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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. Also known as green tags - RECs or tradable renewable certificates (TRCs) are tradable environmental commodities in the US which represent proof that 1 megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity was generated from an eligible renewable energy resource
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Pedestrian Access
2. The percentage of material in a product that was consumer waste. the recycled material was generated by household - commercial - industrial or institutional end-users and can no longer be used for its intended purpose. it includes returns of material
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
Building Envelope (building shell)
Hardscape
Biodiversity
3. Landscaping and gardening in ways that reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental irrigation. it is promoted in areas that do not have easily accessible supplies of fresh water and is catching on in other areas as climate patterns shift
Development Density
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Nested System
Xeriscaping
4. Which LEED rating systems has more than 100 points
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Value Engineering
Outdoor Air
Water Pollution
5. Developing in areas near transportation - housing - and jobs therefore leaving open spaces and farmland free from development
Invasive Plants
Smart Growth
Prime Farmland
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
6. 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
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Waste Management Plan
Air Quality Standards
7. Human thermal comfort is defined by ASHRAE as the state of mind that expresses satisfaction with the surrounding environment (ASHRAE Standard 55). maintaining thermal comfort for occupants of buildings or other enclosures is one of the important goal
Thermal Comfort
LEED Points
Pollution
Hard Cost
8. All members of the project team working towards the integrated process - including building owners - maintenance staff - planners - designers - etc.
Integrative
Integrated Process Team
Submeter
Gallons per Flush
9. Light that passes beyond the project boundary - i.e. parking lot lighting that passes into a park next to the project
LEED
Rating system and Project size
Building Codes
Light Trespass
10. A survey of building occupants that asks questions about the green cleaning program and helps determine if occupants are exposed to pollutants
Agrifiber Product
Open System
Per-Consumer Content
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
11. Disciplinary Review Committee (Investigate) - Disciplinary Hearing Committee (Judgment) - and Credential Steering Committee (Final Decision) 2) Types of advantages discovered when initial investment are made in more durable products and efficient bld
Greenhouse Gases
24%-50%
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
The operation of mechanical systems for a minimum of 2 wks using 100% outdoor air at the end of construction & prior to bldg occupancy to ensure safe indoor air quality.
12. Green bldg emphasizes using what type of design process?
Fossil Fuels
Integrative
Certificate of occupancy
Commissioning
13. The careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion
24%-50%
Conservation
Diversity of Uses
Location
14. Part of construction waste management plan
Heat Islands
Waste Management Plan
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Integrated Process Team
15. Wood manufactured by binding together the strands - particles - fibers - or veneers of wood - together with adhesives - to form [first word] materials
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Zoning
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Development Density
16. The relationship btw the total bldg floor area & the allowable land area the bldg can cover.
The operation of mechanical systems for a minimum of 2 wks using 100% outdoor air at the end of construction & prior to bldg occupancy to ensure safe indoor air quality.
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Floor-To-Area
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
17. An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel - sand - silt or clay) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well. these are critically important in human habitation and agriculture. t
Aquifer
Adaptive Reuse
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Airborne Pollutant
18. Measuring the amount of resources used over a period of time - such as water or electricity
Metering
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Integrated Process Team
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
19. Properties or patterns that a complex system has - but which the individual members do not have. the end result is that the system now has more than just the sum of its parts. for example - saltiness is a property that neither sodium or chlorine have
Emergent Properties
Waste Management Plan
Substantial completion
Greenfield
20. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.
Building Envelope (building shell)
Embodied Energy
Construction Phases Bidding
Integrated Design
21. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application
Development Footprint
LEED Online
Construction Administration
Daylighting
22. Type of lamp designed to replace an incandescent lamp and fit into existing light fixtures formerly used for incandescent bulbs. compared to incandescent lamps giving the same amount of visible light - these generally use less power - have a longer r
Underground Parking
Perviousness
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
23. 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
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Invasive Plants
LEED Points
Reduce light transpass
24. When large amounts of outdoor air are forced through a recently completed building for a period of time so that the majority of pollutant emissions from building materials - finishes and furnishings can be removed from the building before occupancy.
