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LEED GA: Green Associate

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






2. The relationship between the total building floor area and the allowable land area the building can cover (USGBC)






3. The practice of placing windows - or other transparent media - and reflective surfaces so that - during the day - natural light provides effective internal illumination






4. Method which minimizes the use of water and fetilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants - either onto the soil surface or directly onto the root zone - through a network of valves - pipes - tubing and emitters






5. Air and surface temperature differences between developed and underdeveloped areas






6. Allowing pedestrians to walk between areas without interference from walls - highways or other barriers






7. 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






8. 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






9. Begins the process of spatial refinement & usually involves the 1st design of a project's energy system.






10. Previously undeveloped land that is suited for agriculture






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. Developing in areas near transportation - housing - and jobs therefore leaving open spaces and farmland free from development






18. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings






19. Heating - ventilating and air conditioning. these systems seek to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality






20. Administrative and procedural requirements for salvaging - recycling and disposing of non-hazardous demolition and [first phrase] -- this means it should cover waste sent to a landfill - salvaging - and recycled waste






21. A LEED rating is achieved through earning points in each of the 6 LEED categories






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






23. The use of technology that requires less energy to perform the same function. a compact fluorescent light bulb that uses less energy than an incandescent bulb to produce the same amount of light is an example. the decision to replace an incandescent






24. The licensed-pro exemption is used by a project team to do what?






25. The mathematical expression of Imperviousness






26. 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.






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






28. Measuring the amount of resources used over a period of time - such as water or electricity






29. Any substance in air that could - in high enough concentration - harm man - other animals - vegetation - or material (EPA)






30. Green bldg emphasizes using what type of design process?






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






32. When large amounts of outdoor air are forced through a recently completed building for a period of time so that the majority of pollutant emissions from building materials - finishes and furnishings can be removed from the building before occupancy.






33. Energy generated from natural resources - such as sunlight - wind - tides and geothermal heat - which are naturally replenished






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






35. A formal question asked of GBCI from the project team - who would then receive Credit Interpretation Ruling.






36. LEED certification fee is base on two factors.






37. 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






38. 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






39. Capable of being decomposed by natural agents - especially bacteria






40. Products made from agricultural fiber such as wheat board and straw board






41. Water that is not treated to drinking water standards and is not meant for human consumption






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






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






44. 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






45. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)






46. Part of the LEED rating system. projects earn points by meeting the requirements of optional credits in order to earn points towards certification






47. Each LEED credit has requirements that must be met and documentation that must be submitted to prove the credit requirements were met






48. A strategy to use existing materials in a similar or different capacity






49. Gives preference to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and the companies that supply them






50. 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