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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An intense collaborative session where participants make a concerted effort to solve a problem or plan the design of something
Building Related Illness
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Waste Stream Audit
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
2. Developing in areas near transportation - housing - and jobs therefore leaving open spaces and farmland free from development
Stormwater Runoff
Major Construction Phases
Smart Growth
Potable Water
3. Prior to final selection of site - owner & design team should confirm that the site is...
Acid Rain
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.
Systems Thinking
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
4. A systematic process of assuring that a building and its systems performs in accordance with the design intent and the owner's requirements
Emergent Properties
Commissioning
Rainwater Harvesting
Previously Developed Site
5. The variation in life forms within a given ecosystem or for the entire earth. this is often used as a measure of the health of biological systems.
Acid Rain
Building Footprint
Graywater (Greywater)
Biodiversity
6. Building design that takes advantage of the local climate to provide some or all of the heating - cooling - lighting and ventilation needs of the occupants
Flush-Out
Raingarden
Passive Design
Submeter
7. Provide a consistent source of sound technical advice with respect to products - tools and services. TAGs act in an advisory capacity in responding to credit interpretation requests (CIRs) - credit rulings and credit ruling appeals while maintaining
Location
Impervious Surfaces
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Building Related Illness
8. Areas where the upper soil is no longer exposed - including paved areas - walkways - fountains - etc.
Water Balance
Hardscape
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Energy Conservation
9. What are the extra categories for LEED for Home?
LEED Online
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Carbon Overlay Tool
10. 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
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Nonpoint-source pollution
Energy Star Rating
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
11. Renewable energy such as solar - wind - biomass - hydro - and geothermal energy
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Green Power
LEED Rating System
12. Exterior surface of the building including all walls - windows - floor and roof. separates the building's inside from the outside
Contaminant
Building Envelope (building shell)
None.
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
13. Method which minimizes the use of water and fetilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants - either onto the soil surface or directly onto the root zone - through a network of valves - pipes - tubing and emitters
Per-Consumer Content
Drip Irrigation
Rating system and Project size
Construction Documents
14. A LEED rating is achieved through earning points in each of the 6 LEED categories
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Baseline v. Actual Use
LEED Points
Water Balance
15. What should take place during Occupancy?
Previously Developed Site
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Evapotranspiration
16. Material - other than the principle product - generated as a consequence of an industrial process or as a breakdown product in a living system (EPA)
Byproduct
Albedo
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Fenestration
17. 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
Nonpoint-source pollution
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Floor Area Ratio
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
18. 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
Negative Feedback Loop
1000 square ft
Market Transformation
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
19. Air quality within buildings as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants
Hardscape
1000 square ft
Indoor Air Quality
Imperviousness
20. What is reduced when a project uses reclaimed water in its cooling towers?
Portable water uses
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Waste Diversion
Sustainable
21. A project that can produce all the energy it requires on site yet still might be connected to the regular utility grid - for example - using power from the grid when there is no wind - and providing power to the grid from wind turbines on windy days
None.
Net-Zero Energy
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Construction Waste Management Plan
22. All the energy used to grow - extract and manufacture a product - transport it to the jobsite - complete the installation - and finally dispose of it at the end of its life cycle
Nested System
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
Embodied Energy
Square Footage of a Building
23. 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
Portable water uses
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Invasive Plants
Global Warming
24. 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
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Conventional Irrigation
Predesign
70%
25. When an exisiting building undergoes the commissioning process to discover if improvements or changes should be made to improve the building
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Waste Management Plan
Retrocommissioning
26. The min' floor area for CI
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
250 square ft
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
27. According to the EPA - what % of time do American spend indoors?
Building Related Illness
90%
Climate Change
Outdoor Air
28. Aset of rules that specify the minimum acceptable level for safety for constructed objects such as buildings and non building structures. these protect public health - safety and general welfare as they relate to the construction and occupancy of bui
Building Codes
Fossil Fuels
LEED Intent
Brownfields
29. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre
Market Transformation
Building Density
Low Impact Development
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
30. The number of different types of space per acre in an area - think of a mixed-use development - which has both houses and offices
Pollution
Emissivity (of a material)
Green Cleaning
Diversity of Uses
31. Min' years that a LEED bldg should share its energy & water usage data with USGBCa
Soft Cost
5 years
Harvested Rainwater
Nested System
32. Light that passes beyond the project boundary - i.e. parking lot lighting that passes into a park next to the project
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Light Trespass
Drip Irrigation
LEED NC&MR
33. Compounds that have a high vapor pressure and low water solubility and therefore can enter the air easily. many VOCs are human-made chemicals that are used and produced in the manufacture of paints - pharmaceuticals - and refrigerants
Volatile Organic Compound
Credit Interpretation Request
Market Transformation
Commissioning
34. Water that originates from precipitation that enters the stormwater system
Stormwater Runoff
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Waterless Urinal
Greenhouse Gases
35. Colorless - odorless gas that is present in the atmosphere and is formed when any fuel containing carbon is burned. it is breathed out of animal's lungs during respiration - is produced by the decay of organic matter - and is used by plants in photos
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Refrigerant
Building Related Illness
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
36. 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.
Submeter
Integrated Design
Albedo
Performance Monitoring
37. The linear view of the life of a product - from creation to the end of useful life - ie disposal
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Brownfields
Cradle to Grave
Waste Diversion
38. Green Bldg can reduce how much Energy Use?
24%-50%
Biodiversity
LEED Prerequisites
Infill Development
39. Allowing pedestrians to walk between areas without interference from walls - highways or other barriers
Building Codes
Major Construction Phases
Pedestrian Access
Air Quality Standards
40. The act of having separate stakeholders or designers work together to ensure the project is benefiting from synergy which allows for greater levels of sustainability throughout the project's life
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Integrated Process
41. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application
LEED Online
Square Footage of a Building
HVAC System
Graywater (Greywater)
42. The measurement unit used for flush fixture water consumption and flow fixture water consumption
Sustainable
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
None.
43. The area of the project site that is impacted by construction activity - LEED project should attempt to limit site disturbance
Portable water uses
Predesign
Chiller
Site Disturbance
44. Credit weightings are based on...
Perviousness
Native or Indigenous Plants
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Evapotranspiration
45. Non-industrial wastewater generated from domestic processes such as dish washing - laundry and bathing. some states and local authorities allow kitchen sink water to be included. check local codes in order to comply with local regulations.
Sick Building Syndrome
Airborne Pollutant
Graywater (Greywater)
High Performance Green Building
46. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations (EPA)
Environmentally Preferable Products
LEED Points
Conventional Irrigation
Environmental Sustainability
47. Side effect or consequence of an industrial or commercial activity that affects other parties without this being reflected in the price of the goods or services involved - i.e. the pollution created in power generation for one state blown over anothe
Heat Island Effect
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Externality
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
48. A contractual benchmark that usually corresponds to the point at which a client could occupy a nearly completed space.
Open Space
Substantial completion
Erosion
Biodegradable
49. Predesign - Design - Bid - Construction - and Occupancy
Major Construction Phases
Airborne Pollutant
Floor Area Ratio
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
50. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit
LEED Intent
Indoor Environmental Quality
Location
Ecosystem