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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. A control system capable of monitoring environmental and system loads and adjusting HVAC operations accordingly in order to conserve energy while maintaining comfort (EPA)
Energy Management System
Contaminant
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Metering
2. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Building Codes
LEED Online
Infill Development
3. 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
Cooling Tower
Low Impact Development
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Native or Indigenous Plants
4. The official recognition by a local bldg department that bldg conforms to applicable bldg & safety codes.
Invasive Plants
Baseline v. Design
Certificate of occupancy
Light Pollution
5. Smart Location & Linkage. Neighborhood Pattern & Design. Green Infrastructure & Bldg.
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Greenhouse Gases
Daylighting
6. When large amounts of outdoor air are forced through a recently completed building for a period of time so that the majority of pollutant emissions from building materials - finishes and furnishings can be removed from the building before occupancy.
Gallons per Minute
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Flush-Out
7. Gives preference to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and the companies that supply them
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Regenerative
Light Pollution
Green Cleaning
8. An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion
Light Pollution
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Montreal Protocol
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
9. The practice of placing windows - or other transparent media - and reflective surfaces so that - during the day - natural light provides effective internal illumination
Value Engineering
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Non-Potable Water
Daylighting
10. A quantity between a site and the surrounding [area]. it is measured by pedestrian access to housing basic services such as restaurants - post offices - hospitals - libraries - etc.
Infill Development
Community Connectivity
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Air Quality Standards
11. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Design Development
Raingarden
Hard Cost
12. Explores design options & alternatives with the intent to establish an agreed-upon project layout & scope of work.
Montreal Protocol
Schematic Design
Reduce light transpass
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
13. According to the EPA - what % of time do American spend indoors?
90%
Non-renewable Resource
Water Pollution
24%-50%
14. 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
Drip Irrigation
Irrigation Efficiency
Development Density
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
15. Watering using above ground sprinkler heads
Contaminant
Externality
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Conventional Irrigation
16. Being able to allow water or air to filtrate through
Underground Parking
Perviousness
Volatile Organic Compound
Albedo
17. Products made from agricultural fiber such as wheat board and straw board
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Agrifiber Product
Mass Transit
Reduce light transpass
18. 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
Adaptive Reuse
Reuse
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
19. Drinking water that is of sufficiently high quality so that it can be consumed or utilized without risk of immediate of long term harm
Zoning
Potable Water
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
20. Compounds that have a high vapor pressure and low water solubility and therefore can enter the air easily. many VOCs are human-made chemicals that are used and produced in the manufacture of paints - pharmaceuticals - and refrigerants
Construction Documents
Predesign
Volatile Organic Compound
Climate Change
21. 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
Closed System
Bioswale
LEED Prerequisites
22. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)
Air Conditioning
Location
LEED Credit Checklist
Positive Feedback Loop
23. What are the extra categories for LEED for Home?
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Building Envelope (building shell)
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Native or Indigenous Plants
24. Total area in square feet of all spaces in a building - including rooms - stairwells - elevators and hallways
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Green Power
Square Footage of a Building
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
25. Disciplinary Review Committee (Investigate) - Disciplinary Hearing Committee (Judgment) - and Credential Steering Committee (Final Decision) 2) Types of advantages discovered when initial investment are made in more durable products and efficient bld
Diversity of Houses
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Carbon Overlay Tool
Air Conditioning
26. non-native plants that use less fertilizer - pesticides and water in a given landscape. these plants have adapted to the local climate and are not considered invasive plants or weeds.
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Adaptive Plant
Airborne Pollutant
Open Grid Pavement
27. The measurement unit used for flush fixture water consumption and flow fixture water consumption
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Global Warming
Design Development
Biodiversity
28. Water leaving plants and soil returning back to the atmosphere
Process Water
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Evapotranspiration
Rapidly Renewable Materials
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
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Light Pollution
Biomass
30. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application
Predesign
Baseline Vs Design
Irrigation Efficiency
LEED Online
31. 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
70%
LEED Credit
Schematic Design
Fossil Fuels
32. The min' floor area for CI
Integrated Process Team
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Substantial completion
250 square ft
33. Prior to final selection of site - owner & design team should confirm that the site is...
Impervious Surfaces
Green Washing
Performance Monitoring
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
34. Achieving net zero emissions by balancing the footprint with an equivalent amount of sequestered or offset green house gases
Biodiversity
Carbon Neutrality
Building Codes
Bypass otherwise required submittals
35. 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
Open Space
LEED Online
Wastewater
Acid Rain
36. When all recyclables for collection are mixed but kept separate from other waste
Hardscape
Contaminant
Montreal Protocol
Commingled Recycling
37. 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)
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
LEED Intent
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
38. 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
Hard Cost
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Infill Development
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
39. How many % of environmental impacts decision are made during the 1st 10% of design process?
Pollution
70%
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
LEED Project Boundary
40. Substances used to transfer heat during the mechanical cooling process within air conditioning and refrigerator systems. they act as the heat carrier which changes from gas to liquid and then back to gas in the refrigeration cycle
Refrigerant
Airborne Pollutant
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Erosion
41. The relationship btw the total bldg floor area & the allowable land area the bldg can cover.
Floor-To-Area
Pedestrian Access
Air Conditioning
Harvested Rainwater
42. What are the added costs of bldg green & what benefits offset those cost?
Wastewater
Environmental Sustainability
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
43. A pond designed to hold a specific amount of water indefinitely
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Nested System
HVAC System
Biomass
44. Mainly artificial structures--such as pavements (roads - sidewalks - driveways and parking lots) that are covered by impenetrable (impervious) materials such as asphalt - concrete - brick - and stone--and rooftops. soils compacted by urban developmen
Fenestration
Impervious Surfaces
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Environmental Sustainability
45. Prior to submitting CIR - what strategies should be considered?
Potable Water
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Ambient Temperature
Rainwater Harvesting
46. 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.
Rainwater Harvesting
Market Transformation
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Emissivity (of a material)
47. 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
Open Grid Pavement
Integrated Process Team
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Design Development
48. Third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design - construction and operation of high performance green buildings (USGBC)
LEED
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
49. The process of verifying - in new construction - that all the systems and subsystems are efficiently designed and installed properly to achieve the owner's project requirements and as designed by the building architects and engineers.
Sustainable
Building Commissioning
LEED Credit Checklist
Perviousness
50. The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not to be exceeded during a given time in a defined area (EPA)
Air Quality Standards
Metering
Rainwater Harvesting
Nested System