What are the requirements for What are strategies for

Diverse Uses? Construction Waste

Management?

What are the requirements for

What is the meaning of Cooling Tower Management?
Evapotranspiration?
1) Recycle: designate area for
recyclables and identify
recycler/hauler
2) Donate (i.e. Habitat for Humanity)
3) Reuse on site
Note: Diverting hazardous materials and
excavated land/soil does not count
1) Chemical management OR
2) Non-potable water resource
1) Building's main entrance should be
within 1/2 mile walking distance of 4
or more existing and publically
available diverse uses
Evapotranspiration is the loss of
water by evaporation from soil and
transpiration from plants
 What are the standards What are the requirements
referenced in IEQ Credit for Indoor Air Quality
Enhanced Indoor Air Assessment?
Quality Strategies?

What are the standards

referenced in the Low What are the requirements
Emitting Materials credit, for Rainwater Management?
and what do they refer to?
 1) Flush Out: 14,000 cubic feet of
air per square foot before
occupancy, or 3,500 before and
14,000 after occupancy
2) Air Testing: EPA Compendium
of Methods for Determination of
Pollutants in Indoor Air
1) Using Low Impact Development
Strategies manage on-site runoff to
95th / 98th percentile of local rainfall
and 85th percentile for zero lot line
projects
1) Mechanical Ventilation: ASHRAE
62.1
2) Natural Ventilation: a) Carbon Good
Trust Practice Guide b) CISBE
Manuals OR ASHRAE 62.1
3) ASHRAE 52.2
4) CEN Standard 779
1) SCAQMD: adhesives, sealants,
finishes, coatings, stains and sealers
2) CDPH Standard Method, Testing
3) BIFMA, Furniture
 Hard costs Soft costs

Evapotranspiration Eutrophication
Rate
Expenses that are not considered Purchase prices of hard assets that
a direct construction cost. are direct construction costs

Examples: Engineering fees, Examples: land, equipment, building

architect fees, legal fees materials

The  ecosystem’s  response  to   The amount of water lost via a

excess nitrates or phosphates specific plant (a.k.a. the amount
from fertilizers or sewage of water necessary to grow a
plant)
What are bio-based materials?
What are Commissioned
Systems?

Heat Island Effect Montreal Protocol

1) HVAC & R
2) Lighting and daylighting controls According to LEED, these are
3) Domestic hot water products meeting the Sustainable
4) Renewable energy systems Agricultural Standard

International treaty that agreed to: Absorption of heat by hardscapes

1) Phase out CFCs by 2010 such as dark, non-reflective
2) Phase out HCFCs by 2030 pavement and buildings, and its
radiation to surrounding areas
 Potable Water Process Water

What does LEED consider What  doesn’t  LEED  consider  

renewable energy? renewable energy?
 Meets  or  exceeds  EPA’s  standards  for  
Used for industrial processes
drinking water quality and is approved
and building systems, such as
for human consumption by state or
boilers, cooling towers, clothes
local authorities. It can be from wells
washers and chillers
or municipal systems.

PV, solar thermal, wind, wave/tidal,

Passive solar, treated wood,
combustion of municipal solid
waste, geo-exchange (GSHPs),
forestry waste (other than mill
residue)
low impact hydro-electric,
geothermal heat and electric, some
biofuels (agricultural crops/waste,
landfill gas, untreated wood
waste/residue)
 Non-process Emittance
(Regulated) Energy

Emissivity LEED Certification

Points Levels
Ability of a surface to shed thermal Lighting, HVAC, Service Water
radiation (between 0 and 1) Heating, Chillers, Boilers

Certified: 40-49 points

Silver: 50-59 points Ratio of radiation emitted by a
Gold: 60-79 points surface to the radiation emitted by a
Platinum: 80+ points blackbody at the same temperature
 Albedo What is SMACNA?

