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LEED GA: Green Associate

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1. Developing in areas near transportation - housing - and jobs therefore leaving open spaces and farmland free from development






2. The act of having separate stakeholders or designers work together to ensure the project is benefiting from synergy which allows for greater levels of sustainability throughout the project's life






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






4. 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






5. 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






6. 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






7. 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.






8. 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






9. Heat removal devices used to transfer process waste heat to the atmosphere. large office buildings - hospitals - and schools typically use one or more of these as part of their air conditioning systems






10. Used to store excess stormwater. these are basins whose outlets have been designed to detain stormwater runoff for some minimum time (e.g. 24 hrs). the stormwater will slowly seep into the ground to recharge aquifers or discharge as determined by the






11. Green Bldg can reduce how much Solid Waste?






12. Allowing pedestrians to walk between areas without interference from walls - highways or other barriers






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






14. When symptoms of diagnosable illness are identified and can be attributed to airborne building contaminants (EPA)






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






16. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.






17. Green Bldg can reduce how much CO2 Emissions?






18. The rate at which indoor air enters and leaves a building - usually expressed in LEED as the number of changes of outdoor air per hour (air changes per hour or "ach") ASHRAE 62 prescribes proper ventilation rates to ensure pollutants and carbon dioxi






19. 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






20. Similar to cradle-to-cradle - processes that restore - renew or revitalize their own sources of energy and materials - creating sustainable systems that integrate the needs of society with the integrity of nature. i.e. a building or community that mi






21. 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






22. Wood manufactured by binding together the strands - particles - fibers - or veneers of wood - together with adhesives - to form [first word] materials






23. A contractual benchmark that usually corresponds to the point at which a client could occupy a nearly completed space.






24. The presence in water of enough harmful or objectionable material to damage the water's quality (EPA)






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






26. Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (EPA)






27. Encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria (USGBC). there are multiple rating system






28. A strategy to use existing materials in a similar or different capacity






29. What metric is the best indicator of transportation impacts associated with a bldg project?






30. 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






31. Unit of measurement by which flow rate of toilets and other flushing devices such as urinals are measured and regulated






32. Renewable energy such as solar - wind - biomass - hydro - and geothermal energy






33. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations (EPA)






34. 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






35. Any method of powering an engine that does not involve solely petroleum (e.g. electric car - petrol-electric hybrid - solar powered)






36. Human made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity - ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cities






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






38. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.






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






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






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






42. Prior to submitting CIR - what strategies should be considered?






43. Water used for building systems such as boiler feed water - cooling water for heat exchangers - chillers - etc






44. The min' floor area for NC - CS - Schools - EB - and O&M






45. 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






46. Third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design - construction and operation of high performance green buildings (USGBC)






47. 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






48. When 2+ people share a ride in the same vehicle






49. 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






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