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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. Waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfills or incineration to be recycled - composted - or re-used. (EPA) measured in tons
Gallons per Flush
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Waste Diversion
Reduce light transpass
2. The practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource efficient throughout a building's life cycle from siting to design - construction - operation - maintenance - renovation and deconstruction. thi
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Cradle to Grave
Development Footprint
Green Building
3. How many % of environmental impacts decision are made during the 1st 10% of design process?
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Biomass
70%
Design
4. Content from industry scraps that was diverted from the waste stream and used for other purposes. examples include sawdust - wood shavings - wood chips - and print overruns. excluded are materials that are re-incorporated into the same manufacturing
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Per-Consumer Content
250 square ft
Waste Management Plan
5. 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.
Green Cleaning
Acidification
Albedo
The four LEED levels
6. A measure of the amount of illumination falling on a surface.
Gallons per Flush
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Construction Documents
Passive Design
7. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings
Baseline Building Performance
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.
Airborne Pollutant
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
8. The amount of water the design case conserves vs the baseline case
Diversion Rate
Baseline Vs Design
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Net-Zero Energy
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
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Air Quality Standards
Diversity of Uses
10. An unwanted airborne constituent that may reduce acceptability of the air (ASHRAE 62.1-2004)
Contaminant
Material Reuse
Building Density
Systems Thinking
11. Water leaving plants and soil returning back to the atmosphere
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Evapotranspiration
Carbon Footprint
12. 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
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Underground Parking
Contaminant
Potable Water
13. Third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design - construction and operation of high performance green buildings (USGBC)
LEED
Zoning
Waste Management Plan
Pedestrian Access
14. Uses the natural forces of wind and buoyancy to deliver fresh air into buildings through doors - windows or other designed opening (chimneys)
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Systems Thinking
Drip Irrigation
Byproduct
15. Unit of measurement by which flowing devices such as faucets and showers are measured and regulated
Gallons per Minute
Integrated Process Team
Refrigerant
Building Commissioning
16. A pond designed to hold a specific amount of water indefinitely
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Conventional Irrigation
Flush-Out
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
17. The min' floor area for NC - CS - Schools - EB - and O&M
70%
Emissivity (of a material)
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
1000 square ft
18. 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.
Vehicle miles traveled
Graywater (Greywater)
Nested System
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
19. All members of the project team working towards the integrated process - including building owners - maintenance staff - planners - designers - etc.
Street Grid Density
Reduce light transpass
Integrated Process Team
Raingarden
20. The percentage of material in a product that was consumer waste. the recycled material was generated by household - commercial - industrial or institutional end-users and can no longer be used for its intended purpose. it includes returns of material
Pollution
Albedo
Substantial completion
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
21. What metric is the best indicator of transportation impacts associated with a bldg project?
Vehicle miles traveled
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Global Warming
Triple Bottom Line
22. Human made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity - ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cities
Built Environment
Brownfields
Waste Management Plan
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
23. A mixture of sizes and cost of houses in an area that allows for a mixture of socioeconomic types of people in an area -- i.e. young families and older couples in a neighborhood
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Diversity of Houses
Adaptive Reuse
Baseline Vs Design
24. Gives preference to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and the companies that supply them
Commissioning
Byproduct
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Xeriscaping
25. Materials and products are made from plants that are typically harvested within a 10 year cycle or shorter and are grown and harvested sustainably
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Construction Documents
LEED Rating System
Rapidly Renewable Materials
26. How prerequisites and credits are grouped depending on the building type and rating system
Credit Interpretation Request
LEED Category
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Hardscape
27. Using local systems to treat waste generated on-site and avoid adding waste to public facilities
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Design
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Construction Documents
28. The area of the project site that is impacted by construction activity - LEED project should attempt to limit site disturbance
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Biofuel
Perviousness
Site Disturbance
29. Any substance introduced into the environment that adversely affects the usefulness of a resource or the health of humans - animals - or ecosystems (EPA)
Pollutant
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
Construction Phases Bidding
Cooling Tower
30. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Floor-To-Area
Nonpoint-source pollution
Aquifer
31. Water that is not treated to drinking water standards and is not meant for human consumption
Open Space
Baseline v. Design
Waterless Urinal
Non-Potable Water
32. Life-cycle assessment is used to determine what?
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Metering
Impervious Surfaces
33. 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
Negative Feedback Loop
Open System
Pollutant
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.
34. Also known as green tags - RECs or tradable renewable certificates (TRCs) are tradable environmental commodities in the US which represent proof that 1 megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity was generated from an eligible renewable energy resource
Cooling Tower
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Value Engineering
35. A natural resource that cannot be produced - re-grown - regenerated - or reused on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate. these resources often exist in a fixed amount - or are consumed much faster than nature can recreate them. fossil fuels
Non-renewable Resource
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Green Cleaning
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
36. An increase in the near surface temp of the earth. this has occurred in the distant past as the result of natural influences - but the term is most often used to refer to the warming predicted to occur as a result of increased emissions of greenhouse
Diversity of Houses
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Greenhouse Gases
Global Warming
37. Disciplinary Review Committee (Investigate) - Disciplinary Hearing Committee (Judgment) - and Credential Steering Committee (Final Decision) 2) Types of advantages discovered when initial investment are made in more durable products and efficient bld
33%-39%
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Biodegradable
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
38. Air and surface temperature differences between developed and underdeveloped areas
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Heat Island Effect
Predesign
Heat Islands
39. Flush-Out
Feedback Loop
Vehicle miles traveled
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.
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
40. 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
Waterless Urinal
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
LEED
Open Grid Pavement
41. The official recognition by a local bldg department that bldg conforms to applicable bldg & safety codes.
Volatile Organic Compound
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Certificate of occupancy
Site Disturbance
42. 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.
Hybrid Vehicle
Building Commissioning
Biodiversity
Baseline v. Design
43. If a bldg is designed to move at any point in its lifetime - what LEED certification is it eligible for?
Transportation Demand Management
None.
Integrated Design
LEED Credit
44. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)
Air Conditioning
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.
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Design
45. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.
Brownfields
Major Construction Phases
Conventional Irrigation
Construction Phases Bidding
46. The measurement method for defining Irrigation Efficiency
Green Cleaning
Native or Indigenous Plants
Biomass
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
47. Unit of measurement by which flow rate of toilets and other flushing devices such as urinals are measured and regulated
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Gallons per Flush
Climate Change
Regenerative
48. 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
Submeter
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Substantial completion
Nonpoint Source Pollution
49. Major Players in Design & Construction Process are...
LEED Intent
Open System
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
50. A collection of living things and the environment in which they live. for example - a prairie [this] includes coyotes - the rabbits on which they feed - and the grasses that feed the rabbits
Ecosystem
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Integrated Process Team
Integrated Design
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