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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.
Air Conditioning
Bake-Out
Biomass
Impervious Surfaces
2. Process for project teams to obtain technical guidance on how LEED requirements pertain to their projects
Building Commissioning
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
Imperviousness
LEED Points
3. What are the extra categories for LEED for Home?
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Chiller
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
250 square ft
4. 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.
Triple Bottom Line
Biodiversity
Air Conditioning
Flush-Out
5. Part of a refrigeration system - a machine that removes heat from liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle
Chiller
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
None.
Diversity of Houses
6. The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not to be exceeded during a given time in a defined area (EPA)
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Air Quality Standards
Green Washing
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
7. The number of different types of space per acre in an area - think of a mixed-use development - which has both houses and offices
Daylighting
Diversity of Uses
Energy Efficient
Open Space
8. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.
Net-Zero Energy
Baseline Building Performance
Low Impact Development
Construction Phases Bidding
9. A strategy to use existing materials in a similar or different capacity
250 square ft
The four LEED levels
LEED Credit
Reuse
10. Encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria (USGBC). there are multiple rating system
Non-Potable Water
Erosion
Diversity of Houses
LEED Rating System
11. How prerequisites and credits are grouped depending on the building type and rating system
Environmental Sustainability
LEED Category
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Vehicle miles traveled
12. 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
Energy Conservation
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Reuse
Baseline v. Design
13. Air that enters into a building either naturally through pre-designed openings in the building or through the ventilation system
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Reduce light transpass
Outdoor Air
Construction Administration
14. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Built Environment
Glare
Air Conditioning
15. A formal question asked of GBCI from the project team - who would then receive Credit Interpretation Ruling.
Albedo
Credit Interpretation Request
Baseline v. Actual Use
Building Related Illness
16. Life-cycle assessment is used to determine what?
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Open Space
Development Density
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
17. 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
Energy Efficient
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
HVAC System
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
18. When symptoms of diagnosable illness are identified and can be attributed to airborne building contaminants (EPA)
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Building Related Illness
Potable Water
Nested System
19. 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
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Biodegradable
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
20. The presence in water of enough harmful or objectionable material to damage the water's quality (EPA)
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Retrocommissioning
Water Pollution
Integrative
21. Using local systems to treat waste generated on-site and avoid adding waste to public facilities
Airborne Pollutant
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
Sustainable
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
22. Previously used or redeveloped land that may be contaminated with hazardous waste or pollution (USGBC). the land has the potential to be reused once any hazardous substances - pollutants - or contaminants are remediated
Brownfields
Building Footprint
LEED Online
Heat Islands
23. 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
Biodegradable
Square Footage of a Building
Soft Cost
Regenerative
24. Centerline miles/square mile - a centerline mile is measuring a particular road down its center. higher street grid densities are beneficial for pedestrians
Environmental Sustainability
Indoor Environmental Quality
Street Grid Density
Air Quality Standards
25. Explores design options & alternatives with the intent to establish an agreed-upon project layout & scope of work.
Solid Waste Management Policy
Non-renewable Resource
Light Pollution
Schematic Design
26. 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
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.
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Transportation Demand Management
Evapotranspiration
27. 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
Fossil Fuels
Energy Star Rating
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Diversion Rate
28. 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)
Systems Thinking
Construction Waste Management Plan
Environmental Sustainability
Location
29. How many % of environmental impacts decision are made during the 1st 10% of design process?
Pollution
Site Disturbance
Street Grid Density
70%
30. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations
Externality
70%
Construction Waste Management Plan
Environmental Sustainability
31. Passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public - such as trains - subways and busses
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
Mass Transit
Previously Developed Site
32. 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
Harvested Rainwater
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Net-Zero Energy
33. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?
Nonpoint-source pollution
LEED Online
LEED Rating System
Building Related Illness
34. Building that is energy and resource efficient
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
90%
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
High Performance Green Building
35. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?
Wet Pond (retention pond)
40%
The four LEED levels
Triple Bottom Line
36. 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
Brownfields
Carbon Overlay Tool
Metering
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
37. The ability of dark - non-reflective paved areas-city streets - rooftops - and sidewalks-to absorb and radiate heat - making urban areas and the surrounding suburbs noticeably hotter than rural towns nearby. other contributors include reduced airflow
Heat Island Effect
Building Codes
Per-Consumer Content
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
38. 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)
HVAC System
LEED Rating System
Low Impact Development
Systems Thinking
39. To reduce site lighting impact near forestland - the exterior lighting installed should...
5 years
Integrated Process
Reduce light transpass
Graywater (Greywater)
40. Have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose. this comparison may consider raw materials acquisition - production - manufacturing - packaging - distr
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Environmentally Preferable Products
Refrigerant
Systems Thinking
41. Allowing pedestrians to walk between areas without interference from walls - highways or other barriers
Energy Management System
Conventional Irrigation
Pedestrian Access
Vegetated (Green) Roof
42. 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
Green Power
Commissioning Report
Integrative
Solid Waste Management Policy
43. The official recognition by a local bldg department that bldg conforms to applicable bldg & safety codes.
Certificate of occupancy
Cradle to Grave
Wastewater
Stormwater Runoff
44. Any substance introduced into the environment that adversely affects the usefulness of a resource or the health of humans - animals - or ecosystems (EPA)
Bioswale
Ventilation Rate
Low Impact Development
Pollutant
45. Development that occurs within established urban areas where the site or area either is a vacant place between other developments or has previously been used for another urban purpose
Infill Development
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
46. 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
Invasive Plants
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Nested System
Airborne Pollutant
47. Primary pollutants in Acid Rain are...
Pollutant
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
Green Washing
Building Footprint
48. The area of the project site that is impacted by construction activity - LEED project should attempt to limit site disturbance
Aquifer
Raingarden
Daylighting
Site Disturbance
49. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application
LEED Online
Credit Interpretation Request
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Nested System
50. Very harsh - bright - dazzling light that interferes with visibility
Underground Parking
Glare
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Low Impact Development
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