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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. Light that passes beyond the project boundary - i.e. parking lot lighting that passes into a park next to the project
Green Cleaning
Refrigerant
Commingled Recycling
Light Trespass
2. Process for project teams to obtain technical guidance on how LEED requirements pertain to their projects
Water Balance
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
Greenfield
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
3. 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
Waterless Urinal
Baseline v. Actual Use
Passive Design
Stormwater Runoff
4. An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion
Credit Interpretation Request
Montreal Protocol
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
5. The presence in water of enough harmful or objectionable material to damage the water's quality (EPA)
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Process Water
Water Pollution
Energy Star Rating
6. Material that is sourced and manufactured within 500 miles of the project. usually expressed as a percentage of total project material
Regional Material
Bioswale
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Environmental Sustainability
7. The stewardship and use of forests and forest lands in a way - and at a rate - that maintains their biodiversity - productivity - regeneration capacity - vitality and their potential to fulfill - now and in the future - relevant ecological - economic
Hybrid Vehicle
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
LEED NC&MR
Sustainable Forestry
8. Which LEED rating systems has more than 100 points
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Energy Star Rating
5 years
Low Impact Development
9. The measurement unit used for flush fixture water consumption and flow fixture water consumption
Waste Stream Audit
Portable water uses
Infill Development
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
10. Credit weightings are based on...
Waste Stream Audit
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
11. Meters placed on smaller portions of a larger system - i.e. submeteres monitoring water use on each floor of a project
LEED NC&MR
Low Impact Development
Submeter
LEED Pilot Credit Library
12. 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
Closed System
Biodiversity
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Substantial completion
13. A term used in the US to describe the heating or cooling capacity of a system or fuels. this is understood to represent [this]'s per hour when referring to power. this derives its measurement from the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperatur
Value Engineering
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Soft Cost
14. Predesign - Design - Bid - Construction - and Occupancy
Light Trespass
Pollutant
Major Construction Phases
Greenhouse Gases
15. 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
Rating system and Project size
Community Connectivity
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
16. Waste water from toilets & urinals is known as?
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Square Footage of a Building
Predesign
Baseline v. Design
17. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application
LEED Online
Heat Islands
Renewable Energy
Energy Star Rating
18. A survey of building occupants that asks questions about the green cleaning program and helps determine if occupants are exposed to pollutants
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
19. 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
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Triple Bottom Line
Thermal Comfort
Drip Irrigation
20. 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
Location
Integrated Pest Management
Community Connectivity
LEED Project Boundary
21. The act of having separate stakeholders or designers work together to ensure the project is benefiting from synergy which allows for greater levels of sustainability throughout the project's life
Vehicle miles traveled
Soft Cost
Integrated Process
LEED Credit
22. Like carbon dioxide or methane - which contributes to potential climate change
Greenhouse Gases
Retrocommissioning
Aquifer
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
23. Air and surface temperature differences between developed and underdeveloped areas
Heat Islands
Gallons per Flush
Charrette (shuh-ret)
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
24. Indicates a material's ability to reject solar heat and is the combined value of reflectivity and emittance. measurements vary from 100 (standard white surface - most reflective) - to 0 (standard black surface - least reflective). materials with the
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Biodegradable
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Vehicle miles traveled
25. 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
Invasive Plants
LEED Credit
Ozone (O3)
Baseline v. Actual Use
26. The application of solar cells for energy by converting sunlight directly into electricity
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
27. Pavement that is less than 50% impervious and contains vegetation in the open cells
Biomass
Open Grid Pavement
Aquifer
Performance Monitoring
28. What is the procedure required to achieve LEED cert?
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
29. Part of a refrigeration system - a machine that removes heat from liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle
LEED NC&MR
Regional Material
Chiller
Energy Conservation
30. Colorless - odorless gas that is present in the atmosphere and is formed when any fuel containing carbon is burned. it is breathed out of animal's lungs during respiration - is produced by the decay of organic matter - and is used by plants in photos
Conservation
Erosion
Integrated Design
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
31. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits
Heat Island Effect
Energy Star Rating
Cradle to Grave
LEED Online
32. 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
Externality
Energy Efficient
40%
Gallons per Flush
33. 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
Regional Material
Development Footprint
Construction Waste Management Plan
Bypass otherwise required submittals
34. 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
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Emissivity (of a material)
Nonpoint-source pollution
Solid Waste Management Policy
35. 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.
Open System
Xeriscaping
Albedo
Baseline Vs Design
36. Systems withing systems that are related because they affect and effect each other
The four LEED levels
LEED Pilot Credit Library
40%
Nested System
37. The ability of dark - non-reflective paved areas-city streets - rooftops - and sidewalks-to absorb and radiate heat - making urban areas and the surrounding suburbs noticeably hotter than rural towns nearby. other contributors include reduced airflow
Green Washing
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Heat Island Effect
38. Previously undeveloped land that is suited for agriculture
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Environmental Sustainability
Pollutant
Prime Farmland
39. Water used for building systems such as boiler feed water - cooling water for heat exchangers - chillers - etc
Process Water
Triple Bottom Line
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Salvaged Materials
40. According to the EPA - what % of time do American spend indoors?
Credit Interpretation Request
Closed System
Ozone (O3)
90%
41. The amount of water the design case conserves vs the baseline case
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.
Baseline Vs Design
Green Power
Cradle to Cradle
42. Developing in areas near transportation - housing - and jobs therefore leaving open spaces and farmland free from development
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Biofuel
Cooling Tower
Smart Growth
43. 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.
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
Building Commissioning
LEED
90%
44. 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
Sick Building Syndrome
Predesign
Construction Administration
Waste Diversion
45. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre
Biofuel
The four LEED levels
Building Commissioning
Building Density
46. The relationship btw the total bldg floor area & the allowable land area the bldg can cover.
Floor-To-Area
Retrocommissioning
Non-Potable Water
Sustainable
47. In green building - location includes the natural context (climate - plants - wind - sun) the social context (cultural history - traditions - local regulations) - and an infrastructural context (roads - local materials - utilities - public transit)
Location
Brownfields
Green Washing
Underground Parking
48. Passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public - such as trains - subways and busses
Ecosystem
Closed System
Daylighting
Mass Transit
49. 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
Albedo
LEED Points
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Erosion
50. 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
Cradle to Cradle
LEED Credit
Energy Management System
HCFC
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