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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
Heat Islands
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Major Construction Phases
Material Reuse
2. Any substance in air that could - in high enough concentration - harm man - other animals - vegetation - or material (EPA)
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
Airborne Pollutant
Evapotranspiration
LEED Intent
3. Thermal comfort is typically attributed to what env factors?
33%-39%
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Environmental Sustainability
4. All members of the project team working towards the integrated process - including building owners - maintenance staff - planners - designers - etc.
Potable Water
Aquifer
Integrated Process Team
Transportation Demand Management
5. Viewing the world as an interrelated set of systems that can influence one another
Systems Thinking
40%
Acid Rain
Evapotranspiration
6. Used to describe situations in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a building - but no specific illness or cause can be identified
Gallons per Minute
Sustainable
Sick Building Syndrome
Air Quality Standards
7. Solid - liquid or gaseous fuel derived from relatively recently dead biological material and is distinguished from fossil fuels - which are derived from long dead biological material
Biofuel
Certificate of occupancy
Construction Phases Bidding
Albedo
8. Min' years that a LEED bldg should share its energy & water usage data with USGBCa
Integrated Design
5 years
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Soft Cost
9. 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
Diversity of Uses
Impervious Surfaces
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Carpool
10. According to the EPA - what % of time do American spend indoors?
Energy Star Rating
90%
Imperviousness
Construction Waste Management Plan
11. 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
Location
Vehicle miles traveled
Passive Design
Albedo
12. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?
Integrated Design
Energy Star Rating
Nonpoint-source pollution
Biodegradable
13. The mathematical expression of Imperviousness
Floor Area Ratio
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Building Commissioning
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
14. How many % of environmental impacts decision are made during the 1st 10% of design process?
Green Cleaning
Carpool
70%
Charrette (shuh-ret)
15. The process of collecting (commonly from a roof) - storing and using rainwater
Rainwater Harvesting
Net-Zero Energy
Ozone (O3)
LEED Rating System
16. The measurement method for defining Irrigation Efficiency
Adaptive Plant
Construction and Demolition Debris
Infill Development
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
17. 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
Harvested Rainwater
Contaminant
Previously Developed Site
Aquifer
18. Third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design - construction and operation of high performance green buildings (USGBC)
Greenhouse Gases
LEED
Life-cycle cost analysis
HCFC
19. Materials and products are made from plants that are typically harvested within a 10 year cycle or shorter and are grown and harvested sustainably
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Credit Interpretation Request
Predesign
Harvested Rainwater
20. A term used in life cycle analysis to describe a material or product that is recycled into a new product at the end of its useful life. an example of a closed system
Greenfield
HCFC
Negative Feedback Loop
Cradle to Cradle
21. Systems withing systems that are related because they affect and effect each other
Nested System
Diversion Rate
Indoor Air Quality
Reuse
22. The measurement unit used for flush fixture water consumption and flow fixture water consumption
70%
Open Grid Pavement
Integrated Design
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
23. To reduce site lighting impact near forestland - the exterior lighting installed should...
Floodplain
Reduce light transpass
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Integrated Process
24. Light that passes beyond the project boundary - i.e. parking lot lighting that passes into a park next to the project
Acid Rain
Light Trespass
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
LEED Credit
25. Narrative - photo/render - elevations - floor plans - project details - and boundary (Project - LEED - & property)
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Contaminant
Gallons per Flush
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
26. Gathering information - recognizing stakeholder needs - establishing project goals - & selecting site
Predesign
Diversity of Houses
Construction Waste Management Plan
Design Development
27. 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
Floor-To-Area
Green Building
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Diversity of Houses
28. When 2+ people share a ride in the same vehicle
Glare
Carpool
Street Grid Density
Hardscape
29. The process of verifying - in new construction - that all the systems and subsystems are efficiently designed and installed properly to achieve the owner's project requirements and as designed by the building architects and engineers.
Emergent Properties
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
Retrocommissioning
Building Commissioning
30. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Rating system and Project size
Air Conditioning
Commissioning Report
31. Water that originates from precipitation that enters the stormwater system
Energy Conservation
Stormwater Runoff
Embodied Energy
Underground Parking
32. 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
Ecosystem
Pedestrian Access
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
33. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits
Carbon Neutrality
Diversity of Uses
LEED Online
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
34. Human made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity - ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cities
LEED
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Built Environment
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
35. Area of the building as defined by the perimeter of the structure. parking lots - walkways - and landscaping are not included
Water Pollution
Building Footprint
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Predesign
36. Which LEED rating systems has more than 100 points
Green Cleaning
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Environmental Sustainability
Air Quality Standards
37. 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
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Solid Waste Management Policy
Indoor Environmental Quality
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
38. Method of land use regulation used by local governments in most developed countries. zoning may be use-based (regulating the uses to which land may be put) - or it may regulate building height - lot coverage - and similar characteristics - or some co
Material Reuse
Salvaged Materials
Waterless Urinal
Zoning
39. 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
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Substantial completion
40. The presence in water of enough harmful or objectionable material to damage the water's quality (EPA)
LEED Intent
LEED Points
Sustainable
Water Pollution
41. Part of a refrigeration system - a machine that removes heat from liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Chiller
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Flush-Out
42. 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
Global Warming
Integrated Pest Management
Transportation Demand Management
Externality
43. The official recognition by a local bldg department that bldg conforms to applicable bldg & safety codes.
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Integrated Process Team
Certificate of occupancy
Integrated Pest Management
44. Evaluation of the total cost of a building or product over its useful life - including initial - maintenance - repair and replacement costs as well as savings. LCC evaluates economic performance.
Material Reuse
Daylighting
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Ventilation Rate
45. 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)
Renewable Energy
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Water Pollution
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)
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Native or Indigenous Plants
Site Disturbance
Volatile Organic Compound
47. 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
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.
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Native or Indigenous Plants
LEED Project Boundary
48. The comparison between a standard gage and the estimated in a building's design scenario. in LEED - the [first word] usually refers to the EPAct 1992 water flow and flush rates
Baseline v. Design
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
Albedo
49. Green Bldg can reduce how much Energy Use?
Fossil Fuels
Conventional Irrigation
24%-50%
Cradle to Cradle
50. Concept of integrative design emphasizes
Bake-Out
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Soft Cost
Nested System