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| LEED addresses the following issues related to materials and resources: |
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Conservation of materials
Environmentally preferable materials
Waste management and reduction |
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| Strategies for conserving materials throughout a project's life cycle: |
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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 |
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Definition
| Those that can be naturally replenished in a short period of time (10 yrs for LEED) |
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| 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: |
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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: |
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Develop a construction waste management policy
Establish a tracking system |
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| Strategies to reduce waste during operations and maintenance: |
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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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