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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The min' floor area for CI
Energy Conservation
Commissioning Plan
Carbon Overlay Tool
250 square ft
2. 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
Albedo
5 years
Raingarden
Transportation Demand Management
3. Process for project teams to obtain technical guidance on how LEED requirements pertain to their projects
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
Bake-Out
Carbon Neutrality
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
4. A member based nonprofit organization whose mission is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed - built - and operated - enabling an environmentally and socially responsible - healthy and prosperous environment that improves the qu
Cooling Tower
Graywater (Greywater)
Indoor Environmental Quality
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
5. Centerline miles/square mile - a centerline mile is measuring a particular road down its center. higher street grid densities are beneficial for pedestrians
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Conservation
Street Grid Density
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
6. Materials and products are made from plants that are typically harvested within a 10 year cycle or shorter and are grown and harvested sustainably
Commissioning
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Rapidly Renewable Materials
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
7. Evaluation of the total cost of a building or product over its useful life - including initial - maintenance - repair and replacement costs as well as savings. LCC evaluates economic performance.
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Biodiversity
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
8. The percentage of waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfilling or incineration to be recycled - composted or reused (EPA)
Diversion Rate
Soft Cost
Baseline Building Performance
Install submeters & Select local plants
9. 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.
Flush-Out
Contaminant
Smart Growth
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.
10. What metric is the best indicator of transportation impacts associated with a bldg project?
Vehicle miles traveled
Mass Transit
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Building Codes
11. 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
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Imperviousness
70%
12. The area of the project site that is impacted by construction activity - LEED project should attempt to limit site disturbance
LEED Rating System
Development Density
Site Disturbance
Bake-Out
13. Air that enters into a building either naturally through pre-designed openings in the building or through the ventilation system
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Passive Design
Open System
Outdoor Air
14. 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
Air Quality Standards
1000 square ft
Building Codes
LEED Rating System
15. The application of solar cells for energy by converting sunlight directly into electricity
Ozone (O3)
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Substantial completion
16. Excel spreadsheet that helps project teams track their credits against requirements for certification
Construction Waste Management Plan
LEED Credit Checklist
Passive Design
Waste Diversion
17. 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
250 square ft
LEED Points
Integrated Process
Drip Irrigation
18. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Evapotranspiration
Triple Bottom Line
19. Drinking water that is of sufficiently high quality so that it can be consumed or utilized without risk of immediate of long term harm
Ventilation Rate
Potable Water
Emergent Properties
Diversity of Uses
20. Vehicle which has both a gas powered engine and an electric engine to achieve better fuel economy and lower emissions
Graywater (Greywater)
Hybrid Vehicle
Credit Interpretation Request
Baseline v. Actual Use
21. Allowing pedestrians to walk between areas without interference from walls - highways or other barriers
Zoning
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Baseline v. Actual Use
Pedestrian Access
22. Investigation and valuation of the environmental impacts of a given product or service. LCA evaluates environmental performance. this view takes into account the whole life of a product or project (not assessing it from a single point in time)
Systems Thinking
33%-39%
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Wet Pond (retention pond)
23. Building that is energy and resource efficient
Light Trespass
High Performance Green Building
LEED Points
Bioswale
24. Pavement that is less than 50% impervious and contains vegetation in the open cells
Open Grid Pavement
Credit Interpretation Request
Greenhouse Gases
Rating system and Project size
25. The amount of water the design case conserves vs the baseline case
LEED Online
Baseline Vs Design
Light Pollution
Pollution
26. 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
Rating system and Project size
Drip Irrigation
Water Balance
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
27. 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
Material Reuse
Potable Water
Glare
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
28. 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
Transportation Demand Management
Greenfield
Sick Building Syndrome
Major Construction Phases
29. 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
Thermal Comfort
Infill Development
Energy Conservation
Baseline v. Design
30. The area of the project site that has been disturbed for development. this area includes the building footprint - hardscapes - and parking lots
Pollutant
Floor-To-Area
Development Footprint
Credit Interpretation Request
31. Air quality within buildings as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants
LEED NC&MR
Building Commissioning
Adaptive Reuse
Indoor Air Quality
32. Being able to allow water or air to filtrate through
Potable Water
Perviousness
Previously Developed Site
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
33. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses
Hardscape
Harvested Rainwater
33%-39%
Green Power
34. 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
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Major Construction Phases
35. Water used for building systems such as boiler feed water - cooling water for heat exchangers - chillers - etc
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Process Water
Integrative
Construction Documents
36. What constitutes the largest use of energy in bldg in US? What is the 2nd?
Flush-Out
Air Conditioning
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
37. 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)
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Street Grid Density
Water Pollution
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
38. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons that are used in refrigerants and propellants that are known to deplete the ozone layer
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Site Disturbance
Commissioning Report
HCFC
39. Material that is sourced and manufactured within 500 miles of the project. usually expressed as a percentage of total project material
Nonpoint-source pollution
Regional Material
Development Footprint
Positive Feedback Loop
40. Unit of measurement by which flowing devices such as faucets and showers are measured and regulated
Gallons per Minute
Acidification
Ventilation Rate
Potable Water
41. Mixture of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette - pipe - or cigar and smoke exhaled by the smoker
Feedback Loop
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Biodegradable
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
42. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.
Building Commissioning
Impervious Surfaces
Airborne Pollutant
Construction Phases Bidding
43. 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
Waterless Urinal
Impervious Surfaces
LEED Category
Wastewater
44. A LEED rating is achieved through earning points in each of the 6 LEED categories
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Construction Waste Management Plan
Environmental Sustainability
LEED Points
45. Area of the building as defined by the perimeter of the structure. parking lots - walkways - and landscaping are not included
Pedestrian Access
Pollution
Building Footprint
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
46. Compounds that have a high vapor pressure and low water solubility and therefore can enter the air easily. many VOCs are human-made chemicals that are used and produced in the manufacture of paints - pharmaceuticals - and refrigerants
Volatile Organic Compound
40%
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Native or Indigenous Plants
47. Document that outlines the organization - schedule - allocation of resources - and documentation requirements of the commissioning process
Albedo
Waterless Urinal
Commissioning Plan
Prime Farmland
48. The relationship between the total building floor area and the allowable land area the building can cover (USGBC)
Floor Area Ratio
Soft Cost
Global Warming
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
49. Each LEED credit has requirements that must be met and documentation that must be submitted to prove the credit requirements were met
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Light Pollution
50. Prior to final selection of site - owner & design team should confirm that the site is...
Passive Design
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
On-Site Wastewater Treatment