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Define "Built Enviornment"
In a study by the New Buildings Institute, how much lower (% wise) did energy use lower
Define the Triple Bottom Line and its 3 Different Resources
What is the goal of the Triple Bottom Line?
What is the EPA?
On average, what percentage of time do people spend indoors?
In what year was the USGBC founded?
What fractional amount do built enviormnets contribute to all green house gas emissions?
What is a greenhouse gas?
What does LEED stand for?
What does GHG stand for
What is ASHRAE 90.1-2010?
What are Carbon Emissions?
What is Building Commissioning?
What is Retrocommissioning?
Define Adaptive Reuse
What are the three factors to be considered in regards to a projects location?
Explain the costs associated with Green building to someone who is concerned about its additional costs to a new building.
True or False: Studies have shown that certified Green Building can command higher rent rates.
In terms of a regenerative building or community, please define regenerative
Define Net-Zero/Zero Net Energy
List the 3 Major concepts that are integral to green building and sustainability
In regards to Green Building - Define Systems Thinking
What is a Feedback Loop?
Define a positive feedback loop
Define a Negative Feedback Loop
What is the Prius Effect?
What is "Natural Capitalism"?
What are Leverage Points?
What is an Open System?
What is a Closed System?
In regards to Green Building - Define Life-Cycle Approach
Who coined the phrase cradle-to-cradle?
What is Cradle to Cradle?
Define Embodied Energy
Define Life Cycle-Assessment (LCA)
Define Life Cycle-Costing (LCC)
In regards to Green Building - Define Integrative Process
What are the 3 phases of the Integrative Process?
Name the 5 principals that form the foundation for a successful green practice
What is an interative process?
What are the 5 steps on the iterative process?
What is a charrette and what is its purpose?
Define a Stakeholder?
Define Metrics and Targets
What are VOC's?
Describe effective goals and what that means for a project.
What is the "Goal Keeper"?
What is project mapping?
Why is documentation of sustainability important?
What are the two ways in which a sustainable design project can start?
Define an Infill Development
What is a Brownfield Site?
Define a Greenfield
What is a hardscape?
What is a low impact development (LID)?
What is Green Infrastructure (GI)?
What is Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ)?
What is the Innovation Credit?
What are pilot credits?
What does USGBC stand for?
What does LEED stand for?
What is LEED and what is its purpose?
What are the 4-5 LEED ratings systems
What are the 9 LEED Broad Concepts that outline the categories in which to attain prerequisites & credits
What are the 3 LEED Main Concepts that outline the categories in which to attain prerequisites & credits specific to LEED for Neighborhood Development
What are the 4 Levels of Certification for LEED?
What is the minimum number of points needed for LEED Certified?
What is the minimum number of points needed for LEED Silver?
What is the minimum number of points needed for LEED Gold?
What is the minimum number of points needed for LEED Platinum?
What is the IGCC?
What are the LEED Impact Categories? (7 of them)
What are the steps to LEED Project Certification?
What are the LEED Professional Credentials?
What is Xeriscaping?
What is Lean Process Improvement?
Define Aeroponics
Define Biogas
Define Carbon Monoxide
SO2
What is Sulfur Dioxide?
What is a Vertical Farm
What is Embodied Energy?
Define Cradle to Grave
What is Downstream Activity?
What is Upstream Activity?
In what year was the first LEED rating system released?
What is the GBCI?
What is the centralized LEED point of organization?
What are Prerequisites?
What are Credits?
What are the Three Focuses of the Location & Transportation Credit Category?
How many available points are there in the Location & Transportation Credit Category?
What is the focus of the Sustainable Sites Credit Category?
How many available points are there in the Sustainable Sites Credit Category?
What is the focus of the Water Efficiency Credit Category?
How many available points are there in the Water Efficiency Credit Category?
What is the focus of the Energy & Atmosphere Credit Category?
How many available points are there in the Energy & Atmosphere Credit Category?
What is the focus of the Materials & Resources Credit Category?
How many available points are there in the Materials & Resources Credit Category?
What is the focus of the Indoor Environmental Quality Credit Category?
How many available points are there in the Indoor Environmental Quality Credit Category?
What is the focus of the Innovation Credit Category?
How many available points are there in the Innovation Credit Category?
What is the focus of the Regional Priority Credit Category?
How many available points are there in the Regional Priority Credit Category?
What is a CIR?
What are the two LEED Homes ratings systems?
What are the 3 LEED Neighborhood Development Credit Categories?
