LEED Flash Cards 2015

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What is EMISSIVITY? Who can use the USGBC MEMBER Logo?
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What does SOLAR REFLECTANCE INDEX (SRI)

What is ALBEDO?
account for?
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What is HEAT ISLAND effect? What are CFCs ?
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Only USGBC members in good standing. The ratio of the radiation emitted by a surface (i.e. the
surface of an object or material) to the radiation emitted
by a black body at the same temperature. It measures a
material's ability to radiate absorbed energy.
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The SRI index is a numerical representation of a Albedo is synonymous with solar reflectance. It is a
material's ability to reject or reflect solar heat. SRI is measure of the ability of a surface material to reflect
determined by measuring temperature changes or by sunlight in forms of visible, infrared, and ultraviolet
using an ASTM standard based on the solar spectrum. wavelengths, which is measured on a scale of 0 to 1.
Black paint has an albedo of 0 and white paint has an
albedo of 1.
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CFC stands for Chlorofluorocarbon. This is a type of The heat island effect is a situation where the absorption
hydrocarbon that is used in most types of refrigerants for of heat by hardscapes, buildings and dark materials then
building applications such as centrifugal chillers, radiates to surrounding areas. The term describes the
refrigerators, and humidifiers. Most applications were event where radiant air and surface temperatures in
installed prior to ozone concerns and they are currently urban areas are higher than rural or suburban areas
being phased out by the Montreal Protocol. nearby.
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What are HCFCs? What are HALONS?
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What does GWP stand for? What does ODP stand for?
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What are the Minimum Program Requirements

What are some types of BASIC SERVICES?
(MPR) for a LEED project?
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Halons are a group of chemical compounds used in fire HCFC stands for Hydro ChloroFluoroCarbon. This is a
suppression systems and fire extinguishers that type of refrigerant commonly found in air conditioners and
contribute to ozone depletion. chillers that contributes to the depletion of the
stratospheric ozone layer. These are us in refrigerants
that are being phased out with the signing of the Montreal
Protocol and due to their ODP (ozone depletion
potential). Though HCFCs deplete the ozone layer, they
are more efficient than some more ozone neutral
counterparts.
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Ozone Depletion Potential Global Warming Potential
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Bank, Place of Worship, Convenience Grocery, Day Care 1. Must comply with Environmental Laws
Center, Cleaners, Fire Station, Beauty Salon, Hardware, 2. Must be a Complete, Permanent Building or Space
Laundry, Library, Medical or Dental Office, Senior Care 3. Must Use a Reasonable Site Boundary
Facility, Park, Pharmacy, Post Office, Restaurant, School, 4. Must Comply with Minimum Floor Area Requirements
Supermarket, Theater, Community Center, Fitness 5. Must Comply with Minimum Occupancy Rates
Center, Museum. 6. Must Commit to Sharing Whole-Building Energy and
Water Usage Data
7. Must Comply with a Minimum Building Area to Site
Area Ratio
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What are BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

What is a BROWNFIELD?
(BMP) used for?
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What is ASHRAE 62.1-2007 related to? What is ASHRAE 55-2004 related to?
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What is ASHRAE 90.1-2007 related to? What is the EPAct of 1992?
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Real property whose use may be complicated by the BMPs are strategies that are proven, effective, and
presence or possible presence of a hazardous substance, sometime innovative. In LEED they are referred to in the
pollutant, or contaminant. areas of stormwater runoff treatment and the reduction of
Total Suspended Solids (TSS).
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ASHRAE 55-2004 is related to the comfort criteria of ASHRAE 62.1-2007 is related to ventilation, controlling air
specific design conditions that take into account contaminant levels, humidity, and temperature within a
temperature, humidity, air speed, outdoor temperature, space.
outdoor humidity, seasonal clothing, and expected
activity. These all relates to occupant thermal comfort.
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The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct 1992) covers many 90.1-2007 relates to HVAC systems. HVAC systems are
products and services related to energy. It also sets defined as: equipment, distribution systems, and
standards for toilets and other water fixtures in both terminals that provide the processes of heating,
commercial and residential models. ventilating, or air-conditioning.
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What is the most effective way to optimize

