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LEED GA: Green Associate

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1. 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.






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






3. Indicates a material's ability to reject solar heat and is the combined value of reflectivity and emittance. measurements vary from 100 (standard white surface - most reflective) - to 0 (standard black surface - least reflective). materials with the






4. A project must: Comply w/ Environmental Laws - Be a Complete - Permanent bldg/space - Use a reasonable Site Boundary - Comply with min' Floor Area requirements - Comply with min' Occup' Rates - Commit to Sharing whole bldg energy & water Usage Data






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






6. 4 key issues that help define how location affect project






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






8. 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






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






10. The measurement method for defining Irrigation Efficiency






11. A member based nonprofit organization whose mission is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed - built - and operated - enabling an environmentally and socially responsible - healthy and prosperous environment that improves the qu






12. 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






13. The rate at which indoor air enters and leaves a building - usually expressed in LEED as the number of changes of outdoor air per hour (air changes per hour or "ach") ASHRAE 62 prescribes proper ventilation rates to ensure pollutants and carbon dioxi






14. The percentage of waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfilling or incineration to be recycled - composted or reused (EPA)






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






16. Development that occurs within established urban areas where the site or area either is a vacant place between other developments or has previously been used for another urban purpose






17. Major Players in Design & Construction Process are...






18. Centerline miles/square mile - a centerline mile is measuring a particular road down its center. higher street grid densities are beneficial for pedestrians






19. Waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfills or incineration to be recycled - composted - or re-used. (EPA) measured in tons






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. 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.






22. Meters placed on smaller portions of a larger system - i.e. submeteres monitoring water use on each floor of a project






23. Life-cycle assessment is used to determine what?






24. 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






25. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates






26. Energy Use Intensity in term of unit






27. Primary pollutants in Acid Rain are...






28. Provide a consistent source of sound technical advice with respect to products - tools and services. TAGs act in an advisory capacity in responding to credit interpretation requests (CIRs) - credit rulings and credit ruling appeals while maintaining






29. A program that was first developed in 1992 by the US EPA as a method to identify and promote products that are energy efficient. products carrying this symbol provide a way for businesses and consumers to save money - while at the same time - protect






30. Heat removal devices used to transfer process waste heat to the atmosphere. large office buildings - hospitals - and schools typically use one or more of these as part of their air conditioning systems






31. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)






32. Products made from agricultural fiber such as wheat board and straw board






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






34. Begins the process of spatial refinement & usually involves the 1st design of a project's energy system.






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. Also known as green tags - RECs or tradable renewable certificates (TRCs) are tradable environmental commodities in the US which represent proof that 1 megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity was generated from an eligible renewable energy resource






41. Predesign - Design - Bid - Construction - and Occupancy






42. 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






43. Material - other than the principle product - generated as a consequence of an industrial process or as a breakdown product in a living system (EPA)






44. Urinals that do not use water at all. these systems can save anywhere between 15000 and 45000 gallons of water per urinal per year






45. 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






46. 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






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






48. The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not to be exceeded during a given time in a defined area (EPA)






49. Thermal comfort is typically attributed to what env factors?






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







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