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Section 1: Overview Flashcards

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1
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What are the two approaches to certifying multiple buildings under the Campus Program?

A
  • Group Approach

- Campus Approach

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Buildings that are substantially similar and are in a single location to certify as one project that shares a single certification should pursue which approach to certifying multiple buildings?

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Group Approach

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Buildings that share a single location and site attributes to achieve separate LEED certification for each project, building space, or group on the master site should pursue which approach to certifying multiple buildings?

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Campus Approach

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Identifying existing policies, practices, equipment, contracts, and budgets can set what?

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A baseline for improvement

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What should you do after setting a baseline?

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List the areas that may require significant change, moderate change, and low- or no-cost change in operating practices

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Name three types of environmental goals

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  • Energy signature
  • Energy benchmarks
  • Site analysis
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What is an energy signature?

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An analysis of measured energy use in relation to seasonal fluctuations in temperature

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What are energy benchmarks?

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Comparing the building’s energy use against recognized standards

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What is site analysis?

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A detailed site analysis identifies specific conditions—topography, wind patterns, solar availability and shading, water bodies, view corridors—that may guide decisions on rainwater runoff mitigation, landscape water reduction strategies, onsite renewable energy, and other capital investments.

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Name four types of organisational goals?

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  • Corporate social responsibility report
  • Organizational annual metrics
  • Human resources policies
  • Shareholders’ or stakeholders’ concerns
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The time when building infrastructure is assessed, policies are drafted, and programs and processes are put in place to enable ongoing performance measurement is known as what?

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The establishment period

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The continuous implementation of the strategies set during the establishment period is known was what?

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The performance period

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Establishment requirements fall into what two categories of credits?

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  • Building components and site infrastructure

- Policies and plans

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What are building components and site infrastructure?

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Characteristics and systems of the building

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Policies and plans are statements that what?

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Set goals and outline the implementation of operational management strategies

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Performance requirements typically fall into what two categories of credits?

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  • Discrete actions

- Ongoing tracking

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A gap during the performance period cannot be longer than what duration?

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One week

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The most recent period of operations preceding the certification application is known as what?

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The initial performance period

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What is the shortest duration the initial performance period can be?

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Three months

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What is the longest duration the initial performance period can be?

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No more than 24 months, except as noted in the credit requirements

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All performance periods must overlap and conclude within how many days of each other?

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30

22
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To ensure that certification is awarded based on current building performance data, applications must be submitted for review within how many calendar days of the end of the performance periods?

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60

23
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Projects pursuing recertification are required to submit only for what documents?

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Performance documentation

24
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Only when would establishment documentation be submitted when pursuing recertification?

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There have been major changes (e.g., major renovations, major addition, management turnover) that prompt review

25
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When calculating occupancy, LEED assumes what occupancy rate for a hotel?

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60%

26
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When calculating occupancy for hotels, LEED assumes how many people per occupied room?

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1.5

27
Q

If it is not possible to gather the necessary tenant data for a particular credit, how much space of the building can be excluded?

A

10%

28
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Fro EQ Credit Occupant Comfort Survey, what percentage of occupants need to be surveyed?

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30%

29
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What kind of properties can have more than one physically distinct structure in a single LEED project certification application without having to use the Campus Program?

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  • Primary and secondary school projects
  • Hospitals (general medical and surgical)
  • Hotels, resorts, and resort properties
30
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What credit exists for Location and Transportation under O+M?

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Alternative Transportation

31
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What is the prerequisite for Sustainable Sites under O+M?

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Site Management Policy

32
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What are the seven credits that exist under Sustainable Sites?

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  • Site Development–Protect or Restore Habitat
  • Rainwater Management
  • Heat Island Reduction
  • Light Pollution Reduction
  • Site Management
  • Site Improvement Plan
  • Joint Use of Facilities
33
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What are the two prerequisites under Water Efficiency?

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  • Indoor Water Use Reduction

- Building-Level Water Metering

34
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What four credits sit under Water Efficiency?

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  • Outdoor Water Use Reduction
  • Indoor Water Use Reduction
  • Cooling Tower Water Use
  • Water Metering
35
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What four prerequisites sit under Energy and Atmosphere?

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  • Energy Efficiency Best Management Practices
  • Minimum Energy Performance
  • Building Level Energy Metering
  • Fundamental Refrigerant Management
36
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What are the eight credits that sit under Energy and Atmosphere?

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  • Existing Building Commissioning–Analysis
  • Existing Building Commissioning–Implementation
  • Ongoing Commissioning
  • Optimize Energy Performance
  • Advanced Energy Metering
  • Demand Response
  • Renewable Energy and Carbon Offsets
  • Enhanced Refrigerant Management
37
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What two prerequisites sit under Materials and Resources?

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  • Ongoing Purchasing and Waste Policy

- Facility Maintenance and Renovation Policy

38
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What are the five credits that sit under Materials and Resources?

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  • Purchasing - Ongoing
  • Purchasing - Lamps
  • Purchasing - Facility Management and Renovation
  • Solid Waste Management - Ongoing
  • Solid Waste Management - Facility Maintenance and Renovation
39
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What three prerequisites sit under Indoor Environmental Quality?

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  • Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance
  • Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control
  • Green Cleaning Policy
40
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What are the ten credits that sit under Indoor Environmental Quality?

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  • Indoor Air Quality Management Program
  • Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies
  • Thermal Comfort
  • Interior Lighting
  • Daylight and Quality Views
  • Green Cleaning–Custodial Effectiveness Assessment
  • Green Cleaning–Products and Materials
  • Green Cleaning–Equipment
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • Occupant Comfort Survey
41
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The Sustainable Sites, Joint Use of Facilities credit is only available for what kinds of buildings?

A
  • Schools

- Data centres

42
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What are the six variants of the LEED O+M rating system?

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  • LEED O+M: Existing Buildings
  • LEED O+M: Retail
  • LEED O+M: Schools
  • LEED O+M: Hospitality
  • LEED O+M: Data Centers
  • LEED O+M: Warehouses and Distribution Centers
43
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What is the minimum percentage of the gross floor area of a LEED project building or space that needs to be appropriate in order to be registered under that LEED rating system?

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40%

44
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What happens if an appropriate rating system falls between 40% and 60% of the gross floor area?

A

Project teams must independently assess their situation and decide which rating system is most applicable

45
Q

An analysis of measured energy use in relation to seasonal fluctuations in temperature is known as what?

A

Energy signature

46
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How many points are available under the Sustainable Sites category?

A

10

47
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How many points are available under the Water Efficiency category?

A

12

48
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How many points are available under the Energy and Atmosphere category?

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38

49
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How many points are available under the Materials and Resources category?

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8

50
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How many points are available under the Indoor Environmental Quality category?

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17

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