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LEED GA: Green Associate

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1. 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






2. 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






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






4. 1) Cost of green bldg Each Prerequisite and Credit has 2 major components - and those are: Intents and Requirements






5. Thermal comfort is typically attributed to what env factors?






6. Green Bldg can reduce how much Energy Use?






7. An assessment of the greenhouse gases (which includes more than just CO2) emitted by a particular organization - project or activity






8. When all recyclables for collection are mixed but kept separate from other waste






9. The portion of the project site submitted for LEED certification. for multiple building developments - the LEED project boundary may be a portion of the development as determined by the project team






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






11. The use of environmentally friendly ingredients and chemicals for household - manufacturing and industrial cleaning. these techniques and products avoid the use of chemically reactive and toxic cleaning products which contain various toxic chemicals






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






13. Waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfills or incineration to be recycled - composted - or re-used. (EPA) measured in tons






14. A review process that identifies and selects the lowest lifecycle cost options in design - materials and processes that achieves the desired level of performance - reliability and customer satisfaction






15. Side effect or consequence of an industrial or commercial activity that affects other parties without this being reflected in the price of the goods or services involved - i.e. the pollution created in power generation for one state blown over anothe






16. 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)






17. Mainly artificial structures--such as pavements (roads - sidewalks - driveways and parking lots) that are covered by impenetrable (impervious) materials such as asphalt - concrete - brick - and stone--and rooftops. soils compacted by urban developmen






18. The process of adapting old structures for purposes other than those initially intended. this saves on new materials needed. ex: warehouse turned into condos. also refers to the design of a new building with consideration to what it could be used for






19. Each LEED credit has requirements that must be met and documentation that must be submitted to prove the credit requirements were met






20. 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






21. The slow release of a gas that was trapped or adsorbed in some material. off-gassing can be significant if it collects in a closed environment where air is stagnant or recirculated and the gas has negative health effects. off-gassing example: new car






22. LEED certification fee is base on two factors.






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






24. Process water can be reduced by which 2 methods?






25. 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






26. 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






27. 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






28. What is reduced when a project uses reclaimed water in its cooling towers?






29. Provide a consistent source of sound technical advice with respect to products - tools and services. TAGs act in an advisory capacity in responding to credit interpretation requests (CIRs) - credit rulings and credit ruling appeals while maintaining






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






31. Enables project team members to work together from the project outset to develop solutions that have synergies and multiple benefits. the approach invests in design activities that increase the opportunity for integrated solutions with an eye to bett






32. A collection of living things and the environment in which they live. for example - a prairie [this] includes coyotes - the rabbits on which they feed - and the grasses that feed the rabbits






33. 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.






34. The min' floor area for NC - CS - Schools - EB - and O&M






35. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.






36. 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






37. Vehicle which has both a gas powered engine and an electric engine to achieve better fuel economy and lower emissions






38. 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






39. 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






40. non-native plants that use less fertilizer - pesticides and water in a given landscape. these plants have adapted to the local climate and are not considered invasive plants or weeds.






41. 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






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






43. A system where the output may signal the system to stop changing - i.e. - a thermostat -- at a certain point the temp feedback will tell the system to cut off






44. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings






45. Unit of measurement by which flow rate of toilets and other flushing devices such as urinals are measured and regulated






46. 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






47. 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






48. A control system capable of monitoring environmental and system loads and adjusting HVAC operations accordingly in order to conserve energy while maintaining comfort (EPA)






49. A measure of the amount of illumination falling on a surface.






50. Any substance introduced into the environment that adversely affects the usefulness of a resource or the health of humans - animals - or ecosystems (EPA)