LEED v4 Green Associate (all accurately answered)

EPA correct answers Environmental Protection Agency Green Power correct answers Includes solar, wind, wave, biomass and geothermal power plus certain forms of hydropower ESC correct answers Erosion and Sedimentation Control EPD correct answers Environmental Product Declarations ISO correct answers International Organization for Standardization HPD correct answers Health Product Declaration C2C correct answers Cradle to Cradle Certified; product certification program. It rewards achievement in 5 categories: material health, material reutilization, renewable energy and carbon mgmt., water stewardship and social fairness. There are 5 levels of C2C: Basic, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. LCA correct answers Life Cycle Assessment: identify and quantify environmental effects throughout the life of materials or bldgs - inputs, outputs, from extraction and processing of raw materials and recycled feedstocks, transportationof materials and manufacturing and packaging of the product to its use, maintenance and finally its recycling and disposal LCC correct answers Life Cycle Costing: looks at both purchase and operating costs as well as relative savings over the life of the building or product. It calculates payback periods... Integrated Process correct answers Interdisciplinary method for the design and operation of sustainable built environments. Based on: systems thinking and Life Cycle Approach. Integrative Process correct answers A design process in which multidisciplinary team collaborate to meet sustainable design objectives from the inception of a project to its completion. Iterative Process correct answers A process used in design that involves conducting research, sharing data, receiving feedback, and refining the design repeatedly until all of a project's sustainable goals are met. It's circular and repetitive process. Stakeholders correct answers Bldg owner, developer, client, design team members, facility managers, community reps, local regulatory agencies, local environmental groups, ecologists, tenants, bldg users. Maximum distance from public transportation to bldg main entrance/daily commute correct answers 1/2 mile walk