What is Green-e?
energy efficiency?
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What is BLEED-OFF OR BLOWDOWN? What does an ENERGY STAR rating refer to?
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What does Certification by FOREST

What is Chain-of-Custody (CoC) Certification?
STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL mean?
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The most effective way to optimize energy efficiency is by Green-e is a program established to promote green
utilizing an integrated, whole-building approach. electricity products and provide consumers with a
nationally recognized method to identify those products.
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The ENERGY STAR rating is a measure of a building's Bleedoff or blowdown is the release of a portion of the
energy performance compared with that of similar recirculation water from a cooling tower; this water carries
buildings, as determined by ENERGY STAR Portfolio dissolved solids that can cause mineral buildup.
Manager. A score of 50 points represents average
building performance.
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Chain of Custody refers to chronological documentation Certification means forest managers have adopted
or paper trail. CoC is important in LEED when dealing environmentally and socially responsible forest
with certified wood. Companies that process, management practices. And certification allows
manufacture, and/or sell products made of certified wood companies to manufacture and sell products made from
can earn CoC certification by having an audit done of sustainable wood.
their documentation. This certification shows the FSC that
the name and logo are being used correctly.
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What are the basics of CREDIT What is the minimum FULL TIME EQUIVALENT
INTERPRETATION RULINGS (CIR)? (FTE) occupancy for a LEED project?
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What is the minimum BUILDING AREA TO SITE For multiple building developments who
RATIO? determines the LEED PROJECT BOUNDARY?
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What is LEED ONLINE? What is the purpose of a LEED SCORECARD?
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A LEED project must serve 1 or more Full Time They are designed for technical and administrative
Equivalent (FTE) occupant(s), calculated as an annual guidance for MPR, Prerequisites, and Credits. They may
average in order to use LEED in its entirety. be submitted any time after the project is registered and
must be completed using LEED Online. Do not write as a
letter. Include only the inquiry and essential information.
CIRs can contain maximum 600 words. It may NOT
include attachments, cut-sheets, plans or drawings with
the CIR.
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The project team. The gross floor area of the LEED project building must be
no less than 2% of the gross land area within the LEED
project boundary.
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The LEED Scorecard is to assist in determining the Total LEED online is the primary resource for managing the
Project Score and achievable Credits at the inception of a LEED documentation process. Through LEED Online,
LEED Project. project teams can manage project details, complete
documentation requirements for LEED credits and
prerequisites, upload supporting files, submit applications
for review, receive reviewer feedback, and ultimately earn
LEED certification
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How does GERRYMANDERING relate to a LEED

What is the LEED PROJECT BOUNDARY?
project boundary?
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How many CERTIFICATION LEVELS are available

What does a PREREQUISITE represent?
to a LEED project?
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What is a FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)? What is POSTCONSUMER RECYCLED content?
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Gerrymandering of a LEED project boundary is It is the portion of the project site that is submitted for
prohibited: the boundary may not unreasonably exclude LEED certification and must be used consistently.
sections of land to create boundaries in unreasonable
shapes for the sole purpose of complying with
prerequisites or credits.
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4 - Certified, Silver, Gold & Platinum A prerequisite represents the key criteria that define
green building performance. They must be completed for
a project to earn certification.
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It is the percentage of material in a product that was Is a regular building occupant who spends 40 hours per
consumer waste. The recycled material was generated week in the project building. Part-time or overtime
by household, commercial, industrial, or institutional end- occupants have FTE values based on their hours per
users and can no longer be used for its intended purpose. week divided by 40. Multiple shifts are included or
Postconsumer is just that, material recycled after being excluded depending on the intent and requirements of the
used by the consumer. credit.
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How many LEED AP's are required to participate

What is PRE-CONSUMER recycled content? in a project to earn one Innovation in Design
point?
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What defines LOW-EMITTING and FUEL-

What does ACEEE stand for?
EFFICIENT vehicles?
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HARVESTED STORMWATER can be substituted

