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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. 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
Certificate of occupancy
Construction Administration
Diversity of Houses
Design
2. 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
Building Commissioning
Acid Rain
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
3. The relationship btw the total bldg floor area & the allowable land area the bldg can cover.
Integrated Process
Integrative
Floor-To-Area
Waste Stream Audit
4. 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
Airborne Pollutant
Cradle to Cradle
Flush-Out
Sick Building Syndrome
5. 4 key issues that help define how location affect project
Market Transformation
HCFC
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Integrated Pest Management
6. 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
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Sustainable Forestry
Closed System
LEED Intent
7. An assessment of the greenhouse gases (which includes more than just CO2) emitted by a particular organization - project or activity
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Vehicle miles traveled
Carbon Footprint
Refrigerant
8. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses
Predesign
Conventional Irrigation
Harvested Rainwater
Air Quality Standards
9. Thermal comfort is typically attributed to what env factors?
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Carbon Overlay Tool
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Evapotranspiration
10. 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
1000 square ft
Refrigerant
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Building Commissioning
11. All members of the project team working towards the integrated process - including building owners - maintenance staff - planners - designers - etc.
Rainwater Harvesting
Integrated Process Team
Smart Growth
Per-Consumer Content
12. 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
Thermal Comfort
Street Grid Density
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
13. 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
Design Development
Water Balance
Infill Development
LEED Online
14. Smart Location & Linkage. Neighborhood Pattern & Design. Green Infrastructure & Bldg.
Submeter
LEED Credit Checklist
Building Footprint
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
15. Products made from agricultural fiber such as wheat board and straw board
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Credit Interpretation Request
Integrated Process Team
Agrifiber Product
16. 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
Biofuel
Air Conditioning
70%
Perviousness
17. 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
Cooling Tower
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
18. 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
LEED Points
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Adaptive Plant
19. How prerequisites and credits are grouped depending on the building type and rating system
Low Impact Development
Integrated Process
Site Disturbance
LEED Category
20. Watering using above ground sprinkler heads
Irrigation Efficiency
Conventional Irrigation
Building Codes
Portable water uses
21. Passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public - such as trains - subways and busses
Retrocommissioning
Mass Transit
Integrated Design
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
22. 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
Feedback Loop
Underground Parking
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Passive Design
23. Part of the LEED rating system. projects earn points by meeting the requirements of optional credits in order to earn points towards certification
Reuse
Wastewater
Outdoor Air
LEED Credit
24. The carbon overlay in LEED is used for what?
Ambient Temperature
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Stormwater Runoff
40%
25. A systematic process of assuring that a building and its systems performs in accordance with the design intent and the owner's requirements
Impervious Surfaces
Green Building
Commissioning
Potable Water
26. 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
Brownfields
Design
Thermal Comfort
Cradle to Cradle
27. Uses the natural forces of wind and buoyancy to deliver fresh air into buildings through doors - windows or other designed opening (chimneys)
Metering
Design Development
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
28. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates
Raingarden
Smart Growth
LEED Online
Material Reuse
29. The min' floor area for CI
250 square ft
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Zoning
LEED Points
30. An accounting of all water volumes that enter and leave a space over a period of time
Indoor Environmental Quality
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
LEED Online
Water Balance
31. The official recognition by a local bldg department that bldg conforms to applicable bldg & safety codes.
LEED Credit
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Certificate of occupancy
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
32. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.
Per-Consumer Content
Fenestration
Conservation
Construction Phases Bidding
33. Different term from adaptive reuse because materials are reused in a way that is the same of similar to how it was used before - i.e. saving doors in an old project to be used as doors in the new project. in LEED - this material is calculated as a pe
Sustainable
Greenfield
Waste Management Plan
Material Reuse
34. 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
Triple Bottom Line
Market Transformation
Per-Consumer Content
LEED Online
35. What constitutes the largest use of energy in bldg in US? What is the 2nd?
LEED Category
Environmental Sustainability
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
LEED Online
36. Air quality within buildings as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants
Imperviousness
Indoor Air Quality
Greenfield
Net-Zero Energy
37. A project that can produce all the energy it requires on site yet still might be connected to the regular utility grid - for example - using power from the grid when there is no wind - and providing power to the grid from wind turbines on windy days
Aquifer
Bake-Out
HVAC System
Net-Zero Energy
38. The practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource efficient throughout a building's life cycle from siting to design - construction - operation - maintenance - renovation and deconstruction. thi
Adaptive Reuse
Rainwater Harvesting
Pollutant
Green Building
39. Under building - tuck-under - or a stacked parking structure that minimizes the need for exposed parking and parking lots
Adaptive Reuse
Underground Parking
Building Envelope (building shell)
Sustainable Forestry
40. 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
Positive Feedback Loop
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Glare
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
41. Each LEED credit has requirements that must be met and documentation that must be submitted to prove the credit requirements were met
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Floor-To-Area
Adaptive Plant
Greenhouse Gases
42. Doing this in the air for the purposes of assessing indoor air quality
Stormwater Runoff
Construction and Demolition Debris
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Install submeters & Select local plants
43. The measurement unit used for flush fixture water consumption and flow fixture water consumption
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Site Disturbance
Perviousness
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
44. Any method of powering an engine that does not involve solely petroleum (e.g. electric car - petrol-electric hybrid - solar powered)
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
Building Footprint
45. A survey of building occupants that asks questions about the green cleaning program and helps determine if occupants are exposed to pollutants
LEED Rating System
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Light Trespass
46. The percentage of waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfilling or incineration to be recycled - composted or reused (EPA)
Hard Cost
Integrated Process
Construction and Demolition Debris
Diversion Rate
47. Renewable energy such as solar - wind - biomass - hydro - and geothermal energy
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Green Power
Potable Water
48. How many % of environmental impacts decision are made during the 1st 10% of design process?
Submeter
70%
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Non-renewable Resource
49. Process for project teams to obtain technical guidance on how LEED requirements pertain to their projects
Environmentally Preferable Products
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
Refrigerant
Baseline v. Design
50. CD carry the design into the detail level so that construction can take place.
Integrated Process Team
Pedestrian Access
Climate Change
Construction Documents
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