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LEED GA: Green Associate

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Green Bldg can reduce how much Solid Waste?






2. Purchase price of a hard asset such as masonry - wood - steel - carpet - tile - mechanical systems - roofing






3. Part of the LEED rating system. within each LEED category there are prerequisites and credits. prerequisites must be met for building certification.






4. The min' floor area for CI






5. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.






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






7. The number of different types of space per acre in an area - think of a mixed-use development - which has both houses and offices






8. In green building - location includes the natural context (climate - plants - wind - sun) the social context (cultural history - traditions - local regulations) - and an infrastructural context (roads - local materials - utilities - public transit)






9. CD carry the design into the detail level so that construction can take place.






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






11. Comparison between a standard gage and an actual result. in LEED - the [first part] usually refers to the EPAct 1992 water flow and flush rates while the [second part] would represent an existing building.






12. 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






13. The area of the project site that has been disturbed for development. this area includes the building footprint - hardscapes - and parking lots






14. 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






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






16. Credit weightings are based on...






17. 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?






18. Doing this in the air for the purposes of assessing indoor air quality






19. 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






20. A strategy to use existing materials in a similar or different capacity






21. A survey of building occupants that asks questions about the green cleaning program and helps determine if occupants are exposed to pollutants






22. 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






23. Prior to submitting CIR - what strategies should be considered?






24. Aset of rules that specify the minimum acceptable level for safety for constructed objects such as buildings and non building structures. these protect public health - safety and general welfare as they relate to the construction and occupancy of bui






25. 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






26. Urinals that do not use water at all. these systems can save anywhere between 15000 and 45000 gallons of water per urinal per year






27. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?






28. Used by the USGBC to weight credits in the LEED system. credits that reduce the greenhouse gas emissions are given more weight than those that do not






29. Air that enters into a building either naturally through pre-designed openings in the building or through the ventilation system






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






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






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






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






34. The spent or used water from a home - community - farm - or industry that contains dissolved or suspended matter (EPA)






35. 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






36. Air quality within buildings as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants






37. Indicates a material's ability to reject solar heat and is the combined value of reflectivity and emittance. measurements vary from 100 (standard white surface - most reflective) - to 0 (standard black surface - least reflective). materials with the






38. Which LEED rating systems has more than 100 points






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






40. When 2+ people share a ride in the same vehicle






41. The stewardship and use of forests and forest lands in a way - and at a rate - that maintains their biodiversity - productivity - regeneration capacity - vitality and their potential to fulfill - now and in the future - relevant ecological - economic






42. Documentation of the results of the commissioning process - including the as-built state of the HVAC system and any unresolved issues found at the time the commissioning process was completed






43. An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel - sand - silt or clay) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well. these are critically important in human habitation and agriculture. t






44. Certified (40-49) - Silver (50-59) - Gold (60-79) - and Platinum (80+)






45. 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






46. A roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil - or a growing medium - planted over a waterproofing membrane






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. Water leaving plants and soil returning back to the atmosphere






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






50. 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