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LEED GA: Green Associate

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






2. Passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public - such as trains - subways and busses






3. Water that is not treated to drinking water standards and is not meant for human consumption






4. 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






5. A system where the output may signal the system to stop changing - i.e. - a thermostat -- at a certain point the temp feedback will tell the system to cut off






6. Air and surface temperature differences between developed and underdeveloped areas






7. A term used in the US to describe the heating or cooling capacity of a system or fuels. this is understood to represent [this]'s per hour when referring to power. this derives its measurement from the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperatur






8. How prerequisites and credits are grouped depending on the building type and rating system






9. Advertising a product or policy to be more beneficial to the environment than is true






10. 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






11. Colorless - odorless gas that is present in the atmosphere and is formed when any fuel containing carbon is burned. it is breathed out of animal's lungs during respiration - is produced by the decay of organic matter - and is used by plants in photos






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. Predesign - Design - Bid - Construction - and Occupancy






14. Any substance introduced into the environment that adversely affects the usefulness of a resource or the health of humans - animals - or ecosystems (EPA)






15. Like carbon dioxide or methane - which contributes to potential climate change






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






17. Gathering information - recognizing stakeholder needs - establishing project goals - & selecting site






18. 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






19. 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






20. Any method of powering an engine that does not involve solely petroleum (e.g. electric car - petrol-electric hybrid - solar powered)






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






22. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit






23. 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.






24. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.






25. Products made from agricultural fiber such as wheat board and straw board






26. All members of the project team working towards the integrated process - including building owners - maintenance staff - planners - designers - etc.






27. 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






28. The spent or used water from a home - community - farm - or industry that contains dissolved or suspended matter (EPA)






29. Which LEED rating systems has more than 100 points






30. A site that was previously built on - has been graded - or contained a parking lot - roadway - or other structure






31. Potential credits and categories that may be used in upcoming versions of the LEED rating systems






32. A quantity between a site and the surrounding [area]. it is measured by pedestrian access to housing basic services such as restaurants - post offices - hospitals - libraries - etc.






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






34. The measurement unit used for flush fixture water consumption and flow fixture water consumption






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






36. The measurement method for defining Irrigation Efficiency






37. 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






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






39. Prior to submitting CIR - what strategies should be considered?






40. An accounting of all water volumes that enter and leave a space over a period of time






41. 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






42. Materials from construction sites or existing buildings that are reused in the same or different capacity. examples can include flooring - brick - beams - and doors






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






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






45. 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






46. The comparison between a standard gage and the estimated in a building's design scenario. in LEED - the [first word] usually refers to the EPAct 1992 water flow and flush rates






47. 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






48. 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






49. A collection of living things and the environment in which they live. for example - a prairie [this] includes coyotes - the rabbits on which they feed - and the grasses that feed the rabbits






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