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LEED GA: Green Associate

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1. 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






2. A systematic process of assuring that a building and its systems performs in accordance with the design intent and the owner's requirements






3. 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






4. 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






5. The amount of water the design case conserves vs the baseline case






6. Heating - ventilating and air conditioning. these systems seek to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality






7. The area of the project site that has been disturbed for development. this area includes the building footprint - hardscapes - and parking lots






8. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons that are used in refrigerants and propellants that are known to deplete the ozone layer






9. 4 key issues that help define how location affect project






10. 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






11. A measure of the amount of illumination falling on a surface.






12. 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






13. A term used in life cycle analysis to describe a material or product that is recycled into a new product at the end of its useful life. an example of a closed system






14. 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






15. Vehicle which has both a gas powered engine and an electric engine to achieve better fuel economy and lower emissions






16. Air that enters into a building either naturally through pre-designed openings in the building or through the ventilation system






17. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit






18. 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






19. Material that is sourced and manufactured within 500 miles of the project. usually expressed as a percentage of total project material






20. The careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion






21. 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






22. What's the earliest pt at which a LEED for Schools proejct can be cert?






23. What is reduced when a project uses reclaimed water in its cooling towers?






24. Precipitation that is usually acidic. it has harmful effects on plants - aquatic animals - and infrastructure. it is mostly caused by human emissions of sulfur and nitrogen compounds which react in the atmosphere to produce acids. in recent years - m






25. The carbon overlay in LEED is used for what?






26. 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






27. What are the added costs of bldg green & what benefits offset those cost?






28. All the energy used to grow - extract and manufacture a product - transport it to the jobsite - complete the installation - and finally dispose of it at the end of its life cycle






29. 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






30. 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






31. The number of different types of space per acre in an area - think of a mixed-use development - which has both houses and offices






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






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






34. The area of the project site that is impacted by construction activity - LEED project should attempt to limit site disturbance






35. Water used for building systems such as boiler feed water - cooling water for heat exchangers - chillers - etc






36. Areas where the upper soil is no longer exposed - including paved areas - walkways - fountains - etc.






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






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






39. Guidance tool designed for use by building professionals to help manage indoor air quality in commercial buildings - which should be a part of indoor air quality management plans






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






41. 1) Cost of green bldg Each Prerequisite and Credit has 2 major components - and those are: Intents and Requirements






42. 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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. A review of consumables waste of a project. essentially - finding out what makes up the projects waste can help determine ways to increase recycling or reduce waste through other methods






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






50. Very harsh - bright - dazzling light that interferes with visibility