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LEED BD And C

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1. To what dBA must Background Noise from HVAC equipment be reduced for a school to achieve enhanced acoustical performance (IEQc9)?
Metabolic rate - clothing insulation - air temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air speed - humidity
40 dBA
Wastewater from toilets and urinals is always considered blackwater. Graywater - depending on your local jurisdiction - can include sink - shower/bath - and dishwasher water
80% of students live within no more than 3/4 mile walking distance for grades 8 and below - and 1 1/2 mile walking distance for grades 9 and above & provide dedicated walking or biking lanes to the transit lines

2. What is Process water?
SSc4.4 - Alternative Transportation - Parking Capacity
Irrigation - fire suppression - flush fixtures - or janitorial cleaning
For a Schools project - if pursuing the Alternative Transportation Credit
Water used for industrial processes and building systems such as cooling towers - boilers - and chillers. The term can also refer to water used in operational processes - such as dish washing - clothes washing - and ice making.

3. Regulated or (non-process) energy includes?
Particles that are too small or light to be removed from stormwater via gravity settling. Suspended solid concentrations are typically removed via filtration.
Lighting (interior - parking garage - surface parking - facade - or building grounds) HVAC - service water heating for domestic or space ehating purposes.
List of all plant species - noting wheter or not they are native/adapted; info about invasive species and pests those plants may harbor; best maintenance practices for the chosen plans - and site maps showing boundaries for the protected habitat area
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) or Cogeneration

4. What design standard outlines the required acoustical performance for schools?
Mechanical equipment - photovoltaic panels - and skylights
S12.60-2002 - Acoustical Performance Criteria - Design Requirements and Guidelines for Schools
Provide vegetated open space area adjacent to the building that is equal in area to the building footprint.
15% = 1 ID point or 8 total points for on site renewable energy

5. What is Sedimentation?
The addition of soil particles to water bodies by natural and human-related activities
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters
Option 1. Whole building energy simulation. Option 2. Prescriptive compliance path: ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guide. Option 3. Prescriptive Compliance Path: Advanced Buildings Core Performance Guide.
Carbon Dioxide - Methane - CFCs - etc.

6. For indoor environmental quality - a naturally ventilated space refers to what referenced standard?
The area on a project site used by the building structure - defined by the perimeter of the building plan. Parking lots - landscapes - and other non-building facilities are not included in the buliding footprint.
CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers)
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters
Full-time staff - part-time staff - peak transient (students - volunteers - visitors - customers) - or residents

7. What is a Composting toilet?
Dry plumbing fixtures and fittings that contain and treat human waste via microbiological processes.
Certification may be revoked from any LEED project upon gaining knowledge on non-compliance with any applicable MPR. If such a circumstance occurs - registration and/or cerfification fees will not be refunded.
Evapotranspiration Rate - This rate is a measurement of total amount of water needed to grow a reference plant
Meet or Exceed SMACNA guidelines - Protect on-site and installed absorptive materials - MERV 8 filter medium on air handlers used during construction

8. What standards define/qualify both preconsumer and postconsumer recycled content?
IAQ best practices
Dry plumbing fixtures and fittings that contain and treat human waste via microbiological processes.
ISO 14021
Real property whose use may be complicated by the presence or possible presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant

9. What is Eutrophication?
75%=1pt
Full-time staff - part-time staff - peak transient (students - volunteers - visitors - customers) - or residents
The increase in chemical nutrients - such as the nitrogen and phosphorus often found in fertilizers - in an ecosystem.
End User

10. What do Retention Ponds do?
100%
The highest form of wastewater treatment and includes removal or organics - solids - and nutrients as well as biological or chemical polishing is it the highest?
Prime Farmland - Land in Flood Plain - Endangered Species Habitat - Land with 100' of Wetlands - Land withing 50' of a body of water - or Public Parkland
Capture storm-water runoff and clear it of pollutants before its release. Some retention pond designs use gravity only; others use mechanical equipment - such as pipes and pumps - to facilitate transport. Some ponds are dry except during storm events

11. If you treat storm water to Tertiary Standards - what can you then use the water for?
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building
Option 1. Simulation; Option 2. Prescriptive; Option 3. Measurement; Option 4. Combination
100%
Process water - irrigation - fire suppression - etc.

