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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (EPA)
Sustainable
Conventional Irrigation
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Diversity of Houses
2. 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
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Open Grid Pavement
Energy Efficient
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
3. What is reduced when a project uses reclaimed water in its cooling towers?
Portable water uses
Integrated Design
LEED Online
Heat Islands
4. Area of the building as defined by the perimeter of the structure. parking lots - walkways - and landscaping are not included
Carbon Overlay Tool
Building Footprint
Externality
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
5. 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
Indoor Environmental Quality
Prime Farmland
Green Cleaning
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
6. The relationship between the total building floor area and the allowable land area the building can cover (USGBC)
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
None.
Gallons per Minute
Floor Area Ratio
7. Light that passes beyond the project boundary - i.e. parking lot lighting that passes into a park next to the project
Non-Potable Water
Light Trespass
Construction Waste Management Plan
LEED Points
8. 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.
5 years
Baseline v. Actual Use
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
9. 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
Rating system and Project size
Major Construction Phases
Building Codes
Biofuel
10. The practice of placing windows - or other transparent media - and reflective surfaces so that - during the day - natural light provides effective internal illumination
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
The four LEED levels
Daylighting
Water Balance
11. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)
Carbon Neutrality
Air Quality Standards
Energy Efficient
Ambient Temperature
12. 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
Solid Waste Management Policy
Passive Design
LEED
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
13. CD carry the design into the detail level so that construction can take place.
Square Footage of a Building
Construction Documents
Infill Development
Mass Transit
14. 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
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Brownfields
Passive Design
Waste Stream Audit
15. Excel spreadsheet that helps project teams track their credits against requirements for certification
Impervious Surfaces
Building Footprint
Raingarden
LEED Credit Checklist
16. When an exisiting building undergoes the commissioning process to discover if improvements or changes should be made to improve the building
Potable Water
Zoning
Retrocommissioning
Green Building
17. A formal question asked of GBCI from the project team - who would then receive Credit Interpretation Ruling.
Credit Interpretation Request
Life-cycle cost analysis
Embodied Energy
Hard Cost
18. Wood manufactured by binding together the strands - particles - fibers - or veneers of wood - together with adhesives - to form [first word] materials
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Design Development
Value Engineering
19. According to the EPA - what % of time do American spend indoors?
Evapotranspiration
90%
LEED Online
Predesign
20. Unit of measurement by which flow rate of toilets and other flushing devices such as urinals are measured and regulated
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Gallons per Flush
Floodplain
21. Doing this in the air for the purposes of assessing indoor air quality
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Global Warming
Vehicle miles traveled
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
22. Native plants are adapted to local conditions and are easier to grow and maintain. this low-maintenance approach means savings in both time and money. once established - native plants better withstand variations in local climate such as droughts and
Native or Indigenous Plants
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Diversity of Houses
Construction Waste Management Plan
23. 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
Aquifer
Acidification
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Construction Administration
24. 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.
Floor-To-Area
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Drip Irrigation
Retrocommissioning
25. 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
LEED Rating System
Embodied Energy
Baseline Building Performance
Design
26. Areas where the upper soil is no longer exposed - including paved areas - walkways - fountains - etc.
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Hardscape
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Construction Waste Management Plan
27. An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion
Thermal Comfort
LEED Online
Montreal Protocol
Integrated Process
28. A site that was previously built on - has been graded - or contained a parking lot - roadway - or other structure
Building Related Illness
Previously Developed Site
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
Native or Indigenous Plants
29. The spent or used water from a home - community - farm - or industry that contains dissolved or suspended matter (EPA)
Air Quality Standards
Wastewater
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
30. Document that outlines the organization - schedule - allocation of resources - and documentation requirements of the commissioning process
Waste Diversion
Commissioning Plan
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Acidification
31. Part of the LEED rating system. within each LEED category there are prerequisites and credits. prerequisites must be met for building certification.
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Construction Administration
LEED Prerequisites
Agrifiber Product
32. 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
Open System
Systems Thinking
Invasive Plants
Performance Monitoring
33. Gives preference to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and the companies that supply them
Integrated Design
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
34. Controllability of Systems
Global Warming
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.
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
35. Uses the natural forces of wind and buoyancy to deliver fresh air into buildings through doors - windows or other designed opening (chimneys)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
36. 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
Submeter
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Xeriscaping
Design Development
37. Water that is not treated to drinking water standards and is not meant for human consumption
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Non-Potable Water
Contaminant
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
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
Diversity of Uses
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Cradle to Grave
Predesign
39. Measuring the amount of resources used over a period of time - such as water or electricity
Airborne Pollutant
Building Density
Stormwater Runoff
Metering
40. Unit of measurement by which flowing devices such as faucets and showers are measured and regulated
LEED Prerequisites
Pollutant
Gallons per Minute
Nonpoint-source pollution
41. Any substance introduced into the environment that adversely affects the usefulness of a resource or the health of humans - animals - or ecosystems (EPA)
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Pollutant
Carbon Overlay Tool
Environmental Sustainability
42. Predesign - Design - Bid - Construction - and Occupancy
Indoor Air Quality
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Conventional Irrigation
Major Construction Phases
43. The area of the project site that has been disturbed for development. this area includes the building footprint - hardscapes - and parking lots
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Integrative
Underground Parking
Development Footprint
44. A contractual benchmark that usually corresponds to the point at which a client could occupy a nearly completed space.
Design
LEED Online
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Substantial completion
45. Prior to submitting CIR - what strategies should be considered?
Hybrid Vehicle
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Construction Waste Management Plan
Environmentally Preferable Products
46. 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
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Diversion Rate
LEED Rating System
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
47. Like carbon dioxide or methane - which contributes to potential climate change
Systems Thinking
Greenhouse Gases
Schematic Design
Impervious Surfaces
48. Previously undeveloped land that is suited for agriculture
Street Grid Density
Performance Monitoring
Prime Farmland
Schematic Design
49. 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
Net-Zero Energy
Building Commissioning
40%
Non-Potable Water
50. Watering using above ground sprinkler heads
Adaptive Reuse
Conventional Irrigation
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Invasive Plants