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LEED GA: Green Associate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The official recognition by a local bldg department that bldg conforms to applicable bldg & safety codes.
Green Building
Floor Area Ratio
Green Cleaning
Certificate of occupancy
2. A LEED rating is achieved through earning points in each of the 6 LEED categories
24%-50%
Install submeters & Select local plants
LEED Points
Energy Efficient
3. Any substance introduced into the environment that adversely affects the usefulness of a resource or the health of humans - animals - or ecosystems (EPA)
Water Balance
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
Pollutant
Rainwater Harvesting
4. Building that is energy and resource efficient
Rapidly Renewable Materials
High Performance Green Building
Installing submeters & using ENERGY STAR certified cloths washers
Infill Development
5. 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
1000 square ft
Construction and Demolition Debris
Development Density
Transportation - Site selection - Site design & management - & Stormwater management
6. The min' floor area for CI
None.
250 square ft
Development Footprint
Infill Development
7. What is acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to surface-water quality?
Nonpoint-source pollution
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
Raingarden
Regenerative
8. Credit weightings are based on...
Mostly environmental impacts & human benefits
Erosion
High Performance Green Building
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
9. 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
Process Water
Previously Developed Site
40%
10. Ground areas that are vegetated and pervious. green roofs can be considered open space but only for urban areas
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Embodied Energy
Open Space
Environmental Sustainability
11. Developing in areas near transportation - housing - and jobs therefore leaving open spaces and farmland free from development
Commissioning Report
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Smart Growth
Byproduct
12. Light that passes beyond the project boundary - i.e. parking lot lighting that passes into a park next to the project
Climate Change
ASHRAE (ash-ray)
Transportation Demand Management
Light Trespass
13. In green building - location includes the natural context (climate - plants - wind - sun) the social context (cultural history - traditions - local regulations) - and an infrastructural context (roads - local materials - utilities - public transit)
Nested System
Construction Waste Management Plan
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Location
14. Excessive or obtrusive artificial light that obscures the stars in the night sky for city dwellers - interferes with astronomical observatories - and like any other form of pollution - disrupts ecosystems and has adverse health effects
Volatile Organic Compound
Light Pollution
Development Footprint
Built Environment
15. 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
Design
Schematic Design
LEED Rating System
Gallons per Flush
16. When large amounts of outdoor air are forced through a recently completed building for a period of time so that the majority of pollutant emissions from building materials - finishes and furnishings can be removed from the building before occupancy.
Commingled Recycling
Flush-Out
Humidity - Air speed - and Tempt
Net-Zero Energy
17. Renewable energy such as solar - wind - biomass - hydro - and geothermal energy
Commissioning
Building Envelope (building shell)
Agrifiber Product
Green Power
18. Standard comparison of the efficiency of an air filter. MERV ranges from 1 (least) to 16 (most efficient) - and measures a filter's ability to remove particles from 3 to 10 microns in size. developed by ASHRAE
Commingled Recycling
Square Footage of a Building
MERV or Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
Montreal Protocol
19. 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
Raingarden
Hybrid Vehicle
Green Washing
20. 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
Material Reuse
Construction Waste Management Plan
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)
21. Collaborative - facilitated approach to project design and execution. the approach invests in design activities that increase the opportunity for integrated solutions with an eye to better performance and life cycle savings
Bake-Out
Project owner - Architect - Engineers - Commissioning authority - General Contractor - Facilities staff - Building users.
Ozone (O3)
Integrated Design
22. 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
None.
To prioritize the relative impact of credits on GHG emissions
Heat Island Effect
Rapidly Renewable Materials
23. Similar to a bioswale - a depression with vegetation that filters and slows down rainwater to reduce peak discharge rates
Raingarden
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
Green Washing
24. 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
Zoning
70%
Dry Pond (detention ponds)
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
25. The presence in water of enough harmful or objectionable material to damage the water's quality (EPA)
Energy Management System
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Water Pollution
Substantial completion
26. The measurement method for defining Irrigation Efficiency
Prime Farmland
Energy Efficient
Light Pollution
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
27. Evaluation of the total cost of a building or product over its useful life - including initial - maintenance - repair and replacement costs as well as savings. LCC evaluates economic performance.
