LEED Green Associate flashcards
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- LEED certification levels
- Certified 40–49, Silver 50–59, Gold 60–79, and Platinum 80–110 points for LEED v4 Building Design and Construction.
- Prerequisite
- A mandatory requirement in a LEED rating system; no points are awarded, but every prerequisite must be achieved to certify a project.
- LEED rating system families
- Five LEED rating system families: Building Design and Construction, Interior Design and Construction, Operations and Maintenance, Neighborhood Development, and Homes.
- Regional Priority credits
- Up to 4 bonus points in LEED v4 for credits that address geographically specific environmental priorities identified by local LEED chapters and USGBC.
- Integrative process credit
- Earns 1 point in BD+C by analyzing energy and water systems before schematic design and holding an early design charrette.
- Charrette
- A collaborative workshop held early in pre-design that brings the owner, design team, consultants, and community together to set sustainability goals.
- Triple bottom line
- A decision framework evaluating social, environmental, and economic outcomes together rather than financial return alone.
- Life-cycle cost analysis
- Compares first cost plus operating, maintenance, replacement, and disposal costs over a building's life to identify the lowest total cost.
- Access to quality transit
- LT credit awarded when a project is near bus, rail, or ferry stops with frequent service, reducing private vehicle trips and emissions.
- Bicycle facilities
- LT credit for providing short-term bike parking and long-term secure bicycle storage plus showers and changing rooms for occupants.
- Reduced parking footprint
- LT credit for limiting parking capacity and locating parking underground or in structured garages to reduce impervious area.
- Sensitive land protection
- LT credit for avoiding development on prime farmland, floodplains, wetlands, habitat, or public parkland.
- Construction Activity Pollution Prevention
- SS prerequisite requiring an erosion and sedimentation control plan to limit air and water pollution during construction.
- Heat island reduction
- SS credit using cool roofs, reflective paving, shade trees, or vegetated surfaces to reduce temperature differences between developed and undeveloped areas.
- Rainwater management
- SS credit using green infrastructure such as bioswales, rain gardens, and permeable pavement to manage runoff volume and quality.
- Outdoor water use reduction
- WE prerequisite requiring at least 30% reduction below baseline irrigation demand; the credit awards additional points for reductions up to 50%.
- Indoor water use reduction
- WE prerequisite requiring at least 20% reduction below baseline fixture and fitting water use; the credit awards additional points for reductions up to 50%.
- Cooling tower water use
- WE credit reducing potable water consumption for cooling towers through higher cycles of concentration or use of alternate water sources.
- Fundamental commissioning
- EA prerequisite requiring commissioning of building energy systems by an independent commissioning authority to verify design and operational performance.
- Minimum energy performance
- EA prerequisite requiring a building to demonstrate a minimum percentage energy cost improvement over the ASHRAE 90.1-2010 baseline.
- Optimize energy performance
- EA credit worth up to 18 points in LEED v4 BD+C for increasing energy efficiency beyond the prerequisite by percentage improvement over baseline.
- Green power and carbon offsets
- EA credit for purchasing renewable energy certificates, green power, or carbon offsets equivalent to a share of building energy use over at least two years.
- Storage and collection of recyclables
- MR prerequisite requiring dedicated space for recycling paper, cardboard, glass, plastics, and metals that is accessible to occupants.
- Construction and demolition waste management planning
- MR prerequisite requiring a waste management plan identifying materials to be diverted and pathways for reuse or recycling during construction and demolition.
- Environmental Product Declaration
- A third-party verified report communicating a product's life-cycle environmental impacts; it contributes to the Building Product Disclosure and Optimization credit.
- Minimum IAQ performance
- EQ prerequisite requiring compliance with ASHRAE 62.1-2010 ventilation and outdoor air quality requirements for all occupied spaces.
- Environmental tobacco smoke control
- EQ prerequisite prohibiting smoking inside the building and within 25 feet of entries, operable windows, and air intakes.
- Low-emitting materials
- EQ credit limiting volatile organic compounds in paints, adhesives, sealants, flooring, composite wood, and furniture.
- Daylight
- EQ credit providing access to natural light in regularly occupied spaces, demonstrated through simulation or measurement, worth up to 3 points in LEED v4 BD+C.
- Community outreach
- Engaging neighbors, local agencies, and stakeholders early in design to address project impacts such as traffic, noise, light, and views.
- Light trespass
- Light spilling beyond a project boundary onto neighboring property, addressed by shielded fixtures and reduced exterior illumination levels in the light pollution reduction credit.
- Brownfield
- A previously contaminated site whose remediation and reuse can earn High Priority Site points and reduce pressure to develop undeveloped land.