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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. 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
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Green Building
Passive Design
2. Air and surface temperature differences between developed and underdeveloped areas
Indoor Air Quality
Ventilation Rate
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Heat Islands
3. The practice of placing windows - or other transparent media - and reflective surfaces so that - during the day - natural light provides effective internal illumination
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Pedestrian Access
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Daylighting
4. 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)
Diversity of Uses
Graywater (Greywater)
Location
5. Being able to allow water or air to filtrate through
Perviousness
Light Trespass
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Acidification
6. Capable of being decomposed by natural agents - especially bacteria
Nested System
Smart Growth
Biodegradable
Conventional Irrigation
7. A formal question asked of GBCI from the project team - who would then receive Credit Interpretation Ruling.
Portable water uses
Environmental Sustainability
Credit Interpretation Request
Rating system and Project size
8. A roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil - or a growing medium - planted over a waterproofing membrane
Environmentally Preferable Products
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Vegetated (Green) Roof
9. The linear view of the life of a product - from creation to the end of useful life - ie disposal
Cradle to Grave
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Biomass
Positive Feedback Loop
10. What are the added costs of bldg green & what benefits offset those cost?
33%-39%
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Greenhouse Gases
11. 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
Vehicle miles traveled
Energy Conservation
Invasive Plants
Diversity of Houses
12. Narrative - photo/render - elevations - floor plans - project details - and boundary (Project - LEED - & property)
Cooling Tower
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Diversion Rate
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
13. An intense collaborative session where participants make a concerted effort to solve a problem or plan the design of something
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Green Power
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
14. Vehicle which has both a gas powered engine and an electric engine to achieve better fuel economy and lower emissions
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Hybrid Vehicle
Global Warming
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
15. 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
33%-39%
Impervious Surfaces
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
16. The carbon overlay in LEED is used for what?
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Gallons per Minute
Renewable Energy
17. Air that enters into a building either naturally through pre-designed openings in the building or through the ventilation system
Mass Transit
Greenhouse Gases
Outdoor Air
70%
18. 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
Diversion Rate
Native or Indigenous Plants
Montreal Protocol
Aquifer
19. The presence in water of enough harmful or objectionable material to damage the water's quality (EPA)
Indoor Environmental Quality
Global Warming
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Water Pollution
20. Systems withing systems that are related because they affect and effect each other
LEED Rating System
Environmental Sustainability
None.
Nested System
21. Carrying away or displacement of solids (sediment - soil - rock - and other particles) usually by the agents of currents such as wind - water - or ice by downward or down-slope movement in response to gravity
Erosion
Cooling Tower
Building Codes
Native or Indigenous Plants
22. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?
40%
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
23. 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
Perviousness
Value Engineering
Montreal Protocol
Albedo
24. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application
LEED Online
LEED NC&MR
Soft Cost
Water Balance
25. 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)
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Graywater (Greywater)
26. Energy Use Intensity in term of unit
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
Floor-To-Area
Vehicle miles traveled
LEED Points
27. When an exisiting building undergoes the commissioning process to discover if improvements or changes should be made to improve the building
Impervious Surfaces
Climate Change
Retrocommissioning
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.
28. Light that passes beyond the project boundary - i.e. parking lot lighting that passes into a park next to the project
Light Trespass
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Ozone (O3)
29. 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
Commingled Recycling
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Closed System
Ventilation Rate
30. Materials and products are made from plants that are typically harvested within a 10 year cycle or shorter and are grown and harvested sustainably
Diversion Rate
Integrative
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Flush-Out
31. 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
Soft Cost
Built Environment
Performance Monitoring
Triple Bottom Line
32. Have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose. this comparison may consider raw materials acquisition - production - manufacturing - packaging - distr
Reuse
Climate Change
Design
Environmentally Preferable Products
33. Heating - ventilating and air conditioning. these systems seek to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality
HVAC System
Submeter
Open System
Wastewater
34. non-native plants that use less fertilizer - pesticides and water in a given landscape. these plants have adapted to the local climate and are not considered invasive plants or weeds.
LEED Intent
Greenhouse Gases
Montreal Protocol
Adaptive Plant
35. Flush-Out
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Net-Zero Energy
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.
1000 square ft
36. Also known as green tags - RECs or tradable renewable certificates (TRCs) are tradable environmental commodities in the US which represent proof that 1 megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity was generated from an eligible renewable energy resource
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Greenhouse Gases
37. Waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfills or incineration to be recycled - composted - or re-used. (EPA) measured in tons
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Waste Diversion
Regenerative
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
38. The use of technology that requires less energy to perform the same function. a compact fluorescent light bulb that uses less energy than an incandescent bulb to produce the same amount of light is an example. the decision to replace an incandescent
Energy Efficient
Mass Transit
Positive Feedback Loop
Stormwater Runoff
39. 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.
LEED Credit Checklist
Byproduct
Sick Building Syndrome
Graywater (Greywater)
40. The official recognition by a local bldg department that bldg conforms to applicable bldg & safety codes.
Certificate of occupancy
Construction Documents
Biofuel
Emissivity (of a material)
41. A strategy to use existing materials in a similar or different capacity
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Reuse
Acidification
Construction Waste Management Plan
42. Similar to cradle-to-cradle - processes that restore - renew or revitalize their own sources of energy and materials - creating sustainable systems that integrate the needs of society with the integrity of nature. i.e. a building or community that mi
Green Power
Water Balance
Net-Zero Energy
Regenerative
43. Flat or nearby flat land adjacent to a stream or river that experiences occasional or periodic flooding
Floodplain
Heat Island Effect
Energy Conservation
Global Warming
44. 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
24%-50%
Light Pollution
Acid Rain
45. Evaluation of the total cost of a building or product over its useful life - including initial - maintenance - repair and replacement costs as well as savings. LCC evaluates economic performance.
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Square Footage of a Building
Aquifer
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
46. 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
Commissioning
Harvested Rainwater
Cradle to Cradle
Open Grid Pavement
47. 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.
Material Reuse
Flush-Out
Green Cleaning
Metering
48. What is the procedure required to achieve LEED cert?
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Substantial completion
Air Quality Standards
Sustainable Forestry
49. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre
Building Density
Cradle to Grave
Closed System
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
50. Green Bldg can reduce how much Solid Waste?
Waste Management Plan
Building Commissioning
Integrated Process Team
70%