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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Pollution of water generally results from multiple sources vs. just one source - examples are runoff from roads - drainage from buildings - seepage - runoff from farmland. pollution in a river may not be exactly pinpointed because most pollution is n
Impervious Surfaces
Erosion
Invasive Plants
Nonpoint Source Pollution
2. The area of the project site that has been disturbed for development. this area includes the building footprint - hardscapes - and parking lots
Development Footprint
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Environmental Sustainability
3. An attempt to reduce peak period transportation use - such as allowing flex time in which employees may come to work before or after rush hour
Transportation Demand Management
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Thermal Comfort
Non-Potable Water
4. What's the earliest pt at which a LEED for Schools proejct can be cert?
Gallons per Flush
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Integrated Process
Baseline Building Performance
5. What constitutes the largest use of energy in bldg in US? What is the 2nd?
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Smart Growth
Energy Star Rating
6. non-native plants that use less fertilizer - pesticides and water in a given landscape. these plants have adapted to the local climate and are not considered invasive plants or weeds.
Carbon Footprint
Feedback Loop
Adaptive Plant
Systems Thinking
7. 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.
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Open System
Albedo
Climate Change
8. The process of verifying - in new construction - that all the systems and subsystems are efficiently designed and installed properly to achieve the owner's project requirements and as designed by the building architects and engineers.
Impervious Surfaces
Building Commissioning
Nonpoint Source Pollution
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
9. Provide a consistent source of sound technical advice with respect to products - tools and services. TAGs act in an advisory capacity in responding to credit interpretation requests (CIRs) - credit rulings and credit ruling appeals while maintaining
Gallons per Minute
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
LEED Prerequisites
Net-Zero Energy
10. When all recyclables for collection are mixed but kept separate from other waste
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Daylighting
Commingled Recycling
11. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre
Building Density
Commissioning
Regional Material
Diversion Rate
12. Waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfills or incineration to be recycled - composted - or re-used. (EPA) measured in tons
Native or Indigenous Plants
Carbon Footprint
Xeriscaping
Waste Diversion
13. Used to describe situations in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a building - but no specific illness or cause can be identified
Sick Building Syndrome
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Low Impact Development
Diversity of Houses
14. To reduce site lighting impact near forestland - the exterior lighting installed should...
Reduce light transpass
Integrated Process
Bioswale
Passive Design
15. Watering using above ground sprinkler heads
Design
Imperviousness
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Conventional Irrigation
16. 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
Acidification
24%-50%
Per-Consumer Content
Graywater (Greywater)
17. 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
Per-Consumer Content
Ambient Temperature
Waste Stream Audit
Indoor Air Quality
18. The process of collecting (commonly from a roof) - storing and using rainwater
Rainwater Harvesting
Montreal Protocol
Community Connectivity
Invasive Plants
19. 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
Low Impact Development
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
LEED Online
20. Heating - ventilating and air conditioning. these systems seek to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality
Non-renewable Resource
HVAC System
Water Balance
Open Space
21. 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
Externality
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Integrated Process
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
22. Air and surface temperature differences between developed and underdeveloped areas
Brownfields
Heat Islands
Salvaged Materials
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
23. Part of the LEED rating system. within each LEED category there are prerequisites and credits. prerequisites must be met for building certification.
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
LEED Prerequisites
Metering
Flush-Out
24. In LEED credit weightings - the less important impact category
Ecosystem
Acidification
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Energy Star Rating
25. Third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design - construction and operation of high performance green buildings (USGBC)
Passive Design
Per-Consumer Content
Bioswale
LEED
26. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations
Agrifiber Product
Net-Zero Energy
Environmental Sustainability
Building Footprint
27. What should take place during Occupancy?
Hybrid Vehicle
Environmental Sustainability
Street Grid Density
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
28. The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not to be exceeded during a given time in a defined area (EPA)
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
70%
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Air Quality Standards
29. Pavement that is less than 50% impervious and contains vegetation in the open cells
Open Grid Pavement
40%
Potable Water
LEED Credit
30. 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
Solid Waste Management Policy
Regenerative
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Waste Diversion
31. How prerequisites and credits are grouped depending on the building type and rating system
Pollution
Schematic Design
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
LEED Category
32. The percentage of water volume beneficially used by plants to the volume of water delivered through an irrigation system. water wasted would evaporate - fall on hardscapes - or runoff. drip irrigation is the most efficient with a 90% irrigation effic
Regional Material
Irrigation Efficiency
Regenerative
Wet Pond (retention pond)
33. 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.
Flush-Out
Embodied Energy
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Process Water
34. A site that is undeveloped and in a natural state or has been used for agriculture
Greenfield
Greenhouse Gases
Waste Diversion
Gallons per Flush
35. Materials from construction sites or existing buildings that are reused in the same or different capacity. examples can include flooring - brick - beams - and doors
Previously Developed Site
70%
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Salvaged Materials
36. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations (EPA)
Light Pollution
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Commissioning
Environmental Sustainability
37. 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)
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Xeriscaping
Light Trespass
38. Any method of powering an engine that does not involve solely petroleum (e.g. electric car - petrol-electric hybrid - solar powered)
Byproduct
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Impervious Surfaces
39. Passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public - such as trains - subways and busses
Low Impact Development
Ambient Temperature
Mass Transit
Outdoor Air
40. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit
Performance Monitoring
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
LEED Intent
41. The measurement unit used for flush fixture water consumption and flow fixture water consumption
Floor-To-Area
Brownfields
Carbon Neutrality
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
42. Exterior surface of the building including all walls - windows - floor and roof. separates the building's inside from the outside
Regional Material
Environmental Sustainability
Building Envelope (building shell)
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
43. What level of CO2 concentrations indicates inadequate ventilation?
Salvaged Materials
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Commissioning Report
Airborne Pollutant
44. Achieving net zero emissions by balancing the footprint with an equivalent amount of sequestered or offset green house gases
Carbon Neutrality
Raingarden
Low Impact Development
Waste Diversion
45. A written plan that outlines strategies to reduce stormwater runoff for the purposes of reducing erosion - pollution and sedimentation of nearby bodies of water - especially important during construction where so much dirt - dust and waste are presen
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Development Density
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Environmentally Preferable Products
46. 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
Thermal Comfort
Building Codes
Material Reuse
Refrigerant
47. Any opening in a building - such as windows - doors - skylights - curtain walls - etc. - designed to permit the passage of air - light - vehicles - or people
Harvested Rainwater
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Pedestrian Access
Fenestration
48. Schematic Design - Design Development - and Construction Documents
Montreal Protocol
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Design
Floor-To-Area
49. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?
Diversity of Houses
Nonpoint-source pollution
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Ambient Temperature
50. CD carry the design into the detail level so that construction can take place.
Air Quality Standards
Construction Documents
Daylighting
Building Envelope (building shell)