ASHRAE Standards Diverse Uses

 Sheet Metal Air Conditioning
Contractors National Association
(SMACNA) has standards for
maintaining indoor air quality during
construction and demolition.
Food retail like supermarkets, grocery,
community-serving retail like hardware
stores, pharmacy, services like banks,
gym, civic and community facilities like
child care, museum, commercial office
(with 100+ full time jobs may be
counted 2x)
Also known as reflectance.
Ability of a surface to reflect
sunlight (0 to 1)
ASHRAE 90.1: Energy and lighting
ASHRAE 62.1: Ventilation
ASHRAE 55: Thermal comfort
ASHRAE 52.2: MERV filtration, air
particulates
 Hydrozone Graywater

Access to Quality Transit: How Standards for Baselines

Far From Rail and Bus? for Water Use Reduction
Untreated water that has not come in
contact with toilet waste. Governed
by Uniform Plumbing Code A group of plantings with
similar water needs
Ex) Bathtubs, showers, bathroom
sinks, laundry machines but NOT
kitchen sinks or dishwashers

Rail station: within 1/2 mile walking

1) Energy Policy Act 1992
2) Uniform Plumbing Code
3) International Plumbing Code
distance
Bus station: within 1/4 mile walking
distance from 1 or more stops on 2
or more lines
Which standard regulates low- Which standard regulates
emitting wet applied interior adhesives and sealants?
paints and coatings?

Which standard regulates Which standard regulates

Composite Wood? Furniture?
SCAQMD Rule #1168 SCAQMD Rule #1113,
CARB

ANSI CARB

BIFMA
 Which standard regulates
indoor chemical and pollutant Which ASHRAE standard
control in LEED? regulates thermal comfort?

Which standard regulates What are strategies for

Measurement and Construction Activity Pollution
Verification in Tenant Design Prevention?
and Construction
Guidelines?
ASHRAE 55-2010, Thermal
Comfort Conditions for Human ASHRAE 52.5 (MERV filters),
Occupancy CEN Standard

Temporary and permanent International Performance

seeding, mulching, silt fencing, Measurement and Verification
earthen dikes, sediment traps, Protocol
sediment basins
Blackwater Process Energy Examples

Heat Island
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
 Office equipment, computers,
laundry washing and drying,
kitchen cooking and refrigeration Wastewater from toilets and urinals

Ability of a surface to reject solar heat,

on a scale of 0-100. A combination of Difference in thermal gradient between
reflectance and emittance. developed and undeveloped areas
How is a brownfield defined How is a Green Vehicle defined?
(by what standards)?

Sensitive Land Protection: What are inherently non-

Which sites should NOT be emitting materials?
developed?
1) Minimum score of a 45 on the
American Council for Energy
Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Guide
Naturally occurring materials and
products that are made from
inorganic materials (e.g., granite)
emit either very low or no VOCs
1) Local, state, or national authority
1) Prime farmland (US Code of Federal
Regulations or equivalent)
2) Floodplain: shown on flood hazard map
with 1% or greater chance of flooding
Threatened/endangered species
habitat
3) Land within 100 feet of wetlands
4) Public parkland
5) Undeveloped land within 50 feet of a
water body (Clean Water Act)
What are the requirements for What is the requirement for
Building Lifecycle Impact Surrounding Density?
Reduction?

Which standards are referenced

Light Pollution Reduction: What
in EA Prerequisite: Minimum
is the standard for lighting
Energy Performance?
density?
 Combined density of 22,000 s/f per
acre
Residential density 7DU/acre
Non-residential -0.5 FAR
1) ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2010
2) ENERGY STAR (LEED EBOM)
3) Advanced Buildings Core
Performance Guide
Option 1: Historic Building Reuse
Option 2: Renovation of abandoned or
blighted building
Option 3: Building and Material Reuse
Illuminating Engineering Society and
International Dark Sky Association
(IES/IDA) Model Lighting Ordinance
User Guide and IES TM-15-11,
Which spaces are considered as What are the requirements for
unoccupied spaces? Heat Island Reduction?

