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LEED GA: Green Associate

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit






2. Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (EPA)






3. Previously undeveloped land that is suited for agriculture






4. Capable of being decomposed by natural agents - especially bacteria






5. The variation in life forms within a given ecosystem or for the entire earth. this is often used as a measure of the health of biological systems.






6. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?






7. The measurement method for defining Irrigation Efficiency






8. Building that is energy and resource efficient






9. 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






10. Solid - liquid or gaseous fuel derived from relatively recently dead biological material and is distinguished from fossil fuels - which are derived from long dead biological material






11. Being able to allow water or air to filtrate through






12. 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






13. Achieving net zero emissions by balancing the footprint with an equivalent amount of sequestered or offset green house gases






14. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre






15. LEED certification fee is base on two factors.






16. The linear view of the life of a product - from creation to the end of useful life - ie disposal






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






18. Measuring the amount of resources used over a period of time - such as water or electricity






19. Prior to submitting CIR - what strategies should be considered?






20. Landscaping and gardening in ways that reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental irrigation. it is promoted in areas that do not have easily accessible supplies of fresh water and is catching on in other areas as climate patterns shift






21. A development company is designing a 7 story 1000 -000 sq ft condominium. He will be responsible for interior finishes - but not furniture/appliances. Which is the LEED rating system used?






22. 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






23. 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






24. Third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design - construction and operation of high performance green buildings (USGBC)






25. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?






26. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings






27. 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






28. Ground areas that are vegetated and pervious. green roofs can be considered open space but only for urban areas






29. 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






30. 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






31. Properties or patterns that a complex system has - but which the individual members do not have. the end result is that the system now has more than just the sum of its parts. for example - saltiness is a property that neither sodium or chlorine have






32. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.






33. 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






34. Controllability of Systems






35. Part of construction waste management plan






36. 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






37. Green Bldg can reduce how much Solid Waste?






38. Any of various halocarbon compounds consisting of carbon - hydrogen - chlorine - and fluorine - once used widely as aerosol propellants and refrigerants. these are believed to cause depletion of the atmospheric ozone layer






39. What's the earliest pt at which a LEED for Schools proejct can be cert?






40. The official recognition by a local bldg department that bldg conforms to applicable bldg & safety codes.






41. Under building - tuck-under - or a stacked parking structure that minimizes the need for exposed parking and parking lots






42. 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)






43. Have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose. this comparison may consider raw materials acquisition - production - manufacturing - packaging - distr






44. A pond designed to hold a specific amount of water indefinitely






45. Waste building materials - dredging materials - tree stumps - and rubble resulting from [first word] - remodeling - repair - and [second word] of homes - commercial buildings and other structures and pavements






46. What constitutes the largest use of energy in bldg in US? What is the 2nd?






47. A gas composed of 3 oxygen atoms. it's not usually emitted directly into the air - but at ground level is created by a chemical reaction between oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the presence of sunlight. ozone has the






48. Meters placed on smaller portions of a larger system - i.e. submeteres monitoring water use on each floor of a project






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






50. Any behavior that results in the use of less energy. examples: turning the lights off when you leave a room - and recycling aluminum cans are both ways to do this