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What is the intent of SS 7.1 Heat Island Effect, Non Roof and SS 7.2 Heat Island Effect,Roof ?
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Reduce heat islands ( thermal gradient differences between developed and undeveloped areas)to minimize impact on microclimate and human and wildlife habitat.
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What is the intent of SS 8 Light Pollution Reduction ?
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Minimize light trespass from the building and site, reduce sky-glow to increase night sky access,improve nighttime visibility through glare reduction, and reduce development impact on nocturnal environments.
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Minimize,reduce,improve,reduce
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What is the intent of WE 1.1 Water Efficient Landscaping,Reduce by 50% ?
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Limit or eliminate the use of potable water, or other natural surface orsubsurface water resources available on or near the project site, for landscape irrigation.
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Limit,eliminate,near job site, landscape.
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What is the intent of WE 1.2 Water Efficient Landscaping,No potable use or no Irrigation ?
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Eliminate the use of potable water, or other natural surface or subsurface water resources available on or near the project site, for landscape irrigation.
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Eliminate.
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What is the intent of WE 2 Innovative Wastewater Technologies ?
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Reduce gereration of wastewater and potable water demand, while increasing the local aquifer recharge.
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Reduce, demand, increasing ,recharge
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What is the intent of WE 3.1 Water use Reduction, 20% Reduction and WE 3.2 Water use Reduction , 30% Reduction
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Maximize water efficiency within buildings to reduce the burden on municipal water and wastewater systems.
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What is the intent of EA Prerequisite 1 Fundamental commissioning of the Building Energy Systems ?
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Verify that the building's energy related systems are installed, calibrated and perform according to the owner's project requirements, basis of design, and construction documents.
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What is the intent of EA Prerequisite 2 Minimum Energy Performance.
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Establish the minimum level of energy efficiency for the proposed building and systems.
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What is the intent of EA Prerequisite 3 fundamental Refrigerant Management ?
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Reduce ozone depletion.
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What is the intent of EA 1 Optimize Energy Performance ?
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Achieve increasing levels of energy performance above the baseline in the prerequisite standard to reduce environmental and economic impacts associated with excessive energy use.
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What is the intent of EA 2 On-site Renewable Energy ?
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Encourage and recognize increasing levels of on site renewable energy self-supply in order to reduce environmental and economic impacts associated with fossil fuel energy use.
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What is the intent of EA 3 Enhanced Commissioning ?
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Begin the commissioning process early during the design process and execute additional activities after systems performance verification is completed
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What is the intent of EA 4 Enhanced Refrigerant Management ?
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Reduce ozone depletion and support early compliance with the Montreal Protocol while minimizing direct contributions to global warming
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What ie the intent of EA 5 Measurement & Verification ?
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Provide for the ongoing accountability of building energy consumption over time.
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What is the intent of EA 6 Green Power ?
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Encourage the development and use of grid source, renewable energy technologies on a net zero pollution basis.
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What is the intent of MR Prerequisite 1 Storage & Collection of recyclables ?
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Facilitate the reduction of waste generated by building occupants that is hauled to and disposed of in landfills.
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What is the intent of MR 1 Building Reuse credits: 1.1 Maintain 75% of Existing Walls, Floors & Roof, 1.2 Maintain 95% of Existing Walls, floors & Roof, 1.3 Maintain 50% of Interior Non-Structural Elements ?
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Extend the life cycle of existing building stock, conserve resources, retain cultural resources, reduce waste and reduce environmental impacts of new buildings as they relate to materials manufacturing and transport.
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What is the intent of MR 2.1 Construction Waste Management, Divert 50% from Disposal and MR 2.2 Construction Waste Management, Divert 75% from Disposal ?
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Divert construction, demolition and land clearing debris from disposal in landfills and incinerators. Redirect recyclable recovered resources back to the manufacturing process. Redirect reusable materials to appropriate sites.
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What is the intent of MR 3.1 Materials Reuse, 5% and MR 3.2 Materials Reuse, 10% ?
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Reuse building materials and products in order to reduce demand for virgin materials and to reduce waste, thereby reducing impacts associated with the extraction and processing of virgin resources.
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What is the intent of MR 4.1 Recycled Content, 10% (post-consumer + 1/2 pre-consumer) and MR 4.2 Recycled Content 20% ( post-consumer +1/2 Pre-consumer) ?
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Increase demand for building products that incorporate recycled content materials, therby reducing impacts resulting from extraction and processing of virgin materials.
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What is the intent of MR 5.1 Regional Materials, 10% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally and MR 5.2 Regional Materials 20% Extracted, processed & Manufactured Regionally ?
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Increase demand for building materials and products that are extracted and manufactured within the region, therby supporting the use of indigenous resources and reducing the enviromental impacts resulting from transportation
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What is the intent of MR 6 Rapidly Renewable Materials ?
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Reduce the use and depletion of finite raw materials and long-cycle renewable materials by replacing them with rapidly renewable materials.
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What is the intent of MR 7 Certified Wood ?
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Encourage environmentally responsible forest management.
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What is the intent of Prerequisite 1 Minimum IAQ Performance ?
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Establish minimum indoor air Quality (IAQ) performance to enhance indoor air quality in buildings, thus contributing to the comfort and well-being of the occupants.
