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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Administrative and procedural requirements for salvaging - recycling and disposing of non-hazardous demolition and [first phrase] -- this means it should cover waste sent to a landfill - salvaging - and recycled waste
Rainwater Harvesting
Construction Waste Management Plan
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Bioswale
2. The measurement unit used for flush fixture water consumption and flow fixture water consumption
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Construction Phases Bidding
Stormwater Runoff
Global Warming
3. 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
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
LEED Credit Checklist
Graywater (Greywater)
4. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings
LEED Project Boundary
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Xeriscaping
HVAC System
5. Any opening in a building - such as windows - doors - skylights - curtain walls - etc. - designed to permit the passage of air - light - vehicles - or people
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Transportation Demand Management
Reduce light transpass
Fenestration
6. 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
Diversion Rate
Hard Cost
Negative Feedback Loop
7. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)
Cooling Tower
Nonpoint-source pollution
90%
Ambient Temperature
8. 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
Environmental Sustainability
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Drip Irrigation
Baseline v. Actual Use
9. 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
Indoor Air Quality
24%-50%
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
10. Standard comparison of the efficiency of an air filter. MERV ranges from 1 (least) to 16 (most efficient) - and measures a filter's ability to remove particles from 3 to 10 microns in size. developed by ASHRAE
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Substantial completion
Mass Transit
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
11. Predesign - Design - Bid - Construction - and Occupancy
Carbon Neutrality
Major Construction Phases
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Hybrid Vehicle
12. Unit of measurement by which flow rate of toilets and other flushing devices such as urinals are measured and regulated
HCFC
Gallons per Flush
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
13. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates
Raingarden
Building Commissioning
Open Space
Emergent Properties
14. 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.
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Sustainable Forestry
Biodiversity
Negative Feedback Loop
15. 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
Salvaged Materials
LEED NC&MR
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Diversity of Houses
16. The linear view of the life of a product - from creation to the end of useful life - ie disposal
Cradle to Grave
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Water Pollution
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
17. 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
Xeriscaping
Building Envelope (building shell)
Gallons per Flush
Conservation
18. 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
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Imperviousness
Chiller
Previously Developed Site
19. 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
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Embodied Energy
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
Ozone (O3)
20. LEED certification fee is base on two factors.
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Pollutant
LEED Credit Checklist
Rating system and Project size
21. What is the procedure required to achieve LEED cert?
Integrated Pest Management
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Rainwater Harvesting
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
22. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses
Harvested Rainwater
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Major Construction Phases
23. Primary pollutants in Acid Rain are...
Ventilation Rate
Environmental Sustainability
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
24. The licensed-pro exemption is used by a project team to do what?
Integrated Process
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
25. Flush-Out
Refrigerant
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.
Light Trespass
Negative Feedback Loop
26. The introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability - disorder - harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms
Non-Potable Water
Pollution
Perviousness
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
27. The amount of water the design case conserves vs the baseline case
Fossil Fuels
Conservation
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Baseline Vs Design
28. The process of verifying - in new construction - that all the systems and subsystems are efficiently designed and installed properly to achieve the owner's project requirements and as designed by the building architects and engineers.
LEED NC&MR
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
Externality
Building Commissioning
29. Disciplinary Review Committee (Investigate) - Disciplinary Hearing Committee (Judgment) - and Credential Steering Committee (Final Decision) 2) Types of advantages discovered when initial investment are made in more durable products and efficient bld
Externality
Design
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
30. Gives preference to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and the companies that supply them
Pedestrian Access
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
31. 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.
Refrigerant
LEED Points
24%-50%
Community Connectivity
32. Evaluation of the total cost of a building or product over its useful life - including initial - maintenance - repair and replacement costs as well as savings. LCC evaluates economic performance.
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
LEED Points
Agrifiber Product
33. The min' floor area for CI
250 square ft
Construction and Demolition Debris
Soft Cost
Underground Parking
34. Process water can be reduced by which 2 methods?
Waste Stream Audit
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Location
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
35. Unit of measurement by which flowing devices such as faucets and showers are measured and regulated
Harvested Rainwater
Gallons per Minute
Agrifiber Product
Biodiversity
36. Under building - tuck-under - or a stacked parking structure that minimizes the need for exposed parking and parking lots
Underground Parking
Xeriscaping
Major Construction Phases
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
37. To reduce site lighting impact near forestland - the exterior lighting installed should...
Green Building
Reduce light transpass
Material Reuse
Negative Feedback Loop
38. Air that enters into a building either naturally through pre-designed openings in the building or through the ventilation system
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Commissioning Report
Outdoor Air
Green Washing
39. Previously undeveloped land that is suited for agriculture
Prime Farmland
Building Codes
Construction Phases Bidding
Volatile Organic Compound
40. A measure of the amount of illumination falling on a surface.
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
HVAC System
Metering
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
41. 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
Ambient Temperature
Certificate of occupancy
Life-cycle cost analysis
Integrated Process
42. Credit weightings are based on...
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Ozone (O3)
Refrigerant
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
43. The area of the project site that has been disturbed for development. this area includes the building footprint - hardscapes - and parking lots
Triple Bottom Line
The four LEED levels
Development Footprint
Wastewater
44. 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 Category
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Erosion
250 square ft
45. 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
Major Construction Phases
Mass Transit
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Sick Building Syndrome
46. Material that is sourced and manufactured within 500 miles of the project. usually expressed as a percentage of total project material
Regional Material
Construction Waste Management Plan
Reuse
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.
47. Waste water from toilets & urinals is known as?
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
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.
33%-39%
Rating system and Project size
48. Narrative - photo/render - elevations - floor plans - project details - and boundary (Project - LEED - & property)
Per-Consumer Content
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
49. 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
Invasive Plants
Soft Cost
Construction Waste Management Plan
Waste Stream Audit
50. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
40%
LEED NC&MR
Schematic Design