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LEED GA: Green Associate

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. Centerline miles/square mile - a centerline mile is measuring a particular road down its center. higher street grid densities are beneficial for pedestrians






3. Systems withing systems that are related because they affect and effect each other






4. Waste water from toilets & urinals is known as?






5. 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)






6. An assessment of the greenhouse gases (which includes more than just CO2) emitted by a particular organization - project or activity






7. 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






8. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.






9. What should take place during Occupancy?






10. 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






11. Controllability of Systems






12. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations






13. The amount of water the design case conserves vs the baseline case






14. An increase in the near surface temp of the earth. this has occurred in the distant past as the result of natural influences - but the term is most often used to refer to the warming predicted to occur as a result of increased emissions of greenhouse






15. According to the EPA - what % of time do American spend indoors?






16. Gives preference to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and the companies that supply them






17. To reduce site lighting impact near forestland - the exterior lighting installed should...






18. 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.






19. Material - other than the principle product - generated as a consequence of an industrial process or as a breakdown product in a living system (EPA)






20. What are the extra categories for LEED for Home?






21. The process of verifying - in new construction - that all the systems and subsystems are efficiently designed and installed properly to achieve the owner's project requirements and as designed by the building architects and engineers.






22. 4 key issues that help define how location affect project






23. How prerequisites and credits are grouped depending on the building type and rating system






24. Part of a refrigeration system - a machine that removes heat from liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle






25. When large amounts of outdoor air are forced through a recently completed building for a period of time so that the majority of pollutant emissions from building materials - finishes and furnishings can be removed from the building before occupancy.






26. 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.






27. Unit of measurement that describes a building's energy use relative to its size. it's calculated by taking the total energy consumed in one year in kBTUs and dividing it by total floorspace of the building. a low number signifies good energy performa






28. Unit of measurement by which flowing devices such as faucets and showers are measured and regulated






29. Wood manufactured by binding together the strands - particles - fibers - or veneers of wood - together with adhesives - to form [first word] materials






30. Previously used or redeveloped land that may be contaminated with hazardous waste or pollution (USGBC). the land has the potential to be reused once any hazardous substances - pollutants - or contaminants are remediated






31. The percentage of material in a product that was consumer waste. the recycled material was generated by household - commercial - industrial or institutional end-users and can no longer be used for its intended purpose. it includes returns of material






32. Water leaving plants and soil returning back to the atmosphere






33. Landscape elements designed to slow the flow of stormwater and increase ground water recharge while also removing silt and pollution from surface runoff water. they consist of a depressed drainage course with gently sloped sides and filled with veget






34. 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






35. An accounting of all water volumes that enter and leave a space over a period of time






36. A site that is undeveloped and in a natural state or has been used for agriculture






37. 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)






38. 1) Cost of green bldg Each Prerequisite and Credit has 2 major components - and those are: Intents and Requirements






39. The carbon overlay in LEED is used for what?






40. Vehicle which has both a gas powered engine and an electric engine to achieve better fuel economy and lower emissions






41. The application of solar cells for energy by converting sunlight directly into electricity






42. Heating - ventilating and air conditioning. these systems seek to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality






43. 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






44. Under building - tuck-under - or a stacked parking structure that minimizes the need for exposed parking and parking lots






45. 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






46. Narrative - photo/render - elevations - floor plans - project details - and boundary (Project - LEED - & property)






47. Mainly artificial structures--such as pavements (roads - sidewalks - driveways and parking lots) that are covered by impenetrable (impervious) materials such as asphalt - concrete - brick - and stone--and rooftops. soils compacted by urban developmen






48. Achieving net zero emissions by balancing the footprint with an equivalent amount of sequestered or offset green house gases






49. 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






50. Water that originates from precipitation that enters the stormwater system