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LEED GA: Green Associate

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What metric is the best indicator of transportation impacts associated with a bldg project?






2. 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






3. Excel spreadsheet that helps project teams track their credits against requirements for certification






4. 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






5. 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.






6. 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.






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






8. Plan that identifies a diversion rate goal and covers how waste will be either disposed or reused or recycled by addressing sorting - collection - and final disposal of items in an existing building






9. 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






10. 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)






11. Unit of measurement that describes a building's energy use relative to its size. it's calculated by taking the total energy consumed in one year in kBTUs and dividing it by total floorspace of the building. a low number signifies good energy performa






12. 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






13. Flush-Out






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






15. Predesign - Design - Bid - Construction - and Occupancy






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






17. Energy generated from natural resources - such as sunlight - wind - tides and geothermal heat - which are naturally replenished






18. Measuring the amount of resources used over a period of time - such as water or electricity






19. Begins the process of spatial refinement & usually involves the 1st design of a project's energy system.






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






21. A site that was previously built on - has been graded - or contained a parking lot - roadway - or other structure






22. Building that is energy and resource efficient






23. The measurement method for defining Irrigation Efficiency






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






25. 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






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






27. Explores design options & alternatives with the intent to establish an agreed-upon project layout & scope of work.






28. An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion






29. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates






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






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.






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






33. Green Bldg can reduce how much Solid Waste?






34. 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






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






36. Schematic Design - Design Development - and Construction Documents






37. Advertising a product or policy to be more beneficial to the environment than is true






38. Using local systems to treat waste generated on-site and avoid adding waste to public facilities






39. Previously used or redeveloped land that may be contaminated with hazardous waste or pollution (USGBC). the land has the potential to be reused once any hazardous substances - pollutants - or contaminants are remediated






40. 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






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






42. Very harsh - bright - dazzling light that interferes with visibility






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. All the energy used to grow - extract and manufacture a product - transport it to the jobsite - complete the installation - and finally dispose of it at the end of its life cycle






45. Products made from agricultural fiber such as wheat board and straw board






46. Content from industry scraps that was diverted from the waste stream and used for other purposes. examples include sawdust - wood shavings - wood chips - and print overruns. excluded are materials that are re-incorporated into the same manufacturing






47. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre






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






49. Drinking water that is of sufficiently high quality so that it can be consumed or utilized without risk of immediate of long term harm






50. 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