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LEED GA: Green Associate
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1. Under building - tuck-under - or a stacked parking structure that minimizes the need for exposed parking and parking lots
Cooling Tower
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Integrated Process
Underground Parking
2. 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
Agrifiber Product
LEED Credit Checklist
Triple Bottom Line
Refrigerant
3. Part of the LEED rating system - which specifies the environmental goal of each LEED credit
Substantial completion
Integrated Process
LEED Intent
Environmental Sustainability
4. 1) Cost of green bldg Each Prerequisite and Credit has 2 major components - and those are: Intents and Requirements
Metering
Daylighting
Waterless Urinal
Life-cycle cost analysis
5. The mathematical expression of Imperviousness
Building Commissioning
% of total land are that does not allow moisture penetration
Performance Monitoring
Foot Candle - A ftcandle is equal to 1-lumen/sq-ft
6. 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
Negative Feedback Loop
Site Disturbance
Green Power
LEED Credit Checklist
7. 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
Water Balance
LEED Intent
Aquifer
Waste Stream Audit
8. Energy generated from natural resources - such as sunlight - wind - tides and geothermal heat - which are naturally replenished
Adaptive Plant
Renewable Energy
Submeter
Harvested Rainwater
9. A project must: Comply w/ Environmental Laws - Be a Complete - Permanent bldg/space - Use a reasonable Site Boundary - Comply with min' Floor Area requirements - Comply with min' Occup' Rates - Commit to Sharing whole bldg energy & water Usage Data
Airborne Pollutant
Raingarden
To qualify for Minimum Program Requirements
Cooling Tower
10. Concept of integrative design emphasizes
Integrated Process
Stormwater Runoff
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
11. A LEED rating is achieved through earning points in each of the 6 LEED categories
Solid Waste Management Policy
Adaptive Plant
Infill Development
LEED Points
12. Rainwater that has been collected for uses such as landscaping irrigation - toilet flushing - or other non-potable water uses
Water Pollution
Harvested Rainwater
Review credit intent & self-evaluate - Review past CIR - and Consult LEED reference guide
Baseline Building Performance
13. Explores design options & alternatives with the intent to establish an agreed-upon project layout & scope of work.
Schematic Design
LEED Points
Integrated Process
Brownfields
14. Using local systems to treat waste generated on-site and avoid adding waste to public facilities
LEED Rating System
Evapotranspiration
On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Waste Management Plan
15. A site that was previously built on - has been graded - or contained a parking lot - roadway - or other structure
LEED Prerequisites
Previously Developed Site
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Metering
16. 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
Greenfield
Carbon Overlay Tool
Metering
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
17. The comparison between a standard gage and the estimated in a building's design scenario. in LEED - the [first word] usually refers to the EPAct 1992 water flow and flush rates
Baseline v. Design
Per-Consumer Content
Periodic maintenance must occur. Recommissioning along with occupant surveying (via post-occupancy evaluation) at regular interval.
Major Construction Phases
18. Waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfills or incineration to be recycled - composted - or re-used. (EPA) measured in tons
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
HCFC
Waste Diversion
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
19. All members of the project team working towards the integrated process - including building owners - maintenance staff - planners - designers - etc.
Environmental Sustainability
Integrated Process Team
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Transportation Demand Management
20. Resistance to penetration by a liquid and is calculated as the percentage of area covered by a paving system that does not allow moisture to soak into the ground
Fossil Fuels
Air Quality Standards
Imperviousness
Albedo
21. The portion of the project site submitted for LEED certification. for multiple building developments - the LEED project boundary may be a portion of the development as determined by the project team
Built Environment
Fenestration
Negative Feedback Loop
LEED Project Boundary
22. Each LEED credit has requirements that must be met and documentation that must be submitted to prove the credit requirements were met
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
LEED Requirements and Submittals
Environmentally Preferable Products
Montreal Protocol
23. LID is an approach to land development (or re-development) that works with nature to manage stormwater as close to its source as possible (EPA)
Low Impact Development
Life-cycle cost analysis
Integrative
Site Disturbance
24. Water that originates from precipitation that enters the stormwater system
Stormwater Runoff
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Solid Waste Management Policy
Ambient Temperature
25. Water used for building systems such as boiler feed water - cooling water for heat exchangers - chillers - etc
Schematic Design
Green Power
Install submeters & Select local plants
Process Water
26. Certified (40-49) - Silver (50-59) - Gold (60-79) - and Platinum (80+)
The four LEED levels
Graywater (Greywater)
Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)
Low Impact Development
27. 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
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Connections & Communication btw professionals & throughout the life of a project
Open System
Energy Consumption / # of sq ft. Usually in Btus or kWh/sf/yr.
