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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. 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
Carbon Overlay Tool
Material Reuse
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Adaptive Reuse
2. When all recyclables for collection are mixed but kept separate from other waste
Waterless Urinal
Commingled Recycling
Airborne Pollutant
Ecosystem
3. 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
Design
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Embodied Energy
LEED Points
4. 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
Low Impact Development
Value Engineering
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
5. LEED certification fee is base on two factors.
Rating system and Project size
Feedback Loop
Impervious Surfaces
Air Conditioning
6. What's the earliest pt at which a LEED for Schools proejct can be cert?
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Solid Waste Management Policy
LEED Online
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
Construction Administration
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Stormwater Runoff
Closed System
8. What are the added costs of bldg green & what benefits offset those cost?
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Airborne Pollutant
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
9. When 2+ people share a ride in the same vehicle
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
LEED Points
Carpool
Adaptive Reuse
10. Used by the USGBC to weight credits in the LEED system. credits that reduce the greenhouse gas emissions are given more weight than those that do not
Green Cleaning
Carbon Overlay Tool
Impervious Surfaces
Construction Waste Management Plan
11. Any opening in a building - such as windows - doors - skylights - curtain walls - etc. - designed to permit the passage of air - light - vehicles - or people
Refrigerant
Byproduct
Fenestration
Cooling Tower
12. An intense collaborative session where participants make a concerted effort to solve a problem or plan the design of something
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Building Related Illness
HVAC System
13. A contractual benchmark that usually corresponds to the point at which a client could occupy a nearly completed space.
Biofuel
Diversity of Uses
Community Connectivity
Substantial completion
14. Green Bldg can reduce how much Energy Use?
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
24%-50%
Native or Indigenous Plants
15. The process of collecting (commonly from a roof) - storing and using rainwater
Rainwater Harvesting
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Glare
Ventilation Rate
16. The rate at which indoor air enters and leaves a building - usually expressed in LEED as the number of changes of outdoor air per hour (air changes per hour or "ach") ASHRAE 62 prescribes proper ventilation rates to ensure pollutants and carbon dioxi
Ventilation Rate
Solid Waste Management Policy
Carbon Footprint
1000 square ft
17. Guidance tool designed for use by building professionals to help manage indoor air quality in commercial buildings - which should be a part of indoor air quality management plans
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Previously Developed Site
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
18. 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
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
Drip Irrigation
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Global Warming
19. A project that can produce all the energy it requires on site yet still might be connected to the regular utility grid - for example - using power from the grid when there is no wind - and providing power to the grid from wind turbines on windy days
Graywater (Greywater)
33%-39%
Net-Zero Energy
Metering
20. The presence in water of enough harmful or objectionable material to damage the water's quality (EPA)
Emergent Properties
Design Development
Water Pollution
Conservation
21. Ruling process for project applicants seeking technical and administrative guidance on how LEED credits apply to their projects and vice versa. (USGBC) LEED interpretations are the result of a CIR and may determine how future project teams use LEED
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Conventional Irrigation
Externality
Design Development
22. Total building energy costs (including all plug loads) annually. this value is intended to be used to compare against design cases to compute energy savings from a proposed design
Conventional Irrigation
Baseline Building Performance
70%
Refrigerant
23. Light that passes beyond the project boundary - i.e. parking lot lighting that passes into a park next to the project
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Commissioning Report
Light Trespass
24. Systems withing systems that are related because they affect and effect each other
Regional Material
Albedo
Nested System
Underground Parking
25. All members of the project team working towards the integrated process - including building owners - maintenance staff - planners - designers - etc.
Integrated Pest Management
Integrated Process Team
Design
Square Footage of a Building
26. 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
Building Footprint
LEED Rating System
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
27. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations
Fenestration
Nested System
Environmental Sustainability
Biomass
28. Material - other than the principle product - generated as a consequence of an industrial process or as a breakdown product in a living system (EPA)
Bioswale
Montreal Protocol
Environmental Sustainability
Byproduct
29. 1) Cost of green bldg Each Prerequisite and Credit has 2 major components - and those are: Intents and Requirements
Transportation Demand Management
Heat Islands
Floodplain
Life-cycle cost analysis
30. Gathering information - recognizing stakeholder needs - establishing project goals - & selecting site
Montreal Protocol
Predesign
Energy Efficient
Integrated Process Team
31. An unwanted airborne constituent that may reduce acceptability of the air (ASHRAE 62.1-2004)
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Brownfields
Contaminant
Airborne Pollutant
32. The introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability - disorder - harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms
Low Impact Development
Pollution
Floor-To-Area
Bioswale
33. Passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public - such as trains - subways and busses
Mass Transit
Nonpoint-source pollution
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Green Washing
34. How can potable water use for irrigation be reduced or eliminated?
Open Grid Pavement
Install submeters & Select local plants
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
LEED
35. The min' floor area for NC - CS - Schools - EB - and O&M
Evapotranspiration
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
1000 square ft
36. 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
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Floor-To-Area
37. 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
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Vehicle miles traveled
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Brownfields
38. Water that is not treated to drinking water standards and is not meant for human consumption
Non-Potable Water
Positive Feedback Loop
Substantial completion
Ozone (O3)
39. 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
Net-Zero Energy
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Construction Administration
LEED Credit
40. Green Bldg can reduce how much CO2 Emissions?
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
33%-39%
Contaminant
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
41. Part of a refrigeration system - a machine that removes heat from liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Chiller
Conventional Irrigation
Biomass
42. An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion
Montreal Protocol
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Life-cycle cost analysis
Energy Conservation
43. A formal question asked of GBCI from the project team - who would then receive Credit Interpretation Ruling.
Credit Interpretation Request
Commissioning
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Built Environment
44. Doing this in the air for the purposes of assessing indoor air quality
Metering
Flush-Out
Baseline v. Actual Use
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
45. The area of the project site that has been disturbed for development. this area includes the building footprint - hardscapes - and parking lots
Reduce light transpass
Green Washing
Credit Interpretation Request
Development Footprint
46. 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
Location
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
47. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre
Water Pollution
Closed System
Building Density
Environmentally Preferable Products
48. A term used in the US to describe the heating or cooling capacity of a system or fuels. this is understood to represent [this]'s per hour when referring to power. this derives its measurement from the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperatur
Market Transformation
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
LEED Credit Checklist
Submeter
49. Landscaping and gardening in ways that reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental irrigation. it is promoted in areas that do not have easily accessible supplies of fresh water and is catching on in other areas as climate patterns shift
Irrigation Efficiency
Soft Cost
Xeriscaping
Market Transformation
50. Aset of rules that specify the minimum acceptable level for safety for constructed objects such as buildings and non building structures. these protect public health - safety and general welfare as they relate to the construction and occupancy of bui
Building Codes
Carpool
5 years
Biomass