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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Waste Management Plan
Baseline v. Actual Use
Greenfield
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
2. 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
Passive Design
Evapotranspiration
Open Space
Air Conditioning
3. 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
Thermal Comfort
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Open Grid Pavement
Flush-Out
4. A systematic process of assuring that a building and its systems performs in accordance with the design intent and the owner's requirements
Smart Growth
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Metering
Commissioning
5. Material that is sourced and manufactured within 500 miles of the project. usually expressed as a percentage of total project material
Regional Material
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
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.
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
6. Passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public - such as trains - subways and busses
Erosion
Mass Transit
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Life-cycle cost analysis
7. Excel spreadsheet that helps project teams track their credits against requirements for certification
LEED Credit Checklist
Integrated Process
Development Density
Rainwater Harvesting
8. 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
Baseline v. Design
Major Construction Phases
Construction Administration
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
9. The coordinated use of pest and environmental info with available pest control methods to prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means and with the least possible hazard to people - property - and the environment
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
Refrigerant
Integrated Pest Management
Submeter
10. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.
Building Related Illness
Bake-Out
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
11. When an exisiting building undergoes the commissioning process to discover if improvements or changes should be made to improve the building
Energy Conservation
Retrocommissioning
Xeriscaping
Mass Transit
12. Concept of integrative design emphasizes
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
High Performance Green Building
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Air Quality Standards
13. Any of various halocarbon compounds consisting of carbon - hydrogen - chlorine - and fluorine - once used widely as aerosol propellants and refrigerants. these are believed to cause depletion of the atmospheric ozone layer
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Integrated Process
14. 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
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Previously Developed Site
Design Development
LEED Project Boundary
15. The spent or used water from a home - community - farm - or industry that contains dissolved or suspended matter (EPA)
Wastewater
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Commingled Recycling
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
16. 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
Flush-Out
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Externality
Integrated Process
17. A mixture of sizes and cost of houses in an area that allows for a mixture of socioeconomic types of people in an area -- i.e. young families and older couples in a neighborhood
Construction Documents
Cradle to Grave
Pollutant
Diversity of Houses
18. 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
Hard Cost
Refrigerant
Xeriscaping
Feedback Loop
19. Energy Use Intensity in term of unit
Air Conditioning
Building Related Illness
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
20. The careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
Conservation
Construction Administration
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
21. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations
Credit Interpretation Request
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Cooling Tower
Environmental Sustainability
22. Part of the LEED rating system. within each LEED category there are prerequisites and credits. prerequisites must be met for building certification.
Mass Transit
70%
LEED Prerequisites
LEED Requirements and Submittals
23. 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)
LEED Intent
40%
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
24. Mixture of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette - pipe - or cigar and smoke exhaled by the smoker
Biodiversity
Volatile Organic Compound
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Emissivity (of a material)
25. Each LEED credit has requirements that must be met and documentation that must be submitted to prove the credit requirements were met
Conservation
Fossil Fuels
Air Conditioning
LEED Requirements and Submittals
26. Vehicle which has both a gas powered engine and an electric engine to achieve better fuel economy and lower emissions
Integrated Process
90%
Heat Island Effect
Hybrid Vehicle
27. Green Bldg can reduce how much CO2 Emissions?
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Construction Waste Management Plan
33%-39%
Albedo
28. How prerequisites and credits are grouped depending on the building type and rating system
Waterless Urinal
Impervious Surfaces
Graywater (Greywater)
LEED Category
29. Gathering information - recognizing stakeholder needs - establishing project goals - & selecting site
LEED
Outdoor Air
Predesign
Adaptive Plant
30. Total square footage of buildings in a particular area divided by acre amount of the same area - expressed as SF/Acre - for example 20 -000 SF per acre
Development Density
Gallons per Flush
Underground Parking
Montreal Protocol
31. Renewable energy such as solar - wind - biomass - hydro - and geothermal energy
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Outdoor Air
Green Power
Major Construction Phases
32. The area of the project site that is impacted by construction activity - LEED project should attempt to limit site disturbance
Prime Farmland
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Site Disturbance
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
33. The percentage of waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfilling or incineration to be recycled - composted or reused (EPA)
Diversion Rate
Certificate of occupancy
Cooling Tower
LEED Online
34. 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
Transportation Demand Management
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Design
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
35. The process of collecting (commonly from a roof) - storing and using rainwater
Pollutant
Floor-To-Area
Rainwater Harvesting
Market Transformation
36. 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
Submeter
Regenerative
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
37. Water that is not treated to drinking water standards and is not meant for human consumption
Non-Potable Water
Regenerative
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
38. 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
LEED Credit Checklist
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Green Cleaning
Water Pollution
39. The variation in life forms within a given ecosystem or for the entire earth. this is often used as a measure of the health of biological systems.
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Biodiversity
LEED NC&MR
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
40. A pond designed to hold a specific amount of water indefinitely
Conventional Irrigation
Feedback Loop
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Wet Pond (retention pond)
41. 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
Smart Growth
Integrated Process
Systems Thinking
LEED Category
42. Primary pollutants in Acid Rain are...
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
HVAC System
43. 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
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Baseline v. Actual Use
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
44. Certified (40-49) - Silver (50-59) - Gold (60-79) - and Platinum (80+)
The four LEED levels
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
Native or Indigenous Plants
Embodied Energy
45. 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
Irrigation Efficiency
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Positive Feedback Loop
Commissioning
46. Indigenous or exotic plants that spread outside cultivated areas and can damage environmental or economical resources. they grow quickly and aggressively - spreading and displacing other plants
Invasive Plants
Gallons per Minute
Positive Feedback Loop
Regional Material
47. Green Bldg can reduce how much Solid Waste?
Floodplain
Location
70%
Environmental Sustainability
48. Waste water from toilets & urinals is known as?
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
49. 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
Environmentally Preferable Products
Process Water
Bioswale
Transportation Demand Management
50. Unit of measurement by which flowing devices such as faucets and showers are measured and regulated
Contaminant
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Gallons per Minute