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LEED BD And C

Subjects : certifications, leed, construction

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1. What is ETo?
3 points
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin
Evapotranspiration Rate - This rate is a measurement of total amount of water needed to grow a reference plant
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.

2. When an organization/agency is providing space for shared use to students - what should be included?
Small man-made ponds - such as those used in stormwater retention - fire suppression - and recreation - are exempt
A minimum of 50%
Auditorium - Gym - Cafeteria - One or more classrooms - Swimming Pool - or Playing Field
6 to 18 months after occupancy

3. When can certification be revoked?
The Center for Clear Air Policy
ASHRAE Standard 55-2004
Weight or Volume for Construction waste management (MRc2)
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.

4. What does NPDES stand for?
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.
25 people or more per 1 -000 square feet.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
A local - state - or federal government agency

5. What are the site and transportation/pedestrian access requirements for Schools?
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
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
The Center for Clear Air Policy
Option 1. Simulation; Option 2. Prescriptive; Option 3. Measurement; Option 4. Combination

6. How much of your building's roof must be a Vegetated Roof to earn 1 point?
Prohibit smoking both inside the building and 25; away from building entrance
Interior walls - doors - floor coverings - and ceiling systems
30% above rates required by ASHRAE 62.1-2007
50% or greater

7. What percentage of nonstructural elements must be reused for a project to earn building reuse - maintain interior nonstructural elements (MRc1.2
1%=1 pts - 3%=2 pts - 5%=3 pts - 7%=4 pts - 9%=5 pts - 11%=6 pts - 13%=7 pts
For a Schools project - if pursuing the Alternative Transportation Credit
Lighting (interior - parking garage - surface parking - facade - or building grounds) HVAC - service water heating for domestic or space ehating purposes.
50%=1 pt

8. What is Sedimentation?
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
The addition of soil particles to water bodies by natural and human-related activities
The postdevelopment rate and quantity must be at least 25% less than the predevelopment values.
FSC Recycled of FSC Recycled Credit

9. What percentage of space must achieve day-light illumination to satisfy daylight and views - Daylight (IEQc8.1)?
Option 1. Determine baseline electricity use results from EAc1: Optimize energy performance or Option 2. Estimate Baseline Electricity using CBECS database
75%=1pt
45 dBA
Provide preferred parking for low emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles for 5% fo the total vehicle parking capacity of the site.

10. What are the requirements for FEV and parking?
Provide preferred parking for low emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles for 5% fo the total vehicle parking capacity of the site.
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.
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
12%

11. What does Heat Island Effect refer to?
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.
One low-emitting or fuel-efficient vehicle must be provided per 3% of FTE occupants.
It refers to the absorption of heat by hardscapes - such as dark - nonreflective pavement and buildings - and its radiation to surrounding areas.
For a Schools project - if pursuing the Alternative Transportation Credit

12. What are the two options for measurement and verification (EAc5)
Tertiary Standards
Intent of proposed innovation credit - proposed requirement(s) for compliance - proposed submittals - and strategies used to meet requirement(s)
Develop and implement a M&V plan specified in IPMVP Vol III - Option D: Calibrated Simulation or Option B: Energy Conservation Measure Isolation
ISO 14021

13. How is Preferred Parking defined?
Mechanical equipment - photovoltaic panels - and skylights
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.
EA Credit 2: On-site Renewable Energy - EA Credit 6: Green Power
Construction Waste MAnagement Plan

14. Calculations need to be calculated by what for Construction Waste Management (MRc2)?
Weight or Volume for Construction waste management (MRc2)
ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007
Provide vegetated open space area adjacent to the building that is equal in area to the building footprint.
Option 1. Do not use refrigerants. Option 2 - Select HVAC system to minimize or eliminate ODP and GWP

15. What percentage will earn exemplary performance for construction Waste management (MRc2)?
Meet or Exceed SMACNA guidelines - Protect on-site and installed absorptive materials - MERV 8 filter medium on air handlers used during construction
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin
95% or more to total construction waste diverted
Interior walls - doors - floor coverings - and ceiling systems

16. How many hours of classrooms instruction per year - per full time student are needed for schools to earn The School As A Teaching Tool (IDc3)?
5 points
Full-time staff - part-time staff - peak transient (students - volunteers - visitors - customers) - or residents
10 Hours
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.

