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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The measurement method for defining Irrigation Efficiency
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Airborne Pollutant
2. Urinals that do not use water at all. these systems can save anywhere between 15000 and 45000 gallons of water per urinal per year
Waterless Urinal
Non-Potable Water
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Flush-Out
3. 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.
Community Connectivity
Soft Cost
Environmental Sustainability
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
4. Materials from construction sites or existing buildings that are reused in the same or different capacity. examples can include flooring - brick - beams - and doors
Schematic Design
Salvaged Materials
Albedo
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
5. 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
Integrated Design
Closed System
Invasive Plants
Development Footprint
6. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Airborne Pollutant
1000 square ft
Bake-Out
7. Air that enters into a building either naturally through pre-designed openings in the building or through the ventilation system
Outdoor Air
Predesign
Greenhouse Gases
Major Construction Phases
8. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)
Air Conditioning
Street Grid Density
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Pedestrian Access
9. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)
Native or Indigenous Plants
Ambient Temperature
Development Density
Non-Potable Water
10. Materials and products are made from plants that are typically harvested within a 10 year cycle or shorter and are grown and harvested sustainably
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Major Construction Phases
Salvaged Materials
Bioswale
11. A systematic process of assuring that a building and its systems performs in accordance with the design intent and the owner's requirements
Chiller
LEED Rating System
Light Pollution
Commissioning
12. Credit weightings are based on...
Cooling Tower
HCFC
LEED Rating System
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
13. What are the added costs of bldg green & what benefits offset those cost?
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
HVAC System
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
14. The area of the project site that is impacted by construction activity - LEED project should attempt to limit site disturbance
Bioswale
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Major Construction Phases
Site Disturbance
15. Part of the LEED rating system. within each LEED category there are prerequisites and credits. prerequisites must be met for building certification.
Glare
LEED Prerequisites
Waterless Urinal
Material Reuse
16. Which LEED rating systems has more than 100 points
Regenerative
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
17. 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
Ecosystem
Refrigerant
Waterless Urinal
Nonpoint-source pollution
18. Narrative - photo/render - elevations - floor plans - project details - and boundary (Project - LEED - & property)
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Contaminant
Acid Rain
Low Impact Development
19. 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.
Low Impact Development
Ozone (O3)
Flush-Out
Indoor Air Quality
20. 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
Building Codes
Integrated Design
Development Footprint
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
21. The number of different types of space per acre in an area - think of a mixed-use development - which has both houses and offices
Biodegradable
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Diversity of Uses
Baseline Building Performance
22. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.
Construction Phases Bidding
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Gallons per Flush
LEED Pilot Credit Library
23. Document that outlines the organization - schedule - allocation of resources - and documentation requirements of the commissioning process
Commissioning Report
Commissioning Plan
Daylighting
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
24. Areas where the upper soil is no longer exposed - including paved areas - walkways - fountains - etc.
Hardscape
250 square ft
Bioswale
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
25. Meters placed on smaller portions of a larger system - i.e. submeteres monitoring water use on each floor of a project
Rating system and Project size
Submeter
Renewable Energy
Street Grid Density
26. Water used for building systems such as boiler feed water - cooling water for heat exchangers - chillers - etc
Xeriscaping
Closed System
Process Water
Sustainable Forestry
27. Energy generated from natural resources - such as sunlight - wind - tides and geothermal heat - which are naturally replenished
Renewable Energy
Conservation
Predesign
70%
28. Guidance tool designed for use by building professionals to help manage indoor air quality in commercial buildings - which should be a part of indoor air quality management plans
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
LEED Credit Checklist
Zoning
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
29. Flush-Out
Negative Feedback Loop
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
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.
Charrette (shuh-ret)
30. 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.
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Ventilation Rate
Indoor Environmental Quality
Solid Waste Management Policy
31. The process of verifying - in new construction - that all the systems and subsystems are efficiently designed and installed properly to achieve the owner's project requirements and as designed by the building architects and engineers.
Building Commissioning
LEED Points
Raingarden
Commissioning Plan
32. 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
Building Envelope (building shell)
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
High Performance Green Building
33. Concept of integrative design emphasizes
Brownfields
33%-39%
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Design
34. The ability of dark - non-reflective paved areas-city streets - rooftops - and sidewalks-to absorb and radiate heat - making urban areas and the surrounding suburbs noticeably hotter than rural towns nearby. other contributors include reduced airflow
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
Baseline v. Actual Use
Certificate of occupancy
Heat Island Effect
35. The variation in life forms within a given ecosystem or for the entire earth. this is often used as a measure of the health of biological systems.
Biodiversity
Carpool
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
33%-39%
36. What's the earliest pt at which a LEED for Schools proejct can be cert?
Fenestration
Building Commissioning
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Green Washing
37. The licensed-pro exemption is used by a project team to do what?
Acidification
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Sick Building Syndrome
Bypass otherwise required submittals
38. Air quality within buildings as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants
Aquifer
Energy Efficient
Imperviousness
Indoor Air Quality
39. A continuous process of collecting and analyzing data to compare how well a project is working against expected results of the project based on performance indicators. the goal is use the indicators to achieve efficiency where possible
Per-Consumer Content
Performance Monitoring
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Design Development
40. Being able to allow water or air to filtrate through
Fenestration
90%
Green Building
Perviousness
41. Green Bldg can reduce how much Solid Waste?
Cradle to Grave
Community Connectivity
70%
Pollutant
42. Begins the process of spatial refinement & usually involves the 1st design of a project's energy system.
Ambient Temperature
Development Density
Design Development
Reduce light transpass
43. A roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil - or a growing medium - planted over a waterproofing membrane
Previously Developed Site
Rainwater Harvesting
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Gallons per Flush
44. Life-cycle assessment is used to determine what?
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Major Construction Phases
Design Development
Building Density
45. Watering using above ground sprinkler heads
Value Engineering
Conventional Irrigation
Environmental Sustainability
Green Washing
46. 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
Air Quality Standards
Nested System
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
47. Light that passes beyond the project boundary - i.e. parking lot lighting that passes into a park next to the project
High Performance Green Building
Square Footage of a Building
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Light Trespass
48. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Feedback Loop
Commissioning
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
49. A term used in life cycle analysis to describe a material or product that is recycled into a new product at the end of its useful life. an example of a closed system
Environmentally Preferable Products
Emissivity (of a material)
Green Cleaning
Cradle to Cradle
50. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons that are used in refrigerants and propellants that are known to deplete the ozone layer
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
HCFC
Raingarden