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LEED GA v4.
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LEED GA v4List the credit categories - ANS-Integrative approach
sustainable sites
water efficiency
energy and atmosphere
indoor air quality
location and transportation
material and resources
innnovation
regional priority
LEED's system goals are referred to as ________ - ANS-Impact Categories
What are the 7 impact categories with their weights - ANS--Weighting of the LEED v4
impact categories
35% Climate change
20% Human health
15% Water resources
10% Biodiversity
10% Natural resources
5% Green economy
5% Community
what buildings use LEED BD+C: Multifamily Midrise - ANS-Multi-family residential
buildings of 4 to 8 occupiable stories above grade. The building must have 50 % or
more residential space
Sustainable sites credits encourage strategies that minimize the impact on .... -
ANS-....ecosystems and water resources.
what 3 Standards are used for Thermal Comfort - ANS-ASHRAE 55-2010,
ISO 7730:2005,
CEN Standard EN 15251:2007
ash-is-cent
For Individual thermal comfort control credit, control is provided for at least ____% of
individual occupant spaces - ANS-50%
, For quality views credit, design must achieve a direct line of sight to the outdoors via
vision glazing for ___________% of all regularly occupied floor area. - ANS-75%
Case 2. Dense and/or transit-served location
Projects earning 1 or more points under either LT Credit Surrounding Density and
Diverse Uses or LT Credit Access to Quality Transit must achieve a ____% reduction
from the base ratios. - ANS-40%
List some diverse use buildings? - ANS-Bank, Church, Supermarket / convenience
store
Day care, Dry cleaner / laundry mat, Fire station
Salon, Hardware store, Library, Medical / dental office
Park, Pharmacy, Post office, Restaurant
School
Theatre / museum
Community center
Gym
_____________is an approach to managing rainwater runoff that emphasizes on-site
natural features - ANS-Low-impact development is an approach to managing rainwater
runoff that emphasizes on-site natural features to protect water quality by replicating the
natural land cover hydrologic regime of watersheds and addressing runoff close to its
source. Examples include better site design principles (e.g., minimizing land
disturbance, preserving vegetation, minimizing impervious cover) and design practices
(e.g., rain gardens, vegetated swales and buffers, permeable pavement, rainwater
harvesting, soil amendments). These are engineered practices that may require
specialized design assistance." - USGBC
___________is a soil- and vegetation-based approach to wet-weather management -
ANS-Green infrastructure is "a soil- and vegetation-based approach to wet-weather
management that is cost-effective, sustainable, and environmentally friendly. Green
infrastructure management approaches and technologies infiltrate, evapotranspire,
capture and reuse stormwater to maintain or restore natural hydrologies." - USGBC
Research in California shows that roughly _____% of all energy used in this U.S. state
is consumed by water treatment and pumping. 5%, 10%, 20%, 50%, - ANS-20% (19% )
In the U.S., buildings account for _____% of potable water use, third largest category
behind electricity generation and irrigation. (5%, 15%, 30%, 40%) - ANS-13.6%
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