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LEED GA: Green Associate

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The act of having separate stakeholders or designers work together to ensure the project is benefiting from synergy which allows for greater levels of sustainability throughout the project's life






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






3. The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not to be exceeded during a given time in a defined area (EPA)






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






5. Used to store excess stormwater. these are basins whose outlets have been designed to detain stormwater runoff for some minimum time (e.g. 24 hrs). the stormwater will slowly seep into the ground to recharge aquifers or discharge as determined by the






6. The introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability - disorder - harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms






7. 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






8. What is the procedure required to achieve LEED cert?






9. If a bldg is designed to move at any point in its lifetime - what LEED certification is it eligible for?






10. What are the 3D sustainability often described as the triple bottom line or 3 legged stool?






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






12. Schematic Design - Design Development - and Construction Documents






13. The presence in water of enough harmful or objectionable material to damage the water's quality (EPA)






14. Each LEED credit has requirements that must be met and documentation that must be submitted to prove the credit requirements were met






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






16. 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






17. 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






18. An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion






19. Prior to final selection of site - owner & design team should confirm that the site is...






20. Process for project teams to obtain technical guidance on how LEED requirements pertain to their projects






21. Building that is energy and resource efficient






22. Thermal comfort is typically attributed to what env factors?






23. 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






24. 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






25. 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






26. Exterior surface of the building including all walls - windows - floor and roof. separates the building's inside from the outside






27. Which LEED rating systems has more than 100 points






28. 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






29. Administrative and procedural requirements for salvaging - recycling and disposing of non-hazardous demolition and [first phrase] -- this means it should cover waste sent to a landfill - salvaging - and recycled waste






30. 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






31. 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






32. 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






33. Flush-Out






34. What are the added costs of bldg green & what benefits offset those cost?






35. non-native plants that use less fertilizer - pesticides and water in a given landscape. these plants have adapted to the local climate and are not considered invasive plants or weeds.






36. A system where the output may signal the system to stop changing - i.e. - a thermostat -- at a certain point the temp feedback will tell the system to cut off






37. 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?






38. The area of the project site that is impacted by construction activity - LEED project should attempt to limit site disturbance






39. 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






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






41. 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






42. Light that passes beyond the project boundary - i.e. parking lot lighting that passes into a park next to the project






43. Standard comparison of the efficiency of an air filter. MERV ranges from 1 (least) to 16 (most efficient) - and measures a filter's ability to remove particles from 3 to 10 microns in size. developed by ASHRAE






44. Area of the building as defined by the perimeter of the structure. parking lots - walkways - and landscaping are not included






45. The rate at which indoor air enters and leaves a building - usually expressed in LEED as the number of changes of outdoor air per hour (air changes per hour or "ach") ASHRAE 62 prescribes proper ventilation rates to ensure pollutants and carbon dioxi






46. In LEED credit weightings - the most important impact category






47. 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






48. Green bldg emphasizes using what type of design process?






49. 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






50. Uses the natural forces of wind and buoyancy to deliver fresh air into buildings through doors - windows or other designed opening (chimneys)