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LEED BD And C

Subjects : certifications, leed, construction

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1. 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
Evapotranspiration Rate - This rate is a measurement of total amount of water needed to grow a reference plant
1%=1 pts - 3%=2 pts - 5%=3 pts - 7%=4 pts - 9%=5 pts - 11%=6 pts - 13%=7 pts
15 minutes - with a min of 1 measurement every 10 seconds

2. What are the four elements needed to calculate reverberation time (RT)?
Full-time staff - part-time staff - peak transient (students - volunteers - visitors - customers) - or residents
Volume (cubic feet) - Interior Surface Area (square feet) - sound absorption coefficient - surface area of interior fixed elements
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building
Lighting (interior - parking garage - surface parking - facade - or building grounds) HVAC - service water heating for domestic or space ehating purposes.

3. At a minimum - what are some examples of FSC certified wood?
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
25 feet
3 to 6 feet above floor to represent the breathing zone
Structural framing and general dimensional framing - flooring - subflooring - wood doors - and finishes.

4. What is Process water?
100%
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.
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

5. What is Sedimentation?
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building
The addition of soil particles to water bodies by natural and human-related activities
Carbon Dioxide - Methane - CFCs - etc.
Dry plumbing fixtures and fittings that contain and treat human waste via microbiological processes.

6. What are the five areas SMACNA standards for recommended IAQ control measures?
2.5% = 1 point
HVAC protection - scource control - pathway interruption - housekeeping - and scheduling.
Develop and implement a M&V plan specified in IPMVP Vol III - Option D: Calibrated Simulation or Option B: Energy Conservation Measure Isolation
30% above rates required by ASHRAE 62.1-2007

7. What must your Erosion Control Plan adhere to?
2003 EPA Construction General Permit (or local standards - whichever is more stringent)
ANSI/ASTM-E779-03 - Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage Rate by Fan Pressurization.
20%
MERV 13 or Higher

8. What two primary areas must designers need to consider for acoutical performance?
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
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)
Low Background Noise Inside Core Learning Spaces & Reverberation Time for Core Learning Spaces
75%=1pt

9. Define 'Residential Area'
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.
EPA Clean Air Act - Title VI - Rule 608
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?
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

10. What is Hydrology?
40% savings - or greater
15 minutes - with a min of 1 measurement every 10 seconds
Exceed the local zoning requirements by 25%
The study of water occurence - distribution - movement - and balances in an ecosystem

11. 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?
Combustion of municipal solid waste - forestry biomass waste other than mill residue - doaded wood - or treated wood.
Local zoning requirements
The increase in chemical nutrients - such as the nitrogen and phosphorus often found in fertilizers - in an ecosystem.
Garages - Housekeeping/laundry Areas - Science Laboratories - Prep Rooms - Art Rooms - Shops of Any Kind - Copying Rooms - Printing Rooms

12. What percentage of space must achieve day-light illumination to satisfy daylight and views - Daylight (IEQc8.1)?
75%=1pt
Building envelope - HVAC - Service Water heating - Power - Lighting - Other equipment
20% or more dissatisfied occupants
45 dBA

13. What is the typical permitted distance for environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) control (IEQp2)?
4 points
Low Background Noise Inside Core Learning Spaces & Reverberation Time for Core Learning Spaces
40% savings - or greater
25 feet

14. What are some examples of GHG's?
5 points
Primary Design Assumptions - Standards - & Narrative Descriptions
Carbon Dioxide - Methane - CFCs - etc.
Small HVAC units(>.5 lbs of refrigerant) - standard refrigerators - small water coolers.

15. What is required for a project team to develop and impletment for construction waste management (MRc2)?
Construction Waste MAnagement Plan
55%=1 pt - 75% = 2 pts - 95%=3 points.
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
2 year renewable energy contract and 35% of buildings electric from green-e certified source

16. What is the minimum energy cost savings percentage to earn 1 point on new buildings for both NC & Schools?
50%; some strategies include water-conserving fixtures and/or using non-potable water for conveyance
For a Schools project - if pursuing the Alternative Transportation Credit
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
12%

17. How is Drip Irrigation effective in saving water?
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
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 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.
It delivers water at low pressure through buried mains and submains

