LEED Green Associate

Question 1

Lean Process Improvement

Answer 1

Continuously improving any process through the elimination of waste in every step of manufacturing

Question 2

LEEP AP

Answer 2

Advanced level of LEED

Question 3

LEED Green Associate

Answer 3

Basic level of LEED credentials

Question 4

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)

Answer 4

Highly reactive gas produced through the combustion of fossil fuels at generator plants and manufacturing facilities

Question 5

Triple Bottom Line

Answer 5

accounting framework that incorporates social, environmental, and economic dimensions of an organization

Question 6

Vertical Farm

Answer 6

Crop grown vertically instead of along the ground. AKA farmscraper

Question 7

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

Answer 7

Harmful organic chemical compounds that evaporate under normal indoor temperatures and pressure conditions. Released by synthetic building materials.

Question 8

Xeriscaping

Answer 8

Landscaping designed to reduce or eliminate potable water use in irrigation through native planting and water conservation.

Question 9

Net Zero Energy

Answer 9

Level of efficiency for a high performance building that produces all of the energy that it uses and is so efficient that a renewable energy source can offset all of most of annual energy consumption

Question 10

Aeroponics

Answer 10

The process of growing plants in suspension in an air or mist environment without the use of soil

Question 11

Biogas

Answer 11

Fuel made from decomposing organic matter such as food/animal waste. Fuel is harvested from an anaerobic digester

Question 12

Carbon Monoxide (CO)

Answer 12

Odorless toxic gas produced from vehicle exhaust, appliances, etc.

Question 13

Greenhouse gases

Answer 13

Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere

Question 14

LEED

Answer 14

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

Question 15

Albedo

Answer 15

Metric of reflectivity on a scale of 0 to 1

Question 16

Aquifer

Answer 16

Body of saturated rock through which water can easily move

Question 17

Biodiversity

Answer 17

Variety of plants, animals, insects, microorganisms, etc.

Question 18

Bioswale

Answer 18

Constructed rainwater control feature containing a basin, soil, stone, and vegetation. Designed to reduce runoff and increase groundwater recharge

Question 19

Building footprint

Answer 19

Area of ground that the building takes up, defined by perimeter.

Question 20

Dry Pond

Answer 20

Excavated area designed to hold rainwater during a weather event

Question 21

Ecosystem

Answer 21

Interconnected relationships between organisms, plants, trees, animals, fish, birds, micro-organisms, water, soil, and humans.

Question 22

Floor-Area-Ratio (FAR)

Answer 22

Density of nonresidential land use. Total building floor area / total buildable land area.

Question 23

Green Infrastructure

Answer 23

Natural areas that provide habitat, food protection, clean air, clean water. Can also be engineered rainwater management that soaks up and stores water at a neighborhood scale.