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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. 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
Pollution
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Raingarden
2. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Construction Waste Management Plan
Pollution
Nonpoint-source pollution
3. What constitutes the largest use of energy in bldg in US? What is the 2nd?
LEED Credit
250 square ft
33%-39%
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
4. Native plants are adapted to local conditions and are easier to grow and maintain. this low-maintenance approach means savings in both time and money. once established - native plants better withstand variations in local climate such as droughts and
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Pedestrian Access
Native or Indigenous Plants
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
5. 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
LEED Intent
Net-Zero Energy
Building Commissioning
Diversity of Houses
6. The spent or used water from a home - community - farm - or industry that contains dissolved or suspended matter (EPA)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Community Connectivity
Wastewater
Albedo
7. 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
Construction Documents
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
Air Quality Standards
Building Codes
8. Primary pollutants in Acid Rain are...
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
Graywater (Greywater)
Infill Development
Substantial completion
9. The slow release of a gas that was trapped or adsorbed in some material. off-gassing can be significant if it collects in a closed environment where air is stagnant or recirculated and the gas has negative health effects. off-gassing example: new car
Material Reuse
Floodplain
Carbon Footprint
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
10. The area of the project site that is impacted by construction activity - LEED project should attempt to limit site disturbance
Solid Waste Management Policy
Site Disturbance
Air Quality Standards
Harvested Rainwater
11. An intense collaborative session where participants make a concerted effort to solve a problem or plan the design of something
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Energy Management System
Triple Bottom Line
Predesign
12. What is reduced when a project uses reclaimed water in its cooling towers?
Portable water uses
24%-50%
Zoning
Xeriscaping
13. A term used in life cycle analysis to describe a material or product that is recycled into a new product at the end of its useful life. an example of a closed system
Sustainable Forestry
Cradle to Cradle
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Wet Pond (retention pond)
14. 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
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Open System
Carbon Overlay Tool
Adaptive Plant
15. The licensed-pro exemption is used by a project team to do what?
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Building Density
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Construction and Demolition Debris
16. 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
Commissioning Plan
Hardscape
Volatile Organic Compound
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
17. 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
Pollutant
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Global Warming
Integrated Pest Management
18. What level of CO2 concentrations indicates inadequate ventilation?
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Market Transformation
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Water Pollution
19. Third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design - construction and operation of high performance green buildings (USGBC)
Non-renewable Resource
LEED
Cradle to Grave
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
20. Indicates a material's ability to reject solar heat and is the combined value of reflectivity and emittance. measurements vary from 100 (standard white surface - most reflective) - to 0 (standard black surface - least reflective). materials with the
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Ecosystem
Integrative
Bake-Out
21. Encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria (USGBC). there are multiple rating system
LEED Rating System
Bioswale
Adaptive Plant
Energy Star Rating
22. Systematic improvements in a market or segment of a market to achieve a lasting share of energy-efficient products and services - i.e. high efficiency washers replacing regular washing machines in the U.S.
Carbon Neutrality
Substantial completion
Market Transformation
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
23. An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel - sand - silt or clay) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well. these are critically important in human habitation and agriculture. t
Green Cleaning
Raingarden
Aquifer
Stormwater Runoff
24. Prior to submitting CIR - what strategies should be considered?
Impervious Surfaces
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
High Performance Green Building
Baseline v. Design
25. The amount of water the design case conserves vs the baseline case
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Baseline Vs Design
Infill Development
26. The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not to be exceeded during a given time in a defined area (EPA)
Indoor Environmental Quality
Construction Waste Management Plan
Air Quality Standards
LEED Rating System
27. Energy generated from natural resources - such as sunlight - wind - tides and geothermal heat - which are naturally replenished
Value Engineering
Renewable Energy
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Market Transformation
28. 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)
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Imperviousness
29. Part of construction waste management plan
Ventilation Rate
Waste Management Plan
LEED
Glare
30. Waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfills or incineration to be recycled - composted - or re-used. (EPA) measured in tons
Nested System
Biofuel
Waste Diversion
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
31. Excel spreadsheet that helps project teams track their credits against requirements for certification
Prime Farmland
Emergent Properties
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
LEED Credit Checklist
32. Different term from adaptive reuse because materials are reused in a way that is the same of similar to how it was used before - i.e. saving doors in an old project to be used as doors in the new project. in LEED - this material is calculated as a pe
Imperviousness
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Material Reuse
33. The application of solar cells for energy by converting sunlight directly into electricity
Solid Waste Management Policy
Indoor Environmental Quality
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Bioswale
34. LEED certification fee is base on two factors.
Street Grid Density
Building Footprint
Predesign
Rating system and Project size
35. Achieving net zero emissions by balancing the footprint with an equivalent amount of sequestered or offset green house gases
Carbon Neutrality
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
Volatile Organic Compound
Daylighting
36. When symptoms of diagnosable illness are identified and can be attributed to airborne building contaminants (EPA)
Portable water uses
Building Related Illness
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Baseline v. Design
37. The practice of placing windows - or other transparent media - and reflective surfaces so that - during the day - natural light provides effective internal illumination
Evapotranspiration
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Daylighting
Conservation
38. Unit of measurement by which flow rate of toilets and other flushing devices such as urinals are measured and regulated
Gallons per Flush
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Byproduct
Triple Bottom Line
39. A measure of the amount of illumination falling on a surface.
Rating system and Project size
33%-39%
Air Conditioning
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
40. Excessive or obtrusive artificial light that obscures the stars in the night sky for city dwellers - interferes with astronomical observatories - and like any other form of pollution - disrupts ecosystems and has adverse health effects
Ozone (O3)
Light Pollution
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
LEED Pilot Credit Library
41. The use of environmentally friendly ingredients and chemicals for household - manufacturing and industrial cleaning. these techniques and products avoid the use of chemically reactive and toxic cleaning products which contain various toxic chemicals
Development Density
Mass Transit
Green Cleaning
Retrocommissioning
42. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)
Hard Cost
Emissivity (of a material)
Pollutant
Air Conditioning
43. 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
Environmentally Preferable Products
Green Washing
Integrated Process
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
44. Like carbon dioxide or methane - which contributes to potential climate change
Smart Growth
Conservation
Greenhouse Gases
Stormwater Runoff
45. System where energy is taken from the output of a system and reapplied to the input - or A produces more of B which in turn produces more of A. i.e. population growth -- adults make children whom in turn make more adults
Positive Feedback Loop
Energy Conservation
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
46. A hydrocarbon deposit - such as petroleum - coal or natural gas - derived from the accumulated remains of ancient plants and animals and used as fuel. carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases generated by burning these are considered to be one of th
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Fossil Fuels
Thermal Comfort
Install submeters & Select local plants
47. Predesign - Design - Bid - Construction - and Occupancy
Baseline v. Design
Drip Irrigation
Pedestrian Access
Major Construction Phases
48. The process of adapting old structures for purposes other than those initially intended. this saves on new materials needed. ex: warehouse turned into condos. also refers to the design of a new building with consideration to what it could be used for
Greenfield
Adaptive Reuse
Renewable Energy
Externality
49. Plan that takes into consideration all aspects of the indoor environment and documents strategies to protect the quality of the indoor environment for occupants - especially important during construction and renovations
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Major Construction Phases
Install submeters & Select local plants
250 square ft
50. 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
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Building Footprint
Bypass otherwise required submittals