What does PREFERRED PARKING refer to?
for what types of potable water use?
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At least 1 principal participant of the project team must be Pre-consumer recycled content is formerly known as
a LEED AP to earn the point. Though a project should postindustrial content, is a percentage of material in a
have a LEED AP on staff to assist with the project, it is product that is recycled from manufacturing waste. Since
not required for project certification. the material is never sold to the consumer, it is pre-
consumer material.
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American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy They are classified a Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) by the
California Air Resources Board or have achieved a
minimum green score of 40 on the American Council for
an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) annual vehicle
rating guide.
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Landscape irrigation, fire suppression, toilet and urinal Preferred parking refers to the parking spots that are
flushing, and custodial uses. closest to the main entrance of the project (exclusive of
spaces designated for handicapped persons) or parking
passes provided at a discounted price.
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What does a VEGETATED roof consist of? What codes define GRAYWATER?
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What is BLACKWATER? What is XERISCAPING?
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What is DRIP IRRIGATION? What is RECYCLED content?
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Local and state authorities along with the Uniform Vegetation, growing medium, filter fabric, drainage, and a
Plumbing Code (UPC) in its Appendix G, Gray Water waterproof membrane.
Systems for Single-Family Dwellings & The International
Plumbing Code (IPC) Appendix C, Gray Water Recycling
Systems.
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Blackwater is wastewater from toilets and urinals. Blackwater is wastewater from toilets and urinals.
Wastewater from kitchen sinks (perhaps differentiated by Wastewater from kitchen sinks (perhaps differentiated by
the use of a garbage disposal) showers, or bathtubs is the use of a garbage disposal) showers, or bathtubs is
considered blackwater under some state or local codes. considered blackwater under some state or local codes.
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Recycled content is the proportion, by mass, of pre- Drip irrigation delivers water at low pressure through
consumer or postconsumer recycled material in a product buried mains and sub mains. Water is distributed to the
(ISO 14021). soil through a network of perforated tubes or emitters.
Drip irrigation is much more efficient than traditional
sprinkler systems.
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What term defines paving systems that are open

and allow moisture to soak into the ground What do IMPERVIOUS surfaces promote?
below?
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By what amount can HEAT ISLANDS elevate What STRATEGIES are employed to reduce the
temperatures in urban area? HEAT-ISLANDS?
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Who is the PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR? What generally defines OPEN SPACE area?
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It promotes water runoff instead of infiltration into the Pervious. There are many types of pervious paving
subsurface. This term is mostly used when discussing systems.
hardscape surfaces.
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Strategies include using materials with higher solar 10°F or more

reflectance properties in the site design, provide shaded
areas, reduce hardscape surfaces and installing
vegetated roofs.
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Local zoning requirements The individual who initially registers the project will be
identified by GBCI as the Project Administrator
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What does the BUILDING FOOTPRINT

What is PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) energy?
consists of?
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What are considered effective and efficient

What is a GREENFIELD site?
WATERING PRACTICES?
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What is a BASELINE BUILDING

What are NOXIOUS weeds?
PERFORMANCE?
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The area on a project site used by the building structure Electricity from photovoltaic cells that convert the energy
and defined by the perimeter of the building plan. in sunlight into electricity.
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Regularly check irrigation systems, use drip, micromist, A site not previously developed or graded that could
subsurface irrigation systems, smart irrigation controllers, support open space, habitat, or agriculture.
computer-controlled system monitoring, zero irrigation of
plants or turf between months of November and April,
zero irrigate of shrubs between September and April, and
mold prevention by designing systems to irrigate away
from buildings.
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They are an invasive species of plants that inhibit the ASHRAE 90.1-2007, Appendix G. defines minimum
cultivation and growth of local native or adaptive plants. standards of design. A building's baseline building
performance would be the annual energy cost for a
building designed to those minimum standards.
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What are NATIVE or INDIGENOUS plants? What are considered INVASIVE plants?
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What is the definition of POTABLE WATER? What are some uses of NONPOTABLE water?
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What is a RAIN GARDEN? What is BIOMASS?
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They are nonnative to the ecosystem and likely to cause They are adapted to a given area during a defined time
harm once introduced. These species are period and are not invasive. In North America, the term
characteristically adaptable and aggressive, have a high often refers to plants growing in a region prior to the time
reproductive capacity, and tend to overrun the of settlement by people of European descent.
ecosystems they enter. Collectively, they are among the
greatest threats to biodiversity and ecosystem stability.
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Landscape irrigation, toilet and urinal flushing, custodial Potable water meets or exceeds EPA’s drinking water
purposes, and building systems. quality standards and is approved for human
consumption by the state or local authorities having
jurisdiction; it may be supplied from wells or municipal
water systems.
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Biomass is plant material from trees, grasses, or crops A rain garden is a structural control for promoting
that can be converted to heat energy to produce infiltration, capturing and treating runoff.
electricity.
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What was the goal of the MONTREAL