17. SRI surfaces need to be cleaned how Frequently to maintain good reflectance - as required by LEED?
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
At least every two years.
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.
4 points

18. How many modes must classroom lighting systems be able to operate it?
Provide vegetated open space area adjacent to the building that is equal in area to the building footprint.
2 Modes: General and A/V
IAQ best practices
10 Hours

19. What fixtures - fittings and appliances are outside the scope of the water use reduction calculations?
Intent of proposed innovation credit - proposed requirement(s) for compliance - proposed submittals - and strategies used to meet requirement(s)
2 residents per 1-bedroom - 3 residents per 2=bedroom unit - etc.
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters
ISO 14021

20. With no new parking - a project my qualify for what credit?
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters
SSc4.4 - Alternative Transportation - Parking Capacity
It delivers water at low pressure through buried mains and submains
10% Variation from Design Values

21. What Standard set new limits for plumbing fixture efficiencies?
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
Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992 and 2005
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
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

22. What is a Composting toilet?
MERV 13 or Higher
Primary Design Assumptions - Standards - & Narrative Descriptions
Dry plumbing fixtures and fittings that contain and treat human waste via microbiological processes.
Mechanical equipment - photovoltaic panels - and skylights

23. When selecting natural ventialtion what two ways demonstrate credit compliance?
CIBSE Applications Manual 10-2005 (AM10) or Macroscopic - Multizone - Analytical Moded Predicting Room-by-Room Air Flow Rates
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
An economizer
On-Site Biological Wastewater Treatment

24. How many calculations are required for compliance with daylight and views - views (IEQc8.2)?
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.
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
95% or more to total construction waste diverted
15 minutes - with a min of 1 measurement every 10 seconds

25. What is considered a densely occupied space when monitoring CO2 concentrations for Mechanically Ventilated Spaces?
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
At least 1 year of post construction occupancy
25 people or more per 1 -000 square feet.

26. How many bike racks are Required for a commercial building?

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27. What are the four elements needed to calculate reverberation time (RT)?
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
Option 1. Simulation; Option 2. Prescriptive; Option 3. Measurement; Option 4. Combination
Volume (cubic feet) - Interior Surface Area (square feet) - sound absorption coefficient - surface area of interior fixed elements
HVAC - Lighting Controls - DHW - Renewables

28. What is the percent for a Residential project that is going to install bike racks?
15%
Intent of proposed innovation credit - proposed requirement(s) for compliance - proposed submittals - and strategies used to meet requirement(s)
Temporary Seeding - Permanent Seeding - and Mulching
MERV 13 or Higher

29. Where can stormwater be substituted for potable water uses relatively easily?
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
ASHRAE Standard 55-2004
The postdevelopment rate and quantity must be at least 25% less than the predevelopment values.
Irrigation - fire suppression - flush fixtures - or janitorial cleaning

30. What are the Distances for Alternative Transportation - Rail/Bus?
1/2 mile walking distance to a rail line OR 1/4 mile to 2 or more bus lines
Building is within 1/2 mile (with clear pedestrian access) of at least 10 basic services.
Provide preferred parking for low emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles for 5% fo the total vehicle parking capacity of the site.
Low Background Noise Inside Core Learning Spaces & Reverberation Time for Core Learning Spaces

31. For sites with Local Zoning open space requirements - how much open space is required?
Exceed the local zoning requirements by 25%
SCAQMD Rule #1168 (Adhesives - Sealants & Sealant Primers) - Green Seal Standard GS-36 (Commercial Adhesives)
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)
95% or more to total construction waste diverted

32. What are the five areas SMACNA standards for recommended IAQ control measures?
4 points
12%
Exceed the local zoning requirements by 25%
HVAC protection - scource control - pathway interruption - housekeeping - and scheduling.

