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LEED GA: Green Associate

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Content from industry scraps that was diverted from the waste stream and used for other purposes. examples include sawdust - wood shavings - wood chips - and print overruns. excluded are materials that are re-incorporated into the same manufacturing






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






3. Achieving net zero emissions by balancing the footprint with an equivalent amount of sequestered or offset green house gases






4. Exterior surface of the building including all walls - windows - floor and roof. separates the building's inside from the outside






5. 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






6. A gas composed of 3 oxygen atoms. it's not usually emitted directly into the air - but at ground level is created by a chemical reaction between oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the presence of sunlight. ozone has the






7. An assessment of the greenhouse gases (which includes more than just CO2) emitted by a particular organization - project or activity






8. Energy generated from natural resources - such as sunlight - wind - tides and geothermal heat - which are naturally replenished






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






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






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






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






13. Materials and products are made from plants that are typically harvested within a 10 year cycle or shorter and are grown and harvested sustainably






14. Waste water from toilets & urinals is known as?






15. 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






16. An unwanted airborne constituent that may reduce acceptability of the air (ASHRAE 62.1-2004)






17. LEED certification fee is base on two factors.






18. A project that can produce all the energy it requires on site yet still might be connected to the regular utility grid - for example - using power from the grid when there is no wind - and providing power to the grid from wind turbines on windy days






19. A collection of living things and the environment in which they live. for example - a prairie [this] includes coyotes - the rabbits on which they feed - and the grasses that feed the rabbits






20. The linear view of the life of a product - from creation to the end of useful life - ie disposal






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






22. The min' floor area for CI






23. 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






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






25. Each LEED credit has requirements that must be met and documentation that must be submitted to prove the credit requirements were met






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






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






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






29. The use of technology that requires less energy to perform the same function. a compact fluorescent light bulb that uses less energy than an incandescent bulb to produce the same amount of light is an example. the decision to replace an incandescent






30. The licensed-pro exemption is used by a project team to do what?






31. Green bldg emphasizes using what type of design process?






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






33. An accounting of all water volumes that enter and leave a space over a period of time






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Capable of being decomposed by natural agents - especially bacteria






39. Landscape elements designed to slow the flow of stormwater and increase ground water recharge while also removing silt and pollution from surface runoff water. they consist of a depressed drainage course with gently sloped sides and filled with veget






40. Have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose. this comparison may consider raw materials acquisition - production - manufacturing - packaging - distr






41. A written plan that outlines strategies to reduce stormwater runoff for the purposes of reducing erosion - pollution and sedimentation of nearby bodies of water - especially important during construction where so much dirt - dust and waste are presen






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






43. How prerequisites and credits are grouped depending on the building type and rating system






44. Energy Use Intensity in term of unit






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






46. Pavement that is less than 50% impervious and contains vegetation in the open cells






47. A pond designed to hold a specific amount of water indefinitely






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






49. Systems withing systems that are related because they affect and effect each other






50. In LEED credit weightings - the most important impact category