Required Recyclables for Design Considerations for

MR Prerequisite Recycling On-Site

Option2: Parking Under Cover
1) Signage to discourage contamination
2) Designate recycling area that is
appropriate size and easily
accessible
3) Security for high value materials
4) Protection from the elements
An area designed for equipment,
machinery, or storage rather than for
human activities. An equipment area
is considered unoccupied only if
retrieval of equipment is occasional.
Paper, glass, cardboard,
plastics and metals.
Also e-waste is now required in
LEED v4. Safe collection,
storage and disposal of at least
two: batteries, mercury-
containing lamps, or e-waste.
In LEED, what is the baseline for In LEED, what is the baseline
toilet (water closet) water use? for urinal water use?

In LEED, what is the baseline In LEED, what is the baseline for

for showerhead water use? faucet water use?
 1.6 gallons per flush (GPF)
1.0 gallons per flush (GPF)

2.2 gallons per minute (GPM) for

private, 0.5 gallons per minute 2.5 gallons per minute (GPM)
(GPM) for public
 Who is included in Full Time What is required for Daylight?
Equivalent (FTE) calculations?

What are the requirements for

What is required for Quality Construction Indoor Air Quality
Views? Management Plan?
Manual or automatic (with manual
override) glare-control devices for all
regularly occupied spaces calculated 1) Full-time employees
through:
2) Part-time employees
Simulation - Spatial Daylight 3) Residents
Autonomy and Annual Sunlight 4) Transient visitors
Exposure (optional)

Simulation - Illuminance Levels

Measurement - Illuminance Levels.

Meet or exceed Sheet Metal and Air

Conditioning National Contractors
Association (SMACNA) IAQ Guidelines Direct line of sight to the outdoors
for Occupied Buildings Under via vision glazing for 75% of all
Construction
regularly occupied floor area.
Protect absorptive materials from moisture
damage (mold)

Air handlers: Use MERV 8 Filters per

ASHRAE Standard 52.2
What is required to earn Bicycle What does Construction and
Facilities? Demolition Waste Management
plan exclude?

Which ASHRAE Standard Which study is referenced for

addresses ventilation? parking capacity in LEED?
 Commercial buildings:

1) Entry or bicycle storage within 200 yards of

Alternate Daily Cover (ADC), land Bicycle Network connecting diverse uses /
clearing debris rapid transit stop
2) Short term bike storage for 2.5% peak visitors
3) Long term bike storage for 5% of regular
occupants
4) 1 shower per 100 regular occupants, next
additional for every 150

Residential buildings: Bike storage for 15% of

occupants

Institute   of   Transportation   Engineers’   ASHRAE 62.1, Acceptable Indoor Air

Transportation Planning Handbook, 3rd Quality
edition
What are the ODP and GWP of What are the ODP and GWP of
CFCs? HCFCs?

What are the ODP and GWP of What are the ODP and GWP of
HFCs? Natural Refrigerants?
 Low ODP, Medium GWP High ODP, Medium-High GWP

Zero ODP, Low-Zero GWP Zero ODP, Medium-High (highest) GWP

What are the ODP and GWP of What are examples of
Natural Ventilation? natural refrigerants?

Graywater is governed by which What is the formula for enhanced

standard? refrigerant management?
Ammonia, Water, Carbon Dioxide, Zero ODP, Zero GWP
Propane, Butane, Isopentane, etc.

LCGWP + LCODP x 105 < 100

Uniform Plumbing Code
LC = life cycle
 What does LEED stand for? What  is  USGBC’s  mission?

What  is  the  “Triple  Bottom  Line”? What is district energy system?
 Leadership in Energy and
Consensus-based, voluntary,
Environmental Design
market-driven approach

A central energy conversion

plant and transmission and
distribution system that provides
thermal energy to a group of People, planet, profit
buildings and does not include
central energy systems that
provide only electricity
What is USGBC responsible for? What is GBCI responsible for?

What does USGBC stand for? What does GBCI stand for?
GBCI administers credentialing USGBC develops rating systems and
exams and building certification reference guides.

Green Building Certification Institute United States Green Building Council

Who or what can become LEED Who or what can become LEED
certified? accredited?

