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LEED GA: Green Associate

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Min' years that a LEED bldg should share its energy & water usage data with USGBCa






2. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)






3. Compounds that have a high vapor pressure and low water solubility and therefore can enter the air easily. many VOCs are human-made chemicals that are used and produced in the manufacture of paints - pharmaceuticals - and refrigerants






4. Doing this in the air for the purposes of assessing indoor air quality






5. Achieving net zero emissions by balancing the footprint with an equivalent amount of sequestered or offset green house gases






6. Controllability of Systems






7. A site that is undeveloped and in a natural state or has been used for agriculture






8. Any substance introduced into the environment that adversely affects the usefulness of a resource or the health of humans - animals - or ecosystems (EPA)






9. The portion of the project site submitted for LEED certification. for multiple building developments - the LEED project boundary may be a portion of the development as determined by the project team






10. The use of environmentally friendly ingredients and chemicals for household - manufacturing and industrial cleaning. these techniques and products avoid the use of chemically reactive and toxic cleaning products which contain various toxic chemicals






11. Total area in square feet of all spaces in a building - including rooms - stairwells - elevators and hallways






12. Developing in areas near transportation - housing - and jobs therefore leaving open spaces and farmland free from development






13. Substances used to transfer heat during the mechanical cooling process within air conditioning and refrigerator systems. they act as the heat carrier which changes from gas to liquid and then back to gas in the refrigeration cycle






14. Content from industry scraps that was diverted from the waste stream and used for other purposes. examples include sawdust - wood shavings - wood chips - and print overruns. excluded are materials that are re-incorporated into the same manufacturing






15. 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






16. 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






17. How can potable water use for irrigation be reduced or eliminated?






18. Green Bldg can reduce how much Energy Use?






19. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application






20. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses






21. 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)






22. The practice of placing windows - or other transparent media - and reflective surfaces so that - during the day - natural light provides effective internal illumination






23. A review of consumables waste of a project. essentially - finding out what makes up the projects waste can help determine ways to increase recycling or reduce waste through other methods






24. How prerequisites and credits are grouped depending on the building type and rating system






25. Human made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity - ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cities






26. Being able to allow water or air to filtrate through






27. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings






28. Mixture of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette - pipe - or cigar and smoke exhaled by the smoker






29. A mixture of sizes and cost of houses in an area that allows for a mixture of socioeconomic types of people in an area -- i.e. young families and older couples in a neighborhood






30. Flat or nearby flat land adjacent to a stream or river that experiences occasional or periodic flooding






31. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?






32. Waste water from toilets & urinals is known as?






33. Very harsh - bright - dazzling light that interferes with visibility






34. A gas composed of 3 oxygen atoms. it's not usually emitted directly into the air - but at ground level is created by a chemical reaction between oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the presence of sunlight. ozone has the






35. To reduce site lighting impact near forestland - the exterior lighting installed should...






36. LID is an approach to land development (or re-development) that works with nature to manage stormwater as close to its source as possible (EPA)






37. This concept is thought of as more sustainable. ex: plants grow in a field - produce oxygen - take in water - then die and decay which helps plants grow. these can be linked so one system uses the byproducts of another






38. What's the earliest pt at which a LEED for Schools proejct can be cert?






39. What is the procedure required to achieve LEED cert?






40. Air that enters into a building either naturally through pre-designed openings in the building or through the ventilation system






41. Previously undeveloped land that is suited for agriculture






42. Previously used or redeveloped land that may be contaminated with hazardous waste or pollution (USGBC). the land has the potential to be reused once any hazardous substances - pollutants - or contaminants are remediated






43. The relationship btw the total bldg floor area & the allowable land area the bldg can cover.






44. Viewing the world as an interrelated set of systems that can influence one another






45. What metric is the best indicator of transportation impacts associated with a bldg project?






46. 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






47. A natural resource that cannot be produced - re-grown - regenerated - or reused on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate. these resources often exist in a fixed amount - or are consumed much faster than nature can recreate them. fossil fuels






48. Water that is of sufficiently high quality so that it can be consumed or utilized without risk of immediate of long term harm by humans or animals






49. Part of the LEED rating system. within each LEED category there are prerequisites and credits. prerequisites must be met for building certification.






50. The min' floor area for CI