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LEED GA: Green Associate

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1. What are the extra categories for LEED for Home?






2. An interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across an entire portfolio of buildings






3. 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






4. Systems withing systems that are related because they affect and effect each other






5. The careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion






6. non-native plants that use less fertilizer - pesticides and water in a given landscape. these plants have adapted to the local climate and are not considered invasive plants or weeds.






7. Which LEED rating systems has more than 100 points






8. Ground areas that are vegetated and pervious. green roofs can be considered open space but only for urban areas






9. 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






10. Advertising a product or policy to be more beneficial to the environment than is true






11. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.






12. This concept is thought of as more sustainable. ex: plants grow in a field - produce oxygen - take in water - then die and decay which helps plants grow. these can be linked so one system uses the byproducts of another






13. How prerequisites and credits are grouped depending on the building type and rating system






14. Products made from agricultural fiber such as wheat board and straw board






15. The relationship btw the total bldg floor area & the allowable land area the bldg can cover.






16. 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






17. Similar to cradle-to-cradle - processes that restore - renew or revitalize their own sources of energy and materials - creating sustainable systems that integrate the needs of society with the integrity of nature. i.e. a building or community that mi






18. Measuring the amount of resources used over a period of time - such as water or electricity






19. In LEED credit weightings - the less important impact category






20. Prior to submitting CIR - what strategies should be considered?






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






22. 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






23. Primary pollutants in Acid Rain are...






24. A site that is undeveloped and in a natural state or has been used for agriculture






25. Precipitation that is usually acidic. it has harmful effects on plants - aquatic animals - and infrastructure. it is mostly caused by human emissions of sulfur and nitrogen compounds which react in the atmosphere to produce acids. in recent years - m






26. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?






27. Properties or patterns that a complex system has - but which the individual members do not have. the end result is that the system now has more than just the sum of its parts. for example - saltiness is a property that neither sodium or chlorine have






28. Areas where the upper soil is no longer exposed - including paved areas - walkways - fountains - etc.






29. The min' floor area for CI






30. 4 key issues that help define how location affect project






31. 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






32. 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






33. Vehicle which has both a gas powered engine and an electric engine to achieve better fuel economy and lower emissions






34. 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






35. 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.






36. A quantity between a site and the surrounding [area]. it is measured by pedestrian access to housing basic services such as restaurants - post offices - hospitals - libraries - etc.






37. The percentage of material in a product that was consumer waste. the recycled material was generated by household - commercial - industrial or institutional end-users and can no longer be used for its intended purpose. it includes returns of material






38. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits






39. Green Bldg can reduce how much Energy Use?






40. What should take place during Occupancy?






41. The percentage of waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfilling or incineration to be recycled - composted or reused (EPA)






42. What is reduced when a project uses reclaimed water in its cooling towers?






43. An expense item that is not considered a direct construction cost. soft costs include architectural - engineering - financing - and legal fees - commissioning - and other pre- and post-construction expenses






44. An unwanted airborne constituent that may reduce acceptability of the air (ASHRAE 62.1-2004)






45. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application






46. The process of verifying - in new construction - that all the systems and subsystems are efficiently designed and installed properly to achieve the owner's project requirements and as designed by the building architects and engineers.






47. Human thermal comfort is defined by ASHRAE as the state of mind that expresses satisfaction with the surrounding environment (ASHRAE Standard 55). maintaining thermal comfort for occupants of buildings or other enclosures is one of the important goal






48. A term used in the US to describe the heating or cooling capacity of a system or fuels. this is understood to represent [this]'s per hour when referring to power. this derives its measurement from the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperatur






49. 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






50. Begins the process of spatial refinement & usually involves the 1st design of a project's energy system.







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