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LEED GA: Green Associate

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What should take place during Occupancy?






2. Passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public - such as trains - subways and busses






3. Flat or nearby flat land adjacent to a stream or river that experiences occasional or periodic flooding






4. Pavement that is less than 50% impervious and contains vegetation in the open cells






5. Third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design - construction and operation of high performance green buildings (USGBC)






6. 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






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






8. 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?






9. Unit of measurement by which flowing devices such as faucets and showers are measured and regulated






10. Used to describe situations in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a building - but no specific illness or cause can be identified






11. 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






12. Materials from construction sites or existing buildings that are reused in the same or different capacity. examples can include flooring - brick - beams - and doors






13. The area of the project site that is impacted by construction activity - LEED project should attempt to limit site disturbance






14. All members of the project team working towards the integrated process - including building owners - maintenance staff - planners - designers - etc.






15. LID is an approach to land development (or re-development) that works with nature to manage stormwater as close to its source as possible (EPA)






16. Human thermal comfort is defined by ASHRAE as the state of mind that expresses satisfaction with the surrounding environment (ASHRAE Standard 55). maintaining thermal comfort for occupants of buildings or other enclosures is one of the important goal






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






18. 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






19. Centerline miles/square mile - a centerline mile is measuring a particular road down its center. higher street grid densities are beneficial for pedestrians






20. 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.






21. 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






22. Advertising a product or policy to be more beneficial to the environment than is true






23. An intense collaborative session where participants make a concerted effort to solve a problem or plan the design of something






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






25. 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






26. Mixture of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette - pipe - or cigar and smoke exhaled by the smoker






27. 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






28. Waste water from toilets & urinals is known as?






29. Part of construction waste management plan






30. A pond designed to hold a specific amount of water indefinitely






31. 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






32. Credit weightings are based on...






33. Primary pollutants in Acid Rain are...






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






35. A formal question asked of GBCI from the project team - who would then receive Credit Interpretation Ruling.






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






37. Controllability of Systems






38. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings






39. The presence in water of enough harmful or objectionable material to damage the water's quality (EPA)






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






41. Doing this in the air for the purposes of assessing indoor air quality






42. An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion






43. Allowing pedestrians to walk between areas without interference from walls - highways or other barriers






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






45. Air that enters into a building either naturally through pre-designed openings in the building or through the ventilation system






46. Developing in areas near transportation - housing - and jobs therefore leaving open spaces and farmland free from development






47. A contractual benchmark that usually corresponds to the point at which a client could occupy a nearly completed space.






48. 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






49. Energy Use Intensity in term of unit






50. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)