Test your basic knowledge |

LEED BD And C

Subjects : certifications, leed, construction

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. What percentage will earn exemplary performance for Recycled content (MRc4)?
It refers to the absorption of heat by hardscapes - such as dark - nonreflective pavement and buildings - and its radiation to surrounding areas.
Process water - irrigation - fire suppression - etc.
30% = 1 ID point
15%=1 ID point

2. What must composite wood and Agrifiber Products NOT contain (IEQc4.4)?
Any added Urea-Formaldehyde Resins
15%
EPA Clean Air Act - Title VI - Rule 608
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.

3. Process Energy is considered to include - but is not limiited to what?
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.
Mechanical equipment - photovoltaic panels - and skylights
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)
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. What device is used to regulate Humidity and Temperature - making building systems more energy efficient?
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters
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
25 feet
An economizer

5. If a company is willing to provide FEV;s for a Share Program - what percentage is required?
Small HVAC units(>.5 lbs of refrigerant) - standard refrigerators - small water coolers.
One low-emitting or fuel-efficient vehicle must be provided per 3% of FTE occupants.
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin
Prohibit smoking both inside the building and 25; away from building entrance

6. If you treat storm water to Tertiary Standards - what can you then use the water for?
Process water - irrigation - fire suppression - etc.
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?
10 Hours
USGBC's Registered Project Tools (http://www.usgbc.org/projecttools)

7. What is the percent for a Residential project that is going to install bike racks?
EPA's Target Finder rating tool
15%
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
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.

8. 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
55%=1 pt - 75% = 2 pts - 95%=3 points.
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.
Weight or Volume for Construction waste management (MRc2)

9. What percentage of wood-based products must be certified in accordance with the forest stewardship council to earn certified Wood (MRc7)?
50% = 1 point
The addition of soil particles to water bodies by natural and human-related activities
75%=1pt
1 to 1; i.e. 50/50 male to female

10. What are examples of Stabilization Control Technologies?
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) or Cogeneration
Temporary Seeding - Permanent Seeding - and Mulching
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
Dry plumbing fixtures and fittings that contain and treat human waste via microbiological processes.

11. What do Retention Ponds do?
The US Department of Agriculture
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
Provide preferred parking for low emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles for 5% fo the total vehicle parking capacity of the site.
The addition of soil particles to water bodies by natural and human-related activities

12. What standards define/qualify both preconsumer and postconsumer recycled content?
Option 1. Flush-out - Option 2. Air testing
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.
100%
ISO 14021

13. What Standard set new limits for plumbing fixture efficiencies?
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.
Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992 and 2005
HVAC protection - scource control - pathway interruption - housekeeping - and scheduling.
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.

14. What is IPM?
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) or Cogeneration
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
Cannot build on land lower than 5' above the 100 year flood as determined by FEMA
Evapotranspiration Rate - This rate is a measurement of total amount of water needed to grow a reference plant

15. 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
Intent of proposed innovation credit - proposed requirement(s) for compliance - proposed submittals - and strategies used to meet requirement(s)
5 points
Auditorium - Gym - Cafeteria - One or more classrooms - Swimming Pool - or Playing Field

16. How long must a measurement and verification period cover?
End User
Meet or Exceed SMACNA guidelines - Protect on-site and installed absorptive materials - MERV 8 filter medium on air handlers used during construction
At least 1 year of post construction occupancy
Develop and implement a M&V plan specified in IPMVP Vol III - Option D: Calibrated Simulation or Option B: Energy Conservation Measure Isolation

17. What two synergy credits help Mitigate energy use impact by using renewable energy when Optimizing Energy Performance?
The Center for Clear Air Policy
When calculating 'master plan development footprint'
1 year and 2 year 24 hour design storms (for SSc6.1)
EA Credit 2: On-site Renewable Energy - EA Credit 6: Green Power

18. What are the requirements for FEV and parking?
CIBSE Applications Manual 10-2005 (AM10) or Macroscopic - Multizone - Analytical Moded Predicting Room-by-Room Air Flow Rates
CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers)
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
Provide preferred parking for low emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles for 5% fo the total vehicle parking capacity of the site.

