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LEED BD And C

Subjects : certifications, leed, construction

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1. What is the maximum number of points that schools projects can chose to earn for IEQ credits 4.1-4.6?
Volume (cubic feet) - Interior Surface Area (square feet) - sound absorption coefficient - surface area of interior fixed elements
4 points
20%
Auditorium - Gym - Cafeteria - One or more classrooms - Swimming Pool - or Playing Field

2. What percentage must a NC or School project offsets building energy cost with on-site renewable energy systems to achieve Exemplary Performance?
15% = 1 ID point or 8 total points for on site renewable energy
A minimum of 90%
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
50% or greater

3. 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
80%
2:12 slope; > means steeped slope and requires SRI of 29 or greater <= means low sloped and requires an SRI of 78 or greater.
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

4. What length must permanent entryway systems be in the primary direction of trabel for indoor chemical and pollutant source control (IEQc5)?
The addition of soil particles to water bodies by natural and human-related activities
55%=1 pt - 75% = 2 pts - 95%=3 points.
Weight or Volume for Construction waste management (MRc2)
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building

5. What are the six primary comfort factors associated with ASHRAE 55-2004?
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) or Cogeneration
Metabolic rate - clothing insulation - air temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air speed - humidity
3 points
HVAC - Lighting Controls - DHW - Renewables

6. What is the Landscape Coefficient (K l)?
Low Background Noise Inside Core Learning Spaces & Reverberation Time for Core Learning Spaces
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
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.
It refers to the absorption of heat by hardscapes - such as dark - nonreflective pavement and buildings - and its radiation to surrounding areas.

7. What is an example of a Monoculture planting - which would not help with restoring/protecting habitat?
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)
25 feet
On-Site Biological Wastewater Treatment
Turf grass

8. At what height must air samples be collected for construction indoor air quality management plan - before occupancy (IEQc3.2)?
Option 1. Flush-out - Option 2. Air testing
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)
3 to 6 feet above floor to represent the breathing zone
Intent of proposed innovation credit - proposed requirement(s) for compliance - proposed submittals - and strategies used to meet requirement(s)

9. For sites with Local Zoning open space requirements - how much open space is required?
1%=1 pts - 3%=2 pts - 5%=3 pts - 7%=4 pts - 9%=5 pts - 11%=6 pts - 13%=7 pts
1 year and 2 year 24 hour design storms (for SSc6.1)
Exceed the local zoning requirements by 25%
Trespass Calculations for the sports fields; one with the sports lighting off and all other lights on - and then one with just the sports lighting on - measuring fc's

10. What is the duration and percentage a project must engage in to earn points under Green Power (EAc6)?
25 people or more per 1 -000 square feet.
A local - state - or federal government agency
2 year renewable energy contract and 35% of buildings electric from green-e certified source
Wastewater from toilets and urinals is always considered blackwater. Graywater - depending on your local jurisdiction - can include sink - shower/bath - and dishwasher water

11. What is the exemplary percentage for process water reduction?
2.5% = 1 point
Garages - Housekeeping/laundry Areas - Science Laboratories - Prep Rooms - Art Rooms - Shops of Any Kind - Copying Rooms - Printing Rooms
40% savings - or greater
At least every two years.

12. What qualifies as Existing interior nonstructural elements for bulding reuse - maintain interior nonstructural elements (MRc1.2)?
40 dBA
The US Department of Agriculture
Vehicles that are classified as zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by the California Air Resources Board
Interior walls - doors - floor coverings - and ceiling systems

13. What is ETo?
20% discount
Evapotranspiration Rate - This rate is a measurement of total amount of water needed to grow a reference plant
2 Modes: General and A/V
EA Credit 2: On-site Renewable Energy - EA Credit 6: Green Power

14. What usually defines Open Space requirements?
Local zoning requirements
USGBC's Registered Project Tools (http://www.usgbc.org/projecttools)
15%
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

15. When are parking - paving - and utilities included in site measurements?

16. Besides an EPA site Assessment - what can classify a site as a Brownfield?
LZ1 - Dark (Parks - rural areas); LZ2 - Low (residential - light industrial); LZ3 - Medium (commercial - industrial - high density residential); LZ4 - High (metro areas)
Within 10 months of LEED Certification
A local - state - or federal government agency
Building is within 1/2 mile (with clear pedestrian access) of at least 10 basic services.

