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abandoned property

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property left behind intentionally + permanently

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abandoned land

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land not being used at present time, may have utilities and infrastructure in place

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Are an easement or other land rights defined as abandoned property because they’re not being used?

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No

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adapted plant

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not native to the region

has characteristics that allow it to live in the area

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do adapted plants pose the same problems as invasive species?

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No

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added antimicrobial treatment or

added microbial agent

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substance added to a product to kill or inhibit the growth of micro-organisms

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name a product that exhibits natural antimicrobial properties

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linoleum

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Has science proven that antimicrobial treatments reduce infection transfer in building products more effectively than standard cleaning products?

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No

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adjacent site

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at least 25% of its boundary borders parcels that are previously developed sites

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In calculating boundaries to determine whether a site is an adjacent site, what is not considered and excluded?

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Intervening rights-of-way, and any fraction of the boundary that borders a water body

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alternative daily cover (ADC)

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Material used to cover a solid waste landfill at the end of each day

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What is ADC used to control in a landfill?

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Vectors, fires, odors, blowing litter, and scavenging

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alternative fuel

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low-polluting, non-gasoline fuels

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7 examples of alternative fuels

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electricity, hydrogen, propane, compressed natural gas, liquid natural gas, methanol, ethanol

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alternative water source

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source of non-potable water other than public utilities, on-site surface sources, and subsurface freshwater

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5 examples of alternative water sources

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graywater, on-site reclaimed water, rainwater, captured condensate, and rejected water from reverse osmosis systems

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What is the annual sunlight exposure (ASE) metric used to describe?

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The potential for visual discomfort in interior work environments

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What is annual sunlight exposure measured as?

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The percentage of an analysis area that exceeds a specified direct sunlight illuminance level more than a specified number of hours per year

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What does ADC stand for?

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Alternative daily cover

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What does ASE stand for?

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Annual sunlight exposure

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appurtenance

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A built-in, non-structural portion of a roof system

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5 examples of appurtenances

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Skylights, ventilators, mechanical equipment, partitions, solar energy panels

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What does ASE1000,250 report?

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The percentage of sensors exposed to more than 1000 lux of sunlight for more than 250 hours per year before blinds are deployed to block sunlight

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assembly

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A product formed from multiple materials (e.g. concrete) or a product made up of subcomponents (e.g. a workstation)

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attendance boundary

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school district boundaries

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average LED intensity (ALI)

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illumination output for LED lamps

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27
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What standard specifies the illumination output for LED lamps?

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International Commission on Illumination Standard 127-2007

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base building

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materials and products that make up the building

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Does the base building include flooring and wall coverings?

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Yes, it includes things that are permanently and semi-permanently installed in the project

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casework

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box-shaped woodwork like dressers, desks, and tables

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What does ALI stand for?

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average LED intensity

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baseline building performance

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annual energy cost for a building design; used as a baseline for comparison with an above-standard design

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baseline condition

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Before LEED project was initiated. State of the project site on the date the developer acquired rights to a majority of its buildable land

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34
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baseline water consumption

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A comparison of water use with and without the designed improvements

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What two cases for building water use are compared in baseline water consumption?

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First case - code-compliant fixtures with no additional savings
Second case - design case or actual water meter data

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basis of design (BOD)

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Information necessary to accomplish the owner’s project requirements

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37
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What does BOD stand for?

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basis of design

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38
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What four categories of information are included in a basis of design?

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(1) system descriptions
(2) indoor environmental quality criteria
(3) design assumptions
(4) references to applicable codes, standards, regulations, and guidelines

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39
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What three types of paths can comprise a bicycle network?

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(1) off-street bike paths or trails
(2) on-street bicycle lanes
(3) streets designed for 25 mph

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40
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How wide does an off-street bike path need to be to be considered part of a bicycle network?

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At least 8 feet wide for a 2-way path and at least 5 feet wide for a 1-way path

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41
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How wide does a bike lane need to be to be considered part of a bicycle network?

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At least 5 feet wide

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bicycling distance

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The distance between origin and destination if you ride entirely on a bicycle network

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bio-based material

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Non-food products made entirely or mostly of biological products, renewable agricultural materials, or forestry materials

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44
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What is the limitation that LEED places on bio-based material?

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For the purposes of LEED, bio-based material excludes leather and animal hides.

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blackwater

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Water that must be discharged to the sanitary drainage system, according to the International Plumbing Code.

