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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. How prerequisites and credits are grouped depending on the building type and rating system
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
LEED Category
Flush-Out
Green Cleaning
2. 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
Open Space
Integrated Process
Performance Monitoring
Credit Interpretation Request
3. Part of the LEED rating system. projects earn points by meeting the requirements of optional credits in order to earn points towards certification
LEED Points
LEED Credit
Building Commissioning
Construction Waste Management Plan
4. 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
Impervious Surfaces
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Prime Farmland
5. 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
Cradle to Grave
Commissioning
Green Building
Emissivity (of a material)
6. Being able to allow water or air to filtrate through
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
Perviousness
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Water Pollution
7. Material that is sourced and manufactured within 500 miles of the project. usually expressed as a percentage of total project material
Community Connectivity
Integrative
Regional Material
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
8. Part of construction waste management plan
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
70%
Commissioning
Waste Management Plan
9. Previously used or redeveloped land that may be contaminated with hazardous waste or pollution (USGBC). the land has the potential to be reused once any hazardous substances - pollutants - or contaminants are remediated
Emergent Properties
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Brownfields
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
10. Part of the LEED rating system. within each LEED category there are prerequisites and credits. prerequisites must be met for building certification.
HCFC
Integrated Pest Management
Hybrid Vehicle
LEED Prerequisites
11. Watering using above ground sprinkler heads
Conventional Irrigation
Salvaged Materials
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Process Water
12. Similar to cradle-to-cradle - processes that restore - renew or revitalize their own sources of energy and materials - creating sustainable systems that integrate the needs of society with the integrity of nature. i.e. a building or community that mi
Regenerative
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Fenestration
Life-cycle cost analysis
13. Energy generated from natural resources - such as sunlight - wind - tides and geothermal heat - which are naturally replenished
Emissivity (of a material)
Renewable Energy
Pollution
Emergent Properties
14. Total area in square feet of all spaces in a building - including rooms - stairwells - elevators and hallways
Square Footage of a Building
Adaptive Reuse
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Credit Interpretation Request
15. Landscape elements designed to slow the flow of stormwater and increase ground water recharge while also removing silt and pollution from surface runoff water. they consist of a depressed drainage course with gently sloped sides and filled with veget
Bioswale
Invasive Plants
Built Environment
Externality
16. 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
Global Warming
Refrigerant
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
Rainwater Harvesting
17. Begins the process of spatial refinement & usually involves the 1st design of a project's energy system.
Underground Parking
Design Development
Stormwater Runoff
Commissioning Report
18. To reduce site lighting impact near forestland - the exterior lighting installed should...
Baseline Building Performance
Community Connectivity
Baseline Vs Design
Reduce light transpass
19. The min' floor area for NC - CS - Schools - EB - and O&M
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Built Environment
1000 square ft
Wet Pond (retention pond)
20. 1) Cost of green bldg Each Prerequisite and Credit has 2 major components - and those are: Intents and Requirements
Potable Water
HCFC
Life-cycle cost analysis
Infill Development
21. Concept of integrative design emphasizes
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Construction Phases Bidding
Conventional Irrigation
5 years
22. Air quality within buildings as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants
Per-Consumer Content
Indoor Air Quality
Baseline v. Design
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
23. Credit weightings are based on...
Refrigerant
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Flush-Out
24. A LEED rating is achieved through earning points in each of the 6 LEED categories
LEED Points
LEED Pilot Credit Library
LEED Credit
HVAC System
25. Water that originates from precipitation that enters the stormwater system
Greenhouse Gases
Biomass
Fenestration
Stormwater Runoff
26. Excessive or obtrusive artificial light that obscures the stars in the night sky for city dwellers - interferes with astronomical observatories - and like any other form of pollution - disrupts ecosystems and has adverse health effects
Bypass otherwise required submittals
LEED Online
Light Pollution
Vegetated (Green) Roof
27. 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
Per-Consumer Content
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Zoning
Rainwater Harvesting
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
Potable Water
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Cooling Tower
LEED Category
29. Narrative - photo/render - elevations - floor plans - project details - and boundary (Project - LEED - & property)
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Glare
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Carbon Neutrality
30. In green building - location includes the natural context (climate - plants - wind - sun) the social context (cultural history - traditions - local regulations) - and an infrastructural context (roads - local materials - utilities - public transit)
Location
Heat Island Effect
Greenhouse Gases
LEED Credit Checklist
31. Smart Location & Linkage. Neighborhood Pattern & Design. Green Infrastructure & Bldg.
Daylighting
Invasive Plants
Green Washing
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
32. What are the extra categories for LEED for Home?
Value Engineering
Thermal Comfort
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Building Footprint
33. Mixture of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette - pipe - or cigar and smoke exhaled by the smoker
Baseline v. Actual Use
Certificate of occupancy
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
34. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit
Potable Water
Carpool
Schematic Design
LEED Intent
35. 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
Refrigerant
Wastewater
Certificate of occupancy
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
36. Exterior surface of the building including all walls - windows - floor and roof. separates the building's inside from the outside
1000 square ft
Montreal Protocol
Building Envelope (building shell)
Construction and Demolition Debris
37. Collaborative - facilitated approach to project design and execution. the approach invests in design activities that increase the opportunity for integrated solutions with an eye to better performance and life cycle savings
Baseline Vs Design
Integrated Design
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Prime Farmland
38. How many % of environmental impacts decision are made during the 1st 10% of design process?
Erosion
70%
Baseline v. Actual Use
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
39. 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
Emissivity (of a material)
Closed System
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Nonpoint Source Pollution
40. 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
40%
Renewable Energy
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
Rapidly Renewable Materials
41. 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
Irrigation Efficiency
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Baseline Vs Design
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
42. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?
LEED Credit
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Biodiversity
40%
43. Compounds that have a high vapor pressure and low water solubility and therefore can enter the air easily. many VOCs are human-made chemicals that are used and produced in the manufacture of paints - pharmaceuticals - and refrigerants
Volatile Organic Compound
Pedestrian Access
Embodied Energy
Invasive Plants
44. Human made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity - ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cities
Climate Change
Nested System
Built Environment
Hard Cost
45. Indicates a material's ability to reject solar heat and is the combined value of reflectivity and emittance. measurements vary from 100 (standard white surface - most reflective) - to 0 (standard black surface - least reflective). materials with the
Solid Waste Management Policy
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Externality
Carbon Footprint
46. What metric is the best indicator of transportation impacts associated with a bldg project?
Evapotranspiration
Ecosystem
Vehicle miles traveled
Metering
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
Aquifer
Agrifiber Product
Low Impact Development
48. A collection of living things and the environment in which they live. for example - a prairie [this] includes coyotes - the rabbits on which they feed - and the grasses that feed the rabbits
Adaptive Reuse
Potable Water
Ecosystem
Open Grid Pavement
49. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons that are used in refrigerants and propellants that are known to deplete the ozone layer
Reduce light transpass
Baseline Vs Design
Waste Diversion
HCFC
50. Doing this in the air for the purposes of assessing indoor air quality
Pollution
Harvested Rainwater
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)