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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. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?
40%
Fossil Fuels
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
2. Certified (40-49) - Silver (50-59) - Gold (60-79) - and Platinum (80+)
The four LEED levels
Integrated Process Team
Drip Irrigation
Commissioning
3. What should take place during Occupancy?
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Cradle to Grave
LEED Credit Checklist
Stormwater Runoff
4. Developing in areas near transportation - housing - and jobs therefore leaving open spaces and farmland free from development
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Smart Growth
Erosion
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
5. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Energy Management System
Air Conditioning
Evapotranspiration
6. The measurement method for defining Irrigation Efficiency
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Built Environment
Climate Change
Raingarden
7. Third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design - construction and operation of high performance green buildings (USGBC)
Rating system and Project size
Previously Developed Site
LEED
Sick Building Syndrome
8. Passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public - such as trains - subways and busses
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Mass Transit
90%
Major Construction Phases
9. A gas composed of 3 oxygen atoms. it's not usually emitted directly into the air - but at ground level is created by a chemical reaction between oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the presence of sunlight. ozone has the
Ozone (O3)
Biodiversity
Salvaged Materials
Commissioning
10. A continuous process of collecting and analyzing data to compare how well a project is working against expected results of the project based on performance indicators. the goal is use the indicators to achieve efficiency where possible
Embodied Energy
Performance Monitoring
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Ambient Temperature
11. 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
Embodied Energy
Integrated Process
Construction Administration
Location
12. A material's ability to reflect sunlight measured on a scale of 0 (black) to 1 (white). a value of 0.0 indicates that the surface absorbs all solar radiation and a value of 1.0 represents total reflectivity.
Pollutant
Albedo
Light Trespass
Prime Farmland
13. The relationship between the total building floor area and the allowable land area the building can cover (USGBC)
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Floor Area Ratio
Building Codes
Construction Documents
14. Materials and products are made from plants that are typically harvested within a 10 year cycle or shorter and are grown and harvested sustainably
Aquifer
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Imperviousness
Integrated Process
15. Thermal comfort is typically attributed to what env factors?
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Waste Diversion
250 square ft
Global Warming
16. Human made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity - ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cities
Rating system and Project size
Reuse
Built Environment
Waste Management Plan
17. What's the earliest pt at which a LEED for Schools proejct can be cert?
Major Construction Phases
Potable Water
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Conservation
18. Under building - tuck-under - or a stacked parking structure that minimizes the need for exposed parking and parking lots
Fenestration
Underground Parking
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
LEED Online
19. 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
Imperviousness
Biomass
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Waste Diversion
20. 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
Rainwater Harvesting
The four LEED levels
Gallons per Flush
Construction and Demolition Debris
21. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)
Erosion
Ambient Temperature
Greenfield
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
22. Any substance introduced into the environment that adversely affects the usefulness of a resource or the health of humans - animals - or ecosystems (EPA)
Indoor Air Quality
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Development Density
Pollutant
23. Unit of measurement by which flowing devices such as faucets and showers are measured and regulated
Gallons per Minute
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Built Environment
Baseline v. Actual Use
24. A site that is undeveloped and in a natural state or has been used for agriculture
Greenfield
Per-Consumer Content
Wastewater
Carbon Neutrality
25. Doing this in the air for the purposes of assessing indoor air quality
Bioswale
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Energy Efficient
26. LID is an approach to land development (or re-development) that works with nature to manage stormwater as close to its source as possible (EPA)
Site Disturbance
Street Grid Density
Low Impact Development
Heat Islands
27. A project must: Comply w/ Environmental Laws - Be a Complete - Permanent bldg/space - Use a reasonable Site Boundary - Comply with min' Floor Area requirements - Comply with min' Occup' Rates - Commit to Sharing whole bldg energy & water Usage Data
Energy Management System
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Integrated Design
Building Density
28. The official recognition by a local bldg department that bldg conforms to applicable bldg & safety codes.
Open Grid Pavement
Certificate of occupancy
Feedback Loop
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
29. Ground areas that are vegetated and pervious. green roofs can be considered open space but only for urban areas
Open Space
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Wastewater
Baseline Vs Design
30. Advertising a product or policy to be more beneficial to the environment than is true
Green Washing
Air Quality Standards
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Square Footage of a Building
31. How prerequisites and credits are grouped depending on the building type and rating system
Floodplain
LEED Category
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Construction Waste Management Plan
32. Wood manufactured by binding together the strands - particles - fibers - or veneers of wood - together with adhesives - to form [first word] materials
Integrative
Regional Material
Wastewater
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
33. A term used in the US to describe the heating or cooling capacity of a system or fuels. this is understood to represent [this]'s per hour when referring to power. this derives its measurement from the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperatur
Pollutant
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Submeter
Waste Management Plan
34. Waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfills or incineration to be recycled - composted - or re-used. (EPA) measured in tons
Xeriscaping
Wastewater
Waste Diversion
Adaptive Reuse
35. The ratio of energy radiated by a particular material to energy radiated by a black body at the same temperature. measure of a material's ability to radiate absorbed energy
Greenfield
Construction Administration
Prime Farmland
Emissivity (of a material)
36. Info of a result of a system returning to the system so that the system can make appropriate modifications. think of a thermostat reading the indoor air temp. info must flow to make [this]. without info - changes are less likely to happen
Feedback Loop
Integrated Process
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Aquifer
37. A systematic process of assuring that a building and its systems performs in accordance with the design intent and the owner's requirements
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
70%
Commissioning
38. Meters placed on smaller portions of a larger system - i.e. submeteres monitoring water use on each floor of a project
Sustainable
Submeter
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Nested System
39. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre
Building Density
Certificate of occupancy
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Reduce light transpass
40. The number of different types of space per acre in an area - think of a mixed-use development - which has both houses and offices
Nested System
Diversity of Uses
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Biodiversity
41. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations
Fenestration
Environmental Sustainability
Open Space
LEED Online
42. Waste water from toilets & urinals is known as?
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Negative Feedback Loop
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
70%
43. The carbon overlay in LEED is used for what?
Hardscape
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Drip Irrigation
Market Transformation
44. Ruling process for project applicants seeking technical and administrative guidance on how LEED credits apply to their projects and vice versa. (USGBC) LEED interpretations are the result of a CIR and may determine how future project teams use LEED
Cradle to Grave
Schematic Design
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
45. Material - other than the principle product - generated as a consequence of an industrial process or as a breakdown product in a living system (EPA)
Floor Area Ratio
Cradle to Grave
Construction Administration
Byproduct
46. Plan that takes into consideration all aspects of the indoor environment and documents strategies to protect the quality of the indoor environment for occupants - especially important during construction and renovations
Green Building
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Light Pollution
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
47. 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
Imperviousness
Reduce light transpass
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Diversity of Houses
48. A development company is designing a 7 story 1000 -000 sq ft condominium. He will be responsible for interior finishes - but not furniture/appliances. Which is the LEED rating system used?
LEED NC&MR
Baseline v. Design
Location
Environmentally Preferable Products
49. 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
Green Cleaning
Air Conditioning
Xeriscaping
Energy Management System
50. 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
Market Transformation
Infill Development
40%
LEED Project Boundary