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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not to be exceeded during a given time in a defined area (EPA)
5 years
Air Quality Standards
Low Impact Development
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
2. 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
Transportation Demand Management
Integrated Process
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
3. A contractual benchmark that usually corresponds to the point at which a client could occupy a nearly completed space.
Design Development
Install submeters & Select local plants
Substantial completion
Baseline v. Design
4. Part of the LEED rating system. projects earn points by meeting the requirements of optional credits in order to earn points towards certification
LEED NC&MR
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
LEED Credit
Air Quality Standards
5. An expense item that is not considered a direct construction cost. soft costs include architectural - engineering - financing - and legal fees - commissioning - and other pre- and post-construction expenses
Pollutant
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Soft Cost
Baseline v. Design
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.
Net-Zero Energy
Biodiversity
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Bake-Out
7. 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
Air Quality Standards
Pollution
Green Cleaning
Montreal Protocol
8. 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
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Street Grid Density
Global Warming
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
9. Systematic improvements in a market or segment of a market to achieve a lasting share of energy-efficient products and services - i.e. high efficiency washers replacing regular washing machines in the U.S.
HCFC
Market Transformation
Evapotranspiration
Potable Water
10. Each LEED credit has requirements that must be met and documentation that must be submitted to prove the credit requirements were met
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Airborne Pollutant
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
LEED Requirements and Submittals
11. Total square footage of buildings in a particular area divided by acre amount of the same area - expressed as SF/Acre - for example 20 -000 SF per acre
Development Density
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Energy Conservation
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
12. Like carbon dioxide or methane - which contributes to potential climate change
Native or Indigenous Plants
5 years
Market Transformation
Greenhouse Gases
13. Renewable energy such as solar - wind - biomass - hydro - and geothermal energy
Rainwater Harvesting
Ventilation Rate
Green Power
Predesign
14. Certified (40-49) - Silver (50-59) - Gold (60-79) - and Platinum (80+)
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Light Trespass
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
The four LEED levels
15. 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.
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Ventilation Rate
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Flush-Out
16. Light that passes beyond the project boundary - i.e. parking lot lighting that passes into a park next to the project
Light Trespass
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Construction and Demolition Debris
17. 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
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Design
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
Performance Monitoring
18. This concept is thought of as more sustainable. ex: plants grow in a field - produce oxygen - take in water - then die and decay which helps plants grow. these can be linked so one system uses the byproducts of another
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Integrative
Closed System
90%
19. Watering using above ground sprinkler heads
5 years
Conventional Irrigation
Potable Water
Heat Island Effect
20. Energy generated from natural resources - such as sunlight - wind - tides and geothermal heat - which are naturally replenished
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Renewable Energy
Waste Stream Audit
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
21. An unwanted airborne constituent that may reduce acceptability of the air (ASHRAE 62.1-2004)
70%
Regional Material
Cradle to Grave
Contaminant
22. A roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil - or a growing medium - planted over a waterproofing membrane
Pedestrian Access
Integrated Process Team
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Vegetated (Green) Roof
23. 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.
Carpool
Acid Rain
Adaptive Plant
40%
24. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Feedback Loop
Open System
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
25. The number of different types of space per acre in an area - think of a mixed-use development - which has both houses and offices
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Invasive Plants
Diversity of Uses
26. The use of technology that requires less energy to perform the same function. a compact fluorescent light bulb that uses less energy than an incandescent bulb to produce the same amount of light is an example. the decision to replace an incandescent
Energy Efficient
Hardscape
Reuse
Open Grid Pavement
27. 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
70%
LEED Project Boundary
Wastewater
LEED Intent
28. 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
Global Warming
Hard Cost
Street Grid Density
Material Reuse
29. Materials from construction sites or existing buildings that are reused in the same or different capacity. examples can include flooring - brick - beams - and doors
Salvaged Materials
Water Balance
Native or Indigenous Plants
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
30. A development company is designing a 7 story 1000 -000 sq ft condominium. He will be responsible for interior finishes - but not furniture/appliances. Which is the LEED rating system used?
Wastewater
LEED NC&MR
Per-Consumer Content
Waste Management Plan
31. Green Bldg can reduce how much CO2 Emissions?
33%-39%
Environmental Sustainability
Hardscape
Nonpoint-source pollution
32. Advertising a product or policy to be more beneficial to the environment than is true
Green Washing
Fossil Fuels
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Integrated Process
33. 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
Cooling Tower
Integrated Process
HVAC System
Life-cycle cost analysis
34. Solid - liquid or gaseous fuel derived from relatively recently dead biological material and is distinguished from fossil fuels - which are derived from long dead biological material
Commissioning Plan
Fenestration
Indoor Air Quality
Biofuel
35. Vehicle which has both a gas powered engine and an electric engine to achieve better fuel economy and lower emissions
LEED NC&MR
Perviousness
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Hybrid Vehicle
36. Any of various halocarbon compounds consisting of carbon - hydrogen - chlorine - and fluorine - once used widely as aerosol propellants and refrigerants. these are believed to cause depletion of the atmospheric ozone layer
Underground Parking
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Negative Feedback Loop
Install submeters & Select local plants
37. Total area in square feet of all spaces in a building - including rooms - stairwells - elevators and hallways
Biomass
Square Footage of a Building
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
LEED Credit
38. 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
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Commissioning Report
Baseline Vs Design
39. Green Bldg can reduce how much Solid Waste?
70%
Commissioning Plan
Floor-To-Area
Integrated Process
40. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)
Ambient Temperature
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Environmentally Preferable Products
41. Used by the USGBC to weight credits in the LEED system. credits that reduce the greenhouse gas emissions are given more weight than those that do not
Integrated Process
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Energy Star Rating
Carbon Overlay Tool
42. A term used in the US to describe the heating or cooling capacity of a system or fuels. this is understood to represent [this]'s per hour when referring to power. this derives its measurement from the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperatur
Bioswale
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Schematic Design
Environmental Sustainability
43. Standard comparison of the efficiency of an air filter. MERV ranges from 1 (least) to 16 (most efficient) - and measures a filter's ability to remove particles from 3 to 10 microns in size. developed by ASHRAE
Diversion Rate
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Acidification
44. 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
Potable Water
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Emergent Properties
45. A quantity between a site and the surrounding [area]. it is measured by pedestrian access to housing basic services such as restaurants - post offices - hospitals - libraries - etc.
Environmentally Preferable Products
Waste Management Plan
Community Connectivity
Diversity of Uses
46. When symptoms of diagnosable illness are identified and can be attributed to airborne building contaminants (EPA)
Building Envelope (building shell)
Commingled Recycling
Building Related Illness
Albedo
47. An accounting of all water volumes that enter and leave a space over a period of time
Water Balance
Open Grid Pavement
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Non-renewable Resource
48. Guidance tool designed for use by building professionals to help manage indoor air quality in commercial buildings - which should be a part of indoor air quality management plans
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Graywater (Greywater)
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Building Footprint
49. Concept of integrative design emphasizes
Credit Interpretation Request
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
HVAC System
50. The application of solar cells for energy by converting sunlight directly into electricity
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Cooling Tower
Hybrid Vehicle
40%