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1. Precipitation captured and used for indoor needs - irrigation - or both.
Particulates
Harvested Rainwater
Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Daylighting
2. A comparison of a building system's performance with a standard - such as ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.
LEED Green Building Rating System
Performance Relative to Benchmark
Biodegradable
LEED Intent
3. Systematic improvements in the performance of a market or market segment. For example - EPA's ENERGY STAR program has shifted the performance of homes - buildings - and appliances toward higher levels of energy efficiency by providing recognition and
Photovoltaic (PV) Energy
Market Transformation
Potable Water
Baseline Versus Design
4. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of liquid water from 60 to 61 degrees Fahrenheit. This standard measure of energy is used to describe the energy content of fuels and compare energy use.
Development Density
Flush-Out
Prime Farmland
British Thermal Unit (Btu)
5. Previously used or developed land that may be contaminated with hazardous waste or pollution. Once any environmental damage has been re-mediated - the land can be reused. Redevelopment on brownfields provides an important opportunity to restore degra
Brownfield
Renewable Energy
Baseline Versus Design
Bake-Out
6. The variety of life in all forms - levels - and combinations - including ecosystem diversity - species diversity - and genetic diversity.
British Thermal Unit (Btu)
Biodiversity
Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV)
Performance Relative to Benchmark
7. A device that removes heat from a liquid - typically as part of a refrigeration system used to cool and dehumidify buildings.
Renewable Energy
Energy or Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Capita
Chiller
Xeriscaping
8. Energy consumption divided by the number of square feet in a building - often expressed as British thermal units (Btus) per square foot or as kilowatt-hours of electricity per square foot per year (kWh/sf/yr)
Energy Use Intensity
Baseline Versus Design
Air Quality Standards
Stormwater Runoff
9. The amount of connection between a site and the surrounding community - measured by proximity of the site to homes - schools - parks - stores - restaurants - medical facilities - and other services and amenities.
Construction and Demolition Debris
Reuse
Diversity of Uses or Housing Types
Community Connectivity
10. The process of reducing peak-period vehicle trips.
LEED Credit Interpretation Request
Transportation Demand Management
Blackwater
Air Quality Standards
11. Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. (Brundtland Commission)
Reuse
LEED Prerequisite
Commissioning (Cx)
Sustainability
12. Resources that are not depleted by use. Examples include energy from the sun - wind - and small (low-impact) hydropower - plus geothermal energy and wave and tidal systems. Ways to capture energy from the sun include photovoltaic - solar thermal - an
Heat Island Effect
Gallons per Minute (gpm)
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
Renewable Energy
13. The percentage of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation and does not evaporate - blow away - or fall on hardscape. For example - overhead spray sprinklers have lower irrigation efficiencies (65%) than drip syste
Biomass
Rain Garden
Irrigation Efficiency
Blackwater
14. Management of forest resources to meet the long-term forest product needs of humans while maintaining the biodiversity of forested landscapes. The primary goal is to restore - enhance - and sustain a full range of forest values - including economic -
Environmental Sustainability
High-Performance Green Building
Sustainable Forestry
Integrated Design Team
15. The process of verifying and documenting that a building and all of its systems and assemblies are planned - designed - installed - tested - operated - and maintained to meet the owner's project requirements.
astewater
Commissioning (Cx)
Regenerative Design
Renewable Energy
16. A measure of a building's energy performance compared with that of similar buildings - as determined by the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. A score of 50 represents average building performance.
Rain Garden
Building Envelope
Sick Building Syndrome (SBS)
ENERGY STAR Rating
17. Typical primary measures of energy consumption associated with buildings include kilowatt-hours of electricity - therms of natural gas - and gallons of liquid fuel.
Commissioning Report
Building Footprint
Harvested Rainwater
Measures of Energy Use
18. An optional LEED Green Building Rating System component whose achievement results in the earning of points toward certification.
Foot Candle
Prime Farmland
LEED Credit
Reuse
19. The precipitation of dilute solutions of strong mineral acids - formed by the mixing in the atmosphere of various industrial pollutants (primarily sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) with naturally occurring oxygen and water vapor.
LEED Credit Interpretation Request
Acid Rain
Energy Use Intensity
Blackwater
20. The exterior surface of a building - the walls - windows - roof - and floor; also referred to as the building shell.
Sustainable Forestry
Building Envelope
Pollutant
Performance Relative to Code
21. The percentage of occupants who have direct control over temperature - airflow - and lighting in their spaces.
Commissioning Plan
Acid Rain
Wetland Vegetation
Controllability of Systems
22. Native plants occur naturally in a given location and ecosystem. Adapted plants are not native to a location but grow reliably with minimal attention from humans. Using native and adapted plants can reduce the amount of water required for irrigation
Potable Water
Native and Adapted Plants
Blackwater
Chiller
23. Domestic wastewater composed of wash water from kitchen - bathroom - and laundry sinks - tubs - and washers. (EPA)
Bioswale
Rapidly Renewable Materials and Products
Market Transformation
Graywater
24. The relationship between the total building floor area and the allowable land area the building can cover. In green building - the objective is to build up rather than out because a smaller footprint means less diruption of the existing or created la
Certified Wood
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Nonrenewable
Floor-To-Area Ratio
25. A control system capable of monitoring environmental and system loads and adjusting HVAC operations accordingly in order to conserve energy while maintaining comfort. (EPA)
Energy Management System
Floor-To-Area Ratio
Ambient Temperature
Controllability of Systems
26. The percentage of the surface area of a paving material that is open and allows moisture to pass through the material and soak into the ground below.
