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LEED GA: Green Associate

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






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






3. Part of a refrigeration system - a machine that removes heat from liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle






4. Collaborative - facilitated approach to project design and execution. the approach invests in design activities that increase the opportunity for integrated solutions with an eye to better performance and life cycle savings






5. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre






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






7. If a bldg is designed to move at any point in its lifetime - what LEED certification is it eligible for?






8. Properties or patterns that a complex system has - but which the individual members do not have. the end result is that the system now has more than just the sum of its parts. for example - saltiness is a property that neither sodium or chlorine have






9. Waste water from toilets & urinals is known as?






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






11. Plan that covers how waste will be either disposed or reused or recycled by addressing sorting - collection - and final disposal of items used in the construction or renovation process






12. An assessment of the greenhouse gases (which includes more than just CO2) emitted by a particular organization - project or activity






13. A program that was first developed in 1992 by the US EPA as a method to identify and promote products that are energy efficient. products carrying this symbol provide a way for businesses and consumers to save money - while at the same time - protect






14. The ability of dark - non-reflective paved areas-city streets - rooftops - and sidewalks-to absorb and radiate heat - making urban areas and the surrounding suburbs noticeably hotter than rural towns nearby. other contributors include reduced airflow






15. 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






16. A renewable energy source - refers to plant matter grown to generate electricity or produce biofuel. it excludes organic material which has been transformed by geological processes into substances such as coal or petroleum






17. 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






18. What are the added costs of bldg green & what benefits offset those cost?






19. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)






20. An unwanted airborne constituent that may reduce acceptability of the air (ASHRAE 62.1-2004)






21. What is the procedure required to achieve LEED cert?






22. Pavement that is less than 50% impervious and contains vegetation in the open cells






23. American society of heating - refrigerating and air conditioning engineers. international technical society for all individuals and organizations interested in heating - ventilation - air-conditioning and refrigeration (hvac & r)






24. 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.






25. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits






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






27. When an exisiting building undergoes the commissioning process to discover if improvements or changes should be made to improve the building






28. In LEED credit weightings - the less important impact category






29. Have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose. this comparison may consider raw materials acquisition - production - manufacturing - packaging - distr






30. 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






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






32. Also known as green tags - RECs or tradable renewable certificates (TRCs) are tradable environmental commodities in the US which represent proof that 1 megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity was generated from an eligible renewable energy resource






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






34. 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






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






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






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. Landscaping and gardening in ways that reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental irrigation. it is promoted in areas that do not have easily accessible supplies of fresh water and is catching on in other areas as climate patterns shift






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






40. 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






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






42. Thermal comfort is typically attributed to what env factors?






43. 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






44. Used by the USGBC to weight credits in the LEED system. credits that reduce the greenhouse gas emissions are given more weight than those that do not






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






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






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






48. 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






49. Min' years that a LEED bldg should share its energy & water usage data with USGBCa






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






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