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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. Urinals that do not use water at all. these systems can save anywhere between 15000 and 45000 gallons of water per urinal per year
Charrette (shuh-ret)
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
Waterless Urinal
2. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application
Sustainable Forestry
LEED Online
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
3. Measuring the amount of resources used over a period of time - such as water or electricity
Metering
250 square ft
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Conservation
4. Green Bldg can reduce how much Solid Waste?
Floodplain
Building Density
70%
Ozone (O3)
5. Wood manufactured by binding together the strands - particles - fibers - or veneers of wood - together with adhesives - to form [first word] materials
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Chiller
Air Quality Standards
Pollutant
6. The mathematical expression of Imperviousness
Albedo
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Irrigation Efficiency
Brownfields
7. Prior to final selection of site - owner & design team should confirm that the site is...
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Commissioning
HCFC
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
8. Uses the natural forces of wind and buoyancy to deliver fresh air into buildings through doors - windows or other designed opening (chimneys)
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Conservation
Building Footprint
90%
9. Min' years that a LEED bldg should share its energy & water usage data with USGBCa
5 years
Performance Monitoring
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Wastewater
10. If a bldg is designed to move at any point in its lifetime - what LEED certification is it eligible for?
Greenfield
None.
Construction Phases Bidding
Open System
11. In LEED credit weightings - the less important impact category
Acidification
Net-Zero Energy
Externality
Daylighting
12. 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
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Green Building
Waste Diversion
13. 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
Ecosystem
Invasive Plants
Baseline Vs Design
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
14. 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
Contaminant
Fenestration
Per-Consumer Content
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
15. Unit of measurement that describes a building's energy use relative to its size. it's calculated by taking the total energy consumed in one year in kBTUs and dividing it by total floorspace of the building. a low number signifies good energy performa
Rating system and Project size
250 square ft
Diversity of Uses
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
16. Documentation of the results of the commissioning process - including the as-built state of the HVAC system and any unresolved issues found at the time the commissioning process was completed
Commissioning Report
Fossil Fuels
Open Space
Green Power
17. 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
Pollutant
Thermal Comfort
Green Cleaning
Water Pollution
18. 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
Life-cycle cost analysis
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Performance Monitoring
HCFC
19. The ratio of energy radiated by a particular material to energy radiated by a black body at the same temperature. measure of a material's ability to radiate absorbed energy
Green Building
Emissivity (of a material)
Fenestration
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
20. 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
Built Environment
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
LEED Category
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
21. Any method of powering an engine that does not involve solely petroleum (e.g. electric car - petrol-electric hybrid - solar powered)
Acidification
Pollutant
Flush-Out
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
22. 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.
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Pollutant
Biodiversity
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
23. Water that is of sufficiently high quality so that it can be consumed or utilized without risk of immediate of long term harm by humans or animals
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Potable Water
Energy Star Rating
Acidification
24. A formal question asked of GBCI from the project team - who would then receive Credit Interpretation Ruling.
Credit Interpretation Request
Biodiversity
Brownfields
Baseline Building Performance
25. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations
Environmental Sustainability
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Baseline v. Actual Use
Irrigation Efficiency
26. 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
Net-Zero Energy
LEED Points
Certificate of occupancy
Wastewater
27. 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
Agrifiber Product
Hybrid Vehicle
LEED Credit
28. Material that is sourced and manufactured within 500 miles of the project. usually expressed as a percentage of total project material
Perviousness
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Regional Material
Rating system and Project size
29. Air and surface temperature differences between developed and underdeveloped areas
Biomass
Heat Islands
Light Trespass
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
30. The coordinated use of pest and environmental info with available pest control methods to prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means and with the least possible hazard to people - property - and the environment
Stormwater Runoff
Conventional Irrigation
Integrated Pest Management
Environmentally Preferable Products
31. 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
Regional Material
33%-39%
Environmentally Preferable Products
Light Trespass
32. 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
Passive Design
Carpool
Externality
Energy Conservation
33. 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
Floor Area Ratio
Xeriscaping
Community Connectivity
Global Warming
34. Certified (40-49) - Silver (50-59) - Gold (60-79) - and Platinum (80+)
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Net-Zero Energy
The four LEED levels
Performance Monitoring
35. 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
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
70%
Sustainable Forestry
Underground Parking
36. 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
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Bioswale
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Ambient Temperature
37. When symptoms of diagnosable illness are identified and can be attributed to airborne building contaminants (EPA)
Infill Development
90%
LEED Rating System
Building Related Illness
38. Renewable energy such as solar - wind - biomass - hydro - and geothermal energy
Value Engineering
Green Power
Renewable Energy
Mass Transit
39. 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.
Thermal Comfort
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Adaptive Plant
Harvested Rainwater
40. Area of the building as defined by the perimeter of the structure. parking lots - walkways - and landscaping are not included
Positive Feedback Loop
Building Footprint
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Baseline Building Performance
41. 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
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Material Reuse
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Baseline Building Performance
42. Passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public - such as trains - subways and busses
Indoor Air Quality
Mass Transit
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Systems Thinking
43. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates
Community Connectivity
Raingarden
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Graywater (Greywater)
44. 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
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Glare
Biodiversity
Construction Documents
45. Green Bldg can reduce how much Energy Use?
LEED Category
24%-50%
Built Environment
LEED Credit Checklist
46. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?
40%
Carpool
Infill Development
Predesign
47. What should take place during Occupancy?
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Fenestration
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
48. Primary pollutants in Acid Rain are...
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
Gallons per Flush
Non-renewable Resource
Biodiversity
49. The spent or used water from a home - community - farm - or industry that contains dissolved or suspended matter (EPA)
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Bake-Out
Acidification
Wastewater
50. 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
Per-Consumer Content
Waste Stream Audit
90%
Fossil Fuels