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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Energy generated from natural resources - such as sunlight - wind - tides and geothermal heat - which are naturally replenished
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Renewable Energy
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Building Envelope (building shell)
2. Potential credits and categories that may be used in upcoming versions of the LEED rating systems
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Construction and Demolition Debris
Commissioning Plan
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
3. When all recyclables for collection are mixed but kept separate from other waste
Building Codes
Commingled Recycling
Baseline Building Performance
Cooling Tower
4. Developing in areas near transportation - housing - and jobs therefore leaving open spaces and farmland free from development
Smart Growth
Conventional Irrigation
Graywater (Greywater)
LEED Category
5. Content from industry scraps that was diverted from the waste stream and used for other purposes. examples include sawdust - wood shavings - wood chips - and print overruns. excluded are materials that are re-incorporated into the same manufacturing
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Irrigation Efficiency
Cradle to Cradle
Per-Consumer Content
6. 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
Greenfield
Byproduct
Carbon Overlay Tool
7. 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
Development Density
Energy Efficient
Predesign
Biofuel
8. The mathematical expression of Imperviousness
Energy Star Rating
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Greenfield
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
9. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons that are used in refrigerants and propellants that are known to deplete the ozone layer
HCFC
Built Environment
Adaptive Reuse
Low Impact Development
10. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit
LEED
LEED Intent
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Submeter
11. Credit weightings are based on...
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Airborne Pollutant
Carbon Footprint
High Performance Green Building
12. Document that outlines the organization - schedule - allocation of resources - and documentation requirements of the commissioning process
Wastewater
Commissioning Plan
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
13. A term used in life cycle analysis to describe a material or product that is recycled into a new product at the end of its useful life. an example of a closed system
Cradle to Cradle
Byproduct
33%-39%
Closed System
14. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings
Credit Interpretation Request
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Water Balance
15. 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.
LEED Credit Checklist
Community Connectivity
Carbon Overlay Tool
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
16. Previously undeveloped land that is suited for agriculture
Prime Farmland
Carbon Footprint
Outdoor Air
Construction Administration
17. 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
Vehicle miles traveled
Positive Feedback Loop
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Solid Waste Management Policy
18. 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
Climate Change
Building Commissioning
Submeter
Light Pollution
19. 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
Green Cleaning
Agrifiber Product
Development Density
Emissivity (of a material)
20. 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
Floor-To-Area
Ecosystem
Conventional Irrigation
Integrated Process Team
21. 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
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Environmental Sustainability
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Water Pollution
22. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?
Development Footprint
Nonpoint-source pollution
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Infill Development
23. Urinals that do not use water at all. these systems can save anywhere between 15000 and 45000 gallons of water per urinal per year
Development Density
LEED Project Boundary
Drip Irrigation
Waterless Urinal
24. A measure of the amount of illumination falling on a surface.
Waterless Urinal
Pollution
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Brownfields
25. The presence in water of enough harmful or objectionable material to damage the water's quality (EPA)
Heat Island Effect
Drip Irrigation
Water Pollution
Building Footprint
26. Flat or nearby flat land adjacent to a stream or river that experiences occasional or periodic flooding
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Positive Feedback Loop
Floodplain
Community Connectivity
27. 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
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
LEED Rating System
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Outdoor Air
28. Areas where the upper soil is no longer exposed - including paved areas - walkways - fountains - etc.
Hardscape
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Nonpoint Source Pollution
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
29. Disciplinary Review Committee (Investigate) - Disciplinary Hearing Committee (Judgment) - and Credential Steering Committee (Final Decision) 2) Types of advantages discovered when initial investment are made in more durable products and efficient bld
Outdoor Air
Carbon Footprint
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Byproduct
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
Waste Management Plan
LEED Online
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Invasive Plants
31. The min' floor area for NC - CS - Schools - EB - and O&M
Transportation Demand Management
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
1000 square ft
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
32. 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
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Net-Zero Energy
40%
Material Reuse
33. Any behavior that results in the use of less energy. examples: turning the lights off when you leave a room - and recycling aluminum cans are both ways to do this
Nested System
Energy Conservation
Certificate of occupancy
Potable Water
34. 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)
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
Floor-To-Area
Drip Irrigation
Volatile Organic Compound
35. Precipitation that is usually acidic. it has harmful effects on plants - aquatic animals - and infrastructure. it is mostly caused by human emissions of sulfur and nitrogen compounds which react in the atmosphere to produce acids. in recent years - m
Community Connectivity
Acid Rain
LEED Rating System
Green Power
36. Materials from construction sites or existing buildings that are reused in the same or different capacity. examples can include flooring - brick - beams - and doors
Biodegradable
Salvaged Materials
Ozone (O3)
Open Space
37. 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
Environmental Sustainability
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Air Quality Standards
38. The area of the project site that is impacted by construction activity - LEED project should attempt to limit site disturbance
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Site Disturbance
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
39. What constitutes the largest use of energy in bldg in US? What is the 2nd?
Carbon Footprint
Aquifer
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Zoning
40. Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (EPA)
LEED Online
LEED Credit
Potable Water
Sustainable
41. 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
Potable Water
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Construction Phases Bidding
Externality
42. The introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability - disorder - harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms
Substantial completion
LEED
Pollution
Construction and Demolition Debris
43. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits
LEED Online
Airborne Pollutant
Ozone (O3)
5 years
44. 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
Construction Waste Management Plan
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Material Reuse
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
45. Each LEED credit has requirements that must be met and documentation that must be submitted to prove the credit requirements were met
Biodegradable
HCFC
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
46. The min' floor area for CI
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
250 square ft
Integrated Process
Montreal Protocol
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
Energy Conservation
Cradle to Grave
Floor Area Ratio
Imperviousness
48. Process for project teams to obtain technical guidance on how LEED requirements pertain to their projects
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Negative Feedback Loop
Building Density
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
49. 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
Integrated Design
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Emissivity (of a material)
Net-Zero Energy
50. Total area in square feet of all spaces in a building - including rooms - stairwells - elevators and hallways
Waste Stream Audit
Square Footage of a Building
LEED Online
Adaptive Plant