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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. 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
Waste Diversion
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Drip Irrigation
Feedback Loop
2. Evaluation of the total cost of a building or product over its useful life - including initial - maintenance - repair and replacement costs as well as savings. LCC evaluates economic performance.
Community Connectivity
Performance Monitoring
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Air Quality Standards
3. Advertising a product or policy to be more beneficial to the environment than is true
Acid Rain
Portable water uses
Green Washing
Biofuel
4. 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
LEED Project Boundary
Baseline v. Design
Building Codes
Zoning
5. Area of the building as defined by the perimeter of the structure. parking lots - walkways - and landscaping are not included
Greenfield
Building Footprint
Raingarden
Predesign
6. Air quality within buildings as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants
Indoor Air Quality
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Portable water uses
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
7. 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
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Rating system and Project size
Imperviousness
Environmental Sustainability
8. Products made from agricultural fiber such as wheat board and straw board
Open Grid Pavement
Prime Farmland
Green Building
Agrifiber Product
9. Excel spreadsheet that helps project teams track their credits against requirements for certification
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
LEED Credit Checklist
LEED
Closed System
10. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Net-Zero Energy
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
LEED Online
11. Narrative - photo/render - elevations - floor plans - project details - and boundary (Project - LEED - & property)
Green Building
Commissioning Report
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
LEED Online
12. 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.
Biodiversity
LEED Prerequisites
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
13. Centerline miles/square mile - a centerline mile is measuring a particular road down its center. higher street grid densities are beneficial for pedestrians
Indoor Environmental Quality
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Contaminant
Street Grid Density
14. 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)
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
LEED Prerequisites
Energy Star Rating
15. Any method of powering an engine that does not involve solely petroleum (e.g. electric car - petrol-electric hybrid - solar powered)
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Acidification
Building Commissioning
Building Codes
16. Potential credits and categories that may be used in upcoming versions of the LEED rating systems
250 square ft
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Water Pollution
Cooling Tower
17. A hydrocarbon deposit - such as petroleum - coal or natural gas - derived from the accumulated remains of ancient plants and animals and used as fuel. carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases generated by burning these are considered to be one of th
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Biomass
Commissioning Report
Fossil Fuels
18. 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
Flush-Out
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Greenfield
Negative Feedback Loop
19. 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)
Location
Baseline v. Design
Life-cycle cost analysis
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
20. Document that outlines the organization - schedule - allocation of resources - and documentation requirements of the commissioning process
Low Impact Development
Ambient Temperature
Biodiversity
Commissioning Plan
21. The mathematical expression of Imperviousness
Brownfields
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Charrette (shuh-ret)
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
22. Process water can be reduced by which 2 methods?
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Baseline Building Performance
Emergent Properties
Street Grid Density
23. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses
Albedo
Harvested Rainwater
None.
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
24. An intense collaborative session where participants make a concerted effort to solve a problem or plan the design of something
Commissioning Report
Externality
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Charrette (shuh-ret)
25. Colorless - odorless gas that is present in the atmosphere and is formed when any fuel containing carbon is burned. it is breathed out of animal's lungs during respiration - is produced by the decay of organic matter - and is used by plants in photos
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Positive Feedback Loop
Value Engineering
26. 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
Potable Water
Transportation Demand Management
Ozone (O3)
Flush-Out
27. A development company is designing a 7 story 1000 -000 sq ft condominium. He will be responsible for interior finishes - but not furniture/appliances. Which is the LEED rating system used?
LEED NC&MR
Harvested Rainwater
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Irrigation Efficiency
28. How can potable water use for irrigation be reduced or eliminated?
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Install submeters & Select local plants
Hybrid Vehicle
Montreal Protocol
29. 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
HVAC System
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Pedestrian Access
Material Reuse
30. When symptoms of diagnosable illness are identified and can be attributed to airborne building contaminants (EPA)
33%-39%
None.
Building Related Illness
Square Footage of a Building
31. 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
Light Trespass
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Energy Management System
Invasive Plants
32. 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
Imperviousness
Green Cleaning
Baseline Building Performance
Graywater (Greywater)
33. Wood manufactured by binding together the strands - particles - fibers - or veneers of wood - together with adhesives - to form [first word] materials
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Drip Irrigation
Potable Water
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
34. The measurement method for defining Irrigation Efficiency
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Greenfield
Green Power
Credit Interpretation Request
35. Materials from construction sites or existing buildings that are reused in the same or different capacity. examples can include flooring - brick - beams - and doors
Chiller
Indoor Air Quality
Fossil Fuels
Salvaged Materials
36. A site that was previously built on - has been graded - or contained a parking lot - roadway - or other structure
Floor-To-Area
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
Previously Developed Site
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
37. Which LEED rating systems has more than 100 points
Biodegradable
Raingarden
70%
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
38. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)
Light Trespass
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
The operation of mechanical systems for a minimum of 2 wks using 100% outdoor air at the end of construction & prior to bldg occupancy to ensure safe indoor air quality.
Air Conditioning
39. Uses the natural forces of wind and buoyancy to deliver fresh air into buildings through doors - windows or other designed opening (chimneys)
Location
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
40%
40. 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.
Nested System
Waterless Urinal
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Graywater (Greywater)
41. A formal question asked of GBCI from the project team - who would then receive Credit Interpretation Ruling.
Construction Documents
Biomass
Energy Management System
Credit Interpretation Request
42. 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
Emergent Properties
Erosion
Building Commissioning
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
43. Enables project team members to work together from the project outset to develop solutions that have synergies and multiple benefits. the approach invests in design activities that increase the opportunity for integrated solutions with an eye to bett
Integrated Design
Integrated Process
Ambient Temperature
Ecosystem
44. According to the EPA - what % of time do American spend indoors?
Environmental Sustainability
90%
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Emergent Properties
45. 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
Green Washing
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Global Warming
Commissioning Plan
46. A contractual benchmark that usually corresponds to the point at which a client could occupy a nearly completed space.
Flush-Out
Diversity of Uses
Positive Feedback Loop
Substantial completion
47. 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
Integrated Process
Community Connectivity
Closed System
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
48. The practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource efficient throughout a building's life cycle from siting to design - construction - operation - maintenance - renovation and deconstruction. thi
Integrated Process Team
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Green Building
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
49. Green bldg emphasizes using what type of design process?
Net-Zero Energy
Pollutant
Integrative
Integrated Process
50. The practice of placing windows - or other transparent media - and reflective surfaces so that - during the day - natural light provides effective internal illumination
Daylighting
Process Water
Hard Cost
Energy Conservation
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