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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. A roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil - or a growing medium - planted over a waterproofing membrane
Drip Irrigation
Hybrid Vehicle
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Design Development
2. A pond designed to hold a specific amount of water indefinitely
Carbon Neutrality
Per-Consumer Content
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Stormwater Runoff
3. 1) Cost of green bldg Each Prerequisite and Credit has 2 major components - and those are: Intents and Requirements
Environmental Sustainability
Life-cycle cost analysis
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Regenerative
4. Material that is sourced and manufactured within 500 miles of the project. usually expressed as a percentage of total project material
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Regional Material
Biodiversity
Vehicle miles traveled
5. Method of land use regulation used by local governments in most developed countries. zoning may be use-based (regulating the uses to which land may be put) - or it may regulate building height - lot coverage - and similar characteristics - or some co
Zoning
Energy Management System
33%-39%
Ecosystem
6. 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
Sick Building Syndrome
Adaptive Plant
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Imperviousness
7. Under building - tuck-under - or a stacked parking structure that minimizes the need for exposed parking and parking lots
Underground Parking
Building Related Illness
Integrated Process Team
Global Warming
8. 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
Value Engineering
Development Density
Energy Management System
Water Balance
9. What are the extra categories for LEED for Home?
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
HCFC
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
10. 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
Carbon Footprint
LEED Online
Sustainable Forestry
Impervious Surfaces
11. American society of heating - refrigerating and air conditioning engineers. international technical society for all individuals and organizations interested in heating - ventilation - air-conditioning and refrigeration (hvac & r)
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
Feedback Loop
Cradle to Grave
Light Trespass
12. The introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability - disorder - harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms
Pollution
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Building Codes
Invasive Plants
13. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits
Carbon Footprint
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
LEED Online
Previously Developed Site
14. 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
Wastewater
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
15. Used to describe situations in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a building - but no specific illness or cause can be identified
Sick Building Syndrome
Waterless Urinal
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Imperviousness
16. 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
Performance Monitoring
Low Impact Development
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Commissioning Report
17. In LEED credit weightings - the less important impact category
Sick Building Syndrome
Rainwater Harvesting
LEED Online
Acidification
18. 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.
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Albedo
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
19. How can potable water use for irrigation be reduced or eliminated?
Ventilation Rate
Waste Stream Audit
Design Development
Install submeters & Select local plants
20. 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
Contaminant
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Square Footage of a Building
Energy Efficient
21. Schematic Design - Design Development - and Construction Documents
Design
Development Density
Install submeters & Select local plants
Substantial completion
22. Indigenous or exotic plants that spread outside cultivated areas and can damage environmental or economical resources. they grow quickly and aggressively - spreading and displacing other plants
Energy Efficient
Water Pollution
Invasive Plants
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
23. An unwanted airborne constituent that may reduce acceptability of the air (ASHRAE 62.1-2004)
Credit Interpretation Request
Building Envelope (building shell)
Contaminant
Schematic Design
24. The min' floor area for NC - CS - Schools - EB - and O&M
1000 square ft
Biofuel
Prime Farmland
LEED Online
25. Certified (40-49) - Silver (50-59) - Gold (60-79) - and Platinum (80+)
The four LEED levels
Drip Irrigation
Soft Cost
Aquifer
26. Unit of measurement that describes a building's energy use relative to its size. it's calculated by taking the total energy consumed in one year in kBTUs and dividing it by total floorspace of the building. a low number signifies good energy performa
Closed System
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Regional Material
27. What is the procedure required to achieve LEED cert?
Non-Potable Water
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
HCFC
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
28. Different term from adaptive reuse because materials are reused in a way that is the same of similar to how it was used before - i.e. saving doors in an old project to be used as doors in the new project. in LEED - this material is calculated as a pe
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Material Reuse
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Acid Rain
29. An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion
Building Related Illness
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
LEED Points
Montreal Protocol
30. Measuring the amount of resources used over a period of time - such as water or electricity
LEED Points
Green Washing
Integrated Process
Metering
31. Waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfills or incineration to be recycled - composted - or re-used. (EPA) measured in tons
Waste Diversion
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Schematic Design
32. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre
Building Density
Environmental Sustainability
70%
Certificate of occupancy
33. LID is an approach to land development (or re-development) that works with nature to manage stormwater as close to its source as possible (EPA)
Low Impact Development
Solid Waste Management Policy
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Gallons per Flush
34. Any opening in a building - such as windows - doors - skylights - curtain walls - etc. - designed to permit the passage of air - light - vehicles - or people
Solid Waste Management Policy
Fenestration
Underground Parking
Water Pollution
35. The number of different types of space per acre in an area - think of a mixed-use development - which has both houses and offices
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Diversity of Uses
Building Density
Infill Development
36. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.
Construction Phases Bidding
Process Water
Environmentally Preferable Products
Carbon Footprint
37. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.
Bake-Out
Emergent Properties
40%
Design Development
38. Unit of measurement by which flow rate of toilets and other flushing devices such as urinals are measured and regulated
Greenfield
Gallons per Flush
Baseline Vs Design
Prime Farmland
39. Human made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity - ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cities
LEED Points
Built Environment
Open Space
Integrated Pest Management
40. Green Bldg can reduce how much Solid Waste?
Flush-Out
70%
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
41. The mathematical expression of Imperviousness
Market Transformation
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
42. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates
Floor Area Ratio
Raingarden
Drip Irrigation
Rating system and Project size
43. Native plants are adapted to local conditions and are easier to grow and maintain. this low-maintenance approach means savings in both time and money. once established - native plants better withstand variations in local climate such as droughts and
Predesign
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
Conservation
Native or Indigenous Plants
44. Total area in square feet of all spaces in a building - including rooms - stairwells - elevators and hallways
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Community Connectivity
Reduce light transpass
Square Footage of a Building
45. The area of the project site that is impacted by construction activity - LEED project should attempt to limit site disturbance
Site Disturbance
Graywater (Greywater)
Construction Waste Management Plan
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
46. Min' years that a LEED bldg should share its energy & water usage data with USGBCa
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Charrette (shuh-ret)
5 years
47. 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
Cooling Tower
LEED Rating System
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
48. Provide a consistent source of sound technical advice with respect to products - tools and services. TAGs act in an advisory capacity in responding to credit interpretation requests (CIRs) - credit rulings and credit ruling appeals while maintaining
LEED Credit
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Building Envelope (building shell)
Air Quality Standards
49. Pollution of water generally results from multiple sources vs. just one source - examples are runoff from roads - drainage from buildings - seepage - runoff from farmland. pollution in a river may not be exactly pinpointed because most pollution is n
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Open Space
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
50. Drinking water that is of sufficiently high quality so that it can be consumed or utilized without risk of immediate of long term harm
Non-Potable Water
Potable Water
Light Trespass
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)