LEED Basics 2 Flashcards
What are the three characteristics of USGBC’s programs?
- Member-driven
- Committee-based
- Consensus-focused
List the two documents that need to be reviewed by the Commissioning Authority (CxA) for clarity and completeness.
- Basis of Design
- Owners Project Requirements
Define credit interpretation rulings (CIRs) as it applies to LEED.
Credit interpretation rulings (CIRs) set precedents for the interpretation of LEED credits as it relates to specific strategies and applications.
___________________ set precedents for the interpretation of LEED credits as it relates to specific strategies and applications.
Credit interpretation rulings (CIRs)
The minimum floor area requirement for New Construction, Core and Shell, Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance projects is ________.
1, 000 square feet
Define the LEED Reference Guide.
The LEED Reference guide directs the activities of the design group, starting from the pre-design stage through all the successive stages.
The _______________ directs the activities of the design group, starting from the pre-design stage through all the successive stages.
LEED Reference guide
List the three objectives of the LEED minimum program requirements.
• Protect the integrity of the LEED program. • Reduce certification process challenges. • Give clear guidance to customers.
The following are objects of the LEED _________________________. • Protect the integrity of the LEED program. • Reduce certification process challenges. • Give clear guidance to customers.
Minimum Program Requirements
The approach that ensures the effective implementation of sustainable design strategies is called _____________.
whole-building approach
As it applies to LEED, define the whole-building approach.
The whole-building approach is the approach that ensures the effective implementation of sustainable design strategies.
Define prerequisite as it applies to LEED rating systems.
A prerequisite is a mandatory project characteristic, measurement, quality, value, or function as identified within the LEED rating system.
A ___________________ is a mandatory project characteristic, measurement, quality, value, or function as identified within the LEED rating system.
prerequisite
Define a LEED Green Rater.
A Green Rater is an individual who works for a LEED for Homes Provider and performs on-site inspections and testing for the LEED for Homes Rating System.
A ______________ is an individual who works for a LEED for Homes Provider and performs on-site inspections and testing for the LEED for Homes Rating System.
Green Rater
List examples of rating systems that will award a project one or more points for already being LEED-certified in another rating system.
• LEED for Homes • LEED for Commercial Interiors • LEED for Operations and Maintenance
List the three components of the USGBC triple bottom line.
• Social responsibility • Environmental stewardship • Economic prosperity
The basis for LEED certification fees is _________.
the project square footage
The LEED Rating System for certification that should be pursued by a new high rise residential building is ___________.
LEED for New Construction
The minimum age for a building to participate in the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance rating system is _______.
12 months
In the LEED for Homes rating system, the credit category that does not have an associated prerequisite is ____________.
Location and Linkages
The LEED rating system that employs a three-stage review is ______________________.
LEED for Neighborhood Development Acknowledging that neighborhood development can take decades, the LEED for ND rating system employs 3 stages: • Stage 1: Review prior to permitting. • Stage 2: Certification of approved plan. • Stage 3: Review of completed neighborhood.
The minimum score required to pass the LEED Green Associate exam is ______.
170
A LEED project is completed with a total of 70 points acquired. The level of certification reached by the project is _________.
Gold
