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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. 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
Previously Developed Site
Climate Change
Integrated Design
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
2. 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
Diversity of Houses
LEED Online
Energy Star Rating
LEED Pilot Credit Library
3. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Nonpoint-source pollution
Contaminant
Diversity of Uses
4. Material that is sourced and manufactured within 500 miles of the project. usually expressed as a percentage of total project material
Flush-Out
Regional Material
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Gallons per Flush
5. Water that originates from precipitation that enters the stormwater system
Biodegradable
Stormwater Runoff
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
6. The linear view of the life of a product - from creation to the end of useful life - ie disposal
Greenhouse Gases
Schematic Design
Open System
Cradle to Grave
7. Similar to cradle-to-cradle - processes that restore - renew or revitalize their own sources of energy and materials - creating sustainable systems that integrate the needs of society with the integrity of nature. i.e. a building or community that mi
Regenerative
Material Reuse
Cooling Tower
Sick Building Syndrome
8. A written plan that outlines strategies to reduce stormwater runoff for the purposes of reducing erosion - pollution and sedimentation of nearby bodies of water - especially important during construction where so much dirt - dust and waste are presen
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Commingled Recycling
Green Building
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
9. The introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability - disorder - harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms
Rainwater Harvesting
Building Density
Pollution
Waste Stream Audit
10. An intense collaborative session where participants make a concerted effort to solve a problem or plan the design of something
Triple Bottom Line
24%-50%
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Environmental Sustainability
11. Viewing the world as an interrelated set of systems that can influence one another
Diversion Rate
Systems Thinking
Water Balance
Air Conditioning
12. 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
Net-Zero Energy
Metering
Building Codes
LEED Online
13. When 2+ people share a ride in the same vehicle
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Site Disturbance
Carpool
Major Construction Phases
14. The number of different types of space per acre in an area - think of a mixed-use development - which has both houses and offices
Air Conditioning
Regenerative
Diversity of Uses
Credit Interpretation Request
15. The comparison between a standard gage and the estimated in a building's design scenario. in LEED - the [first word] usually refers to the EPAct 1992 water flow and flush rates
Heat Island Effect
Baseline v. Design
Waste Management Plan
Underground Parking
16. Which LEED rating systems has more than 100 points
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
24%-50%
17. Substances used to transfer heat during the mechanical cooling process within air conditioning and refrigerator systems. they act as the heat carrier which changes from gas to liquid and then back to gas in the refrigeration cycle
Refrigerant
Hardscape
Air Conditioning
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
18. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses
Construction and Demolition Debris
Street Grid Density
Harvested Rainwater
Light Pollution
19. Part of a refrigeration system - a machine that removes heat from liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle
LEED Intent
Water Pollution
Square Footage of a Building
Chiller
20. Green Bldg can reduce how much CO2 Emissions?
Process Water
Built Environment
Sustainable
33%-39%
21. 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
High Performance Green Building
Environmentally Preferable Products
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
22. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits
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.
LEED Online
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
23. Min' years that a LEED bldg should share its energy & water usage data with USGBCa
5 years
Net-Zero Energy
Baseline v. Actual Use
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
24. 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
Construction Administration
Process Water
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Sick Building Syndrome
25. Any substance in air that could - in high enough concentration - harm man - other animals - vegetation - or material (EPA)
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
Evapotranspiration
Carpool
Airborne Pollutant
26. Area of the building as defined by the perimeter of the structure. parking lots - walkways - and landscaping are not included
Building Footprint
Perviousness
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Biomass
27. Previously undeveloped land that is suited for agriculture
Prime Farmland
Building Related Illness
Erosion
Construction Phases Bidding
28. Any method of powering an engine that does not involve solely petroleum (e.g. electric car - petrol-electric hybrid - solar powered)
40%
Schematic Design
Street Grid Density
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
29. 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
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Cradle to Cradle
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Cooling Tower
30. Smart Location & Linkage. Neighborhood Pattern & Design. Green Infrastructure & Bldg.
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
Construction Waste Management Plan
Hard Cost
Pollutant
31. 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
Indoor Environmental Quality
Drip Irrigation
Erosion
Invasive Plants
32. Allowing pedestrians to walk between areas without interference from walls - highways or other barriers
Pedestrian Access
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
33. What metric is the best indicator of transportation impacts associated with a bldg project?
Zoning
Square Footage of a Building
Energy Conservation
Vehicle miles traveled
34. Systems withing systems that are related because they affect and effect each other
Environmentally Preferable Products
Nested System
Design Development
Net-Zero Energy
35. Capable of being decomposed by natural agents - especially bacteria
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Biodegradable
Environmental Sustainability
Rating system and Project size
36. Narrative - photo/render - elevations - floor plans - project details - and boundary (Project - LEED - & property)
Floor-To-Area
Floodplain
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
37. All members of the project team working towards the integrated process - including building owners - maintenance staff - planners - designers - etc.
Regional Material
Integrated Process Team
Carbon Footprint
Commissioning Report
38. 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
250 square ft
Biodegradable
Green Power
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
39. A systematic process of assuring that a building and its systems performs in accordance with the design intent and the owner's requirements
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
Indoor Air Quality
Cradle to Cradle
Commissioning
40. Each LEED credit has requirements that must be met and documentation that must be submitted to prove the credit requirements were met
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Major Construction Phases
Pollution
Performance Monitoring
41. A formal question asked of GBCI from the project team - who would then receive Credit Interpretation Ruling.
Biodegradable
Credit Interpretation Request
Development Footprint
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
42. 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
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Commingled Recycling
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
43. Certified (40-49) - Silver (50-59) - Gold (60-79) - and Platinum (80+)
Sick Building Syndrome
Reduce light transpass
The four LEED levels
Submeter
44. Compounds that have a high vapor pressure and low water solubility and therefore can enter the air easily. many VOCs are human-made chemicals that are used and produced in the manufacture of paints - pharmaceuticals - and refrigerants
Evapotranspiration
Building Related Illness
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Volatile Organic Compound
45. Doing this in the air for the purposes of assessing indoor air quality
Performance Monitoring
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Reduce light transpass
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
46. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)
Air Quality Standards
Flush-Out
Air Conditioning
Integrated Process
47. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit
HCFC
LEED Intent
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Air Quality Standards
48. Any of various halocarbon compounds consisting of carbon - hydrogen - chlorine - and fluorine - once used widely as aerosol propellants and refrigerants. these are believed to cause depletion of the atmospheric ozone layer
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Albedo
Erosion
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
49. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings
Portable water uses
Positive Feedback Loop
Ecosystem
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
50. Document that outlines the organization - schedule - allocation of resources - and documentation requirements of the commissioning process
Commissioning Report
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Commissioning Plan
LEED Points
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