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LEED GA: Green Associate

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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






2. Under building - tuck-under - or a stacked parking structure that minimizes the need for exposed parking and parking lots






3. Waste water from toilets & urinals is known as?






4. 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.






5. 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)






6. What level of CO2 concentrations indicates inadequate ventilation?






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






8. 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






9. When symptoms of diagnosable illness are identified and can be attributed to airborne building contaminants (EPA)






10. 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






11. 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)






12. The presence in water of enough harmful or objectionable material to damage the water's quality (EPA)






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






14. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations (EPA)






15. Major Players in Design & Construction Process are...






16. Total building energy costs (including all plug loads) annually. this value is intended to be used to compare against design cases to compute energy savings from a proposed design






17. Credit weightings are based on...






18. How prerequisites and credits are grouped depending on the building type and rating system






19. Unit of measurement by which flowing devices such as faucets and showers are measured and regulated






20. Smart Location & Linkage. Neighborhood Pattern & Design. Green Infrastructure & Bldg.






21. 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






22. An intense collaborative session where participants make a concerted effort to solve a problem or plan the design of something






23. 1) Cost of green bldg Each Prerequisite and Credit has 2 major components - and those are: Intents and Requirements






24. Water that is of sufficiently high quality so that it can be consumed or utilized without risk of immediate of long term harm by humans or animals






25. 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






26. Total square footage of buildings in a particular area divided by acre amount of the same area - expressed as SF/Acre - for example 20 -000 SF per acre






27. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations






28. What metric is the best indicator of transportation impacts associated with a bldg project?






29. A project must: Comply w/ Environmental Laws - Be a Complete - Permanent bldg/space - Use a reasonable Site Boundary - Comply with min' Floor Area requirements - Comply with min' Occup' Rates - Commit to Sharing whole bldg energy & water Usage Data






30. A gas composed of 3 oxygen atoms. it's not usually emitted directly into the air - but at ground level is created by a chemical reaction between oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the presence of sunlight. ozone has the






31. An increase in the near surface temp of the earth. this has occurred in the distant past as the result of natural influences - but the term is most often used to refer to the warming predicted to occur as a result of increased emissions of greenhouse






32. Heating - ventilating and air conditioning. these systems seek to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality






33. A material's ability to reflect sunlight measured on a scale of 0 (black) to 1 (white). a value of 0.0 indicates that the surface absorbs all solar radiation and a value of 1.0 represents total reflectivity.






34. A formal question asked of GBCI from the project team - who would then receive Credit Interpretation Ruling.






35. Green Bldg can reduce how much Energy Use?






36. The area of the project site that has been disturbed for development. this area includes the building footprint - hardscapes - and parking lots






37. 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






38. The min' floor area for NC - CS - Schools - EB - and O&M






39. Encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria (USGBC). there are multiple rating system






40. 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






41. Third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design - construction and operation of high performance green buildings (USGBC)






42. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit






43. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?






44. Systems withing systems that are related because they affect and effect each other






45. Unit of measurement by which flow rate of toilets and other flushing devices such as urinals are measured and regulated






46. 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






47. Ground areas that are vegetated and pervious. green roofs can be considered open space but only for urban areas






48. To reduce site lighting impact near forestland - the exterior lighting installed should...






49. Life-cycle assessment is used to determine what?






50. What are the extra categories for LEED for Home?