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LEED GA: Green Associate

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Being able to allow water or air to filtrate through






2. Meters placed on smaller portions of a larger system - i.e. submeteres monitoring water use on each floor of a project






3. 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






4. Flush-Out






5. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.






6. Excel spreadsheet that helps project teams track their credits against requirements for certification






7. Document that outlines the organization - schedule - allocation of resources - and documentation requirements of the commissioning process






8. Controllability of Systems






9. A project must: Comply w/ Environmental Laws - Be a Complete - Permanent bldg/space - Use a reasonable Site Boundary - Comply with min' Floor Area requirements - Comply with min' Occup' Rates - Commit to Sharing whole bldg energy & water Usage Data






10. Standard comparison of the efficiency of an air filter. MERV ranges from 1 (least) to 16 (most efficient) - and measures a filter's ability to remove particles from 3 to 10 microns in size. developed by ASHRAE






11. Content from industry scraps that was diverted from the waste stream and used for other purposes. examples include sawdust - wood shavings - wood chips - and print overruns. excluded are materials that are re-incorporated into the same manufacturing






12. 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)






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






14. LEED certification fee is base on two factors.






15. Water that is of sufficiently high quality so that it can be consumed or utilized without risk of immediate of long term harm by humans or animals






16. Water used for building systems such as boiler feed water - cooling water for heat exchangers - chillers - etc






17. Building that is energy and resource efficient






18. Any opening in a building - such as windows - doors - skylights - curtain walls - etc. - designed to permit the passage of air - light - vehicles - or people






19. What should take place during Occupancy?






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






21. The amount of water the design case conserves vs the baseline case






22. Min' years that a LEED bldg should share its energy & water usage data with USGBCa






23. The process of collecting (commonly from a roof) - storing and using rainwater






24. How can potable water use for irrigation be reduced or eliminated?






25. 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.






26. 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






27. An unwanted airborne constituent that may reduce acceptability of the air (ASHRAE 62.1-2004)






28. 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






29. 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?






30. The practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource efficient throughout a building's life cycle from siting to design - construction - operation - maintenance - renovation and deconstruction. thi






31. Uses the natural forces of wind and buoyancy to deliver fresh air into buildings through doors - windows or other designed opening (chimneys)






32. Substances used to transfer heat during the mechanical cooling process within air conditioning and refrigerator systems. they act as the heat carrier which changes from gas to liquid and then back to gas in the refrigeration cycle






33. Investigation and valuation of the environmental impacts of a given product or service. LCA evaluates environmental performance. this view takes into account the whole life of a product or project (not assessing it from a single point in time)






34. 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






35. Green Bldg can reduce how much Solid Waste?






36. The application of solar cells for energy by converting sunlight directly into electricity






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






38. 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






39. 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






40. Viewing the world as an interrelated set of systems that can influence one another






41. The relationship btw the total bldg floor area & the allowable land area the bldg can cover.






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






43. Mixture of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette - pipe - or cigar and smoke exhaled by the smoker






44. The area of the project site that is impacted by construction activity - LEED project should attempt to limit site disturbance






45. Material - other than the principle product - generated as a consequence of an industrial process or as a breakdown product in a living system (EPA)






46. Drinking water that is of sufficiently high quality so that it can be consumed or utilized without risk of immediate of long term harm






47. Narrative - photo/render - elevations - floor plans - project details - and boundary (Project - LEED - & property)






48. An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion






49. Process water can be reduced by which 2 methods?






50. Centerline miles/square mile - a centerline mile is measuring a particular road down its center. higher street grid densities are beneficial for pedestrians