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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. non-native plants that use less fertilizer - pesticides and water in a given landscape. these plants have adapted to the local climate and are not considered invasive plants or weeds.
Glare
Adaptive Plant
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Acidification
2. What constitutes the largest use of energy in bldg in US? What is the 2nd?
The four LEED levels
Nonpoint-source pollution
Airborne Pollutant
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
3. Materials from construction sites or existing buildings that are reused in the same or different capacity. examples can include flooring - brick - beams - and doors
Systems Thinking
Conventional Irrigation
Salvaged Materials
Carbon Footprint
4. Explores design options & alternatives with the intent to establish an agreed-upon project layout & scope of work.
Building Density
Schematic Design
Floor-To-Area
Chiller
5. 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
Schematic Design
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
LEED Rating System
Wet Pond (retention pond)
6. Each LEED credit has requirements that must be met and documentation that must be submitted to prove the credit requirements were met
LEED Requirements and Submittals
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Ventilation Rate
Sick Building Syndrome
7. 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
Ventilation Rate
Solid Waste Management Policy
Zoning
Portable water uses
8. 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
Integrated Process
Heat Island Effect
Sustainable
Potable Water
9. A site that was previously built on - has been graded - or contained a parking lot - roadway - or other structure
Previously Developed Site
Chiller
Renewable Energy
Passive Design
10. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.
Construction Documents
Commissioning Report
Bake-Out
Feedback Loop
11. A program that was first developed in 1992 by the US EPA as a method to identify and promote products that are energy efficient. products carrying this symbol provide a way for businesses and consumers to save money - while at the same time - protect
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Energy Star Rating
Refrigerant
Development Density
12. 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
LEED Prerequisites
Mass Transit
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
Erosion
13. The careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Bake-Out
Conservation
14. A site that is undeveloped and in a natural state or has been used for agriculture
Bioswale
Potable Water
Greenfield
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
15. 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
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
5 years
Byproduct
Drip Irrigation
16. 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
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Flush-Out
Biomass
Metering
17. An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion
Montreal Protocol
Hardscape
Waterless Urinal
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
18. Gathering information - recognizing stakeholder needs - establishing project goals - & selecting site
Performance Monitoring
Predesign
Integrated Process
Light Pollution
19. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?
Building Commissioning
40%
Nested System
Site Disturbance
20. Material that is sourced and manufactured within 500 miles of the project. usually expressed as a percentage of total project material
Ambient Temperature
Regional Material
Emissivity (of a material)
Open Grid Pavement
21. Documentation of the results of the commissioning process - including the as-built state of the HVAC system and any unresolved issues found at the time the commissioning process was completed
Indoor Air Quality
Commissioning Report
Environmental Sustainability
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
22. How prerequisites and credits are grouped depending on the building type and rating system
HCFC
Green Cleaning
LEED Category
Waterless Urinal
23. When all recyclables for collection are mixed but kept separate from other waste
HCFC
Design Development
Commingled Recycling
Heat Island Effect
24. 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
Baseline v. Actual Use
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Greenfield
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
25. Thermal comfort is typically attributed to what env factors?
70%
Native or Indigenous Plants
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Community Connectivity
26. 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
Construction Phases Bidding
Integrated Process
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Wastewater
27. The min' floor area for CI
250 square ft
Renewable Energy
Biomass
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
28. Using local systems to treat waste generated on-site and avoid adding waste to public facilities
Perviousness
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Chiller
Baseline Building Performance
29. The practice of placing windows - or other transparent media - and reflective surfaces so that - during the day - natural light provides effective internal illumination
Daylighting
Greenhouse Gases
Reuse
Process Water
30. 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
Biofuel
Design Development
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Cooling Tower
31. 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
5 years
Previously Developed Site
Brownfields
Construction and Demolition Debris
32. Very harsh - bright - dazzling light that interferes with visibility
Gallons per Flush
LEED Online
Glare
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
33. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons that are used in refrigerants and propellants that are known to deplete the ozone layer
1000 square ft
HVAC System
HCFC
Building Commissioning
34. Part of the LEED rating system. projects earn points by meeting the requirements of optional credits in order to earn points towards certification
LEED Rating System
Portable water uses
Location
LEED Credit
35. A strategy to use existing materials in a similar or different capacity
Reuse
Closed System
LEED NC&MR
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
36. Measuring the amount of resources used over a period of time - such as water or electricity
Development Footprint
Metering
Invasive Plants
Biomass
37. A LEED rating is achieved through earning points in each of the 6 LEED categories
LEED Points
LEED Online
LEED Category
Square Footage of a Building
38. Viewing the world as an interrelated set of systems that can influence one another
Systems Thinking
LEED
1000 square ft
40%
39. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings
Design
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Airborne Pollutant
40. Indigenous or exotic plants that spread outside cultivated areas and can damage environmental or economical resources. they grow quickly and aggressively - spreading and displacing other plants
Community Connectivity
Floor-To-Area
Invasive Plants
Harvested Rainwater
41. 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
LEED Credit Checklist
Commingled Recycling
Cooling Tower
Fenestration
42. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?
Brownfields
Indoor Environmental Quality
Nonpoint-source pollution
Bypass otherwise required submittals
43. 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
Erosion
Passive Design
Commissioning Report
Integrative
44. The number of different types of space per acre in an area - think of a mixed-use development - which has both houses and offices
Per-Consumer Content
Diversity of Uses
Value Engineering
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
45. In LEED credit weightings - the less important impact category
Smart Growth
Acidification
Previously Developed Site
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
46. The area of the project site that is impacted by construction activity - LEED project should attempt to limit site disturbance
Negative Feedback Loop
Passive Design
Acidification
Site Disturbance
47. Under building - tuck-under - or a stacked parking structure that minimizes the need for exposed parking and parking lots
Underground Parking
Integrated Process Team
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
LEED
48. 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
Previously Developed Site
Graywater (Greywater)
Baseline Building Performance
Open Grid Pavement
49. An increase in the near surface temp of the earth. this has occurred in the distant past as the result of natural influences - but the term is most often used to refer to the warming predicted to occur as a result of increased emissions of greenhouse
Global Warming
Open Grid Pavement
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Performance Monitoring
50. Excel spreadsheet that helps project teams track their credits against requirements for certification
Air Quality Standards
Rating system and Project size
Net-Zero Energy
LEED Credit Checklist