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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The licensed-pro exemption is used by a project team to do what?
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Solid Waste Management Policy
Greenhouse Gases
2. Narrative - photo/render - elevations - floor plans - project details - and boundary (Project - LEED - & property)
Submeter
Fossil Fuels
Adaptive Reuse
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
3. Uses the natural forces of wind and buoyancy to deliver fresh air into buildings through doors - windows or other designed opening (chimneys)
Previously Developed Site
Baseline Building Performance
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
HVAC System
4. Part of the LEED rating system. within each LEED category there are prerequisites and credits. prerequisites must be met for building certification.
LEED Prerequisites
Performance Monitoring
Green Building
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
5. The coordinated use of pest and environmental info with available pest control methods to prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means and with the least possible hazard to people - property - and the environment
Integrated Pest Management
Underground Parking
Acid Rain
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
6. Developing in areas near transportation - housing - and jobs therefore leaving open spaces and farmland free from development
Solid Waste Management Policy
Renewable Energy
Smart Growth
Environmental Sustainability
7. Renewable energy such as solar - wind - biomass - hydro - and geothermal energy
Brownfields
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
Green Power
8. What are the 3D sustainability often described as the triple bottom line or 3 legged stool?
Rating system and Project size
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Hard Cost
Pollutant
9. The process of adapting old structures for purposes other than those initially intended. this saves on new materials needed. ex: warehouse turned into condos. also refers to the design of a new building with consideration to what it could be used for
Adaptive Reuse
Chiller
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Location
10. Solid - liquid or gaseous fuel derived from relatively recently dead biological material and is distinguished from fossil fuels - which are derived from long dead biological material
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Market Transformation
Biofuel
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
11. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre
Xeriscaping
LEED Online
Building Density
Environmental Sustainability
12. Similar to cradle-to-cradle - processes that restore - renew or revitalize their own sources of energy and materials - creating sustainable systems that integrate the needs of society with the integrity of nature. i.e. a building or community that mi
LEED Credit Checklist
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Energy Star Rating
Regenerative
13. Schematic Design - Design Development - and Construction Documents
Agrifiber Product
Integrated Process Team
Design
Baseline v. Design
14. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.
Biomass
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Building Codes
Bake-Out
15. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.
Integrated Process Team
Predesign
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
Construction Phases Bidding
16. A LEED rating is achieved through earning points in each of the 6 LEED categories
Stormwater Runoff
LEED Points
Open Grid Pavement
Green Building
17. 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
Ambient Temperature
Design Development
Feedback Loop
Pollutant
18. The percentage of waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfilling or incineration to be recycled - composted or reused (EPA)
Diversion Rate
Feedback Loop
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
19. 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
Carbon Overlay Tool
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Building Related Illness
20. The slow release of a gas that was trapped or adsorbed in some material. off-gassing can be significant if it collects in a closed environment where air is stagnant or recirculated and the gas has negative health effects. off-gassing example: new car
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Integrated Design
Embodied Energy
Construction Administration
21. What's the earliest pt at which a LEED for Schools proejct can be cert?
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Green Washing
LEED Online
Native or Indigenous Plants
22. Potential credits and categories that may be used in upcoming versions of the LEED rating systems
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Xeriscaping
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Ventilation Rate
23. What should take place during Occupancy?
Biodegradable
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Outdoor Air
Baseline v. Design
24. Prior to final selection of site - owner & design team should confirm that the site is...
Impervious Surfaces
Ambient Temperature
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
25. The spent or used water from a home - community - farm - or industry that contains dissolved or suspended matter (EPA)
Market Transformation
Wastewater
Bioswale
Floodplain
26. 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
Pollutant
Energy Star Rating
Construction Waste Management Plan
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
27. Part of the LEED rating system. projects earn points by meeting the requirements of optional credits in order to earn points towards certification
Biofuel
Fenestration
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
LEED Credit
28. Energy Use Intensity in term of unit
Waste Diversion
24%-50%
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
Biofuel
29. Total square footage of buildings in a particular area divided by acre amount of the same area - expressed as SF/Acre - for example 20 -000 SF per acre
LEED Credit Checklist
Hardscape
Floor Area Ratio
Development Density
30. A site that was previously built on - has been graded - or contained a parking lot - roadway - or other structure
Renewable Energy
Previously Developed Site
Acidification
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
31. The process of collecting (commonly from a roof) - storing and using rainwater
Built Environment
Energy Efficient
LEED Category
Rainwater Harvesting
32. Watering using above ground sprinkler heads
Conventional Irrigation
Evapotranspiration
Open Space
Wet Pond (retention pond)
33. When 2+ people share a ride in the same vehicle
Negative Feedback Loop
Carpool
Graywater (Greywater)
Underground Parking
34. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application
LEED Online
Invasive Plants
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Triple Bottom Line
35. Predesign - Design - Bid - Construction - and Occupancy
Sustainable
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Major Construction Phases
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
36. What is the procedure required to achieve LEED cert?
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Ecosystem
Wet Pond (retention pond)
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
37. Heat removal devices used to transfer process waste heat to the atmosphere. large office buildings - hospitals - and schools typically use one or more of these as part of their air conditioning systems
Hard Cost
Harvested Rainwater
Cooling Tower
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
38. When symptoms of diagnosable illness are identified and can be attributed to airborne building contaminants (EPA)
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
LEED Points
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Building Related Illness
39. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?
Design
70%
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
40%
40. Total area in square feet of all spaces in a building - including rooms - stairwells - elevators and hallways
LEED Intent
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.
Nested System
Square Footage of a Building
41. Purchase price of a hard asset such as masonry - wood - steel - carpet - tile - mechanical systems - roofing
Aquifer
Renewable Energy
Hard Cost
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
42. An unwanted airborne constituent that may reduce acceptability of the air (ASHRAE 62.1-2004)
Systems Thinking
High Performance Green Building
Contaminant
Green Washing
43. American society of heating - refrigerating and air conditioning engineers. international technical society for all individuals and organizations interested in heating - ventilation - air-conditioning and refrigeration (hvac & r)
Nonpoint-source pollution
Net-Zero Energy
Chiller
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
44. A collection of living things and the environment in which they live. for example - a prairie [this] includes coyotes - the rabbits on which they feed - and the grasses that feed the rabbits
Baseline v. Design
Erosion
Ecosystem
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
45. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?
Nonpoint-source pollution
Building Envelope (building shell)
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
LEED
46. Passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public - such as trains - subways and busses
Construction Documents
Mass Transit
Charrette (shuh-ret)
33%-39%
47. A review process that identifies and selects the lowest lifecycle cost options in design - materials and processes that achieves the desired level of performance - reliability and customer satisfaction
Value Engineering
Energy Conservation
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Greenfield
48. Ruling process for project applicants seeking technical and administrative guidance on how LEED credits apply to their projects and vice versa. (USGBC) LEED interpretations are the result of a CIR and may determine how future project teams use LEED
Heat Island Effect
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Raingarden
49. 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
Albedo
Nested System
Thermal Comfort
Adaptive Reuse
50. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons that are used in refrigerants and propellants that are known to deplete the ozone layer
HCFC
Climate Change
Ecosystem
Development Density