GREEN POWER is synonymous with what term?
PROTOCOL?
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What is the primary concern in the Clean Air Act,

What is an HFC?
Title VI, Rule 608?
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What are considered NATURAL

What does a PHASE-OUT plan pertain to?
REFRIGERANTS?
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To phase out CFCs and HCFCs in refrigerants for new Renewable energy
and existing equipment.
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Hydro fluorocarbons which are refrigerants that do not To reduce annual leakage of ozone-depleting refrigerants
deplete the stratospheric ozone layer but may have high such as CFCs and HCFCs.
global warming potential. HFCs are not considered
environmentally benign.
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Eliminating CFC-based refrigerants and converting them Carbon dioxide (CO2), Ammonia (NH3), Propane, Air,
to less environmentally harmful refrigerants. and Water
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What is a LIFE-CYCLE COST Analysis? What is NET METERING?
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What are some examples products made from

What is COMMINGLED RECYCLING?
RAPIDLY RENEWABLE materials?
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How does the integrated, whole building

Who authorizes use of the USGBC logos?
approach apply to LEED projects?
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It is a metering and billing arrangement that allows on-site Life-cycle cost analysis calculates expected future
generators to send excess electricity flows to the regional operating, maintenance, and replacement costs of
power grid; these flows offset a portion of the energy designs and features used to assist owners in developing
drawn from the grid. An example would be a company a realistic design and budget estimate.
that generates solar power for its building. If it generates
excess electricity, it can "sell" this to the local power
company.
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Commingled recycling accepts a wide range of recyclable Examples are bamboo flooring and plywood, cotton batt
materials. This allows materials to be collected in one insulation, linoleum flooring, sunflower seed board
bin, or location, prior to being sent to a recycling facility panels, wheatboard cabinetry, wool carpeting, cork
for separation. This type of recycling takes up less space flooring, bio-based paints, geotextile fabrics such as coir
and has better participation from occupants. and jute, soy-based insulation and form-release agent,
and straw bales.
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The USGBC marketing department authorizes use of the The integrated, whole-building approach is the most
USGBC logos. effective way to optimize energy efficiency, by
collaboration among all team members, beginning at the
start of a project , this method is necessary in designing
building systems.
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What is the typical process of submitting a Credit

What is a DESIGN CHARRETTE?
Interpretations Requests and Ruling (CIR)?
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How do you earn EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE

