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LEED GA: Green Associate
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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
Building Envelope (building shell)
Construction Phases Bidding
Integrated Process
Baseline Vs Design
2. What are the 3D sustainability often described as the triple bottom line or 3 legged stool?
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Heat Island Effect
Development Density
LEED Prerequisites
3. An increase in the near surface temp of the earth. this has occurred in the distant past as the result of natural influences - but the term is most often used to refer to the warming predicted to occur as a result of increased emissions of greenhouse
Site Disturbance
Global Warming
Potable Water
LEED Project Boundary
4. The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not to be exceeded during a given time in a defined area (EPA)
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Air Quality Standards
LEED Online
Daylighting
5. non-native plants that use less fertilizer - pesticides and water in a given landscape. these plants have adapted to the local climate and are not considered invasive plants or weeds.
Cooling Tower
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Adaptive Plant
LEED Points
6. 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
Cradle to Grave
Building Commissioning
Building Footprint
Integrated Process
7. 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
Environmental Sustainability
Sustainable
Soft Cost
High Performance Green Building
8. Uses the natural forces of wind and buoyancy to deliver fresh air into buildings through doors - windows or other designed opening (chimneys)
LEED Prerequisites
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Baseline Vs Design
Sustainable
9. Predesign - Design - Bid - Construction - and Occupancy
Non-Potable Water
Sustainable Forestry
Ventilation Rate
Major Construction Phases
10. A continuous process of collecting and analyzing data to compare how well a project is working against expected results of the project based on performance indicators. the goal is use the indicators to achieve efficiency where possible
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Performance Monitoring
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Bioswale
11. Process for project teams to obtain technical guidance on how LEED requirements pertain to their projects
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
Reduce light transpass
Location
Construction Administration
12. 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
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Schematic Design
Invasive Plants
13. Air quality within buildings as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants
33%-39%
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Water Balance
Indoor Air Quality
14. What are the extra categories for LEED for Home?
LEED
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
LEED Credit Checklist
Energy Management System
15. Unit of measurement by which flow rate of toilets and other flushing devices such as urinals are measured and regulated
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Gallons per Flush
Glare
16. The relationship between the total building floor area and the allowable land area the building can cover (USGBC)
Floor Area Ratio
Building Related Illness
Evapotranspiration
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
17. Plan that takes into consideration all aspects of the indoor environment and documents strategies to protect the quality of the indoor environment for occupants - especially important during construction and renovations
Ambient Temperature
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
18. The licensed-pro exemption is used by a project team to do what?
Integrated Process Team
Metering
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Major Construction Phases
19. The carbon overlay in LEED is used for what?
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Aquifer
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
20. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons that are used in refrigerants and propellants that are known to deplete the ozone layer
HCFC
Indoor Air Quality
Net-Zero Energy
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
21. Renewable energy such as solar - wind - biomass - hydro - and geothermal energy
Net-Zero Energy
Acid Rain
Biodegradable
Green Power
22. A hydrocarbon deposit - such as petroleum - coal or natural gas - derived from the accumulated remains of ancient plants and animals and used as fuel. carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases generated by burning these are considered to be one of th
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Fossil Fuels
Waste Diversion
Energy Efficient
23. An accounting of all water volumes that enter and leave a space over a period of time
Construction and Demolition Debris
Acidification
LEED Rating System
Water Balance
24. Guidance tool designed for use by building professionals to help manage indoor air quality in commercial buildings - which should be a part of indoor air quality management plans
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Soft Cost
Waste Management Plan
Acidification
25. Measuring the amount of resources used over a period of time - such as water or electricity
Low Impact Development
Install submeters & Select local plants
Metering
Predesign
26. What is the procedure required to achieve LEED cert?
Stormwater Runoff
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
HVAC System
Reduce light transpass
27. An assessment of the greenhouse gases (which includes more than just CO2) emitted by a particular organization - project or activity
Market Transformation
Per-Consumer Content
Carbon Footprint
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
28. What level of CO2 concentrations indicates inadequate ventilation?
Acid Rain
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Street Grid Density
29. Part of construction waste management plan
Material Reuse
Light Pollution
Commissioning
Waste Management Plan
30. Gives preference to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and the companies that supply them
Impervious Surfaces
Street Grid Density
Irrigation Efficiency
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
31. Schematic Design - Design Development - and Construction Documents
Biodegradable
Design
Positive Feedback Loop
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
32. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.
Construction Phases Bidding
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Conservation
Street Grid Density
33. Carrying away or displacement of solids (sediment - soil - rock - and other particles) usually by the agents of currents such as wind - water - or ice by downward or down-slope movement in response to gravity
33%-39%
Evapotranspiration
Commingled Recycling
Erosion
34. 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.
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.
Carbon Footprint
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Building Commissioning
35. A LEED rating is achieved through earning points in each of the 6 LEED categories
Fenestration
LEED Points
Commingled Recycling
Systems Thinking
36. Which LEED rating systems has more than 100 points
Bioswale
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Low Impact Development
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
37. Watering using above ground sprinkler heads
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Salvaged Materials
Conventional Irrigation
38. The relationship btw the total bldg floor area & the allowable land area the bldg can cover.
Floor-To-Area
Imperviousness
Albedo
Regional Material
39. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)
Global Warming
Air Conditioning
Commissioning Report
Performance Monitoring
40. Info of a result of a system returning to the system so that the system can make appropriate modifications. think of a thermostat reading the indoor air temp. info must flow to make [this]. without info - changes are less likely to happen
Feedback Loop
None.
Externality
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
41. The percentage of water volume beneficially used by plants to the volume of water delivered through an irrigation system. water wasted would evaporate - fall on hardscapes - or runoff. drip irrigation is the most efficient with a 90% irrigation effic
Retrocommissioning
Irrigation Efficiency
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Substantial completion
42. Any method of powering an engine that does not involve solely petroleum (e.g. electric car - petrol-electric hybrid - solar powered)
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Floor Area Ratio
Conventional Irrigation
Adaptive Reuse
43. What should take place during Occupancy?
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Bioswale
LEED Online
44. Allowing pedestrians to walk between areas without interference from walls - highways or other barriers
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Pollution
Aquifer
Pedestrian Access
45. A roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil - or a growing medium - planted over a waterproofing membrane
Material Reuse
Passive Design
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Life-cycle cost analysis
46. 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
Commissioning Report
Water Pollution
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Agrifiber Product
47. A term used in life cycle analysis to describe a material or product that is recycled into a new product at the end of its useful life. an example of a closed system
Sick Building Syndrome
Cradle to Cradle
Building Related Illness
Flush-Out
48. All members of the project team working towards the integrated process - including building owners - maintenance staff - planners - designers - etc.
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Green Power
Integrated Process Team
Nonpoint Source Pollution
49. Human made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity - ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cities
Cradle to Grave
Built Environment
Byproduct
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
50. Prior to final selection of site - owner & design team should confirm that the site is...
Open Grid Pavement
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Prime Farmland