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46
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What’s included in blackwater?

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Water containing urine or feces. Some state or local codes also consider water from kitchen sinks, showers, or bathtubs as blackwater.

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47
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What does PEER stand for?

A

Performance Excellence in Electricity Renewal

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48
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What does TRUE stand for?

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Total Resource Use and Efficiency

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49
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What are the 8 areas that LEED projects address?

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Carbon
Energy
Water
Waste
Transportation
Materials
Health
Indoor environmental quality
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50
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How many points to be LEED certified?

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40-49 points

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51
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How many points to be LEED Silver certified?

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50-59 points

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52
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How many points to be LEED Gold certified?

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60-79 points

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53
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How many points to be LEED Platinum certified?

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80+ points

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54
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blowdown

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removing makeup water from a cooling tower or recirculation system to reduce dissolved solids

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55
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How does an evaporative condenser condense refrigerant?

Why does this mean that impurities in the supply water are a concern?

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An evaporative condenser obtains its ability to condense the refrigerant by evaporating a portion of the water recirculated over the condensing coil. As the water evaporates, any impurities present in the supply water remain in the unit.

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56
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brownfield

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property or development plans which may be complicated by pollutants

57
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BUG rating

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a luminaire classification system that classifies lights by: B (backlight), U (uplight) and G (glare)

58
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Where is the BUG rating from

A

The IES / IDA Model Lighting Ordinance (MLO)

59
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What do IES and IDA stand for?

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Illuminating Engineering Society and International Dark-Sky Association

60
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buildable land

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The part of a site where construction can occur

61
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Name two types of land that buildable land excludes when used in density calculations

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Public rights of way and land excluded from development by law

62
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building exterior

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A structure’s primary and secondary weatherproofing system and all building elements outside that system

63
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building interior

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everything inside a structure’s weatherproofing membrane

64
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bus rapid transit

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enhanced bus system that operates on exclusive transit rights of way, such as bus lanes

65
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carbon offset

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a unit of CO2 equivalent that is reduced, avoided, or sequestered

66
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chain of custody (CoC)

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a procedure that tracks a product from harvest to end use

67
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What does CoC stand for?

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chain of custody

68
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charrette

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an intensive multiparty workshop to collaboratively produce design optioins

69
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chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)-based refrigerant

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a fluid containing hydrocarbons that absorbs heat from a reservoir at low temperatures and rejects heat at higher temperatures

70
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Why are CFC’s harmful to the environment?

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They cause depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer

71
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civil twilight

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When the center of the sun is geometrically 6 degrees below the horizon - at dawn or dusk

72
Q

When is the best time to distinguish terrestrial objects clearly under good weather conditions?

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Civil twilight

73
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Why is civil twilight important from a lighting design perspective?

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To tell when artificial light is normally required to carry on outdoor activities

74
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classroom or core learning space

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a space regularly used for educational activities

75
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What standard refers to classroom or core learning space?

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ANSI S12.60

76
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clean waste

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nonhazardous materials left over from construction and demolition

77
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Name two materials that are excluded from clean waste

A

Lead and asbestos

78
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clear glazing

A

Window glass that you can see through

79
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diffused glazing

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Window glass that is used only for daylighting - you can’t see clearly through it

80
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closed-loop cooling

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A system that acts as a heat sink for heat-rejecting building and medical equipment by recirculating water

81
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Do all closed-loop cooling systems use potable water?

A

No

82
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What’s an example of non-potable water that can be used in a closed-loop cooling system?

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Recycled process water harvested from an air handlers’s cooling coil condensate

83
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What does LCA stand for?

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life cycle assessment (of GHG emissions)

84
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color rendering index

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a measurement that compares how an artificial light source displays hues as compared with an incandescent light

85
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what scale does a color rendering index use? what do higher numbers indicate?

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0 to 100

The higher the index number, the more accurately the light is rendering colors

86
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What is the color rendering index of incandescent lighting?

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Above 95

87
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What is the color rendering index of standard high-pressure sodium lighting, such as orange-hued roadway lights?

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Approximately 25

88
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What is the color rendering index of many fluorescent lights which use rare earth phosphors?

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80 and above

89
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combination oven discharge

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Water released from an oven that includes a steam cycle or steam option

90
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combined heat and power

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An integrated system that captures unused heat and produces electrical power

91
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What is combined heat and power (CHP) also known as?

