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LEED GA: Green Associate

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  • 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. The comparison between a standard gage and the estimated in a building's design scenario. in LEED - the [first word] usually refers to the EPAct 1992 water flow and flush rates






2. 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






3. Air and surface temperature differences between developed and underdeveloped areas






4. Smart Location & Linkage. Neighborhood Pattern & Design. Green Infrastructure & Bldg.






5. 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






6. The rate at which indoor air enters and leaves a building - usually expressed in LEED as the number of changes of outdoor air per hour (air changes per hour or "ach") ASHRAE 62 prescribes proper ventilation rates to ensure pollutants and carbon dioxi






7. This concept is thought of as more sustainable. ex: plants grow in a field - produce oxygen - take in water - then die and decay which helps plants grow. these can be linked so one system uses the byproducts of another






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. LEED certification fee is base on two factors.






12. Water that is not treated to drinking water standards and is not meant for human consumption






13. The percentage of material in a product that was consumer waste. the recycled material was generated by household - commercial - industrial or institutional end-users and can no longer be used for its intended purpose. it includes returns of material






14. Areas where the upper soil is no longer exposed - including paved areas - walkways - fountains - etc.






15. Potential credits and categories that may be used in upcoming versions of the LEED rating systems






16. A LEED rating is achieved through earning points in each of the 6 LEED categories






17. Gives preference to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and the companies that supply them






18. Process for project teams to obtain technical guidance on how LEED requirements pertain to their projects






19. 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






20. Unit of measurement by which flowing devices such as faucets and showers are measured and regulated






21. What are the extra categories for LEED for Home?






22. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application






23. Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (EPA)






24. Material that is sourced and manufactured within 500 miles of the project. usually expressed as a percentage of total project material






25. 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.






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






27. 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






28. Products made from agricultural fiber such as wheat board and straw board






29. A systematic process of assuring that a building and its systems performs in accordance with the design intent and the owner's requirements






30. Guidance tool designed for use by building professionals to help manage indoor air quality in commercial buildings - which should be a part of indoor air quality management plans






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






32. Part of the LEED rating system. within each LEED category there are prerequisites and credits. prerequisites must be met for building certification.






33. 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






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






35. Ground areas that are vegetated and pervious. green roofs can be considered open space but only for urban areas






36. A measure of the amount of illumination falling on a surface.






37. Systems withing systems that are related because they affect and effect each other






38. 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.






39. Concept of integrative design emphasizes






40. 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.






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






42. The min' floor area for CI






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






44. A continuous process of collecting and analyzing data to compare how well a project is working against expected results of the project based on performance indicators. the goal is use the indicators to achieve efficiency where possible






45. A natural resource that cannot be produced - re-grown - regenerated - or reused on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate. these resources often exist in a fixed amount - or are consumed much faster than nature can recreate them. fossil fuels






46. Green Bldg can reduce how much Energy Use?






47. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits






48. The measurement method for defining Irrigation Efficiency






49. A review of consumables waste of a project. essentially - finding out what makes up the projects waste can help determine ways to increase recycling or reduce waste through other methods






50. 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