What does the HOLISTIC approach pertain to?
credits?
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What are the requirements for submitting an What is the maximum number of points a project
INNOVATION IN DESIGN credit? can earn under the Regional Credit category?
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Credit interpretation requests must be submitted through The design charrette is an intense, collaborative design
LEED online. Provide a brief but clear description of the activity that allows project teams (i.e. project owner,
challenge countered, emphasize the intent of the architect, and design team) to develop and plan project
prerequisite or credit, and if possible, the project team strategies, evaluate and identify both financial and
should offer potential solutions to the problem or a environmental impacts, and reveal any opportunistic
proposed interpretation. synergies for the entire project.
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To earn exemplary performance credits, teams must The holistic approach evaluates energy consumption
meet the performance level defined by the next step in early in the design process to allow project teams to
the threshold progression on credits that allow exemplary target methods to improve the building energy
performance. For example if one point can be earned on consumption and performance.
a credit by reducing water use by 20% and another point
by reducing water use 30%, then if a team reduces water
use by 40% it may earn an exemplary performance point.
Not all credits allow for exemplary performance.
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Under the Regional Priority credit 4 points is the Identify the following in writing: The intent of the
maximum any project may earn. proposed innovation credit. The proposed requirement
for compliance. The proposed submittals to demonstrate
compliance. The design approach (strategies) used to
meet the requirements.
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What does the U.S. EPA Clean Air Act, Title VI,
What is considered a construction HARD COST?
Section 608 relate to?
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What are CONSTRUCTION SOFT COSTS? What is meant by LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT?
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During the site selection process what members What type of Rating System is not available
should a project team include? through LEED Online?
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Construction hard cost are considered to be CSI Under the EPA Clean Air Act the EPA has established
MasterFormat™ 2004 Edition Divisions 03–10, 31 regulations on using and recycling ozone-depleting
(Section 31.60.00 Foundations) and 32 (Sections compounds.
32.10.00 Paving, 32.30.00 Site Improvements, and
32.90.00 Planting
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A Life-Cycle assessment is an analysis of the Soft costs are expense items that are not considered
environment aspects and potential impacts associated direct construction costs.
with a product, process, or service.
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LEED for Homes Landscape architects, ecologists, environmental

engineers, and civil engineers, as well as local
professionals who can provide site specific expertise
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What is the minimum Floor Area requirement for

New Construction, Core and Shell, Schools, What are examples of PRE-CONSUMER recycled
Existing Buildings: Operations and content?
Maintenance?
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What are examples of content that is excluded What are examples of POSTCONSUMER recycled
from PRE-CONSUMER recycled content? content?
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RECYCLED CONTENT is defined in accordance What are some of the benefits of VEGETATED
with what document? ROOFS?
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Planer shavings, sawdust, bagasse, walnut shells, culls, The LEED project must include a minimum of 1,000
trimmed materials, over issue publications, and obsolete square feet (93 square meters) of gross floor area.
inventories.
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Construction and demolition debris, materials collected Rework, regrind, or scrap materials capable of being
through recycling programs, discarded products, (e.g., reclaimed within the same process that generated them.
furniture, cabinetry, decking), and landscaping waste
(e.g., leaves, grass clippings, tree trimmings).
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They reduce the heat island effect, retain stormwater, ISO 14021 - International Organization of Standards
insulating benefits, aesthetically pleasing, have longer life document.
and less maintenance than conventional roofs.
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DRIP IRRIGATION is a high-efficiency type of

What are some examples of GRAYWATER?
what?
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What are examples of IMPERVIOUS surfaces? What is excluded from the building foot print?
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Reductions in potable water consumption from

Who would be included in determining your FTE
water efficient landscaping are attributed to what
population?
techniques?
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Micro irrigation Water from bathtubs, showers, bathroom wash basins,

water from clothes-washer and laundry tubs. Some
cases allow for kitchen sinks depending on state and
local authorities.
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Parking lots, landscapes, and other non- building facilities Parking lots, roads, sidewalks, and plazas.
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Identify the total number of full-time and part-time Choosing the correct plant species, density and
occupants. In building with multiple shifts, use only the microclimate factors, Irrigation efficiency, use of captured
highest-volume shift in the FTE calculation. rainwater, use of recycled wastewater, use of water
treated and conveyed by a public agency specifically for
nonpotable uses or absolutely no potable water use.
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What factors are used to establish a baseline In LEED Water Efficiency addresses what
case when calculating for water efficiency in environmental concerns for building use and
commercial or residential applications? disposal?
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What three types of RENEWABLE ENERGY

BIOMASS is a form of what type of energy?
options are eligible for Green-e certifications?
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What is the maximum timeframe in which

