LEED Green Associate – Flashcards
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Percentages of savings of green buildings
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26% energy use reduction 33% lower CO2 emissions 13% reduction in maintenance costs
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Components of triple bottom line
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Environmental, economic, and health and community
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Positive feedback loop
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Perpetual and ongoing. Ex urban sprawl and population growth
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Negative feedback loop
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A self correcting system that stabilizes itself. Ex. thermostat
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Prius Effect
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Making information not only available, but convenient. If users are given real-time information, they tend to react and respond to the feedback loop.
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Leverage Points
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Places where a small intervention can yield large changes
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Lifecycle Cost
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Cost of a product in its life time. Includes purchase price, fuel, installation, operation, maintanence, disposal, finance charges, and replacement costs
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Facility Manager
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Aka building engineer. Responsible for maintaining a building and its site during operations
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Commissioning Authority (CxA)
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Responsible for the commissioning process, including drawing review during design and equipment installation and performance review during construction
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Owner
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Defines the triple bottom line goals and selects the team members for a project. Can be a developer and does not have to be the end user.
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Three stages of the integrative process
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Discovery Design and construction Occupancy, operations, and performance feedback
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Integrative Project Delivery (IPD)
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Contracts that bring a team together during the integrative process, as opposed to the traditional design-bid-build approach.
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7 evaluation strategy steps for existing buildings
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Set goals Benchmark performance Identify improvement opportunities Prioritize and align improvement opportunities with project goals Implement the program Measure performance and undergo third-party verification Set revised or new goals
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TAG's
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Technical Advisory Groups. LEED Steering Committee's that help develop USGBC Rating Systems
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Responsibility of GBCI
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Responsible for rating system development
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Responsibility of USGBC
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Responsible for credentials process
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LEED For Building Design and Construction covers:
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New Construction and Major Renovation, Schools, Healthcare Facilities, Core and Shell, New Retail Construction, Data Centers, Warehouse and Distribution Centres, Hospitality
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Amount of floor to be complete for BD+C certification
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60% of gross floor area
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LEED For Homes covers:
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LEED For Homes: Homes and Multifamily Lowrise, LEED For Homes: Multifamily Midrise
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LEED For Interior Design and Construction (ID+C) Covers:
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LEED for Commercial Interiors
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LEED For Building Operations and Maintenance (O+M) Covers:
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LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance
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LEED for Neighbourhood Development (ND) Covers:
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LEED for Neighbourhood Development: Plan, LEED for Neighbourhood Development: Built Project
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Differences between credits and prerequisites
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Credits are optional components that earn points, while prerequisites are mandatory, are not worth any points, and address minimum performance features. Not all categories contain prerequisites, but all categories have credits.
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Certification levels and points required
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Certified: 40-49 points Silver: 50-59 points Gold: 60-79 points Platinum: 80+ points
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Five differences of LEED for Existing Buildings: O&M
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Exterior Site Maintenance Programs Purchasing policies for environmentally preferred service and products Cleaning programs and policies Waste stream Ongoing indoor environmental quality
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Three types of boundaries associated with LEED projects
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Building footprint line LEED boundary line Property boundary line
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LPE
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Licensed Professional Exemption
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Details of a CIR (Credit Interpretation Ruling)
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Applicable to only one project Not published Three to four week turnaround time Revised by GBCI Initial fee
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Three factors a projects certification fees are based on
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Rating system the project is seeking certification in Projects square footage If project was registered under a corporate membership account with USGBC
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Performance period
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A continuous period of time in which a building or facilities performance is measured
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Three types of boundaries associated with LEED projects
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Building footprint line LEED boundary line Property boundary line
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LPE
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Licensed Professional Exemption
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Details of CIR (Credit Interpretation Rulings)
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Applicable to only one project Not published Three to four week turnaround time Reviewed by GBCI Initial fee
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Three factors a projects certification are based on
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Rating system the project is seeking certification with Projects square footage If project was registered under a corporate membership account USGBC
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Three factors to address within the LT Category
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Location Transportation Neighbourhood pattern and design
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Three factors of location
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Natural context - Mother Nature Infrastructural context - utilities and roadway access Social context - historic value of site, local regulations including zoning, and connection to the community
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Floor-to-area ratio
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The proportion of total floor area of a building to the total land area the building can occupy
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Six strategies to address when selecting a site
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Increase density Choose redevelopment Locate near existing infrastructure Protect habitat Increase diversity of uses Encourage multiple modes of transportation
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Brownfield
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Real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant
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Four impacts of transportation
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Land use - length and frequency of trips Vehicle technology - quantity and types of energy and support systems needed to move people and goods to and from the site Fuel - environmental impact of vehicle operation Human behaviour - a daily transportation decision combining the listed impacts
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Three strategies to address transportation during design and planning
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Choose a site adjacent to mass transit Limit parking capacity Encourage bicycling
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Four strategies to address transportation during operations and maintenance
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Encourage carpooling Encourage or provide alternative fuel vehicles Incentivize building users/employees Support alternative transportation
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Pedestrian infrastructure includes
