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LEED GA: Green Associate

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Human made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity - ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cities






2. 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






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






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






5. What should take place during Occupancy?






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






7. A system where the output may signal the system to stop changing - i.e. - a thermostat -- at a certain point the temp feedback will tell the system to cut off






8. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre






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






10. The relationship btw the total bldg floor area & the allowable land area the bldg can cover.






11. An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion






12. 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






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






14. Mixture of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette - pipe - or cigar and smoke exhaled by the smoker






15. The official recognition by a local bldg department that bldg conforms to applicable bldg & safety codes.






16. When an exisiting building undergoes the commissioning process to discover if improvements or changes should be made to improve the building






17. Building that is energy and resource efficient






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






19. A formal question asked of GBCI from the project team - who would then receive Credit Interpretation Ruling.






20. Green Bldg can reduce how much CO2 Emissions?






21. Used to describe situations in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a building - but no specific illness or cause can be identified






22. 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






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






24. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)






25. Method of land use regulation used by local governments in most developed countries. zoning may be use-based (regulating the uses to which land may be put) - or it may regulate building height - lot coverage - and similar characteristics - or some co






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






27. Water that is not treated to drinking water standards and is not meant for human consumption






28. Plan that identifies a diversion rate goal and covers how waste will be either disposed or reused or recycled by addressing sorting - collection - and final disposal of items in an existing building






29. Unit of measurement by which flowing devices such as faucets and showers are measured and regulated






30. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?






31. Excel spreadsheet that helps project teams track their credits against requirements for certification






32. System where energy is taken from the output of a system and reapplied to the input - or A produces more of B which in turn produces more of A. i.e. population growth -- adults make children whom in turn make more adults






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






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






35. Process for project teams to obtain technical guidance on how LEED requirements pertain to their projects






36. What are the extra categories for LEED for Home?






37. Ground areas that are vegetated and pervious. green roofs can be considered open space but only for urban areas






38. A site that was previously built on - has been graded - or contained a parking lot - roadway - or other structure






39. Gives preference to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and the companies that supply them






40. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses






41. 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)






42. 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






43. An intense collaborative session where participants make a concerted effort to solve a problem or plan the design of something






44. An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel - sand - silt or clay) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well. these are critically important in human habitation and agriculture. t






45. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations






46. A site that is undeveloped and in a natural state or has been used for agriculture






47. 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






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






49. 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






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