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LEED GA: Green Associate

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Green Bldg can reduce how much CO2 Emissions?






2. Ground areas that are vegetated and pervious. green roofs can be considered open space but only for urban areas






3. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations (EPA)






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






5. 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






6. 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?






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






8. 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






9. Prior to final selection of site - owner & design team should confirm that the site is...






10. 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






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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






14. Allowing pedestrians to walk between areas without interference from walls - highways or other barriers






15. The rate at which indoor air enters and leaves a building - usually expressed in LEED as the number of changes of outdoor air per hour (air changes per hour or "ach") ASHRAE 62 prescribes proper ventilation rates to ensure pollutants and carbon dioxi






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






17. The mathematical expression of Imperviousness






18. In LEED credit weightings - the most important impact category






19. Using local systems to treat waste generated on-site and avoid adding waste to public facilities






20. Capable of being decomposed by natural agents - especially bacteria






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. Any substance in air that could - in high enough concentration - harm man - other animals - vegetation - or material (EPA)






25. Being able to allow water or air to filtrate through






26. The careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion






27. Doing this in the air for the purposes of assessing indoor air quality






28. 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






29. Human made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity - ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cities






30. 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






31. 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






32. Building that is energy and resource efficient






33. Gives preference to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and the companies that supply them






34. A systematic process of assuring that a building and its systems performs in accordance with the design intent and the owner's requirements






35. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)






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






37. The practice of placing windows - or other transparent media - and reflective surfaces so that - during the day - natural light provides effective internal illumination






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






39. 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






40. Plan that identifies a diversion rate goal and covers how waste will be either disposed or reused or recycled by addressing sorting - collection - and final disposal of items in an existing building






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






42. Encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria (USGBC). there are multiple rating system






43. Area of the building as defined by the perimeter of the structure. parking lots - walkways - and landscaping are not included






44. Light that passes beyond the project boundary - i.e. parking lot lighting that passes into a park next to the project






45. The slow release of a gas that was trapped or adsorbed in some material. off-gassing can be significant if it collects in a closed environment where air is stagnant or recirculated and the gas has negative health effects. off-gassing example: new car






46. Part of a refrigeration system - a machine that removes heat from liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle






47. The relationship between the total building floor area and the allowable land area the building can cover (USGBC)






48. The process of verifying - in new construction - that all the systems and subsystems are efficiently designed and installed properly to achieve the owner's project requirements and as designed by the building architects and engineers.






49. The linear view of the life of a product - from creation to the end of useful life - ie disposal






50. Begins the process of spatial refinement & usually involves the 1st design of a project's energy system.