Development Density
Performance Relative to Code
Brownfield
Perviousness
27. Also known as regional materials - the amount of a building's materials that are extracted - processed - and manufactured close to a project site - expressed as a percentage of the total materials cost. For LEED - regional materials originate within
HVAC Systems
Rapidly Renewable Materials and Products
Renewable Energy Certificate (REC)
Regional/Locally Sourced Materials
28. Wood that has been issued a certificate from an independent organization with developed standards of good forest management. This certificate verifies that wood products come from responsibly managed forests.
Commissioning Report
Certified Wood
Gallons per Minute (gpm)
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
29. A document that details the commissioning program overview - identification of the commissioning team - and description of the commissioning process activities.
Regional/Locally Sourced Materials
Certified Wood
Potable Water
Commissioning Report
30. A landscaping method that makes routine irrigation unnecessary by using drought-adaptable and low-water plants - as well as soil amendments such as compost and mulches to reduce evaporation.
Xeriscaping
HVAC Systems
Thermal Comfort
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
31. The amount of carbon compounds that participate in atmospheric photochemical reactions and vaporize (become a gas) at normal room temperatures - measured in grams per liter. VOCs off-gas from many materials - including adhesives - sealants - paints -
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Ecosystem
Lighting Power Density
Alternative Fuel Vehicles
32. Plant material from trees - grasses - or crops that can be converted to heat energy to produce electricity.
Street Grid Density
Floodplain
Biomass
astewater
33. An indicator of neighborhood density - calculated as the number of centerline miles per square mile. Centerline miles are the length of a road down its center. A community with high street grid density and narrow - interconnected streets is more like
Street Grid Density
Regenerative Design
Air Quality Standards
Energy Management System
34. Vehicles that use low-polluting - nongasoline fuels - such as electricity - hydrogen - propane or compressed natural gas - liquid natural gas - methanol - and ethanol. In LEED - efficient gas-electric hybrid vehicles are included in this group.
Alternative Fuel Vehicles
ASHRAE
Xeriscaping
Photovoltaic (PV) Energy
35. The amount of water consumed by flow fixtures (lavatory faucets - showerheads - aerators - sprinkler heads)
Floor-To-Area Ratio
Gallons per Minute (gpm)
Sustained-Yield Forestry
Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)
36. Electricity from photovoltaic cells that convert the energy in sunlight into electricity.
Photovoltaic (PV) Energy
Native and Adapted Plants
Regenerative Design
astewater
37. The primary goal of each prerequisite or credit.
Prime Farmland
Bake-Out
LEED Intent
Renewable Energy Certificate (REC)
38. A structure designed to conserve water and energy; use space - materials - and resources efficiently; minimize construction waste; and create a healthful indoor environment.
Prime Farmland
LEED Technical Advisory Group (TAG)
High-Performance Green Building
Sustainability
39. The amount of waste disposed of other than through incineration or in landfills - expressed in tons. Examples of waste diversion include reuse and recycling.
Community Connectivity
Renewable Energy Certificate (REC)
Sustainability
Waste Diversion
40. Management of a forest to produce in perpetuity a high-level annual or regular periodic output - through a balance between increment and cutting. (Society of American Foresters)
Construction and Demolition Debris
Contaminant
Brownfield
Sustained-Yield Forestry
41. A community's total greenhouse gas emissions divided by the total number of residents.
Energy or Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Capita
Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)
Renewable Energy Certificate (REC)
Ambient Temperature
42. A structure that uses water to absorb heat from air-conditioning systems and regulate air temperature in a facility.
Cooling Tower
Energy Use Intensity
Community Connectivity
Harvested Rainwater
43. A stormwater control feature that uses a combination of an engineered basin - soils - and vegetation to slow and detain stormwater - increase groundwater recharge - and reduce peak stormwater runoff.
Pre-Consumer Recycled Content
Commissioning Plan
Construction and Demolition Debris
Bioswale
44. The amount of building materials returned to active use (in the same or a related capacity as their original use) - expressed as a percentage of the total materials cost of a building. The salvaged materials are incorporated into the new building - t
Environmental Sustainability
Floor-To-Area Ratio
Reuse
Xeriscaping
45. A measure of how well a material rejects solar heat; the index ranges from 0 (least reflective) to 100 (most reflective). Using "cooler" materials helps prevent the urban heat island effect (the absorption of heat by roofs and pavement and its radiat
Harvested Rainwater
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Energy or Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Capita
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
46. A measure of greenhouse gas emissions associated with an activity. A comprehensive carbon footprint includes building construction - operation - energy use - building-related transportation - and the embodied energy of water - solid waste - and const
British Thermal Unit (Btu)
Carbon Footprint
Brownfield
Regional/Locally Sourced Materials
47. A rating that indicates the efficiency of air filters in the mechanical system. MERV ratings range from 1 (very low efficiency) to 16 (very high efficiency).
Potable Water
Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV)
Ventilation Rate
Cooling Tower
48. Excavated areas that detain stormwater and slow runoff but are dry between rain events. Wet ponds serve a similar function but are designed to hold water all the time.
Recycled Content
Indoor Air Quality
ENERGY STAR Rating
Dry Ponds
49. Construction items recovered from existing buildings or construction sites and reused. Common salvaged materials include structural beams and posts - flooring - doors - cabinetry - brick - and decorative items.
Dry Ponds
LEED Credit
Salvaged Material
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
50. Wastewater from toilets and urinals; definitions vary - and wastewater from kitchen sinks (perhaps differentiated by the use of a garbage disposal - showers - or bathtubs is considered blackwater under some state or local codes.
Recycled Content
Blackwater
Ecosystem
Xeriscaping