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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Enables project team members to work together from the project outset to develop solutions that have synergies and multiple benefits. the approach invests in design activities that increase the opportunity for integrated solutions with an eye to bett
Environmentally Preferable Products
Baseline v. Actual Use
Integrated Process
Sustainable Forestry
2. System where energy is taken from the output of a system and reapplied to the input - or A produces more of B which in turn produces more of A. i.e. population growth -- adults make children whom in turn make more adults
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
Building Codes
Conservation
Positive Feedback Loop
3. 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
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
Development Footprint
Charrette (shuh-ret)
4. 4 key issues that help define how location affect project
Graywater (Greywater)
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Biodiversity
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
5. Advertising a product or policy to be more beneficial to the environment than is true
Development Footprint
Green Washing
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Salvaged Materials
6. 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
Green Washing
Portable water uses
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Construction Administration
7. System that constantly takes in items from outside the system - used them and then released them as waste. this system has no feedback loop. think of a normal home where groceries - products - or water come into the house - are used and then released
Native or Indigenous Plants
Construction Documents
Open System
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
8. Light that passes beyond the project boundary - i.e. parking lot lighting that passes into a park next to the project
Flush-Out
Light Trespass
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
9. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations (EPA)
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
70%
Environmental Sustainability
Waterless Urinal
10. Disciplinary Review Committee (Investigate) - Disciplinary Hearing Committee (Judgment) - and Credential Steering Committee (Final Decision) 2) Types of advantages discovered when initial investment are made in more durable products and efficient bld
Acidification
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Waste Stream Audit
11. 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
Low Impact Development
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Passive Design
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
12. A site that was previously built on - has been graded - or contained a parking lot - roadway - or other structure
Process Water
Net-Zero Energy
Previously Developed Site
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
13. 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
Integrative
Emergent Properties
Sick Building Syndrome
Floodplain
14. How many % of environmental impacts decision are made during the 1st 10% of design process?
Waste Stream Audit
70%
Construction Administration
Externality
15. This concept is thought of as more sustainable. ex: plants grow in a field - produce oxygen - take in water - then die and decay which helps plants grow. these can be linked so one system uses the byproducts of another
Mass Transit
Baseline v. Design
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Closed System
16. Which LEED rating systems has more than 100 points
Built Environment
Substantial completion
Air Conditioning
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
17. In LEED credit weightings - the most important impact category
Climate Change
LEED Online
Erosion
Fenestration
18. 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
Wastewater
LEED
Hybrid Vehicle
Waste Stream Audit
19. Different term from adaptive reuse because materials are reused in a way that is the same of similar to how it was used before - i.e. saving doors in an old project to be used as doors in the new project. in LEED - this material is calculated as a pe
1000 square ft
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Development Density
Material Reuse
20. 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
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Negative Feedback Loop
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Floor-To-Area
21. The portion of the project site submitted for LEED certification. for multiple building developments - the LEED project boundary may be a portion of the development as determined by the project team
LEED Project Boundary
Building Footprint
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
LEED Credit Checklist
22. The min' floor area for CI
Water Balance
Heat Islands
Building Commissioning
250 square ft
23. In green building - location includes the natural context (climate - plants - wind - sun) the social context (cultural history - traditions - local regulations) - and an infrastructural context (roads - local materials - utilities - public transit)
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Site Disturbance
Location
Airborne Pollutant
24. Measuring the amount of resources used over a period of time - such as water or electricity
Metering
Hardscape
Reuse
Renewable Energy
25. 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
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Waste Management Plan
Nested System
26. What constitutes the largest use of energy in bldg in US? What is the 2nd?
Potable Water
90%
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
27. 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
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Community Connectivity
Native or Indigenous Plants
Major Construction Phases
28. The process of verifying - in new construction - that all the systems and subsystems are efficiently designed and installed properly to achieve the owner's project requirements and as designed by the building architects and engineers.
Street Grid Density
Building Commissioning
Predesign
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
29. Green Bldg can reduce how much Solid Waste?
70%
Integrative
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
30. Systems withing systems that are related because they affect and effect each other
Vehicle miles traveled
Nested System
Heat Island Effect
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
31. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Renewable Energy
Montreal Protocol
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
32. What's the earliest pt at which a LEED for Schools proejct can be cert?
Ecosystem
Gallons per Minute
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Triple Bottom Line
33. The presence in water of enough harmful or objectionable material to damage the water's quality (EPA)
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Diversion Rate
LEED NC&MR
Water Pollution
34. 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
Open Grid Pavement
Floor-To-Area
Construction Waste Management Plan
Baseline Vs Design
35. A survey of building occupants that asks questions about the green cleaning program and helps determine if occupants are exposed to pollutants
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Evapotranspiration
Design
36. When all recyclables for collection are mixed but kept separate from other waste
Commingled Recycling
Location
Conservation
Construction Phases Bidding
37. The concept that takes into consideration all impacts of the indoor environment on human health and performance - including indoor air quality - daylighting and views - and visual and thermal comfort.
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Indoor Environmental Quality
Emissivity (of a material)
38. The official recognition by a local bldg department that bldg conforms to applicable bldg & safety codes.
Value Engineering
Baseline Vs Design
40%
Certificate of occupancy
39. 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.
Pedestrian Access
Low Impact Development
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Regional Material
40. According to the EPA - what % of time do American spend indoors?
Rating system and Project size
90%
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Material Reuse
41. A control system capable of monitoring environmental and system loads and adjusting HVAC operations accordingly in order to conserve energy while maintaining comfort (EPA)
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Energy Management System
Ecosystem
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
42. 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.
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.
Albedo
Hard Cost
Closed System
43. Area of the building as defined by the perimeter of the structure. parking lots - walkways - and landscaping are not included
Potable Water
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Integrated Process Team
Building Footprint
44. Part of the LEED rating system. within each LEED category there are prerequisites and credits. prerequisites must be met for building certification.
LEED Prerequisites
Waterless Urinal
LEED Intent
Green Cleaning
45. 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
Green Building
Impervious Surfaces
Credit Interpretation Request
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
46. When 2+ people share a ride in the same vehicle
Market Transformation
Renewable Energy
Carpool
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
47. LEED certification fee is base on two factors.
Cradle to Grave
Rating system and Project size
Ecosystem
Diversity of Houses
48. The min' floor area for NC - CS - Schools - EB - and O&M
1000 square ft
Market Transformation
Baseline v. Actual Use
LEED
49. Very harsh - bright - dazzling light that interferes with visibility
Major Construction Phases
Glare
Baseline Vs Design
Global Warming
50. A program that was first developed in 1992 by the US EPA as a method to identify and promote products that are energy efficient. products carrying this symbol provide a way for businesses and consumers to save money - while at the same time - protect
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Albedo
Energy Efficient
Energy Star Rating