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LEED GA: Green Associate

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1. What level of CO2 concentrations indicates inadequate ventilation?






2. The coordinated use of pest and environmental info with available pest control methods to prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means and with the least possible hazard to people - property - and the environment






3. The mathematical expression of Imperviousness






4. Light that passes beyond the project boundary - i.e. parking lot lighting that passes into a park next to the project






5. 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






6. A material's ability to reflect sunlight measured on a scale of 0 (black) to 1 (white). a value of 0.0 indicates that the surface absorbs all solar radiation and a value of 1.0 represents total reflectivity.






7. Viewing the world as an interrelated set of systems that can influence one another






8. Predesign - Design - Bid - Construction - and Occupancy






9. 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






10. Credit weightings are based on...






11. 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






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






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






14. Ground areas that are vegetated and pervious. green roofs can be considered open space but only for urban areas






15. How many % of environmental impacts decision are made during the 1st 10% of design process?






16. 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






17. Part of a refrigeration system - a machine that removes heat from liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle






18. A project must: Comply w/ Environmental Laws - Be a Complete - Permanent bldg/space - Use a reasonable Site Boundary - Comply with min' Floor Area requirements - Comply with min' Occup' Rates - Commit to Sharing whole bldg energy & water Usage Data






19. The official recognition by a local bldg department that bldg conforms to applicable bldg & safety codes.






20. The amount of water the design case conserves vs the baseline case






21. Vehicle which has both a gas powered engine and an electric engine to achieve better fuel economy and lower emissions






22. A member based nonprofit organization whose mission is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed - built - and operated - enabling an environmentally and socially responsible - healthy and prosperous environment that improves the qu






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






24. Exterior surface of the building including all walls - windows - floor and roof. separates the building's inside from the outside






25. According to the EPA - what % of time do American spend indoors?






26. 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






27. Meters placed on smaller portions of a larger system - i.e. submeteres monitoring water use on each floor of a project






28. Any substance in air that could - in high enough concentration - harm man - other animals - vegetation - or material (EPA)






29. Mainly artificial structures--such as pavements (roads - sidewalks - driveways and parking lots) that are covered by impenetrable (impervious) materials such as asphalt - concrete - brick - and stone--and rooftops. soils compacted by urban developmen






30. A mixture of sizes and cost of houses in an area that allows for a mixture of socioeconomic types of people in an area -- i.e. young families and older couples in a neighborhood






31. Drinking water that is of sufficiently high quality so that it can be consumed or utilized without risk of immediate of long term harm






32. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?






33. Measuring the amount of resources used over a period of time - such as water or electricity






34. The relationship between the total building floor area and the allowable land area the building can cover (USGBC)






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






36. An attempt to reduce peak period transportation use - such as allowing flex time in which employees may come to work before or after rush hour






37. Systems withing systems that are related because they affect and effect each other






38. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?






39. A site that was previously built on - has been graded - or contained a parking lot - roadway - or other structure






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






41. Life-cycle assessment is used to determine what?






42. Urinals that do not use water at all. these systems can save anywhere between 15000 and 45000 gallons of water per urinal per year






43. 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






44. Investigation and valuation of the environmental impacts of a given product or service. LCA evaluates environmental performance. this view takes into account the whole life of a product or project (not assessing it from a single point in time)






45. Gives preference to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and the companies that supply them






46. Method of land use regulation used by local governments in most developed countries. zoning may be use-based (regulating the uses to which land may be put) - or it may regulate building height - lot coverage - and similar characteristics - or some co






47. 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






48. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits






49. Also known as green tags - RECs or tradable renewable certificates (TRCs) are tradable environmental commodities in the US which represent proof that 1 megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity was generated from an eligible renewable energy resource






50. Min' years that a LEED bldg should share its energy & water usage data with USGBCa