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LEED GA: Green Associate

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A pond designed to hold a specific amount of water indefinitely






2. 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






3. Any method of powering an engine that does not involve solely petroleum (e.g. electric car - petrol-electric hybrid - solar powered)






4. How many % of environmental impacts decision are made during the 1st 10% of design process?






5. Unit of measurement by which flowing devices such as faucets and showers are measured and regulated






6. Areas where the upper soil is no longer exposed - including paved areas - walkways - fountains - etc.






7. Air quality within buildings as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants






8. 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.






9. 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






10. 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






11. 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






12. A contractual benchmark that usually corresponds to the point at which a client could occupy a nearly completed space.






13. Explores design options & alternatives with the intent to establish an agreed-upon project layout & scope of work.






14. Method which minimizes the use of water and fetilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants - either onto the soil surface or directly onto the root zone - through a network of valves - pipes - tubing and emitters






15. Previously undeveloped land that is suited for agriculture






16. Green Bldg can reduce how much Solid Waste?






17. What is reduced when a project uses reclaimed water in its cooling towers?






18. What are the 3D sustainability often described as the triple bottom line or 3 legged stool?






19. 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






20. An expanded baseline for measuring performance - adding social and environmental dimensions to the traditional profit measure - so decisions are viewed in the long term with their impact on people - the planet - and profit






21. Light that passes beyond the project boundary - i.e. parking lot lighting that passes into a park next to the project






22. Waste water from toilets & urinals is known as?






23. An expense item that is not considered a direct construction cost. soft costs include architectural - engineering - financing - and legal fees - commissioning - and other pre- and post-construction expenses






24. Part of the LEED rating system. within each LEED category there are prerequisites and credits. prerequisites must be met for building certification.






25. Controllability of Systems






26. 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






27. The concept that takes into consideration all impacts of the indoor environment on human health and performance - including indoor air quality - daylighting and views - and visual and thermal comfort.






28. Exterior surface of the building including all walls - windows - floor and roof. separates the building's inside from the outside






29. Each LEED credit has requirements that must be met and documentation that must be submitted to prove the credit requirements were met






30. Process for project teams to obtain technical guidance on how LEED requirements pertain to their projects






31. 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






32. A measure of the amount of illumination falling on a surface.






33. 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






34. An accounting of all water volumes that enter and leave a space over a period of time






35. An assessment of the greenhouse gases (which includes more than just CO2) emitted by a particular organization - project or activity






36. The percentage of waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfilling or incineration to be recycled - composted or reused (EPA)






37. 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






38. Water leaving plants and soil returning back to the atmosphere






39. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)






40. Any opening in a building - such as windows - doors - skylights - curtain walls - etc. - designed to permit the passage of air - light - vehicles - or people






41. A systematic process of assuring that a building and its systems performs in accordance with the design intent and the owner's requirements






42. 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






43. Life-cycle assessment is used to determine what?






44. The measurement method for defining Irrigation Efficiency






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. What is the procedure required to achieve LEED cert?






49. A review process that identifies and selects the lowest lifecycle cost options in design - materials and processes that achieves the desired level of performance - reliability and customer satisfaction






50. A program that was first developed in 1992 by the US EPA as a method to identify and promote products that are energy efficient. products carrying this symbol provide a way for businesses and consumers to save money - while at the same time - protect