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LEED GA: Green Associate

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit






2. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?






3. 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






4. Third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design - construction and operation of high performance green buildings (USGBC)






5. The presence in water of enough harmful or objectionable material to damage the water's quality (EPA)






6. 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.






7. When 2+ people share a ride in the same vehicle






8. 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.






9. Pavement that is less than 50% impervious and contains vegetation in the open cells






10. Primary pollutants in Acid Rain are...






11. Energy Use Intensity in term of unit






12. A written plan that outlines strategies to reduce stormwater runoff for the purposes of reducing erosion - pollution and sedimentation of nearby bodies of water - especially important during construction where so much dirt - dust and waste are presen






13. LEED certification fee is base on two factors.






14. Properties or patterns that a complex system has - but which the individual members do not have. the end result is that the system now has more than just the sum of its parts. for example - saltiness is a property that neither sodium or chlorine have






15. What metric is the best indicator of transportation impacts associated with a bldg project?






16. The percentage of waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfilling or incineration to be recycled - composted or reused (EPA)






17. An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel - sand - silt or clay) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well. these are critically important in human habitation and agriculture. t






18. 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






19. 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






20. The stewardship and use of forests and forest lands in a way - and at a rate - that maintains their biodiversity - productivity - regeneration capacity - vitality and their potential to fulfill - now and in the future - relevant ecological - economic






21. If a bldg is designed to move at any point in its lifetime - what LEED certification is it eligible for?






22. Watering using above ground sprinkler heads






23. Also known as green tags - RECs or tradable renewable certificates (TRCs) are tradable environmental commodities in the US which represent proof that 1 megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity was generated from an eligible renewable energy resource






24. The carbon overlay in LEED is used for what?






25. Mainly artificial structures--such as pavements (roads - sidewalks - driveways and parking lots) that are covered by impenetrable (impervious) materials such as asphalt - concrete - brick - and stone--and rooftops. soils compacted by urban developmen






26. Areas where the upper soil is no longer exposed - including paved areas - walkways - fountains - etc.






27. Method of land use regulation used by local governments in most developed countries. zoning may be use-based (regulating the uses to which land may be put) - or it may regulate building height - lot coverage - and similar characteristics - or some co






28. Energy generated from natural resources - such as sunlight - wind - tides and geothermal heat - which are naturally replenished






29. 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






30. What are the added costs of bldg green & what benefits offset those cost?






31. Water leaving plants and soil returning back to the atmosphere






32. A development company is designing a 7 story 1000 -000 sq ft condominium. He will be responsible for interior finishes - but not furniture/appliances. Which is the LEED rating system used?






33. Total area in square feet of all spaces in a building - including rooms - stairwells - elevators and hallways






34. Purchase price of a hard asset such as masonry - wood - steel - carpet - tile - mechanical systems - roofing






35. What is the procedure required to achieve LEED cert?






36. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses






37. The mathematical expression of Imperviousness






38. Air that enters into a building either naturally through pre-designed openings in the building or through the ventilation system






39. 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






40. Excessive or obtrusive artificial light that obscures the stars in the night sky for city dwellers - interferes with astronomical observatories - and like any other form of pollution - disrupts ecosystems and has adverse health effects






41. Documentation of the results of the commissioning process - including the as-built state of the HVAC system and any unresolved issues found at the time the commissioning process was completed






42. When all recyclables for collection are mixed but kept separate from other waste






43. 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






44. Unit of measurement by which flow rate of toilets and other flushing devices such as urinals are measured and regulated






45. The min' floor area for CI






46. When an exisiting building undergoes the commissioning process to discover if improvements or changes should be made to improve the building






47. The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not to be exceeded during a given time in a defined area (EPA)






48. A formal question asked of GBCI from the project team - who would then receive Credit Interpretation Ruling.






49. The area of the project site that has been disturbed for development. this area includes the building footprint - hardscapes - and parking lots






50. 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