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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. Any of various halocarbon compounds consisting of carbon - hydrogen - chlorine - and fluorine - once used widely as aerosol propellants and refrigerants. these are believed to cause depletion of the atmospheric ozone layer
Construction and Demolition Debris
Renewable Energy
Market Transformation
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
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
Transportation Demand Management
Net-Zero Energy
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
Harvested Rainwater
3. Part of the LEED rating system. within each LEED category there are prerequisites and credits. prerequisites must be met for building certification.
Air Quality Standards
Heat Island Effect
LEED Prerequisites
Performance Monitoring
4. Excel spreadsheet that helps project teams track their credits against requirements for certification
LEED Credit Checklist
Square Footage of a Building
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Portable water uses
5. 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
Non-renewable Resource
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Commissioning Report
LEED Prerequisites
6. The number of different types of space per acre in an area - think of a mixed-use development - which has both houses and offices
1000 square ft
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Diversity of Uses
7. Meters placed on smaller portions of a larger system - i.e. submeteres monitoring water use on each floor of a project
Agrifiber Product
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Submeter
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
8. A measure of the amount of illumination falling on a surface.
Closed System
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Solid Waste Management Policy
Flush-Out
9. In LEED credit weightings - the less important impact category
Life-cycle cost analysis
Potable Water
Acidification
Native or Indigenous Plants
10. Like carbon dioxide or methane - which contributes to potential climate change
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
Building Related Illness
Feedback Loop
Greenhouse Gases
11. Materials from construction sites or existing buildings that are reused in the same or different capacity. examples can include flooring - brick - beams - and doors
Aquifer
Cradle to Grave
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Salvaged Materials
12. Precipitation that is usually acidic. it has harmful effects on plants - aquatic animals - and infrastructure. it is mostly caused by human emissions of sulfur and nitrogen compounds which react in the atmosphere to produce acids. in recent years - m
Acid Rain
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Building Commissioning
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
13. During Construction Phases - ________________ is the actual construction - Commissioning take place near the end of construction - once the system have been installed and are operable. Includes Substantial Completion - Final Completion - Certificate
Building Commissioning
Reduce light transpass
Evapotranspiration
Construction Administration
14. Unit of measurement by which flowing devices such as faucets and showers are measured and regulated
Gallons per Minute
Energy Conservation
Commissioning Report
Floor-To-Area
15. 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
Glare
Erosion
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
90%
16. 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
Building Related Illness
Design
Reduce light transpass
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
17. The measurement unit used for flush fixture water consumption and flow fixture water consumption
Cradle to Grave
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Substantial completion
18. What is the procedure required to achieve LEED cert?
LEED NC&MR
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
1000 square ft
Baseline v. Actual Use
19. Ruling process for project applicants seeking technical and administrative guidance on how LEED credits apply to their projects and vice versa. (USGBC) LEED interpretations are the result of a CIR and may determine how future project teams use LEED
Carbon Neutrality
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
20. 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
Site Disturbance
Hybrid Vehicle
Integrated Process
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
21. Flat or nearby flat land adjacent to a stream or river that experiences occasional or periodic flooding
Biofuel
Floodplain
Community Connectivity
Contaminant
22. A site that was previously built on - has been graded - or contained a parking lot - roadway - or other structure
Irrigation Efficiency
Carbon Neutrality
Previously Developed Site
Hard Cost
23. 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
Install submeters & Select local plants
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Commissioning Plan
5 years
24. Waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfills or incineration to be recycled - composted - or re-used. (EPA) measured in tons
Waste Diversion
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Renewable Energy
Erosion
25. A roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil - or a growing medium - planted over a waterproofing membrane
Salvaged Materials
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
26. How prerequisites and credits are grouped depending on the building type and rating system
Floor-To-Area
Location
LEED Category
Agrifiber Product
27. 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
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Diversity of Uses
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
28. Native plants are adapted to local conditions and are easier to grow and maintain. this low-maintenance approach means savings in both time and money. once established - native plants better withstand variations in local climate such as droughts and
Native or Indigenous Plants
Net-Zero Energy
Commingled Recycling
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
29. 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
Perviousness
Ventilation Rate
Aquifer
Underground Parking
30. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Gallons per Flush
Bake-Out
31. 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
LEED Online
Market Transformation
Building Related Illness
Net-Zero Energy
32. System that constantly takes in items from outside the system - used them and then released them as waste. this system has no feedback loop. think of a normal home where groceries - products - or water come into the house - are used and then released
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Open System
Portable water uses
Green Washing
33. Process for project teams to obtain technical guidance on how LEED requirements pertain to their projects
Portable water uses
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
34. The licensed-pro exemption is used by a project team to do what?
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Building Envelope (building shell)
Construction Waste Management Plan
Bypass otherwise required submittals
35. 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
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Indoor Environmental Quality
Biodegradable
36. 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
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
Reuse
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
37. Solid - liquid or gaseous fuel derived from relatively recently dead biological material and is distinguished from fossil fuels - which are derived from long dead biological material
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
5 years
Graywater (Greywater)
Biofuel
38. Green bldg emphasizes using what type of design process?
Integrative
Credit Interpretation Request
Bioswale
Construction Waste Management Plan
39. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Air Conditioning
Regional Material
Embodied Energy
40. An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion
Montreal Protocol
Built Environment
Green Power
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
41. Part of a refrigeration system - a machine that removes heat from liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle
LEED Online
Building Commissioning
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Chiller
42. The min' floor area for NC - CS - Schools - EB - and O&M
Green Power
Baseline Building Performance
Waste Management Plan
1000 square ft
43. 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
Adaptive Reuse
Building Commissioning
Fenestration
44. 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
Renewable Energy
Green Power
Pedestrian Access
Invasive Plants
45. 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
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Renewable Energy
Green Building
Commingled Recycling
46. 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.
Indoor Environmental Quality
HCFC
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Sick Building Syndrome
47. Flush-Out
Construction Administration
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
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.
48. Area of the building as defined by the perimeter of the structure. parking lots - walkways - and landscaping are not included
LEED
5 years
Fossil Fuels
Building Footprint
49. Wood manufactured by binding together the strands - particles - fibers - or veneers of wood - together with adhesives - to form [first word] materials
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Ventilation Rate
Diversity of Uses
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
50. Prior to submitting CIR - what strategies should be considered?
Greenhouse Gases
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Vehicle miles traveled