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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Retrocommissioning
Mass Transit
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
2. Air that enters into a building either naturally through pre-designed openings in the building or through the ventilation system
Outdoor Air
Baseline v. Actual Use
Biodiversity
Major Construction Phases
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
Environmental Sustainability
Potable Water
Commingled Recycling
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
4. Centerline miles/square mile - a centerline mile is measuring a particular road down its center. higher street grid densities are beneficial for pedestrians
Street Grid Density
Ecosystem
Zoning
Infill Development
5. Systems withing systems that are related because they affect and effect each other
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Nested System
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Commingled Recycling
6. When large amounts of outdoor air are forced through a recently completed building for a period of time so that the majority of pollutant emissions from building materials - finishes and furnishings can be removed from the building before occupancy.
Thermal Comfort
Construction Waste Management Plan
Flush-Out
LEED Online
7. 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
Baseline Vs Design
Open System
Externality
Material Reuse
8. Green Bldg can reduce how much CO2 Emissions?
Building Footprint
Refrigerant
33%-39%
Nonpoint-source pollution
9. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)
Air Conditioning
Regional Material
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
10. 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
90%
Biodegradable
Emissivity (of a material)
Soft Cost
11. What is reduced when a project uses reclaimed water in its cooling towers?
Wet Pond (retention pond)
LEED Intent
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Portable water uses
12. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates
Certificate of occupancy
Mass Transit
Construction and Demolition Debris
Raingarden
13. Previously undeveloped land that is suited for agriculture
Water Balance
Thermal Comfort
Prime Farmland
Water Pollution
14. 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
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Previously Developed Site
Building Footprint
Energy Star Rating
15. A measure of the amount of illumination falling on a surface.
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Integrated Process
Rating system and Project size
16. The measurement unit used for flush fixture water consumption and flow fixture water consumption
Green Building
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Green Washing
Gallons per Minute
17. What are the 3D sustainability often described as the triple bottom line or 3 legged stool?
Triple Bottom Line
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Embodied Energy
Waste Stream Audit
18. Potential credits and categories that may be used in upcoming versions of the LEED rating systems
Baseline Building Performance
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Development Density
19. A site that was previously built on - has been graded - or contained a parking lot - roadway - or other structure
Previously Developed Site
Baseline v. Design
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Integrated Process
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.
LEED
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
LEED Online
21. Doing this in the air for the purposes of assessing indoor air quality
Stormwater Runoff
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Design Development
Harvested Rainwater
22. Each LEED credit has requirements that must be met and documentation that must be submitted to prove the credit requirements were met
Green Washing
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Biomass
Non-Potable Water
23. 1) Cost of green bldg Each Prerequisite and Credit has 2 major components - and those are: Intents and Requirements
Building Footprint
Gallons per Minute
Life-cycle cost analysis
Construction Phases Bidding
24. A quantity between a site and the surrounding [area]. it is measured by pedestrian access to housing basic services such as restaurants - post offices - hospitals - libraries - etc.
70%
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Community Connectivity
Regenerative
25. Viewing the world as an interrelated set of systems that can influence one another
Adaptive Plant
Prime Farmland
Systems Thinking
Mass Transit
26. How prerequisites and credits are grouped depending on the building type and rating system
Regenerative
LEED Category
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
27. 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
Commissioning
Light Pollution
Building Envelope (building shell)
Regenerative
28. 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
LEED Credit Checklist
Ozone (O3)
Carbon Neutrality
33%-39%
29. Passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public - such as trains - subways and busses
Cradle to Grave
Baseline v. Actual Use
Mass Transit
Construction Waste Management Plan
30. Drinking water that is of sufficiently high quality so that it can be consumed or utilized without risk of immediate of long term harm
Positive Feedback Loop
Baseline v. Design
Potable Water
Retrocommissioning
31. The process of collecting (commonly from a roof) - storing and using rainwater
HVAC System
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Previously Developed Site
Rainwater Harvesting
32. A site that is undeveloped and in a natural state or has been used for agriculture
Hard Cost
Green Power
Raingarden
Greenfield
33. 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
Adaptive Plant
Construction Administration
Reduce light transpass
Baseline v. Actual Use
34. Indigenous or exotic plants that spread outside cultivated areas and can damage environmental or economical resources. they grow quickly and aggressively - spreading and displacing other plants
Aquifer
Ventilation Rate
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Invasive Plants
35. The slow release of a gas that was trapped or adsorbed in some material. off-gassing can be significant if it collects in a closed environment where air is stagnant or recirculated and the gas has negative health effects. off-gassing example: new car
Transportation Demand Management
Airborne Pollutant
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
36. A renewable energy source - refers to plant matter grown to generate electricity or produce biofuel. it excludes organic material which has been transformed by geological processes into substances such as coal or petroleum
Design
Biomass
Major Construction Phases
Cradle to Grave
37. Part of a refrigeration system - a machine that removes heat from liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Carbon Neutrality
Refrigerant
Chiller
38. Purchase price of a hard asset such as masonry - wood - steel - carpet - tile - mechanical systems - roofing
Hard Cost
Rating system and Project size
Submeter
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
39. Plan that covers how waste will be either disposed or reused or recycled by addressing sorting - collection - and final disposal of items used in the construction or renovation process
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.
Impervious Surfaces
Construction Waste Management Plan
Carbon Overlay Tool
40. Very harsh - bright - dazzling light that interferes with visibility
Evapotranspiration
Climate Change
Glare
90%
41. Major Players in Design & Construction Process are...
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
90%
Construction Documents
42. Water used for building systems such as boiler feed water - cooling water for heat exchangers - chillers - etc
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Sustainable
Sick Building Syndrome
Process Water
43. What is the procedure required to achieve LEED cert?
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Adaptive Reuse
Market Transformation
Greenfield
44. 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
Thermal Comfort
LEED Rating System
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Open System
45. A contractual benchmark that usually corresponds to the point at which a client could occupy a nearly completed space.
Reduce light transpass
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Substantial completion
46. The presence in water of enough harmful or objectionable material to damage the water's quality (EPA)
Construction and Demolition Debris
Solid Waste Management Policy
Water Pollution
Value Engineering
47. Life-cycle assessment is used to determine what?
Regenerative
Cradle to Grave
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Xeriscaping
48. 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
Glare
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Closed System
Integrated Pest Management
49. Narrative - photo/render - elevations - floor plans - project details - and boundary (Project - LEED - & property)
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
1000 square ft
Aquifer
50. 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
Brownfields
Triple Bottom Line
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Green Washing