19. What are the two options for construction indoor air quality management plan - before occupancy (IEQc3.2)?
It delivers water at low pressure through buried mains and submains
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.
2 year renewable energy contract and 35% of buildings electric from green-e certified source
Option 1. Flush-out - Option 2. Air testing

20. What standard assists with establishing a Minimum IAQ performance (IEQp1) for both Mechanically Ventilated Spaces and Naturally Ventilated Spaces?
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 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building
Building is within 1/2 mile (with clear pedestrian access) of at least 10 basic services.
ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007

21. What is the maximum number of points a project can under regional priority (RPc1)?
4 Points
Structural framing and general dimensional framing - flooring - subflooring - wood doors - and finishes.
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.
End User

22. When do you have to provide Dedicated walking or biking lanes?
50% or greater
For a Schools project - if pursuing the Alternative Transportation Credit
15% = 1 ID point or 8 total points for on site renewable energy
Small HVAC units(>.5 lbs of refrigerant) - standard refrigerators - small water coolers.

23. If a building has garbage disposals - which Water Efficiency credit can it not achieve?
Orientation - Site Energy Sources - Efficient Envelope - Energy Recovery System
WEc4 - Process Water Reduction
20%
15 minutes - with a min of 1 measurement every 10 seconds

24. What is a Foot Candle (fc)?
HVAC - Lighting Controls - DHW - Renewables
2 Modes: General and A/V
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
ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007

25. What percentage of the building occupants must have individual comfort controls for controlability of systems - thermal comfort (IEQc6.2)?
15%=1 ID point
Process water - irrigation - fire suppression - etc.
Carbon Dioxide - Methane - CFCs - etc.
A minimum of 50%

26. What are the major compliance standards associated with low emitting materials - adhesives and sealants (IEQc4.1)?
SCAQMD Rule #1168 (Adhesives - Sealants & Sealant Primers) - Green Seal Standard GS-36 (Commercial Adhesives)
The postdevelopment rate and quantity must be at least 25% less than the predevelopment values.
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
15 minutes - with a min of 1 measurement every 10 seconds

27. What are examples of Composite Wood and Agrifiber Products?
Auditorium - Gym - Cafeteria - One or more classrooms - Swimming Pool - or Playing Field
Weight or Volume for Construction waste management (MRc2)
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.
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.

28. What percentage of the building occupants must have individual lighitng controls for controllabliity of systems - Lighting (IEQc6.1)?
Weight or Volume for Construction waste management (MRc2)
Drawdown rate or drawdown
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.
A minimum of 90%

29. What percentage of space must achieve day-light illumination to satisfy daylight and views - Daylight (IEQc8.1)?
75%=1pt
Intent of proposed innovation credit - proposed requirement(s) for compliance - proposed submittals - and strategies used to meet requirement(s)
Occupants who do not use a facility on a consistent - regular - daily basis. Examples include students in higher education settings - customers in retail settings - and visitors in institutional settings.
HVAC - Lighting Controls - DHW - Renewables

30. How can you achieve exemplary performance for Heat Island reduction - non-roof?
Wastewater from toilets and urinals is always considered blackwater. Graywater - depending on your local jurisdiction - can include sink - shower/bath - and dishwasher water
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
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.
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

31. With no new parking - a project my qualify for what credit?
Small man-made ponds - such as those used in stormwater retention - fire suppression - and recreation - are exempt
SSc4.4 - Alternative Transportation - Parking Capacity
Any added Urea-Formaldehyde Resins
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

32. For sites with No Local Zoning requirements - (e.g. military bases) - how much open space is required?
End User
HVAC protection - scource control - pathway interruption - housekeeping - and scheduling.
Wastewater from toilets and urinals is always considered blackwater. Graywater - depending on your local jurisdiction - can include sink - shower/bath - and dishwasher water
Provide vegetated open space area adjacent to the building that is equal in area to the building footprint.

33. What is the maximum number of points a project can earn under innovation in design?
2003 EPA Construction General Permit (or local standards - whichever is more stringent)
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)
Auditorium - Gym - Cafeteria - One or more classrooms - Swimming Pool - or Playing Field
5 points

34. At a minimum - what are some examples of FSC certified wood?
Tertiary Standards
Particles that are too small or light to be removed from stormwater via gravity settling. Suspended solid concentrations are typically removed via filtration.
60% humidity
Structural framing and general dimensional framing - flooring - subflooring - wood doors - and finishes.

35. For sites with zoning ordinances but No Open Space requirements - what percentage of open space is required?
50%; some strategies include water-conserving fixtures and/or using non-potable water for conveyance
Garages - Housekeeping/laundry Areas - Science Laboratories - Prep Rooms - Art Rooms - Shops of Any Kind - Copying Rooms - Printing Rooms
20%
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

36. What are the percentage increases for On-Site Renewable Energy for NC & Schools as they relate to points (EAc2)?
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.
1%=1 pts - 3%=2 pts - 5%=3 pts - 7%=4 pts - 9%=5 pts - 11%=6 pts - 13%=7 pts
CIBSE Applications Manual 10-2005 (AM10) or Macroscopic - Multizone - Analytical Moded Predicting Room-by-Room Air Flow Rates
2.5% = 1 point

37. What are the six primary comfort factors associated with ASHRAE 55-2004?
SRI of at least 29
Metabolic rate - clothing insulation - air temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air speed - humidity
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.
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.

