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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. The introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability - disorder - harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms
Open Space
Pollution
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Integrated Process
2. A systematic process of assuring that a building and its systems performs in accordance with the design intent and the owner's requirements
Acidification
Biofuel
Commissioning
Street Grid Density
3. Allowing pedestrians to walk between areas without interference from walls - highways or other barriers
Pedestrian Access
Open System
Performance Monitoring
Carbon Neutrality
4. The linear view of the life of a product - from creation to the end of useful life - ie disposal
Diversity of Houses
Cradle to Grave
Green Power
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
5. A site that is undeveloped and in a natural state or has been used for agriculture
Floor-To-Area
Thermal Comfort
Greenfield
Externality
6. What should take place during Occupancy?
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Diversity of Houses
Non-renewable Resource
Floor-To-Area
7. Different term from adaptive reuse because materials are reused in a way that is the same of similar to how it was used before - i.e. saving doors in an old project to be used as doors in the new project. in LEED - this material is calculated as a pe
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Major Construction Phases
Invasive Plants
Material Reuse
8. The relationship between the total building floor area and the allowable land area the building can cover (USGBC)
Potable Water
Baseline Building Performance
Floor Area Ratio
Pollution
9. A LEED rating is achieved through earning points in each of the 6 LEED categories
LEED Points
Airborne Pollutant
Zoning
Daylighting
10. Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations (EPA)
Construction and Demolition Debris
Square Footage of a Building
Environmental Sustainability
Street Grid Density
11. The practice of placing windows - or other transparent media - and reflective surfaces so that - during the day - natural light provides effective internal illumination
Rating system and Project size
Daylighting
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Drip Irrigation
12. Mixture of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette - pipe - or cigar and smoke exhaled by the smoker
Acidification
Commingled Recycling
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Process Water
13. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits
Diversion Rate
Ventilation Rate
LEED Online
Building Envelope (building shell)
14. When an exisiting building undergoes the commissioning process to discover if improvements or changes should be made to improve the building
Retrocommissioning
Hard Cost
Drip Irrigation
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
15. 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
Underground Parking
40%
Waste Stream Audit
Bioswale
16. Air quality within buildings as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Adaptive Plant
Indoor Air Quality
Embodied Energy
17. Any substance introduced into the environment that adversely affects the usefulness of a resource or the health of humans - animals - or ecosystems (EPA)
Square Footage of a Building
Environmental Sustainability
Pollutant
Light Pollution
18. Web portal and site that allows teams to register a LEED project and to upload each section of the certification application
Building Commissioning
LEED Online
Hardscape
Stormwater Runoff
19. Water that originates from precipitation that enters the stormwater system
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Stormwater Runoff
Hard Cost
Vehicle miles traveled
20. 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
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Material Reuse
Potable Water
21. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates
1000 square ft
Bake-Out
Evapotranspiration
Raingarden
22. 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
Perviousness
Emissivity (of a material)
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Light Trespass
23. A site that was previously built on - has been graded - or contained a parking lot - roadway - or other structure
Sick Building Syndrome
Non-Potable Water
Performance Monitoring
Previously Developed Site
24. LEED certification fee is base on two factors.
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Glare
Rating system and Project size
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
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
Conservation
Fenestration
Transportation Demand Management
Acid Rain
26. An accounting of all water volumes that enter and leave a space over a period of time
Water Balance
Infill Development
Integrated Process
Potable Water
27. 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
Montreal Protocol
Integrated Process
Indoor Environmental Quality
Floor-To-Area
28. Side effect or consequence of an industrial or commercial activity that affects other parties without this being reflected in the price of the goods or services involved - i.e. the pollution created in power generation for one state blown over anothe
Transportation Demand Management
Externality
Indoor Environmental Quality
70%
29. A review of consumables waste of a project. essentially - finding out what makes up the projects waste can help determine ways to increase recycling or reduce waste through other methods
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
LEED
Waste Stream Audit
30. How many % of environmental impacts decision are made during the 1st 10% of design process?
Building Commissioning
Reduce light transpass
70%
Climate Change
31. An attempt to reduce peak period transportation use - such as allowing flex time in which employees may come to work before or after rush hour
Energy Efficient
HCFC
Transportation Demand Management
Zoning
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
Energy Conservation
Xeriscaping
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
None.
33. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?
40%
Diversity of Houses
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Construction Waste Management Plan
34. 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
Pollution
Integrated Process
Bake-Out
Emissivity (of a material)
35. Pollution of water generally results from multiple sources vs. just one source - examples are runoff from roads - drainage from buildings - seepage - runoff from farmland. pollution in a river may not be exactly pinpointed because most pollution is n
Floor-To-Area
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Portable water uses
Regional Material
36. What's the earliest pt at which a LEED for Schools proejct can be cert?
Brownfields
70%
Baseline v. Actual Use
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
37. Excel spreadsheet that helps project teams track their credits against requirements for certification
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
LEED Credit Checklist
Light Trespass
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
38. What are the 3D sustainability often described as the triple bottom line or 3 legged stool?
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Green Building
Energy Conservation
Gallons per Flush
39. 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
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Prime Farmland
Regional Material
40. Materials from construction sites or existing buildings that are reused in the same or different capacity. examples can include flooring - brick - beams - and doors
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Salvaged Materials
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
41. The presence in water of enough harmful or objectionable material to damage the water's quality (EPA)
Energy Conservation
24%-50%
Water Pollution
Ventilation Rate
42. Unit of measurement by which flowing devices such as faucets and showers are measured and regulated
Salvaged Materials
Albedo
Gallons per Minute
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
43. Like carbon dioxide or methane - which contributes to potential climate change
Salvaged Materials
Previously Developed Site
Greenhouse Gases
Baseline Vs Design
44. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.
Baseline v. Design
Airborne Pollutant
Bake-Out
LEED Points
45. The ability of dark - non-reflective paved areas-city streets - rooftops - and sidewalks-to absorb and radiate heat - making urban areas and the surrounding suburbs noticeably hotter than rural towns nearby. other contributors include reduced airflow
Heat Island Effect
Construction Waste Management Plan
Floodplain
Space heating (38%). Lighting (20%)
46. When all recyclables for collection are mixed but kept separate from other waste
Commingled Recycling
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Mass Transit
47. Documentation of the results of the commissioning process - including the as-built state of the HVAC system and any unresolved issues found at the time the commissioning process was completed
LEED Intent
Natural (or passive) Ventilation
Commissioning Report
Hybrid Vehicle
48. The area of the project site that is impacted by construction activity - LEED project should attempt to limit site disturbance
Global Warming
33%-39%
Glare
Site Disturbance
49. Each LEED credit has requirements that must be met and documentation that must be submitted to prove the credit requirements were met
Perviousness
LEED Intent
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Site Disturbance
50. 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
HCFC
Greenhouse Gases
Solid Waste Management Policy
Renewable Energy
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