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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion
Commingled Recycling
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Montreal Protocol
Bioswale
2. A term used in life cycle analysis to describe a material or product that is recycled into a new product at the end of its useful life. an example of a closed system
70%
Cradle to Cradle
HCFC
Triple Bottom Line
3. Plan that takes into consideration all aspects of the indoor environment and documents strategies to protect the quality of the indoor environment for occupants - especially important during construction and renovations
Baseline v. Actual Use
Systems Thinking
Carbon Footprint
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
4. The min' floor area for CI
Waste Management Plan
Sustainable
Green Building
250 square ft
5. The relationship btw the total bldg floor area & the allowable land area the bldg can cover.
Floor-To-Area
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Greenfield
Greenhouse Gases
6. 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
Development Footprint
Refrigerant
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Energy Conservation
7. The measurement unit used for flush fixture water consumption and flow fixture water consumption
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Construction Waste Management Plan
90%
8. 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.
Acid Rain
Previously Developed Site
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Flush-Out
9. Vehicle which has both a gas powered engine and an electric engine to achieve better fuel economy and lower emissions
Sick Building Syndrome
Salvaged Materials
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Hybrid Vehicle
10. Achieving net zero emissions by balancing the footprint with an equivalent amount of sequestered or offset green house gases
Energy Efficient
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Heat Islands
Carbon Neutrality
11. 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
Light Trespass
Life-cycle cost analysis
Bake-Out
Building Codes
12. Drinking water that is of sufficiently high quality so that it can be consumed or utilized without risk of immediate of long term harm
Potable Water
Climate Change
Performance Monitoring
Low Impact Development
13. Waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfills or incineration to be recycled - composted - or re-used. (EPA) measured in tons
Carpool
Waste Diversion
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Built Environment
14. What is the procedure required to achieve LEED cert?
Building Footprint
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Nested System
15. 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
Floor Area Ratio
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Acid Rain
Feedback Loop
16. Part of construction waste management plan
Waste Management Plan
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Raingarden
17. Excessive or obtrusive artificial light that obscures the stars in the night sky for city dwellers - interferes with astronomical observatories - and like any other form of pollution - disrupts ecosystems and has adverse health effects
Integrated Design
Light Pollution
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Byproduct
18. During Construction Phases - ________________ is the actual construction - Commissioning take place near the end of construction - once the system have been installed and are operable. Includes Substantial Completion - Final Completion - Certificate
Construction Administration
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
Positive Feedback Loop
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
19. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?
Carbon Neutrality
Retrocommissioning
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Nonpoint-source pollution
20. Human made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity - ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cities
Built Environment
Outdoor Air
Fossil Fuels
Gallons per Flush
21. The comparison between a standard gage and the estimated in a building's design scenario. in LEED - the [first word] usually refers to the EPAct 1992 water flow and flush rates
Certificate of occupancy
HCFC
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Baseline v. Design
22. Primary pollutants in Acid Rain are...
Design
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
Environmentally Preferable Products
Integrated Process
23. A site that was previously built on - has been graded - or contained a parking lot - roadway - or other structure
Integrative
Previously Developed Site
Integrated Process
Cradle to Grave
24. 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
Construction Administration
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.
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Zoning
25. Centerline miles/square mile - a centerline mile is measuring a particular road down its center. higher street grid densities are beneficial for pedestrians
Portable water uses
Built Environment
Street Grid Density
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
26. 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
Potable Water
Closed System
Solid Waste Management Policy
LEED
27. Total area in square feet of all spaces in a building - including rooms - stairwells - elevators and hallways
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Negative Feedback Loop
Heat Island Effect
Square Footage of a Building
28. The introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability - disorder - harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
Pollution
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Energy Efficient
29. The licensed-pro exemption is used by a project team to do what?
Net-Zero Energy
Integrated Pest Management
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Schematic Design
30. The practice of placing windows - or other transparent media - and reflective surfaces so that - during the day - natural light provides effective internal illumination
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Daylighting
Water Balance
Major Construction Phases
31. The careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion
High Performance Green Building
5 years
Conservation
Open Grid Pavement
32. Collaborative - facilitated approach to project design and execution. the approach invests in design activities that increase the opportunity for integrated solutions with an eye to better performance and life cycle savings
Adaptive Plant
Integrated Process
Integrated Design
Biodegradable
33. Pavement that is less than 50% impervious and contains vegetation in the open cells
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
Open Grid Pavement
Wet Pond (retention pond)
34. Prior to submitting CIR - what strategies should be considered?
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Sustainable Forestry
35. An assessment of the greenhouse gases (which includes more than just CO2) emitted by a particular organization - project or activity
Erosion
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Carbon Footprint
Life-cycle cost analysis
36. Water leaving plants and soil returning back to the atmosphere
Evapotranspiration
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Construction Waste Management Plan
Charrette (shuh-ret)
37. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application
The four LEED levels
Feedback Loop
LEED Online
Greenfield
38. 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
Gallons per Flush
Airborne Pollutant
Waste Stream Audit
Emergent Properties
39. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)
Construction Administration
Ambient Temperature
Life-cycle cost analysis
Salvaged Materials
40. Air that enters into a building either naturally through pre-designed openings in the building or through the ventilation system
Outdoor Air
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Native or Indigenous Plants
41. Part of the LEED rating system. within each LEED category there are prerequisites and credits. prerequisites must be met for building certification.
LEED Prerequisites
Biodegradable
Adaptive Plant
Sick Building Syndrome
42. Resistance to penetration by a liquid and is calculated as the percentage of area covered by a paving system that does not allow moisture to soak into the ground
Outdoor Air
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Imperviousness
Building Density
43. In LEED credit weightings - the less important impact category
Outdoor Air
High Performance Green Building
Acidification
Portable water uses
44. Part of a refrigeration system - a machine that removes heat from liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Chiller
Daylighting
Baseline v. Actual Use
45. 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
Per-Consumer Content
Energy Star Rating
Location
46. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
Hybrid Vehicle
Conventional Irrigation
Harvested Rainwater
47. Ground areas that are vegetated and pervious. green roofs can be considered open space but only for urban areas
Open Space
Vegetated (Green) Roof
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.
Open Grid Pavement
48. Pollution of water generally results from multiple sources vs. just one source - examples are runoff from roads - drainage from buildings - seepage - runoff from farmland. pollution in a river may not be exactly pinpointed because most pollution is n
Regenerative
Integrated Process Team
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Nonpoint Source Pollution
49. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Bioswale
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
50. Evaluation of the total cost of a building or product over its useful life - including initial - maintenance - repair and replacement costs as well as savings. LCC evaluates economic performance.
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Flush-Out
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