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| General Categories associated with LEED rating systems |
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Sustainable Sites and Location
Water Efficiency
Energy and Atmosphere
Materials and Resources
Indoor Environmental Quality
Innovation |
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| A sustainable project must... |
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Meet the needs of the local community
Support active street life
Promote healthy lifestyles
Provides ecosystem services
Create a sense of place |
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| Ideally, sustainable design projects start in one of two ways: |
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Start with a site and consider best function and use for location
Start with function and determine best location for that land use |
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| When selecting a site, a team must consider many attributes of the overall system: |
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What is the local climate of the project?
Has the site been previously developed?
Is it connected to local infrastructure and public transportation?
What species in the area might use the site as habitat and be affected?
What is the nature of the street life in the area and how can the project contribute to community?
Where to people in the area live and work, and how do they get back and forth? |
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| LEED rating systems address project location and site design and maintenance through the following topics: |
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Location and linkage
Neighborhood pattern and design
Transportation
Stormwater management
Heat island effect |
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| An approach that protects open space and farmland by emphasizing development with housing and transportation choices near jobs, shops, and schools. |
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| uses sites that have been previously developed or are gaps between existing structures. Helps limit the amount of land covered by buildings, pavement, or infrastructure while also better using the space within existing communities. |
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| land where development may be complicated by the presence or potential prescience of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants. |
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| True or False: Brownfield sites can improve environmental performance. |
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| Sites that have been in agricultural use |
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| Strategies to address location and linkages: |
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Choose redevelopment and infill development
Locate near existing infrastructure
Protect habitat
Increase density
Increase diversity
Encourage multiple modes of transportation |
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| Strategies for sustainable neighborhood pattern and design: |
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Design walkable streets
Use compact development strategies
Promote connectivity
Provide diverse land uses
Create a diverse community
Promote alternative transportation
Support access to sustainable food. |
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| Strategies to address transportation and planning: |
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Locate near public transit
Limit parking
Encourage bicycling |
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| Strategies to address transportation in operations and maintenance: |
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Encourage carpooling
Promote alternative-fuel vehicles
Offer incentives
Support alternative transportation |
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| The return of water to the atmosphere through evaporation from plants' leaves. |
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| Plants should be chosen to (maximize/minimize) evapotranspiration? |
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| Minimize, especially in arid environments |
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| Integrated Pest Management (IPM) |
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| A sustainable approach that combines knowledge about pests, the environment,and pest prevention and control methods to minimize pest infestation and damage in an economical way while minimizing hazards to people, property, and the environment. |
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| Surfaces that have been compacted or covered by materials that do not allow water to infiltrate. |
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| True/False: Impervious areas allow stormwater infiltration and also reduce heat island effects. |
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| False. Pervious areas do that. |
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| The spilling of light beyond the project boundary. |
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| Strategies for Developing a sustainable site design: |
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Minimize hardscape (impervious surfaces)
Use native landscaping
Prevent light pollution
Preserve open space and sensitive areas
Project and restore habitat |
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| Strategies for sustainable site operations and maintenance: |
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Develop a sustainable site management plan
Implement conservation programs
Maintain site lighting to prevent light pollution |
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| Nonpoint Source Pollution |
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| Runoff carries harmful chemicals into water system (from diffuse land uses rather than a single facility) |
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| Low-Impact Development (LID) |
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| An approach to land management that mimics natural systems and manages stormwater as close to the sources as possible. |
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| Strategies for stormwater management through design: |
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Minimize impervious areas
Control stormwater
Incorporate stormwater management into site design |
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| Strategies for stormwater management in operations and maintenance: |
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Redirect stormwater
Harvest rainwater |
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| An increase in air temperature in a developed area compared with an undeveloped area. |
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| Consequences of the Heat Island Effect |
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Additional Use of A/C increases energy demand and costs
Populations of wildlife species not adapted to higher temps decline |
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| Solar Reflectivity Index (SRI) |
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| Combines reflectivity with emissivity. |
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| The ability of a material to emit energy through radiation. |
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| Strategies for reducing the heat island effect: |
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Install reflective roof surfaces
Reduce the area of paved surfaces exposed to sunlight
Plant an urban forest or green roof. |
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