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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. What level of CO2 concentrations indicates inadequate ventilation?
70%
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
High Performance Green Building
Major Construction Phases
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
Integrated Pest Management
Retrocommissioning
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Design Development
3. The mathematical expression of Imperviousness
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.
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
4. Light that passes beyond the project boundary - i.e. parking lot lighting that passes into a park next to the project
Light Trespass
Bypass otherwise required submittals
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Baseline Building Performance
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
Regenerative
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Closed System
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.
Underground Parking
Albedo
Native or Indigenous Plants
Hard Cost
7. Viewing the world as an interrelated set of systems that can influence one another
Triple Bottom Line
Community Connectivity
Systems Thinking
Energy Conservation
8. Predesign - Design - Bid - Construction - and Occupancy
Predesign
Major Construction Phases
Rating system and Project size
Prime Farmland
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
Biofuel
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Carbon Overlay Tool
Fenestration
10. Credit weightings are based on...
Substantial completion
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Byproduct
Integrated Design
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
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Negative Feedback Loop
Reduce light transpass
Glare
12. The min' floor area for NC - CS - Schools - EB - and O&M
Sick Building Syndrome
1000 square ft
Previously Developed Site
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
13. Wood manufactured by binding together the strands - particles - fibers - or veneers of wood - together with adhesives - to form [first word] materials
Sustainable
Life-cycle cost analysis
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Carbon Neutrality
14. Ground areas that are vegetated and pervious. green roofs can be considered open space but only for urban areas
Waste Stream Audit
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Stormwater Runoff
Open Space
15. How many % of environmental impacts decision are made during the 1st 10% of design process?
Air Quality Standards
Water Pollution
Gallons per Minute
70%
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
LEED
Construction Waste Management Plan
LEED Category
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
17. Part of a refrigeration system - a machine that removes heat from liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle
LEED Points
Low Impact Development
Diversion Rate
Chiller
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
Waste Stream Audit
Building Footprint
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Transportation Demand Management
19. The official recognition by a local bldg department that bldg conforms to applicable bldg & safety codes.
Adaptive Plant
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Certificate of occupancy
20. The amount of water the design case conserves vs the baseline case
Floor Area Ratio
Baseline Vs Design
Agrifiber Product
Environmental Sustainability
21. Vehicle which has both a gas powered engine and an electric engine to achieve better fuel economy and lower emissions
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Hybrid Vehicle
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
HVAC System
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
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Biodiversity
Green Washing
23. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.
Community Connectivity
LEED NC&MR
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Bake-Out
24. Exterior surface of the building including all walls - windows - floor and roof. separates the building's inside from the outside
Light Trespass
90%
Building Envelope (building shell)
Per-Consumer Content
25. According to the EPA - what % of time do American spend indoors?
Contaminant
Closed System
90%
Reduce light transpass
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
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Transportation Demand Management
Raingarden
Cooling Tower
27. Meters placed on smaller portions of a larger system - i.e. submeteres monitoring water use on each floor of a project
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Regional Material
Submeter
LEED Credit
28. Any substance in air that could - in high enough concentration - harm man - other animals - vegetation - or material (EPA)
Airborne Pollutant
Integrated Process
Greenfield
Indoor Environmental Quality
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
Negative Feedback Loop
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Impervious Surfaces
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
Diversity of Houses
Montreal Protocol
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Life-cycle cost analysis
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
Energy Management System
LEED Points
Wastewater
Potable Water
32. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?
Green Washing
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Nonpoint-source pollution
LEED Project Boundary
33. Measuring the amount of resources used over a period of time - such as water or electricity
Metering
Infill Development
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
34. The relationship between the total building floor area and the allowable land area the building can cover (USGBC)
Diversity of Houses
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Floor Area Ratio
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
35. Human made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity - ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cities
Transportation Demand Management
Waterless Urinal
Built Environment
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
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
Transportation Demand Management
Passive Design
Reuse
1000 square ft
37. Systems withing systems that are related because they affect and effect each other
Nested System
Commingled Recycling
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
LEED NC&MR
38. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?
Life-cycle cost analysis
40%
Indoor Environmental Quality
Air Quality Standards
39. A site that was previously built on - has been graded - or contained a parking lot - roadway - or other structure
Previously Developed Site
Carbon Neutrality
Negative Feedback Loop
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
40. Water used for building systems such as boiler feed water - cooling water for heat exchangers - chillers - etc
Process Water
Biodegradable
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
41. Life-cycle assessment is used to determine what?
Smart Growth
Adaptive Plant
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Baseline Vs Design
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
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Waterless Urinal
High Performance Green Building
Volatile Organic Compound
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
Ventilation Rate
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Prime Farmland
Value Engineering
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)
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Integrated Design
Integrative
45. Gives preference to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and the companies that supply them
Climate Change
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Baseline v. Actual Use
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
Zoning
Low Impact Development
Hardscape
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
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
Waste Stream Audit
Development Density
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Adaptive Plant
48. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Pedestrian Access
LEED Online
Charrette (shuh-ret)
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
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
Open System
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Location
50. Min' years that a LEED bldg should share its energy & water usage data with USGBCa
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
40%
Imperviousness
5 years