Who or what can become a What are the LEED credit

USGBC member? categories?
 Buildings
People

1) Integrative Process
2) Location and Transportation
3) Sustainable Sites
4) Water Efficiency
5) Energy and Atmosphere
6) Materials and Resources Firms
7) Indoor Environmental Quality
8) Innovation
9) Regional Priority
 LEED for Homes must be Who manages the work of
verified by whom? Green Raters?

Which LEED credit category Which LEED credit category has

has the least number of points? the greatest number of points?
 A Green Rater

Green Homes Certification Providers Note: This is the only rating

system that must have projects
verified.

Energy and Atmosphere Integrative Process

 How  are  credits’  points   What  are  LEED’s  Minimum  Program  
weighted in LEED? Requirements?

What is gerrymandering? What is the LEED project

boundary?
1. Must be a complete, permanent
building or space
2. Must use a reasonable site boundary
(gerrymandering* prohibited) By environmental impact
3. Must comply with size requirements
minimum floor area requirements (New
Construction must be at least 1,000 sq.
ft)

A gerrymandering example would be

the LEED project boundary excluding
Site area affected by construction,
unreasonable sections or creating
including parking and open space
unreasonable shapes just to comply
with the credits or prerequisites
What is the project boundary? What is the property boundary?

What is a VOC budget? What is a baseline for green building?


The  project’s  property  line  from   including parking and open space
the tax map
The baseline is defined by the
amount of energy or water the
building would consume if it used
conventional materials and design.
Site area affected by construction,
The LEED VOC budget is the
measurement of the total VOC
concentration  in  the  building’s  indoor  
air. A VOC budget is allowed for
Low Emitting Materials - Paints and
Coatings and Adhesives and
Sealants.
 What is a Credit Interpretation How much does a Credit
Request? Interpretation Request (CIR) cost?

How long can a Credit Interpretation

Request (CIR) be? Who may submit a CIR?
 Allows project teams to get technical
or administrative guidance from the
Technical Advisory Group (TAG), a
$220 each group of industry experts, on one
credit

Anyone on the project team with

access to LEED online 600 words
What is Integrated Project Delivery? What are the benefits of Integrated
Project Delivery?

How often must LEED EBOM Which type of LEED buildings

buildings recertify? require recertification?
 Involving all participants in the design and
Reduced construction time, cost control, construction process as early as possible
better communication and sequencing with an integrated and collaborative design
and construction process

LEED EBOM Every 5 years

 What is the LEED Scorecard? How many water closet/urinal trips
for men and women per day?

How many big flushes and small What are strategies for Outdoor
flushes do women make with dual Water Use Reduction?
flush toilet?
 The LEED Scorecard on LEED Online
Women make 3 water closet trips and 0
lists each credit that the project is
urinal trips; men make 1 water closet trip
attempting, which helps teams keep
and 2 urinal trips
track of their certification plan.

Drought tolerant species: Xeriscaping,

herbaceous perennials
Plant density
Irrigation efficiency: drip irrigation,
weather sensing systems 1 big flush and 2 small flushes per day
Non-potable water reuse: Graywater
reuse, rainwater catchment, treated non-
potable water
 What is blowdown? What fixtures are not labeled by
WaterSense?

What are the requirements for

Fundamental Refrigerant Net metering
Management?

Tankless toilets, or composting toilets
and waterless toilets, waterless
urinals, and public lavatory faucets
Selling excess energy generated by on-
site renewables back to the utility
The removal of makeup water from a
cooling tower or evaporative condenser
recirculation system to reduce
concentrations of dissolved solids
New Building: Zero use of CFC
refrigerants in HVAC&R
Existing Building: CFC phase-out prior
to project completion
Exception: If not economically feasible,
reduce to 5% CFCs or less
What are the requirements for What is cradle-to-gate
Green Power and Carbon assessment?
Offsets?

What is environmental product What is Certified Wood?

declaration (EPD)?

