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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An expanded baseline for measuring performance - adding social and environmental dimensions to the traditional profit measure - so decisions are viewed in the long term with their impact on people - the planet - and profit
Flush-Out
Design
Triple Bottom Line
Impervious Surfaces
2. Viewing the world as an interrelated set of systems that can influence one another
Systems Thinking
Commissioning Plan
The four LEED levels
Green Cleaning
3. A LEED rating is achieved through earning points in each of the 6 LEED categories
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Perviousness
LEED Points
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
4. A renewable energy source - refers to plant matter grown to generate electricity or produce biofuel. it excludes organic material which has been transformed by geological processes into substances such as coal or petroleum
Infill Development
Biomass
Baseline Vs Design
Imperviousness
5. The act of having separate stakeholders or designers work together to ensure the project is benefiting from synergy which allows for greater levels of sustainability throughout the project's life
Ventilation Rate
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Integrated Process
6. The carbon overlay in LEED is used for what?
Stormwater Runoff
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Closed System
33%-39%
7. Light that passes beyond the project boundary - i.e. parking lot lighting that passes into a park next to the project
Light Trespass
Baseline v. Design
LEED Category
Feedback Loop
8. Like carbon dioxide or methane - which contributes to potential climate change
Greenhouse Gases
Volatile Organic Compound
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Byproduct
9. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons that are used in refrigerants and propellants that are known to deplete the ozone layer
Open System
HCFC
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.
Integrated Process
10. 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
Built Environment
250 square ft
Soft Cost
Global Warming
11. Guidance tool designed for use by building professionals to help manage indoor air quality in commercial buildings - which should be a part of indoor air quality management plans
Install submeters & Select local plants
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Light Trespass
Design
12. The min' floor area for CI
70%
Green Cleaning
Commissioning Plan
250 square ft
13. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses
Triple Bottom Line
HVAC System
Gallons per Flush
Harvested Rainwater
14. The ratio of energy radiated by a particular material to energy radiated by a black body at the same temperature. measure of a material's ability to radiate absorbed energy
Emissivity (of a material)
Rating system and Project size
Nonpoint-source pollution
Integrated Design
15. 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
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Pollutant
Value Engineering
LEED Prerequisites
16. Water used for building systems such as boiler feed water - cooling water for heat exchangers - chillers - etc
Air Quality Standards
Process Water
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
70%
17. 4 key issues that help define how location affect project
Triple Bottom Line
Refrigerant
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Aquifer
18. According to the EPA - what % of time do American spend indoors?
Sustainable
Xeriscaping
90%
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
19. Human thermal comfort is defined by ASHRAE as the state of mind that expresses satisfaction with the surrounding environment (ASHRAE Standard 55). maintaining thermal comfort for occupants of buildings or other enclosures is one of the important goal
Thermal Comfort
Retrocommissioning
Energy Conservation
Aquifer
20. Which LEED rating systems has more than 100 points
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Potable Water
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
21. A survey of building occupants that asks questions about the green cleaning program and helps determine if occupants are exposed to pollutants
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Building Footprint
Thermal Comfort
Commingled Recycling
22. 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
Potable Water
Construction Administration
Waste Management Plan
Fenestration
23. Developing in areas near transportation - housing - and jobs therefore leaving open spaces and farmland free from development
Potable Water
Waste Management Plan
Smart Growth
Cooling Tower
24. Using local systems to treat waste generated on-site and avoid adding waste to public facilities
Adaptive Plant
Daylighting
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
25. What are the extra categories for LEED for Home?
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Soft Cost
26. 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
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Material Reuse
Imperviousness
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
27. Purchase price of a hard asset such as masonry - wood - steel - carpet - tile - mechanical systems - roofing
Pedestrian Access
Construction Documents
Hard Cost
Open Space
28. An unwanted airborne constituent that may reduce acceptability of the air (ASHRAE 62.1-2004)
Cradle to Cradle
Contaminant
33%-39%
Montreal Protocol
29. Similar to cradle-to-cradle - processes that restore - renew or revitalize their own sources of energy and materials - creating sustainable systems that integrate the needs of society with the integrity of nature. i.e. a building or community that mi
Construction and Demolition Debris
Regenerative
LEED Intent
LEED Rating System
30. Products made from agricultural fiber such as wheat board and straw board
Imperviousness
Agrifiber Product
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
31. Excel spreadsheet that helps project teams track their credits against requirements for certification
LEED Credit Checklist
Regenerative
Green Building
Pollution
32. The percentage of waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfilling or incineration to be recycled - composted or reused (EPA)
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Indoor Environmental Quality
Diversion Rate
Drip Irrigation
33. Schematic Design - Design Development - and Construction Documents
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Sick Building Syndrome
Design
Glare
34. Waste water from toilets & urinals is known as?
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Development Footprint
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Daylighting
35. 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
Building Envelope (building shell)
Cooling Tower
HCFC
Non-Potable Water
36. Solid - liquid or gaseous fuel derived from relatively recently dead biological material and is distinguished from fossil fuels - which are derived from long dead biological material
Rating system and Project size
Volatile Organic Compound
Acid Rain
Biofuel
37. An accounting of all water volumes that enter and leave a space over a period of time
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Water Balance
38. Predesign - Design - Bid - Construction - and Occupancy
Greenhouse Gases
Non-renewable Resource
Floor Area Ratio
Major Construction Phases
39. Water that is not treated to drinking water standards and is not meant for human consumption
Non-Potable Water
Rating system and Project size
Commissioning Report
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
40. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Ambient Temperature
Credit Interpretation Request
Carbon Footprint
41. Material - other than the principle product - generated as a consequence of an industrial process or as a breakdown product in a living system (EPA)
Cradle to Grave
Retrocommissioning
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Byproduct
42. 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
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Negative Feedback Loop
Development Footprint
LEED Intent
43. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates
Harvested Rainwater
Wastewater
Sustainable Forestry
Raingarden
44. 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
Carbon Overlay Tool
LEED Credit Checklist
Major Construction Phases
LEED Prerequisites
45. Exterior surface of the building including all walls - windows - floor and roof. separates the building's inside from the outside
Building Envelope (building shell)
Water Balance
LEED NC&MR
LEED Credit Checklist
46. Previously used or redeveloped land that may be contaminated with hazardous waste or pollution (USGBC). the land has the potential to be reused once any hazardous substances - pollutants - or contaminants are remediated
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Embodied Energy
Brownfields
Biodegradable
47. How prerequisites and credits are grouped depending on the building type and rating system
LEED Category
Retrocommissioning
Construction Documents
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
48. System where energy is taken from the output of a system and reapplied to the input - or A produces more of B which in turn produces more of A. i.e. population growth -- adults make children whom in turn make more adults
Building Envelope (building shell)
Positive Feedback Loop
Emissivity (of a material)
Adaptive Reuse
49. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits
Mass Transit
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
LEED Online
Airborne Pollutant
50. Collaborative - facilitated approach to project design and execution. the approach invests in design activities that increase the opportunity for integrated solutions with an eye to better performance and life cycle savings
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Heat Island Effect
Integrated Design
Bake-Out