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LEED GA: Green Associate

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. If a bldg is designed to move at any point in its lifetime - what LEED certification is it eligible for?






3. What metric is the best indicator of transportation impacts associated with a bldg project?






4. The spent or used water from a home - community - farm - or industry that contains dissolved or suspended matter (EPA)






5. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates






6. The measurement method for defining Irrigation Efficiency






7. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?






8. What constitutes the largest use of energy in bldg in US? What is the 2nd?






9. A roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil - or a growing medium - planted over a waterproofing membrane






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. Being able to allow water or air to filtrate through






12. A renewable energy source - refers to plant matter grown to generate electricity or produce biofuel. it excludes organic material which has been transformed by geological processes into substances such as coal or petroleum






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. Gathering information - recognizing stakeholder needs - establishing project goals - & selecting site






15. Precipitation that is usually acidic. it has harmful effects on plants - aquatic animals - and infrastructure. it is mostly caused by human emissions of sulfur and nitrogen compounds which react in the atmosphere to produce acids. in recent years - m






16. The amount of water the design case conserves vs the baseline case






17. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses






18. Excel spreadsheet that helps project teams track their credits against requirements for certification






19. Watering using above ground sprinkler heads






20. Third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design - construction and operation of high performance green buildings (USGBC)






21. Green Bldg can reduce how much Solid Waste?






22. A strategy to use existing materials in a similar or different capacity






23. Solid - liquid or gaseous fuel derived from relatively recently dead biological material and is distinguished from fossil fuels - which are derived from long dead biological material






24. Content from industry scraps that was diverted from the waste stream and used for other purposes. examples include sawdust - wood shavings - wood chips - and print overruns. excluded are materials that are re-incorporated into the same manufacturing






25. The careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion






26. Properties or patterns that a complex system has - but which the individual members do not have. the end result is that the system now has more than just the sum of its parts. for example - saltiness is a property that neither sodium or chlorine have






27. System that constantly takes in items from outside the system - used them and then released them as waste. this system has no feedback loop. think of a normal home where groceries - products - or water come into the house - are used and then released






28. When all recyclables for collection are mixed but kept separate from other waste






29. 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






30. The practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource efficient throughout a building's life cycle from siting to design - construction - operation - maintenance - renovation and deconstruction. thi






31. Human made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity - ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cities






32. 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.






33. 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






34. Water used for building systems such as boiler feed water - cooling water for heat exchangers - chillers - etc






35. A pond designed to hold a specific amount of water indefinitely






36. Thermal comfort is typically attributed to what env factors?






37. To reduce site lighting impact near forestland - the exterior lighting installed should...






38. 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.






39. A hydrocarbon deposit - such as petroleum - coal or natural gas - derived from the accumulated remains of ancient plants and animals and used as fuel. carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases generated by burning these are considered to be one of th






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






41. 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






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






43. 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






44. 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.






45. Flush-Out






46. The licensed-pro exemption is used by a project team to do what?






47. 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






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






49. During Construction Phases - ________________ is the actual construction - Commissioning take place near the end of construction - once the system have been installed and are operable. Includes Substantial Completion - Final Completion - Certificate






50. A system where the output may signal the system to stop changing - i.e. - a thermostat -- at a certain point the temp feedback will tell the system to cut off