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LEED GA: Green Associate

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1. 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






2. Passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public - such as trains - subways and busses






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






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






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






6. Meters placed on smaller portions of a larger system - i.e. submeteres monitoring water use on each floor of a project






7. 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






8. LEED certification fee is base on two factors.






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






10. The min' floor area for CI






11. Products made from agricultural fiber such as wheat board and straw board






12. 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






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






14. The act of having separate stakeholders or designers work together to ensure the project is benefiting from synergy which allows for greater levels of sustainability throughout the project's life






15. What are the 3D sustainability often described as the triple bottom line or 3 legged stool?






16. The official recognition by a local bldg department that bldg conforms to applicable bldg & safety codes.






17. 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






18. Air quality within buildings as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants






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






20. Primary pollutants in Acid Rain are...






21. Part of a refrigeration system - a machine that removes heat from liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle






22. Narrative - photo/render - elevations - floor plans - project details - and boundary (Project - LEED - & property)






23. Gives preference to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and the companies that supply them






24. Method which minimizes the use of water and fetilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants - either onto the soil surface or directly onto the root zone - through a network of valves - pipes - tubing and emitters






25. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit






26. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.






27. 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






28. 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






29. When all recyclables for collection are mixed but kept separate from other waste






30. An increase in the near surface temp of the earth. this has occurred in the distant past as the result of natural influences - but the term is most often used to refer to the warming predicted to occur as a result of increased emissions of greenhouse






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






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






36. 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.






37. 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






38. The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not to be exceeded during a given time in a defined area (EPA)






39. A LEED rating is achieved through earning points in each of the 6 LEED categories






40. 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






41. System where energy is taken from the output of a system and reapplied to the input - or A produces more of B which in turn produces more of A. i.e. population growth -- adults make children whom in turn make more adults






42. 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






43. Certified (40-49) - Silver (50-59) - Gold (60-79) - and Platinum (80+)






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






45. Encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria (USGBC). there are multiple rating system






46. The licensed-pro exemption is used by a project team to do what?






47. All the energy used to grow - extract and manufacture a product - transport it to the jobsite - complete the installation - and finally dispose of it at the end of its life cycle






48. 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






49. What level of CO2 concentrations indicates inadequate ventilation?






50. 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