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LEED BD And C

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1. What are the Distances for Alternative Transportation - Rail/Bus?
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
1/2 mile walking distance to a rail line OR 1/4 mile to 2 or more bus lines
SSc4.4 - Alternative Transportation - Parking Capacity
Irrigation - fire suppression - flush fixtures - or janitorial cleaning

2. Schools must establish an energy performace Rating Goal using what?

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3. ETS transfer between individual residential units can be tested by conducting a blower door test in accordance to what standard?
EPA Region 9 Clean-up Standards
ANSI/ASTM-E779-03 - Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage Rate by Fan Pressurization.
Wastewater from toilets and urinals is always considered blackwater. Graywater - depending on your local jurisdiction - can include sink - shower/bath - and dishwasher water
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.

4. What are the requirements for Community Connectivity to Basic Services?
Building is within 1/2 mile (with clear pedestrian access) of at least 10 basic services.
1 to 1; i.e. 50/50 male to female
Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992 and 2005
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters

5. What percentage of the building occupants must have individual comfort controls for controlability of systems - thermal comfort (IEQc6.2)?
5 points
Real property whose use may be complicated by the presence or possible presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant
A minimum of 50%
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

6. What ypes of rooms would require separate exhaust - negative air pressure - self-closing doors - and deck-to-deck partitions or hard-lid ceilings with no air recirculation?
An economizer
The US Department of Agriculture
30% = 1 ID point
Garages - Housekeeping/laundry Areas - Science Laboratories - Prep Rooms - Art Rooms - Shops of Any Kind - Copying Rooms - Printing Rooms

7. What issues or factors must a school address for mold prevention in building design - construction and maintenance?
3 points
Eliminate the potential for condensation - pay special attention to known generators of dondensation - prevent mold during unoccupied periods - address floods and leaky or failed equipemtn - and design for mold prevention
10% Variation from Design Values
Metabolic rate - clothing insulation - air temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air speed - humidity

8. If a company is willing to provide FEV;s for a Share Program - what percentage is required?
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.
One low-emitting or fuel-efficient vehicle must be provided per 3% of FTE occupants.
Wastewater from toilets and urinals is always considered blackwater. Graywater - depending on your local jurisdiction - can include sink - shower/bath - and dishwasher water
EPA Clean Air Act - Title VI - Rule 608

9. What is the Landscape Coefficient (K l)?
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.
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)
11 PM (between 11 PM and 5 AM)
1 to 1; i.e. 50/50 male to female

10. What is BLEED-OFF?
Bleed-off - or blowdown - is the release of a portion of the recirculating water from a cooling tower - this water carries dissolved solids that can cause mineral buildup
One low-emitting or fuel-efficient vehicle must be provided per 3% of FTE occupants.
4 points
55%=1 pt - 75% = 2 pts - 95%=3 points.

11. What usually defines Open Space requirements?
Local zoning requirements
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.
Interior walls - doors - floor coverings - and ceiling systems
50%; some strategies include water-conserving fixtures and/or using non-potable water for conveyance

12. What SLOPE is important for heat island effect - roof?
Cannot build on land lower than 5' above the 100 year flood as determined by FEMA
When calculating 'master plan development footprint'
2:12 slope; > means steeped slope and requires SRI of 29 or greater <= means low sloped and requires an SRI of 78 or greater.
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.

13. What are the two options for measurement and verification (EAc5)
Ceiling and Wall systems must meet - California Department of Health Services Standard Practice for Testing Volatile Organic Emissions from Various Sources Using Small-Scale Environmental Chamers - includeing 2004 addenda.
HVAC protection - scource control - pathway interruption - housekeeping - and scheduling.
Process water - irrigation - fire suppression - etc.
Develop and implement a M&V plan specified in IPMVP Vol III - Option D: Calibrated Simulation or Option B: Energy Conservation Measure Isolation

14. What is a Composting toilet?
The increase in chemical nutrients - such as the nitrogen and phosphorus often found in fertilizers - in an ecosystem.
Dry plumbing fixtures and fittings that contain and treat human waste via microbiological processes.
IAQ best practices
The area affected by development or by project site activity. Hard-scape - access roads - parking lots - non-building facilities - and the building itself are all included in the development footprint.

15. What is the percent for a Residential project that is going to install bike racks?
15%
A further investigation that collects original samples of soil - groundwater - or building materials to analyze for quantitative values of various contaminants.
Integrated Pest Management; The coordinated use of knowledge about pests - the environment - and pest prevention and control methods to minimize pest infestation and damage by the most economical means while minimizing hazards to people - property an
Between 3 and 6 feet above the floor.