17. To what Standards must wastewater be treated on site for credit?
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.
Tertiary Standards
Prohibit smoking both inside the building and 25; away from building entrance
10% Variation from Design Values

18. What are the benefits of Commissioning?
Reduced Energy USe - Lower Operating Costs - Reduced Contractor Callbacks - Better Building Documentation - Improved Occupant Productivity - and Verification that Systems perform with OPR
FSC Recycled of FSC Recycled Credit
ASHRAE Standard 55-2004
SCAQMD Rule #1168 (Adhesives - Sealants & Sealant Primers) - Green Seal Standard GS-36 (Commercial Adhesives)

19. What is a Foot Candle (fc)?
At least 1 principal particiapnt of the project team must be a LEED Accredited Professional
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
40 dBA
CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers)

20. What are the two options for Enhance Refrigerant Management (EAc4)?
MERV 13 or Higher
Option 1. Do not use refrigerants. Option 2 - Select HVAC system to minimize or eliminate ODP and GWP
A report prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities.
50%; some strategies include water-conserving fixtures and/or using non-potable water for conveyance

21. Regulated or (non-process) energy includes?
Lighting (interior - parking garage - surface parking - facade - or building grounds) HVAC - service water heating for domestic or space ehating purposes.
50%; some strategies include water-conserving fixtures and/or using non-potable water for conveyance
10% Variation from Design Values
2 year renewable energy contract and 35% of buildings electric from green-e certified source

22. Where can stormwater be substituted for potable water uses relatively easily?
Tertiary Standards
ASHRAE Standard 55-2004
A minimum of 90%
Irrigation - fire suppression - flush fixtures - or janitorial cleaning

23. What % of materials or products must be harvested within a 10 year or shorter cycle to qualify for rapidly renewable materials (MRc6)?
2.5% = 1 point
2 residents per 1-bedroom - 3 residents per 2=bedroom unit - etc.
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
Particles that are too small or light to be removed from stormwater via gravity settling. Suspended solid concentrations are typically removed via filtration.

24. What standard assists with establishing a Minimum IAQ performance (IEQp1) for both Mechanically Ventilated Spaces and Naturally Ventilated Spaces?
Garages - Housekeeping/laundry Areas - Science Laboratories - Prep Rooms - Art Rooms - Shops of Any Kind - Copying Rooms - Printing Rooms
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
ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007
HVAC protection - scource control - pathway interruption - housekeeping - and scheduling.

25. What percentage of nonstructural elements must be reused for a project to earn building reuse - maintain interior nonstructural elements (MRc1.2
50%=1 pt
Option 1. Simulation; Option 2. Prescriptive; Option 3. Measurement; Option 4. Combination
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.
For a Schools project - if pursuing the Alternative Transportation Credit

26. What two primary areas must designers need to consider for acoutical performance?
Metabolic rate - clothing insulation - air temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air speed - humidity
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin
The variety of life in all forms - level and combinations - including ecosystem diversity - species diversity - and genetic diversity.
Low Background Noise Inside Core Learning Spaces & Reverberation Time for Core Learning Spaces

27. What percentage of electricity must a project purchase to achieve exemplary performance under green power (EAc6)?
75%=1pt
Carbon Dioxide - Methane - CFCs - etc.
100%
2003 EPA Construction General Permit (or local standards - whichever is more stringent)

28. When should a thermal comfort survey of building occupants be conducted for thermal comfort = Verification (IEQc7.2)?
50% = 1 point
Tertiary Standards
6 to 18 months after occupancy
At least 1 principal particiapnt of the project team must be a LEED Accredited Professional

29. When must a school implement the curriculum based on the buildings high-performance features to satisfy The School As A Teaching Tool (IDc3)?
It delivers water at low pressure through buried mains and submains
Within 10 months of LEED Certification
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
Between 3 and 6 feet above the floor.

30. What fixtures - fittings and appliances are outside the scope of the water use reduction calculations?
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters
6 to 18 months after occupancy
Develop and implement a M&V plan specified in IPMVP Vol III - Option D: Calibrated Simulation or Option B: Energy Conservation Measure Isolation
Turf grass

31. Define 'Native or Adapted plants'
Volume (cubic feet) - Interior Surface Area (square feet) - sound absorption coefficient - surface area of interior fixed elements
Vehicles that are classified as zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by the California Air Resources Board
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.
S12.60-2002 - Acoustical Performance Criteria - Design Requirements and Guidelines for Schools

32. What Energy related systems must be commissioned?
4 points
100%
HVAC - Lighting Controls - DHW - Renewables
End User

33. What is the typical permitted distance for environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) control (IEQp2)?
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
End User
25 feet
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters

34. What is the maximum number of points a project can under regional priority (RPc1)?
Dry plumbing fixtures and fittings that contain and treat human waste via microbiological processes.
4 Points
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.
Local zoning requirements

35. What Design Storm is important for LEED civil calculations?
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.
1 year and 2 year 24 hour design storms (for SSc6.1)
Building is within 1/2 mile (with clear pedestrian access) of at least 10 basic services.
95% or more to total construction waste diverted

36. How is a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment more in depth?
A further investigation that collects original samples of soil - groundwater - or building materials to analyze for quantitative values of various contaminants.
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
Particles that are too small or light to be removed from stormwater via gravity settling. Suspended solid concentrations are typically removed via filtration.
A report prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities.