38. When should a thermal comfort survey of building occupants be conducted for thermal comfort = Verification (IEQc7.2)?
50%; some strategies include water-conserving fixtures and/or using non-potable water for conveyance
Building is within 1/2 mile (with clear pedestrian access) of at least 10 basic services.
6 to 18 months after occupancy
Water closets - urinals - lavatory faucets - showers - kitchen sink faucets - and pre-rinse spray valve

39. What is the percentage Building reuse threshold for new construction under building reuse - maintain existing walls - floors - and roof (MRc1.1)?
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)
40% savings - or greater
A local - state - or federal government agency
55%=1 pt - 75% = 2 pts - 95%=3 points.

40. What types of equipment are not subject to the Enhanced Refrigerant Management requirements?
50%=1 pt
Develop and implement a M&V plan specified in IPMVP Vol III - Option D: Calibrated Simulation or Option B: Energy Conservation Measure Isolation
EPA Region 9 Clean-up Standards
Small HVAC units(>.5 lbs of refrigerant) - standard refrigerators - small water coolers.

41. How much of your building's roof must be a Vegetated Roof to earn 1 point?
Option 1. Simulation; Option 2. Prescriptive; Option 3. Measurement; Option 4. Combination
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
50% or greater

42. What are the IESNA lighting zones?
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
Tertiary Standards
LZ1 - Dark (Parks - rural areas); LZ2 - Low (residential - light industrial); LZ3 - Medium (commercial - industrial - high density residential); LZ4 - High (metro areas)
Small HVAC units(>.5 lbs of refrigerant) - standard refrigerators - small water coolers.

43. How can you earn Exemplary performance for SS Credit Development Density & Community Connectivity?
The average density within an area twice as large as that for the base credit achievement must be at least 120 -000 square feet per acre (or double the average density for the area)
Develop and implement a M&V plan specified in IPMVP Vol III - Option D: Calibrated Simulation or Option B: Energy Conservation Measure Isolation
Combustion of municipal solid waste - forestry biomass waste other than mill residue - doaded wood - or treated wood.
Water closets - urinals - lavatory faucets - showers - kitchen sink faucets - and pre-rinse spray valve

44. What is the duration and percentage a project must engage in to earn points under Green Power (EAc6)?
Option 1. Simulation; Option 2. Prescriptive; Option 3. Measurement; Option 4. Combination
2 year renewable energy contract and 35% of buildings electric from green-e certified source
It delivers water at low pressure through buried mains and submains
Any added Urea-Formaldehyde Resins

45. What is required for a project team to develop and impletment for construction waste management (MRc2)?
Construction Waste MAnagement Plan
HVAC - Lighting Controls - DHW - Renewables
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)
Meet or Exceed SMACNA guidelines - Protect on-site and installed absorptive materials - MERV 8 filter medium on air handlers used during construction

46. What is the default gender ratio for LEED water calculations?
5 points
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.
Dry plumbing fixtures and fittings that contain and treat human waste via microbiological processes.
1 to 1; i.e. 50/50 male to female

47. For residential buildings - what is the general rule for Occupants Per Bed?
The study of water occurence - distribution - movement - and balances in an ecosystem
2 residents per 1-bedroom - 3 residents per 2=bedroom unit - etc.
Low Background Noise Inside Core Learning Spaces & Reverberation Time for Core Learning Spaces
ASHRAE Standard 55-2004

48. What additional requirement must schools follow to earn construction indoor air quality management plan - during construction (IEQC3.1)?
Prohibit smoking both inside the building and 25; away from building entrance
2.5% = 1 point
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.
HVAC protection - scource control - pathway interruption - housekeeping - and scheduling.

49. What is ETo?
SSc4.4 - Alternative Transportation - Parking Capacity
The average density within an area twice as large as that for the base credit achievement must be at least 120 -000 square feet per acre (or double the average density for the area)
Between 3 and 6 feet above the floor.
Evapotranspiration Rate - This rate is a measurement of total amount of water needed to grow a reference plant

50. When an organization/agency is providing space for shared use to students - what should be included?
3 points
55%=1 pt - 75% = 2 pts - 95%=3 points.
Boundary line used by school districts to determine which students attend what school based on where
Auditorium - Gym - Cafeteria - One or more classrooms - Swimming Pool - or Playing Field