16. What causes SKYGLOW?
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
Stray light from unshielded light sources and light reflecting off surfaces that then enters the atmosphere and illuminates and reflects off dust - debris and water vapor
55%=1 pt - 75% = 2 pts - 95%=3 points.
A main building entrance

17. For Schools - what additional lighting calculations are required?

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18. What is Process water?
Within 10 months of LEED Certification
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.
Develop and implement a M&V plan specified in IPMVP Vol III - Option D: Calibrated Simulation or Option B: Energy Conservation Measure Isolation
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

19. How is Drip Irrigation effective in saving water?
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
25 people or more per 1 -000 square feet.
It delivers water at low pressure through buried mains and submains
Miscellaneous Equipment - Computers - Elevators - Excalators - Kitchen Cooking & Refrigeration Equipment - Laundry Washing & Drying - Lighting Exempt from Power Allowance (e/g/ - Medical Equipement) - and other (e.g. - waterfall or fountain pumps)

20. When selecting natural ventialtion what two ways demonstrate credit compliance?
Building envelope - HVAC - Service Water heating - Power - Lighting - Other equipment
CIBSE Applications Manual 10-2005 (AM10) or Macroscopic - Multizone - Analytical Moded Predicting Room-by-Room Air Flow Rates
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)
Mechanical equipment - photovoltaic panels - and skylights

21. How do you calculate an FTE?
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building
50% = 1 point
An 8 hour occupant has an FTE value of 1.0: a part-time occupant has an FTE value based on work hours per day divided by 8.
A main building entrance

22. To what relative humidity much HVAC systems in schools be designed (to limit space?) to comply with Mold Prevention (IEQc10)?
60% humidity
Demonstrate a quantifiable reduction in personal automobile use through any of multiple alternative options. You can earn an exemplary performance point for having this plan in place after achieving an SS Alternative Tranportation 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.
Pump-and-treat - bioreactors - land farming - solar detoxification - and in situ remediation

23. What percentage of the building occupants must have individual lighitng controls for controllabliity of systems - Lighting (IEQc6.1)?
Small man-made ponds - such as those used in stormwater retention - fire suppression - and recreation - are exempt
CIBSE Applications Manual 10-2005 (AM10) or Macroscopic - Multizone - Analytical Moded Predicting Room-by-Room Air Flow Rates
At least 1 year of post construction occupancy
A minimum of 90%

24. What is the Goal of a Comprehensive Transportation Management Plan?
1%=1 pts - 3%=2 pts - 5%=3 pts - 7%=4 pts - 9%=5 pts - 11%=6 pts - 13%=7 pts
12%
Demonstrate a quantifiable reduction in personal automobile use through any of multiple alternative options. You can earn an exemplary performance point for having this plan in place after achieving an SS Alternative Tranportation Credit.
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

25. What percentage of nonstructural elements must be reused for a project to earn building reuse - maintain interior nonstructural elements (MRc1.2
An 8 hour occupant has an FTE value of 1.0: a part-time occupant has an FTE value based on work hours per day divided by 8.
50%=1 pt
5 points
25 feet

26. What qualifies as Existing interior nonstructural elements for bulding reuse - maintain interior nonstructural elements (MRc1.2)?
Interior walls - doors - floor coverings - and ceiling systems
80%
At least every two years.
100%

27. What do Retention Ponds do?
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
The area affected by development or by project site activity. Hard-scape - access roads - parking lots - non-building facilities - and the building itself are all included in the development footprint.
2003 EPA Construction General Permit (or local standards - whichever is more stringent)
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

28. What two primary areas must designers need to consider for acoutical performance?
Integrated Pest Management; The coordinated use of knowledge about pests - the environment - and pest prevention and control methods to minimize pest infestation and damage by the most economical means while minimizing hazards to people - property an
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
Exceed the local zoning requirements by 25%
Low Background Noise Inside Core Learning Spaces & Reverberation Time for Core Learning Spaces

29. What is the major compliance Standard associated with low-emitting materials - ceiling and wall systems (IEQc4.6)?
25 feet
2 residents per 1-bedroom - 3 residents per 2=bedroom unit - etc.
Ceiling and Wall systems must meet - California Department of Health Services Standard Practice for Testing Volatile Organic Emissions from Various Sources Using Small-Scale Environmental Chamers - includeing 2004 addenda.
Bleed-off - or blowdown - is the release of a portion of the recirculating water from a cooling tower - this water carries dissolved solids that can cause mineral buildup

30. How is a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment more in depth?
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.
A further investigation that collects original samples of soil - groundwater - or building materials to analyze for quantitative values of various contaminants.
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.
Intent of proposed innovation credit - proposed requirement(s) for compliance - proposed submittals - and strategies used to meet requirement(s)

31. What are the major compliance standards associated with low emitting materials - paints and coatings (IEQc4.2)?
MERV 13 or Higher
IAQ best practices
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)
Structural framing and general dimensional framing - flooring - subflooring - wood doors - and finishes.

