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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. Any of various halocarbon compounds consisting of carbon - hydrogen - chlorine - and fluorine - once used widely as aerosol propellants and refrigerants. these are believed to cause depletion of the atmospheric ozone layer
Biodegradable
Floor-To-Area
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Positive Feedback Loop
2. Human made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity - ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cities
Salvaged Materials
Built Environment
LEED Intent
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
3. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses
Rating system and Project size
Agrifiber Product
Baseline v. Actual Use
Harvested Rainwater
4. What is the procedure required to achieve LEED cert?
Design Development
Conventional Irrigation
Construction Administration
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
5. Unit of measurement by which flowing devices such as faucets and showers are measured and regulated
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Gallons per Minute
Triple Bottom Line
Charrette (shuh-ret)
6. Used by the USGBC to weight credits in the LEED system. credits that reduce the greenhouse gas emissions are given more weight than those that do not
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Potable Water
Floodplain
Carbon Overlay Tool
7. What's the earliest pt at which a LEED for Schools proejct can be cert?
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Ambient Temperature
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Biofuel
8. The area of the project site that has been disturbed for development. this area includes the building footprint - hardscapes - and parking lots
Harvested Rainwater
Development Footprint
Triple Bottom Line
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
9. A natural resource that cannot be produced - re-grown - regenerated - or reused on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate. these resources often exist in a fixed amount - or are consumed much faster than nature can recreate them. fossil fuels
Integrated Design
Non-renewable Resource
Wet Pond (retention pond)
LEED Requirements and Submittals
10. Begins the process of spatial refinement & usually involves the 1st design of a project's energy system.
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Fenestration
Design Development
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
11. Air quality within buildings as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants
Smart Growth
Indoor Air Quality
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
12. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre
Building Density
Integrated Pest Management
Waste Diversion
Bioswale
13. What are the extra categories for LEED for Home?
Regenerative
Byproduct
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
14. An accounting of all water volumes that enter and leave a space over a period of time
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Building Related Illness
Water Balance
Install submeters & Select local plants
15. 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
Baseline Building Performance
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
Non-Potable Water
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
16. The stewardship and use of forests and forest lands in a way - and at a rate - that maintains their biodiversity - productivity - regeneration capacity - vitality and their potential to fulfill - now and in the future - relevant ecological - economic
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Sustainable Forestry
Reduce light transpass
Daylighting
17. Ruling process for project applicants seeking technical and administrative guidance on how LEED credits apply to their projects and vice versa. (USGBC) LEED interpretations are the result of a CIR and may determine how future project teams use LEED
Albedo
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
70%
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
18. 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
Gallons per Flush
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
Integrated Process Team
Potable Water
19. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations
Environmental Sustainability
Ventilation Rate
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Open Grid Pavement
20. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
Raingarden
Passive Design
Outdoor Air
21. According to the EPA - what % of time do American spend indoors?
90%
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Chiller
LEED Project Boundary
22. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit
LEED Intent
Irrigation Efficiency
Fossil Fuels
Sustainable
23. 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
Commissioning Report
Cradle to Cradle
Adaptive Reuse
Nonpoint Source Pollution
24. 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
Construction Phases Bidding
Triple Bottom Line
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Biofuel
25. A written plan that outlines strategies to reduce stormwater runoff for the purposes of reducing erosion - pollution and sedimentation of nearby bodies of water - especially important during construction where so much dirt - dust and waste are presen
Byproduct
Floodplain
Potable Water
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
26. The licensed-pro exemption is used by a project team to do what?
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Negative Feedback Loop
Airborne Pollutant
High Performance Green Building
27. Gives preference to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and the companies that supply them
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Erosion
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
28. Landscape elements designed to slow the flow of stormwater and increase ground water recharge while also removing silt and pollution from surface runoff water. they consist of a depressed drainage course with gently sloped sides and filled with veget
Sustainable
Bioswale
Volatile Organic Compound
Soft Cost
29. 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
LEED Intent
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Biomass
Integrated Pest Management
30. Systematic improvements in a market or segment of a market to achieve a lasting share of energy-efficient products and services - i.e. high efficiency washers replacing regular washing machines in the U.S.
250 square ft
Value Engineering
Market Transformation
Energy Efficient
31. If a bldg is designed to move at any point in its lifetime - what LEED certification is it eligible for?
Passive Design
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Chiller
None.
32. Any opening in a building - such as windows - doors - skylights - curtain walls - etc. - designed to permit the passage of air - light - vehicles - or people
Value Engineering
Fenestration
LEED Online
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
33. Solid - liquid or gaseous fuel derived from relatively recently dead biological material and is distinguished from fossil fuels - which are derived from long dead biological material
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
High Performance Green Building
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Biofuel
34. All members of the project team working towards the integrated process - including building owners - maintenance staff - planners - designers - etc.
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
Predesign
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Integrated Process Team
35. Material - other than the principle product - generated as a consequence of an industrial process or as a breakdown product in a living system (EPA)
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Waterless Urinal
LEED Online
Byproduct
36. Flat or nearby flat land adjacent to a stream or river that experiences occasional or periodic flooding
Ozone (O3)
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Floodplain
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
37. 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
Rainwater Harvesting
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Performance Monitoring
Cradle to Cradle
38. 4 key issues that help define how location affect project
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Chiller
Construction Documents
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
39. Info of a result of a system returning to the system so that the system can make appropriate modifications. think of a thermostat reading the indoor air temp. info must flow to make [this]. without info - changes are less likely to happen
Light Trespass
Feedback Loop
Acid Rain
Passive Design
40. 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
Raingarden
Bake-Out
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Native or Indigenous Plants
41. The percentage of water volume beneficially used by plants to the volume of water delivered through an irrigation system. water wasted would evaporate - fall on hardscapes - or runoff. drip irrigation is the most efficient with a 90% irrigation effic
Irrigation Efficiency
Conservation
Non-Potable Water
Waste Diversion
42. A systematic process of assuring that a building and its systems performs in accordance with the design intent and the owner's requirements
Commissioning
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Mass Transit
Rainwater Harvesting
43. Predesign - Design - Bid - Construction - and Occupancy
Biomass
Building Envelope (building shell)
Major Construction Phases
Open Space
44. Waste water from toilets & urinals is known as?
Carpool
Contaminant
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
45. The careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion
Install submeters & Select local plants
Conservation
Square Footage of a Building
Pollutant
46. The ability of dark - non-reflective paved areas-city streets - rooftops - and sidewalks-to absorb and radiate heat - making urban areas and the surrounding suburbs noticeably hotter than rural towns nearby. other contributors include reduced airflow
LEED Project Boundary
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Heat Island Effect
47. 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
Environmental Sustainability
Floor Area Ratio
Bake-Out
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
48. 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
Agrifiber Product
Development Density
LEED Intent
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
49. Doing this in the air for the purposes of assessing indoor air quality
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Chiller
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
50. The use of environmentally friendly ingredients and chemicals for household - manufacturing and industrial cleaning. these techniques and products avoid the use of chemically reactive and toxic cleaning products which contain various toxic chemicals
Green Cleaning
Diversity of Houses
Underground Parking
Potable Water