HYDRO FLUROCARBONS are considered to
resources must be planted and harvested to be
have low ODP or GWP?
considered RAPIDLY RENEWABLE?
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Monitoring water consumption performance, reduction in Calculations are based on estimated occupancy usage
indoor potable water consumption, reduction in water and must include only the following fixtures and fixture
consumption to save energy and improve environmental fittings (as applicable to the project scope): water closets,
well-being, and practice water-efficient landscaping. urinals, lavatory faucets, showers, kitchen sink faucets
and pre-rinse spray valves.
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Renewable energy, utility green-pricing programs, and Renewable energy

competitive electricity products.
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They must be planted and harvested in a cycle of 10 ODP ozone depleting potential. HFC's ODP is essentially
years or less. zero. It is slightly less efficient, so has a higher GWP -
global warming potential.
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What are some examples of FFE? What is GEOTHERMAL energy?
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Can projects outside the U.S. earn REGIONAL

What is the definition of DURABLE GOODS?
PRIORITY credits?
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What are some examples of construction

PROCESS WATER is used for what purpose?
SOFT COSTS?
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Geothermal Energy is electricity generated by harnessing Lamps, Electronics, Desks, Chairs, and Tables - FFE
hot water or steam from within the earth. stands for Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment.
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No. Projects outside the U.S are not eligible for Regional One that has a useful life of two years or more and are
Priority credits. replaced infrequently and/or may require capital program
outlays.
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Process water is used for industrial processes such as Examples include architectural, engineering, financing,
cooling towers, boilers, and chillers. The term can also and legal fees.
refer to water used in operational processes, such as
dishwashing, clothes washing, and ice making.
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What defines the LANDSCAPE AREA of a

What is an AQUIFER?
project?
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What are some examples of applications that use What do GREENHOUSE GASES (GHG) do to the
AUTOMATIC FIXTURE SENSORS? environment?
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register a project? to register a project?
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The landscape area of the project is the total site area An aquifer is an underground water-bearing rock
less the building footprint, paved surfaces, water bodies, formation or group of formations that supply groundwater,
and patios. wells, or springs.
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Absorb and emit radiation at specific wavelengths within Lavatories, sinks, water closets, and urinals.
the spectrum of thermal infrared radiation emitted by
Earth’s surface, clouds, and the atmosphere itself.
Increased concentrations of greenhouse gases are a root
cause of global climate change.
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$600 $450
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What does an APPEAL cost per credit?
CERTIFICATION fees will cost?
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Request (CIR)? certification, what does the project receive?
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When can a LEED project be eligible to display

What LEED rating systems are available?
the LEED plaque and other marketing material?
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The rating system in which the project is registered under, $500

the size of the project in square feet, and the date in
which the project was registered.
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The project will receive a rebate for ALL certification fees. $220
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New Construction (Building Design and Construction), LEED projects are eligible following the acceptance of a
Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance (Green final certification review.
Buildings: Operations and Maintenance), Commercial
Interiors (Interior Design and Construction), Core & Shell,
Schools, Retail, Healthcare, Homes, and Neighborhood
Development.
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In order to replace or convert a chiller

considered not economically feasible the simple What is considered to be a DENSELY occupied
payback of the replacement or conversion must space?
be longer than?
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An energy simulation model or energy model is

What is FLY ASH used for?
generated for what reasons?
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LEED Rating Systems are developed through an open, The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
consensus-based process led by LEED committees. (LEED) Green Building Rating System
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25 people or more per 1,000 square feet (40 square feet 10 years
or less per person).
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Fly ash can be used as a substitute for Portland cement Energy simulation model or energy models are used to
in concrete. Fly ash then becomes a recycled product. provide the anticipated energy consumption of a building
and permits a comparison of energy performance, given
proposed energy efficiency measures, with the baseline.
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LOCAL ZONING requirements are defined as:
HVAC systems must adhere?
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What is MAKEUP WATER? LEED 2009 for Building Design and
Construction?
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What is WaterSense?
total number of points a project team can earn?
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Local government regulations imposed to promote orderly ASHRAE 90.1-2007

development of private lands and prevent land-use
conflicts.
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110 possible points Makeup water is fed into a cooling tower system to
replace water lost through evaporation, drift, bleed-off, or
other causes.
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One WaterSense is a partnership program sponsored the

