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LEED GA: Green Associate

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are the extra categories for LEED for Home?






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






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






4. Building that is energy and resource efficient






5. Part of a refrigeration system - a machine that removes heat from liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle






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






7. The official recognition by a local bldg department that bldg conforms to applicable bldg & safety codes.






8. The process of collecting (commonly from a roof) - storing and using rainwater






9. An expense item that is not considered a direct construction cost. soft costs include architectural - engineering - financing - and legal fees - commissioning - and other pre- and post-construction expenses






10. 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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. The spent or used water from a home - community - farm - or industry that contains dissolved or suspended matter (EPA)






16. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?






17. When 2+ people share a ride in the same vehicle






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






19. Which LEED rating systems has more than 100 points






20. 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






21. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.






22. A survey of building occupants that asks questions about the green cleaning program and helps determine if occupants are exposed to pollutants






23. Purchase price of a hard asset such as masonry - wood - steel - carpet - tile - mechanical systems - roofing






24. The variation in life forms within a given ecosystem or for the entire earth. this is often used as a measure of the health of biological systems.






25. Capable of being decomposed by natural agents - especially bacteria






26. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre






27. System that constantly takes in items from outside the system - used them and then released them as waste. this system has no feedback loop. think of a normal home where groceries - products - or water come into the house - are used and then released






28. An attempt to reduce peak period transportation use - such as allowing flex time in which employees may come to work before or after rush hour






29. Pavement that is less than 50% impervious and contains vegetation in the open cells






30. Credit weightings are based on...






31. 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






32. What level of CO2 concentrations indicates inadequate ventilation?






33. Developing in areas near transportation - housing - and jobs therefore leaving open spaces and farmland free from development






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






35. 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






36. 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






37. 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






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






39. Achieving net zero emissions by balancing the footprint with an equivalent amount of sequestered or offset green house gases






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






41. A control system capable of monitoring environmental and system loads and adjusting HVAC operations accordingly in order to conserve energy while maintaining comfort (EPA)






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






43. An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion






44. Like carbon dioxide or methane - which contributes to potential climate change






45. Flush-Out






46. 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






47. Advertising a product or policy to be more beneficial to the environment than is true






48. 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.






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






50. 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