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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The use of technology that requires less energy to perform the same function. a compact fluorescent light bulb that uses less energy than an incandescent bulb to produce the same amount of light is an example. the decision to replace an incandescent
Flush-Out
Energy Efficient
Impervious Surfaces
Environmental Sustainability
2. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses
Net-Zero Energy
Integrated Design
LEED Credit Checklist
Harvested Rainwater
3. A site that is undeveloped and in a natural state or has been used for agriculture
Adaptive Reuse
70%
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Greenfield
4. 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
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Cooling Tower
Construction Waste Management Plan
Light Pollution
5. 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
Reuse
Waste Diversion
Refrigerant
Charrette (shuh-ret)
6. Viewing the world as an interrelated set of systems that can influence one another
Systems Thinking
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Triple Bottom Line
Integrated Process Team
7. 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
Brownfields
LEED Prerequisites
Carbon Footprint
Cradle to Cradle
8. Areas where the upper soil is no longer exposed - including paved areas - walkways - fountains - etc.
Hardscape
LEED Online
LEED Rating System
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
9. A material's ability to reflect sunlight measured on a scale of 0 (black) to 1 (white). a value of 0.0 indicates that the surface absorbs all solar radiation and a value of 1.0 represents total reflectivity.
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Material Reuse
Carpool
Albedo
10. An increase in the near surface temp of the earth. this has occurred in the distant past as the result of natural influences - but the term is most often used to refer to the warming predicted to occur as a result of increased emissions of greenhouse
Triple Bottom Line
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Raingarden
Global Warming
11. 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
Nonpoint-source pollution
Regenerative
Market Transformation
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
12. Gathering information - recognizing stakeholder needs - establishing project goals - & selecting site
Predesign
Certificate of occupancy
Hybrid Vehicle
Nested System
13. 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
Global Warming
40%
Sustainable Forestry
Construction Waste Management Plan
14. 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
Hybrid Vehicle
Thermal Comfort
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
15. Purchase price of a hard asset such as masonry - wood - steel - carpet - tile - mechanical systems - roofing
Hard Cost
LEED Points
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Street Grid Density
16. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)
Diversity of Houses
Feedback Loop
Air Conditioning
Flush-Out
17. Used by the USGBC to weight credits in the LEED system. credits that reduce the greenhouse gas emissions are given more weight than those that do not
The four LEED levels
Flush-Out
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Carbon Overlay Tool
18. An attempt to reduce peak period transportation use - such as allowing flex time in which employees may come to work before or after rush hour
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Transportation Demand Management
Integrated Design
19. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings
Sustainable
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Native or Indigenous Plants
250 square ft
20. Advertising a product or policy to be more beneficial to the environment than is true
Green Washing
Green Cleaning
Construction Documents
LEED
21. The percentage of water volume beneficially used by plants to the volume of water delivered through an irrigation system. water wasted would evaporate - fall on hardscapes - or runoff. drip irrigation is the most efficient with a 90% irrigation effic
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Integrated Design
Sustainable Forestry
Irrigation Efficiency
22. Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (EPA)
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Systems Thinking
Sustainable
Retrocommissioning
23. Collaborative - facilitated approach to project design and execution. the approach invests in design activities that increase the opportunity for integrated solutions with an eye to better performance and life cycle savings
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Integrated Design
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
24. Air quality within buildings as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants
Indoor Air Quality
Flush-Out
Install submeters & Select local plants
Building Commissioning
25. Renewable energy such as solar - wind - biomass - hydro - and geothermal energy
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Green Cleaning
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Green Power
26. The slow release of a gas that was trapped or adsorbed in some material. off-gassing can be significant if it collects in a closed environment where air is stagnant or recirculated and the gas has negative health effects. off-gassing example: new car
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Greenfield
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Construction Waste Management Plan
27. Part of the LEED rating system. projects earn points by meeting the requirements of optional credits in order to earn points towards certification
Value Engineering
Integrated Process Team
Ozone (O3)
LEED Credit
28. The area of the project site that has been disturbed for development. this area includes the building footprint - hardscapes - and parking lots
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Carbon Neutrality
Development Density
Development Footprint
29. Certified (40-49) - Silver (50-59) - Gold (60-79) - and Platinum (80+)
Conventional Irrigation
Emissivity (of a material)
The four LEED levels
Predesign
30. Material that is sourced and manufactured within 500 miles of the project. usually expressed as a percentage of total project material
Graywater (Greywater)
Regional Material
Reduce light transpass
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
31. The portion of the project site submitted for LEED certification. for multiple building developments - the LEED project boundary may be a portion of the development as determined by the project team
LEED Project Boundary
Construction Administration
Bake-Out
Biodiversity
32. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?
LEED Intent
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Performance Monitoring
Nonpoint-source pollution
33. What level of CO2 concentrations indicates inadequate ventilation?
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Waste Management Plan
Erosion
Vehicle miles traveled
34. The relationship btw the total bldg floor area & the allowable land area the bldg can cover.
250 square ft
40%
Floor-To-Area
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
35. 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.
Cooling Tower
Flush-Out
Credit Interpretation Request
Carbon Overlay Tool
36. Being able to allow water or air to filtrate through
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.
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Sustainable Forestry
Perviousness
37. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application
LEED Online
Potable Water
Location
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
38. A collection of living things and the environment in which they live. for example - a prairie [this] includes coyotes - the rabbits on which they feed - and the grasses that feed the rabbits
Ecosystem
Biodegradable
Prime Farmland
Nested System
39. 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
Perviousness
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Green Washing
Ventilation Rate
40. Passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public - such as trains - subways and busses
Mass Transit
Raingarden
Cradle to Cradle
Feedback Loop
41. Life-cycle assessment is used to determine what?
Integrative
Harvested Rainwater
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
40%
42. The measurement unit used for flush fixture water consumption and flow fixture water consumption
Construction Waste Management Plan
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Floor Area Ratio
43. All the energy used to grow - extract and manufacture a product - transport it to the jobsite - complete the installation - and finally dispose of it at the end of its life cycle
Embodied Energy
Externality
Submeter
Non-Potable Water
44. The amount of water the design case conserves vs the baseline case
LEED NC&MR
Construction Documents
Thermal Comfort
Baseline Vs Design
45. Building that is energy and resource efficient
LEED Category
High Performance Green Building
HVAC System
Construction Waste Management Plan
46. Controllability of Systems
Community Connectivity
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Raingarden
47. 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
Rainwater Harvesting
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Baseline Building Performance
48. The careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion
Conservation
Ozone (O3)
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Volatile Organic Compound
49. Achieving net zero emissions by balancing the footprint with an equivalent amount of sequestered or offset green house gases
Open Grid Pavement
Floodplain
Carbon Neutrality
LEED Pilot Credit Library
50. Explores design options & alternatives with the intent to establish an agreed-upon project layout & scope of work.
Bake-Out
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Schematic Design
Ambient Temperature