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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. Thermal comfort is typically attributed to what env factors?
Construction and Demolition Debris
Community Connectivity
Harvested Rainwater
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
2. 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
LEED Online
Hybrid Vehicle
Xeriscaping
3. Major Players in Design & Construction Process are...
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Construction Phases Bidding
Building Related Illness
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
4. Part of construction waste management plan
Infill Development
Adaptive Reuse
Construction Waste Management Plan
Waste Management Plan
5. Excessive or obtrusive artificial light that obscures the stars in the night sky for city dwellers - interferes with astronomical observatories - and like any other form of pollution - disrupts ecosystems and has adverse health effects
Diversity of Houses
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Light Pollution
Baseline v. Design
6. 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
Zoning
Erosion
Floor-To-Area
Cradle to Grave
7. How can potable water use for irrigation be reduced or eliminated?
Building Related Illness
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Biodegradable
Install submeters & Select local plants
8. 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
Portable water uses
Global Warming
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Emissivity (of a material)
9. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Integrated Process
Nonpoint-source pollution
Gallons per Flush
10. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre
Rating system and Project size
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Building Density
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
11. 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
24%-50%
Light Pollution
Thermal Comfort
LEED
12. Colorless - odorless gas that is present in the atmosphere and is formed when any fuel containing carbon is burned. it is breathed out of animal's lungs during respiration - is produced by the decay of organic matter - and is used by plants in photos
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
40%
13. 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
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Feedback Loop
Market Transformation
LEED Online
14. Narrative - photo/render - elevations - floor plans - project details - and boundary (Project - LEED - & property)
Stormwater Runoff
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Construction Waste Management Plan
15. 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
Salvaged Materials
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Impervious Surfaces
Indoor Environmental Quality
16. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)
Install submeters & Select local plants
Waste Management Plan
Ambient Temperature
Energy Management System
17. 1) Cost of green bldg Each Prerequisite and Credit has 2 major components - and those are: Intents and Requirements
Life-cycle cost analysis
None.
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Pedestrian Access
18. The spent or used water from a home - community - farm - or industry that contains dissolved or suspended matter (EPA)
Indoor Air Quality
Wastewater
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Hard Cost
19. Meters placed on smaller portions of a larger system - i.e. submeteres monitoring water use on each floor of a project
Submeter
Building Commissioning
Externality
Biodiversity
20. Any substance in air that could - in high enough concentration - harm man - other animals - vegetation - or material (EPA)
Airborne Pollutant
Energy Conservation
Adaptive Plant
Building Footprint
21. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations
Building Commissioning
Environmental Sustainability
Non-renewable Resource
Street Grid Density
22. Potential credits and categories that may be used in upcoming versions of the LEED rating systems
Daylighting
LEED Pilot Credit Library
LEED Credit Checklist
Potable Water
23. A term used in life cycle analysis to describe a material or product that is recycled into a new product at the end of its useful life. an example of a closed system
HCFC
Cradle to Cradle
LEED Credit
Green Power
24. According to the EPA - what % of time do American spend indoors?
90%
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Non-Potable Water
Indoor Environmental Quality
25. Third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design - construction and operation of high performance green buildings (USGBC)
LEED
Performance Monitoring
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Reduce light transpass
26. Watering using above ground sprinkler heads
Conventional Irrigation
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Transportation Demand Management
Waste Diversion
27. Renewable energy such as solar - wind - biomass - hydro - and geothermal energy
Green Power
Rapidly Renewable Materials
LEED Project Boundary
Sick Building Syndrome
28. Part of the LEED rating system. within each LEED category there are prerequisites and credits. prerequisites must be met for building certification.
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Construction Phases Bidding
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
LEED Prerequisites
29. A quantity between a site and the surrounding [area]. it is measured by pedestrian access to housing basic services such as restaurants - post offices - hospitals - libraries - etc.
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Brownfields
Community Connectivity
Building Codes
30. Energy Use Intensity in term of unit
Green Cleaning
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
The four LEED levels
31. 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
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Indoor Environmental Quality
Sick Building Syndrome
Ventilation Rate
32. Like carbon dioxide or methane - which contributes to potential climate change
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Greenhouse Gases
Climate Change
Commissioning Plan
33. Landscaping and gardening in ways that reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental irrigation. it is promoted in areas that do not have easily accessible supplies of fresh water and is catching on in other areas as climate patterns shift
Underground Parking
Drip Irrigation
Mass Transit
Xeriscaping
34. Used to store excess stormwater. these are basins whose outlets have been designed to detain stormwater runoff for some minimum time (e.g. 24 hrs). the stormwater will slowly seep into the ground to recharge aquifers or discharge as determined by the
Commissioning Report
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Construction Waste Management Plan
Climate Change
35. 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
Square Footage of a Building
High Performance Green Building
Baseline Vs Design
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
36. Credit weightings are based on...
Hybrid Vehicle
Floor Area Ratio
Potable Water
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
37. Air quality within buildings as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants
LEED Project Boundary
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Indoor Air Quality
Salvaged Materials
38. If a bldg is designed to move at any point in its lifetime - what LEED certification is it eligible for?
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
None.
Impervious Surfaces
Soft Cost
39. The measurement method for defining Irrigation Efficiency
Underground Parking
1000 square ft
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Integrated Pest Management
40. Uses the natural forces of wind and buoyancy to deliver fresh air into buildings through doors - windows or other designed opening (chimneys)
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
LEED Online
Construction Phases Bidding
Baseline Vs Design
41. Measuring the amount of resources used over a period of time - such as water or electricity
70%
Construction Administration
Metering
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
42. What is reduced when a project uses reclaimed water in its cooling towers?
Portable water uses
Regional Material
Green Power
Rapidly Renewable Materials
43. Human made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity - ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cities
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Built Environment
Ozone (O3)
44. Prior to submitting CIR - what strategies should be considered?
HCFC
Erosion
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
LEED Category
45. 4 key issues that help define how location affect project
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Development Footprint
Drip Irrigation
Wet Pond (retention pond)
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.
Market Transformation
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Flush-Out
Integrative
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
Regenerative
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Environmentally Preferable Products
48. Green Bldg can reduce how much Energy Use?
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Zoning
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
24%-50%
49. A roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil - or a growing medium - planted over a waterproofing membrane
Fossil Fuels
Per-Consumer Content
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Vegetated (Green) Roof
50. 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
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Hybrid Vehicle
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan