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Section 4.4 - Materials and Resources
Green Building Core Concepts and Application Strategies
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Engineering
Professional
01/19/2013

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LEED addresses the following issues related to materials and resources:
Definition
Conservation of materials
Environmentally preferable materials
Waste management and reduction
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Strategies for conserving materials throughout a project's life cycle:
Definition
Reuse existing buildings and salvage materials
Plan for smaller, more compact communities
Design smaller, flexible homes and buildings
Use efficient framing techniques
Promote source reduction in operations
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Rapidly Renewable Materials
Definition
Those that can be naturally replenished in a short period of time (10 yrs for LEED)
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Greenwashing
Definition
Presenting misinformation to the consumer to portray a product or policy as being more environmentally friendly than it actually is.
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Strategies to promote sustainable purchasing during design and operations:
Definition
Identify local sources of environmentally preferable products
Develop a sustainable materials policy
Specify green materials and equipment
Specify green custodial products
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Strategies to reduce waste during construction:
Definition
Develop a construction waste management policy
Establish a tracking system
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Strategies to reduce waste during operations and maintenance:
Definition
Develop a solid waste management policy
Conduct a waste stream audit
Maintain a recycling program
Monitor, track, and report
Compost
Provide recycling for durable goods
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True/False: To comply with LEED requirements, a project must conduct a waste stream audit for some, but not all, of the consumables waste stream
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False. Entire waste stream must be audited.
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