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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. Used to store excess stormwater. these are basins whose outlets have been designed to detain stormwater runoff for some minimum time (e.g. 24 hrs). the stormwater will slowly seep into the ground to recharge aquifers or discharge as determined by the
70%
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Acid Rain
Erosion
2. 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
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
Emergent Properties
Carbon Neutrality
Site Disturbance
3. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre
Construction Documents
Ozone (O3)
Underground Parking
Building Density
4. Controllability of Systems
Salvaged Materials
Renewable Energy
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Commingled Recycling
5. Green Bldg can reduce how much CO2 Emissions?
Indoor Air Quality
Heat Island Effect
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
33%-39%
6. 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.
Building Commissioning
Bake-Out
Building Related Illness
Stormwater Runoff
7. Green Bldg can reduce how much Energy Use?
24%-50%
Substantial completion
Rating system and Project size
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
8. Pollution of water generally results from multiple sources vs. just one source - examples are runoff from roads - drainage from buildings - seepage - runoff from farmland. pollution in a river may not be exactly pinpointed because most pollution is n
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Contaminant
Install submeters & Select local plants
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
9. A roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil - or a growing medium - planted over a waterproofing membrane
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Water Pollution
Airborne Pollutant
10. Prior to submitting CIR - what strategies should be considered?
Baseline v. Design
Diversity of Houses
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
LEED
11. 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
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.
Indoor Air Quality
Light Trespass
Baseline v. Design
12. 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
Embodied Energy
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
Retrocommissioning
13. Used to describe situations in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a building - but no specific illness or cause can be identified
Sick Building Syndrome
Vehicle miles traveled
Fossil Fuels
Ozone (O3)
14. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)
40%
Indoor Air Quality
LEED Project Boundary
Ambient Temperature
15. Advertising a product or policy to be more beneficial to the environment than is true
Gallons per Minute
Green Washing
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Nonpoint Source Pollution
16. The amount of water the design case conserves vs the baseline case
Aquifer
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Mass Transit
Baseline Vs Design
17. Heating - ventilating and air conditioning. these systems seek to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Pollutant
HVAC System
18. What is reduced when a project uses reclaimed water in its cooling towers?
Waste Diversion
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Air Quality Standards
Portable water uses
19. 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
Closed System
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Daylighting
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
20. Compounds that have a high vapor pressure and low water solubility and therefore can enter the air easily. many VOCs are human-made chemicals that are used and produced in the manufacture of paints - pharmaceuticals - and refrigerants
Volatile Organic Compound
Light Trespass
Commissioning Plan
Waste Management Plan
21. Excel spreadsheet that helps project teams track their credits against requirements for certification
LEED Credit Checklist
Daylighting
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
22. Major Players in Design & Construction Process are...
Stormwater Runoff
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Cradle to Cradle
23. Flush-Out
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
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.
Drip Irrigation
Heat Island Effect
24. Wood manufactured by binding together the strands - particles - fibers - or veneers of wood - together with adhesives - to form [first word] materials
Major Construction Phases
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Adaptive Plant
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
25. Products made from agricultural fiber such as wheat board and straw board
Commissioning Plan
Agrifiber Product
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Albedo
26. If a bldg is designed to move at any point in its lifetime - what LEED certification is it eligible for?
Ambient Temperature
None.
Integrated Process
Water Pollution
27. What constitutes the largest use of energy in bldg in US? What is the 2nd?
Externality
Carbon Neutrality
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Chiller
28. The use of technology that requires less energy to perform the same function. a compact fluorescent light bulb that uses less energy than an incandescent bulb to produce the same amount of light is an example. the decision to replace an incandescent
Light Trespass
1000 square ft
Energy Efficient
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
29. Air and surface temperature differences between developed and underdeveloped areas
Heat Islands
LEED Project Boundary
Light Pollution
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
30. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.
Byproduct
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Building Envelope (building shell)
Construction Phases Bidding
31. Any substance introduced into the environment that adversely affects the usefulness of a resource or the health of humans - animals - or ecosystems (EPA)
Development Density
Pollutant
LEED Credit Checklist
Triple Bottom Line
32. Life-cycle assessment is used to determine what?
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Substantial completion
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
33. 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)
Fossil Fuels
Global Warming
Location
Nonpoint Source Pollution
34. Certified (40-49) - Silver (50-59) - Gold (60-79) - and Platinum (80+)
Previously Developed Site
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
The four LEED levels
35. An intense collaborative session where participants make a concerted effort to solve a problem or plan the design of something
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.
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
90%
36. 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)
Aquifer
Imperviousness
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
37. Vehicle which has both a gas powered engine and an electric engine to achieve better fuel economy and lower emissions
Regional Material
Hybrid Vehicle
Adaptive Reuse
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
38. Like carbon dioxide or methane - which contributes to potential climate change
Greenhouse Gases
Rating system and Project size
Sustainable
Nested System
39. Comparison between a standard gage and an actual result. in LEED - the [first part] usually refers to the EPAct 1992 water flow and flush rates while the [second part] would represent an existing building.
Baseline v. Actual Use
Drip Irrigation
Baseline Building Performance
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
40. What should take place during Occupancy?
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Rating system and Project size
Energy Management System
41. The careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion
LEED NC&MR
Credit Interpretation Request
Biodiversity
Conservation
42. Process for project teams to obtain technical guidance on how LEED requirements pertain to their projects
Metering
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Energy Star Rating
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
43. 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
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Climate Change
Imperviousness
Construction Administration
44. The concept that takes into consideration all impacts of the indoor environment on human health and performance - including indoor air quality - daylighting and views - and visual and thermal comfort.
Indoor Environmental Quality
Per-Consumer Content
Credit Interpretation Request
Pedestrian Access
45. When large amounts of outdoor air are forced through a recently completed building for a period of time so that the majority of pollutant emissions from building materials - finishes and furnishings can be removed from the building before occupancy.
Flush-Out
Life-cycle cost analysis
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Irrigation Efficiency
46. Previously used or redeveloped land that may be contaminated with hazardous waste or pollution (USGBC). the land has the potential to be reused once any hazardous substances - pollutants - or contaminants are remediated
Brownfields
Cooling Tower
Construction Waste Management Plan
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
47. 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
Smart Growth
Externality
Potable Water
Xeriscaping
48. To reduce site lighting impact near forestland - the exterior lighting installed should...
Low Impact Development
Outdoor Air
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Reduce light transpass
49. Systematic improvements in a market or segment of a market to achieve a lasting share of energy-efficient products and services - i.e. high efficiency washers replacing regular washing machines in the U.S.
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Market Transformation
Byproduct
50. Doing this in the air for the purposes of assessing indoor air quality
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Biomass
Sustainable
Nonpoint-source pollution