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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Documentation of the results of the commissioning process - including the as-built state of the HVAC system and any unresolved issues found at the time the commissioning process was completed
Environmental Sustainability
Waste Stream Audit
Commissioning Report
Carbon Neutrality
2. Pavement that is less than 50% impervious and contains vegetation in the open cells
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
Open Grid Pavement
Floodplain
Reuse
3. Plan that identifies a diversion rate goal and covers how waste will be either disposed or reused or recycled by addressing sorting - collection - and final disposal of items in an existing building
Climate Change
Green Washing
Solid Waste Management Policy
Brownfields
4. An accounting of all water volumes that enter and leave a space over a period of time
Vehicle miles traveled
Water Balance
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
5. Systems withing systems that are related because they affect and effect each other
Building Commissioning
Nonpoint Source Pollution
40%
Nested System
6. Total area in square feet of all spaces in a building - including rooms - stairwells - elevators and hallways
Square Footage of a Building
Ventilation Rate
Floor-To-Area
Energy Conservation
7. 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
Vehicle miles traveled
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
None.
Passive Design
8. Material - other than the principle product - generated as a consequence of an industrial process or as a breakdown product in a living system (EPA)
Green Cleaning
Byproduct
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
LEED Online
9. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations
Water Balance
Per-Consumer Content
Environmental Sustainability
Green Washing
10. Light that passes beyond the project boundary - i.e. parking lot lighting that passes into a park next to the project
Light Pollution
Building Related Illness
Square Footage of a Building
Light Trespass
11. In LEED credit weightings - the less important impact category
Baseline Building Performance
Externality
Acidification
Green Washing
12. The licensed-pro exemption is used by a project team to do what?
Potable Water
Airborne Pollutant
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Light Pollution
13. The official recognition by a local bldg department that bldg conforms to applicable bldg & safety codes.
Bioswale
Hybrid Vehicle
Conservation
Certificate of occupancy
14. Standard comparison of the efficiency of an air filter. MERV ranges from 1 (least) to 16 (most efficient) - and measures a filter's ability to remove particles from 3 to 10 microns in size. developed by ASHRAE
Process Water
Baseline v. Design
Material Reuse
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
15. 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.
Underground Parking
Flush-Out
Construction Waste Management Plan
LEED Requirements and Submittals
16. A survey of building occupants that asks questions about the green cleaning program and helps determine if occupants are exposed to pollutants
Baseline Vs Design
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Floodplain
Green Cleaning
17. A formal question asked of GBCI from the project team - who would then receive Credit Interpretation Ruling.
Submeter
Credit Interpretation Request
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
18. The careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Conservation
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Square Footage of a Building
19. 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
Substantial completion
Acidification
LEED Project Boundary
Cradle to Cradle
20. Doing this in the air for the purposes of assessing indoor air quality
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Thermal Comfort
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
21. A continuous process of collecting and analyzing data to compare how well a project is working against expected results of the project based on performance indicators. the goal is use the indicators to achieve efficiency where possible
Development Footprint
Harvested Rainwater
Performance Monitoring
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
22. 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
Integrated Pest Management
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Environmental Sustainability
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
23. The application of solar cells for energy by converting sunlight directly into electricity
Rainwater Harvesting
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Sick Building Syndrome
Baseline Vs Design
24. What are the 3D sustainability often described as the triple bottom line or 3 legged stool?
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Material Reuse
Commissioning Report
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
25. A development company is designing a 7 story 1000 -000 sq ft condominium. He will be responsible for interior finishes - but not furniture/appliances. Which is the LEED rating system used?
Metering
LEED NC&MR
Graywater (Greywater)
Indoor Air Quality
26. Using local systems to treat waste generated on-site and avoid adding waste to public facilities
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Closed System
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Hardscape
27. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre
Water Pollution
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Building Density
Submeter
28. Credit weightings are based on...
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Waste Management Plan
Construction and Demolition Debris
Baseline v. Actual Use
29. Materials from construction sites or existing buildings that are reused in the same or different capacity. examples can include flooring - brick - beams - and doors
Energy Management System
Salvaged Materials
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Development Density
30. Precipitation that is usually acidic. it has harmful effects on plants - aquatic animals - and infrastructure. it is mostly caused by human emissions of sulfur and nitrogen compounds which react in the atmosphere to produce acids. in recent years - m
LEED Project Boundary
Acid Rain
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Building Commissioning
31. 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.
Community Connectivity
Baseline v. Actual Use
90%
Predesign
32. Wood manufactured by binding together the strands - particles - fibers - or veneers of wood - together with adhesives - to form [first word] materials
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
33. 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.
Albedo
LEED Intent
LEED Project Boundary
Raingarden
34. A site that was previously built on - has been graded - or contained a parking lot - roadway - or other structure
Commissioning Plan
Construction Waste Management Plan
Square Footage of a Building
Previously Developed Site
35. The carbon overlay in LEED is used for what?
Environmental Sustainability
Diversity of Houses
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Triple Bottom Line
36. 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
Square Footage of a Building
Energy Conservation
Evapotranspiration
Thermal Comfort
37. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses
Waste Stream Audit
Open System
Harvested Rainwater
Commissioning Plan
38. Investigation and valuation of the environmental impacts of a given product or service. LCA evaluates environmental performance. this view takes into account the whole life of a product or project (not assessing it from a single point in time)
Biodegradable
Hard Cost
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
39. 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
Baseline v. Design
Green Building
Sustainable
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
40. Enables project team members to work together from the project outset to develop solutions that have synergies and multiple benefits. the approach invests in design activities that increase the opportunity for integrated solutions with an eye to bett
Integrated Process
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Net-Zero Energy
Commissioning Report
41. Air and surface temperature differences between developed and underdeveloped areas
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Energy Conservation
Heat Islands
Ventilation Rate
42. A contractual benchmark that usually corresponds to the point at which a client could occupy a nearly completed space.
Non-Potable Water
HCFC
5 years
Substantial completion
43. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Construction Phases Bidding
Rating system and Project size
5 years
44. Water that originates from precipitation that enters the stormwater system
Stormwater Runoff
Building Footprint
Building Codes
Light Trespass
45. Building that is energy and resource efficient
Diversity of Houses
High Performance Green Building
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Carpool
46. 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
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Biodiversity
Conservation
Drip Irrigation
47. A renewable energy source - refers to plant matter grown to generate electricity or produce biofuel. it excludes organic material which has been transformed by geological processes into substances such as coal or petroleum
Biomass
250 square ft
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Emergent Properties
48. Comparison between a standard gage and an actual result. in LEED - the [first part] usually refers to the EPAct 1992 water flow and flush rates while the [second part] would represent an existing building.
Baseline v. Actual Use
250 square ft
Bioswale
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
49. 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
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Reduce light transpass
Embodied Energy
Rainwater Harvesting
50. CD carry the design into the detail level so that construction can take place.
Schematic Design
Baseline Vs Design
Construction Documents
Major Construction Phases