LEED GA: Innovation & Reginal Priority

What are I-codes?

International Codes, published by ICC, provide minimum safeguards for people at home, school, and in the workplace. The international Codes (I-Codes) are a complete set of comprehensive, coordinated building safety, and fire prevention codes.

When should life cycle assessment be used?

When considering the products long term, environmental impact over the products lifetime.

What are examples of Unoccupied Spaces?

1. Mechanical Rooms
2. Stairwells
3. Closets

What are local ordinances?

A law usually found in a municipal code.

What are some ways the TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE is referred to?

1. Ecology, Environment, Economics
2. People, Profit, Planet


1. Economics, Ecology, and Social Equity

Why should you use life cycle costing?

When there exist project alternatives that fulfill the same performance requirements but differ with respect to initial costs and operating costs. The comparison can help maximize net savings.

What is the IgCC?

This provides the building industry with language that both broadens and strengthens building codes in a way that will accelerate the construction of high-performance green buildings.

What is life cycle costing?

Evaluates a product’s economic performance

Ture or False: LEED projects are more expensive than traditional projects

False

What is the triple bottom line?

A change from being primarily financially driven to considering economics, environment, and social responsibility.

What is the purpose of a life-cycle assessment?

To understand the trade-offs of material selection and energy perforamnce

What is an Occupied Space?

Enclosed areas intended for human activities.

What are environmental externalities?

Transactions in which one or more parties to the transaction are not compensated and may have little choice in the transaction.

For example, air pollution is a visible externality of manufacturing, the cost of which is generally paid by others.

What is life cycle costing?

Evaluation a product’s economic performance.

What other green building rating systems are available?

1. Green Globes
2. BREEAM
3. Green Star


1. IgCC

What must be checked to determine what type of building can be built on a piece of land?

Local zoning requirements.

What are local codes?

State and local jurisdiction may develop their own regulations or adopt building codes base on national model codes published by the ICC.

What is life cycle assessment?

The investigation and valuation of the environmental impacts of a given product or service caused or necessitated by its existence.

How many points can be earned in the innovation category?

5 points

What codes must LEED projects follow?

Projects should review relevant and applicable laws, codes, local ordinances, statutes, and industry-related standards.

How many Regional Priority credits can a LEED project earn?

4 points

What is the maximum number of points a project can earn under Regional Credit category?

4 points

What additional green building projects and building construction budgets are there?

1. Life Cycle Cost Analysis
2. Green Building experts


1. Contingency plans for additional research

Which has precedent in a project, LEED requirements or local codes?

Local codes must be followed first.

Local Zoning requirements are defined as

Local government regulations are imposed to promote the orderly development of private lands and percent land-use conflicts.