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| LEED Process (12 Questions) |
- LEED interpretations
- LEED system synergies (e.g., energy and EQ; waste management; building operation plan and ventilation calculations)
- Project boundary; LEED boundary; property boundary; master site boundary
- Prerequisites and/or minimum program requirements for LEED certification
- Occupancy requirements (e.g., existing building [building must be fully occupied for 12 continuous months as described in minimum program requirements]; reduced occupancy guidance; 10% exemptions)
- Recertification (e.g., initial vs. recertification; performance period; ongoing performance; data tracking)
- Review process (e.g., Establishment vs. Performance review; credit statuses; credit responses; review report)
- Integrative process (e.g., roles of responsibilities; facilitating collaboration)
- Adaptations (e.g., unique compliance paths and/or separate credits for different project types)
- Ways to earn innovation credits:
◉ Innovation option (e.g., criteria for new innovative method; using credit that has been used before)
◉ Exemplary performance option (e.g., which credits have exemplary performance paths; what are the thresholds of exemplary performance)
◉ Pilot option
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| Location and Transportation (5 Questions) |
- Alternative transportation
◉ Access and quality (e.g., accessibility to multimodal transportation choices; quality transit; transportation patterns)
◉ Survey methodology (e.g., timing; sample size; sampling vs. extrapolation; alternative transportation programs)
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| Sustainable Sites (9 Questions) |
- Site design and development
◉ Habitat conservation and restoration (e.g., on-site restoration or preservation; off-site habitat restoration; off-site habitat conservation; native or adaptive vegetation; disturbed or compacted soils)
◉ Site improvement plan (e.g., vegetated outdoor space; maintenance activities; exterior strategies; watershed quality; soil quality)
◉ Exterior lighting (e.g., exterior light trespass and uplight; fixture shielding; lighting zone; impact on wildlife and people)
◉ Rainwater management (e.g., historical rainfall conditions; natural hydrology; low- impact development; maintenance needs)
◉ Heat island reduction (e.g., heat island effect; green roofs; solar reflectance; roof and non-roof strategies)
- Site management practices (e.g., impacts of site management decisions; planning for future site management; site equipment and maintenance materials)
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| Water Efficiency (13 Questions) |
- Outdoor water use reduction: irrigation demand (e.g., landscape water requirement; irrigation system efficiency; calculated water budget; native and adaptive species)
◉ Indoor water use reduction
◉ Fixture and fittings (e.g., water use reduction through fixtures such as toilets; urinals; faucets [kitchen, lavatory]; showerhead; determining performance through metering)
◉ Appliance and process water (e.g., equipment types [dishwasher, washing machines, vehicle wash bays])
- Cooling tower water use: water conservation techniques (e.g., cycles of concentration; total dissolved solids; potable water treatment; non-potable water use)
- Water performance management
◉ Water use measurement (e.g., water meter(s); submeters; types of water sources to measure; data management and analysis)
◉ Types and quality of water (e.g., potable; nonpotable; alternative water sources)
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| Energy and Atmosphere (21 Questions) |
- Building loads
◉ Building components (e.g., building orientation; glazing selection; climate appropriate building materials; regional considerations)
◉ Space usage (e.g., space types [private office, individual space, shared multi-occupant spaces]; equipment and systems; occupant-driven loads [plug loads])
- Energy efficiency
◉ Operational energy efficiency (e.g., schedules; set points; interactions between systems; influencing occupant behavior)
◉ Commissioning (e.g., commissioning authority (CxA); existing building commissioning; ongoing commissioning; identification of issues; differentiate from energy auditing)
◉ Audit (e.g., ASHRAE Level 1 and 2; identification of opportunities and improvements; differentiate from commissioning)
- Alternative and renewable energy practices
◉ Renewable energy (e.g., on-site and off-site renewable energy; photovoltaic; solar thermal; wind; lowimpact hydroelectricity; wave and tidal energy; non-qualifying sources)
◉ Green power and carbon offsets (e.g., off-site generated; renewable energy certificates (RECs); Green-e Energy certified or the equivalent; benefits of RECs; measurement [carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2e)]; Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions; Green-e Climate certified or the equivalent; benefits of carbon offsets)
- Demand response (e.g., grid efficiency and reliability; demand response programs; load shifting)
- Energy performance management:
◉ Energy use measurement (e.g., building-level energy meter(s); submeters; types of energy sources to measure; data management and analysis)
◉ Building automation controls/advanced energy metering (e.g., support energy management; data storage; support demand response participation)
◉ Operations and management (e.g., training of staff; operations and maintenance plan; current facilities requirements; preventive maintenance plan)
◉ Benchmarking (e.g., metrics used; determining baseline building performance; comparing building energy performance against similar buildings or historical data; tools and standards [ASHRAE, CBECS, Energy Star® Portfolio Manager])
- Environmental concerns: upstream and downstream impacts (e.g., sources and energy resources [oil, coal, and natural gas]; renewable and nonrenewable resources; chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other refrigerants; stratospheric ozone layer depletion)
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| Materials and Resources (10 Questions) |
- Life-cycle impacts
◉ Material attributes (e.g., recycled content; material reuse; extended use; sustainable agriculture; local sourcing of food and beverages; bio-based; paper and wood products; electric-powered equipment)
◉ Human and ecological health impacts (e.g., mercury in lighting; maintenance and renovation purchasing policy)
- Waste
◉ Maintenance and renovation (e.g., maintenance and renovation waste management policy)
◉ Operations and ongoing (e.g., waste management policy; waste audit; storage and collection of recyclable materials [mixed paper, corrugated cardboard, glass, plastics, and metals]; safe storage areas for batteries and mercury-containing lamps; durable goods waste)
- Purchasing policies (e.g., environmental preferable purchasing (EPP) policy; ongoing consumables; durable goods; maintenance and renovations; lighting purchases)
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| Indoor Environmental Quality (15 Questions) |
- Indoor environmental quality
◉ Ventilation levels (e.g., natural vs. mechanical; outdoor air; regional climate conditions)
◉ Tobacco smoke control (e.g., prohibiting smoking; environmental tobacco smoke transfer)
◉ Management of and improvements to indoor air quality (e.g., source control; filtration and dilution; air testing; ongoing monitoring; management program/ I-BEAM)
◉ Low-emitting materials (e.g., product categories [paints and coatings, adhesives and sealants, flooring, etc.]; volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions and content; evaluating environmental claims; comparing to published standards)
◉ Green cleaning (e.g., products, materials and equipment; frequency of cleaning; relationship between cleaning products and ongoing indoor air quality management; effectiveness assessment/APPA audits)
- Lighting: electric lighting quality (e.g., tradeoffs [color, efficiency]; surface reflectance; types of fixtures; project-specific considerations)
- Daylight (e.g., building massing and orientation; glare; illuminance)
- Occupant comfort, health, and satisfaction:
◉ Controllability of systems (e.g., thermal; lighting; daylight)
◉ Thermal comfort (e.g., permanent monitoring; periodic measurement; responding to thermal comfort issues; strategies to promote occupants’ productivity and comfort)
◉ Quality views (e.g., connection to outdoor environment; direct line of sight to outdoors)
◉ Integrated pest management (e.g., pest preventive and control measures; nonchemical approaches; communication to building occupants; responsible parties)
◉ Assessment/survey (e.g., occupant satisfaction with acoustics, building cleanliness, indoor air quality, lighting, thermal comfort, and overall satisfaction; corrective action plan)
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