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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. 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
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Green Building
Embodied Energy
70%
2. 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
Rating system and Project size
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Ozone (O3)
Nonpoint-source pollution
3. Meters placed on smaller portions of a larger system - i.e. submeteres monitoring water use on each floor of a project
Performance Monitoring
Submeter
Irrigation Efficiency
Rapidly Renewable Materials
4. Areas where the upper soil is no longer exposed - including paved areas - walkways - fountains - etc.
Hardscape
Integrated Pest Management
Externality
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
5. Under building - tuck-under - or a stacked parking structure that minimizes the need for exposed parking and parking lots
Carbon Overlay Tool
Feedback Loop
Underground Parking
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
6. All the energy used to grow - extract and manufacture a product - transport it to the jobsite - complete the installation - and finally dispose of it at the end of its life cycle
Light Pollution
Open Space
Embodied Energy
Passive Design
7. Begins the process of spatial refinement & usually involves the 1st design of a project's energy system.
Design Development
Open Space
LEED Online
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
8. Prior to final selection of site - owner & design team should confirm that the site is...
Development Footprint
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Low Impact Development
Prime Farmland
9. CD carry the design into the detail level so that construction can take place.
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Construction Documents
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
10. 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
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Biomass
Built Environment
Non-Potable Water
11. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons that are used in refrigerants and propellants that are known to deplete the ozone layer
Aquifer
HCFC
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Construction Documents
12. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?
40%
Biodiversity
Energy Management System
Baseline Vs Design
13. Air and surface temperature differences between developed and underdeveloped areas
Heat Islands
Indoor Environmental Quality
Previously Developed Site
33%-39%
14. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates
Refrigerant
Emergent Properties
Pollution
Raingarden
15. Waste water from toilets & urinals is known as?
Carbon Neutrality
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Commissioning
16. Waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfills or incineration to be recycled - composted - or re-used. (EPA) measured in tons
Energy Management System
Cradle to Grave
Waste Diversion
Baseline v. Design
17. Flush-Out
Negative Feedback Loop
Commingled Recycling
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.
Xeriscaping
18. Administrative and procedural requirements for salvaging - recycling and disposing of non-hazardous demolition and [first phrase] -- this means it should cover waste sent to a landfill - salvaging - and recycled waste
Reuse
Construction Waste Management Plan
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
90%
19. The area of the project site that has been disturbed for development. this area includes the building footprint - hardscapes - and parking lots
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Commissioning Report
Development Footprint
LEED Rating System
20. 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
Adaptive Reuse
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Credit Interpretation Request
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
21. Third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design - construction and operation of high performance green buildings (USGBC)
Building Footprint
LEED
Conventional Irrigation
LEED Online
22. Ruling process for project applicants seeking technical and administrative guidance on how LEED credits apply to their projects and vice versa. (USGBC) LEED interpretations are the result of a CIR and may determine how future project teams use LEED
Building Footprint
Integrated Pest Management
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Refrigerant
23. A formal question asked of GBCI from the project team - who would then receive Credit Interpretation Ruling.
Systems Thinking
Pollutant
Credit Interpretation Request
Energy Efficient
24. When symptoms of diagnosable illness are identified and can be attributed to airborne building contaminants (EPA)
Building Related Illness
70%
Refrigerant
LEED Requirements and Submittals
25. 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
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
LEED Intent
Environmentally Preferable Products
26. The application of solar cells for energy by converting sunlight directly into electricity
Montreal Protocol
Market Transformation
Cooling Tower
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
27. 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
Sick Building Syndrome
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Baseline Building Performance
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
28. 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
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
29. The concept that takes into consideration all impacts of the indoor environment on human health and performance - including indoor air quality - daylighting and views - and visual and thermal comfort.
Airborne Pollutant
Building Footprint
Indoor Environmental Quality
Waste Management Plan
30. Document that outlines the organization - schedule - allocation of resources - and documentation requirements of the commissioning process
Waste Diversion
Commissioning Plan
Conventional Irrigation
Baseline Vs Design
31. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.
Air Quality Standards
Construction Phases Bidding
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
32. 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
Solid Waste Management Policy
Xeriscaping
Smart Growth
Built Environment
33. A member based nonprofit organization whose mission is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed - built - and operated - enabling an environmentally and socially responsible - healthy and prosperous environment that improves the qu
Environmental Sustainability
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
34. Air quality within buildings as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants
Indoor Air Quality
Salvaged Materials
Substantial completion
Design
35. What are the added costs of bldg green & what benefits offset those cost?
Passive Design
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
LEED Category
Energy Efficient
36. Gathering information - recognizing stakeholder needs - establishing project goals - & selecting site
Chiller
Predesign
Development Footprint
Nonpoint Source Pollution
37. 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
Regional Material
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Built Environment
Per-Consumer Content
38. The min' floor area for NC - CS - Schools - EB - and O&M
Ambient Temperature
Mass Transit
1000 square ft
Rapidly Renewable Materials
39. Vehicle which has both a gas powered engine and an electric engine to achieve better fuel economy and lower emissions
Hybrid Vehicle
Integrated Process
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
40. 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.
Building Related Illness
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Floodplain
Flush-Out
41. 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
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
Fossil Fuels
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Construction Waste Management Plan
42. Water that originates from precipitation that enters the stormwater system
LEED Category
Green Cleaning
Stormwater Runoff
Closed System
43. 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
Reduce light transpass
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Carbon Overlay Tool
Previously Developed Site
44. How can potable water use for irrigation be reduced or eliminated?
Install submeters & Select local plants
Volatile Organic Compound
Byproduct
Greenhouse Gases
45. Green Bldg can reduce how much Energy Use?
Integrated Pest Management
Drip Irrigation
Blackwater (Treatment and definitions vary)
24%-50%
46. What is the procedure required to achieve LEED cert?
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
47. 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
Biodegradable
Adaptive Reuse
Predesign
Fossil Fuels
48. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations
Environmental Sustainability
Commissioning Plan
Indoor Air Quality
33%-39%
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
70%
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Life-cycle cost analysis
Biodiversity
50. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits
Embodied Energy
LEED Online
Integrated Process Team
40%