LEED Green Associate v4 Exam Prep Book (A+ graded already)

3 phases of Integrative Design Process correct answers 1. Discovery 2. Implementation 3. Occupancy Iterative Process Stages correct answers Conduct Research/Collect Data -- Analyze Data -- Share Data with focus groups -- Get Feedback -- Create/Refine Design -- [start over, cyclical] Systems Thinking is viewing a _____ correct answers problem as a smaller part of a larger system; system as a smaller part of a whole 3 key concepts of Systems Thinking correct answers 1. Examining interactions and connections between components in systems leads to better understanding of system 2. Improvement in one part of system may have negative effect on another part 3. Leverage points (small change leads to large result i.e. user data dislpay) The Prius Effect is an example of correct answers Leverage Point: through supplying users with data about their fuel and energy consumption 7 LEED Impact Categories correct answers 1. Reverse contribution to *Global Climate Change* 2. Enhance *Individual Human Health and Wellbeing* 3. Protect and Restore *Water Resources* 4. Protect, Enhance, and Restore *Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services* 5. Promote Sustainable and Regenerative *Material Resource Cycles* 6. Build a greener *Economy* 7. Enhance *Social Equity, Environmental Justice, Community Health and Quality of Life* "Upstream" is associated with _____ processes; "Downstream" is associated with ____ processes correct answers extraction; processing, through to delivery of final product 9 LEED Knowledge Domains correct answers 1. LEED Process 2. Integrative Strategies 3. Location and Transportation 4. Sustainable Sites 5. Water Efficiency 6. Energy and Atmosphere