33. To what Standards must wastewater be treated on site for credit?
Metabolic rate - clothing insulation - air temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air speed - humidity
50%; some strategies include water-conserving fixtures and/or using non-potable water for conveyance
Any added Urea-Formaldehyde Resins
Tertiary Standards

34. For schools to achieve SITE MASTER PLAN - how many other SS credits must be met?
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
100%
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)
Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992 and 2005

35. What distance are important for a Greenfield Site protecting habitat?

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36. What standards define/qualify both preconsumer and postconsumer recycled content?
1%=1 pts - 3%=2 pts - 5%=3 pts - 7%=4 pts - 9%=5 pts - 11%=6 pts - 13%=7 pts
ISO 14021
A report prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities.
The Center for Clear Air Policy

37. For Schools - what do you have to do to show Pedestrian Access?
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
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.
2.5% = 1 point
A minimum of 90%

38. Define 'Residential Area'
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
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.
IAQ best practices
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

39. What is Eutrophication?
The increase in chemical nutrients - such as the nitrogen and phosphorus often found in fertilizers - in an ecosystem.
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
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.
Lighting (interior - parking garage - surface parking - facade - or building grounds) HVAC - service water heating for domestic or space ehating purposes.

40. What is the Height requirement for the flood plain?

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41. From Where is the transportation distance measured?
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
2 residents per 1-bedroom - 3 residents per 2=bedroom unit - etc.
A main building entrance
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)

42. What is the default gender ratio for LEED water calculations?
30% above rates required by ASHRAE 62.1-2007
1 to 1; i.e. 50/50 male to female
For a Schools project - if pursuing the Alternative Transportation Credit
EA Credit 2: On-site Renewable Energy - EA Credit 6: Green Power

43. What standard describes Thermal Comfort Conditions which includes Air Temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air Speed and Humidity?
Mechanical Ventilation (Active ventilation) - Natural Ventilation (Passive ventilation) - Mixed-mode Ventilation (both mechanical and natural ventilation)
Real property whose use may be complicated by the presence or possible presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant
ASHRAE Standard 55-2004
Process water - irrigation - fire suppression - etc.

44. 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?
Small man-made ponds - such as those used in stormwater retention - fire suppression - and recreation - are exempt
Garages - Housekeeping/laundry Areas - Science Laboratories - Prep Rooms - Art Rooms - Shops of Any Kind - Copying Rooms - Printing Rooms
75%=1pt
100%

45. What types of equipment are not subject to the Enhanced Refrigerant Management requirements?
50% or greater
Structural framing and general dimensional framing - flooring - subflooring - wood doors - and finishes.
Provide preferred parking for low emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles for 5% fo the total vehicle parking capacity of the site.
Small HVAC units(>.5 lbs of refrigerant) - standard refrigerators - small water coolers.

46. Define 'Development Footprint'
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
6 to 18 months after occupancy
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.
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin

47. What are the major compliance standards associated with low emitting materials - Flooring systems (IEQc4.3)?
Provide vegetated open space area adjacent to the building that is equal in area to the building footprint.
Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) - Green Label Plus - Carpet and Green Label - Carpet Cushion - FloorScore (Hard Surface Flooring includes: vinyl - linoleum - laminate - wood - ceramic - rubber flooring - and wall base)
2003 EPA Construction General Permit (or local standards - whichever is more stringent)
Mechanical equipment - photovoltaic panels - and skylights

48. After what Timedo you have to Reduce Input Power on interior lights - with a diret line of site to exterior openings - to 50% for light pollution reduction?
11 PM (between 11 PM and 5 AM)
ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007
40% savings - or greater
50% = 1 point

49. What is an example of a Monoculture planting - which would not help with restoring/protecting habitat?
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.
Turf grass
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
Reduced Energy USe - Lower Operating Costs - Reduced Contractor Callbacks - Better Building Documentation - Improved Occupant Productivity - and Verification that Systems perform with OPR

50. What are the two options to determine Electricity use for Green Power (EAc6)?
4 points
Volume (cubic feet) - Interior Surface Area (square feet) - sound absorption coefficient - surface area of interior fixed elements
Option 1. Determine baseline electricity use results from EAc1: Optimize energy performance or Option 2. Estimate Baseline Electricity using CBECS database
Option 1. Flush-out - Option 2. Air testing