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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Waste building materials - dredging materials - tree stumps - and rubble resulting from [first word] - remodeling - repair - and [second word] of homes - commercial buildings and other structures and pavements
Construction and Demolition Debris
Construction Documents
Open Space
Baseline v. Actual Use
2. What is reduced when a project uses reclaimed water in its cooling towers?
Portable water uses
Green Power
Sick Building Syndrome
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
3. 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
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Site Disturbance
Salvaged Materials
Integrated Design
4. The stewardship and use of forests and forest lands in a way - and at a rate - that maintains their biodiversity - productivity - regeneration capacity - vitality and their potential to fulfill - now and in the future - relevant ecological - economic
LEED Category
Sustainable Forestry
Integrated Process
Green Power
5. Landscaping and gardening in ways that reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental irrigation. it is promoted in areas that do not have easily accessible supplies of fresh water and is catching on in other areas as climate patterns shift
Xeriscaping
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Commingled Recycling
6. Min' years that a LEED bldg should share its energy & water usage data with USGBCa
5 years
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Chiller
Construction and Demolition Debris
7. Like carbon dioxide or methane - which contributes to potential climate change
Light Pollution
Systems Thinking
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Greenhouse Gases
8. 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
Carbon Overlay Tool
Green Washing
Install submeters & Select local plants
40%
9. Purchase price of a hard asset such as masonry - wood - steel - carpet - tile - mechanical systems - roofing
Construction and Demolition Debris
Carpool
Hard Cost
Certificate of occupancy
10. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses
Harvested Rainwater
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Commissioning
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
11. If a bldg is designed to move at any point in its lifetime - what LEED certification is it eligible for?
Green Washing
Biofuel
Green Building
None.
12. A control system capable of monitoring environmental and system loads and adjusting HVAC operations accordingly in order to conserve energy while maintaining comfort (EPA)
Volatile Organic Compound
Adaptive Plant
Global Warming
Energy Management System
13. 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)
Gallons per Flush
Daylighting
LEED Requirements and Submittals
14. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations (EPA)
Environmental Sustainability
Biomass
Conventional Irrigation
Value Engineering
15. The careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion
Conservation
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Building Commissioning
Open Space
16. What is the procedure required to achieve LEED cert?
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Baseline Vs Design
Low Impact Development
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
17. A natural resource that cannot be produced - re-grown - regenerated - or reused on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate. these resources often exist in a fixed amount - or are consumed much faster than nature can recreate them. fossil fuels
Pollutant
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Non-renewable Resource
Building Commissioning
18. Material that is sourced and manufactured within 500 miles of the project. usually expressed as a percentage of total project material
Native or Indigenous Plants
Pedestrian Access
Regional Material
Water Balance
19. 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
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
LEED Rating System
Energy Conservation
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
20. Wood manufactured by binding together the strands - particles - fibers - or veneers of wood - together with adhesives - to form [first word] materials
Construction Phases Bidding
Integrated Process
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Waste Stream Audit
21. When all recyclables for collection are mixed but kept separate from other waste
Commissioning Report
Adaptive Reuse
Commingled Recycling
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
22. Exterior surface of the building including all walls - windows - floor and roof. separates the building's inside from the outside
LEED Credit
Montreal Protocol
Building Envelope (building shell)
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
23. A survey of building occupants that asks questions about the green cleaning program and helps determine if occupants are exposed to pollutants
Chiller
Bake-Out
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Integrated Process Team
24. 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
Soft Cost
Gallons per Minute
Baseline v. Actual Use
Ventilation Rate
25. 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
Rainwater Harvesting
1000 square ft
Ecosystem
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
26. Human made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity - ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cities
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Baseline Vs Design
Built Environment
27. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)
Ambient Temperature
Underground Parking
Cooling Tower
Rating system and Project size
28. Type of lamp designed to replace an incandescent lamp and fit into existing light fixtures formerly used for incandescent bulbs. compared to incandescent lamps giving the same amount of visible light - these generally use less power - have a longer r
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Soft Cost
Thermal Comfort
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
29. 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
Acidification
Acid Rain
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.
Drip Irrigation
30. To reduce site lighting impact near forestland - the exterior lighting installed should...
Mass Transit
Reduce light transpass
Glare
Fenestration
31. 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
Emissivity (of a material)
Construction Administration
Impervious Surfaces
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
32. Any substance in air that could - in high enough concentration - harm man - other animals - vegetation - or material (EPA)
Floor-To-Area
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Airborne Pollutant
LEED Requirements and Submittals
33. 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
Indoor Environmental Quality
Acid Rain
Imperviousness
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
34. LEED certification fee is base on two factors.
Rating system and Project size
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Reduce light transpass
LEED Online
35. 4 key issues that help define how location affect project
Refrigerant
Environmentally Preferable Products
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Flush-Out
36. Document that outlines the organization - schedule - allocation of resources - and documentation requirements of the commissioning process
Building Commissioning
Commissioning Plan
Life-cycle cost analysis
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
37. 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
Non-renewable Resource
Externality
Green Cleaning
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
38. In LEED credit weightings - the less important impact category
Acidification
Green Cleaning
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Heat Island Effect
39. 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
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Indoor Environmental Quality
Heat Island Effect
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
40. 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
Environmentally Preferable Products
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Green Power
Heat Islands
41. A roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil - or a growing medium - planted over a waterproofing membrane
LEED NC&MR
Impervious Surfaces
Regional Material
Vegetated (Green) Roof
42. What level of CO2 concentrations indicates inadequate ventilation?
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Commissioning Plan
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Pollution
43. Have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose. this comparison may consider raw materials acquisition - production - manufacturing - packaging - distr
Building Codes
Environmentally Preferable Products
Evapotranspiration
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
44. Concept of integrative design emphasizes
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Commissioning
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Metering
45. A system where the output may signal the system to stop changing - i.e. - a thermostat -- at a certain point the temp feedback will tell the system to cut off
Negative Feedback Loop
Location
Carpool
Green Washing
46. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates
Refrigerant
Net-Zero Energy
Raingarden
90%
47. Provide a consistent source of sound technical advice with respect to products - tools and services. TAGs act in an advisory capacity in responding to credit interpretation requests (CIRs) - credit rulings and credit ruling appeals while maintaining
Commingled Recycling
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Cradle to Grave
Conventional Irrigation
48. Native plants are adapted to local conditions and are easier to grow and maintain. this low-maintenance approach means savings in both time and money. once established - native plants better withstand variations in local climate such as droughts and
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Building Footprint
Native or Indigenous Plants
Construction Waste Management Plan
49. 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)
Raingarden
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
LEED
50. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits
Regenerative
None.
LEED Online
Cooling Tower