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LEED GA: Green Associate

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1. The licensed-pro exemption is used by a project team to do what?






2. 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.






3. The official recognition by a local bldg department that bldg conforms to applicable bldg & safety codes.






4. Properties or patterns that a complex system has - but which the individual members do not have. the end result is that the system now has more than just the sum of its parts. for example - saltiness is a property that neither sodium or chlorine have






5. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses






6. 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






7. Primary pollutants in Acid Rain are...






8. Under building - tuck-under - or a stacked parking structure that minimizes the need for exposed parking and parking lots






9. The use of technology that requires less energy to perform the same function. a compact fluorescent light bulb that uses less energy than an incandescent bulb to produce the same amount of light is an example. the decision to replace an incandescent






10. 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






11. 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.






12. The min' floor area for CI






13. 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






14. Green Bldg can reduce how much Energy Use?






15. Controllability of Systems






16. Ground areas that are vegetated and pervious. green roofs can be considered open space but only for urban areas






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






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






19. How can potable water use for irrigation be reduced or eliminated?






20. To reduce site lighting impact near forestland - the exterior lighting installed should...






21. The application of solar cells for energy by converting sunlight directly into electricity






22. Also known as green tags - RECs or tradable renewable certificates (TRCs) are tradable environmental commodities in the US which represent proof that 1 megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity was generated from an eligible renewable energy resource






23. Energy Use Intensity in term of unit






24. 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.






25. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit






26. 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






27. When an exisiting building undergoes the commissioning process to discover if improvements or changes should be made to improve the building






28. A contractual benchmark that usually corresponds to the point at which a client could occupy a nearly completed space.






29. 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






30. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?






31. 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






32. A quantity between a site and the surrounding [area]. it is measured by pedestrian access to housing basic services such as restaurants - post offices - hospitals - libraries - etc.






33. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations (EPA)






34. 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






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






36. When symptoms of diagnosable illness are identified and can be attributed to airborne building contaminants (EPA)






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






38. LEED certification fee is base on two factors.






39. 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






40. 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






41. Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (EPA)






42. Areas where the upper soil is no longer exposed - including paved areas - walkways - fountains - etc.






43. 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






44. A natural resource that cannot be produced - re-grown - regenerated - or reused on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate. these resources often exist in a fixed amount - or are consumed much faster than nature can recreate them. fossil fuels






45. The practice of placing windows - or other transparent media - and reflective surfaces so that - during the day - natural light provides effective internal illumination






46. Meters placed on smaller portions of a larger system - i.e. submeteres monitoring water use on each floor of a project






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






48. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)






49. 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






50. 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