28. Achieving net zero emissions by balancing the footprint with an equivalent amount of sequestered or offset green house gases
Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan
Carbon Neutrality
HCFC
Process Water
29. The area of the project site that has been disturbed for development. this area includes the building footprint - hardscapes - and parking lots
Heat Island Effect
Drip Irrigation
Certificate of occupancy
Development Footprint
30. Any method of powering an engine that does not involve solely petroleum (e.g. electric car - petrol-electric hybrid - solar powered)
The % of occupants who have direct control over tempt - airflow - & lighting in their spaces.
Construction Documents
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Fossil Fuels
31. 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 Waste Management Plan
Sustainable Forestry
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
32. 4 key issues that help define how location affect project
Systems Thinking
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Hybrid Vehicle
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
33. The number of different types of space per acre in an area - think of a mixed-use development - which has both houses and offices
Location
Mass Transit
Diversity of Uses
Environmentally Preferable Products
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
Above 530ppm (parts per million).
Global Warming
24%-50%
Construction Waste Management Plan
35. Building design that takes advantage of the local climate to provide some or all of the heating - cooling - lighting and ventilation needs of the occupants
Floodplain
Passive Design
Building Footprint
70%
36. Any substance in air that could - in high enough concentration - harm man - other animals - vegetation - or material (EPA)
Airborne Pollutant
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Open Space
37. 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
LEED Points
Ambient Temperature
Positive Feedback Loop
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
38. 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
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Drip Irrigation
Energy Management System
Cradle to Grave
39. 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
Construction and Demolition Debris
Non-Potable Water
Outdoor Air
LEED Rating System
40. What are the added costs of bldg green & what benefits offset those cost?
Commingled Recycling
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Portable water uses
41. Predesign - Design - Bid - Construction - and Occupancy
Major Construction Phases
Carbon Overlay Tool
Light Trespass
Air Quality Standards
42. 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
Integrated Process
24%-50%
LEED Online
Air Quality Standards
43. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates
Irrigation Efficiency
Install submeters & Select local plants
Raingarden
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
44. Exterior surface of the building including all walls - windows - floor and roof. separates the building's inside from the outside
Design
Floor-To-Area
Environmental Sustainability
Building Envelope (building shell)
45. An expanded baseline for measuring performance - adding social and environmental dimensions to the traditional profit measure - so decisions are viewed in the long term with their impact on people - the planet - and profit
Gallons per Flush & Gallons per Minute
Regenerative
Integrated Process
Triple Bottom Line
46. A contractual benchmark that usually corresponds to the point at which a client could occupy a nearly completed space.
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
Conventional Irrigation
Composite Wood (engineered lumber)
Substantial completion
47. Systems withing systems that are related because they affect and effect each other
Zoning
Fossil Fuels
Rainwater Harvesting
Nested System
48. Also known as green tags - RECs or tradable renewable certificates (TRCs) are tradable environmental commodities in the US which represent proof that 1 megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity was generated from an eligible renewable energy resource
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Location & Linkages. Awareness & Education
Credit Interpretation Request
Commissioning Report
49. The relationship between the total building floor area and the allowable land area the building can cover (USGBC)
Imperviousness
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Fossil Fuels
Floor Area Ratio
50. Renewable energy such as solar - wind - biomass - hydro - and geothermal energy
Stormwater Runoff
Metering
Value Engineering
Green Power