LEED Green Associate questions with correct answers

cradle to grave - Answer Open system where materials are extracted, manufactured, purchased, consumed, and disposed of, with a clear beginning and finite end. Linear consumption to waste process. cradle to cradle - Answer Closed system where materials are reused at the end of their useful life. Continuous loop of reuse that eliminates waste. upstream activities - Answer Related to the extraction of the raw materials used in a product. downstream activities - Answer related to the processing of materials all the way through to the delivery of the final product to the end user embodied energy - Answer The total amount of energy used to extract materials and manufacture, transport, install, and use a product across its life cycle. Triple Bottom Line - Answer people, planet, and profit dimensions of an organization in decision making. stakeholder approach, not shareholder approach so that the bottom line for all parties can be increased. no! any additional costs are recovered in long-term savings - Answer do green buildings cost more than nongreen buildings? regenerative building - Answer closed systems that use only as much water and energy as they can produce