Environmental Sustainability
Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Commissioning
Global Warming
28. Smart Location & Linkage. Neighborhood Pattern & Design. Green Infrastructure & Bldg.
Rainwater Harvesting
Cradle to Grave
LEED Category
Extra categories for LEED for Neighborhood Development
29. The process of adapting old structures for purposes other than those initially intended. this saves on new materials needed. ex: warehouse turned into condos. also refers to the design of a new building with consideration to what it could be used for
Compliant w/ the green design criteria
Adaptive Reuse
Flush-Out
Waste Management Plan
30. 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
Construction Waste Management Plan
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
CO2 Concentrations/Monitoring
Evapotranspiration
31. Allowing pedestrians to walk between areas without interference from walls - highways or other barriers
Energy Star Rating
Open Space
Imperviousness
Pedestrian Access
32. 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
Emissivity (of a material)
Construction Waste Management Plan
LEED Credit Checklist
Waste Stream Audit
33. 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)
Air Conditioning
Low Impact Development
Building Codes
HVAC System
34. 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
Soft Cost
Net-Zero Energy
Integrated Process
Carbon Footprint
35. A continuous process of collecting and analyzing data to compare how well a project is working against expected results of the project based on performance indicators. the goal is use the indicators to achieve efficiency where possible
Environmental Sustainability
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
Performance Monitoring
LEED NC&MR
36. When symptoms of diagnosable illness are identified and can be attributed to airborne building contaminants (EPA)
Non-renewable Resource
Building Related Illness
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Ventilation Rate
37. 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
Integrated Process Team
Erosion
Nonpoint-source pollution
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
38. Floor area of the building / the total area of the site = sq ft / acre
Economic prosperity - environmental stewardship - & social responsibility.
Building Density
Positive Feedback Loop
Xeriscaping
39. Measuring the amount of resources used over a period of time - such as water or electricity
Biodiversity
Metering
The average marginal cost is less than 2%. In addition. it reduces use - consumption - cost - & liability.
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
40. When costs are established and contracts for construction services are signed.
Location
Construction Phases Bidding
Greenfield
Biofuel
41. A material's ability to reflect sunlight measured on a scale of 0 (black) to 1 (white). a value of 0.0 indicates that the surface absorbs all solar radiation and a value of 1.0 represents total reflectivity.
The four LEED levels
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Native or Indigenous Plants
Albedo
42. Air that enters into a building either naturally through pre-designed openings in the building or through the ventilation system
5 years
Reg a project w/ GBCI - pay applicable review fees - & submit doc.
Stormwater Runoff
Outdoor Air
43. Meters placed on smaller portions of a larger system - i.e. submeteres monitoring water use on each floor of a project
Submeter
Smart Growth
Biodegradable
Off-Gassing (outgassing)
44. Life-cycle assessment is used to determine what?
% of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation & not evaporate/blowaway/fall on hardscape
HCFC
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Environmental aspect & potential impacts
45. Under building - tuck-under - or a stacked parking structure that minimizes the need for exposed parking and parking lots
Underground Parking
Light Pollution
Raingarden
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
46. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons that are used in refrigerants and propellants that are known to deplete the ozone layer
Development Density
Floodplain
HCFC
Building Density
47. Which LEED rating systems has more than 100 points
5 years
Green Power
Aquifer
Innovation in Design & Regional Priority has 100 with 10 bonus points. Leed for home has 125.
48. Process for project teams to obtain technical guidance on how LEED requirements pertain to their projects
Charrette (shuh-ret)
LEED NC&MR
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
Schematic Design
49. A contractual benchmark that usually corresponds to the point at which a client could occupy a nearly completed space.
Waterless Urinal
Substantial completion
Invasive Plants
Rainwater Harvesting
50. 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
LEED Prerequisites
GBCI committees that addresses noncompliance in LEED credential
Biomass
Conventional Irrigation