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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Credit weightings are based on...
Flush-Out
Pollutant
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Zoning
2. Any substance introduced into the environment that adversely affects the usefulness of a resource or the health of humans - animals - or ecosystems (EPA)
Street Grid Density
24%-50%
Pollutant
Ventilation Rate
3. A project must: Comply w/ Environmental Laws - Be a Complete - Permanent bldg/space - Use a reasonable Site Boundary - Comply with min' Floor Area requirements - Comply with min' Occup' Rates - Commit to Sharing whole bldg energy & water Usage Data
LEED Category
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
Environmental Sustainability
4. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit
Community Connectivity
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
LEED Intent
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
5. The number of different types of space per acre in an area - think of a mixed-use development - which has both houses and offices
Diversity of Uses
Greenfield
Commissioning
Externality
6. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses
Open Grid Pavement
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Potable Water
Harvested Rainwater
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
Energy Star Rating
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Open System
Sick Building Syndrome
8. Green Bldg can reduce how much Solid Waste?
70%
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Graywater (Greywater)
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
9. 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
Waterless Urinal
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Hard Cost
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
10. LEED certification fee is base on two factors.
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
Rating system and Project size
Thermal Comfort
Conservation
11. Side effect or consequence of an industrial or commercial activity that affects other parties without this being reflected in the price of the goods or services involved - i.e. the pollution created in power generation for one state blown over anothe
Environmentally Preferable Products
Biodegradable
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Externality
12. The relationship btw the total bldg floor area & the allowable land area the bldg can cover.
Floor-To-Area
Construction Documents
Integrated Design
Contaminant
13. Materials and products are made from plants that are typically harvested within a 10 year cycle or shorter and are grown and harvested sustainably
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Negative Feedback Loop
Predesign
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
14. Very harsh - bright - dazzling light that interferes with visibility
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Building Related Illness
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Glare
15. Info of a result of a system returning to the system so that the system can make appropriate modifications. think of a thermostat reading the indoor air temp. info must flow to make [this]. without info - changes are less likely to happen
Sustainable Forestry
Building Envelope (building shell)
LEED Credit Checklist
Feedback Loop
16. Water leaving plants and soil returning back to the atmosphere
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Construction Phases Bidding
Evapotranspiration
Waterless Urinal
17. 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)
Low Impact Development
Regional Material
Byproduct
Rating system and Project size
18. In LEED credit weightings - the most important impact category
LEED Online
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Climate Change
Schematic Design
19. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Externality
Bake-Out
Submeter
20. 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
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Systems Thinking
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Refrigerant
21. The coordinated use of pest and environmental info with available pest control methods to prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means and with the least possible hazard to people - property - and the environment
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Integrated Pest Management
Diversion Rate
Construction Phases Bidding
22. When symptoms of diagnosable illness are identified and can be attributed to airborne building contaminants (EPA)
Building Related Illness
LEED Project Boundary
Regional Material
Street Grid Density
23. A measure of the amount of illumination falling on a surface.
High Performance Green Building
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Integrated Process Team
Ventilation Rate
24. The official recognition by a local bldg department that bldg conforms to applicable bldg & safety codes.
The four LEED levels
Floor-To-Area
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Certificate of occupancy
25. Third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design - construction and operation of high performance green buildings (USGBC)
Green Cleaning
LEED
Credit Interpretation Request
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
26. 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
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Thermal Comfort
LEED
27. Native plants are adapted to local conditions and are easier to grow and maintain. this low-maintenance approach means savings in both time and money. once established - native plants better withstand variations in local climate such as droughts and
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Native or Indigenous Plants
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
28. Total square footage of buildings in a particular area divided by acre amount of the same area - expressed as SF/Acre - for example 20 -000 SF per acre
Development Density
LEED Project Boundary
Ozone (O3)
Soft Cost
29. 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
Light Trespass
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
30. An unwanted airborne constituent that may reduce acceptability of the air (ASHRAE 62.1-2004)
Major Construction Phases
Contaminant
Greenfield
Reuse
31. Any opening in a building - such as windows - doors - skylights - curtain walls - etc. - designed to permit the passage of air - light - vehicles - or people
Thermal Comfort
Potable Water
Fenestration
LEED Intent
32. 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
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Predesign
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Waterless Urinal
33. Part of a refrigeration system - a machine that removes heat from liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Chiller
Open Space
34. Potential credits and categories that may be used in upcoming versions of the LEED rating systems
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
Predesign
LEED Pilot Credit Library
35. Achieving net zero emissions by balancing the footprint with an equivalent amount of sequestered or offset green house gases
Refrigerant
Carbon Neutrality
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Indoor Environmental Quality
36. 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
Construction and Demolition Debris
Commissioning Report
LEED Rating System
Hardscape
37. 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
Building Envelope (building shell)
Regenerative
LEED NC&MR
Volatile Organic Compound
38. 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
Metering
Smart Growth
Airborne Pollutant
Net-Zero Energy
39. 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
Integrated Process
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Sick Building Syndrome
Integrated Design
40. 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
Carpool
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Low Impact Development
Montreal Protocol
41. A gas composed of 3 oxygen atoms. it's not usually emitted directly into the air - but at ground level is created by a chemical reaction between oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the presence of sunlight. ozone has the
Construction Administration
Major Construction Phases
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Ozone (O3)
42. Major Players in Design & Construction Process are...
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Aquifer
Per-Consumer Content
Mass Transit
43. A mixture of sizes and cost of houses in an area that allows for a mixture of socioeconomic types of people in an area -- i.e. young families and older couples in a neighborhood
Ambient Temperature
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Diversity of Houses
The four LEED levels
44. Any of various halocarbon compounds consisting of carbon - hydrogen - chlorine - and fluorine - once used widely as aerosol propellants and refrigerants. these are believed to cause depletion of the atmospheric ozone layer
Waterless Urinal
LEED Project Boundary
Design Development
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
45. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings
Diversion Rate
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Gallons per Flush
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
46. 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
Triple Bottom Line
Feedback Loop
Passive Design
Baseline v. Actual Use
47. Mixture of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette - pipe - or cigar and smoke exhaled by the smoker
High Performance Green Building
Graywater (Greywater)
Passive Design
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
48. 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
Integrative
Daylighting
Imperviousness
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
49. Air quality within buildings as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Indoor Air Quality
Building Codes
Invasive Plants
50. Compounds that have a high vapor pressure and low water solubility and therefore can enter the air easily. many VOCs are human-made chemicals that are used and produced in the manufacture of paints - pharmaceuticals - and refrigerants
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Transportation Demand Management
Raingarden
Volatile Organic Compound