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2009 LEED rating systems, except LEED for Homes and LEED for ND, have what 3 structures? - CORRECT answer ✅✅Credits, Minimum Program Requirements, Prerequisites A building's energy performance is addressed by this standard - CORRECT answer ✅✅ASHRAE 90.1- 2007 A popular program for comparing the energy performance of multiple buildings - CORRECT answer ✅✅ENERGY STAR A project's hard cost budget includes - CORRECT answer ✅✅costs for expenditures of the actual construction phases of the project such as sitework, concrete, masonry, roofing, interior finishes such as carpet and painting, mechanical systems, etc. A project's Life Cycle Costs (LCC) budget includes - CORRECT answer ✅✅Synonmous with green building, "cradle to grave" costs that go beyond the initial
construction costs to include operation and maintenance of the building after occupancy, demolition costs and reuse value at the end of the building's life; LCC encompasses initial costs (design & construction), operating costs (energy, water, other utilities and personnel), maintenance, repair, replacement costs, salvage value at the end of the building's life A project's soft costs budget includes - CORRECT answer ✅✅costs for services outside the realm of what is done on the construction site; they include architectural and engineering fees, permit fees, legal and real estate fees, interest paid for the cost of doing the project, insurance, closing costs, etc. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, how much time do Americans typically spend indoors?
- CORRECT answer ✅✅90% ASHRAE standards address which of the following? - CORRECT answer ✅✅Minimum requirements for the energy efficient design of most buidings (ASHRAE 90.1- 2007); minimum ventilation rates (ASHRAE 62.1-2007); thermal comfort conditions (ASHRAE 55-2004); MERV ventilation air filters (ASHRAE 52.2-1999)
Credit Weightings are used to evaluate the credit with respect to - CORRECT answer ✅✅Environmental and human health During the charette, the project team establishes an integrated design approach toward this major goal: - CORRECT answer ✅✅To generate possible design solutions and strategies for a successful sustainable project Energy use intensity is an important factor in determining energy usage and refers to - CORRECT answer ✅✅The amount of energy consumed per unit floor space Exemplary performance is - CORRECT answer ✅✅not available for all credits Fire suppression systems are generally associated with these refrigerants - CORRECT answer ✅✅Halons For a project to be certified, these minimum requirements must be achieved: - CORRECT answer ✅✅Comply with all prerequisites and earn a minimum number of credit points,
Comply with the Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) For storage and collection of recyclables, a building recycling program must include these items: - CORRECT answer ✅✅Plastic, Cardboard, Metal Heat island effect - nonroof can be reduced by - CORRECT answer ✅✅Planting large non-native trees for shading, using paving materials with SRI value of at least 29, placing at least 25% of the parking under shade How are low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles classified? - CORRECT answer ✅✅As Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) by the California Air Resources Board or have achieved a minimum Green Score of 40 on the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) annual vehicle rating guide How are the sustainable categories in the LEED Scorecard arranged? - CORRECT answer ✅✅By environmental category How many levels, or tiers, of LEED professional accreditation are available? - CORRECT answer ✅✅ 3 - Green Associate, AP with Specialty, AP Fellow
LEED projects cover a wide range of building types and users. How does LEED define transient occupants? - CORRECT answer ✅✅Retail customers, Students Legal protection of the ozone layer in the US is provided by this - CORRECT answer ✅✅Montreal Protocol Local zoning ordinances would, typically, not apply to this - CORRECT answer ✅✅Interior lighting densities Many building codes incorporate these standards - CORRECT answer ✅✅UPC (Uniform Plumbing Code 2006), IPC (International Plumbing Code 2006) Minimum ventilation rates are addressed by this standard - CORRECT answer ✅✅62.1- 2007 Natural refrigerants are environmentally benign to the atmosphere. Which of these are au naturel? - CORRECT answer ✅✅H20 (water), CO2 (carbon dioxide), Ammonia, HC (hydrocarbons); Air
