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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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
Carbon Footprint
Light Pollution
Street Grid Density
70%
2. A survey of building occupants that asks questions about the green cleaning program and helps determine if occupants are exposed to pollutants
Volatile Organic Compound
Imperviousness
1000 square ft
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
3. A roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil - or a growing medium - planted over a waterproofing membrane
Aquifer
Previously Developed Site
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Smart Growth
4. Any behavior that results in the use of less energy. examples: turning the lights off when you leave a room - and recycling aluminum cans are both ways to do this
Waterless Urinal
Energy Conservation
Sustainable Forestry
Irrigation Efficiency
5. 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
HVAC System
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Waste Stream Audit
Pedestrian Access
6. A measure of the amount of illumination falling on a surface.
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Evapotranspiration
Regional Material
7. 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.
Montreal Protocol
Energy Conservation
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Community Connectivity
8. 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
Commissioning
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
9. Passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public - such as trains - subways and busses
Carbon Footprint
Building Related Illness
Site Disturbance
Mass Transit
10. 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
Triple Bottom Line
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Prime Farmland
Integrated Design
11. If a bldg is designed to move at any point in its lifetime - what LEED certification is it eligible for?
None.
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Metering
Water Pollution
12. What constitutes the largest use of energy in bldg in US? What is the 2nd?
Gallons per Minute
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Commissioning Report
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
13. A collection of living things and the environment in which they live. for example - a prairie [this] includes coyotes - the rabbits on which they feed - and the grasses that feed the rabbits
Raingarden
Predesign
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Ecosystem
14. An expanded baseline for measuring performance - adding social and environmental dimensions to the traditional profit measure - so decisions are viewed in the long term with their impact on people - the planet - and profit
Bake-Out
Negative Feedback Loop
Triple Bottom Line
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
15. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons that are used in refrigerants and propellants that are known to deplete the ozone layer
Smart Growth
1000 square ft
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
HCFC
16. 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
Hard Cost
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Pollutant
17. CD carry the design into the detail level so that construction can take place.
Infill Development
Submeter
Integrated Process Team
Construction Documents
18. Watering using above ground sprinkler heads
Process Water
Outdoor Air
Conventional Irrigation
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
19. 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
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Vehicle miles traveled
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Regional Material
20. Building that is energy and resource efficient
High Performance Green Building
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
Indoor Air Quality
Regional Material
21. 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
Perviousness
Erosion
Refrigerant
Solid Waste Management Policy
22. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?
40%
Open Space
Carbon Footprint
Building Commissioning
23. The measurement unit used for flush fixture water consumption and flow fixture water consumption
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Building Density
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Underground Parking
24. Carrying away or displacement of solids (sediment - soil - rock - and other particles) usually by the agents of currents such as wind - water - or ice by downward or down-slope movement in response to gravity
Low Impact Development
Potable Water
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Erosion
25. Waste water from toilets & urinals is known as?
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
LEED Prerequisites
Adaptive Plant
26. An intense collaborative session where participants make a concerted effort to solve a problem or plan the design of something
Energy Conservation
1000 square ft
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
27. Area of the building as defined by the perimeter of the structure. parking lots - walkways - and landscaping are not included
Building Footprint
Street Grid Density
Pedestrian Access
Salvaged Materials
28. Process for project teams to obtain technical guidance on how LEED requirements pertain to their projects
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Value Engineering
Ventilation Rate
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
29. 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
24%-50%
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Native or Indigenous Plants
Potable Water
30. Energy Use Intensity in term of unit
Water Balance
Green Power
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
Process Water
31. The percentage of waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfilling or incineration to be recycled - composted or reused (EPA)
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Diversion Rate
Indoor Air Quality
Non-Potable Water
32. Third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design - construction and operation of high performance green buildings (USGBC)
Pedestrian Access
Carpool
Light Pollution
LEED
33. 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
Perviousness
Gallons per Minute
LEED Rating System
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
34. Being able to allow water or air to filtrate through
Native or Indigenous Plants
Rating system and Project size
Retrocommissioning
Perviousness
35. Narrative - photo/render - elevations - floor plans - project details - and boundary (Project - LEED - & property)
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
HCFC
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
36. 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
Solid Waste Management Policy
Energy Efficient
Per-Consumer Content
37. Smart Location & Linkage. Neighborhood Pattern & Design. Green Infrastructure & Bldg.
Conventional Irrigation
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
Floor-To-Area
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
38. Min' years that a LEED bldg should share its energy & water usage data with USGBCa
Submeter
LEED Rating System
5 years
Environmental Sustainability
39. Properties or patterns that a complex system has - but which the individual members do not have. the end result is that the system now has more than just the sum of its parts. for example - saltiness is a property that neither sodium or chlorine have
Emergent Properties
Chiller
Design
Process Water
40. Water that originates from precipitation that enters the stormwater system
Stormwater Runoff
Montreal Protocol
40%
Daylighting
41. The practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource efficient throughout a building's life cycle from siting to design - construction - operation - maintenance - renovation and deconstruction. thi
Diversity of Houses
Green Building
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Commissioning Report
42. Mixture of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette - pipe - or cigar and smoke exhaled by the smoker
Building Related Illness
Pollution
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
43. 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.
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Floodplain
Biodiversity
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
44. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.
Environmental Sustainability
Green Building
Construction Phases Bidding
Sustainable
45. 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
Pedestrian Access
Integrated Process Team
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Pollutant
46. The ability of dark - non-reflective paved areas-city streets - rooftops - and sidewalks-to absorb and radiate heat - making urban areas and the surrounding suburbs noticeably hotter than rural towns nearby. other contributors include reduced airflow
Heat Island Effect
Value Engineering
LEED
Building Codes
47. The linear view of the life of a product - from creation to the end of useful life - ie disposal
Feedback Loop
Diversity of Houses
Salvaged Materials
Cradle to Grave
48. Certified (40-49) - Silver (50-59) - Gold (60-79) - and Platinum (80+)
70%
The four LEED levels
Green Washing
LEED Project Boundary
49. Part of the LEED rating system. within each LEED category there are prerequisites and credits. prerequisites must be met for building certification.
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Integrated Process Team
LEED Prerequisites
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
50. Very harsh - bright - dazzling light that interferes with visibility
Construction Documents
Glare
Renewable Energy
Graywater (Greywater)