Analysis  of  a  product’s  partial  life   50%  or  100%  of  the  project’s  energy from
cycle, from resource extraction
(cradle) to the factory excluding use
and disposal
gate
Wood certified by the Forest
Stewardship Council (FSC). Must
have a Chain of Custody (COC)
Certificate
Engage in a contract providing at least
green power, carbon offsets, or renewable
energy certificates Green Power and
RECs need to be Green- e certified.
Ex. Renewable energy certificates
(RECs), tradeable renewable certificates
(TRCs), green tags
A statement that the item meets
the environmental requirements
of ISO 14021–1999, ISO 14025–
2006 and EN 15804, or ISO
21930–2007
 Third-party verified corporate What is the intent of Building
sustainability reports (CSR) Product Disclosure and
include? Optimization – Sourcing of Raw
Materials?

What is the requirement for ID What are the two paths for earning an
Credit: LEED Accredited Innovation in Design credit?
Professional?

To encourage the use of products
and materials for which life cycle
information is available and that have
environmentally, economically, and
socially preferable life cycle impacts.
1) Innovation in Design: Use a strategy
not addressed in the rating system to
achieve quantifiable environmental
performance
2) Exemplary Performance: Achieve
double the credit requirements or the
next credit threshold
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Sustainability Report Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD) Guidelines for Multinational
Enterprises
U.N. Global Compact: Communication of
Progress
ISO 26000: 2010 Guidance on Social
Responsibility ·· USGBC approved program:
Other USGBC approved programs meeting
the CSR criteria.
Include 1 LEED AP with
appropriate Specialty credential as
a principal participant of the project
team
 What must be submitted for an
Which Sustainable Sites credits are
Innovation in Design Credit?
eligible for Exemplary Performance?

Which Energy and Atmosphere Which Materials and Resources

credits are eligible for Exemplary credits are eligible for Exemplary
Performance? Performance?
Sustainable Sites
Site Development -Protect or
Restore Habitat
Rainwater Management
Heat Island Reduction
Places of Respite (Healthcare)
1) Intent of proposed credit
2) Proposed requirements and
submittals for compliance
3) Design approach used to meet
requirements

Materials and Resources

Building Life-cycle Impact Reduction
Building Product Disclosure and Energy and Atmosphere
Optimization: Optimize Energy Performance
Environmental Product Declarations Renewable Energy Production
- Sourcing of Raw Materials
- Material Ingredients
Furniture and Medical Furnishings
(Healthcare)
Construction and Demolition Waste
Management
Which Water Efficiency credits are Which Indoor Environmental Quality
eligible for Exemplary Performance? credits are eligible for Exemplary
Performance?

What is PBT?
What are the requirements for
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Control?
Indoor Environmental Quality Water Efficiency
Enhanced Indoor Air Quality
Strategies Indoor Water Use Reduction
Low Emitting Materials
Quality Views

Prohibit smoking in the building

Prohibit smoking outside the building except in
designated smoking areas located at least 25 feet
(7.5 meters) from all entries

Signage must be posted within 10 feet (3 meters) of Persistent, bioaccumulative, and

all building entrances indicating the no-smoking toxic
policy.

Residential: No smoking or compartmentalization of

building openings, Weather-strip doorways and air
seal walls between units
 What are the requirements for
submitting Credit Interpretation
What is native or adapted vegetation?
Requests?

Green buildings can contribute to What is the intent of Cooling

what percentage of water reduction? Tower Management?
Plants indigenous to a locality or
cultivars of native plants that are
adapted to the local climate, not
considered invasive species or noxious
weeds
To reduce potable water consumption
for cooling tower equipment via
effective water management or use of
non-potable water
CIRs must be submitted through LEED
Online (by anyone on the project team
who has access to LEED Online),
contain NO documentation, and are
limited to 600 words
40%
 What is the intent of What are the requirements for the
commissioning in LEED? commissioning authority (CxA)?