Describe the focus of the LEED Neighborhood Development Credit Categories - Smart Location & Linkage
Describe the focus of the LEED Neighborhood Development Credit Categories - Neighborhood Pattern & Design
Describe the focus of the LEED Neighborhood Development Credit Categories - Green Infrastructure & Buildings
What is an MPR
What are the 3 MPR's that a building must meet?
Minimum Sqft requirement for LEED BD+C
Minimum Sqft requirement for LEED O+M
Minimum Sqft requirement for LEED ID+C
Minimum Sqft requirement for LEED ND
What is the total number of possible points that may be earned in a project with most of the LEED rating systems?
What are the 5 Steps of the LEED Certification Process? (Except for Homes & ND)
Who are 3 important members vital to any project team?
Define a Project Owner
Define an Agent
Define a Project Administrator
What is the 40/60 rule?
How are LEED projects registered?
What are the two ways a project can be reviewed?
What is a split review?
What is the cost of a standard CIR?
What is the cost of a standard appeal?
Cost to Register a Project BD+C, ID+C, O+M
Cost to Certify a Project BD+C, ID+C, O+M
Cost to Register a Project ND
Cost to Register a Project - Homes
Cost to Certify a Project - Homes
Cost to Certify a ND
What is the LEED Volume Program?
What is the LEED Campus Program?
How many questions are on this LEED Green Associate Exam?
LEED AP BD+C is for those who...
LEED AP ID+C is for those who...
LEED AP O+M is for those who...
LEED AP Homes is for those who...
LEED AP ND is for those who...
What is a LEED Fellow
What is a LEED Green Associate?
What is a Green Rater?
What is a GCP?
Acceptable Terminology for USGBC
What is the ICC
What is ASHRAE 189.1?
What is the Pilot Credit Library?
Define Synergy
What is a technical advisory group (TAG)?
Lean process improvement is the principle of continuously improving any process through the ___ in every step of manufacturing.
A(n) ___ director would be responsible for activities such as creating energy efficiency and water conservation strategies.
Induction cooktops can be used in kitchens as a sustainable practice because they transfer ___% of their heat to pots.
What are Aeroponic Gardens?
The integration of sustainability into urban planning has given birth to the popular term “___ city.”
The names and photos of credentialed individuals are published in the online ___ directory, which employers can use for verification purposes.
Who would analyze energy-usage data to create actionable solutions for energy efficiency.
___ is generated from decomposing organic matter, such as food or animal waste, which is processed in an anaerobic digester.
The LEED® Green Associate™ exam is scored out of ___ points.
A score of ___ is required for passing the LEED Green Associate exam.
___ items give a candidate a problem or situation that they can solve using the concepts from the reference material.
The first step in preparing for the exam is to read the ___.
Each rating system includes adaptations with unique checklists that address specific ___.
According to the UNEP Buildings and Climate Change Report, buildings account for approximately ___% of total energy used today.
The Montreal Protocol banned the production of ___ refrigerants.
In direct comparisons between building types, green buildings only cost roughly ___% more than nongreen buildings.
The ___ phase of the integrative process occurs before schematic design begins.
A(n) ___ system is a system in which materials and resources are consumed and then reused or recycled.
With a(n) ___ loop, systems self-correct and stay within a particular set of parameters.
There are ___ different rating system adaptations within five categories.
LEED BD+C: ___ applies to buildings equipped to contain high-density computing equipment such as server racks.
The associated reference guide for the LEED for ___ rating system applies to general commercial, retail, and hospitality interiors.
LEED-certified homes are inspected by a third party and performance-tested to use at least ___% less energy than conventional homes.
The focus of the credits in the ___ category is on reducing environmental impacts through site assessment, site design, and site management.
Recertification for LEED O+M: Existing Buildings must take place at a minimum of every ___ years.
LEED Fellow nominees must have ___ years of professional green building experience.
sulfur dioxide (SO2)
Lean Process Improvement
Biogas
Upstream Activity
Downstream Activity
Albedo
According to the U.S. EIA, transportation emissions contributed to ___% of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. in 2008.
By most accounts, selecting the ___ for a building project is the single most important decision a project team can make.
In the LT category, ___ is a measure of the total building floor area or dwelling units on a parcel of land relative to the buildable land of that parcel.
___ land is the portion of the site where construction can occur, including land voluntarily set aside and not constructed on.
The purpose of ___ is to reduce the number of vehicles traveling to the site, which in turn reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
___ parking is when two or more buildings share parking spaces.
A ___ site is previously undeveloped and unused suburban or rural land.
A ___ is real property whose use may be complicated by the presence or possible presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.
What is build able land?
What is density?
What is development density?
Define Diverse Use
