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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. A LEED rating is achieved through earning points in each of the 6 LEED categories
Nested System
Open Grid Pavement
Commissioning
LEED Points
2. Different term from adaptive reuse because materials are reused in a way that is the same of similar to how it was used before - i.e. saving doors in an old project to be used as doors in the new project. in LEED - this material is calculated as a pe
Water Pollution
Material Reuse
Install submeters & Select local plants
70%
3. 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
Commissioning Plan
Drip Irrigation
LEED Rating System
Open Grid Pavement
4. The number of different types of space per acre in an area - think of a mixed-use development - which has both houses and offices
Diversity of Uses
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
LEED Project Boundary
Pollutant
5. 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
Submeter
Negative Feedback Loop
Process Water
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
6. The measurement method for defining Irrigation Efficiency
90%
Construction Waste Management Plan
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Acid Rain
7. Viewing the world as an interrelated set of systems that can influence one another
Systems Thinking
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Floor Area Ratio
8. Smart Location & Linkage. Neighborhood Pattern & Design. Green Infrastructure & Bldg.
Energy Star Rating
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Metering
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
9. An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion
LEED Credit
Montreal Protocol
Light Trespass
70%
10. The percentage of material in a product that was consumer waste. the recycled material was generated by household - commercial - industrial or institutional end-users and can no longer be used for its intended purpose. it includes returns of material
Pollution
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
Montreal Protocol
Systems Thinking
11. Developing in areas near transportation - housing - and jobs therefore leaving open spaces and farmland free from development
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Smart Growth
Building Footprint
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
12. The mathematical expression of Imperviousness
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Reuse
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
13. Primary pollutants in Acid Rain are...
Biodegradable
Rating system and Project size
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
14. 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
Charrette (shuh-ret)
5 years
Commissioning Report
High Performance Green Building
15. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings
Light Pollution
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Cradle to Cradle
16. During Construction Phases - ________________ is the actual construction - Commissioning take place near the end of construction - once the system have been installed and are operable. Includes Substantial Completion - Final Completion - Certificate
Water Pollution
Adaptive Reuse
Energy Conservation
Construction Administration
17. What are the added costs of bldg green & what benefits offset those cost?
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Schematic Design
Portable water uses
18. Air that enters into a building either naturally through pre-designed openings in the building or through the ventilation system
Construction Administration
Bake-Out
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Outdoor Air
19. 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
Passive Design
LEED Online
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
20. Any opening in a building - such as windows - doors - skylights - curtain walls - etc. - designed to permit the passage of air - light - vehicles - or people
Emissivity (of a material)
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Potable Water
Fenestration
21. Passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public - such as trains - subways and busses
Solid Waste Management Policy
Low Impact Development
Mass Transit
Energy Management System
22. In LEED credit weightings - the most important impact category
Daylighting
Climate Change
Acidification
Environmental Sustainability
23. 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
Prime Farmland
Cradle to Cradle
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
Construction Waste Management Plan
24. Waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfills or incineration to be recycled - composted - or re-used. (EPA) measured in tons
Integrated Process
Waste Diversion
Retrocommissioning
Emissivity (of a material)
25. Non-industrial wastewater generated from domestic processes such as dish washing - laundry and bathing. some states and local authorities allow kitchen sink water to be included. check local codes in order to comply with local regulations.
Biodegradable
Graywater (Greywater)
Development Footprint
70%
26. What level of CO2 concentrations indicates inadequate ventilation?
Per-Consumer Content
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Floor Area Ratio
27. 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
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Refrigerant
Wastewater
Global Warming
28. Water used for building systems such as boiler feed water - cooling water for heat exchangers - chillers - etc
Process Water
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Low Impact Development
Light Pollution
29. Purchase price of a hard asset such as masonry - wood - steel - carpet - tile - mechanical systems - roofing
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Hard Cost
Integrative
Community Connectivity
30. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application
LEED Online
Climate Change
Stormwater Runoff
LEED Project Boundary
31. Narrative - photo/render - elevations - floor plans - project details - and boundary (Project - LEED - & property)
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Volatile Organic Compound
Waste Management Plan
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
32. 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
Transportation Demand Management
Evapotranspiration
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Sick Building Syndrome
33. 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
Commissioning Report
Construction Administration
Integrated Design
Integrated Process
34. The process of collecting (commonly from a roof) - storing and using rainwater
Commissioning Report
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Rainwater Harvesting
HCFC
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)
Aquifer
None.
Byproduct
Environmental Sustainability
36. Very harsh - bright - dazzling light that interferes with visibility
Underground Parking
HVAC System
Glare
Cradle to Cradle
37. In green building - location includes the natural context (climate - plants - wind - sun) the social context (cultural history - traditions - local regulations) - and an infrastructural context (roads - local materials - utilities - public transit)
Floor-To-Area
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Location
Pollution
38. Part of construction waste management plan
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Gallons per Minute
Rainwater Harvesting
Waste Management Plan
39. Side effect or consequence of an industrial or commercial activity that affects other parties without this being reflected in the price of the goods or services involved - i.e. the pollution created in power generation for one state blown over anothe
Invasive Plants
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Externality
Heat Islands
40. 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
Value Engineering
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
40%
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
41. The area of the project site that is impacted by construction activity - LEED project should attempt to limit site disturbance
Site Disturbance
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Perviousness
Development Footprint
42. Energy Use Intensity in term of unit
1000 square ft
Albedo
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
Reuse
43. Part of the LEED rating system. projects earn points by meeting the requirements of optional credits in order to earn points towards certification
Diversion Rate
Green Cleaning
Systems Thinking
LEED Credit
44. Controllability of Systems
Acidification
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
45. Previously undeveloped land that is suited for agriculture
Construction Phases Bidding
LEED Category
Prime Farmland
24%-50%
46. 4 key issues that help define how location affect project
Previously Developed Site
Greenfield
Emissivity (of a material)
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
47. Under building - tuck-under - or a stacked parking structure that minimizes the need for exposed parking and parking lots
Location
Material Reuse
Underground Parking
Volatile Organic Compound
48. A site that was previously built on - has been graded - or contained a parking lot - roadway - or other structure
Portable water uses
Previously Developed Site
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Airborne Pollutant
49. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)
Salvaged Materials
High Performance Green Building
Air Conditioning
Ambient Temperature
50. 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
Positive Feedback Loop
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Externality
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