What is the intent of Refrigerant

Management? Revenue-grade meter
The CxA should have commissioning
experience and be unrelated to the
project design/construction
management.
A measurement tool designed to
meet strict accuracy standards
required by code or law.
To support the design,
construction, and eventual
operation of a project that meets
the  owner’s  project  requirements
for energy, water, indoor
environmental quality, and
durability.
Reduce ozone depletion, support
Montreal Protocol, minimize direct
contributions to climate change
Densely occupied space Extended producer
responsibility

SCAQMD Clean waste

 Measures undertaken by the maker of An area with a design occupant
a product to accept its own and density of 25 people or more per
sometimes  other  manufacturers’   1,000 square feet
products as postconsumer waste at
the  end  of  the  products’  useful  life.

South Coast Air Quality Management

Nonhazardous materials left over from District, for low emitting adhesives,
construction and demolition sealants, finishes, coatings, stains
and sealers
 Green Seal VOC Budget is allowed for
which credit?

LEED for Schools applies to How many points does a LEED

which type of projects? project need to be LEED Certified?
 Low Emitting (low VOC) interior paints
Low Emitting Materials and coatings, aerosol adhesives

Certified: 40-49 points Kindergarten - 12th grade schools

How many points does a LEED How many points does a LEED
project need to be LEED Silver? project need to be LEED Gold?

How many points does a LEED How many points are LEED
project need to be LEED prerequisites worth?
Platinum?
Gold: 60-79 points Silver: 50-59 points

0 points Platinum: 80+ points

 The erosion and sedimentation
control plan for Construction What is co-generation?
Activity Pollution Prevention must
meet which standards?

What is pre-consumer recycled What is post-consumer recycled

content? content?
 Also known as combined heat and
power. It is the production of heat and
electricity from a single fuel source.
Electricity generation produces heat,
which is captured and converted into
useful thermal energy (steam or hot
water).
Waste material generated by
households or by commercial, industrial
and institutional facilities in their role as
end-users of the product, which can no
longer be used for its intended purpose
(consumer waste)
1) 2012 EPA General Permit OR 2) local
erosion and sedimentation controls,
whichever is more strict
Material diverted from the waste
stream during the manufacturing
process. Reutilization of materials (i.e.
rework, regrind or scrap generated in a
process and capable of being
reclaimed within the same process that
generated it) is excluded.
(Manufacturer waste, never owned by
a consumer)
 What is the formula for Recycled
Content? What is the intent of the Low Emitting
Materials credit?

What is the intent of the Thermal Basis of design

Comfort credit?
To reduce concentrations of chemical Total recycled content = Post-consumer
contaminants that can damage air content + 1/2 Pre-consumer content
quality, human health, productivity,
and the environment.

The information necessary to

accomplish  the  owner’s  project To  promote  occupants’  productivity,  
requirements, including system comfort, and well-being providing
descriptions, indoor environmental quality thermal comfort.
quality criteria, design assumptions,
and references to applicable codes,
standards, regulations, and guidelines
When is ENERGY STAR used in LEED? What is ENERGY STAR?

What are the biggest energy users What does the ISO 14000
in buildings? Standard mean?
ENERGY STAR is a program developed
and administered by the Environmental
Protection Agency and Department of ENERGY STAR is used in the LEED
Energy. The label shows that a building for Homes and LEED for Existing
uses less energy, are less expensive to Buildings rating systems for Minimum
operate, and emit fewer greenhouse gases Energy Performance.
than its peers.

ISO 14000 Standards mean that a The USGBC believes that lighting
product is environmentally preferable and space heating are the largest
because it contains recycled material. energy users in buildings.
Green buildings can contribute to What is closed-loop cooling?
what percentage reduction of solid
waste?

A Chain of Custody certificate is Green-e certification is required

required for which type of product? for which credit?
A system that acts as a heat sink for Green buildings can contribute to a 70%
heat-rejecting building and medical reduction in solid waste.
equipment by
recirculating water

Green Power
Certified Wood
What are the requirements for What is the initial SRI minimum for low
Outdoor Water Use Reduction? sloped roofs in Heat Island Reduction?

