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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons that are used in refrigerants and propellants that are known to deplete the ozone layer
HCFC
Street Grid Density
Salvaged Materials
Pedestrian Access
2. 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
Invasive Plants
Heat Island Effect
Waterless Urinal
Carbon Overlay Tool
3. The licensed-pro exemption is used by a project team to do what?
Wastewater
Evapotranspiration
Bypass otherwise required submittals
Greenhouse Gases
4. What are the added costs of bldg green & what benefits offset those cost?
Environmentally Preferable Products
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Impervious Surfaces
Hard Cost
5. Systematic improvements in a market or segment of a market to achieve a lasting share of energy-efficient products and services - i.e. high efficiency washers replacing regular washing machines in the U.S.
Market Transformation
LEED Credit Checklist
33%-39%
LEED Points
6. Life-cycle assessment is used to determine what?
Energy Efficient
70%
Baseline Vs Design
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
7. 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.
Biodiversity
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Construction Waste Management Plan
Energy Efficient
8. Process water can be reduced by which 2 methods?
Energy Conservation
Major Construction Phases
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
9. How can potable water use for irrigation be reduced or eliminated?
Potable Water
Cradle to Cradle
Install submeters & Select local plants
1000 square ft
10. System that constantly takes in items from outside the system - used them and then released them as waste. this system has no feedback loop. think of a normal home where groceries - products - or water come into the house - are used and then released
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Open System
Integrated Design
Xeriscaping
11. What level of CO2 concentrations indicates inadequate ventilation?
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Biofuel
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
12. Air and surface temperature differences between developed and underdeveloped areas
Heat Islands
Albedo
Integrated Process
Construction Waste Management Plan
13. Watering using above ground sprinkler heads
Ecosystem
Conventional Irrigation
Building Codes
The four LEED levels
14. Vehicle which has both a gas powered engine and an electric engine to achieve better fuel economy and lower emissions
Hybrid Vehicle
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
70%
Integrated Design
15. 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
Volatile Organic Compound
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Integrated Process
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
16. The online software used to manage the entire LEED project certification process and manage credits
Ventilation Rate
LEED Online
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
Negative Feedback Loop
17. 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
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
Integrated Process
Conservation
18. Prior to submitting CIR - what strategies should be considered?
Gallons per Minute
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Cradle to Cradle
19. 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
Commissioning Report
Brownfields
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
1000 square ft
20. Renewable energy such as solar - wind - biomass - hydro - and geothermal energy
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
LEED
Green Power
Biodiversity
21. A system where the output may signal the system to stop changing - i.e. - a thermostat -- at a certain point the temp feedback will tell the system to cut off
Light Trespass
Integrated Process
Negative Feedback Loop
Ozone (O3)
22. CD carry the design into the detail level so that construction can take place.
Construction Documents
40%
Major Construction Phases
Rating system and Project size
23. A formal question asked of GBCI from the project team - who would then receive Credit Interpretation Ruling.
Retrocommissioning
Credit Interpretation Request
Wet Pond (retention pond)
Material Reuse
24. A project that can produce all the energy it requires on site yet still might be connected to the regular utility grid - for example - using power from the grid when there is no wind - and providing power to the grid from wind turbines on windy days
Construction Phases Bidding
Net-Zero Energy
Submeter
Bioswale
25. Capable of being decomposed by natural agents - especially bacteria
Construction and Demolition Debris
Biodegradable
Wastewater
High Performance Green Building
26. A natural resource that cannot be produced - re-grown - regenerated - or reused on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate. these resources often exist in a fixed amount - or are consumed much faster than nature can recreate them. fossil fuels
Street Grid Density
Emergent Properties
Infill Development
Non-renewable Resource
27. 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
Predesign
Ecosystem
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Externality
28. Part of a refrigeration system - a machine that removes heat from liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle
Externality
Bake-Out
Chiller
Biodiversity
29. A written plan that outlines strategies to reduce stormwater runoff for the purposes of reducing erosion - pollution and sedimentation of nearby bodies of water - especially important during construction where so much dirt - dust and waste are presen
Building Footprint
Greenfield
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Sustainable Forestry
30. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.
LEED Project Boundary
Emergent Properties
Construction Phases Bidding
Building Codes
31. A collection of living things and the environment in which they live. for example - a prairie [this] includes coyotes - the rabbits on which they feed - and the grasses that feed the rabbits
Construction and Demolition Debris
Biodiversity
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Ecosystem
32. A mixture of sizes and cost of houses in an area that allows for a mixture of socioeconomic types of people in an area -- i.e. young families and older couples in a neighborhood
Diversity of Houses
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Climate Change
Prime Farmland
33. Allowing pedestrians to walk between areas without interference from walls - highways or other barriers
Pedestrian Access
Fenestration
Thermal Comfort
Nonpoint-source pollution
34. Certified (40-49) - Silver (50-59) - Gold (60-79) - and Platinum (80+)
Process Water
Building Footprint
The four LEED levels
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
35. 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
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Waste Management Plan
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Photovoltaic Energy (PV)
36. Method which minimizes the use of water and fetilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants - either onto the soil surface or directly onto the root zone - through a network of valves - pipes - tubing and emitters
Drip Irrigation
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Nested System
Indoor Environmental Quality
37. Gives preference to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and the companies that supply them
Imperviousness
Pollution
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
38. 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
Integrated Process Team
Emergent Properties
Previously Developed Site
Global Warming
39. 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
Gallons per Minute
LEED Category
Energy Efficient
Carbon Footprint
40. 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
Open Space
Closed System
Albedo
LEED Rating System
41. An accounting of all water volumes that enter and leave a space over a period of time
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Airborne Pollutant
Water Balance
Thermal Comfort
42. Unit of measurement that describes a building's energy use relative to its size. it's calculated by taking the total energy consumed in one year in kBTUs and dividing it by total floorspace of the building. a low number signifies good energy performa
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Erosion
LEED Rating System
Global Warming
43. The measurement unit used for flush fixture water consumption and flow fixture water consumption
Bake-Out
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Hardscape
44. The process of collecting (commonly from a roof) - storing and using rainwater
LEED Prerequisites
Montreal Protocol
Rainwater Harvesting
Aquifer
45. Advertising a product or policy to be more beneficial to the environment than is true
Green Washing
Reduce light transpass
Process Water
Hardscape
46. 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
Cradle to Cradle
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Per-Consumer Content
Floodplain
47. The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not to be exceeded during a given time in a defined area (EPA)
Pollutant
Vegetated (Green) Roof
Global Warming
Air Quality Standards
48. 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
Zoning
Passive Design
High Performance Green Building
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
49. 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
Graywater (Greywater)
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Passive Design
Biomass
50. 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
Construction Administration
Construction Documents
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Sustainable Forestry
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