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LEED General Flashcards

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What are knowledge domains?

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Content areas of the exam that reflects the rating system credit categories, and what an exam candidate needs to know, including concepts such as the LEED process, integrative strategies, LEED credit categories, and project surrounding and public outreach. (Knowledge of LEED)

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What are task domains?

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Content areas of the exam that reflect the tasks necessary to perform LEED safely and effectively, including concepts such as LEED project and team coordination, LEED certification process, analyses required for LEED credits, and advocacy and education for adoption for LEED rating system (Tasks of LEED)

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What are the LEED rating systems?

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LEED BD+C: building design and construction
LEED ID+C: Interior design and construction
LEED O+M: Operations and maintenance
LEED ND: neighborhood development
LEED Homes: home design and construction

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What does LEED stand for?

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Leadership in energy and environmental design

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What is biogas?

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an alternative fuel made from decomposing organic matter

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What is lean process improvement?

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the principle of continuously improving any process through the elimination of waste in every stem of manufacturing

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What are VOCs? What does it stand for?

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Volatile organic compounds: harmful organic chemical compounds that evaporate under normal temperature and pressure conditions and are released by synthetic materials such as flooring, wall-coverings, furniture, and paints, adhesives and sealants (off-gassing)

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What is cradle to cradle?

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closed system: continuous loop of reuse that eliminates waste, materials are sustainable

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What is cradle to grave?

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open system: linear consumption-to-waste process, materials are not sustainable

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What is the integrative process?

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a design process in which multidisciplinary teams collaborate to meet sustainable design objective form the inception of a project to its completion

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What is the iterative process?

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a process used in design that involves conducting research, sharing data, receiving feedback, and refining the design repeatedly until all of a projects sustainable goals are met

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What is a negative feedback loop?

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a section of a system in which the system self-corrects and stays within a particular set of parameters (good)

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What is a positive feedback loop?

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a section of a system in which the output of the system is applied to the input, resulting in constant increases (bad)

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What is the prius effect?

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the effect of changed behavior as a result of making information about a subject more visible and available

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What is a regenerative building?

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a closed system that uses only as much water and energy as it can produce

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How much energy do buildings account for?

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approximately 40% of total energy use today

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What are the impact categories?

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The environmental issues that LEED projects aim to address listed bellow:
Reverse contribution to global climate change
Enhance individual human health and well-being
Protect and restore water resources
Protect, enhance, and restore biodiversity and ecosystem services
Promote sustainable and regenerative material resource cycles
Build a greener economy
Enhance social equity, environmental justice, community health, and quality of life

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Do green building cost more? Why? Percentage?

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Green buildings do not cost more because of their added value of payback and life-cycle costs: green buildings on average cost 2% more

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Who is the agent?

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person (or entity) who is granted actual authority by the owner to register the project and accept the certification agreement

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What are the certification levels? Points? Out of how many?

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certified 40-49, silver 50-59, gold 60-79, platinum 80+

total point 110

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What is the checklist?

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a single-page list containing the name of the rating system adaptation and a series of categories that pertain to the site, transpiration, water, energy, materials, indoor air, and innovation of the project

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What are CIRs? What does it stand for? How much? How much do appeals cost?

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Credit interpretation request: a fee based inquiry to the USGBC as to how to implement a strategy for a certain prerequisite or credit ($220)
appeals: $500

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What is the GBCI? What does it stand for?

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Green building certification institute: a third party organization that provides independent oversight of professional credentialing and project certification programs related to green building

24
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What is a LEED Fellow?

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the most prestigious LEED designation that recognizes LEED AP’s who have demonstrated exceptional achievement in technical knowledge and skill, leadership, advocacy, commitment and service, and teaching, mentoring, or research

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What is the pilot credit library?

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a database of credits that are being tested for future versions of LEED rating systems

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Who is the project administrator?

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person who play a key quality role by checking that the LEED submission is complete and accurate before submitting the project to GBCI for review and by accepting the review results once the review is complete

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What is synergy?

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the interrelationship between credit categories, systems, and components that can be realized through the integrative process to achieve high levels of building performance, human performance, and environmental benefits

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What is TAG? What does it stand for?

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Technical advisory group: a committee formed by members of the USGBC to make consensus-based decisions and to recommend technical solutions to rating system development and maintenance issues, based on expertise

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What is USGBC? What does it stand for?

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US green building council: a non-profit organization made up of member organizations, chapters, and credentialed professionals that was formed to promote sustainability within the built environment and has been releasing versions of the LEED rating system since 2000

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What are the credit categories?

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Location and transportation
Sustainable sites
Water efficiency
Energy and atmosphere
Materials and resources
Indoor environmental quality
Innovation
Regional Priority
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What are MPRs? What does it stand for? What are they?

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Minimum program requirements: the requirements a building must meet before it can consider LEED certification
Must be in a permanent location on existing land
Must use reasonable LEED boundaries
Must comply with project size requirements

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What is the LEED certification process?

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Rating system selection
Project registration
Credit Submittals
Project review
Project certification
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How often does LEED O+M recertification need to take place?

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Minimum of every five years or a maximum of once a year

34
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What certifications can a person get?

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LEED Green Associate
LEED AP (with specialty credentials in rating systems)
LEED Fellow

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LEED certification fees are based on?

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membership and square footage

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What are green raters?

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provide on-site verification services for LEED Homes projects, assemble and submit the project submittals for certification review, and are involved in the project from the design phase to the final certification

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What is USGBCs mission?

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to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy , and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life

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What are the phases of the integrative process?

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discovery, design & construction, operations

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What categories is LEED ND organized around?

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Smart location and linkage
Neighborhood pattern and design
Green infrastructure and buildings

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