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LEED GA: Green Associate

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Major Players in Design & Construction Process are...






2. A roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil - or a growing medium - planted over a waterproofing membrane






3. 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






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






5. A review process that identifies and selects the lowest lifecycle cost options in design - materials and processes that achieves the desired level of performance - reliability and customer satisfaction






6. The use of technology that requires less energy to perform the same function. a compact fluorescent light bulb that uses less energy than an incandescent bulb to produce the same amount of light is an example. the decision to replace an incandescent






7. 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






8. Under building - tuck-under - or a stacked parking structure that minimizes the need for exposed parking and parking lots






9. 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






10. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses






11. A control system capable of monitoring environmental and system loads and adjusting HVAC operations accordingly in order to conserve energy while maintaining comfort (EPA)






12. 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






13. 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






14. CD carry the design into the detail level so that construction can take place.






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






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






17. The mathematical expression of Imperviousness






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






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






20. Plan that identifies a diversion rate goal and covers how waste will be either disposed or reused or recycled by addressing sorting - collection - and final disposal of items in an existing building






21. An assessment of the greenhouse gases (which includes more than just CO2) emitted by a particular organization - project or activity






22. What is the procedure required to achieve LEED cert?






23. Part of the LEED rating system. projects earn points by meeting the requirements of optional credits in order to earn points towards certification






24. 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






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






26. Any substance introduced into the environment that adversely affects the usefulness of a resource or the health of humans - animals - or ecosystems (EPA)






27. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations






28. Purchase price of a hard asset such as masonry - wood - steel - carpet - tile - mechanical systems - roofing






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






30. Like carbon dioxide or methane - which contributes to potential climate change






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






32. 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






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






34. Credit weightings are based on...






35. Used to store excess stormwater. these are basins whose outlets have been designed to detain stormwater runoff for some minimum time (e.g. 24 hrs). the stormwater will slowly seep into the ground to recharge aquifers or discharge as determined by the






36. What's the earliest pt at which a LEED for Schools proejct can be cert?






37. What metric is the best indicator of transportation impacts associated with a bldg project?






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






39. 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)






40. Indicates a material's ability to reject solar heat and is the combined value of reflectivity and emittance. measurements vary from 100 (standard white surface - most reflective) - to 0 (standard black surface - least reflective). materials with the






41. A LEED rating is achieved through earning points in each of the 6 LEED categories






42. 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






43. What are the added costs of bldg green & what benefits offset those cost?






44. To reduce site lighting impact near forestland - the exterior lighting installed should...






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






46. 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)






47. 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






48. Achieving net zero emissions by balancing the footprint with an equivalent amount of sequestered or offset green house gases






49. 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






50. Pollution of water generally results from multiple sources vs. just one source - examples are runoff from roads - drainage from buildings - seepage - runoff from farmland. pollution in a river may not be exactly pinpointed because most pollution is n