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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. 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
Hard Cost
Externality
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
Building Footprint
2. CD carry the design into the detail level so that construction can take place.
Integrated Process Team
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
Construction Documents
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
3. Unit of measurement by which flowing devices such as faucets and showers are measured and regulated
Gallons per Minute
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
Waste Stream Audit
Stormwater Runoff
4. What are the extra categories for LEED for Home?
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Fossil Fuels
Baseline v. Actual Use
5. Any of various halocarbon compounds consisting of carbon - hydrogen - chlorine - and fluorine - once used widely as aerosol propellants and refrigerants. these are believed to cause depletion of the atmospheric ozone layer
Low Impact Development
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Major Construction Phases
6. 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
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Install submeters & Select local plants
Sustainable
Cooling Tower
7. Total area in square feet of all spaces in a building - including rooms - stairwells - elevators and hallways
Hardscape
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Square Footage of a Building
8. 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
Previously Developed Site
Albedo
LEED Online
Erosion
9. A project that can produce all the energy it requires on site yet still might be connected to the regular utility grid - for example - using power from the grid when there is no wind - and providing power to the grid from wind turbines on windy days
Stormwater Runoff
Major Construction Phases
Construction Waste Management Plan
Net-Zero Energy
10. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
Bypass otherwise required submittals
LEED Intent
Nonpoint-source pollution
11. Products made from agricultural fiber such as wheat board and straw board
Carbon Neutrality
Feedback Loop
None.
Agrifiber Product
12. Process water can be reduced by which 2 methods?
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Thermal Comfort
13. 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
None.
Passive Design
Street Grid Density
Embodied Energy
14. In LEED credit weightings - the less important impact category
Erosion
LEED Points
Hybrid Vehicle
Acidification
15. American society of heating - refrigerating and air conditioning engineers. international technical society for all individuals and organizations interested in heating - ventilation - air-conditioning and refrigeration (hvac & r)
Performance Monitoring
Diversity of Houses
Building Footprint
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
16. Method which minimizes the use of water and fetilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants - either onto the soil surface or directly onto the root zone - through a network of valves - pipes - tubing and emitters
Passive Design
Drip Irrigation
Nonpoint-source pollution
Open Grid Pavement
17. Green Bldg can reduce how much Energy Use?
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
24%-50%
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
18. Any substance in air that could - in high enough concentration - harm man - other animals - vegetation - or material (EPA)
Airborne Pollutant
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Montreal Protocol
Externality
19. Administrative and procedural requirements for salvaging - recycling and disposing of non-hazardous demolition and [first phrase] -- this means it should cover waste sent to a landfill - salvaging - and recycled waste
Biofuel
Xeriscaping
Construction Waste Management Plan
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
20. Total building energy costs (including all plug loads) annually. this value is intended to be used to compare against design cases to compute energy savings from a proposed design
Baseline Building Performance
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Ozone (O3)
Development Density
21. Ruling process for project applicants seeking technical and administrative guidance on how LEED credits apply to their projects and vice versa. (USGBC) LEED interpretations are the result of a CIR and may determine how future project teams use LEED
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Material Reuse
Carbon Neutrality
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
22. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)
Green Power
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Adaptive Reuse
Air Conditioning
23. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.
Bake-Out
Regenerative
LEED Online
Green Building
24. A control system capable of monitoring environmental and system loads and adjusting HVAC operations accordingly in order to conserve energy while maintaining comfort (EPA)
High Performance Green Building
Metering
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Energy Management System
25. What level of CO2 concentrations indicates inadequate ventilation?
Wastewater
70%
Chiller
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
26. 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
Salvaged Materials
Soft Cost
Street Grid Density
Acidification
27. Predesign - Design - Bid - Construction - and Occupancy
Building Codes
High Performance Green Building
Major Construction Phases
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
28. 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
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Underground Parking
LEED Intent
LEED Project Boundary
29. 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
Chiller
Cradle to Cradle
Ventilation Rate
HVAC System
30. A review of consumables waste of a project. essentially - finding out what makes up the projects waste can help determine ways to increase recycling or reduce waste through other methods
Waste Stream Audit
Green Washing
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Waterless Urinal
31. Thermal comfort is typically attributed to what env factors?
Construction Waste Management Plan
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
32. Like carbon dioxide or methane - which contributes to potential climate change
Open Space
Albedo
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Greenhouse Gases
33. To reduce site lighting impact near forestland - the exterior lighting installed should...
Schematic Design
Albedo
Reduce light transpass
Infill Development
34. 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
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
Process Water
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Value Engineering
35. During Construction Phases - ________________ is the actual construction - Commissioning take place near the end of construction - once the system have been installed and are operable. Includes Substantial Completion - Final Completion - Certificate
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Energy Star Rating
Construction Administration
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
36. 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.
Sustainable Forestry
Biodiversity
Ecosystem
90%
37. Part of construction waste management plan
Performance Monitoring
Irrigation Efficiency
LEED NC&MR
Waste Management Plan
38. Narrative - photo/render - elevations - floor plans - project details - and boundary (Project - LEED - & property)
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Closed System
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
39. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits
Waste Diversion
LEED Online
Passive Design
Baseline v. Actual Use
40. Unit of measurement by which flow rate of toilets and other flushing devices such as urinals are measured and regulated
Adaptive Plant
Gallons per Flush
Integrated Process
Location
41. 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
HVAC System
Energy Efficient
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Biomass
42. Schematic Design - Design Development - and Construction Documents
Open Space
Design
Negative Feedback Loop
Waste Management Plan
43. The presence in water of enough harmful or objectionable material to damage the water's quality (EPA)
Acidification
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Waste Diversion
Water Pollution
44. A strategy to use existing materials in a similar or different capacity
Ventilation Rate
Reuse
Renewable Energy
33%-39%
45. Smart Location & Linkage. Neighborhood Pattern & Design. Green Infrastructure & Bldg.
Byproduct
Infill Development
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
46. 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
Building Footprint
LEED Intent
Diversity of Uses
Infill Development
47. Energy generated from natural resources - such as sunlight - wind - tides and geothermal heat - which are naturally replenished
Air Quality Standards
Montreal Protocol
Renewable Energy
33%-39%
48. 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
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
33%-39%
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.
Energy Conservation
49. Systems withing systems that are related because they affect and effect each other
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Biofuel
Nested System
Install submeters & Select local plants
50. According to the EPA - what % of time do American spend indoors?
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
90%
Process Water
General requirement for LEED certification documentation