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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. Indigenous or exotic plants that spread outside cultivated areas and can damage environmental or economical resources. they grow quickly and aggressively - spreading and displacing other plants
Global Warming
Wastewater
Invasive Plants
Baseline Building Performance
2. Material that is sourced and manufactured within 500 miles of the project. usually expressed as a percentage of total project material
Greenfield
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Construction Waste Management Plan
Regional Material
3. Used to store excess stormwater. these are basins whose outlets have been designed to detain stormwater runoff for some minimum time (e.g. 24 hrs). the stormwater will slowly seep into the ground to recharge aquifers or discharge as determined by the
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
4. Building design that takes advantage of the local climate to provide some or all of the heating - cooling - lighting and ventilation needs of the occupants
Passive Design
Ecosystem
Infill Development
Drip Irrigation
5. The rate at which indoor air enters and leaves a building - usually expressed in LEED as the number of changes of outdoor air per hour (air changes per hour or "ach") ASHRAE 62 prescribes proper ventilation rates to ensure pollutants and carbon dioxi
Ventilation Rate
Hardscape
Passive Design
Hybrid Vehicle
6. Side effect or consequence of an industrial or commercial activity that affects other parties without this being reflected in the price of the goods or services involved - i.e. the pollution created in power generation for one state blown over anothe
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Cradle to Cradle
Climate Change
Externality
7. Min' years that a LEED bldg should share its energy & water usage data with USGBCa
5 years
LEED Online
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Low Impact Development
8. The linear view of the life of a product - from creation to the end of useful life - ie disposal
Cooling Tower
Potable Water
Water Balance
Cradle to Grave
9. Watering using above ground sprinkler heads
Construction Administration
Conventional Irrigation
Bake-Out
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
10. Third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design - construction and operation of high performance green buildings (USGBC)
Previously Developed Site
LEED
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Biodegradable
11. Purchase price of a hard asset such as masonry - wood - steel - carpet - tile - mechanical systems - roofing
Hard Cost
Daylighting
Carbon Footprint
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
12. Evaluation of the total cost of a building or product over its useful life - including initial - maintenance - repair and replacement costs as well as savings. LCC evaluates economic performance.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Integrated Design
Baseline Vs Design
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
13. A site that is undeveloped and in a natural state or has been used for agriculture
Baseline v. Actual Use
Greenfield
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Integrated Process Team
14. What level of CO2 concentrations indicates inadequate ventilation?
Agrifiber Product
Ambient Temperature
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
15. Certified (40-49) - Silver (50-59) - Gold (60-79) - and Platinum (80+)
The four LEED levels
Adaptive Plant
Heat Islands
Vegetated (Green) Roof
16. Begins the process of spatial refinement & usually involves the 1st design of a project's energy system.
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Design Development
Open Space
Passive Design
17. Explores design options & alternatives with the intent to establish an agreed-upon project layout & scope of work.
Fenestration
Green Building
Schematic Design
Evapotranspiration
18. Major Players in Design & Construction Process are...
Greenhouse Gases
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Building Footprint
Volatile Organic Compound
19. Plan that identifies a diversion rate goal and covers how waste will be either disposed or reused or recycled by addressing sorting - collection - and final disposal of items in an existing building
Community Connectivity
Solid Waste Management Policy
Credit Interpretation Request
Per-Consumer Content
20. What is reduced when a project uses reclaimed water in its cooling towers?
33%-39%
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Construction Documents
Portable water uses
21. An unwanted airborne constituent that may reduce acceptability of the air (ASHRAE 62.1-2004)
Raingarden
HVAC System
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Contaminant
22. Info of a result of a system returning to the system so that the system can make appropriate modifications. think of a thermostat reading the indoor air temp. info must flow to make [this]. without info - changes are less likely to happen
