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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. This concept is thought of as more sustainable. ex: plants grow in a field - produce oxygen - take in water - then die and decay which helps plants grow. these can be linked so one system uses the byproducts of another
LEED
Low Impact Development
Heat Island Effect
Closed System
2. When all recyclables for collection are mixed but kept separate from other waste
Commingled Recycling
Smart Growth
Adaptive Plant
Construction Phases Bidding
3. All members of the project team working towards the integrated process - including building owners - maintenance staff - planners - designers - etc.
Sustainable
Contaminant
Wastewater
Integrated Process Team
4. 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
Externality
Byproduct
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Passive Design
5. 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
Mass Transit
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Negative Feedback Loop
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
Reduce light transpass
Graywater (Greywater)
33%-39%
Passive Design
7. The percentage of material in a product that was consumer waste. the recycled material was generated by household - commercial - industrial or institutional end-users and can no longer be used for its intended purpose. it includes returns of material
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
Install submeters & Select local plants
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
8. Mixture of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette - pipe - or cigar and smoke exhaled by the smoker
Emergent Properties
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
9. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations (EPA)
LEED Online
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Diversity of Uses
Environmental Sustainability
10. Landscaping and gardening in ways that reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental irrigation. it is promoted in areas that do not have easily accessible supplies of fresh water and is catching on in other areas as climate patterns shift
Xeriscaping
Construction Waste Management Plan
Vegetated (Green) Roof
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
11. A systematic process of assuring that a building and its systems performs in accordance with the design intent and the owner's requirements
Commissioning
Native or Indigenous Plants
Gallons per Flush
Construction Waste Management Plan
12. Flat or nearby flat land adjacent to a stream or river that experiences occasional or periodic flooding
Native or Indigenous Plants
Floodplain
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Floor Area Ratio
13. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)
Ambient Temperature
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Wastewater
Energy Management System
14. CD carry the design into the detail level so that construction can take place.
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Perviousness
Adaptive Plant
Construction Documents
15. Advertising a product or policy to be more beneficial to the environment than is true
Diversity of Uses
Building Related Illness
Wastewater
Green Washing
16. The use of environmentally friendly ingredients and chemicals for household - manufacturing and industrial cleaning. these techniques and products avoid the use of chemically reactive and toxic cleaning products which contain various toxic chemicals
Green Cleaning
Integrated Process Team
Commissioning Plan
Baseline v. Actual Use
17. Collaborative - facilitated approach to project design and execution. the approach invests in design activities that increase the opportunity for integrated solutions with an eye to better performance and life cycle savings
250 square ft
Integrated Design
Integrated Process
Building Codes
18. Being able to allow water or air to filtrate through
Perviousness
Baseline Vs Design
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Baseline v. Actual Use
19. 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
Impervious Surfaces
LEED Points
LEED Category
Construction Waste Management Plan
20. Prior to final selection of site - owner & design team should confirm that the site is...
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Building Related Illness
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Install submeters & Select local plants
21. Disciplinary Review Committee (Investigate) - Disciplinary Hearing Committee (Judgment) - and Credential Steering Committee (Final Decision) 2) Types of advantages discovered when initial investment are made in more durable products and efficient bld
Non-renewable Resource
Fossil Fuels
Diversity of Uses
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
22. Unit of measurement by which flow rate of toilets and other flushing devices such as urinals are measured and regulated
Gallons per Flush
Refrigerant
Evapotranspiration
Integrative
23. Water that is not treated to drinking water standards and is not meant for human consumption
Per-Consumer Content
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Non-Potable Water
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
24. Drinking water that is of sufficiently high quality so that it can be consumed or utilized without risk of immediate of long term harm
Square Footage of a Building
Potable Water
Stormwater Runoff
Building Footprint
25. Using local systems to treat waste generated on-site and avoid adding waste to public facilities
Green Washing
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Daylighting
26. 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
Design Development
Rainwater Harvesting
Embodied Energy
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
27. 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
Energy Star Rating
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Ozone (O3)
Low Impact Development
28. Comparison between a standard gage and an actual result. in LEED - the [first part] usually refers to the EPAct 1992 water flow and flush rates while the [second part] would represent an existing building.
Building Codes
Baseline v. Actual Use
LEED Online
Energy Efficient
29. Life-cycle assessment is used to determine what?
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Bioswale
30. Exterior surface of the building including all walls - windows - floor and roof. separates the building's inside from the outside
Drip Irrigation
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Building Envelope (building shell)
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
31. Major Players in Design & Construction Process are...
Energy Efficient
Sustainable
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Environmental Sustainability
32. Smart Location & Linkage. Neighborhood Pattern & Design. Green Infrastructure & Bldg.
Cradle to Grave
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
Negative Feedback Loop
Refrigerant
33. 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
Greenfield
Fossil Fuels
Commissioning Report
Performance Monitoring
34. 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
Waterless Urinal
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Cooling Tower
24%-50%
35. Passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public - such as trains - subways and busses
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Mass Transit
Integrated Process
LEED Points
36. Under building - tuck-under - or a stacked parking structure that minimizes the need for exposed parking and parking lots
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Stormwater Runoff
Underground Parking
Light Trespass
37. 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)
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Outdoor Air
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
38. What are the 3D sustainability often described as the triple bottom line or 3 legged stool?
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Smart Growth
Life-cycle cost analysis
39. 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)
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Refrigerant
Location
Low Impact Development
40. Credit weightings are based on...
Open System
Solid Waste Management Policy
Design
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
41. A review process that identifies and selects the lowest lifecycle cost options in design - materials and processes that achieves the desired level of performance - reliability and customer satisfaction
Emergent Properties
Design Development
Value Engineering
Waterless Urinal
42. Controllability of Systems
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Cradle to Cradle
Baseline Building Performance
Portable water uses
43. Landscape elements designed to slow the flow of stormwater and increase ground water recharge while also removing silt and pollution from surface runoff water. they consist of a depressed drainage course with gently sloped sides and filled with veget
Closed System
Bioswale
Baseline v. Design
Performance Monitoring
44. 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
Diversion Rate
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
LEED Credit Checklist
45. 1) Cost of green bldg Each Prerequisite and Credit has 2 major components - and those are: Intents and Requirements
Harvested Rainwater
Life-cycle cost analysis
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Cradle to Cradle
46. A roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil - or a growing medium - planted over a waterproofing membrane
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
Green Building
Flush-Out
Vegetated (Green) Roof
47. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?
Green Building
Nested System
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
40%
48. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings
Substantial completion
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Imperviousness
Water Pollution
49. Green bldg emphasizes using what type of design process?
24%-50%
Stormwater Runoff
90%
Integrative
50. 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
Global Warming
Integrated Pest Management
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
LEED Online