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LEED Green Associate: Practice Exam #1 & Terms Study Guide 2024/2025 Biodegradable - Answer-Capable of decomposing under natural conditions. Carbon Footprint - Answer-A measure of greenhouse gas emissions associated with an activity. Ecosystem - Answer-A basic unit of nature that includes a com...

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LEED Green Associate: Practice Exam #1
& Terms Study Guide 2024/2025

Biodegradable - Answer✔✔-Capable of decomposing under natural conditions.


Carbon Footprint - Answer✔✔-A measure of greenhouse gas emissions associated with an activity.


Ecosystem - Answer✔✔-A basic unit of nature that includes a community of organisms and their

nonliving environment linked by biological, chemical, and physical processes.


Environmental Sustainability - Answer✔✔-Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and

functions for future generations.


High Performance Green Building - Answer✔✔-A structure designed to conserve water and energy; use

space, materials, and resources efficiently; minimize construction waste; and create a harmful indoor

environment


Integrated Design Team - Answer✔✔-All the individuals involved in a building project from early int eh

design process, including the design professionals, the owner's representatives, and the general

contractor and subcontractors


Life Cycle Assessment - Answer✔✔-Ana analysis of the environmental aspects and potential impacts

associated with a product, process, or service


Market Transformation - Answer✔✔-Systematic improvements in the performance of a market or

market segment. Ex: EPA's Energy Star program has shifted the performance of homes, buildings, and


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appliances toward higher levels of energy efficiency by providing recognition and comparative

performance information through its Energy Star labels


Regenerative Design - Answer✔✔-Sustainable plans for built environments that improve existing

conditions. Goes beyond reducing impacts to create positive change in the local and global environments

- the level beyond sustainable


Sustainability - Answer✔✔-Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future

generations to meet their own needs (Brundtland Commission)


What constitutes the largest use of energy in buildings in the United States? - Answer✔✔-Space Heating


Green building emphasizes using what type of design process? - Answer✔✔-Integrative


What are the three dimensions of sustainability often described as the triple bottom line or the three

legged stool? - Answer✔✔-Economic prosperity, environmental stewardship, and social responsibility


What life cycle assessment is used to determine the ___? - Answer✔✔-Environmental aspects and

potential impacts of green building


When is the best time to incorporate an integrative approach for a building project? - Answer✔✔-

Predesign


Credit weightings are based on ___? - Answer✔✔-Environmental impacts and human benefits


Implementation of green building strategies such as daylighting, passive cooling, high efficiency

mechanical systems, and stack ventilation contribute to what type of cost savings? - Answer✔✔-Reduced

life cycle costs



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The installation of low flow faucet aerators at hand washing stations will result in which of the following?

- Answer✔✔-Reduced energy use & reduced water use


Which type of site is it environmentally preferable to build on? - Answer✔✔-Urban Infill Lot &

Abandoned Strip Mall


Green building improvements provide the best return on investment during which stage? - Answer✔✔-

The earliest possible stage


Studies show that in LEED buildings, the average annual energy intensity is lower than conventional

buildings by _____. - Answer✔✔-25%


Which of the following tools is LEAST likely to assist in evaluating the potential life cycle costs and

benefits of a green building design strategy?


BIM; BEM; SWPPP; LCA; LCC - Answer✔✔-Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)


LEED Interpretations - Answer✔✔-A project team can contribute to the evolution of the LEED rating

system by submitting a request for precedent-setting rulings to be reviewed first by a GBCI certification

reviewer and then by LEED staff and committee.


What is the name of the third-party online forum written by professionals in the field that provides tips

and guidance on applying LEED credits and the LEED Certification process? - Answer✔✔-LEEDuser


Green label certifies the sustainability criteria of which product? - Answer✔✔-Carpet


A LEED Project Team plans to use low-emitting materials. The qualities and attributes of these materials

may also help to achieve which of the following credits: - Answer✔✔-Recycled Content and Regional

Materials

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