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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application
LEED Online
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Building Related Illness
Transportation Demand Management
2. Exterior surface of the building including all walls - windows - floor and roof. separates the building's inside from the outside
Building Envelope (building shell)
Sick Building Syndrome
Commingled Recycling
Commissioning Report
3. A survey of building occupants that asks questions about the green cleaning program and helps determine if occupants are exposed to pollutants
Systems Thinking
90%
LEED Rating System
Custodial Effectiveness Assessments
4. Solid - liquid or gaseous fuel derived from relatively recently dead biological material and is distinguished from fossil fuels - which are derived from long dead biological material
Building Related Illness
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Biofuel
Install submeters & Select local plants
5. 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
Energy Conservation
LEED Points
Design
Conservation
6. The ratio of energy radiated by a particular material to energy radiated by a black body at the same temperature. measure of a material's ability to radiate absorbed energy
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Water Pollution
Emissivity (of a material)
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
7. A site that is undeveloped and in a natural state or has been used for agriculture
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
LEED Points
Greenfield
70%
8. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits
Commissioning Plan
Commingled Recycling
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
LEED Online
9. Explores design options & alternatives with the intent to establish an agreed-upon project layout & scope of work.
Schematic Design
Green Cleaning
90%
Closed System
10. Any method of powering an engine that does not involve solely petroleum (e.g. electric car - petrol-electric hybrid - solar powered)
LEED Project Boundary
Diversity of Uses
Waste Management Plan
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
11. 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
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Sustainable Forestry
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
Material Reuse
12. 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
Energy Conservation
Energy Efficient
LEED Rating System
Invasive Plants
13. How many % of environmental impacts decision are made during the 1st 10% of design process?
Raingarden
Sick Building Syndrome
70%
Acidification
14. The use of technology that requires less energy to perform the same function. a compact fluorescent light bulb that uses less energy than an incandescent bulb to produce the same amount of light is an example. the decision to replace an incandescent
Energy Efficient
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
70%
15. 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.
Energy Management System
Biodiversity
Flush-Out
Baseline Vs Design
16. Energy Use Intensity in term of unit
Regenerative
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
Per-Consumer Content
Bake-Out
17. Developing in areas near transportation - housing - and jobs therefore leaving open spaces and farmland free from development
Smart Growth
Reduce light transpass
LEED Points
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
18. The introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability - disorder - harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Development Density
Pollution
Site Disturbance
19. Any substance introduced into the environment that adversely affects the usefulness of a resource or the health of humans - animals - or ecosystems (EPA)
Energy Efficient
Net-Zero Energy
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Pollutant
20. Products made from agricultural fiber such as wheat board and straw board
Agrifiber Product
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Indoor Air Quality
Embodied Energy
21. 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
Non-renewable Resource
Solid Waste Management Policy
Light Pollution
Indoor Air Quality
22. 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
Sick Building Syndrome
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Graywater (Greywater)
Erosion
23. A continuous process of collecting and analyzing data to compare how well a project is working against expected results of the project based on performance indicators. the goal is use the indicators to achieve efficiency where possible
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Performance Monitoring
Prime Farmland
Emissivity (of a material)
24. 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
250 square ft
Prime Farmland
Light Trespass
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
25. 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
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Biomass
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
26. The presence in water of enough harmful or objectionable material to damage the water's quality (EPA)
Water Pollution
Positive Feedback Loop
LEED Online
Previously Developed Site
27. Ground areas that are vegetated and pervious. green roofs can be considered open space but only for urban areas
Open Space
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Sustainable
Acidification
28. Wood manufactured by binding together the strands - particles - fibers - or veneers of wood - together with adhesives - to form [first word] materials
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Greenfield
29. Doing this in the air for the purposes of assessing indoor air quality
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
LEED Online
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
30. An assessment of the greenhouse gases (which includes more than just CO2) emitted by a particular organization - project or activity
40%
Carbon Footprint
LEED Online
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
31. The careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion
Cooling Tower
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Feedback Loop
Conservation
32. The act of having separate stakeholders or designers work together to ensure the project is benefiting from synergy which allows for greater levels of sustainability throughout the project's life
Per-Consumer Content
Life-cycle cost analysis
Construction Waste Management Plan
Integrated Process
33. 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
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Energy Management System
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
34. Resistance to penetration by a liquid and is calculated as the percentage of area covered by a paving system that does not allow moisture to soak into the ground
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
LEED Online
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.
Imperviousness
35. A systematic process of assuring that a building and its systems performs in accordance with the design intent and the owner's requirements
Transportation Demand Management
Commissioning
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Volatile Organic Compound
36. Previously undeveloped land that is suited for agriculture
Harvested Rainwater
Prime Farmland
Water Balance
Imperviousness
37. 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
LEED Rating System
Potable Water
Energy Conservation
Volatile Organic Compound
38. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.
Triple Bottom Line
Site Disturbance
Bake-Out
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
39. The rate at which indoor air enters and leaves a building - usually expressed in LEED as the number of changes of outdoor air per hour (air changes per hour or "ach") ASHRAE 62 prescribes proper ventilation rates to ensure pollutants and carbon dioxi
Baseline v. Design
Flush-Out
Drip Irrigation
Ventilation Rate
40. Waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfills or incineration to be recycled - composted - or re-used. (EPA) measured in tons
Waste Diversion
Biodegradable
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Acid Rain
41. Purchase price of a hard asset such as masonry - wood - steel - carpet - tile - mechanical systems - roofing
Hard Cost
Brownfields
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Construction Administration
42. The mathematical expression of Imperviousness
Environmental Sustainability
Baseline v. Actual Use
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Commingled Recycling
43. A control system capable of monitoring environmental and system loads and adjusting HVAC operations accordingly in order to conserve energy while maintaining comfort (EPA)
LEED Points
Perviousness
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Energy Management System
44. When all recyclables for collection are mixed but kept separate from other waste
33%-39%
Commingled Recycling
Market Transformation
24%-50%
45. Advertising a product or policy to be more beneficial to the environment than is true
Green Washing
Emissivity (of a material)
Water Balance
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
46. A review process that identifies and selects the lowest lifecycle cost options in design - materials and processes that achieves the desired level of performance - reliability and customer satisfaction
Ozone (O3)
Evapotranspiration
Commissioning Report
Value Engineering
47. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit
Fossil Fuels
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Green Power
LEED Intent
48. The coordinated use of pest and environmental info with available pest control methods to prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means and with the least possible hazard to people - property - and the environment
Climate Change
Nested System
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Integrated Pest Management
49. Part of a refrigeration system - a machine that removes heat from liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle
Hybrid Vehicle
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Chiller
Sustainable
50. Document that outlines the organization - schedule - allocation of resources - and documentation requirements of the commissioning process
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Commissioning Plan
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Integrated Process