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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Flush-Out
Reduce light transpass
Water Balance
Green Power
2. System where energy is taken from the output of a system and reapplied to the input - or A produces more of B which in turn produces more of A. i.e. population growth -- adults make children whom in turn make more adults
Albedo
Positive Feedback Loop
Acid Rain
70%
3. 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
LEED Online
Stormwater Runoff
Performance Monitoring
Construction Waste Management Plan
4. 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
Market Transformation
Prime Farmland
Montreal Protocol
Ventilation Rate
5. Building that is energy and resource efficient
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Bioswale
Feedback Loop
High Performance Green Building
6. Document that outlines the organization - schedule - allocation of resources - and documentation requirements of the commissioning process
Baseline Vs Design
Underground Parking
Commissioning Plan
Brownfields
7. An expense item that is not considered a direct construction cost. soft costs include architectural - engineering - financing - and legal fees - commissioning - and other pre- and post-construction expenses
Glare
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Soft Cost
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
8. A site that was previously built on - has been graded - or contained a parking lot - roadway - or other structure
Previously Developed Site
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Water Pollution
9. 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
Refrigerant
Building Density
Montreal Protocol
Feedback Loop
10. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses
Positive Feedback Loop
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Low Impact Development
Harvested Rainwater
11. 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.
None.
Baseline v. Actual Use
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Albedo
12. An attempt to reduce peak period transportation use - such as allowing flex time in which employees may come to work before or after rush hour
Green Washing
Renewable Energy
Waste Diversion
Transportation Demand Management
13. A pond designed to hold a specific amount of water indefinitely
Perviousness
Baseline v. Design
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
Wet Pond (retention pond)
14. What metric is the best indicator of transportation impacts associated with a bldg project?
Sick Building Syndrome
Integrative
Vehicle miles traveled
Integrated Process Team
15. Building design that takes advantage of the local climate to provide some or all of the heating - cooling - lighting and ventilation needs of the occupants
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Open System
Indoor Air Quality
Passive Design
16. A strategy to use existing materials in a similar or different capacity
Reuse
Hard Cost
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Embodied Energy
17. 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)
Integrated Process Team
Low Impact Development
Fenestration
LEED Intent
18. Type of lamp designed to replace an incandescent lamp and fit into existing light fixtures formerly used for incandescent bulbs. compared to incandescent lamps giving the same amount of visible light - these generally use less power - have a longer r
Regenerative
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
19. Exterior surface of the building including all walls - windows - floor and roof. separates the building's inside from the outside
Erosion
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Building Envelope (building shell)
70%
20. The practice of placing windows - or other transparent media - and reflective surfaces so that - during the day - natural light provides effective internal illumination
Daylighting
Global Warming
Pollution
Biomass
21. According to the EPA - what % of time do American spend indoors?
90%
Global Warming
Carbon Footprint
Carbon Overlay Tool
22. What are the extra categories for LEED for Home?
Green Power
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Green Building
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
23. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.
Impervious Surfaces
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Construction Phases Bidding
Integrated Process
24. 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
Certificate of occupancy
Agrifiber Product
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
25. Human made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity - ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cities
Daylighting
Regional Material
Built Environment
Baseline Building Performance
26. Concept of integrative design emphasizes
Market Transformation
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Value Engineering
27. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)
Air Conditioning
Refrigerant
Net-Zero Energy
Glare
28. Gives preference to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and the companies that supply them
Indoor Environmental Quality
Performance Monitoring
Conventional Irrigation
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
29. 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
Ecosystem
Fossil Fuels
Heat Islands
Global Warming
30. Waste water from toilets & urinals is known as?
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Negative Feedback Loop
Harvested Rainwater
Nonpoint-source pollution
31. 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)
Greenhouse Gases
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Retrocommissioning
32. Gathering information - recognizing stakeholder needs - establishing project goals - & selecting site
Pollutant
Graywater (Greywater)
Acid Rain
Predesign
33. The introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability - disorder - harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms
Built Environment
Hybrid Vehicle
Sustainable Forestry
Pollution
34. Energy Use Intensity in term of unit
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
LEED Online
Closed System
Net-Zero Energy
35. Process water can be reduced by which 2 methods?
Vehicle miles traveled
Construction and Demolition Debris
Energy Efficient
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
36. Unit of measurement by which flowing devices such as faucets and showers are measured and regulated
Waste Stream Audit
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Gallons per Minute
Commissioning Plan
37. 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
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Open Grid Pavement
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Energy Conservation
38. 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
Energy Efficient
Reuse
Construction and Demolition Debris
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
39. What are the added costs of bldg green & what benefits offset those cost?
Portable water uses
Fossil Fuels
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Life-cycle cost analysis
40. Materials and products are made from plants that are typically harvested within a 10 year cycle or shorter and are grown and harvested sustainably
Reduce light transpass
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Climate Change
Submeter
41. Achieving net zero emissions by balancing the footprint with an equivalent amount of sequestered or offset green house gases
Ozone (O3)
Carbon Neutrality
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
LEED Credit
42. An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Biodiversity
Bake-Out
Montreal Protocol
43. Wood manufactured by binding together the strands - particles - fibers - or veneers of wood - together with adhesives - to form [first word] materials
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Schematic Design
Irrigation Efficiency
44. A measure of the amount of illumination falling on a surface.
Indoor Environmental Quality
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Baseline Vs Design
45. Human thermal comfort is defined by ASHRAE as the state of mind that expresses satisfaction with the surrounding environment (ASHRAE Standard 55). maintaining thermal comfort for occupants of buildings or other enclosures is one of the important goal
Per-Consumer Content
Thermal Comfort
LEED Credit Checklist
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
46. Vehicle which has both a gas powered engine and an electric engine to achieve better fuel economy and lower emissions
Hybrid Vehicle
Green Building
Gallons per Flush
Wastewater
47. All the energy used to grow - extract and manufacture a product - transport it to the jobsite - complete the installation - and finally dispose of it at the end of its life cycle
40%
Stormwater Runoff
LEED Category
Embodied Energy
48. What's the earliest pt at which a LEED for Schools proejct can be cert?
Green Cleaning
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Perviousness
Invasive Plants
49. 4 key issues that help define how location affect project
Perviousness
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
24%-50%
Smart Growth
50. Any opening in a building - such as windows - doors - skylights - curtain walls - etc. - designed to permit the passage of air - light - vehicles - or people
Native or Indigenous Plants
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
The four LEED levels
Fenestration