18. For sites with Local Zoning open space requirements - how much open space is required?
Any added Urea-Formaldehyde Resins
Drawdown rate or drawdown
30% = 1 ID point
Exceed the local zoning requirements by 25%

19. For an innovation in design credit - what must the team identify?
15% = 1 ID point or 8 total points for on site renewable energy
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
Intent of proposed innovation credit - proposed requirement(s) for compliance - proposed submittals - and strategies used to meet requirement(s)
WEc4 - Process Water Reduction

20. To what Standards must wastewater be treated on site for credit?
Meet or Exceed SMACNA guidelines - Protect on-site and installed absorptive materials - MERV 8 filter medium on air handlers used during construction
The addition of soil particles to water bodies by natural and human-related activities
25 feet
Tertiary Standards

21. What are the site and transportation/pedestrian access requirements for Schools?
Particles that are too small or light to be removed from stormwater via gravity settling. Suspended solid concentrations are typically removed via filtration.
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
Volume (cubic feet) - Interior Surface Area (square feet) - sound absorption coefficient - surface area of interior fixed elements
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin

22. When an organization/agency is providing space for shared use to students - what should be included?
Dry plumbing fixtures and fittings that contain and treat human waste via microbiological processes.
Auditorium - Gym - Cafeteria - One or more classrooms - Swimming Pool - or Playing Field
A minimum of 50%
The postdevelopment rate and quantity must be at least 25% less than the predevelopment values.

23. What is required for LEED Accredited Professional (IDc2)?
At least 1 principal particiapnt of the project team must be a LEED Accredited Professional
1/2 mile walking distance to a rail line OR 1/4 mile to 2 or more bus lines
At least 1 year of post construction occupancy
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) or Cogeneration

24. What percentage will earn exemplary performance for Recycled content (MRc4)?
4 points
The study of water occurence - distribution - movement - and balances in an ecosystem
6 to 18 months after occupancy
30% = 1 ID point

25. What should be included in a sustainable Landscape Plan?
100%
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
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.
Weight or Volume for Construction waste management (MRc2)

26. What are examples of Structural Control Technologies?
Small HVAC units(>.5 lbs of refrigerant) - standard refrigerators - small water coolers.
1%=1 pts - 3%=2 pts - 5%=3 pts - 7%=4 pts - 9%=5 pts - 11%=6 pts - 13%=7 pts
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin
The postdevelopment rate and quantity must be at least 25% less than the predevelopment values.

27. What do Retention Ponds do?
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
4 points
10 Hours
End User

28. What are the two options for Enhance Refrigerant Management (EAc4)?
Small man-made ponds - such as those used in stormwater retention - fire suppression - and recreation - are exempt
HVAC - Lighting Controls - DHW - Renewables
Local zoning requirements
Option 1. Do not use refrigerants. Option 2 - Select HVAC system to minimize or eliminate ODP and GWP

29. What should project teams NOT consider for base building elements under composite wood and agrifiber products?
50% = 1 point
6 to 18 months after occupancy
HVAC protection - scource control - pathway interruption - housekeeping - and scheduling.
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)

30. What is Biodiversity?
A report prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities.
The variety of life in all forms - level and combinations - including ecosystem diversity - species diversity - and genetic diversity.
USGBC's Registered Project Tools (http://www.usgbc.org/projecttools)
LZ1 - Dark (Parks - rural areas); LZ2 - Low (residential - light industrial); LZ3 - Medium (commercial - industrial - high density residential); LZ4 - High (metro areas)

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

32. What is an example of a Monoculture planting - which would not help with restoring/protecting habitat?
WEc4 - Process Water Reduction
1 year and 2 year 24 hour design storms (for SSc6.1)
Turf grass
50% or greater

33. To what dBA must Background Noise from HVAC equipment be reduced for a school to achieve enhanced acoustical performance (IEQc9)?
End User
40 dBA
A local - state - or federal government agency
Real property whose use may be complicated by the presence or possible presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant

34. What bio-fuel systems are NOT eligible for On-Site Renewable Energy?
Building envelope - HVAC - Service Water heating - Power - Lighting - Other equipment
Combustion of municipal solid waste - forestry biomass waste other than mill residue - doaded wood - or treated wood.
HVAC protection - scource control - pathway interruption - housekeeping - and scheduling.
A minimum of 50%

