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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. Explores design options & alternatives with the intent to establish an agreed-upon project layout & scope of work.
Climate Change
Schematic Design
Wastewater
Process Water
2. Schematic Design - Design Development - and Construction Documents
Ecosystem
Sick Building Syndrome
Design
Agrifiber Product
3. Vehicle which has both a gas powered engine and an electric engine to achieve better fuel economy and lower emissions
LEED Credit
Hybrid Vehicle
Building Commissioning
Sick Building Syndrome
4. Part of a refrigeration system - a machine that removes heat from liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle
Chiller
Systems Thinking
Fenestration
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
5. Allowing pedestrians to walk between areas without interference from walls - highways or other barriers
Value Engineering
Pedestrian Access
Smart Growth
Conservation
6. 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
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Integrated Design
Design Development
Heat Island Effect
7. Ruling process for project applicants seeking technical and administrative guidance on how LEED credits apply to their projects and vice versa. (USGBC) LEED interpretations are the result of a CIR and may determine how future project teams use LEED
Charrette (shuh-ret)
LEED Pilot Credit Library
LEED Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)
Triple Bottom Line
8. Being able to allow water or air to filtrate through
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Perviousness
Cradle to Cradle
LEED Project Boundary
9. The slow release of a gas that was trapped or adsorbed in some material. off-gassing can be significant if it collects in a closed environment where air is stagnant or recirculated and the gas has negative health effects. off-gassing example: new car
Development Footprint
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
Community Connectivity
Impervious Surfaces
10. Material that is sourced and manufactured within 500 miles of the project. usually expressed as a percentage of total project material
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Regional Material
Bioswale
Montreal Protocol
11. 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
Fenestration
Net-Zero Energy
Adaptive Reuse
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
12. Smart Location & Linkage. Neighborhood Pattern & Design. Green Infrastructure & Bldg.
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
LEED NC&MR
Low Impact Development
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
13. Substances used to transfer heat during the mechanical cooling process within air conditioning and refrigerator systems. they act as the heat carrier which changes from gas to liquid and then back to gas in the refrigeration cycle
Sustainable Forestry
Refrigerant
Outdoor Air
5 years
14. Watering using above ground sprinkler heads
Value Engineering
Green Power
Retrocommissioning
Conventional Irrigation
15. Under building - tuck-under - or a stacked parking structure that minimizes the need for exposed parking and parking lots
Open System
Regenerative
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Underground Parking
16. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.
Construction Phases Bidding
Hardscape
Diversion Rate
LEED Online
17. The presence in water of enough harmful or objectionable material to damage the water's quality (EPA)
Low Impact Development
Baseline v. Design
Water Pollution
Hybrid Vehicle
18. The use of environmentally friendly ingredients and chemicals for household - manufacturing and industrial cleaning. these techniques and products avoid the use of chemically reactive and toxic cleaning products which contain various toxic chemicals
Underground Parking
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
LEED Category
Green Cleaning
19. When all recyclables for collection are mixed but kept separate from other waste
Global Warming
LEED NC&MR
Retrocommissioning
Commingled Recycling
20. Used to store excess stormwater. these are basins whose outlets have been designed to detain stormwater runoff for some minimum time (e.g. 24 hrs). the stormwater will slowly seep into the ground to recharge aquifers or discharge as determined by the
Previously Developed Site
250 square ft
Development Footprint
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
21. When an exisiting building undergoes the commissioning process to discover if improvements or changes should be made to improve the building
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Commingled Recycling
Retrocommissioning
Smart Growth
22. 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
Negative Feedback Loop
Open Grid Pavement
Baseline v. Design
Solid Waste Management Policy
23. Heating - ventilating and air conditioning. these systems seek to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality
LEED
Smart Growth
HVAC System
Energy Star Rating
24. 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
5 years
Construction Waste Management Plan
Emissivity (of a material)
Green Washing
25. Air and surface temperature differences between developed and underdeveloped areas
Integrated Design
Heat Islands
Integrated Pest Management
Hardscape
26. 4 key issues that help define how location affect project
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
1000 square ft
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
27. An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion
Smart Growth
Commissioning
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Montreal Protocol
28. The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not to be exceeded during a given time in a defined area (EPA)
Building Related Illness
Cradle to Cradle
Climate Change
Air Quality Standards
29. 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
Waste Stream Audit
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
90%
Per-Consumer Content
30. 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
Community Connectivity
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
HCFC
Energy Conservation
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
Water Balance
Native or Indigenous Plants
Integrated Process
Drip Irrigation
32. What's the earliest pt at which a LEED for Schools proejct can be cert?
After bldg completion & once all submittals & clarifications are reviewed.
Net-Zero Energy
Stormwater Runoff
Reuse
33. Total square footage of buildings in a particular area divided by acre amount of the same area - expressed as SF/Acre - for example 20 -000 SF per acre
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Development Density
Open System
70%
34. 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
Zoning
Emissivity (of a material)
LEED Pilot Credit Library
Infill Development
35. 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
Carpool
Feedback Loop
Biofuel
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
36. An unwanted airborne constituent that may reduce acceptability of the air (ASHRAE 62.1-2004)
Contaminant
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Integrated Process
Retrocommissioning
37. A process used to remove VOCs from a bldg by elevating the tempt in the fully furnished & ventilated bldg prior to human occupancy.
Bake-Out
Value Engineering
Diversity of Uses
Acid Rain
38. 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
Closed System
Zoning
General requirement for LEED certification documentation
Global Warming
39. The concept that takes into consideration all impacts of the indoor environment on human health and performance - including indoor air quality - daylighting and views - and visual and thermal comfort.
Indoor Environmental Quality
Infill Development
33%-39%
Predesign
40. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses
Schematic Design
Harvested Rainwater
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Square Footage of a Building
41. Pavement that is less than 50% impervious and contains vegetation in the open cells
Reuse
Daylighting
Material Reuse
Open Grid Pavement
42. Previously used or redeveloped land that may be contaminated with hazardous waste or pollution (USGBC). the land has the potential to be reused once any hazardous substances - pollutants - or contaminants are remediated
Brownfields
Construction Phases Bidding
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
Transportation Demand Management
43. Credit weightings are based on...
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
Vehicle miles traveled
Cooling Tower
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
44. 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
Thermal Comfort
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
45. Materials from construction sites or existing buildings that are reused in the same or different capacity. examples can include flooring - brick - beams - and doors
Performance Monitoring
Salvaged Materials
Open Grid Pavement
Reuse
46. The careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion
Conservation
Carpool
Perviousness
Renewable Energy
47. Temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Air Conditioning
Graywater (Greywater)
Ambient Temperature
48. Green Bldg can reduce how much Water Use?
Integrated Process
Major Construction Phases
Square Footage of a Building
40%
49. 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
Building Codes
Heat Islands
Energy Management System
Building Commissioning
50. A member based nonprofit organization whose mission is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed - built - and operated - enabling an environmentally and socially responsible - healthy and prosperous environment that improves the qu
Montreal Protocol
Building Footprint
Baseline v. Actual Use
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)