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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. The mathematical expression of Imperviousness
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Open Space
Chiller
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
2. Watering using above ground sprinkler heads
Conventional Irrigation
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Baseline Building Performance
LEED
3. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
LEED Online
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Bioswale
4. 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
Development Density
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Square Footage of a Building
Systems Thinking
5. Developing in areas near transportation - housing - and jobs therefore leaving open spaces and farmland free from development
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Smart Growth
Irrigation Efficiency
Previously Developed Site
6. Water that is not treated to drinking water standards and is not meant for human consumption
Pollution
Non-Potable Water
Raingarden
Material Reuse
7. Exterior surface of the building including all walls - windows - floor and roof. separates the building's inside from the outside
Building Envelope (building shell)
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Value Engineering
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
8. What is reduced when a project uses reclaimed water in its cooling towers?
Aquifer
Erosion
Portable water uses
Ozone (O3)
9. Concept of integrative design emphasizes
Vehicle miles traveled
Retrocommissioning
HVAC System
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
10. Controllability of Systems
Drip Irrigation
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Soft Cost
Refrigerant
11. A material's ability to reflect sunlight measured on a scale of 0 (black) to 1 (white). a value of 0.0 indicates that the surface absorbs all solar radiation and a value of 1.0 represents total reflectivity.
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
LEED Online
Albedo
Regenerative
12. Any substance introduced into the environment that adversely affects the usefulness of a resource or the health of humans - animals - or ecosystems (EPA)
90%
Energy Star Rating
Net-Zero Energy
Pollutant
13. 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
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Transportation Demand Management
LEED Points
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
14. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)
Air Conditioning
Sick Building Syndrome
Biofuel
Integrative
15. Any method of powering an engine that does not involve solely petroleum (e.g. electric car - petrol-electric hybrid - solar powered)
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Adaptive Plant
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Nonpoint-source pollution
16. An intense collaborative session where participants make a concerted effort to solve a problem or plan the design of something
Building Related Illness
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Charrette (shuh-ret)
LEED Intent
17. Process for project teams to obtain technical guidance on how LEED requirements pertain to their projects
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Energy Management System
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
Environmentally Preferable Products
18. Enables project team members to work together from the project outset to develop solutions that have synergies and multiple benefits. the approach invests in design activities that increase the opportunity for integrated solutions with an eye to bett
Cradle to Cradle
Cradle to Grave
Construction Waste Management Plan
Integrated Process
19. The amount of water the design case conserves vs the baseline case
Drip Irrigation
Construction Waste Management Plan
Baseline Vs Design
250 square ft
20. Human thermal comfort is defined by ASHRAE as the state of mind that expresses satisfaction with the surrounding environment (ASHRAE Standard 55). maintaining thermal comfort for occupants of buildings or other enclosures is one of the important goal
Thermal Comfort
Air Quality Standards
Regional Material
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
21. The portion of the project site submitted for LEED certification. for multiple building developments - the LEED project boundary may be a portion of the development as determined by the project team
LEED Project Boundary
Adaptive Plant
Native or Indigenous Plants
Regenerative
22. Pavement that is less than 50% impervious and contains vegetation in the open cells
Green Building
Open Grid Pavement
Acidification
70%
23. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Material Reuse
Ambient Temperature
24. Building that is energy and resource efficient
Non-Potable Water
Carbon Overlay Tool
High Performance Green Building
Carbon Footprint
25. Being able to allow water or air to filtrate through
Construction Documents
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Perviousness
Brownfields
26. 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
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Solid Waste Management Policy
LEED Online
Erosion
27. How can potable water use for irrigation be reduced or eliminated?
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Install submeters & Select local plants
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Evapotranspiration
28. 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
Chiller
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Irrigation Efficiency
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
29. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
30. A formal question asked of GBCI from the project team - who would then receive Credit Interpretation Ruling.
Construction Administration
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Credit Interpretation Request
Non-Potable Water
31. Info of a result of a system returning to the system so that the system can make appropriate modifications. think of a thermostat reading the indoor air temp. info must flow to make [this]. without info - changes are less likely to happen
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Feedback Loop
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Imperviousness
32. The area of the project site that has been disturbed for development. this area includes the building footprint - hardscapes - and parking lots
Wastewater
Development Footprint
Volatile Organic Compound
Ventilation Rate
33. Vehicle which has both a gas powered engine and an electric engine to achieve better fuel economy and lower emissions
Process Water
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Hybrid Vehicle
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
34. Which LEED rating systems has more than 100 points
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Integrative
Underground Parking
Sick Building Syndrome
35. 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
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Construction Waste Management Plan
Metering
Air Quality Standards
36. Non-industrial wastewater generated from domestic processes such as dish washing - laundry and bathing. some states and local authorities allow kitchen sink water to be included. check local codes in order to comply with local regulations.
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Graywater (Greywater)
90%
Process Water
37. In green building - location includes the natural context (climate - plants - wind - sun) the social context (cultural history - traditions - local regulations) - and an infrastructural context (roads - local materials - utilities - public transit)
Location
Net-Zero Energy
Nonpoint-source pollution
Design Development
38. Energy generated from natural resources - such as sunlight - wind - tides and geothermal heat - which are naturally replenished
Hardscape
5 years
Life-cycle cost analysis
Renewable Energy
39. Standard comparison of the efficiency of an air filter. MERV ranges from 1 (least) to 16 (most efficient) - and measures a filter's ability to remove particles from 3 to 10 microns in size. developed by ASHRAE
LEED Prerequisites
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Sustainable Forestry
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
40. 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)
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
LEED Credit Checklist
Major Construction Phases
Glare
41. What constitutes the largest use of energy in bldg in US? What is the 2nd?
Integrated Process
Baseline v. Design
Carpool
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
42. 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
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Baseline v. Design
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Externality
43. Landscape elements designed to slow the flow of stormwater and increase ground water recharge while also removing silt and pollution from surface runoff water. they consist of a depressed drainage course with gently sloped sides and filled with veget
Green Washing
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
24%-50%
Bioswale
44. 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
Commissioning Report
Rainwater Harvesting
Green Cleaning
Wet Pond (retention pond)
45. 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
Fenestration
Baseline Building Performance
Green Washing
Value Engineering
46. Part of construction waste management plan
Waste Management Plan
Conventional Irrigation
Passive Design
Emergent Properties
47. Any opening in a building - such as windows - doors - skylights - curtain walls - etc. - designed to permit the passage of air - light - vehicles - or people
Brownfields
Air Conditioning
Fenestration
Water Balance
48. The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not to be exceeded during a given time in a defined area (EPA)
Light Trespass
Air Quality Standards
Integrative
Building Footprint
49. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit
Harvested Rainwater
LEED Intent
LEED Credit Checklist
Bake-Out
50. Allowing pedestrians to walk between areas without interference from walls - highways or other barriers
Process Water
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Commissioning Report
Pedestrian Access