35. What does NPDES stand for?
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.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
IAQ best practices
On-Site Biological Wastewater Treatment

36. What are the IESNA lighting zones?
Option 1. Simulation; Option 2. Prescriptive; Option 3. Measurement; Option 4. Combination
CIBSE Applications Manual 10-2005 (AM10) or Macroscopic - Multizone - Analytical Moded Predicting Room-by-Room Air Flow Rates
LZ1 - Dark (Parks - rural areas); LZ2 - Low (residential - light industrial); LZ3 - Medium (commercial - industrial - high density residential); LZ4 - High (metro areas)
A main building entrance

37. What percentage of TSS must be removed using BMPs for stormwater credit?
80%
SRI of at least 29
Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992 and 2005
Vehicles that are classified as zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by the California Air Resources Board

38. What standard describes Thermal Comfort Conditions which includes Air Temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air Speed and Humidity?
Particles that are too small or light to be removed from stormwater via gravity settling. Suspended solid concentrations are typically removed via filtration.
The addition of soil particles to water bodies by natural and human-related activities
ASHRAE Standard 55-2004
1 to 1; i.e. 50/50 male to female

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

40. Who is not required to have a chain of custody documentation for FSC certified wood?
End User
2.5% = 1 point
It delivers water at low pressure through buried mains and submains
Dry plumbing fixtures and fittings that contain and treat human waste via microbiological processes.

41. What are the major compliance standards associated with low emitting materials - adhesives and sealants (IEQc4.1)?
Garages - Housekeeping/laundry Areas - Science Laboratories - Prep Rooms - Art Rooms - Shops of Any Kind - Copying Rooms - Printing Rooms
Provide vegetated open space area adjacent to the building that is equal in area to the building footprint.
SCAQMD Rule #1168 (Adhesives - Sealants & Sealant Primers) - Green Seal Standard GS-36 (Commercial Adhesives)
EPA Clean Air Act - Title VI - Rule 608

42. What is the definition of a Brownfield?
Real property whose use may be complicated by the presence or possible presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant
4 points
2:12 slope; > means steeped slope and requires SRI of 29 or greater <= means low sloped and requires an SRI of 78 or greater.
Building envelope - HVAC - Service Water heating - Power - Lighting - Other equipment

43. What Design Storm is important for LEED civil calculations?
1 year and 2 year 24 hour design storms (for SSc6.1)
Local zoning requirements
HVAC - Lighting Controls - DHW - Renewables
60% humidity

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

45. How many points can a project earn for using No Potable Water for irrigation?
Structural framing and general dimensional framing - flooring - subflooring - wood doors - and finishes.
2003 EPA Construction General Permit (or local standards - whichever is more stringent)
4 points
EPA's Target Finder rating tool

46. What device is used to regulate Humidity and Temperature - making building systems more energy efficient?
95% or more to total construction waste diverted
An economizer
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.
4 Points

47. What is Emissivity?
The ability to shed heat
HVAC protection - scource control - pathway interruption - housekeeping - and scheduling.
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
Reduced Energy USe - Lower Operating Costs - Reduced Contractor Callbacks - Better Building Documentation - Improved Occupant Productivity - and Verification that Systems perform with OPR

48. What two synergy credits help Mitigate energy use impact by using renewable energy when Optimizing Energy Performance?
60% humidity
Construct or renovate a building on a previously developed site and in a community with a minimum density of 60 -000 square feet per acre net.
Option 1. Do not use refrigerants. Option 2 - Select HVAC system to minimize or eliminate ODP and GWP
EA Credit 2: On-site Renewable Energy - EA Credit 6: Green Power

49. How is a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment more in depth?
Option 1. Flush-out - Option 2. Air testing
At least 1 principal particiapnt of the project team must be a LEED Accredited Professional
A further investigation that collects original samples of soil - groundwater - or building materials to analyze for quantitative values of various contaminants.
30% above rates required by ASHRAE 62.1-2007

50. What is the percent for a Residential project that is going to install bike racks?
A minimum of 50%
CIBSE Applications Manual 10-2005 (AM10) or Macroscopic - Multizone - Analytical Moded Predicting Room-by-Room Air Flow Rates
15%
A further investigation that collects original samples of soil - groundwater - or building materials to analyze for quantitative values of various contaminants.