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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.
LEED Category
Bake-Out
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Environmental Sustainability
2. 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
Imperviousness
Commingled Recycling
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Bypass otherwise required submittals
3. Total building energy costs (including all plug loads) annually. this value is intended to be used to compare against design cases to compute energy savings from a proposed design
Baseline Building Performance
Gallons per Flush
Acid Rain
Environmental Sustainability
4. 1) Cost of green bldg Each Prerequisite and Credit has 2 major components - and those are: Intents and Requirements
Green Washing
Pollution
Life-cycle cost analysis
Integrated Pest Management
5. An assessment of the greenhouse gases (which includes more than just CO2) emitted by a particular organization - project or activity
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Flush-Out
Carbon Footprint
Wet Pond (retention pond)
6. Thermal comfort is typically attributed to what env factors?
Volatile Organic Compound
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Baseline Vs Design
Green Building
7. Green Bldg can reduce how much Energy Use?
24%-50%
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
8. 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
Building Commissioning
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Invasive Plants
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
9. A gas composed of 3 oxygen atoms. it's not usually emitted directly into the air - but at ground level is created by a chemical reaction between oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the presence of sunlight. ozone has the
Ozone (O3)
Externality
LEED Online
Diversion Rate
10. Urinals that do not use water at all. these systems can save anywhere between 15000 and 45000 gallons of water per urinal per year
Building Envelope (building shell)
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Waterless Urinal
40%
11. A formal question asked of GBCI from the project team - who would then receive Credit Interpretation Ruling.
Adaptive Plant
Evapotranspiration
LEED Prerequisites
Credit Interpretation Request
12. 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
Light Trespass
Aquifer
Cradle to Grave
Gallons per Flush
13. Any substance in air that could - in high enough concentration - harm man - other animals - vegetation - or material (EPA)
Raingarden
Airborne Pollutant
Light Pollution
250 square ft
14. The linear view of the life of a product - from creation to the end of useful life - ie disposal
Cradle to Grave
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Diversity of Houses
15. 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
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Carbon Overlay Tool
Stormwater Runoff
Previously Developed Site
16. Air quality within buildings as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants
Integrated Process
Feedback Loop
Reduce light transpass
Indoor Air Quality
17. A measure of the amount of illumination falling on a surface.
Open System
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Floor Area Ratio
Chiller
18. 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
LEED Project Boundary
Nonpoint Source Pollution
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Building Codes
19. A control system capable of monitoring environmental and system loads and adjusting HVAC operations accordingly in order to conserve energy while maintaining comfort (EPA)
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Energy Management System
Sustainable
Development Footprint
20. When all recyclables for collection are mixed but kept separate from other waste
Commingled Recycling
Ecosystem
Albedo
Waterless Urinal
21. How many % of environmental impacts decision are made during the 1st 10% of design process?
Certificate of occupancy
Building Codes
70%
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
22. Under building - tuck-under - or a stacked parking structure that minimizes the need for exposed parking and parking lots
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Certificate of occupancy
Diversity of Uses
Underground Parking
23. The ratio of energy radiated by a particular material to energy radiated by a black body at the same temperature. measure of a material's ability to radiate absorbed energy
24%-50%
Emissivity (of a material)
Waste Stream Audit
1000 square ft
24. 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
Sustainable Forestry
Energy Efficient
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
25. What are the 3D sustainability often described as the triple bottom line or 3 legged stool?
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Street Grid Density
LEED Credit Checklist
26. 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
Per-Consumer Content
Potable Water
Negative Feedback Loop
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
27. Green bldg emphasizes using what type of design process?
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Integrative
Montreal Protocol
Ventilation Rate
28. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application
LEED Online
Light Pollution
Baseline Vs Design
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
29. The measurement unit used for flush fixture water consumption and flow fixture water consumption
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Market Transformation
Hybrid Vehicle
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
30. Heating - ventilating and air conditioning. these systems seek to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality
HVAC System
Solid Waste Management Policy
Erosion
Conventional Irrigation
31. Gives preference to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and the companies that supply them
Cradle to Cradle
Construction Administration
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
32. Water used for building systems such as boiler feed water - cooling water for heat exchangers - chillers - etc
Closed System
Carbon Overlay Tool
Process Water
Site Disturbance
33. Side effect or consequence of an industrial or commercial activity that affects other parties without this being reflected in the price of the goods or services involved - i.e. the pollution created in power generation for one state blown over anothe
Portable water uses
Externality
Development Footprint
Harvested Rainwater
34. Water that is of sufficiently high quality so that it can be consumed or utilized without risk of immediate of long term harm by humans or animals
Ozone (O3)
Potable Water
Triple Bottom Line
Airborne Pollutant
35. Viewing the world as an interrelated set of systems that can influence one another
Positive Feedback Loop
Systems Thinking
Conventional Irrigation
Regional Material
36. Method which minimizes the use of water and fetilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants - either onto the soil surface or directly onto the root zone - through a network of valves - pipes - tubing and emitters
Flush-Out
None.
Diversion Rate
Drip Irrigation
37. 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
Regenerative
Ozone (O3)
Passive Design
Gallons per Minute
38. Products made from agricultural fiber such as wheat board and straw board
Design
Agrifiber Product
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
39. Total area in square feet of all spaces in a building - including rooms - stairwells - elevators and hallways
Ambient Temperature
Square Footage of a Building
LEED Online
Pollutant
40. Materials from construction sites or existing buildings that are reused in the same or different capacity. examples can include flooring - brick - beams - and doors
Aquifer
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Salvaged Materials
Airborne Pollutant
41. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)
Environmental Sustainability
Ambient Temperature
Previously Developed Site
Montreal Protocol
42. 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
Integrated Process
Reduce light transpass
Drip Irrigation
Prime Farmland
43. Mixture of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette - pipe - or cigar and smoke exhaled by the smoker
Diversity of Uses
Life-cycle cost analysis
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
44. The relationship between the total building floor area and the allowable land area the building can cover (USGBC)
Floor Area Ratio
Energy Conservation
Transportation Demand Management
Building Related Illness
45. Flush-Out
Charrette (shuh-ret)
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.
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Infill Development
46. The percentage of material in a product that was consumer waste. the recycled material was generated by household - commercial - industrial or institutional end-users and can no longer be used for its intended purpose. it includes returns of material
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
Green Washing
Baseline Vs Design
Energy Conservation
47. Life-cycle assessment is used to determine what?
The four LEED levels
Externality
Non-Potable Water
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
48. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit
Pollution
Glare
Drip Irrigation
LEED Intent
49. A LEED rating is achieved through earning points in each of the 6 LEED categories
Ambient Temperature
Agrifiber Product
LEED Points
Negative Feedback Loop
50. Prior to submitting CIR - what strategies should be considered?
Diversion Rate
LEED Credit Checklist
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Water Pollution
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