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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. A site that was previously built on - has been graded - or contained a parking lot - roadway - or other structure
Previously Developed Site
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Pollutant
LEED Credit
2. 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
Negative Feedback Loop
Waterless Urinal
Air Conditioning
Major Construction Phases
3. Green bldg emphasizes using what type of design process?
Outdoor Air
Prime Farmland
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Integrative
4. 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
Baseline v. Design
Stormwater Runoff
Transportation Demand Management
LEED Points
5. The coordinated use of pest and environmental info with available pest control methods to prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means and with the least possible hazard to people - property - and the environment
Acidification
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Integrated Pest Management
Environmental Sustainability
6. Total area in square feet of all spaces in a building - including rooms - stairwells - elevators and hallways
Green Power
Square Footage of a Building
Graywater (Greywater)
Light Pollution
7. Water used for building systems such as boiler feed water - cooling water for heat exchangers - chillers - etc
Daylighting
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Process Water
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
8. 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
24%-50%
Design Development
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Solid Waste Management Policy
9. The measurement method for defining Irrigation Efficiency
Building Codes
Building Density
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Non-renewable Resource
10. Heat removal devices used to transfer process waste heat to the atmosphere. large office buildings - hospitals - and schools typically use one or more of these as part of their air conditioning systems
Cooling Tower
Reuse
Open System
Building Commissioning
11. 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 Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Sustainable
Integrated Process
Bioswale
12. 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
Energy Efficient
LEED Category
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
13. Area of the building as defined by the perimeter of the structure. parking lots - walkways - and landscaping are not included
Building Footprint
33%-39%
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Diversion Rate
14. 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
Sustainable Forestry
Carbon Footprint
LEED Project Boundary
Credit Interpretation Request
15. In LEED credit weightings - the most important impact category
Street Grid Density
Agrifiber Product
LEED Prerequisites
Climate Change
16. Energy generated from natural resources - such as sunlight - wind - tides and geothermal heat - which are naturally replenished
Graywater (Greywater)
LEED Online
Material Reuse
Renewable Energy
17. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)
Development Footprint
Air Conditioning
Irrigation Efficiency
Major Construction Phases
18. A LEED rating is achieved through earning points in each of the 6 LEED categories
Embodied Energy
LEED Points
Square Footage of a Building
Heat Islands
19. Heating - ventilating and air conditioning. these systems seek to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality
Schematic Design
Substantial completion
Street Grid Density
HVAC System
20. 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
Graywater (Greywater)
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Carbon Overlay Tool
Waste Diversion
21. 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
Refrigerant
Design Development
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Development Density
22. The comparison between a standard gage and the estimated in a building's design scenario. in LEED - the [first word] usually refers to the EPAct 1992 water flow and flush rates
Commissioning Plan
Baseline v. Design
Irrigation Efficiency
LEED Credit
23. Documentation of the results of the commissioning process - including the as-built state of the HVAC system and any unresolved issues found at the time the commissioning process was completed
Hybrid Vehicle
Commissioning Report
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
24. The official recognition by a local bldg department that bldg conforms to applicable bldg & safety codes.
Certificate of occupancy
The four LEED levels
Schematic Design
Construction Waste Management Plan
25. 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
Hybrid Vehicle
Construction Waste Management Plan
70%
LEED NC&MR
26. Smart Location & Linkage. Neighborhood Pattern & Design. Green Infrastructure & Bldg.
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
Submeter
LEED Credit Checklist
Adaptive Plant
27. System where energy is taken from the output of a system and reapplied to the input - or A produces more of B which in turn produces more of A. i.e. population growth -- adults make children whom in turn make more adults
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
Positive Feedback Loop
Building Density
The four LEED levels
28. Comparison between a standard gage and an actual result. in LEED - the [first part] usually refers to the EPAct 1992 water flow and flush rates while the [second part] would represent an existing building.
Environmentally Preferable Products
Credit Interpretation Request
Baseline v. Actual Use
Per-Consumer Content
29. Urinals that do not use water at all. these systems can save anywhere between 15000 and 45000 gallons of water per urinal per year
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Nested System
Pollutant
Waterless Urinal
30. The carbon overlay in LEED is used for what?
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
Energy Efficient
HVAC System
31. When an exisiting building undergoes the commissioning process to discover if improvements or changes should be made to improve the building
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Install submeters & Select local plants
Retrocommissioning
40%
32. Development that occurs within established urban areas where the site or area either is a vacant place between other developments or has previously been used for another urban purpose
Infill Development
LEED Credit
Hybrid Vehicle
Erosion
33. Achieving net zero emissions by balancing the footprint with an equivalent amount of sequestered or offset green house gases
Carbon Neutrality
Energy Efficient
Building Related Illness
Pollution
34. Any method of powering an engine that does not involve solely petroleum (e.g. electric car - petrol-electric hybrid - solar powered)
LEED Online
Green Cleaning
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
35. Water that originates from precipitation that enters the stormwater system
Airborne Pollutant
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Stormwater Runoff
Erosion
36. A quantity between a site and the surrounding [area]. it is measured by pedestrian access to housing basic services such as restaurants - post offices - hospitals - libraries - etc.
Integrated Process
Thermal Comfort
Community Connectivity
Sick Building Syndrome
37. 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
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
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.
Schematic Design
38. Concept of integrative design emphasizes
Retrocommissioning
Building Related Illness
LEED Rating System
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
39. Controllability of Systems
Prime Farmland
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Performance Monitoring
40. To reduce site lighting impact near forestland - the exterior lighting installed should...
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
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.
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Reduce light transpass
41. A review of consumables waste of a project. essentially - finding out what makes up the projects waste can help determine ways to increase recycling or reduce waste through other methods
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Waste Stream Audit
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Negative Feedback Loop
42. Vehicle which has both a gas powered engine and an electric engine to achieve better fuel economy and lower emissions
High Performance Green Building
Floor-To-Area
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.
Hybrid Vehicle
43. 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
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Biodegradable
Construction Waste Management Plan
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
44. Green Bldg can reduce how much Solid Waste?
Vegetated (Green) Roof
LEED Points
70%
Building Commissioning
45. Any substance in air that could - in high enough concentration - harm man - other animals - vegetation - or material (EPA)
Indoor Air Quality
Airborne Pollutant
Contaminant
Xeriscaping
46. Uses the natural forces of wind and buoyancy to deliver fresh air into buildings through doors - windows or other designed opening (chimneys)
Construction Administration
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Hard Cost
47. Aset of rules that specify the minimum acceptable level for safety for constructed objects such as buildings and non building structures. these protect public health - safety and general welfare as they relate to the construction and occupancy of bui
Fossil Fuels
Building Codes
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Climate Change
48. Capable of being decomposed by natural agents - especially bacteria
Biodegradable
LEED Online
Climate Change
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
49. A control system capable of monitoring environmental and system loads and adjusting HVAC operations accordingly in order to conserve energy while maintaining comfort (EPA)
250 square ft
70%
Energy Management System
Ecosystem
50. Gives preference to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and the companies that supply them
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Hard Cost
Previously Developed Site
Floodplain
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