EPA, helping consumers identify water-efficient products
and programs.
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What is Green Seal used for? What are CREDIT SYNERGIES?
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Who fills out the LEED Scorecard? What are LEED Letter Templates?
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Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractor’s National Also known as Green tags, Renewable Energy Credits, or
Association (SMACNA) guidelines play a key role in Tradable Renewable Certificates (TRCs), are tradable
construction activity pollution prevention. The standard environmental commodities in the United States which
provides an overview of air pollutants associated with represent proof that 1 megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity
construction, control measures, construction process was generated from an eligible renewable energy
management, quality control, among other things. resource.
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Credit synergies happen when credits work together and Green Seal is an independent nonprofit organization that
have an increased benefit, many times at a lower indentifies and promotes products that are
combined cost. environmentally preferable. Several of its standards
measure VOC limits in products.
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The documentation forms used to prove the requirements The project team does during the LEED charrette.
of a prerequisite or credit have been met. These will be
filled out in LEED Online.
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Who can become a LEED AP? What is EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE?
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What are some ways the TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE

Why does USGBC have logo policies?
is referred to?
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Yes. Projects can earn more than one LEED certification The target score the project team will attempt to achieve.
depending on the Rating Systems. The final score, based on the number of points achieved,
may be more or less than the preliminary rating.
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Performance above and beyond the LEED requirements Anyone that passes GBCI's exams and has the
is rated “exemplary.” An example of exemplary appropriate experience.
performance is to meet the next step in a series of
requirements.
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USGBC logo policies exist to make sure LEED retains its 1. Ecology, environment, economics.
credibility and identity. 2. People, profit, planet.
3. Economics, ecology, social equity
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What is the purpose of COMMUNITY

What is a LEED CREDIT?
CONNECTIVITY?
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What is a BASIC SERVICE? What is a CARPOOL?
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What is PEDESTRIAN ACCESS? What type of water is DRINKING WATER?
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Community connectivity helps to limits urban sprawl and Part of the LEED Rating System. Projects earn points by
reduces automobile use. meeting the requirements of credits in order to achieve
building certification.
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A carpool is when two or more people share a ride in the Basic services are open to the public, and are those that
same vehicle. Make sure to remember this when doing people might use regularly. In LEED, pedestrian access
any carpool calculations. must exist between the project site and the service to
include it in the number of available services.
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Potable water Pedestrian access allows pedestrians to walk between

areas without interference from walls, highways or other
barriers.
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material be extracted and still be considered What is the FSC?
REGIONAL?
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What CREDIT CATEGORIES are shared among What CREDIT CATEGORY addresses RECYCLED
all rating systems? CONTENT?
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What is a GREEN SCORE? What is the purpose of an REC?
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The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), established in 500 miles is the maximum
1933 in response to those concerns over global
deforestation. It is an international non-profit, multi-
stakeholder organization that promotes responsible
management of the world’s forests.
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Materials & Resources Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy &

Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, Indoor
Environmental Quality
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A Renewable Energy Certificate is a tradable commodity A green score measures the 'greenness' of an
that allows organizations without access to off-site green automobile.
power to purchase the benefits of green power.
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What are the LEED CERTIFICATION LEVELS?
SALVAGED MATERIALS?
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What is the highest LEED CERTIFICATION

What is a PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED site?
LEVEL?
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What is a VOC? What are the benefits of NATIVE PLANTS?
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Certified, Silver, Gold, Platinum It reduces the demand for virgin materials.
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A site that was previously built on, has been graded, or Platinum
contained a parking lot, roadway, or other structure.
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Native plants require less water, less maintenance, less Volatile Organic Compounds can negative health effects
fertilizer, and are more pest resistant. when inhaled. Many VOCs are human-made chemicals
that are used and produced in the manufacture of paints,
pharmaceuticals, and refrigerants.
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What must be done to achieve fundamental