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Cogeneration

92
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commingled waste

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Building waste streams that are combined and hauled away for sorting into recyclable streams

93
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What is commingled waste also known as?

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Single-stream recycling

94
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commissioning (Cx)

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The process of verifying and documenting that a building meets the owner’s project requirements

95
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commissioning authority (CxA)

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The person who leads commissioning process activitie

96
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conductivity

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The measurement of the level of dissolved solids in water using electric current

97
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Is conductivity affected by temperature?

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Yes

98
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What temperature is conductivity measured at for standardization?

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25°C

99
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conventional irrigation

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A region’s most common system for watering plants by non-natural means

100
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What is a common conventional irrigation system?

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Using pressure to deliver water and distribute it through sprinkler heads

101
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cooling tower blowdown

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The water discharged from a cooling tower

102
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Why would water typically be discharged from a cooling tower?

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Because salinity or alkalinity has caused scaling

103
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Why wouldn’t you use cooling tower blowdown in landscape irrigation?

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It may be too saline

104
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cradle-to-gate assessment

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Analysis of a product’s partial life cycle

105
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What phases does cradle-to-gate assessment omit?

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Use and disposal

106
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cultural landscape

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An officially designated geographic area that includes cultural and natural resources associated with something that has cultural value (like a person, event, or activity)

107
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current facilities requirements (CFR)

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the implementation of the owner’s project requirements, developed to confirm the owner’s current operational needs and requirements

108
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What does CFR stand for?

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Current facilities requirements

109
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dedicated storage

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A designated area sized and allocated for a specific task

110
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Where can you find information about handling or disposal methods for sensitive waste streams like mercury, sensitive documents, batteries, or biomedical waste?

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The municipality’s safe storage and disposal procedures, or EPA guidelines

111
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demand response (DR)

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A change in electricity use by demand-side resources in response to changes in the price of electricity or to incentive payments

112
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Why are incentive payments part of demand response?

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Incentive payments may be designed to induce lower electricity use when market prices are high or when the system reliability is jeopardized

113
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demand response (DR) vent

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a specific period of time when the utility or ISO calls for a change in electricity use from its program participants

114
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What is a demand response event also called?

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A curtailment event.

115
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What does BPDO stand for?

A

Building product disclosure and optimization

116
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demountable partition

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a temporary interior wall

117
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Where in particular might demountable partitions be prevented from being used, and why?

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In a health care facility, where acoustical concerns or embedded equipment, like in a surgery suite, may exist

118
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densely occupied space

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where the design occupant density is 25+ people per 1000 square feet

119
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density

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A measure of the total building floor area or dwelling units relative to the buildable land on a parcel of land

120
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Does density include structured parking?

A

No

121
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departmental gross area (DGA)

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The floor area of a clinical department

122
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What does DGA stand for?

A

Departmental gross area

123
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How is departmental gross area calculated?

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From the centerline of the walls separating the department from adjacent spaces

124
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Are walls and circulation spaces within a department’s area included in the departmental gross area calculation?

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Yes

125
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development footprint

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the total land area of a project site covered by buildings, streets, parking areas and other typically impermeable surfaces constructed as part of the project

126
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differential durability

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when two materials with different life spans make up one component

127
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Why is differential durability important in the context of green building?

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Because if one material wears out and can’t be separated or replaced, the whole product must be thrown away

128
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direct access

A

Seems to be a hospital-related concept. A means of entering a space without having to leave the floor or pass through another room, like another patient’s room or a major public space

129
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direct sunlight

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An interior horizontal measurement of 1,000 lux or more of direct beam sunlight

130
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What is accounted for in the measurement of direct sunlight?

A

window transmittance and angular effects

131
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What does direct sunlight exclude?

A

The effect of blinds

132
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What are two things that cannot contribute to the direct sunlight measurement?

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Reflected light (i.e. zero bounce analysis)
Diffuse sky component
133
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What organization provides the definition of direct sunlight?

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IES

134
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district energy system (DES)

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A central energy conversion plant and transmission and distribution system that provides thermal energy to a group of buildings

135
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What’s an example of a district energy system?

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A central cooling plant on a university campus

136
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What is not an example of a district energy system?

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A central energy system that provides only electricity

137
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What does DES stand for?

A

district energy system

138
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diverse use

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a distinct, publicly available business that provides goods or services intended to meet daily needs

139
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What is not included in “diverse use”?

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Automated facilities such as ATMs or vending machines

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