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Designing for flexibility is a concept that

considers the future use of the building and
What does designing for flexibility mean? how it may be modified while at the same
time reducing waste and reducing the need
for new materials.

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To understand the tradeoffs of material

What is the purpose of a life-cycle assessment?
selection and energy performance

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The practice of redesigning and using a

What is ADAPTIVE REUSE? structure for a use that is significantly
different from the building's original use.

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Minimizing the embodied impacts associated

What do the credits in the Materials and
with the entire life-cycle of building
Resources (MR) category focus on?
materials
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Raw materials sourcing

What are three examples of building product
Material ingredients
disclosure?
Environmental product disclosure

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An EPD is a standardized way of

communicating the environmental impacts,
such as global warming potential and
energy resource depletion, of a product or
What is an ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT
system
DECLARATION (EPD)?
All EPDs must be consistent with ISO
standards 14025, 14040, 14044, and EN 15804
or ISO 21930

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Health Product Declaration (HPDs) provide a

full disclosure of the potential chemicals of
concern in products by comparing product
What is a HEALTH PRODUCT DECLARATION (HPD)? ingredients to a wide variety of "hazard"
lists published by government authorities
and scientific
associations.

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A CSR report is a third-party verified report

What is a CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
that includes information on how the
(CSR)?
manufacturer extracts or sources materials
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Source reduction
Reuse
What is the waste reduction hierarchy?
Recycling
Waste-to-energy

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The process of generating energy in the

What is WASTE-TO-ENERGY? form of electricity and/or heat from the
incineration of waste.

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The practice of designing, manufacturing,

purchasing, or using materials (such as
What is source reduction?
products and packaging) in ways that reduce
the amount or toxicity of trash created

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What CREDIT CATEGORY addresses RECYCLED

Materials & Resources
CONTENT?
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Construction materials recovered from

building sites and reused on different
What are SALVAGED MATERIALS? building sites in the same or a different
capacity. Examples can include flooring,
brick, beams, and doors

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Reduced transportation costs

What are the benefits of regional materials?
Support of local resources

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A strategy to use existing materials in a

What is REUSE? similar or different capacity that allows for
the preservation of natural resources.

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Paper
At a minimum what materials must a Corrugated cardboard
commercial LEED project include in a recycling Glass
program? Plastics
Metals
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A construction waste management plan are

administrative and procedural requirements
What is a CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT
for salvaging, recycling and disposing of
PLAN?
nonhazardous demolition and construction
waste.

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Construction and demolition debris are

waste building materials, dredging
materials, tree stumps, and rubble resulting
What is CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION debris?
from construction, remodeling, repair, and
demolition of homes, commercial buildings
and other structures and pavements.

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What materials are not allowed to be included in . Excavated materials such as dirt and trees
the calculations for Construction Waste . Hazardous materials such as asbestos and
Management? lead covered debris

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What is the environmental benefit of using

It reduces the demand for virgin materials.
SALVAGED MATERIALS?
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What type of recycled content is a material that

Post-consumer recycled content
contains recycled newspaper?

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Construction and demolition debris,

What are examples of POSTCONSUMER recycled
content?
materials collected through recycling
programs, discarded products, (e.g.,
furniture, cabinetry, decking), and
landscaping waste (e.g., leaves, grass
clippings, tree trimmings)

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Pre-consumer recycled content is formerly

known as postindustrial content, is a
percentage of material in a product that is
What is PRE-CONSUMER recycled content?
recycled from manufacturing waste. Since
the material is never sold to the consumer,
it is pre-consumer material.

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Recycled content is the proportion, by mass,

What is RECYCLED content? of preconsumer or postconsumer
recycled material in a product
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Commingled recycling accepts a wide range

What is COMMINGLED RECYCLING?
of recyclable materials. This allows
materials to be collected in one bin, or
location, prior to being sent to a recycling
facility for separation. This type of recycling
takes up less space and has better
participation from occupants.

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Reducing the amount of recyclable material

being thrown away and ultimately wasted by
disposal in the landfill. Many materials have
What is waste diversion?
uses or resources that can be recaptured
through
recycling.

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Planer shavings, sawdust, bagasse, walnut

What are examples of PRECONSUMER recycled
shells, culls, trimmed materials, over issue
content?
publications, and obsolete inventories.

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Rework, regrind, or scrap materials capable

What are examples of content that is excluded
of being reclaimed within the same process
from PRE-CONSUMER recycled content?
that generated them.
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It is the percentage of material in a product

that was consumer waste. The recycled
material was generated by household,
commercial, industrial, or institutional end-
What is POSTCONSUMER RECYCLED content?
users and can no longer be used for its
intended purpose. Postconsumer is just that,
material recycled after being used by the
consumer.

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Life-cycle cost analysis calculates expected

future operating, maintenance, and
What is a LIFE-CYCLE COST Analysis? replacement costs of designs and features
used to assist owners in developing a
realistic design and budget estimate.

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.The conservation of materials

What are the three components to address .Environmentally, socially, and locally
within the Materials & Resources category? preferable materials
.Waste management and reduction

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What type of documentation is required to prove FSC wood requires chain‐of‐custody

compliance for FSC wood? documentation.
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What is embodied energy?
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Which type of products must be excluded from
MR category compliance calculations?
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What is material streams?
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What is the products?
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"Embodied energy is the total energy
required for the extraction, processing,
manufacturing, and delivery of buildings.
Unlike the life cycle assessment, which
evaluates all of the impacts over the whole
life of a material or element, embodied
energy only considers the front end aspect
of the impact of a building material. It does
not include the operation or disposal of
materials" - European Commission
source: USGBC®
Special equipment, such as elevators,
escalators, and fire suppression systems
source: USGBC®
Material stream is flow of materials from
jobsite to markets - USGBC
source: USGBC®
The product serves a distinct function on a
project, including physical components and
services needed to carry out intended
function of the permanently installed
building - USGBC
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An assessment of partial product life cycle

What is the product LCA declaration? from extraction to the factory before it it
transported to the customer - USGBC

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Products with third party certification,

What is industrial-wide/ generic EPD?
including external verification - USGBC

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Similar to industrial-wide EDP but for a

What is product-specific/ type III EPD?
specific product

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A take back or close-loop recycling

What is extended producer responsibility?
programs