12. What MERV rating must mechanically ventilated buildings design HVAC systems to filter supply air prior to occupancy?
Native or adapted plants are plants indigenous to a locality or cultivars of native plants that are adapted to the local climate and are not considered invasive species or noxious weeds.
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.
MERV 13 or Higher
It is a constant used to calculate the evapotranspiration rate. It takes into account the species factor - density factor - and micro climate factor of the area.

13. What are examples of Structural Control Technologies?
4 of 7; SSC1 Site Selection - SSc5.1 Protect/Restore Habitat - SSc5.2 Maximize Open Space - SSc6.1 Stormwater Quantity Control - SSc6.2 Stormwater Quality Control - SSc7.1 Heat Island Effect - Non-roof - or SSc8 Light Pollution Reduction
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin
25 feet
EPA Clean Air Act - Title VI - Rule 608

14. What is the default gender ratio for LEED water calculations?
Restore or protect a minimum of 50% of the site (excluding the building footprint) or 20% of the total site area (including building footprint) - whichever is greater - with native or adapted vegetation
1 to 1; i.e. 50/50 male to female
15%
Building is within 1/2 mile (with clear pedestrian access) of at least 10 basic services.

15. When can certification be revoked?
2 Modes: General and A/V
Certification may be revoked from any LEED project upon gaining knowledge on non-compliance with any applicable MPR. If such a circumstance occurs - registration and/or cerfification fees will not be refunded.
Meet or Exceed SMACNA guidelines - Protect on-site and installed absorptive materials - MERV 8 filter medium on air handlers used during construction
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) or Cogeneration

16. What are the four elements needed to calculate reverberation time (RT)?
14 -000 cubic feet of outdoor air per SF of floor area @ 60 deg. F at 60% humidity OR 3 -500 Cubic Feet of OSA per SF of Floor area @ min rate of .30CFM until rechign 14 -000 CF per SF
Mechanical equipment - photovoltaic panels - and skylights
Volume (cubic feet) - Interior Surface Area (square feet) - sound absorption coefficient - surface area of interior fixed elements
It is a constant used to calculate the evapotranspiration rate. It takes into account the species factor - density factor - and micro climate factor of the area.

17. With no new parking - a project my qualify for what credit?
100%
IAQ best practices
SSc4.4 - Alternative Transportation - Parking Capacity
SCAQMD Rule #1168 (Adhesives - Sealants & Sealant Primers) - Green Seal Standard GS-36 (Commercial Adhesives)

18. Where can Technical Guidance be found if a project utilizes district energy systems?

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19. What two synergy credits help Mitigate energy use impact by using renewable energy when Optimizing Energy Performance?
25 feet
EA Credit 2: On-site Renewable Energy - EA Credit 6: Green Power
Structural framing and general dimensional framing - flooring - subflooring - wood doors - and finishes.
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building

20. What are 'Low-Emitting' vehicles?
Vehicles that are classified as zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by the California Air Resources Board
For a Schools project - if pursuing the Alternative Transportation Credit
It refers to the absorption of heat by hardscapes - such as dark - nonreflective pavement and buildings - and its radiation to surrounding areas.
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin

21. At what percentage must an outdoor air delivery monitoring system generate an alarm for insufficient airflow values or carbon dioxide?
10% Variation from Design Values
Construction Waste MAnagement Plan
The US Department of Agriculture
1 year and 2 year 24 hour design storms (for SSc6.1)

22. What is the maximum number of points that schools projects can chose to earn for IEQ credits 4.1-4.6?
The study of water occurence - distribution - movement - and balances in an ecosystem
4 points
Garages - Housekeeping/laundry Areas - Science Laboratories - Prep Rooms - Art Rooms - Shops of Any Kind - Copying Rooms - Printing Rooms
A report prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities.

23. What is the distance ALL naturally ventialted spaces must be in proximity to an operable wall or roof opening to the outdoors?
The Center for Clear Air Policy
25 feet
S12.60-2002 - Acoustical Performance Criteria - Design Requirements and Guidelines for Schools
SSc4.4 - Alternative Transportation - Parking Capacity

24. What are the major compliance standards associated with low emitting materials - paints and coatings (IEQc4.2)?
A report prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities.
3 points
30% = 1 ID point
Green Seal Standard GS-11 (Architectural Paints and Coatings) - Green Seal Standard GC-03 (Anti-corrosive and Anti-rust Paints) - SCAQMD Rule 1113 (Clear Wood Finishes - Floor Coatings - Stains - Primers - and Shellacs)

