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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Light that passes beyond the project boundary - i.e. parking lot lighting that passes into a park next to the project
Light Trespass
Drip Irrigation
LEED Rating System
Design
2. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons that are used in refrigerants and propellants that are known to deplete the ozone layer
HCFC
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Acid Rain
Building Related Illness
3. Primary pollutants in Acid Rain are...
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Acid Rain
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
4. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates
Ozone (O3)
Schematic Design
Raingarden
Community Connectivity
5. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)
Air Conditioning
Cradle to Grave
Mass Transit
Predesign
6. 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
Ventilation Rate
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Aquifer
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
7. How can potable water use for irrigation be reduced or eliminated?
Waste Stream Audit
Install submeters & Select local plants
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
Indoor Environmental Quality
8. Heating - ventilating and air conditioning. these systems seek to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality
Feedback Loop
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
HVAC System
9. Air and surface temperature differences between developed and underdeveloped areas
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Heat Islands
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Non-Potable Water
10. This concept is thought of as more sustainable. ex: plants grow in a field - produce oxygen - take in water - then die and decay which helps plants grow. these can be linked so one system uses the byproducts of another
Water Pollution
Site Disturbance
Closed System
Integrated Process Team
11. Total area in square feet of all spaces in a building - including rooms - stairwells - elevators and hallways
Square Footage of a Building
Building Footprint
Non-Potable Water
Predesign
12. In LEED credit weightings - the most important impact category
250 square ft
Climate Change
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Emergent Properties
13. 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
Invasive Plants
Substantial completion
Vehicle miles traveled
Open System
14. Method which minimizes the use of water and fetilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants - either onto the soil surface or directly onto the root zone - through a network of valves - pipes - tubing and emitters
Drip Irrigation
Emergent Properties
Development Density
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
15. Materials and products are made from plants that are typically harvested within a 10 year cycle or shorter and are grown and harvested sustainably
Commissioning
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Portable water uses
Reduce light transpass
16. 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
Energy Management System
Construction and Demolition Debris
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Design Development
17. Systematic improvements in a market or segment of a market to achieve a lasting share of energy-efficient products and services - i.e. high efficiency washers replacing regular washing machines in the U.S.
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Market Transformation
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
Outdoor Air
18. 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.
Global Warming
Value Engineering
Indoor Environmental Quality
Ventilation Rate
19. What is the procedure required to achieve LEED cert?
Hard Cost
Community Connectivity
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
20. Any substance in air that could - in high enough concentration - harm man - other animals - vegetation - or material (EPA)
Regional Material
LEED Prerequisites
Submeter
Airborne Pollutant
21. The stewardship and use of forests and forest lands in a way - and at a rate - that maintains their biodiversity - productivity - regeneration capacity - vitality and their potential to fulfill - now and in the future - relevant ecological - economic
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Sustainable Forestry
Cradle to Cradle
Material Reuse
22. An unwanted airborne constituent that may reduce acceptability of the air (ASHRAE 62.1-2004)
Credit Interpretation Request
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Construction Documents
Contaminant
23. Controllability of Systems
Nested System
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Albedo
24. Method of land use regulation used by local governments in most developed countries. zoning may be use-based (regulating the uses to which land may be put) - or it may regulate building height - lot coverage - and similar characteristics - or some co
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Agrifiber Product
Waste Diversion
Zoning
25. 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
Process Water
Energy Conservation
Integrative
Impervious Surfaces
26. If a bldg is designed to move at any point in its lifetime - what LEED certification is it eligible for?
Embodied Energy
70%
None.
Carpool
27. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
40%
Commissioning Plan
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
28. Process for project teams to obtain technical guidance on how LEED requirements pertain to their projects
Site Disturbance
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
High Performance Green Building
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
29. Products made from agricultural fiber such as wheat board and straw board
Agrifiber Product
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Nested System
Open Space
30. 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
High Performance Green Building
Building Commissioning
LEED Category
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
31. What constitutes the largest use of energy in bldg in US? What is the 2nd?
Construction Phases Bidding
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Commissioning Report
Imperviousness
32. Begins the process of spatial refinement & usually involves the 1st design of a project's energy system.
Conservation
Bypass otherwise required submittals
LEED Project Boundary
Design Development
33. In green building - location includes the natural context (climate - plants - wind - sun) the social context (cultural history - traditions - local regulations) - and an infrastructural context (roads - local materials - utilities - public transit)
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Location
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Contaminant
34. A program that was first developed in 1992 by the US EPA as a method to identify and promote products that are energy efficient. products carrying this symbol provide a way for businesses and consumers to save money - while at the same time - protect
Energy Star Rating
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
None.
Cradle to Grave
35. Investigation and valuation of the environmental impacts of a given product or service. LCA evaluates environmental performance. this view takes into account the whole life of a product or project (not assessing it from a single point in time)
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Green Cleaning
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
36. 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
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Construction Administration
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
37. 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
Fossil Fuels
Biomass
Performance Monitoring
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
38. Very harsh - bright - dazzling light that interferes with visibility
Glare
Indoor Environmental Quality
Feedback Loop
Vehicle miles traveled
39. 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
Nonpoint-source pollution
Ecosystem
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Closed System
40. Non-industrial wastewater generated from domestic processes such as dish washing - laundry and bathing. some states and local authorities allow kitchen sink water to be included. check local codes in order to comply with local regulations.
Graywater (Greywater)
Hybrid Vehicle
Construction Waste Management Plan
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
41. 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
Adaptive Reuse
Vehicle miles traveled
Schematic Design
Environmental Sustainability
42. Being able to allow water or air to filtrate through
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Perviousness
LEED Intent
Native or Indigenous Plants
43. Drinking water that is of sufficiently high quality so that it can be consumed or utilized without risk of immediate of long term harm
Thermal Comfort
LEED Credit
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Potable Water
44. Developing in areas near transportation - housing - and jobs therefore leaving open spaces and farmland free from development
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Carpool
Smart Growth
Potable Water
45. Plan that takes into consideration all aspects of the indoor environment and documents strategies to protect the quality of the indoor environment for occupants - especially important during construction and renovations
Gallons per Flush
Square Footage of a Building
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
46. Previously undeveloped land that is suited for agriculture
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Renewable Energy
Prime Farmland
Green Power
47. 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
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Positive Feedback Loop
Erosion
Construction Waste Management Plan
48. 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
Greenfield
Commissioning Report
Acidification
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
49. Allowing pedestrians to walk between areas without interference from walls - highways or other barriers
Pedestrian Access
Building Codes
Building Density
LEED Points
50. 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
Outdoor Air
Emergent Properties
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.
Green Cleaning