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LEED GA: Green Associate

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1. 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






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






3. Building design that takes advantage of the local climate to provide some or all of the heating - cooling - lighting and ventilation needs of the occupants






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






5. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.






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






7. Guidance tool designed for use by building professionals to help manage indoor air quality in commercial buildings - which should be a part of indoor air quality management plans






8. Which LEED rating systems has more than 100 points






9. Concept of integrative design emphasizes






10. Passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public - such as trains - subways and busses






11. Narrative - photo/render - elevations - floor plans - project details - and boundary (Project - LEED - & property)






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






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






14. System that constantly takes in items from outside the system - used them and then released them as waste. this system has no feedback loop. think of a normal home where groceries - products - or water come into the house - are used and then released






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






16. Material - other than the principle product - generated as a consequence of an industrial process or as a breakdown product in a living system (EPA)






17. Indigenous or exotic plants that spread outside cultivated areas and can damage environmental or economical resources. they grow quickly and aggressively - spreading and displacing other plants






18. This concept is thought of as more sustainable. ex: plants grow in a field - produce oxygen - take in water - then die and decay which helps plants grow. these can be linked so one system uses the byproducts of another






19. 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






20. Resistance to penetration by a liquid and is calculated as the percentage of area covered by a paving system that does not allow moisture to soak into the ground






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






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






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






24. In green building - location includes the natural context (climate - plants - wind - sun) the social context (cultural history - traditions - local regulations) - and an infrastructural context (roads - local materials - utilities - public transit)






25. 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






26. Exterior surface of the building including all walls - windows - floor and roof. separates the building's inside from the outside






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






28. 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






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






30. Doing this in the air for the purposes of assessing indoor air quality






31. The application of solar cells for energy by converting sunlight directly into electricity






32. The careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion






33. 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)






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






35. 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.






36. Area of the building as defined by the perimeter of the structure. parking lots - walkways - and landscaping are not included






37. Green Bldg can reduce how much Solid Waste?






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






39. The min' floor area for NC - CS - Schools - EB - and O&M






40. 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






41. What level of CO2 concentrations indicates inadequate ventilation?






42. 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






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






44. The relationship btw the total bldg floor area & the allowable land area the bldg can cover.






45. Waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfills or incineration to be recycled - composted - or re-used. (EPA) measured in tons






46. 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






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






48. 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






49. Any substance introduced into the environment that adversely affects the usefulness of a resource or the health of humans - animals - or ecosystems (EPA)






50. 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