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| Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design |
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US Green Building Council
-oversees LEED certification of buildings |
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| A program that offers to refund review fees of the first project to become LEED certified in any of remaining 112 countries that do not have any yet (effective in 2016) |
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Green Building Certification Institute
-administers professional credentials and exams
>Green Associate
>AP with Specialty Credential |
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| What are the five areas a professional can become accredited with once they have passed the Green Associate exam? |
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BD+C: Building Design and Construction
ID+C: Interior Design and Construction
EB+OM: Existing Buildings and Operations and Maintenance
Homes
ND: Neighborhood Development |
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| Used to determine which rating system to apply to a project. If the rating system applies to 60% or more of the project, that system should be used |
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| What types of projects are included in BD+C? |
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-new construction (HVAC, envelope)
-core and shell (mechanical, electrical, plumbing,etc)
-schools
-healthcare
-retail(banks, restaurants, apparel)
-hospitality
-warehouses and distribution centers |
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| What types of projects are included in ID+C? |
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-commercial interiors (functions other than retail/hospitality)
-retail
-hospitality |
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| What types of projects are included in EB+OM |
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-existing buildings
-schools
-retail
-hospitality
-data centers
-warehouses and dist. centers |
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| What types of projects are inlcuded in Homes |
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-homes and multifamily lowrise
-multifamily midrise |
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| What types of projects are included in ND |
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-Plan: any phase up to 75% competed construction
-Built Project: near completed projects or finished within the last 3 years |
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| Which system requires a Green Rater to become LEED certified? |
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| Homes, provided by Green Homes Center |
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simpler, speedier process for organizations to certify an entire portfolio of buildings using BD+C and O+M
-must be 25+ buildings |
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| Simpler, speedier process for an organization trying to certify multiple buildings on a single campus site under control of one entity |
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| What is LEEd Re-Certification? |
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| For buildings under O+M, they must recertify within 5 years of previous certification and are eligible as often as every 12 months |
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| What are the number of points to achieve LEEd Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum? |
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Certified: 40-49pts
Silver:50-59 pts
Gold: 60-79 pts
Platinum: 80+ |
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| What are the Credit Categories? |
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1.)Integrative Process
2.)Location/transportation
3.)Sustainable Sites
4.)Water Efficiency
5.)Energy and Atmosphere
6.)Materials and Resources
7.)Indoor Environmental Quality
8.)Innovation and Regional Priorities |
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| How is each credit weighted for points? |
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by their environmental impact
-greater the positive impact, greater then number of points |
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| What are the Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) |
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1.)Permanent location
2.)Reasonable LEED boundaries
3.)Comply with associated project size |
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| What are the required project size for each type of system (under MPR) |
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BD+C/O+m: >1000ft2
ID+c: >250ft2
Neighborhoods: <1500acres
Homes must be considered "dwelling units" by code |
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-contains credit templates and allows teams to upload documentation and submit Credit Interpretation Requests
-also contains the LEED scorecard |
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| What is a Credit Interpretation Request |
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-a team may request guidance on one credit, prerequisite or MPR
-$220 EACH
-Submitted through LEED Online and <600words
-anyone with access to LEED Online can submit |
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| Who is the LEED Project Admin |
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-this person invites team members to LEED Online, assigns members to credits and submits project application to GBCI
-project team must choose a Project Admin by time LEED project registration |
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