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LEED GA: Green Associate

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1. The area of the project site that is impacted by construction activity - LEED project should attempt to limit site disturbance






2. Ruling process for project applicants seeking technical and administrative guidance on how LEED credits apply to their projects and vice versa. (USGBC) LEED interpretations are the result of a CIR and may determine how future project teams use LEED






3. Encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria (USGBC). there are multiple rating system






4. 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






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






6. 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






7. The process of collecting (commonly from a roof) - storing and using rainwater






8. 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.






9. Method which minimizes the use of water and fetilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants - either onto the soil surface or directly onto the root zone - through a network of valves - pipes - tubing and emitters






10. Green Bldg can reduce how much Energy Use?






11. 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






12. 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






13. How prerequisites and credits are grouped depending on the building type and rating system






14. Purchase price of a hard asset such as masonry - wood - steel - carpet - tile - mechanical systems - roofing






15. 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






16. When large amounts of outdoor air are forced through a recently completed building for a period of time so that the majority of pollutant emissions from building materials - finishes and furnishings can be removed from the building before occupancy.






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






18. Each LEED credit has requirements that must be met and documentation that must be submitted to prove the credit requirements were met






19. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)






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






21. What level of CO2 concentrations indicates inadequate ventilation?






22. An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel - sand - silt or clay) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well. these are critically important in human habitation and agriculture. t






23. The application of solar cells for energy by converting sunlight directly into electricity






24. Being able to allow water or air to filtrate through






25. The concept that takes into consideration all impacts of the indoor environment on human health and performance - including indoor air quality - daylighting and views - and visual and thermal comfort.






26. A review process that identifies and selects the lowest lifecycle cost options in design - materials and processes that achieves the desired level of performance - reliability and customer satisfaction






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






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






29. Previously undeveloped land that is suited for agriculture






30. 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






31. Major Players in Design & Construction Process are...






32. The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not to be exceeded during a given time in a defined area (EPA)






33. Plan that takes into consideration all aspects of the indoor environment and documents strategies to protect the quality of the indoor environment for occupants - especially important during construction and renovations






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






35. 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






36. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre






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






38. Achieving net zero emissions by balancing the footprint with an equivalent amount of sequestered or offset green house gases






39. Drinking water that is of sufficiently high quality so that it can be consumed or utilized without risk of immediate of long term harm






40. Plan that covers how waste will be either disposed or reused or recycled by addressing sorting - collection - and final disposal of items used in the construction or renovation process






41. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.






42. Meters placed on smaller portions of a larger system - i.e. submeteres monitoring water use on each floor of a project






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






44. Process water can be reduced by which 2 methods?






45. Flat or nearby flat land adjacent to a stream or river that experiences occasional or periodic flooding






46. 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






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






48. In LEED credit weightings - the less important impact category






49. What is reduced when a project uses reclaimed water in its cooling towers?






50. 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