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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. Concept of integrative design emphasizes
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Install submeters & Select local plants
Fenestration
2. 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
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Regional Material
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
3. 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
Construction Waste Management Plan
Integrated Process
Install submeters & Select local plants
Nonpoint-source pollution
4. Mixture of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette - pipe - or cigar and smoke exhaled by the smoker
Ozone (O3)
Impervious Surfaces
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Gallons per Minute
5. The min' floor area for CI
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
250 square ft
LEED
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
6. Air that enters into a building either naturally through pre-designed openings in the building or through the ventilation system
Outdoor Air
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Air Quality Standards
Irrigation Efficiency
7. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.
Construction Phases Bidding
Agrifiber Product
Market Transformation
Gallons per Flush
8. Part of the LEED rating system. within each LEED category there are prerequisites and credits. prerequisites must be met for building certification.
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Light Pollution
LEED Prerequisites
9. Green bldg emphasizes using what type of design process?
Salvaged Materials
Acid Rain
Integrative
Stormwater Runoff
10. The relationship between the total building floor area and the allowable land area the building can cover (USGBC)
Floor Area Ratio
Indoor Environmental Quality
Green Washing
Carpool
11. Developing in areas near transportation - housing - and jobs therefore leaving open spaces and farmland free from development
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Contaminant
Smart Growth
Baseline v. Design
12. Air quality within buildings as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants
Potable Water
Environmentally Preferable Products
Refrigerant
Indoor Air Quality
13. Total building energy costs (including all plug loads) annually. this value is intended to be used to compare against design cases to compute energy savings from a proposed design
Baseline Building Performance
Waste Management Plan
Life-cycle cost analysis
Carbon Overlay Tool
14. The process of collecting (commonly from a roof) - storing and using rainwater
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
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.
Rainwater Harvesting
Vehicle miles traveled
15. 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
Negative Feedback Loop
Waterless Urinal
Soft Cost
Sustainable Forestry
16. Process for project teams to obtain technical guidance on how LEED requirements pertain to their projects
Water Balance
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
Closed System
Metering
17. Urinals that do not use water at all. these systems can save anywhere between 15000 and 45000 gallons of water per urinal per year
Systems Thinking
Waterless Urinal
33%-39%
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
18. 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 Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Development Footprint
Perviousness
Energy Management System
19. The area of the project site that has been disturbed for development. this area includes the building footprint - hardscapes - and parking lots
Hybrid Vehicle
Development Footprint
LEED Prerequisites
Commissioning
20. Potential credits and categories that may be used in upcoming versions of the LEED rating systems
Regional Material
Vehicle miles traveled
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
LEED Pilot Credit Library
21. 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
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Biofuel
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
22. What is the procedure required to achieve LEED cert?
Brownfields
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Integrated Process
Chiller
23. 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
Portable water uses
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
90%
24. Water that is not treated to drinking water standards and is not meant for human consumption
Climate Change
Non-Potable Water
Byproduct
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
25. 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
Commissioning Plan
Greenhouse Gases
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Xeriscaping
26. Renewable energy such as solar - wind - biomass - hydro - and geothermal energy
Green Power
Baseline Vs Design
Vegetated (Green) Roof
24%-50%
27. Centerline miles/square mile - a centerline mile is measuring a particular road down its center. higher street grid densities are beneficial for pedestrians
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Cradle to Cradle
Street Grid Density
28. Achieving net zero emissions by balancing the footprint with an equivalent amount of sequestered or offset green house gases
5 years
Carbon Neutrality
Open Space
70%
29. Controllability of Systems
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Built Environment
Life-cycle cost analysis
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
30. Watering using above ground sprinkler heads
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Conventional Irrigation
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
31. An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion
Energy Efficient
Montreal Protocol
Biomass
Green Building
32. The introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability - disorder - harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms
Air Quality Standards
Pollution
Water Pollution
LEED Online
33. 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
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Performance Monitoring
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Nonpoint Source Pollution
34. Flush-Out
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
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.
Hard Cost
Water Balance
35. Under building - tuck-under - or a stacked parking structure that minimizes the need for exposed parking and parking lots
Previously Developed Site
Construction and Demolition Debris
Portable water uses
Underground Parking
36. What's the earliest pt at which a LEED for Schools proejct can be cert?
Regional Material
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Retrocommissioning
Conventional Irrigation
37. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre
Integrated Process
Integrated Process
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Building Density
38. Development that occurs within established urban areas where the site or area either is a vacant place between other developments or has previously been used for another urban purpose
Infill Development
Cooling Tower
LEED Online
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
39. The practice of placing windows - or other transparent media - and reflective surfaces so that - during the day - natural light provides effective internal illumination
Air Conditioning
Daylighting
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Nonpoint-source pollution
40. 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.
Carbon Overlay Tool
Heat Islands
Graywater (Greywater)
Air Conditioning
41. What level of CO2 concentrations indicates inadequate ventilation?
Regional Material
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
42. 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.
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Albedo
Energy Efficient
Commissioning
43. Materials and products are made from plants that are typically harvested within a 10 year cycle or shorter and are grown and harvested sustainably
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Rapidly Renewable Materials
LEED Project Boundary
Mass Transit
44. Unit of measurement by which flow rate of toilets and other flushing devices such as urinals are measured and regulated
Evapotranspiration
LEED Requirements and Submittals
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Gallons per Flush
45. When all recyclables for collection are mixed but kept separate from other waste
Biodiversity
Integrative
Commingled Recycling
Per-Consumer Content
46. 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
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
The four LEED levels
70%
47. Previously undeveloped land that is suited for agriculture
Cradle to Grave
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Prime Farmland
Construction Waste Management Plan
48. Viewing the world as an interrelated set of systems that can influence one another
Ventilation Rate
Construction Waste Management Plan
Systems Thinking
Outdoor Air
49. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits
LEED Online
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Material Reuse
50. A roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil - or a growing medium - planted over a waterproofing membrane
Wastewater
Building Envelope (building shell)
Cradle to Grave
Vegetated (Green) Roof
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