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100
Otherwise known as the four "R"s. It is a way of life to conserve our resources.
What is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reject?
100
The phase of a buildings Life Cycle with the most impact on the environment.
What is the operation and maintenance?
100
Abbreviated by LEED.
What is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design?
100
A white roof or light colored pavement have a high rating of this.
What is High-Albedo?
100
Abbreviated by USGBC.
What is United States Green Building Council?
200
The average American generates this weight in garbage per day of which 75% could be recycled but only 20% is typically recycled.
What is 4.5 lbs?
200
The design process emphasized in green building practices.
What is integrative design?
200
The highest level of achievement a project can obtain.
What is LEED Platinum?
200
Rainwater runs state though this kind of pavement.
What is permeable pavement?
200
The promotion of the high performance building and to move the standard building practices towards the green building practices.
What is the over all goal of USGBC?
300
This practice considers the entire life of a building to produce the lowest overall cost of ownership.
What is sustainable design?
300
The best practice that is obtained by providing bike racks, priority parking for fuel efficient vehicles, or building near public transportation.
What is site selection and urbanizing?
300
A person who has distinguished themselves at the lowest level of LEED professionals.
What is a LEED Green Associate?
300
Products that are turned into new products that can never be returned to their original use.
What is downcycling?
300
The largest contribution to the green construction practices by the USGBC.
What is the LEED rating system?
400
The usefulness of a product, system, or building over the existence of the product, system, or building.
What is a "life cycle"?
400
By building with the window wall facing south and installing solar louvers a building follows this best practice.
What is building orientation?
400
There are five of these.
What is a LEED AP specialty?
400
These are the two main sources for recyclable material.
What is post-industrial and post-consumer?
400
The USGBC's triple bottom line that establishes metrics and rating systems to measure and recognize building projects.
What is "people, planet, profit"?
500
The badge found on products of superior efficiency representing the top 25% of the products in their class.
What is the Energy Star?
500
Rainwater harvesting and gray-water diversion and reuse are defined as these.
What are alternative water sources?
500
The five main credit opportunities for LEED accreditation points.
What are Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, and Indoor Environmental Quality?
500
The average time for a LED light bulb to cover its cost.
What is three years of average lighting usage?
500
The USGBC currently has this number of chapters nation wide.
What is 77?