37. What are the three basic methods for ventilating buildings?
An economizer
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.
Mechanical Ventilation (Active ventilation) - Natural Ventilation (Passive ventilation) - Mixed-mode Ventilation (both mechanical and natural ventilation)
1%=1 pts - 3%=2 pts - 5%=3 pts - 7%=4 pts - 9%=5 pts - 11%=6 pts - 13%=7 pts

38. What causes SKYGLOW?
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
Reduced Energy USe - Lower Operating Costs - Reduced Contractor Callbacks - Better Building Documentation - Improved Occupant Productivity - and Verification that Systems perform with OPR
Auditorium - Gym - Cafeteria - One or more classrooms - Swimming Pool - or Playing Field
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.

39. Who is not required to have a chain of custody documentation for FSC certified wood?
The increase in chemical nutrients - such as the nitrogen and phosphorus often found in fertilizers - in an ecosystem.
End User
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
Particles that are too small or light to be removed from stormwater via gravity settling. Suspended solid concentrations are typically removed via filtration.

40. Process Energy is considered to include - but is not limiited to what?
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)
Orientation - Site Energy Sources - Efficient Envelope - Energy Recovery System
6 to 18 months after occupancy
Dry plumbing fixtures and fittings that contain and treat human waste via microbiological processes.

41. For sites with No Local Zoning requirements - (e.g. military bases) - how much open space is required?
Provide vegetated open space area adjacent to the building that is equal in area to the building footprint.
100%
SRI of at least 29
WEc4 - Process Water Reduction

42. What are the two options to determine Electricity use for Green Power (EAc6)?
Option 1. Determine baseline electricity use results from EAc1: Optimize energy performance or Option 2. Estimate Baseline Electricity using CBECS database
Low Background Noise Inside Core Learning Spaces & Reverberation Time for Core Learning Spaces
Volume (cubic feet) - Interior Surface Area (square feet) - sound absorption coefficient - surface area of interior fixed elements
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.

43. What is required for LEED Accredited Professional (IDc2)?
4 points
At least 1 principal particiapnt of the project team must be a LEED Accredited Professional
Trespass Calculations for the sports fields; one with the sports lighting off and all other lights on - and then one with just the sports lighting on - measuring fc's
25 feet

44. What is the Discount Rate required for Parking?
EPA Clean Air Act - Title VI - Rule 608
The postdevelopment rate and quantity must be at least 25% less than the predevelopment values.
20% discount
SCAQMD Rule #1168 (Adhesives - Sealants & Sealant Primers) - Green Seal Standard GS-36 (Commercial Adhesives)

45. When project teams are designing storm-water harvesting/storage systems - what Factor determines the rate of use or release for captured water between storm events?
Drawdown rate or drawdown
30% above rates required by ASHRAE 62.1-2007
50% = 1 point
4 points

46. What percentage will earn exemplary performance for NC & Schools on Materials Reuse (MRc3)?
ASHRAE Standard 55-2004
15%=1 ID point
One low-emitting or fuel-efficient vehicle must be provided per 3% of FTE occupants.
Boundary line used by school districts to determine which students attend what school based on where

47. What percentage of the building occupants must have individual lighitng controls for controllabliity of systems - Lighting (IEQc6.1)?
A minimum of 90%
At least 1 year of post construction occupancy
Show that the project school has an attendance boundary such that at least 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.
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

48. What must be included in water efficiency calculations?
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.
Water closets - urinals - lavatory faucets - showers - kitchen sink faucets - and pre-rinse spray valve
20%
Construction Waste MAnagement Plan

49. What type of Man-made structure is exempt from Site Selection?
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.
ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007
Show that the project school has an attendance boundary such that at least 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.
Small man-made ponds - such as those used in stormwater retention - fire suppression - and recreation - are exempt

50. How much of your building's roof must be a Vegetated Roof to earn 1 point?
50% or greater
Orientation - Site Energy Sources - Efficient Envelope - Energy Recovery System
WEc4 - Process Water Reduction
Low Background Noise Inside Core Learning Spaces & Reverberation Time for Core Learning Spaces