32. What device is used to regulate Humidity and Temperature - making building systems more energy efficient?
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)
10% Variation from Design Values
A further investigation that collects original samples of soil - groundwater - or building materials to analyze for quantitative values of various contaminants.
An economizer

33. What are the requirements for FEV and parking?
Eliminate the potential for condensation - pay special attention to known generators of dondensation - prevent mold during unoccupied periods - address floods and leaky or failed equipemtn - and design for mold prevention
2.5% = 1 point
Carbon Dioxide - Methane - CFCs - etc.
Provide preferred parking for low emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles for 5% fo the total vehicle parking capacity of the site.

34. What is the minimum energy cost savings percentage to earn 1 point on new buildings for both NC & Schools?
Pump-and-treat - bioreactors - land farming - solar detoxification - and in situ remediation
12%
40 dBA
ANSI/ASTM-E779-03 - Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage Rate by Fan Pressurization.

35. What is the maximum number of points that schools projects can chose to earn for IEQ credits 4.1-4.6?
A main building entrance
1%=1 pts - 3%=2 pts - 5%=3 pts - 7%=4 pts - 9%=5 pts - 11%=6 pts - 13%=7 pts
4 points
At least every two years.

36. What are the three basic methods for ventilating buildings?
S12.60-2002 - Acoustical Performance Criteria - Design Requirements and Guidelines for Schools
Mechanical Ventilation (Active ventilation) - Natural Ventilation (Passive ventilation) - Mixed-mode Ventilation (both mechanical and natural ventilation)
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
Garages - Housekeeping/laundry Areas - Science Laboratories - Prep Rooms - Art Rooms - Shops of Any Kind - Copying Rooms - Printing Rooms

37. What is a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment?
2003 EPA Construction General Permit (or local standards - whichever is more stringent)
A report prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities.
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.
Turf grass

38. What are strategies for remediating a Brownfield site?
SRI of at least 29
4 points
Pump-and-treat - bioreactors - land farming - solar detoxification - and in situ remediation
IAQ best practices

39. What is an Attendance boundary?
10% Variation from Design Values
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin
Boundary line used by school districts to determine which students attend what school based on where
An 8 hour occupant has an FTE value of 1.0: a part-time occupant has an FTE value based on work hours per day divided by 8.

40. What is the definition of a Brownfield?
Lighting (interior - parking garage - surface parking - facade - or building grounds) HVAC - service water heating for domestic or space ehating purposes.
Real property whose use may be complicated by the presence or possible presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant
2.5% = 1 point
Examples are bambo flooring and plywood - cotton batt insulation - linoleum flooring - sunflower seed board panels - wheatboard cabinetry - wool carpeting - cork floring - bio-based paints - geotextile fabrics such as coir and jute - soy-based inluat

41. What is the duration and percentage a project must engage in to earn points under Green Power (EAc6)?
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)
For a Schools project - if pursuing the Alternative Transportation Credit
Any added Urea-Formaldehyde Resins
2 year renewable energy contract and 35% of buildings electric from green-e certified source

42. What Energy related systems must be commissioned?
HVAC - Lighting Controls - DHW - Renewables
Temporary Seeding - Permanent Seeding - and Mulching
Eliminate the potential for condensation - pay special attention to known generators of dondensation - prevent mold during unoccupied periods - address floods and leaky or failed equipemtn - and design for mold prevention
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.

43. When can wetlands count as Open Space?
Particles that are too small or light to be removed from stormwater via gravity settling. Suspended solid concentrations are typically removed via filtration.
Wetlands or naturally designed ponds may count as open space and the side slope gradients average 1:4 (vertical: horizontal) or less and are vegetate.
At least 1 year of post construction occupancy
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)

44. What must be included in water efficiency calculations?
Water closets - urinals - lavatory faucets - showers - kitchen sink faucets - and pre-rinse spray valve
Building is within 1/2 mile (with clear pedestrian access) of at least 10 basic services.
WEc4 - Process Water Reduction
25 feet

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

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46. What is the minimum background noise level required for HVAC equipment in classrooms required for minimum acoustical performance (IEQp3)
It delivers water at low pressure through buried mains and submains
Paper - corrugated cardboard - glass - plastics - and metals
2 year renewable energy contract and 35% of buildings electric from green-e certified source
45 dBA

47. For previously developed or graded sites - how much Habitat needs to be restored or protected?
ISO 14021
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.
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
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

48. Calculations need to be calculated by what for Construction Waste Management (MRc2)?
Process water - irrigation - fire suppression - etc.
80%
Weight or Volume for Construction waste management (MRc2)
The US Department of Agriculture

49. What is Eutrophication?
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.
Carbon Dioxide - Methane - CFCs - etc.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
The increase in chemical nutrients - such as the nitrogen and phosphorus often found in fertilizers - in an ecosystem.

50. What is the DIFFERENCE between graywater and blackwater?
It refers to the absorption of heat by hardscapes - such as dark - nonreflective pavement and buildings - and its radiation to surrounding areas.
Wastewater from toilets and urinals is always considered blackwater. Graywater - depending on your local jurisdiction - can include sink - shower/bath - and dishwasher water
20%
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) or Cogeneration