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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. Human made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity - ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cities
Built Environment
Open Space
Fossil Fuels
Construction and Demolition Debris
2. 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
Performance Monitoring
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
HCFC
3. An unwanted airborne constituent that may reduce acceptability of the air (ASHRAE 62.1-2004)
Value Engineering
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Contaminant
Cooling Tower
4. Material that is sourced and manufactured within 500 miles of the project. usually expressed as a percentage of total project material
Regional Material
Building Commissioning
Diversity of Houses
The four LEED levels
5. What should take place during Occupancy?
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Material Reuse
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Ambient Temperature
6. 4 key issues that help define how location affect project
LEED Intent
Contaminant
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
7. 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
LEED Prerequisites
Baseline v. Design
Negative Feedback Loop
Evapotranspiration
8. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre
Environmentally Preferable Products
Building Density
Cooling Tower
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
9. The licensed-pro exemption is used by a project team to do what?
Zoning
Hybrid Vehicle
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Chiller
10. The relationship btw the total bldg floor area & the allowable land area the bldg can cover.
Regional Material
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Native or Indigenous Plants
Floor-To-Area
11. An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Green Power
Daylighting
Montreal Protocol
12. 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
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Reduce light transpass
Adaptive Reuse
13. Heating - ventilating and air conditioning. these systems seek to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
HVAC System
Carpool
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
14. Mixture of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette - pipe - or cigar and smoke exhaled by the smoker
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Solid Waste Management Policy
Mass Transit
Certificate of occupancy
15. The official recognition by a local bldg department that bldg conforms to applicable bldg & safety codes.
Floodplain
Certificate of occupancy
90%
Process Water
16. When an exisiting building undergoes the commissioning process to discover if improvements or changes should be made to improve the building
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Rapidly Renewable Materials
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.
17. Building that is energy and resource efficient
Open Grid Pavement
Graywater (Greywater)
Imperviousness
High Performance Green Building
18. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates
Raingarden
Construction Waste Management Plan
Adaptive Plant
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
19. A formal question asked of GBCI from the project team - who would then receive Credit Interpretation Ruling.
Hybrid Vehicle
Integrated Design
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Credit Interpretation Request
20. Green Bldg can reduce how much CO2 Emissions?
Open Space
33%-39%
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
Construction Phases Bidding
21. 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
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
Sick Building Syndrome
Street Grid Density
Erosion
22. Human thermal comfort is defined by ASHRAE as the state of mind that expresses satisfaction with the surrounding environment (ASHRAE Standard 55). maintaining thermal comfort for occupants of buildings or other enclosures is one of the important goal
Evapotranspiration
Thermal Comfort
The four LEED levels
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
23. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit
LEED Intent
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Life-cycle cost analysis
Certificate of occupancy
24. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)
Acid Rain
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Ambient Temperature
Embodied Energy
25. 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
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Waste Diversion
Zoning
26. Thermal comfort is typically attributed to what env factors?
Daylighting
Development Density
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
LEED Points
27. Water that is not treated to drinking water standards and is not meant for human consumption
Non-Potable Water
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Waterless Urinal
Green Washing
28. 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
LEED Points
Non-Potable Water
Solid Waste Management Policy
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
29. Unit of measurement by which flowing devices such as faucets and showers are measured and regulated
Biodegradable
Gallons per Minute
Credit Interpretation Request
Rainwater Harvesting
30. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?
Nonpoint-source pollution
Negative Feedback Loop
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Environmental Sustainability
31. Excel spreadsheet that helps project teams track their credits against requirements for certification
Native or Indigenous Plants
Xeriscaping
LEED Credit Checklist
Cradle to Cradle
32. 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
Environmental Sustainability
Ecosystem
70%
Positive Feedback Loop
33. What is reduced when a project uses reclaimed water in its cooling towers?
Portable water uses
Hard Cost
Building Related Illness
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
34. A systematic process of assuring that a building and its systems performs in accordance with the design intent and the owner's requirements
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Smart Growth
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Commissioning
35. Process for project teams to obtain technical guidance on how LEED requirements pertain to their projects
Previously Developed Site
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
Commissioning
Harvested Rainwater
36. What are the extra categories for LEED for Home?
Construction Documents
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Cooling Tower
37. Ground areas that are vegetated and pervious. green roofs can be considered open space but only for urban areas
Xeriscaping
Stormwater Runoff
Open Space
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
38. A site that was previously built on - has been graded - or contained a parking lot - roadway - or other structure
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Schematic Design
Previously Developed Site
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
39. Gives preference to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and the companies that supply them
Bake-Out
Heat Island Effect
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Indoor Air Quality
40. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses
Construction and Demolition Debris
Harvested Rainwater
Building Commissioning
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
41. 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)
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Drip Irrigation
Ozone (O3)
Water Balance
42. Substances used to transfer heat during the mechanical cooling process within air conditioning and refrigerator systems. they act as the heat carrier which changes from gas to liquid and then back to gas in the refrigeration cycle
Refrigerant
Floor-To-Area
Gallons per Flush
Bake-Out
43. An intense collaborative session where participants make a concerted effort to solve a problem or plan the design of something
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
44. 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
Wastewater
Aquifer
Acidification
HVAC System
45. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations
Environmental Sustainability
Aquifer
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Drip Irrigation
46. A site that is undeveloped and in a natural state or has been used for agriculture
Diversity of Houses
Graywater (Greywater)
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Greenfield
47. A review of consumables waste of a project. essentially - finding out what makes up the projects waste can help determine ways to increase recycling or reduce waste through other methods
Baseline Vs Design
Waste Stream Audit
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Stormwater Runoff
48. The area of the project site that is impacted by construction activity - LEED project should attempt to limit site disturbance
Underground Parking
Design
Bioswale
Site Disturbance
49. 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
Reuse
Construction Waste Management Plan
Process Water
Indoor Air Quality
50. The process of collecting (commonly from a roof) - storing and using rainwater
Biomass
Fenestration
Rainwater Harvesting
Sustainable