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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. Process water can be reduced by which 2 methods?
LEED Credit Checklist
Montreal Protocol
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
2. 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
Construction and Demolition Debris
Net-Zero Energy
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
3. The presence in water of enough harmful or objectionable material to damage the water's quality (EPA)
70%
Raingarden
Aquifer
Water Pollution
4. The linear view of the life of a product - from creation to the end of useful life - ie disposal
Cradle to Grave
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.
Indoor Environmental Quality
Raingarden
5. Controllability of Systems
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Native or Indigenous Plants
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
6. A term used in the US to describe the heating or cooling capacity of a system or fuels. this is understood to represent [this]'s per hour when referring to power. this derives its measurement from the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperatur
Invasive Plants
LEED Pilot Credit Library
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
7. Part of construction waste management plan
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Xeriscaping
Waste Management Plan
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
8. 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
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Green Cleaning
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
9. The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not to be exceeded during a given time in a defined area (EPA)
Bioswale
Conservation
Air Quality Standards
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
10. Process for project teams to obtain technical guidance on how LEED requirements pertain to their projects
Hardscape
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.
Waste Management Plan
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
11. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre
Evapotranspiration
LEED NC&MR
Hybrid Vehicle
Building Density
12. How can potable water use for irrigation be reduced or eliminated?
HCFC
Install submeters & Select local plants
Irrigation Efficiency
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
13. 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
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Built Environment
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Diversion Rate
14. An assessment of the greenhouse gases (which includes more than just CO2) emitted by a particular organization - project or activity
Renewable Energy
Vehicle miles traveled
Carbon Footprint
Construction Waste Management Plan
15. Area of the building as defined by the perimeter of the structure. parking lots - walkways - and landscaping are not included
Building Footprint
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Biodegradable
16. Pollution of water generally results from multiple sources vs. just one source - examples are runoff from roads - drainage from buildings - seepage - runoff from farmland. pollution in a river may not be exactly pinpointed because most pollution is n
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Hard Cost
Airborne Pollutant
Acid Rain
17. The licensed-pro exemption is used by a project team to do what?
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
Value Engineering
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Positive Feedback Loop
18. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application
Ozone (O3)
Construction Administration
Design
LEED Online
19. An unwanted airborne constituent that may reduce acceptability of the air (ASHRAE 62.1-2004)
Native or Indigenous Plants
Energy Star Rating
Ecosystem
Contaminant
20. Materials and products are made from plants that are typically harvested within a 10 year cycle or shorter and are grown and harvested sustainably
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
Gallons per Minute
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Rapidly Renewable Materials
21. An intense collaborative session where participants make a concerted effort to solve a problem or plan the design of something
Major Construction Phases
Light Trespass
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Energy Star Rating
22. 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
Aquifer
Development Footprint
33%-39%
Daylighting
23. The area of the project site that has been disturbed for development. this area includes the building footprint - hardscapes - and parking lots
Impervious Surfaces
LEED Category
Development Footprint
Waste Management Plan
24. Uses the natural forces of wind and buoyancy to deliver fresh air into buildings through doors - windows or other designed opening (chimneys)
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Greenhouse Gases
90%
Environmental Sustainability
25. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)
Cooling Tower
Environmentally Preferable Products
Waste Management Plan
Ambient Temperature
26. Any opening in a building - such as windows - doors - skylights - curtain walls - etc. - designed to permit the passage of air - light - vehicles - or people
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Street Grid Density
Fenestration
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
27. Being able to allow water or air to filtrate through
Perviousness
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Acidification
28. American society of heating - refrigerating and air conditioning engineers. international technical society for all individuals and organizations interested in heating - ventilation - air-conditioning and refrigeration (hvac & r)
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Emissivity (of a material)
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
29. 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
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Low Impact Development
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
30. Like carbon dioxide or methane - which contributes to potential climate change
Retrocommissioning
LEED Credit Checklist
Building Codes
Greenhouse Gases
31. 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
Byproduct
Design Development
Air Quality Standards
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
32. Heating - ventilating and air conditioning. these systems seek to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality
Gallons per Flush
Transportation Demand Management
HVAC System
Green Building
33. 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
Green Building
Airborne Pollutant
Energy Conservation
LEED Pilot Credit Library
34. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Ambient Temperature
Air Conditioning
Albedo
35. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations (EPA)
Air Quality Standards
Nonpoint-source pollution
Market Transformation
Environmental Sustainability
36. The spent or used water from a home - community - farm - or industry that contains dissolved or suspended matter (EPA)
Wastewater
Contaminant
Development Density
Open Space
37. Prior to final selection of site - owner & design team should confirm that the site is...
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Retrocommissioning
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
38. The careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion
Rainwater Harvesting
Submeter
Conservation
Building Density
39. Used to describe situations in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a building - but no specific illness or cause can be identified
Glare
Sick Building Syndrome
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Energy Conservation
40. The process of collecting (commonly from a roof) - storing and using rainwater
Bake-Out
Rainwater Harvesting
Solid Waste Management Policy
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
41. Using local systems to treat waste generated on-site and avoid adding waste to public facilities
Regional Material
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
42. 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
Diversity of Houses
Negative Feedback Loop
Hard Cost
Predesign
43. A survey of building occupants that asks questions about the green cleaning program and helps determine if occupants are exposed to pollutants
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Carbon Neutrality
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
44. The area of the project site that is impacted by construction activity - LEED project should attempt to limit site disturbance
Floodplain
Site Disturbance
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
LEED Online
45. The min' floor area for NC - CS - Schools - EB - and O&M
Chiller
1000 square ft
Greenfield
Low Impact Development
46. Major Players in Design & Construction Process are...
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
Construction Administration
Greenhouse Gases
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
47. An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion
Acid Rain
Potable Water
Positive Feedback Loop
Montreal Protocol
48. 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
Salvaged Materials
Net-Zero Energy
Hardscape
Integrated Pest Management
49. 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
250 square ft
Energy Efficient
Contaminant
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
50. Doing this in the air for the purposes of assessing indoor air quality
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Cradle to Cradle
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)