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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The area of the project site that is impacted by construction activity - LEED project should attempt to limit site disturbance
5 years
Pollution
Outdoor Air
Site Disturbance
2. Unit of measurement by which flow rate of toilets and other flushing devices such as urinals are measured and regulated
Bioswale
Gallons per Flush
Diversity of Uses
LEED
3. A strategy to use existing materials in a similar or different capacity
Prime Farmland
Reuse
Potable Water
Biodiversity
4. Waste building materials - dredging materials - tree stumps - and rubble resulting from [first word] - remodeling - repair - and [second word] of homes - commercial buildings and other structures and pavements
Reduce light transpass
Air Conditioning
Waste Stream Audit
Construction and Demolition Debris
5. Total area in square feet of all spaces in a building - including rooms - stairwells - elevators and hallways
Square Footage of a Building
Construction Phases Bidding
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Conservation
6. The number of different types of space per acre in an area - think of a mixed-use development - which has both houses and offices
Imperviousness
Diversity of Uses
Native or Indigenous Plants
Reuse
7. 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
Floor Area Ratio
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Construction Documents
8. 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
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Energy Star Rating
Commissioning Plan
9. Narrative - photo/render - elevations - floor plans - project details - and boundary (Project - LEED - & property)
Building Density
Hardscape
Open System
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
10. Have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose. this comparison may consider raw materials acquisition - production - manufacturing - packaging - distr
Reuse
Carbon Neutrality
Previously Developed Site
Environmentally Preferable Products
11. How many % of environmental impacts decision are made during the 1st 10% of design process?
70%
Adaptive Reuse
Construction Administration
Building Density
12. Each LEED credit has requirements that must be met and documentation that must be submitted to prove the credit requirements were met
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Value Engineering
Process Water
13. Prior to submitting CIR - what strategies should be considered?
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Location
Building Related Illness
14. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?
Submeter
Nonpoint-source pollution
Baseline v. Design
Building Commissioning
15. A pond designed to hold a specific amount of water indefinitely
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Ozone (O3)
Acid Rain
16. In LEED credit weightings - the most important impact category
40%
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Solid Waste Management Policy
Climate Change
17. LEED certification fee is base on two factors.
Smart Growth
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Commissioning
Rating system and Project size
18. If a bldg is designed to move at any point in its lifetime - what LEED certification is it eligible for?
Erosion
None.
Acid Rain
90%
19. According to the EPA - what % of time do American spend indoors?
1000 square ft
90%
Portable water uses
Bioswale
20. An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel - sand - silt or clay) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well. these are critically important in human habitation and agriculture. t
Schematic Design
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Aquifer
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
21. Air that enters into a building either naturally through pre-designed openings in the building or through the ventilation system
Feedback Loop
Energy Efficient
Outdoor Air
Adaptive Plant
22. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?
Commissioning Report
40%
Glare
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
23. Light that passes beyond the project boundary - i.e. parking lot lighting that passes into a park next to the project
Emergent Properties
Transportation Demand Management
Light Trespass
Air Quality Standards
24. A quantity between a site and the surrounding [area]. it is measured by pedestrian access to housing basic services such as restaurants - post offices - hospitals - libraries - etc.
Native or Indigenous Plants
Net-Zero Energy
Community Connectivity
Carpool
25. A control system capable of monitoring environmental and system loads and adjusting HVAC operations accordingly in order to conserve energy while maintaining comfort (EPA)
Energy Management System
Salvaged Materials
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Biofuel
26. 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
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.
Light Trespass
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Imperviousness
27. Which LEED rating systems has more than 100 points
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Adaptive Reuse
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
28. When symptoms of diagnosable illness are identified and can be attributed to airborne building contaminants (EPA)
Site Disturbance
Building Related Illness
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Hardscape
29. Part of a refrigeration system - a machine that removes heat from liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle
Chiller
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Xeriscaping
Baseline Building Performance
30. The ratio of energy radiated by a particular material to energy radiated by a black body at the same temperature. measure of a material's ability to radiate absorbed energy
Emissivity (of a material)
HVAC System
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
HCFC
31. 4 key issues that help define how location affect project
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Feedback Loop
Chiller
Native or Indigenous Plants
32. Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (EPA)
Native or Indigenous Plants
Sustainable
Construction and Demolition Debris
Charrette (shuh-ret)
33. 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
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Climate Change
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Integrated Process
34. Water that originates from precipitation that enters the stormwater system
Mass Transit
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Stormwater Runoff
35. Part of the LEED rating system. projects earn points by meeting the requirements of optional credits in order to earn points towards certification
Conservation
LEED Credit
Sustainable Forestry
Energy Star Rating
36. Exterior surface of the building including all walls - windows - floor and roof. separates the building's inside from the outside
Building Envelope (building shell)
Non-Potable Water
HCFC
Conservation
37. Advertising a product or policy to be more beneficial to the environment than is true
Green Washing
Commissioning Report
Heat Island Effect
Floor-To-Area
38. 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
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Irrigation Efficiency
Ecosystem
Emergent Properties
39. Begins the process of spatial refinement & usually involves the 1st design of a project's energy system.
Design Development
Acid Rain
Waste Diversion
Design
40. 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
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
Thermal Comfort
Underground Parking
Submeter
41. Viewing the world as an interrelated set of systems that can influence one another
Systems Thinking
Fossil Fuels
Biodiversity
Previously Developed Site
42. Achieving net zero emissions by balancing the footprint with an equivalent amount of sequestered or offset green house gases
Carbon Neutrality
Glare
LEED Credit Checklist
70%
43. Process water can be reduced by which 2 methods?
Building Footprint
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
LEED Credit
Nonpoint-source pollution
44. Mainly artificial structures--such as pavements (roads - sidewalks - driveways and parking lots) that are covered by impenetrable (impervious) materials such as asphalt - concrete - brick - and stone--and rooftops. soils compacted by urban developmen
Impervious Surfaces
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Rating system and Project size
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
45. Excel spreadsheet that helps project teams track their credits against requirements for certification
Greenfield
LEED Credit Checklist
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
46. The amount of water the design case conserves vs the baseline case
Vehicle miles traveled
Baseline Vs Design
Sick Building Syndrome
High Performance Green Building
47. Systematic improvements in a market or segment of a market to achieve a lasting share of energy-efficient products and services - i.e. high efficiency washers replacing regular washing machines in the U.S.
Ambient Temperature
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Open Space
Market Transformation
48. 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
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Drip Irrigation
Emissivity (of a material)
Global Warming
49. Developing in areas near transportation - housing - and jobs therefore leaving open spaces and farmland free from development
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Smart Growth
Hardscape
Low Impact Development
50. 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
Systems Thinking
Per-Consumer Content
Baseline Building Performance
Submeter