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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. Side effect or consequence of an industrial or commercial activity that affects other parties without this being reflected in the price of the goods or services involved - i.e. the pollution created in power generation for one state blown over anothe
Externality
Energy Efficient
Xeriscaping
Conservation
2. Prior to final selection of site - owner & design team should confirm that the site is...
LEED Points
LEED
Flush-Out
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
3. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre
Heat Island Effect
Triple Bottom Line
Waterless Urinal
Building Density
4. The practice of placing windows - or other transparent media - and reflective surfaces so that - during the day - natural light provides effective internal illumination
Daylighting
Native or Indigenous Plants
Nonpoint Source Pollution
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.
5. Any method of powering an engine that does not involve solely petroleum (e.g. electric car - petrol-electric hybrid - solar powered)
Rapidly Renewable Materials
LEED Online
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Non-Potable Water
6. Method of land use regulation used by local governments in most developed countries. zoning may be use-based (regulating the uses to which land may be put) - or it may regulate building height - lot coverage - and similar characteristics - or some co
Feedback Loop
Zoning
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
Energy Conservation
7. Total square footage of buildings in a particular area divided by acre amount of the same area - expressed as SF/Acre - for example 20 -000 SF per acre
Imperviousness
Emissivity (of a material)
Predesign
Development Density
8. 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
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Airborne Pollutant
Performance Monitoring
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
9. The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not to be exceeded during a given time in a defined area (EPA)
Air Quality Standards
Global Warming
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Potable Water
10. When 2+ people share a ride in the same vehicle
Building Footprint
Carpool
Hard Cost
Gallons per Minute
11. 1) Cost of green bldg Each Prerequisite and Credit has 2 major components - and those are: Intents and Requirements
Life-cycle cost analysis
The four LEED levels
Adaptive Plant
LEED Credit
12. Waste building materials - dredging materials - tree stumps - and rubble resulting from [first word] - remodeling - repair - and [second word] of homes - commercial buildings and other structures and pavements
Native or Indigenous Plants
Negative Feedback Loop
Construction and Demolition Debris
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
13. 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
Emissivity (of a material)
High Performance Green Building
Building Codes
Construction and Demolition Debris
14. A quantity between a site and the surrounding [area]. it is measured by pedestrian access to housing basic services such as restaurants - post offices - hospitals - libraries - etc.
Water Balance
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Community Connectivity
15. Smart Location & Linkage. Neighborhood Pattern & Design. Green Infrastructure & Bldg.
Conventional Irrigation
Energy Management System
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
16. 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
LEED Rating System
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Market Transformation
Hard Cost
17. Provide a consistent source of sound technical advice with respect to products - tools and services. TAGs act in an advisory capacity in responding to credit interpretation requests (CIRs) - credit rulings and credit ruling appeals while maintaining
Aquifer
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Credit Interpretation Request
33%-39%
18. 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
Energy Star Rating
Adaptive Reuse
Hardscape
Carbon Footprint
19. The area of the project site that has been disturbed for development. this area includes the building footprint - hardscapes - and parking lots
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Development Footprint
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Baseline v. Design
20. Plan that identifies a diversion rate goal and covers how waste will be either disposed or reused or recycled by addressing sorting - collection - and final disposal of items in an existing building
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Solid Waste Management Policy
Flush-Out
Pollutant
21. 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.
Value Engineering
Stormwater Runoff
Construction Waste Management Plan
Baseline v. Actual Use
22. Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (EPA)
Integrated Process Team
LEED Credit
Positive Feedback Loop
Sustainable
23. Ground areas that are vegetated and pervious. green roofs can be considered open space but only for urban areas
Ventilation Rate
Open Space
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
24. 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
Imperviousness
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Regional Material
Water Pollution
25. Using local systems to treat waste generated on-site and avoid adding waste to public facilities
Light Pollution
Baseline Building Performance
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Built Environment
26. Green Bldg can reduce how much Solid Waste?
Energy Management System
Submeter
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
70%
27. Concept of integrative design emphasizes
Ambient Temperature
Imperviousness
Integrated Design
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
28. What are the added costs of bldg green & what benefits offset those cost?
LEED Project Boundary
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Bypass otherwise required submittals
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.
29. How can potable water use for irrigation be reduced or eliminated?
Schematic Design
Graywater (Greywater)
Water Pollution
Install submeters & Select local plants
30. 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
Acid Rain
40%
Invasive Plants
Volatile Organic Compound
31. What metric is the best indicator of transportation impacts associated with a bldg project?
Vehicle miles traveled
Graywater (Greywater)
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Building Commissioning
32. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit
Substantial completion
LEED Intent
Imperviousness
Previously Developed Site
33. 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
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Construction Documents
Baseline Vs Design
Underground Parking
34. Water used for building systems such as boiler feed water - cooling water for heat exchangers - chillers - etc
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Process Water
Diversion Rate
LEED Intent
35. A collection of living things and the environment in which they live. for example - a prairie [this] includes coyotes - the rabbits on which they feed - and the grasses that feed the rabbits
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Ecosystem
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Gallons per Minute
36. Uses the natural forces of wind and buoyancy to deliver fresh air into buildings through doors - windows or other designed opening (chimneys)
Non-Potable Water
Conventional Irrigation
Green Cleaning
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
37. LEED certification fee is base on two factors.
Global Warming
Embodied Energy
Green Building
Rating system and Project size
38. The relationship between the total building floor area and the allowable land area the building can cover (USGBC)
Floor Area Ratio
Emergent Properties
Construction Documents
Sustainable Forestry
39. Products made from agricultural fiber such as wheat board and straw board
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Agrifiber Product
Fossil Fuels
Closed System
40. 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
Diversity of Uses
Integrated Pest Management
Green Power
Albedo
41. 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
Ambient Temperature
Rating system and Project size
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Sick Building Syndrome
42. A strategy to use existing materials in a similar or different capacity
Positive Feedback Loop
Contaminant
Acid Rain
Reuse
43. 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
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Non-renewable Resource
Site Disturbance
Carbon Footprint
44. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?
Substantial completion
Graywater (Greywater)
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
40%
45. Begins the process of spatial refinement & usually involves the 1st design of a project's energy system.
Waterless Urinal
Adaptive Reuse
Design Development
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
46. 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
Green Building
Raingarden
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
Open System
47. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits
Hardscape
LEED Online
Development Density
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
48. A roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil - or a growing medium - planted over a waterproofing membrane
Pollution
Outdoor Air
Development Footprint
Vegetated (Green) Roof
49. Excessive or obtrusive artificial light that obscures the stars in the night sky for city dwellers - interferes with astronomical observatories - and like any other form of pollution - disrupts ecosystems and has adverse health effects
Non-Potable Water
Light Pollution
Heat Island Effect
Gallons per Minute
50. 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
Open Grid Pavement
High Performance Green Building
Energy Efficient
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
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