What do CFCs do to the environment?
refrigerant management?
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What is an ALTERNATIVE fuel vehicle? What is BIOFUEL?
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CFCs destroy the ozone layer. Zero use of CFCs.
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The development footprint includes all areas of a site Reclaimed water is water that has been treated for reuse.
affected by the development or project site activity.
Include hardscapes, parking lots, access roads, non-
building facilities and the building itself.
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A biofuel is a solid, liquid or gaseous fuel derived from An alternative fueled vehicle is one that uses any method
relatively recently dead biological material and is of powering an engine that does not involve only
distinguished from fossil fuels which are derived from long petroleum (e.g. electric car, gas-electric hybrid, solar
dead biological material. powered).
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What is a CONSTRUCTION WASTE

What is CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION debris?
MANAGEMENT PLAN?
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What is CONVENTIONAL IRRIGATION? What is an ECOSYSTEM?
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What is ENERGY EFFICIENCY? What is GLOBAL WARMING?
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A construction waste management plan are Construction and demolition debris are waste building
administrative and procedural requirements for salvaging, materials, dredging materials, tree stumps, and rubble
recycling and disposing of non-hazardous demolition and resulting from construction, remodeling, repair, and
construction waste. demolition of homes, commercial buildings and other
structures and pavements.
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A collection of living things and the environment in which Conventional irrigation is watering using above-ground
they live. For example, a prairie ecosystem includes sprinkler heads.
coyotes, rabbits , streams, and grasses among many
other living things.
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Global Warming refers to climate change that causes an Energy efficiency is the use of technology that requires
increase in the average temperature of the lower less energy to perform the same function as a
atmosphere of the Earth. conventional item. A compact fluorescent light bulb that
uses less energy than an incandescent bulb to produce
the same amount of light is an example of energy
efficiency. The decision to replace an incandescent light
bulb with a compact fluorescent is an example of energy
conservation.
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What do you call a collaborative, facilitated

What is a HIGH PERFORMANCE green building?
approach to project design and execution?
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What is a LEED category? What is a CIR?
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Harvested rainwater is rainwater that has been collected A gas, such as carbon dioxide or methane, which
for uses such as landscaping irrigation, toilet flushing, or contributes to potential climate change.
other non-potable water uses.
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An integrated design. A high performance green building is one that is energy

and resource efficient.
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A CIR is a credit interpretation ruling and is a process for A subset of the LEED Rating System. Each rating
project applicants seeking technical and administrative system has six different green building categories.
guidance on how LEED credits apply to their projects and
vice versa.
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What is a LEED CHARRETTE? What is MASS TRANSIT?
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What is OPEN SPACE? What is REUSE?
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What are SALVAGED MATERIALS? What is USGBC?
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Mass transit is passenger transportation services which A collaborative session in which building stakeholders
are available for use by the general public, such as trains, and building experts address design and project issues
subways, and buses. early in the building process.
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A strategy to use existing materials in a similar or different Open space is undeveloped land, but it differs from
capacity that allows for the preservation of natural greenfield sites since open space could have been
resources. developed in the past and restored to an undeveloped
state.
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A non-profit trade organization that promotes Construction materials recovered from building sites and
sustainability in how buildings are designed, built, and reused on different building sites in the same or a
operated. different capacity. Examples can include flooring, brick,
beams, and doors.
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True or False: Can a product can earn Innovation

What does SUSTAINABILITY mean?
in Design credits?
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True or False: Can a product can earn LEED What agreement required the end of CFC based
certification refrigerants?
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What is a tradeoff to using HFCs? What is a REFRIGERANT?
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False Sustainability is meeting the needs of the present without

compromising the ability of future generations to meet
their own needs.
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Montreal Protocol False
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A compound used in refrigerators/freezers and air HFC's are less efficient and therefore consume more
conditioners to lower temperatures. energy to produce the same level of cooling as CFCs.
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Architects, real estate professionals, facility managers, Green-e

engineers, interior designers, landscape architects,
construction managers, lenders and government officials
all use LEED to help transform the built environment to
sustainability.
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