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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Green Cleaning
Ventilation Rate
Performance Monitoring
Acidification
2. 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
70%
Rainwater Harvesting
Impervious Surfaces
Transportation Demand Management
3. 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
Commissioning Report
70%
Nested System
Construction Waste Management Plan
4. 1) Cost of green bldg Each Prerequisite and Credit has 2 major components - and those are: Intents and Requirements
Life-cycle cost analysis
Carbon Footprint
Baseline v. Design
Negative Feedback Loop
5. Thermal comfort is typically attributed to what env factors?
LEED Category
Integrated Pest Management
High Performance Green Building
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
6. Green Bldg can reduce how much Energy Use?
70%
Transportation Demand Management
Smart Growth
24%-50%
7. An assessment of the greenhouse gases (which includes more than just CO2) emitted by a particular organization - project or activity
Carbon Footprint
1000 square ft
Environmental Sustainability
Air Conditioning
8. When all recyclables for collection are mixed but kept separate from other waste
Certificate of occupancy
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Commingled Recycling
Reduce light transpass
9. 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
1000 square ft
Energy Management System
LEED Project Boundary
Cooling Tower
10. When symptoms of diagnosable illness are identified and can be attributed to airborne building contaminants (EPA)
Open System
Building Related Illness
Bake-Out
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.
11. The use of environmentally friendly ingredients and chemicals for household - manufacturing and industrial cleaning. these techniques and products avoid the use of chemically reactive and toxic cleaning products which contain various toxic chemicals
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Global Warming
Integrated Process
Green Cleaning
12. A roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil - or a growing medium - planted over a waterproofing membrane
Development Footprint
Vegetated (Green) Roof
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
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.
13. Waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfills or incineration to be recycled - composted - or re-used. (EPA) measured in tons
Indoor Air Quality
Environmentally Preferable Products
Rainwater Harvesting
Waste Diversion
14. 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
Value Engineering
Indoor Air Quality
Light Trespass
Brownfields
15. Side effect or consequence of an industrial or commercial activity that affects other parties without this being reflected in the price of the goods or services involved - i.e. the pollution created in power generation for one state blown over anothe
Externality
1000 square ft
Negative Feedback Loop
Charrette (shuh-ret)
16. LID is an approach to land development (or re-development) that works with nature to manage stormwater as close to its source as possible (EPA)
Low Impact Development
Positive Feedback Loop
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
Building Related Illness
17. 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
Impervious Surfaces
Diversion Rate
Albedo
Location
18. The process of adapting old structures for purposes other than those initially intended. this saves on new materials needed. ex: warehouse turned into condos. also refers to the design of a new building with consideration to what it could be used for
Imperviousness
Construction Documents
Adaptive Reuse
Zoning
19. Each LEED credit has requirements that must be met and documentation that must be submitted to prove the credit requirements were met
Agrifiber Product
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
LEED Requirements and Submittals
LEED Prerequisites
20. Carrying away or displacement of solids (sediment - soil - rock - and other particles) usually by the agents of currents such as wind - water - or ice by downward or down-slope movement in response to gravity
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Material Reuse
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Erosion
21. The slow release of a gas that was trapped or adsorbed in some material. off-gassing can be significant if it collects in a closed environment where air is stagnant or recirculated and the gas has negative health effects. off-gassing example: new car
Wastewater
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
22. LEED certification fee is base on two factors.
Biodegradable
Install submeters & Select local plants
Acid Rain
Rating system and Project size
23. 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
Underground Parking
Glare
Impervious Surfaces
Integrated Pest Management
24. Process water can be reduced by which 2 methods?
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Predesign
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
25. 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
Energy Conservation
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Feedback Loop
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
26. 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
Environmental Sustainability
LEED Rating System
90%
Baseline v. Design
27. Documentation of the results of the commissioning process - including the as-built state of the HVAC system and any unresolved issues found at the time the commissioning process was completed
Irrigation Efficiency
Commissioning Report
Potable Water
Volatile Organic Compound
28. What is reduced when a project uses reclaimed water in its cooling towers?
Integrated Process
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Portable water uses
Renewable Energy
29. Provide a consistent source of sound technical advice with respect to products - tools and services. TAGs act in an advisory capacity in responding to credit interpretation requests (CIRs) - credit rulings and credit ruling appeals while maintaining
Building Density
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
LEED
30. Urinals that do not use water at all. these systems can save anywhere between 15000 and 45000 gallons of water per urinal per year
Floodplain
Drip Irrigation
Waterless Urinal
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
31. 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
Market Transformation
Fenestration
Global Warming
Integrated Process
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
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Ecosystem
HCFC
Retrocommissioning
33. A material's ability to reflect sunlight measured on a scale of 0 (black) to 1 (white). a value of 0.0 indicates that the surface absorbs all solar radiation and a value of 1.0 represents total reflectivity.
Albedo
40%
Pollution
Site Disturbance
34. The min' floor area for NC - CS - Schools - EB - and O&M
1000 square ft
Triple Bottom Line
Install submeters & Select local plants
Invasive Plants
35. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Light Trespass
Bake-Out
Integrated Process
36. 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
Infill Development
Fenestration
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Substantial completion
37. Vehicle which has both a gas powered engine and an electric engine to achieve better fuel economy and lower emissions
Stormwater Runoff
Hybrid Vehicle
Triple Bottom Line
Carbon Overlay Tool
38. 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
Hardscape
Positive Feedback Loop
Building Envelope (building shell)
Infill Development
39. 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
Construction and Demolition Debris
Biomass
Gallons per Flush
Development Density
40. 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.
Impervious Surfaces
Adaptive Plant
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
1000 square ft
41. 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
Value Engineering
Stormwater Runoff
Net-Zero Energy
Hybrid Vehicle
42. The practice of placing windows - or other transparent media - and reflective surfaces so that - during the day - natural light provides effective internal illumination
Daylighting
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
Heat Island Effect
43. A system where the output may signal the system to stop changing - i.e. - a thermostat -- at a certain point the temp feedback will tell the system to cut off
Contaminant
Bioswale
Raingarden
Negative Feedback Loop
44. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Integrated Pest Management
1000 square ft
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
45. Unit of measurement by which flow rate of toilets and other flushing devices such as urinals are measured and regulated
Closed System
Invasive Plants
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Gallons per Flush
46. 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
Integrated Pest Management
Global Warming
Baseline Vs Design
Ecosystem
47. 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
Pedestrian Access
Building Codes
Construction Waste Management Plan
Material Reuse
48. A control system capable of monitoring environmental and system loads and adjusting HVAC operations accordingly in order to conserve energy while maintaining comfort (EPA)
Energy Management System
Integrated Process
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Reduce light transpass
49. A measure of the amount of illumination falling on a surface.
Bake-Out
Biofuel
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Global Warming
50. Any substance introduced into the environment that adversely affects the usefulness of a resource or the health of humans - animals - or ecosystems (EPA)
Green Washing
Rainwater Harvesting
HCFC
Pollutant