LIGHT TRESPASS

Answer 12

Light extending beyond the light boundary

Question 13

Define SOURCE REDUCTION

Answer 13

Eliminating waste at the source prior to the consumer

Question 14

Define NON-REGULATED LOAD

Answer 14

Any building load, end use or control which does not have an ASHRAE 90.1-2010 baseline modeling requirement that allows the load and use or control to be modeled differently in the proposed and baseline buildings

Question 15

Define WATER BUDGET

Answer 15

Project specific method of calculating the amount of water required by the building and associated grounds

Question 16

Define DEVELOPMENT

Answer 16

Not just the building, it’s all parts of the project including hardscapes, roadways, sidewalks, etc.

Question 17

Define WETLANDS

Answer 17

Areas inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions.

Considered nature’s water filter.

Question 18

Define OPEN SPACE

Answer 18

Generic description for any kind landscape with minimal pavement (must be usable to the project)

Question 19

Define HABITAT

Answer 19

Specific type of landscape that supports the native ecology and habitats (for wildlife not people)

Question 20

Define GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

Answer 20

Soil and vegetation based approach to wet weather management

Question 21

Define SITE MASTER PLAN

Answer 21

Overall design or development concept for the project and associated buildings and sites

Question 22

Define PILOT CREDIT LIBRARY

Answer 22

Innovative credits that haven’t been through the complete drafting and balloting process

Question 23

Define BLOWDOWN

Answer 23

Act of replacing contaminated water in a cooling tower with new, clean water.

Question 24

Define XERISCAPING

Answer 24

Landscape practice of not using or reducing the need for irrigation

Question 25

Define CYCLES OF CONCENTRATION

Answer 25

Calculated ratio of concentration of dissolved solids in the blowdown water compared to the make-up water.

Question 26

Define POTABLE WATER

Answer 26

Water that is fit or suitable for drinking

Question 27

Define PROCESS WATER

Answer 27

Water that is used for a variety of manufacturing processes, including: boiler make-up water; cooling tower make-up water; coating and plating; rinsing and spraying; washing and many others

Question 28

Define WASTE STREAM AUDIT

Answer 28

Process conducted over a 24-hr period that identifies the top 5 recyclable waste streams.

Question 29

Define GERRYMANDERING

Answer 29

Manipulating boundaries to one’s benefit