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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Under building - tuck-under - or a stacked parking structure that minimizes the need for exposed parking and parking lots
Underground Parking
70%
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
2. Flush-Out
Metering
Credit Interpretation Request
Raingarden
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.
3. Development that occurs within established urban areas where the site or area either is a vacant place between other developments or has previously been used for another urban purpose
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Regional Material
Emissivity (of a material)
Infill Development
4. A LEED rating is achieved through earning points in each of the 6 LEED categories
LEED Points
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Perviousness
Integrated Design
5. Meters placed on smaller portions of a larger system - i.e. submeteres monitoring water use on each floor of a project
Submeter
Certificate of occupancy
Environmental Sustainability
33%-39%
6. Systems withing systems that are related because they affect and effect each other
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Outdoor Air
Nested System
7. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Regional Material
LEED Online
Air Conditioning
8. Green Bldg can reduce how much CO2 Emissions?
Adaptive Plant
33%-39%
Community Connectivity
Raingarden
9. A written plan that outlines strategies to reduce stormwater runoff for the purposes of reducing erosion - pollution and sedimentation of nearby bodies of water - especially important during construction where so much dirt - dust and waste are presen
Indoor Air Quality
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Albedo
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
10. A review process that identifies and selects the lowest lifecycle cost options in design - materials and processes that achieves the desired level of performance - reliability and customer satisfaction
Value Engineering
Fossil Fuels
Credit Interpretation Request
Process Water
11. The portion of the project site submitted for LEED certification. for multiple building developments - the LEED project boundary may be a portion of the development as determined by the project team
LEED Project Boundary
Building Footprint
Biofuel
Irrigation Efficiency
12. 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
Biomass
LEED Credit Checklist
Substantial completion
Baseline Building Performance
13. Doing this in the air for the purposes of assessing indoor air quality
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Emergent Properties
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Development Footprint
14. Any substance introduced into the environment that adversely affects the usefulness of a resource or the health of humans - animals - or ecosystems (EPA)
Integrated Pest Management
Pollutant
Non-renewable Resource
Climate Change
15. When all recyclables for collection are mixed but kept separate from other waste
Integrated Process
Commingled Recycling
Construction Phases Bidding
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
16. Viewing the world as an interrelated set of systems that can influence one another
Wastewater
Byproduct
Systems Thinking
LEED Credit
17. 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.
Light Pollution
Previously Developed Site
Cooling Tower
Baseline v. Actual Use
18. Water leaving plants and soil returning back to the atmosphere
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Evapotranspiration
Embodied Energy
Adaptive Plant
19. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Native or Indigenous Plants
Construction Phases Bidding
20. CD carry the design into the detail level so that construction can take place.
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Construction Documents
Albedo
21. Very harsh - bright - dazzling light that interferes with visibility
Carbon Overlay Tool
Glare
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Site Disturbance
22. 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
Drip Irrigation
Air Quality Standards
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
23. 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
Triple Bottom Line
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Design Development
Energy Efficient
24. In LEED credit weightings - the less important impact category
Acidification
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
25. LEED certification fee is base on two factors.
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Previously Developed Site
Rating system and Project size
Bake-Out
26. Green Bldg can reduce how much Energy Use?
Native or Indigenous Plants
33%-39%
24%-50%
Diversity of Houses
27. 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
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Integrated Design
Bioswale
Drip Irrigation
28. Any of various halocarbon compounds consisting of carbon - hydrogen - chlorine - and fluorine - once used widely as aerosol propellants and refrigerants. these are believed to cause depletion of the atmospheric ozone layer
Transportation Demand Management
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Building Density
29. Begins the process of spatial refinement & usually involves the 1st design of a project's energy system.
Per-Consumer Content
Design Development
Floodplain
Outdoor Air
30. 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
Ecosystem
Underground Parking
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
31. 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.
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Carbon Overlay Tool
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
High Performance Green Building
32. 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
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Site Disturbance
Renewable Energy
Volatile Organic Compound
33. Process water can be reduced by which 2 methods?
Energy Management System
LEED Online
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
1000 square ft
34. 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
Ambient Temperature
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Carbon Footprint
Material Reuse
35. 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
LEED NC&MR
Emergent Properties
Cooling Tower
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
36. The practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource efficient throughout a building's life cycle from siting to design - construction - operation - maintenance - renovation and deconstruction. thi
Regional Material
Thermal Comfort
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Green Building
37. A pond designed to hold a specific amount of water indefinitely
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Renewable Energy
Water Balance
38. Material that is sourced and manufactured within 500 miles of the project. usually expressed as a percentage of total project material
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Floor Area Ratio
Regional Material
Per-Consumer Content
39. 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
Aquifer
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Native or Indigenous Plants
Sick Building Syndrome
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
Floodplain
Construction Administration
LEED Intent
Light Trespass
41. How can potable water use for irrigation be reduced or eliminated?
LEED Intent
Agrifiber Product
Install submeters & Select local plants
Irrigation Efficiency
42. The min' floor area for CI
Salvaged Materials
Chiller
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
250 square ft
43. 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.
Market Transformation
Building Related Illness
Imperviousness
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
44. Process for project teams to obtain technical guidance on how LEED requirements pertain to their projects
Construction Documents
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
Energy Star Rating
45. 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
Fenestration
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Commissioning Plan
Native or Indigenous Plants
46. 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)
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Value Engineering
Design Development
Location
47. Light that passes beyond the project boundary - i.e. parking lot lighting that passes into a park next to the project
Light Trespass
Construction Administration
Commissioning Report
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
48. Gathering information - recognizing stakeholder needs - establishing project goals - & selecting site
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Predesign
Energy Star Rating
LEED Prerequisites
49. Material - other than the principle product - generated as a consequence of an industrial process or as a breakdown product in a living system (EPA)
Byproduct
LEED Prerequisites
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
50. 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
1000 square ft
Floodplain
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Imperviousness