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LEED GA: Green Associate

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1. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?






2. Unit of measurement by which flowing devices such as faucets and showers are measured and regulated






3. Achieving net zero emissions by balancing the footprint with an equivalent amount of sequestered or offset green house gases






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






5. The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not to be exceeded during a given time in a defined area (EPA)






6. Major Players in Design & Construction Process are...






7. 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






8. 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






9. 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






10. Part of construction waste management plan






11. Landscape elements designed to slow the flow of stormwater and increase ground water recharge while also removing silt and pollution from surface runoff water. they consist of a depressed drainage course with gently sloped sides and filled with veget






12. Type of lamp designed to replace an incandescent lamp and fit into existing light fixtures formerly used for incandescent bulbs. compared to incandescent lamps giving the same amount of visible light - these generally use less power - have a longer r






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






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






15. Potential credits and categories that may be used in upcoming versions of the LEED rating systems






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






17. 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






18. The min' floor area for CI






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






20. A natural resource that cannot be produced - re-grown - regenerated - or reused on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate. these resources often exist in a fixed amount - or are consumed much faster than nature can recreate them. fossil fuels






21. Mixture of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette - pipe - or cigar and smoke exhaled by the smoker






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






23. The process of collecting (commonly from a roof) - storing and using rainwater






24. 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






25. A member based nonprofit organization whose mission is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed - built - and operated - enabling an environmentally and socially responsible - healthy and prosperous environment that improves the qu






26. 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






27. 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






28. Purchase price of a hard asset such as masonry - wood - steel - carpet - tile - mechanical systems - roofing






29. The official recognition by a local bldg department that bldg conforms to applicable bldg & safety codes.






30. Part of the LEED rating system. within each LEED category there are prerequisites and credits. prerequisites must be met for building certification.






31. 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






32. 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






33. CD carry the design into the detail level so that construction can take place.






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






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






36. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations






37. Third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design - construction and operation of high performance green buildings (USGBC)






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






39. 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






40. Advertising a product or policy to be more beneficial to the environment than is true






41. Colorless - odorless gas that is present in the atmosphere and is formed when any fuel containing carbon is burned. it is breathed out of animal's lungs during respiration - is produced by the decay of organic matter - and is used by plants in photos






42. 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






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






44. Wood manufactured by binding together the strands - particles - fibers - or veneers of wood - together with adhesives - to form [first word] materials






45. 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






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






47. An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion






48. Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (EPA)






49. The amount of water the design case conserves vs the baseline case






50. Precipitation that is usually acidic. it has harmful effects on plants - aquatic animals - and infrastructure. it is mostly caused by human emissions of sulfur and nitrogen compounds which react in the atmosphere to produce acids. in recent years - m







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