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What is the intent of EQ Prerequisite 2 Environmental Tobacco smoke (ETS) conntrol ?
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Miniize exposure of building occupants, indoor surfaces, and ventilation air distribution systemsto Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS).
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What is the intent of EQ 1 Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring ?
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Provide capacity for ventilition system monitoring to help sustain occupant comfort and well-being.
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What is the intent of EQ Increased Ventilation ?
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Provide additional outdoor air ventilation to improve indoor air quality for improved occupant comfort,well-being and productivity.
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What is the intent of EQ 3.1 Construction IAQ Management Plan, During Construction and EQ 3.2 Construction IAQ Management Plan Before Occupancy ?
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Reduce indoor air quality problems resulting from the construction/renovation process in order to help sustain the comfort and well being of construction workers and building occupants.
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What is the intent of EQ 4 Low-Emitting Materials:4.1 Adhesives & Sealants 4.2 Paints & Coatings 4.3 Carpet Systems 4.4 Composite Wood Agrifiber Products ?
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Reduce the quantity of indoor air contaminants that are odorous, irritating and/or harmful to the comfort and well-being of installers and occupants.
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What is the intent of EQ 5 Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control ?
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Minimize exposure of building occupants to potentially hazardous particulates and chemical pollutants.
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What is the intent of EQ 6.1 Controllability of Systems, Lighting and EQ 6.2 Controllability of Systems Thermal Comfort ?
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Provide a high level of lighting and thermal comfort system control by individual occupants or by specific groups in multi-occupant spaces (i.e. classrooms or conference areas) to promote the productivity, comfort and well being of the building occupants
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What is the intent of EQ 7.1 Thermal Comfort,Design ?
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Provide a comfortable thermal environment that supports the productivity and well being of the building occupants.
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What is the intent of EQ 7.2 Thermal Comfort, Verification ?
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Provide for the assessment of building thermal comfort over time.
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What is the intent of EQ 8.2 Daylight & Views, Daylight 75% of spaces and EQ 8.2 Daylight & Views,Views for 90% of Spaces ?
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Provide for the building occupants a connection between indoor spaces and the outdoors through the introduction of Daylight and views into the regularly occupied areas of the building.
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What is the intent of ID 1.1-1.4 Innovation in Design ?
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To provide design teams and projects the opportunity to be awarded points for exceptional performance above the requirements set by the LEED-NC Green building Rating system and /or innovative performance in Green building Categories not specifically addressed by the LEED-NC Green Building Rating System.
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What is the intent of ID 2 Leed Accredited Professional ?
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To support and encourage the design intergration required by a LEED-NC green building project and to streamline the application and certification process.
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How many points are required to achieve each level of certification ?
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Certified : 26-32 Points.
Silver : 33-38 Points. Gold : 39-51 Points. Platinum : 52-69 Points. |
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Do you need to have a LEED AP on the "design team" in order to register a project on the USGBC website ?
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No, but having a LEED AP on the design team will allow you to clam 1 credit using ID 2 -LEED Accredited Professional.
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Do you submit all credit templates at the same time ?
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No,there is a design submission and a construction submission.
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What is the definition of : Greenfield Site
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Sites that are not previously developed or graded and remain in a natural state.Previously developed sites are those that previously contained buildings, roadways,parking lots, or were graded or altered by direct human activities.
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What is the definition of: Preferred Parking
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Parking spots that are closest to the main entrance of the project ( exclusive of spaces designated for handicapped ) or parking passes provided at a discounted price.
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What is the Definition of :
Post-Consumer material |
Waste Material generated by households or by commerical,industrial and institutional facilities in their role as end users of the product,which can no longer be used for its intended purpose.
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What is the Definition of:
Pre- Consumer Material |
Material diverted from the waste stream during the manufacturing process.Excluded is reutilization of materials such as rework, regrind or scrape generated in a process and capable of being reclaimed within the same process that generated it.
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What is the definition of: Composite wood and agrifiber products.
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Particleboard,medium density fiberboard (MDF), plywood,wheatboard,strawboard, panel substrates and door cores.Materials considered fit-out,furniture and equipment (FF&E) are not considered base building elements and are not included in this definition.
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What is the definition of:
Development Footprint |
The area on the project site that has been impacted by any development activity.Hardscape, access roads, parking lots, non-building facilities and building structure are all included in the development footprint.
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What is the definition of:
Emissivity |
The ratio of the radiation emitted by the surface to the radiation emitted by a black body at the same temperture.
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What is the definition of:
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) |
A measurement of a material's ability to reject solar heat,as shown by a small temperature rise.It is defined so that a standard black is 0 and a standard white is 100.
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What is the definition of:
Commissioning |
The process of verifying and documenting that the facility and all of its system and assemblies are planned, designed,installed tested,operated and maintained to meet the Owner's project Requirements.
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What is the definition of:
Salvaged or Reused Materials |
Construction materials recovered from existing buildings or construction sites and reused in other buildings. Common Salvaged materials include structural beams and posts, flooring,doors,cabinetry,brick and decorative items.
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Rapidly Renewable |
Materials considered to be an agricultural product,both fiber and animal, that takes 10 years or less to grow or raise, and to harvest in an ongoing and sustainable fashion.
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