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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. Potential credits and categories that may be used in upcoming versions of the LEED rating systems
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Water Balance
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Greenhouse Gases
2. 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)
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Low Impact Development
Street Grid Density
Integrative
3. In LEED credit weightings - the less important impact category
Previously Developed Site
Acidification
33%-39%
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
4. 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
Thermal Comfort
1000 square ft
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Bypass otherwise required submittals
5. Controllability of Systems
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Acidification
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Conventional Irrigation
6. 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
Environmental Sustainability
Zoning
Energy Conservation
Per-Consumer Content
7. The mathematical expression of Imperviousness
70%
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Daylighting
Floor Area Ratio
8. 4 key issues that help define how location affect project
Bioswale
Climate Change
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Non-renewable Resource
9. Building that is energy and resource efficient
HVAC System
High Performance Green Building
Ecosystem
Construction Phases Bidding
10. Under building - tuck-under - or a stacked parking structure that minimizes the need for exposed parking and parking lots
Fossil Fuels
Emissivity (of a material)
Greenhouse Gases
Underground Parking
11. Narrative - photo/render - elevations - floor plans - project details - and boundary (Project - LEED - & property)
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Chiller
Construction Waste Management Plan
Indoor Air Quality
12. CD carry the design into the detail level so that construction can take place.
Greenhouse Gases
Construction Documents
Hybrid Vehicle
Waste Diversion
13. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates
Gallons per Flush
Light Trespass
Raingarden
Building Commissioning
14. 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.
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Green Building
Montreal Protocol
1000 square ft
15. Plan that covers how waste will be either disposed or reused or recycled by addressing sorting - collection - and final disposal of items used in the construction or renovation process
Construction Waste Management Plan
LEED Online
1000 square ft
Perviousness
16. Any substance in air that could - in high enough concentration - harm man - other animals - vegetation - or material (EPA)
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Airborne Pollutant
Building Commissioning
17. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons that are used in refrigerants and propellants that are known to deplete the ozone layer
Climate Change
HCFC
Hybrid Vehicle
Positive Feedback Loop
18. If a bldg is designed to move at any point in its lifetime - what LEED certification is it eligible for?
Construction Administration
33%-39%
None.
Ozone (O3)
19. The measurement method for defining Irrigation Efficiency
Certificate of occupancy
Low Impact Development
5 years
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
20. The spent or used water from a home - community - farm - or industry that contains dissolved or suspended matter (EPA)
Wastewater
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Cradle to Cradle
1000 square ft
21. Green Bldg can reduce how much Solid Waste?
LEED NC&MR
Passive Design
70%
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
22. A site that is undeveloped and in a natural state or has been used for agriculture
Greenfield
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Major Construction Phases
Building Density
23. The coordinated use of pest and environmental info with available pest control methods to prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means and with the least possible hazard to people - property - and the environment
Integrated Pest Management
Certificate of occupancy
Glare
Emissivity (of a material)
24. Carrying away or displacement of solids (sediment - soil - rock - and other particles) usually by the agents of currents such as wind - water - or ice by downward or down-slope movement in response to gravity
Gallons per Flush
Erosion
Triple Bottom Line
Mass Transit
25. The min' floor area for NC - CS - Schools - EB - and O&M
Development Footprint
1000 square ft
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Building Commissioning
26. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Bake-Out
70%
Integrated Process
27. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits
Charrette (shuh-ret)
LEED Online
Integrated Process Team
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
28. Like carbon dioxide or methane - which contributes to potential climate change
Biodegradable
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Greenhouse Gases
Certificate of occupancy
29. 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
Green Building
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Ozone (O3)
Building Footprint
30. Achieving net zero emissions by balancing the footprint with an equivalent amount of sequestered or offset green house gases
Carbon Neutrality
Performance Monitoring
Portable water uses
LEED Points
31. 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
Feedback Loop
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Baseline v. Design
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
32. 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
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Potable Water
LEED Rating System
Pollutant
33. Unit of measurement by which flow rate of toilets and other flushing devices such as urinals are measured and regulated
Pollution
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Gallons per Flush
34. Document that outlines the organization - schedule - allocation of resources - and documentation requirements of the commissioning process
Harvested Rainwater
Cooling Tower
Commissioning Plan
Light Pollution
35. Development that occurs within established urban areas where the site or area either is a vacant place between other developments or has previously been used for another urban purpose
Infill Development
1000 square ft
Fossil Fuels
Potable Water
36. Flush-Out
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Albedo
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.
37. 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
Imperviousness
Heat Island Effect
Non-renewable Resource
Solid Waste Management Policy
38. 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
Baseline Building Performance
Acid Rain
Design Development
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
39. The measurement unit used for flush fixture water consumption and flow fixture water consumption
Process Water
Diversion Rate
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
40. The official recognition by a local bldg department that bldg conforms to applicable bldg & safety codes.
Certificate of occupancy
Flush-Out
Biodegradable
Agrifiber Product
41. Light that passes beyond the project boundary - i.e. parking lot lighting that passes into a park next to the project
Light Trespass
250 square ft
Carbon Footprint
Fossil Fuels
42. Non-industrial wastewater generated from domestic processes such as dish washing - laundry and bathing. some states and local authorities allow kitchen sink water to be included. check local codes in order to comply with local regulations.
Value Engineering
Graywater (Greywater)
Commissioning Plan
Light Trespass
43. Air quality within buildings as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants
Negative Feedback Loop
Sustainable Forestry
Indoor Air Quality
Location
44. A roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil - or a growing medium - planted over a waterproofing membrane
Drip Irrigation
Carpool
Market Transformation
Vegetated (Green) Roof
45. Life-cycle assessment is used to determine what?
Construction Documents
Irrigation Efficiency
Xeriscaping
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
46. In LEED credit weightings - the most important impact category
Climate Change
Biodegradable
Heat Islands
Gallons per Flush
47. 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.
Sick Building Syndrome
Market Transformation
Waste Diversion
Emissivity (of a material)
48. A measure of the amount of illumination falling on a surface.
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Conservation
Positive Feedback Loop
49. 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
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
Nonpoint-source pollution
Emergent Properties
Invasive Plants
50. The concept that takes into consideration all impacts of the indoor environment on human health and performance - including indoor air quality - daylighting and views - and visual and thermal comfort.
Environmental Sustainability
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Indoor Environmental Quality