Often a reduction in water use will offer greater benefits in this environmental area: - CORRECT answer ✅✅Energy consumption; Water efficiency cuts costs by reducing the amount of water that must be treated, heated, cooled, and distributed On a 1:12 sloped roof, these strategies could be used for compliance with the Heat Island Effect - Roof - CORRECT answer ✅✅A vegetated roof; a roof surface of SRI 78 or greater Rainwater harvesting systems are designed to address these environmental concerns: - CORRECT answer ✅✅Water efficiency, Stormwater management Reducing potable water for flushing toilets may be permitted to use this type of water: - CORRECT answer ✅✅Graywater (domestic wastewater composed of wash water from kitchen, bathroom and laundry sinks, tubs and washers; the UPC defines graywater as untreated household wastewater that has not come in contact with toilet waste)
The Energy Policy Act of 1992 addresses these types of fixtures or equipment - CORRECT answer ✅✅Water closets, urinals, lavatory faucets, sink faucets, showerheads, prerinse spray valves The EPA defines, in part, a brownfield site as: - CORRECT answer ✅✅A site that contains hazardous substances The EPAct 1992 water standard excludes which types of fixtures and equipment? - CORRECT answer ✅✅residential and commercial dishwashers, commercial steam cookers, automatic commercial ice makers, residential and commercial clothes washers The footprint of a building is defined as - CORRECT answer ✅✅The area of the building structure only The government organization responsible for controlling ozone depleting substances in the US is - CORRECT answer ✅✅the EPA The greatest threat to global warming potential is presented by this group of refrigerants - CORRECT answer ✅✅HFCs (HydroFluoroCarbons)
The Green Label Plus program estblishes VOC limits for these materials: - CORRECT answer ✅✅Carpets The least affect to the ozone depletion potential is most likely by using this group of refrigerants: - CORRECT answer ✅✅HFCs (HydroFluoroCarbons) The LEED project boundary is defined as - CORRECT answer ✅✅The boundary description that is submitted for certification The major consideration when developing a sustainable project budget: - CORRECT answer ✅✅Life Cycle Costs The minimum FTE requirement per Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) for LEED Certification is - CORRECT answer ✅✅1 FTE The primary contributor to climate change is - CORRECT answer ✅✅Greenhouse gases The primary goal for preparing a sustainable building program is to: - CORRECT answer ✅✅Develop the project's environmental goals
To verify the compliance of a credit or prerequisite, a qualified member of the project team submits this - CORRECT answer ✅✅Credit Forms Two primary benefits of using pervious materials for hardscapes (parking lots, walks, and patios): - CORRECT answer ✅✅Improve stormwater quantity and quality Ventilation rates and Indoor Air Quality levels are addressed by this standard: - CORRECT answer ✅✅ASHRAE 62.1- 2007 VOC limits for adhesives, sealants, paints, and coatings are addressed by these standards: - CORRECT answer ✅✅Green Seal, SCAQMD (South Coast Air Quality Management District) What can be used as alternative fuel for vehicles? - CORRECT answer ✅✅Electricity, hydrogen, propane, compressed natural gas, liquid natural gas, methanol, ethanol, and gas-electric hybrids What documentation is required for LEED Operations + Maintenance certification? - CORRECT answer
✅✅Performance data for the building and site over time What does gerrymandering mean with regards to the LEED project boundary? - CORRECT answer ✅✅Excluding portions of the site What is the goal of IPMVP Volume III? - CORRECT answer ✅✅To provide framework for assessing building performance What is the recommended process for the project team to follow to achieve LEED certification? - CORRECT answer ✅✅Determine if project is appropriate for LEED; register the project with the GBCI and pay registration fee; prepare application; submit application and pay appropriate fees; application review; certification What is true about a material that was extracted 525 miles from the project site, partially assembled 650 miles from the project site with final assembly 100 miles from the project site? - CORRECT answer ✅✅The material does not meet compliance as a regional material
Where can the USGBC logo NOT be used? - CORRECT answer ✅✅Packaging, Products Which statement is true for a project to qualify for the LEED for Homes rating system? - CORRECT answer ✅✅The project can be a 3 story or less low-rise multifamily residential project Which strategy should a construction and demolition waste and recycling management plan address? - CORRECT answer ✅✅To use comingled or separated recycling Who can offer an alternative way to provide verification for a number of submittals in a project application for LEED certification? - CORRECT answer ✅✅Licensed Professional (a board certified Professional Engineer, Registered Architect, or Registered Landscape Architect Why would the project team submit a Credit Interpretation Request? - CORRECT answer ✅✅To receive technical guidance on LEED credit strategies
