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LEED GA: Green Associate

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1. Development that occurs within established urban areas where the site or area either is a vacant place between other developments or has previously been used for another urban purpose






2. Areas where the upper soil is no longer exposed - including paved areas - walkways - fountains - etc.






3. Systems withing systems that are related because they affect and effect each other






4. 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.






5. What is reduced when a project uses reclaimed water in its cooling towers?






6. Thermal comfort is typically attributed to what env factors?






7. An increase in the near surface temp of the earth. this has occurred in the distant past as the result of natural influences - but the term is most often used to refer to the warming predicted to occur as a result of increased emissions of greenhouse






8. The presence in water of enough harmful or objectionable material to damage the water's quality (EPA)






9. 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.






10. non-native plants that use less fertilizer - pesticides and water in a given landscape. these plants have adapted to the local climate and are not considered invasive plants or weeds.






11. The carbon overlay in LEED is used for what?






12. A systematic process of assuring that a building and its systems performs in accordance with the design intent and the owner's requirements






13. In LEED credit weightings - the most important impact category






14. An intense collaborative session where participants make a concerted effort to solve a problem or plan the design of something






15. Any behavior that results in the use of less energy. examples: turning the lights off when you leave a room - and recycling aluminum cans are both ways to do this






16. Building that is energy and resource efficient






17. An expanded baseline for measuring performance - adding social and environmental dimensions to the traditional profit measure - so decisions are viewed in the long term with their impact on people - the planet - and profit






18. Disciplinary Review Committee (Investigate) - Disciplinary Hearing Committee (Judgment) - and Credential Steering Committee (Final Decision) 2) Types of advantages discovered when initial investment are made in more durable products and efficient bld






19. Certified (40-49) - Silver (50-59) - Gold (60-79) - and Platinum (80+)






20. Energy Use Intensity in term of unit






21. Controllability of Systems






22. Human made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity - ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cities






23. Life-cycle assessment is used to determine what?






24. A contractual benchmark that usually corresponds to the point at which a client could occupy a nearly completed space.






25. 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






26. When all recyclables for collection are mixed but kept separate from other waste






27. What are the added costs of bldg green & what benefits offset those cost?






28. 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






29. 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






30. 1) Cost of green bldg Each Prerequisite and Credit has 2 major components - and those are: Intents and Requirements






31. A measure of the amount of illumination falling on a surface.






32. LEED certification fee is base on two factors.






33. The percentage of waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfilling or incineration to be recycled - composted or reused (EPA)






34. The area of the project site that has been disturbed for development. this area includes the building footprint - hardscapes - and parking lots






35. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application






36. When 2+ people share a ride in the same vehicle






37. Air quality within buildings as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants






38. What should take place during Occupancy?






39. Properties or patterns that a complex system has - but which the individual members do not have. the end result is that the system now has more than just the sum of its parts. for example - saltiness is a property that neither sodium or chlorine have






40. Non-industrial wastewater generated from domestic processes such as dish washing - laundry and bathing. some states and local authorities allow kitchen sink water to be included. check local codes in order to comply with local regulations.






41. How prerequisites and credits are grouped depending on the building type and rating system






42. Process for project teams to obtain technical guidance on how LEED requirements pertain to their projects






43. Water that is of sufficiently high quality so that it can be consumed or utilized without risk of immediate of long term harm by humans or animals






44. What are the 3D sustainability often described as the triple bottom line or 3 legged stool?






45. 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






46. Prior to submitting CIR - what strategies should be considered?






47. Flat or nearby flat land adjacent to a stream or river that experiences occasional or periodic flooding






48. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.






49. The number of different types of space per acre in an area - think of a mixed-use development - which has both houses and offices






50. 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