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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Systems withing systems that are related because they affect and effect each other
Nested System
Sustainable Forestry
5 years
Previously Developed Site
2. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations (EPA)
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Environmental Sustainability
Drip Irrigation
Emergent Properties
3. What should take place during Occupancy?
Location
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Global Warming
4. Part of the LEED rating system. projects earn points by meeting the requirements of optional credits in order to earn points towards certification
LEED Credit
Energy Efficient
Conventional Irrigation
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
5. A pond designed to hold a specific amount of water indefinitely
LEED NC&MR
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Development Footprint
Waterless Urinal
6. Air quality within buildings as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants
Indoor Air Quality
Process Water
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Open System
7. A systematic process of assuring that a building and its systems performs in accordance with the design intent and the owner's requirements
Commissioning
Baseline Building Performance
Portable water uses
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
8. 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
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Irrigation Efficiency
Portable water uses
Ventilation Rate
9. 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
Nonpoint-source pollution
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Non-renewable Resource
Green Cleaning
10. Any substance in air that could - in high enough concentration - harm man - other animals - vegetation - or material (EPA)
1000 square ft
Biodegradable
Airborne Pollutant
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
11. Achieving net zero emissions by balancing the footprint with an equivalent amount of sequestered or offset green house gases
Predesign
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Carbon Neutrality
Baseline v. Actual Use
12. Part of the LEED rating system. within each LEED category there are prerequisites and credits. prerequisites must be met for building certification.
Hybrid Vehicle
LEED Prerequisites
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Wet Pond (retention pond)
13. Material - other than the principle product - generated as a consequence of an industrial process or as a breakdown product in a living system (EPA)
Design
Development Footprint
Integrated Pest Management
Byproduct
14. Part of a refrigeration system - a machine that removes heat from liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle
Emergent Properties
Chiller
Value Engineering
LEED Credit Checklist
15. 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
Negative Feedback Loop
Low Impact Development
Carbon Neutrality
Solid Waste Management Policy
16. A survey of building occupants that asks questions about the green cleaning program and helps determine if occupants are exposed to pollutants
Floor Area Ratio
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Gallons per Flush
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
17. 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
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Systems Thinking
Material Reuse
18. Green Bldg can reduce how much Solid Waste?
Impervious Surfaces
70%
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Energy Management System
19. The licensed-pro exemption is used by a project team to do what?
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Rainwater Harvesting
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Emissivity (of a material)
20. What's the earliest pt at which a LEED for Schools proejct can be cert?
Building Envelope (building shell)
Climate Change
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
21. Waste building materials - dredging materials - tree stumps - and rubble resulting from [first word] - remodeling - repair - and [second word] of homes - commercial buildings and other structures and pavements
Ambient Temperature
Open System
Construction and Demolition Debris
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
22. Enables project team members to work together from the project outset to develop solutions that have synergies and multiple benefits. the approach invests in design activities that increase the opportunity for integrated solutions with an eye to bett
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Integrated Process
LEED Credit
23. The concept that takes into consideration all impacts of the indoor environment on human health and performance - including indoor air quality - daylighting and views - and visual and thermal comfort.
Construction Documents
LEED Online
Indoor Environmental Quality
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
24. 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
Commissioning Report
Potable Water
Refrigerant
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
25. 1) Cost of green bldg Each Prerequisite and Credit has 2 major components - and those are: Intents and Requirements
5 years
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Life-cycle cost analysis
26. The process of collecting (commonly from a roof) - storing and using rainwater
Rainwater Harvesting
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Heat Island Effect
Design
27. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates
Raingarden
Environmental Sustainability
Albedo
Smart Growth
28. The spent or used water from a home - community - farm - or industry that contains dissolved or suspended matter (EPA)
Water Pollution
LEED Online
Commingled Recycling
Wastewater
29. If a bldg is designed to move at any point in its lifetime - what LEED certification is it eligible for?
None.
Integrated Design
Fossil Fuels
Pollutant
30. What is the procedure required to achieve LEED cert?
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Major Construction Phases
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
31. 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
Community Connectivity
Market Transformation
Transportation Demand Management
Per-Consumer Content
32. Capable of being decomposed by natural agents - especially bacteria
Non-Potable Water
Biodegradable
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Diversity of Houses
33. 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
Infill Development
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Construction and Demolition Debris
Construction Documents
34. A site that is undeveloped and in a natural state or has been used for agriculture
Potable Water
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
Greenfield
LEED Points
35. Resistance to penetration by a liquid and is calculated as the percentage of area covered by a paving system that does not allow moisture to soak into the ground
Imperviousness
Construction and Demolition Debris
Green Cleaning
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
36. Prior to submitting CIR - what strategies should be considered?
Waste Diversion
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
The four LEED levels
Cradle to Grave
37. 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)
Light Trespass
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Low Impact Development
Embodied Energy
38. The min' floor area for CI
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
250 square ft
Adaptive Reuse
Performance Monitoring
39. Smart Location & Linkage. Neighborhood Pattern & Design. Green Infrastructure & Bldg.
Rainwater Harvesting
Construction Administration
Volatile Organic Compound
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
40. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses
Building Footprint
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
Waste Stream Audit
Harvested Rainwater
41. The use of technology that requires less energy to perform the same function. a compact fluorescent light bulb that uses less energy than an incandescent bulb to produce the same amount of light is an example. the decision to replace an incandescent
Energy Efficient
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Bioswale
Thermal Comfort
42. Used by the USGBC to weight credits in the LEED system. credits that reduce the greenhouse gas emissions are given more weight than those that do not
Building Related Illness
Regional Material
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Carbon Overlay Tool
43. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons that are used in refrigerants and propellants that are known to deplete the ozone layer
HCFC
Irrigation Efficiency
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.
Pollution
44. Gives preference to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and the companies that supply them
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
LEED Online
Life-cycle cost analysis
Metering
45. Life-cycle assessment is used to determine what?
Floor-To-Area
Light Pollution
LEED Rating System
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
46. Systematic improvements in a market or segment of a market to achieve a lasting share of energy-efficient products and services - i.e. high efficiency washers replacing regular washing machines in the U.S.
LEED Credit
Externality
Market Transformation
Site Disturbance
47. Precipitation that is usually acidic. it has harmful effects on plants - aquatic animals - and infrastructure. it is mostly caused by human emissions of sulfur and nitrogen compounds which react in the atmosphere to produce acids. in recent years - m
Building Related Illness
Acid Rain
Ventilation Rate
Smart Growth
48. In green building - location includes the natural context (climate - plants - wind - sun) the social context (cultural history - traditions - local regulations) - and an infrastructural context (roads - local materials - utilities - public transit)
Performance Monitoring
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Reuse
Location
49. Products made from agricultural fiber such as wheat board and straw board
Agrifiber Product
Hard Cost
Hybrid Vehicle
Schematic Design
50. The introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability - disorder - harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms
Pollution
Diversion Rate
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
Heat Island Effect