What is the initial SRI minimum for What is three-year aged SR or SRI
steep sloped roofs in Heat Island value?
Reduction?
 Option 1: No irrigation required (2
82 points)

Option 2: Reduce potable water use for

irrigation by 50 to % (2 to points)

A solar reflectance or solar

reflectance index (SRI) rating that 39
is measured after three years of
weather exposure
How many points does a LEED project
earn for having 1 or more LEED APs Which standard defines farmland?
as principal project participants?

Which standard defines natural What is an infill site?

habitats ?
 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations 1 Innovation in Design point (regardless
of the number of LEED APs)

A site where at least 75% of the land area,

U.S. Endangered Species Act,
exclusive of rights-of-way, within ½ mile (800
NatureServe or local equivalent
meters) of the project boundary is previously
developed
What is attendance boundary? Why are native or adaptive
plants advantageous (compared
to invasive plants)?

What is commissioning? What is the 40/60 rule?

 Native plants require less water The limits used by school districts
and fertilizer than invasive plants,
to determine what school students
because they are naturally suited
to  the  area’s  rainfall  and  soil   attend based on where they live
conditions.

Project teams can determine which rating

system to use based on:
1)if the rating system is less than 40%
applicable to the project, do not use
2)if the rating system is 60% or more Commissioning is the process of verifying
applicable to the project, use that rating that energy systems are installed,
system calibrated and performing according to
3)if the rating system is between 40-60% the  owner’s  project  requirements,  basis  
applicable to the project, the project team of design and construction documents.
should assess the situation and choose
appropriately
Why does USGBC have a Trademark What must the LEED preliminary rating
Policy? include?

What does the Construction Carbon

Calculator measure? What is a pilot credit?
 USGBC has a Trademark Policy to
The LEED preliminary rating must
accurately and consistently convey
include the target LEED certification
USGBC’s  messages  and  identity.
level, the completed LEED scorecard,
and the credits chosen to meet the
certification level.

A LEED pilot credit is a credit that has

not yet been balloted and introduced
to LEED, but can be attempted for The Construction Carbon Calculator
one point in Innovation in Design. measures the embodied carbon of
LEED project teams give feedback on the construction process.
the credits so that they can be
adjusted before the ballot or thrown
out.
What is color rendering index?
What is light pollution?

What is open space?

What is a life cycle assessment?

Light pollution is wasted light that
produces glare or is directed up toward
the sky or away from the building.
Open space is defined as the
project’s  property  area  minus  the   evaluation of the impacts a product,
development footprint.
A measurement from 0 to 100 that
indicates how accurately an
artificial light source, as compared
with an incandescent light,
displays hues.
A life cycle assessment (LCA) is an
process or service has on the
environment over its lifetime.
 What is bioremediation? What are Total Suspended Solids?

What is tertiary treatment? What units are lighting levels

measured in?
Total suspended solids, which are particles that Bioremediation is the use of living
are too buoyant to settle out of water by gravity, organisms to remove pollutants from
is a measurement of stormwater quality. water.

Foot candles or lux Tertiary treatment is the highest form of

water treatment, and removes phosphorus
and nitrogen from wastewater.
Who is the main point of contact with What is the Floor Area Ratio?
GBCI during the certification process?

What is the LEED Volume program? What is biodiversity?

The Floor Area Ratio is the ratio of the
total floor area of the building to the lot LEED Project Administrator
size of the site. The higher the floor area
ratio, the higher the development
density.

Biodiversity is the variety of life in all The LEED Volume Program is designed
forms from the ecosystem level to for individuals who have a lot of buildings
the genetic level. and want to implement LEED on a large
scale.
What are LEED Interpretations? What is the intent of Minimum Acoustic
Performance ?

How many points are available for

Who determines Regional Priority
Regional Priority?
credits?
To provide classrooms that facilitate
teacher-to-student and student-to-student
communication through effective acoustic
design
Earn up to 4 out of the 6 Regional
Priority credits identified by the
USGBC for each region. (Worth 1
point each)
LEED  Interpretations  are  the  USGBC’s  
rulings on formal inquiries (Credit
Interpretation Requests, or CIRs)
submitted by LEED project teams.
USGBC regional councils, chapters
and affiliates