25. What fixtures - fittings and appliances are outside the scope of the water use reduction calculations?
95% or more to total construction waste diverted
EPA Region 9 Clean-up Standards
Process water - irrigation - fire suppression - etc.
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters

26. What percentage of Non-carpet finished flooring must be floorScore-Certified to follow the alternative compliance path using FloorScore?
5 points
100%
1/2 mile walking distance to a rail line OR 1/4 mile to 2 or more bus lines
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) or Cogeneration

27. What is the definition of a Brownfield?
Building is within 1/2 mile (with clear pedestrian access) of at least 10 basic services.
Real property whose use may be complicated by the presence or possible presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant
On-Site Biological Wastewater Treatment
30% = 1 ID point

28. How is Preferred Parking defined?
Lighting (interior - parking garage - surface parking - facade - or building grounds) HVAC - service water heating for domestic or space ehating purposes.
100%
1/2 mile walking distance to a rail line OR 1/4 mile to 2 or more bus lines
Spots available to particular users - includes designated spaces close to the building (aside from designated handicapped spots) - designated covered spaces - discounted parking passes - and guaranteed passes in a lottery system.

29. What Energy related systems must be commissioned?
2 year renewable energy contract and 35% of buildings electric from green-e certified source
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
HVAC - Lighting Controls - DHW - Renewables
Provide secure bicycle racks and/or storage within 200 yards of a building entrance for 5% or more of all building users. Don't forget - you also have to provide a shower & changing facility for .5% of FTE occupants.

30. What is an Attendance boundary?
Boundary line used by school districts to determine which students attend what school based on where
Exceed the local zoning requirements by 25%
Carbon Trust 'Good Practice Guide 237'
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin

31. For SCC1 Site Selection - what should you not build on?

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32. What is required for a project team to develop and impletment for construction waste management (MRc2)?
25 feet
The ability to shed heat
Construction Waste MAnagement Plan
At least every two years.

33. What percentage of the building occupants must have individual lighitng controls for controllabliity of systems - Lighting (IEQc6.1)?
A minimum of 90%
Combustion of municipal solid waste - forestry biomass waste other than mill residue - doaded wood - or treated wood.
A measure of light falling on a given surface. One footcandle is defined as the quantity of light falling on a 1-square foot area from a 1 candle light source at a distance of 1 foot (which equals 1 lumen per square foot). Footcandles can be measured
Evapotranspiration Rate - This rate is a measurement of total amount of water needed to grow a reference plant

34. What recommendations must the design criteria meet in naturally venticalted spaced for increased venticaltion (IEQc2)?

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35. Define 'Residential Area'
Photovoltaic systems - wind energy systems - solar thermal systems - biofuel based electrical systems - geothermal heating or electric systems - low impact hydroelectric power systems - wave and tidal power systems
Land zoned primarily for housing at a density of 10 units per acre or greater. These areas may have single-family and multifamily housing and include building types such as town-homes - apartments - duplexes - condominiums - or mobile homes.
ASHRAE Standard 55-2004
25 people or more per 1 -000 square feet.

36. Define 'Native or Adapted plants'
One low-emitting or fuel-efficient vehicle must be provided per 3% of FTE occupants.
Native or adapted plants are plants indigenous to a locality or cultivars of native plants that are adapted to the local climate and are not considered invasive species or noxious weeds.
1/2 mile walking distance to a rail line OR 1/4 mile to 2 or more bus lines
On-Site Biological Wastewater Treatment

37. For an innovation in design credit - what must the team identify?
When calculating 'master plan development footprint'
Vehicles that are classified as zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by the California Air Resources Board
Local zoning requirements
Intent of proposed innovation credit - proposed requirement(s) for compliance - proposed submittals - and strategies used to meet requirement(s)

38. What percentage of TSS must be removed using BMPs for stormwater credit?
Prohibit smoking both inside the building and 25; away from building entrance
80%
5 points
Lighting (interior - parking garage - surface parking - facade - or building grounds) HVAC - service water heating for domestic or space ehating purposes.