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Sidewalks, crosswalks, all weather surface footpaths or equivalent pedestrian facilities
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Bicycle infrastructure includes
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On-street bike lanes, off-street bike paths and trails, and streets with low vehicle speed limits
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8 strategies to address sustainable neighbourhood pattern and design
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Design walkable streets Include pedestrian amenities Use compact development strategies Promote connectivity Provide diverse land uses Create a diverse community Support access to sustainable food Ensure that all residents have easy access to grocery stores
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Three factors to address within the sustainable site category
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Site design and management Rainwater management Heat island effect
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Native Plants
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Native vegetation that occurs naturally
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Adaptive Plants
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Not natural but can adapt to their new surroundings
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Potable Water
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Drinking water supplied by municipalities or wells
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Imperviousness
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Surfaces that do not allow water to pass through them
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Perviousness
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Surfaces that allow water to percolate or penetrate through them
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Storm water runoff
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Rainwater that leaves a project site flowing along parking lots and roadways, traveling to sewer systems and water bodies
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Building/development footprint
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The amount of land the building structure occupies not including landscape and hardscape surfaces such as parking lots, driveways, and walkways
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5 site design strategies
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Preserve open space and sensitive areas Minimize hardscape Use native landscaping Prevent light pollution Protect and restore habitat
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3 strategies to address for site maintenance and operations
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Develop a sustainable management plan Implement conservation programs Maintain site lighting to prevent light pollution
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3 design strategies to address rainwater management
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Minimize impervious areas Control rainwater Incorporate rainwater management into site design
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2 operations and maintenance strategies to address rainwater management
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Redirect rainwater Harvest rainwater
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Heat island effect
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A city or metropolitan area that is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas due to human activities
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Solar Reflective Index (SRI)
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A measure of the solar reflect since and emissive to of materials that can be used as an indicator of how hot they are likely to become when solar radiation is incident on their surface. The lower the SRI, the hotter a material is likely to become in the sunshine
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Evapotranspiration
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An important strategy for projects in arid climates. The return of water to the atmosphere after evaporating from plants' leaves
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3 strategies to reduce the heat island effect
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Use reflective roof materials Reduce the area of paved surfaces exposed to sunlight Plan an urban forest or a green roof
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2 types of water use in the water efficiency category
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Indoor water use Outdoor water use
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Standard for WE prerequisites and credits
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Energy Policy Act of 1992. Project teams are encouraged to select EPA WaterSense and Energy Star products
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Baseline versus design
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The amount of water a conventional project would use compared to the design case
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Flush fixtures
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Toilets and urinals. Measured in gallons per flush (gpf)
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Flow fixtures
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Sink faucets, shower heads, aerators. Measures in gallons per minute (gpm)
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Process water uses
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Industrial purposes such as chillers, cooling towers, boilers, and uses for business operations including washing machines, dish washers, and ice makers
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Three strategies for indoor water use
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Install efficient plumbing fixtures Use non-potable water Install sub meters
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Graywater
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Wastewater from showers, bathtubs, lavatories, and washing machines. This water has not come into contact with toilet waste according to the International Plumbing Code (IPC)
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HVAC;R
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Heating, Venting, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
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Baseline standard for energy performance
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ASHRAE 90.1-2010
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3 uses of regulated energy
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Lighting HVAC Service water for domestic and space heating purposes
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Uses of process energy
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Computers, office equipment, kitchen refrigeration and cooking, washing and drying machines, elevators and escalators
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Refrigerants should be valued based on:
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ODP - Ozone Depletion Potential GWP- Global Warming Potential
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4 components of EA category
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Energy demand Energy efficiency Renewable energy Ongoing energy performance
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Energy standard aside from ASHRAE 90.1-2014
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California's Title 24
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4 strategies to address energy demand
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Establish design and energy goals Size the building appropriately Use free energy Insulate
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Units of measurement for energy (electricity, natural gas, liquid fuel)
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Electricity - kilowatts per hour Natural Gas - therms Liquid fuel - gallons
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6 strategies to use energy more efficiently
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Address the envelope Install high performance mechanical systems Use high efficient infrastructure and traffic signals Capture efficiencies of scale Use energy simulation Monitor and verify performance
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6 types of qualifying renewable energy sources
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Solar Wind Wave Biomass Geothermal power Low-impact hydropower
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2 strategies to incorporate renewable energy
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Generate on-site renewable energy Purchase green power or renewable energy credits
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What is REC
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Renewable Energy Credits
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4 ways to ensure optimal performance of a LEED certified project
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Adhere to the OPR Provide staff training Conduct preventative maintenance Create incentives for occupants and tenants
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Benefits of a CxA
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Minimize or eliminate design flaws Avoid construction defects Avoid equipment malfunctions Ensure preventative maintenance is implemented during operations
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3 components to address within the MR category
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Conservation of materials Environmentally, socially, and locally preferable materials Waste management and reduction
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5 strategies to conserve materials throughout a projects lifecycle
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Reside existing buildings and salvaged materials Plan for smaller, more compact communities Design smaller, more flexible homes and buildings Use efficient framing techniques Promote source reduction in operations