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Site Disturbance
Feedback Loop
Water Balance
23. Smart Location & Linkage. Neighborhood Pattern & Design. Green Infrastructure & Bldg.
Perviousness
Construction Administration
Chiller
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
24. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations
Externality
Refrigerant
Flush-Out
Environmental Sustainability
25. CD carry the design into the detail level so that construction can take place.
Construction Documents
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Floor Area Ratio
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
26. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits
Rating system and Project size
LEED Online
Regenerative
Baseline v. Actual Use
27. Development that occurs within established urban areas where the site or area either is a vacant place between other developments or has previously been used for another urban purpose
Cradle to Cradle
Infill Development
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Water Balance
28. A term used in life cycle analysis to describe a material or product that is recycled into a new product at the end of its useful life. an example of a closed system
Stormwater Runoff
33%-39%
Cradle to Cradle
LEED Rating System
29. A site that was previously built on - has been graded - or contained a parking lot - roadway - or other structure
Greenhouse Gases
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Previously Developed Site
Construction Waste Management Plan
30. Guidance tool designed for use by building professionals to help manage indoor air quality in commercial buildings - which should be a part of indoor air quality management plans
Underground Parking
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Green Power
Mass Transit
31. Energy generated from natural resources - such as sunlight - wind - tides and geothermal heat - which are naturally replenished
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Renewable Energy
Open Grid Pavement
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
32. The mathematical expression of Imperviousness
Ozone (O3)
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Non-renewable Resource
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
33. An expanded baseline for measuring performance - adding social and environmental dimensions to the traditional profit measure - so decisions are viewed in the long term with their impact on people - the planet - and profit
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Green Cleaning
Triple Bottom Line
34. Method of land use regulation used by local governments in most developed countries. zoning may be use-based (regulating the uses to which land may be put) - or it may regulate building height - lot coverage - and similar characteristics - or some co
Zoning
LEED Prerequisites
Prime Farmland
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
35. The area of the project site that has been disturbed for development. this area includes the building footprint - hardscapes - and parking lots
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Built Environment
Development Footprint
Credit Interpretation Request
36. A material's ability to reflect sunlight measured on a scale of 0 (black) to 1 (white). a value of 0.0 indicates that the surface absorbs all solar radiation and a value of 1.0 represents total reflectivity.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Fossil Fuels
Albedo
LEED Prerequisites
37. Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (EPA)
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Certificate of occupancy
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Sustainable
38. Advertising a product or policy to be more beneficial to the environment than is true
Acidification
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Green Washing
Development Density
39. What metric is the best indicator of transportation impacts associated with a bldg project?
Life-cycle cost analysis
Biofuel
Vehicle miles traveled
Smart Growth
40. When symptoms of diagnosable illness are identified and can be attributed to airborne building contaminants (EPA)
Building Related Illness
Heat Island Effect
Greenfield
Process Water
41. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?
40%
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Construction Phases Bidding
Schematic Design
42. The ability of dark - non-reflective paved areas-city streets - rooftops - and sidewalks-to absorb and radiate heat - making urban areas and the surrounding suburbs noticeably hotter than rural towns nearby. other contributors include reduced airflow
Regional Material
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
250 square ft
Heat Island Effect
43. The licensed-pro exemption is used by a project team to do what?
Bypass otherwise required submittals
LEED Category
Indoor Air Quality
Process Water
44. A member based nonprofit organization whose mission is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed - built - and operated - enabling an environmentally and socially responsible - healthy and prosperous environment that improves the qu
Drip Irrigation
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
250 square ft
45. A project must: Comply w/ Environmental Laws - Be a Complete - Permanent bldg/space - Use a reasonable Site Boundary - Comply with min' Floor Area requirements - Comply with min' Occup' Rates - Commit to Sharing whole bldg energy & water Usage Data
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
HVAC System
Potable Water
46. An intense collaborative session where participants make a concerted effort to solve a problem or plan the design of something
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Evapotranspiration
1000 square ft
Charrette (shuh-ret)
47. A measure of the amount of illumination falling on a surface.
Construction Administration
24%-50%
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Potable Water
48. A program that was first developed in 1992 by the US EPA as a method to identify and promote products that are energy efficient. products carrying this symbol provide a way for businesses and consumers to save money - while at the same time - protect
Open System
Stormwater Runoff
Vehicle miles traveled
Energy Star Rating
49. The use of technology that requires less energy to perform the same function. a compact fluorescent light bulb that uses less energy than an incandescent bulb to produce the same amount of light is an example. the decision to replace an incandescent
Environmentally Preferable Products
Green Building
None.
Energy Efficient
50. The concept that takes into consideration all impacts of the indoor environment on human health and performance - including indoor air quality - daylighting and views - and visual and thermal comfort.
Diversity of Uses
Indoor Environmental Quality
Adaptive Reuse
LEED Requirements and Submittals