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LEED GA: Green Associate

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How many % of environmental impacts decision are made during the 1st 10% of design process?






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






3. All members of the project team working towards the integrated process - including building owners - maintenance staff - planners - designers - etc.






4. A continuous process of collecting and analyzing data to compare how well a project is working against expected results of the project based on performance indicators. the goal is use the indicators to achieve efficiency where possible






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






6. How can potable water use for irrigation be reduced or eliminated?






7. Water leaving plants and soil returning back to the atmosphere






8. Excel spreadsheet that helps project teams track their credits against requirements for certification






9. 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






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






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






12. Being able to allow water or air to filtrate through






13. 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






14. Concept of integrative design emphasizes






15. Gathering information - recognizing stakeholder needs - establishing project goals - & selecting site






16. 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.






17. 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






18. Watering using above ground sprinkler heads






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






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






21. The area of the project site that is impacted by construction activity - LEED project should attempt to limit site disturbance






22. Human thermal comfort is defined by ASHRAE as the state of mind that expresses satisfaction with the surrounding environment (ASHRAE Standard 55). maintaining thermal comfort for occupants of buildings or other enclosures is one of the important goal






23. Aset of rules that specify the minimum acceptable level for safety for constructed objects such as buildings and non building structures. these protect public health - safety and general welfare as they relate to the construction and occupancy of bui






24. 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






25. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit






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






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






28. The measurement method for defining Irrigation Efficiency






29. A review of consumables waste of a project. essentially - finding out what makes up the projects waste can help determine ways to increase recycling or reduce waste through other methods






30. Like carbon dioxide or methane - which contributes to potential climate change






31. 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






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






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






34. Centerline miles/square mile - a centerline mile is measuring a particular road down its center. higher street grid densities are beneficial for pedestrians






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






36. Any opening in a building - such as windows - doors - skylights - curtain walls - etc. - designed to permit the passage of air - light - vehicles - or people






37. 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.






38. Encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria (USGBC). there are multiple rating system






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






44. 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






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






46. Material that is sourced and manufactured within 500 miles of the project. usually expressed as a percentage of total project material






47. All the energy used to grow - extract and manufacture a product - transport it to the jobsite - complete the installation - and finally dispose of it at the end of its life cycle






48. 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






49. The stewardship and use of forests and forest lands in a way - and at a rate - that maintains their biodiversity - productivity - regeneration capacity - vitality and their potential to fulfill - now and in the future - relevant ecological - economic






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