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aeroponics correct answers The process of growing plants in suspension in an air or mist environment without the use of soil use of water mist to provide the plants' roots with nutrients gardens without a soil system biogas correct answers an alternative fuel generated from decomposing organic matter, such as food and animal waste, which is processed in an anaerobic digester Provide the electricity and heat needed to power farms (excess energy produced can be sold back to the traditional energy supplier) carbon monoxide (CO) correct answers an odorless, colorless, and toxic gas that is produced from vehicle exhaust, incomplete combustion of fuel in boilers or furnaces, and improperly vented appliances greenhouse gases correct answers gases that trap heat in the atmosphere. the most abundant is carbon dioxide (co2) and is release through the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacturing of cement Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) correct answers The USGBC LEED green building program is the preeminent program for the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of high-performance green buildings lean process improvement correct answers the principle of continuously improving any process through the elimination of waste in every step of manufacturing LEED AP correct answers the advanced level of LEED credentials that requires an advanced knowledge in green building as well as expertise in a particular LEED rating system LEED Green Associate correct answers the basic level of LEED credentials that requires a documented, up-to-date understanding of the most current green building principles and practices sulfur dioxide (S02) correct answers a highly reactive gas that is primarily produced through the combustion of fossil fuels at power generation plants and other processes at manufacturing facilities triple bottom line correct answers an accounting framework that incorporates the social, environmental, and economic dimensions of an organization vertical farm correct answers a crop grown vertically instead of horizontally on the ground; aka a farmscraper (farm skyscraper)