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LEED GA: Green Associate

Instructions:
  • 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. 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






2. The practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource efficient throughout a building's life cycle from siting to design - construction - operation - maintenance - renovation and deconstruction. thi






3. A formal question asked of GBCI from the project team - who would then receive Credit Interpretation Ruling.






4. What level of CO2 concentrations indicates inadequate ventilation?






5. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates






6. Investigation and valuation of the environmental impacts of a given product or service. LCA evaluates environmental performance. this view takes into account the whole life of a product or project (not assessing it from a single point in time)






7. Used to describe situations in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a building - but no specific illness or cause can be identified






8. How many % of environmental impacts decision are made during the 1st 10% of design process?






9. The min' floor area for CI






10. 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






11. 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






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






13. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.






14. Watering using above ground sprinkler heads






15. A contractual benchmark that usually corresponds to the point at which a client could occupy a nearly completed space.






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






17. 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






18. 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.






19. Under building - tuck-under - or a stacked parking structure that minimizes the need for exposed parking and parking lots






20. A pond designed to hold a specific amount of water indefinitely






21. Comparison between a standard gage and an actual result. in LEED - the [first part] usually refers to the EPAct 1992 water flow and flush rates while the [second part] would represent an existing building.






22. 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






23. Green Bldg can reduce how much Energy Use?






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






25. Life-cycle assessment is used to determine what?






26. Flush-Out






27. CD carry the design into the detail level so that construction can take place.






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






29. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations






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






31. 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






32. The number of different types of space per acre in an area - think of a mixed-use development - which has both houses and offices






33. 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






34. A site that is undeveloped and in a natural state or has been used for agriculture






35. Air quality within buildings as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants






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






37. Substances used to transfer heat during the mechanical cooling process within air conditioning and refrigerator systems. they act as the heat carrier which changes from gas to liquid and then back to gas in the refrigeration cycle






38. What are the added costs of bldg green & what benefits offset those cost?






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






40. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?






41. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings






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






43. Energy Use Intensity in term of unit






44. Have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose. this comparison may consider raw materials acquisition - production - manufacturing - packaging - distr






45. Total area in square feet of all spaces in a building - including rooms - stairwells - elevators and hallways






46. 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






47. 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






48. Materials and products are made from plants that are typically harvested within a 10 year cycle or shorter and are grown and harvested sustainably






49. 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






50. 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