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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The carbon overlay in LEED is used for what?
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Built Environment
High Performance Green Building
Green Washing
2. Materials from construction sites or existing buildings that are reused in the same or different capacity. examples can include flooring - brick - beams - and doors
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
LEED Prerequisites
Salvaged Materials
Retrocommissioning
3. An assessment of the greenhouse gases (which includes more than just CO2) emitted by a particular organization - project or activity
Energy Star Rating
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Carbon Footprint
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
4. A pond designed to hold a specific amount of water indefinitely
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
HCFC
5. Watering using above ground sprinkler heads
Development Footprint
Carbon Neutrality
Conventional Irrigation
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
6. 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.
Rating system and Project size
Non-Potable Water
Pedestrian Access
Albedo
7. 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
Carpool
70%
Biofuel
Energy Conservation
8. 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
Per-Consumer Content
Waste Diversion
Waste Stream Audit
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
9. All members of the project team working towards the integrated process - including building owners - maintenance staff - planners - designers - etc.
Nested System
Energy Conservation
Integrated Process Team
Fossil Fuels
10. Material - other than the principle product - generated as a consequence of an industrial process or as a breakdown product in a living system (EPA)
Byproduct
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Feedback Loop
Carpool
11. 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
Non-Potable Water
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Negative Feedback Loop
12. Any substance in air that could - in high enough concentration - harm man - other animals - vegetation - or material (EPA)
Airborne Pollutant
Positive Feedback Loop
Byproduct
250 square ft
13. Certified (40-49) - Silver (50-59) - Gold (60-79) - and Platinum (80+)
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Transportation Demand Management
Soft Cost
The four LEED levels
14. Water leaving plants and soil returning back to the atmosphere
Daylighting
Evapotranspiration
Charrette (shuh-ret)
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
15. A roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil - or a growing medium - planted over a waterproofing membrane
40%
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Carbon Footprint
Gallons per Minute
16. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit
Built Environment
Material Reuse
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
LEED Intent
17. The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not to be exceeded during a given time in a defined area (EPA)
Air Quality Standards
Diversity of Uses
Install submeters & Select local plants
Solid Waste Management Policy
18. 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.
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Triple Bottom Line
Biodiversity
19. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits
Previously Developed Site
Cooling Tower
LEED Online
Passive Design
20. Green bldg emphasizes using what type of design process?
Diversity of Uses
Integrative
Potable Water
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
21. Primary pollutants in Acid Rain are...
Sulfur dioxide & Nitrogen oxide
Negative Feedback Loop
Brownfields
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
22. 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
Portable water uses
Development Density
Irrigation Efficiency
Building Envelope (building shell)
23. The presence in water of enough harmful or objectionable material to damage the water's quality (EPA)
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Bake-Out
250 square ft
Water Pollution
24. Waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfills or incineration to be recycled - composted - or re-used. (EPA) measured in tons
Agrifiber Product
Submeter
Waste Diversion
Water Balance
25. Passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public - such as trains - subways and busses
Mass Transit
Pedestrian Access
Native or Indigenous Plants
Regenerative
26. 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
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Environmentally Preferable Products
LEED Prerequisites
27. 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
Heat Islands
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
Triple Bottom Line
Global Warming
28. Predesign - Design - Bid - Construction - and Occupancy
Diversion Rate
Major Construction Phases
Light Trespass
Carbon Neutrality
29. Exterior surface of the building including all walls - windows - floor and roof. separates the building's inside from the outside
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
Schematic Design
Square Footage of a Building
Building Envelope (building shell)
30. The introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability - disorder - harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms
Commingled Recycling
Indoor Air Quality
Feedback Loop
Pollution
31. Substances used to transfer heat during the mechanical cooling process within air conditioning and refrigerator systems. they act as the heat carrier which changes from gas to liquid and then back to gas in the refrigeration cycle
Refrigerant
Carpool
Gallons per Minute
LEED Category
32. System or process for controlling the temperature - humidity - and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior space (office - warehouse - residence)
Thermal Comfort
LEED Category
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Air Conditioning
33. An accounting of all water volumes that enter and leave a space over a period of time
Water Balance
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Irrigation Efficiency
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. Indigenous or exotic plants that spread outside cultivated areas and can damage environmental or economical resources. they grow quickly and aggressively - spreading and displacing other plants
Invasive Plants
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
LEED NC&MR
Integrated Design
35. Waste water from toilets & urinals is known as?
Market Transformation
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Indoor Air Quality
LEED NC&MR
36. 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
Location
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Construction and Demolition Debris
Bioswale
37. Method of land use regulation used by local governments in most developed countries. zoning may be use-based (regulating the uses to which land may be put) - or it may regulate building height - lot coverage - and similar characteristics - or some co
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Zoning
LEED Points
Energy Management System
38. 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
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Solid Waste Management Policy
250 square ft
39. How can potable water use for irrigation be reduced or eliminated?
Install submeters & Select local plants
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Rating system and Project size
40. Carrying away or displacement of solids (sediment - soil - rock - and other particles) usually by the agents of currents such as wind - water - or ice by downward or down-slope movement in response to gravity
Retrocommissioning
Light Pollution
Building Related Illness
Erosion
41. 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
Glare
Construction and Demolition Debris
Irrigation Efficiency
Stormwater Runoff
42. Air and surface temperature differences between developed and underdeveloped areas
Heat Islands
LEED Credit
Drip Irrigation
Building Commissioning
43. 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
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Commingled Recycling
Native or Indigenous Plants
Biofuel
44. Type of lamp designed to replace an incandescent lamp and fit into existing light fixtures formerly used for incandescent bulbs. compared to incandescent lamps giving the same amount of visible light - these generally use less power - have a longer r
Green Washing
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Net-Zero Energy
45. 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
Diversity of Houses
Pedestrian Access
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
Commingled Recycling
46. Products made from agricultural fiber such as wheat board and straw board
Daylighting
Agrifiber Product
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Airborne Pollutant
47. 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
Cradle to Grave
Metering
Light Pollution
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
48. What's the earliest pt at which a LEED for Schools proejct can be cert?
Passive Design
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Open System
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
49. To reduce site lighting impact near forestland - the exterior lighting installed should...
Material Reuse
Reduce light transpass
33%-39%
Square Footage of a Building
50. A strategy to use existing materials in a similar or different capacity
Reuse
Site Disturbance
Biodiversity
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute