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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. Waste building materials - dredging materials - tree stumps - and rubble resulting from [first word] - remodeling - repair - and [second word] of homes - commercial buildings and other structures and pavements






2. Water that is not treated to drinking water standards and is not meant for human consumption






3. Excel spreadsheet that helps project teams track their credits against requirements for certification






4. Passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public - such as trains - subways and busses






5. Being able to allow water or air to filtrate through






6. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application






7. An expanded baseline for measuring performance - adding social and environmental dimensions to the traditional profit measure - so decisions are viewed in the long term with their impact on people - the planet - and profit






8. How many % of environmental impacts decision are made during the 1st 10% of design process?






9. Air and surface temperature differences between developed and underdeveloped areas






10. 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






11. CD carry the design into the detail level so that construction can take place.






12. 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.






13. Doing this in the air for the purposes of assessing indoor air quality






14. The practice of placing windows - or other transparent media - and reflective surfaces so that - during the day - natural light provides effective internal illumination






15. Which LEED rating systems has more than 100 points






16. A roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil - or a growing medium - planted over a waterproofing membrane






17. Water used for building systems such as boiler feed water - cooling water for heat exchangers - chillers - etc






18. 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






19. A renewable energy source - refers to plant matter grown to generate electricity or produce biofuel. it excludes organic material which has been transformed by geological processes into substances such as coal or petroleum






20. Prior to final selection of site - owner & design team should confirm that the site is...






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






22. Renewable energy such as solar - wind - biomass - hydro - and geothermal energy






23. 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






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






25. Primary pollutants in Acid Rain are...






26. Comparison between a standard gage and an actual result. in LEED - the [first part] usually refers to the EPAct 1992 water flow and flush rates while the [second part] would represent an existing building.






27. 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






28. The process of verifying - in new construction - that all the systems and subsystems are efficiently designed and installed properly to achieve the owner's project requirements and as designed by the building architects and engineers.






29. Precipitation that is usually acidic. it has harmful effects on plants - aquatic animals - and infrastructure. it is mostly caused by human emissions of sulfur and nitrogen compounds which react in the atmosphere to produce acids. in recent years - m






30. Any opening in a building - such as windows - doors - skylights - curtain walls - etc. - designed to permit the passage of air - light - vehicles - or people






31. Standard comparison of the efficiency of an air filter. MERV ranges from 1 (least) to 16 (most efficient) - and measures a filter's ability to remove particles from 3 to 10 microns in size. developed by ASHRAE






32. 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)






33. 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






34. Wood manufactured by binding together the strands - particles - fibers - or veneers of wood - together with adhesives - to form [first word] materials






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






36. Indigenous or exotic plants that spread outside cultivated areas and can damage environmental or economical resources. they grow quickly and aggressively - spreading and displacing other plants






37. Flush-Out






38. The application of solar cells for energy by converting sunlight directly into electricity






39. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?






40. 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






41. Landscaping and gardening in ways that reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental irrigation. it is promoted in areas that do not have easily accessible supplies of fresh water and is catching on in other areas as climate patterns shift






42. The linear view of the life of a product - from creation to the end of useful life - ie disposal






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






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






45. What is reduced when a project uses reclaimed water in its cooling towers?






46. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings






47. 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






48. Allowing pedestrians to walk between areas without interference from walls - highways or other barriers






49. What are the 3D sustainability often described as the triple bottom line or 3 legged stool?






50. The act of having separate stakeholders or designers work together to ensure the project is benefiting from synergy which allows for greater levels of sustainability throughout the project's life