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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What metric is the best indicator of transportation impacts associated with a bldg project?
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
24%-50%
Vehicle miles traveled
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
2. 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
Hard Cost
HVAC System
Substantial completion
LEED Project Boundary
3. Excel spreadsheet that helps project teams track their credits against requirements for certification
LEED Credit Checklist
Graywater (Greywater)
Commissioning
Flush-Out
4. 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
Ambient Temperature
Built Environment
Waste Stream Audit
Construction Waste Management Plan
5. Comparison between a standard gage and an actual result. in LEED - the [first part] usually refers to the EPAct 1992 water flow and flush rates while the [second part] would represent an existing building.
Xeriscaping
Street Grid Density
Building Codes
Baseline v. Actual Use
6. 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.
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Low Impact Development
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Biodiversity
7. A survey of building occupants that asks questions about the green cleaning program and helps determine if occupants are exposed to pollutants
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Cradle to Cradle
Non-renewable Resource
Community Connectivity
8. 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
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Rainwater Harvesting
Solid Waste Management Policy
Wastewater
9. Enables project team members to work together from the project outset to develop solutions that have synergies and multiple benefits. the approach invests in design activities that increase the opportunity for integrated solutions with an eye to bett
Stormwater Runoff
Green Washing
Integrated Process
Environmental Sustainability
10. LID is an approach to land development (or re-development) that works with nature to manage stormwater as close to its source as possible (EPA)
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
None.
Low Impact Development
HCFC
11. 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
Native or Indigenous Plants
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
90%
Construction and Demolition Debris
12. 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
Open Grid Pavement
Diversion Rate
Energy Conservation
Value Engineering
13. Flush-Out
Integrated Process
Acid Rain
The operation of mechanical systems for a minimum of 2 wks using 100% outdoor air at the end of construction & prior to bldg occupancy to ensure safe indoor air quality.
Integrated Design
14. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)
Aquifer
Wastewater
Ambient Temperature
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
15. Predesign - Design - Bid - Construction - and Occupancy
Systems Thinking
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Major Construction Phases
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
16. Urinals that do not use water at all. these systems can save anywhere between 15000 and 45000 gallons of water per urinal per year
Waterless Urinal
Floodplain
Light Pollution
Hard Cost
17. Energy generated from natural resources - such as sunlight - wind - tides and geothermal heat - which are naturally replenished
Energy Management System
Integrated Pest Management
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Renewable Energy
18. Measuring the amount of resources used over a period of time - such as water or electricity
Commissioning Report
Metering
Heat Island Effect
Smart Growth
19. Begins the process of spatial refinement & usually involves the 1st design of a project's energy system.
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Baseline Building Performance
Environmental Sustainability
Design Development
20. Each LEED credit has requirements that must be met and documentation that must be submitted to prove the credit requirements were met
Raingarden
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Life-cycle cost analysis
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
21. A site that was previously built on - has been graded - or contained a parking lot - roadway - or other structure
Location
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Previously Developed Site
Pedestrian Access
22. Building that is energy and resource efficient
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Perviousness
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
High Performance Green Building
23. The measurement method for defining Irrigation Efficiency
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Per-Consumer Content
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
24. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings
Carbon Overlay Tool
Open Grid Pavement
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Emergent Properties
25. 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
Infill Development
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Invasive Plants
26. CD carry the design into the detail level so that construction can take place.
Construction Documents
Carbon Footprint
Street Grid Density
Vehicle miles traveled
27. Explores design options & alternatives with the intent to establish an agreed-upon project layout & scope of work.
Schematic Design
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Biodegradable
Credit Interpretation Request
28. An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion
LEED
Heat Islands
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Montreal Protocol
29. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates
Erosion
Gallons per Flush
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Raingarden
30. A measure of the amount of illumination falling on a surface.
Light Pollution
Credit Interpretation Request
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
31. 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.
Building Commissioning
LEED Credit
Market Transformation
Global Warming
32. The spent or used water from a home - community - farm - or industry that contains dissolved or suspended matter (EPA)
Climate Change
Wastewater
Construction Waste Management Plan
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
33. Green Bldg can reduce how much Solid Waste?
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
70%
Water Balance
Green Power
34. Aset of rules that specify the minimum acceptable level for safety for constructed objects such as buildings and non building structures. these protect public health - safety and general welfare as they relate to the construction and occupancy of bui
Acidification
Diversity of Houses
Building Codes
Flush-Out
35. Air that enters into a building either naturally through pre-designed openings in the building or through the ventilation system
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Outdoor Air
Construction Documents
Diversion Rate
36. Schematic Design - Design Development - and Construction Documents
Design
LEED Online
Systems Thinking
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
37. Advertising a product or policy to be more beneficial to the environment than is true
Mass Transit
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Feedback Loop
Green Washing
38. Using local systems to treat waste generated on-site and avoid adding waste to public facilities
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Closed System
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
39. Previously used or redeveloped land that may be contaminated with hazardous waste or pollution (USGBC). the land has the potential to be reused once any hazardous substances - pollutants - or contaminants are remediated
Brownfields
Sustainable
Environmental Sustainability
Charrette (shuh-ret)
40. The use of environmentally friendly ingredients and chemicals for household - manufacturing and industrial cleaning. these techniques and products avoid the use of chemically reactive and toxic cleaning products which contain various toxic chemicals
Green Cleaning
Credit Interpretation Request
Sustainable
Street Grid Density
41. Prior to submitting CIR - what strategies should be considered?
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
LEED Category
Drip Irrigation
Building Commissioning
42. Very harsh - bright - dazzling light that interferes with visibility
The four LEED levels
LEED Rating System
Glare
Commissioning Plan
43. 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
Greenfield
Predesign
Process Water
Negative Feedback Loop
44. 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
Embodied Energy
Integrated Process
Fossil Fuels
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
45. Products made from agricultural fiber such as wheat board and straw board
Prime Farmland
Agrifiber Product
Baseline Vs Design
Per-Consumer Content
46. 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
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
The operation of mechanical systems for a minimum of 2 wks using 100% outdoor air at the end of construction & prior to bldg occupancy to ensure safe indoor air quality.
Evapotranspiration
Per-Consumer Content
47. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre
Green Power
LEED Points
Open Grid Pavement
Building Density
48. Any substance introduced into the environment that adversely affects the usefulness of a resource or the health of humans - animals - or ecosystems (EPA)
Pollutant
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
LEED
Fenestration
49. Drinking water that is of sufficiently high quality so that it can be consumed or utilized without risk of immediate of long term harm
Per-Consumer Content
Potable Water
Flush-Out
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
50. 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
The operation of mechanical systems for a minimum of 2 wks using 100% outdoor air at the end of construction & prior to bldg occupancy to ensure safe indoor air quality.
Baseline v. Design
Cradle to Grave