LEED past I

Question 1

it is recommended that you read through Parts
I and II of this exam prep book within

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six weeks

Question 2

LEED is the acronym for

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Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design

Question 3

USGBC created the LEED Green Building
Rating System™ back in the

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1990s

Question 4

USGBC is the acronym for

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The U.S. Green Building Council

Question 5

It is not only important to
refer to LEED correctly, but also
to the projects and professionals
involved Remember buildings
are

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certified

Question 6

It is not only important to
refer to LEED correctly, but also
to the projects and professionals
involved and people are

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accredited

Question 7

Additionally, LEED certification
is meant for projects and buildings,
not

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products

Question 8

Triple bottom criteria is

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social, economic, and environmental

Question 9

U.S EP is the acronym for

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Question 10

According to the Green Building and LEED Core Concepts
Guide, buildings account for ______percent of energy use

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24 to 50 percent

Question 11

According to the Green Building and LEED Core Concepts
Guide, buildings account for______ percent of electricity consumption

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72 percent

Question 12

According to the Green Building and LEED Core Concepts
Guide, buildings account for______ percent of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions

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38 percent

Question 13

According to the Green Building and LEED Core Concepts
Guide, buildings account for______ percent of potable water consumption

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14 percent

Question 14

According to the Green Building and LEED Core Concepts
Guide, buildings account for______ percent of waste output

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30

Question 15

According to the Green Building and LEED Core Concepts
Guide, buildings account for______ percent raw materials use

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40

Question 16

IGCC stands for

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International Green
Construction Code

Question 17

When looking at the statistics for green buildings, including LEED‐certified
buildings, the General Services Administration (GSA) indicates that these projects have been able to achieve the following ______ energy use reduction

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26 percent

Question 18

When looking at the statistics for green buildings, including LEED‐certified
buildings, the General Services Administration (GSA) indicates that these projects have been able to achieve _______lower CO2 emissions

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33

Question 19

When looking at the statistics for green buildings, including LEED‐certified
buildings, the General Services Administration (GSA) indicates that these projects have been able to achieve ______percent reduction in maintenance costs

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13

Question 20

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports Americans “spend, on average _____________percent or more
of their time indoors.

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90 percent

Question 21

Green buildings have resulted in ______percent higher
levels of satisfaction

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27 percent

Question 22

The values of green buildings /triple bottom line, are summarized in three components

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environmental, economic, and health and community

Question 23

Systems include

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materials, resources, energy, people, and information, as
well as the complex interactions and flows between these elements across space
and through time.

Question 24

two types of feedback loops?

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negative and positive

Question 25

If users are given real‐time information, they tend to react and respond to the feedback loop, this is called

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the Prius effect

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Example of negative feedback loop

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thermostat since the mechanical system is enabled to self‐correct and, in turn, stabilize itself

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Positive feedback loops are

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perpetual and ongoing

Question 28

what are leverage points

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places where a small intervention can yield large changes