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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. The spent or used water from a home - community - farm - or industry that contains dissolved or suspended matter (EPA)
Albedo
Wastewater
Building Envelope (building shell)
Value Engineering
2. What are the added costs of bldg green & what benefits offset those cost?
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Energy Efficient
LEED Project Boundary
3. 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
Baseline v. Design
LEED Intent
Construction and Demolition Debris
Cradle to Cradle
4. Total building energy costs (including all plug loads) annually. this value is intended to be used to compare against design cases to compute energy savings from a proposed design
Light Pollution
Major Construction Phases
Performance Monitoring
Baseline Building Performance
5. Collaborative - facilitated approach to project design and execution. the approach invests in design activities that increase the opportunity for integrated solutions with an eye to better performance and life cycle savings
Nonpoint-source pollution
Sick Building Syndrome
Integrated Design
Biodiversity
6. Total area in square feet of all spaces in a building - including rooms - stairwells - elevators and hallways
Square Footage of a Building
HCFC
Irrigation Efficiency
Systems Thinking
7. 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
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Waterless Urinal
Light Trespass
Open System
8. 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
Smart Growth
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Credit Interpretation Request
Non-Potable Water
9. What level of CO2 concentrations indicates inadequate ventilation?
40%
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Refrigerant
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
10. Areas where the upper soil is no longer exposed - including paved areas - walkways - fountains - etc.
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Hardscape
Credit Interpretation Request
Construction Phases Bidding
11. Area of the building as defined by the perimeter of the structure. parking lots - walkways - and landscaping are not included
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Raingarden
Building Footprint
Irrigation Efficiency
12. 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
LEED Rating System
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Transportation Demand Management
Heat Islands
13. Viewing the world as an interrelated set of systems that can influence one another
Environmental Sustainability
Underground Parking
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Systems Thinking
14. 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
Value Engineering
Biomass
Daylighting
Gallons per Flush
15. Air and surface temperature differences between developed and underdeveloped areas
Certificate of occupancy
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Heat Islands
Ambient Temperature
16. 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
Aquifer
Flush-Out
Evapotranspiration
Energy Efficient
17. Green Bldg can reduce how much Energy Use?
24%-50%
Construction Documents
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
LEED Category
18. What are the 3D sustainability often described as the triple bottom line or 3 legged stool?
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Prime Farmland
Construction Phases Bidding
LEED Rating System
19. 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
LEED Rating System
Commissioning Report
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
Reuse
20. The licensed-pro exemption is used by a project team to do what?
Greenhouse Gases
Bypass otherwise required submittals
33%-39%
Indoor Air Quality
21. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations
Non-Potable Water
Gallons per Flush
Building Footprint
Environmental Sustainability
22. 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
Value Engineering
Rainwater Harvesting
Commissioning
Community Connectivity
23. Explores design options & alternatives with the intent to establish an agreed-upon project layout & scope of work.
Schematic Design
Potable Water
Baseline Vs Design
Non-Potable Water
24. 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
Site Disturbance
High Performance Green Building
Harvested Rainwater
Negative Feedback Loop
25. Water that is of sufficiently high quality so that it can be consumed or utilized without risk of immediate of long term harm by humans or animals
Cradle to Grave
Graywater (Greywater)
LEED Credit
Potable Water
26. non-native plants that use less fertilizer - pesticides and water in a given landscape. these plants have adapted to the local climate and are not considered invasive plants or weeds.
Adaptive Plant
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Major Construction Phases
Construction and Demolition Debris
27. A written plan that outlines strategies to reduce stormwater runoff for the purposes of reducing erosion - pollution and sedimentation of nearby bodies of water - especially important during construction where so much dirt - dust and waste are presen
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Sustainable Forestry
Construction Waste Management Plan
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
28. The area of the project site that has been disturbed for development. this area includes the building footprint - hardscapes - and parking lots
Byproduct
Prime Farmland
Rainwater Harvesting
Development Footprint
29. 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
Integrated Design
Zoning
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
30. 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.
Airborne Pollutant
Building Commissioning
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Indoor Environmental Quality
31. 4 key issues that help define how location affect project
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Major Construction Phases
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
LEED NC&MR
32. Smart Location & Linkage. Neighborhood Pattern & Design. Green Infrastructure & Bldg.
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
Building Density
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Daylighting
33. 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
Net-Zero Energy
Graywater (Greywater)
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Waste Diversion
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
Waste Management Plan
Fenestration
Baseline Vs Design
Previously Developed Site
35. 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
70%
Erosion
Invasive Plants
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
36. Allowing pedestrians to walk between areas without interference from walls - highways or other barriers
Baseline v. Actual Use
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Pedestrian Access
37. 1) Cost of green bldg Each Prerequisite and Credit has 2 major components - and those are: Intents and Requirements
Design Development
Conventional Irrigation
Life-cycle cost analysis
LEED Pilot Credit Library
38. Material that is sourced and manufactured within 500 miles of the project. usually expressed as a percentage of total project material
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Net-Zero Energy
Regional Material
Submeter
39. Green Bldg can reduce how much Solid Waste?
Glare
Nested System
70%
Wet Pond (retention pond)
40. The carbon overlay in LEED is used for what?
Hard Cost
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Greenhouse Gases
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
41. The measurement method for defining Irrigation Efficiency
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
LEED Prerequisites
Prime Farmland
HCFC
42. Unit of measurement by which flowing devices such as faucets and showers are measured and regulated
Certificate of occupancy
Gallons per Minute
Heat Islands
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
43. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?
Brownfields
The four LEED levels
Hardscape
Nonpoint-source pollution
44. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application
LEED Online
Soft Cost
Ozone (O3)
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
45. Primary pollutants in Acid Rain are...
Building Density
Closed System
Construction Administration
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
46. The introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability - disorder - harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms
Pollution
Material Reuse
Emissivity (of a material)
Construction Administration
47. CD carry the design into the detail level so that construction can take place.
Bake-Out
Vehicle miles traveled
Construction Documents
Transportation Demand Management
48. 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
Design Development
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Carbon Overlay Tool
49. 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
Solid Waste Management Policy
The four LEED levels
LEED Rating System
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
50. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)
Externality
Air Conditioning
Light Pollution
LEED Credit