Feedback Loop
Flush-Out
LEED
Development Density
25. Any substance introduced into the environment that adversely affects the usefulness of a resource or the health of humans - animals - or ecosystems (EPA)
Daylighting
Acidification
Underground Parking
Pollutant
26. Waste building materials - dredging materials - tree stumps - and rubble resulting from [first word] - remodeling - repair - and [second word] of homes - commercial buildings and other structures and pavements
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Construction and Demolition Debris
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
27. 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
Vehicle miles traveled
Pollution
Feedback Loop
Negative Feedback Loop
28. Achieving net zero emissions by balancing the footprint with an equivalent amount of sequestered or offset green house gases
Carbon Neutrality
Cradle to Cradle
Integrative
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
29. Material - other than the principle product - generated as a consequence of an industrial process or as a breakdown product in a living system (EPA)
Floodplain
Biodiversity
Greenhouse Gases
Byproduct
30. A measure of the amount of illumination falling on a surface.
LEED
Street Grid Density
Salvaged Materials
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
31. During Construction Phases - ________________ is the actual construction - Commissioning take place near the end of construction - once the system have been installed and are operable. Includes Substantial Completion - Final Completion - Certificate
Construction Administration
Vehicle miles traveled
Emergent Properties
HCFC
32. Exterior surface of the building including all walls - windows - floor and roof. separates the building's inside from the outside
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Building Envelope (building shell)
33. 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
Fenestration
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
LEED Online
Solid Waste Management Policy
34. Systems withing systems that are related because they affect and effect each other
Nested System
Reuse
High Performance Green Building
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
35. Building that is energy and resource efficient
LEED Intent
High Performance Green Building
Sustainable Forestry
Construction Documents
36. Resistance to penetration by a liquid and is calculated as the percentage of area covered by a paving system that does not allow moisture to soak into the ground
Chiller
LEED Intent
Imperviousness
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
37. Plan that takes into consideration all aspects of the indoor environment and documents strategies to protect the quality of the indoor environment for occupants - especially important during construction and renovations
Baseline Building Performance
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
5 years
38. Viewing the world as an interrelated set of systems that can influence one another
Credit Interpretation Request
Systems Thinking
5 years
Regional Material
39. Narrative - photo/render - elevations - floor plans - project details - and boundary (Project - LEED - & property)
Heat Island Effect
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Transportation Demand Management
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
40. Water that is not treated to drinking water standards and is not meant for human consumption
Portable water uses
Water Pollution
Cooling Tower
Non-Potable Water
41. Colorless - odorless gas that is present in the atmosphere and is formed when any fuel containing carbon is burned. it is breathed out of animal's lungs during respiration - is produced by the decay of organic matter - and is used by plants in photos
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Predesign
Construction Documents
LEED Intent
42. How can potable water use for irrigation be reduced or eliminated?
Development Footprint
Ambient Temperature
Graywater (Greywater)
Install submeters & Select local plants
43. Native plants are adapted to local conditions and are easier to grow and maintain. this low-maintenance approach means savings in both time and money. once established - native plants better withstand variations in local climate such as droughts and
Refrigerant
Pedestrian Access
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Native or Indigenous Plants
44. Being able to allow water or air to filtrate through
Site Disturbance
Perviousness
Water Pollution
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
45. The practice of placing windows - or other transparent media - and reflective surfaces so that - during the day - natural light provides effective internal illumination
Building Commissioning
Previously Developed Site
Energy Management System
Daylighting
46. 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
Metering
Salvaged Materials
Airborne Pollutant
Heat Island Effect
47. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates
HVAC System
Positive Feedback Loop
Raingarden
Floodplain
48. What are the added costs of bldg green & what benefits offset those cost?
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Biomass
Building Footprint
49. What are the extra categories for LEED for Home?
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Wastewater
Potable Water
Waste Stream Audit
50. Areas where the upper soil is no longer exposed - including paved areas - walkways - fountains - etc.
Material Reuse
Contaminant
Energy Star Rating
Hardscape