39. What do the Owner's project requirements typically include?
Small HVAC units(>.5 lbs of refrigerant) - standard refrigerators - small water coolers.
IAQ best practices
Owner and User requirements - Environmental and Sustainability Goals - Energy Efficiency Goals - Indoor Environmental Quality Requirements - Equipment and System Expectations - Building Occupant and O&M Personnel Requirements
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

40. What are the two options to determine Electricity use for Green Power (EAc6)?
Temporary Seeding - Permanent Seeding - and Mulching
Carbon Dioxide - Methane - CFCs - etc.
Option 1. Determine baseline electricity use results from EAc1: Optimize energy performance or Option 2. Estimate Baseline Electricity using CBECS database
60% humidity

41. What should project teams NOT consider for base building elements under composite wood and agrifiber products?
4 of 7; SSC1 Site Selection - SSc5.1 Protect/Restore Habitat - SSc5.2 Maximize Open Space - SSc6.1 Stormwater Quantity Control - SSc6.2 Stormwater Quality Control - SSc7.1 Heat Island Effect - Non-roof - or SSc8 Light Pollution Reduction
Evapotranspiration Rate - This rate is a measurement of total amount of water needed to grow a reference plant
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)
At least every two years.

42. What are the percentage increases for On-Site Renewable Energy for NC & Schools as they relate to points (EAc2)?
1%=1 pts - 3%=2 pts - 5%=3 pts - 7%=4 pts - 9%=5 pts - 11%=6 pts - 13%=7 pts
3 to 6 feet above floor to represent the breathing zone
HVAC - Lighting Controls - DHW - Renewables
Two: Direct line of sight to perimeter glazing for 90% of regularly occupied areas and the horizontal view at seated eye height to access views

43. What percentage will earn exemplary performance for Recycled content (MRc4)?
40% savings - or greater
SRI of at least 29
Building envelope - HVAC - Service Water heating - Power - Lighting - Other equipment
30% = 1 ID point

44. What are examples of Composite Wood and Agrifiber Products?
15%
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
The postdevelopment rate and quantity must be at least 25% less than the predevelopment values.

45. What are the four options to achieve daylighting for Daylighting and Views - Daylighting (IEQc8.1)?
Option 1. Simulation; Option 2. Prescriptive; Option 3. Measurement; Option 4. Combination
Prime Farmland - Land in Flood Plain - Endangered Species Habitat - Land with 100' of Wetlands - Land withing 50' of a body of water - or Public Parkland
Paper - corrugated cardboard - glass - plastics - and metals
A further investigation that collects original samples of soil - groundwater - or building materials to analyze for quantitative values of various contaminants.

46. What is ETo?
100%
Limit site disturbance to: 40' beyond building perimeter - 10' beyond walkways and parking - 15' beyond primary roadway curbs - and 25' beyond constructed areas with permeable surfaces
Evapotranspiration Rate - This rate is a measurement of total amount of water needed to grow a reference plant
Prohibit smoking both inside the building and 25; away from building entrance

47. What is considered a densely occupied space when monitoring CO2 concentrations for Mechanically Ventilated Spaces?
Option 1. Determine baseline electricity use results from EAc1: Optimize energy performance or Option 2. Estimate Baseline Electricity using CBECS database
MERV 13 or Higher
Certification may be revoked from any LEED project upon gaining knowledge on non-compliance with any applicable MPR. If such a circumstance occurs - registration and/or cerfification fees will not be refunded.
25 people or more per 1 -000 square feet.

48. Who is not required to have a chain of custody documentation for FSC certified wood?
Low Background Noise Inside Core Learning Spaces & Reverberation Time for Core Learning Spaces
At least every two years.
End User
15% = 1 ID point or 8 total points for on site renewable energy

49. How can you achieve exemplary performance for Heat Island reduction - non-roof?
At least 1 year of post construction occupancy
ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007
100% of non-roof impervious surfaces are high-albedo or open-grid paving - or will be shaded within 5 years; OR 100% of parking is under cover.
Temporary Seeding - Permanent Seeding - and Mulching

50. What does Heat Island Effect refer to?
A local - state - or federal government agency
It refers to the absorption of heat by hardscapes - such as dark - nonreflective pavement and buildings - and its radiation to surrounding areas.
Limit site disturbance to: 40' beyond building perimeter - 10' beyond walkways and parking - 15' beyond primary roadway curbs - and 25' beyond constructed areas with permeable surfaces
Surfaces that have a perviousness of less than 50% and promote runoff of water instead of infiltration into the subsurface. Examples include parking lots - roads - sidewalks - and plazas.

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