USGBC LEED/Core Concepts
This international treaty was signed in 1987 and designed to protect the ozone layer.
What is the “Montreal Protocol”?
This label on flush and flow fixtures is required as part of the indoor water use reduction prerequisite.
What is "WaterSense"?
Appliances such as refrigerators, clothes washers, laptops, and others earn this type of certification by undergoing a process of inspections, testing, and verification to meet strict requirements set by the EPA.
What is Energy Star Certification?
Using low emitting materials like paint, adhesives/sealants, flooring, insulation, furniture, composite wood can improve this
What is Indoor Air Quality?
This temperature is optimal for office work performance
What is 71 degrees?
This framework looks at environmental, social, and economic impacts. It also uses a stakeholder approach vs a shareholder approach.
What is the "Triple Bottom Line"?
This designation is used to calculate the number of occupants in a building with associated average daily water fixture use.
What is “Full Time Equivalent”?
This strategy to utilize renewable energy comes with more restrictions and cost.
What is install onsite renewable energy systems?
(solar, wind. biomass, geothermal, hydropower)
There are 2 Indoor Environmental Quality prerequisites. Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance is one. This is the other
What is Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control?
Access to personal controls for heating/cooling and building automation are strategies to improve this
What is occupant comfort?
This design process has all teams collaborate from the start of the sustainable design process until project completion.
What is an "Integrative Process"?
Wastewater that has been treated and purified for non-potable uses.
What is "Reclaimed water"?
Lowering a building's footprint and incorporating passive design helps reduce this
What is energy demand?
62.1 2010 (Ventilation) and 55 2010 (Thermal comfort) are the values for this type of standard required for IEQ credits
What is ASHRAE?
This Innovation credit rewards installing a system for rainwater capture and reusing it for non-potable applications, reducing potable water use.
What is Innovation: Rainwater Harvesting?
This type of feedback loop self-corrects and stays within a particular set of parameters.
What is a “Negative Feedback Loop”?
This device is used to monitor water leaks and measure usage.
What is a “submeter”?
This prerequisite ensures that new buildings are designed and built to meet a certain level of energy performance, using standards set by ASHRAE.
What is "Minimum Energy Performance"?
This declaration provides information on the environmental impact of a product based on a Life Cycle Assessment
What is an Environmental Product Declaration(EPD)?
At least one principal participant of the project team must be this with a specialty appropriate for the project in order to earn a credit of the same name.
What is a LEED Accredited Professional?
Cradle to grave or a linear consumption to waste process is this kind of system
What is an open system?
This landscape design practice reduces or eliminates the need for supplemental water from irrigation.
What is "xeriscaping"?
This is the goal regarding the use/regulation of refrigerants in LEED
What is to eliminate the use of CFC's entirely?
Extra credit can be earned for products and materials extracted, manufactured, and purchased within 100 miles of a project site through this factor.
What is the Location Valuation Factor?
This credit can be earned by implementing a comprehensive education program about the green aspects of the project, including tours and educational signage.
What is "Innovation: Green Building Education"?