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1. What do the Owner's project requirements typically include?
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
HVAC protection - scource control - pathway interruption - housekeeping - and scheduling.
Water closets - urinals - lavatory faucets - showers - kitchen sink faucets - and pre-rinse spray valve
Option 1. Flush-out - Option 2. Air testing

2. When selecting natural ventialtion what two ways demonstrate credit compliance?
Carbon Trust 'Good Practice Guide 237'
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.
Metabolic rate - clothing insulation - air temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air speed - humidity
CIBSE Applications Manual 10-2005 (AM10) or Macroscopic - Multizone - Analytical Moded Predicting Room-by-Room Air Flow Rates

3. What are examples of Composite Wood and Agrifiber Products?
30% above rates required by ASHRAE 62.1-2007
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
S12.60-2002 - Acoustical Performance Criteria - Design Requirements and Guidelines for Schools
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.

4. What must be included in water efficiency calculations?
Water closets - urinals - lavatory faucets - showers - kitchen sink faucets - and pre-rinse spray valve
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.
25 people or more per 1 -000 square feet.
Interior walls - doors - floor coverings - and ceiling systems

5. What issues or factors must a school address for mold prevention in building design - construction and maintenance?
CIBSE Applications Manual 10-2005 (AM10) or Macroscopic - Multizone - Analytical Moded Predicting Room-by-Room Air Flow Rates
SCAQMD Rule #1168 (Adhesives - Sealants & Sealant Primers) - Green Seal Standard GS-36 (Commercial Adhesives)
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
One low-emitting or fuel-efficient vehicle must be provided per 3% of FTE occupants.

6. What is the maximum number of points a project can earn for achieving exemplary performance?
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 points
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.
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

7. What is the maximum number of points that schools projects can chose to earn for IEQ credits 4.1-4.6?
6 to 18 months after occupancy
A local - state - or federal government agency
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) or Cogeneration
4 points

8. Define 'Development Footprint'
Weight or Volume for Construction waste management (MRc2)
15% = 1 ID point or 8 total points for on site renewable energy
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.
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)

9. What must your Erosion Control Plan adhere to?
10 Hours
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
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.
2003 EPA Construction General Permit (or local standards - whichever is more stringent)

10. What is the Goal of a Comprehensive Transportation Management Plan?
MERV 13 or Higher
4 points
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.
Carbon Dioxide - Methane - CFCs - etc.

11. What refrigerant management Procedure governs reducing annual leakage of CFC-based refrigerants to 5% or less?
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
It delivers water at low pressure through buried mains and submains
The variety of life in all forms - level and combinations - including ecosystem diversity - species diversity - and genetic diversity.
EPA Clean Air Act - Title VI - Rule 608

12. With no new parking - a project my qualify for what credit?
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.
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.
SSc4.4 - Alternative Transportation - Parking Capacity
At least every two years.

13. What causes SKYGLOW?
One low-emitting or fuel-efficient vehicle must be provided per 3% of FTE occupants.
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.
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
2.5% = 1 point

14. What are Transient Users?
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.
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building
2 Modes: General and A/V
A local - state - or federal government agency

15. What is the maximum number of points a project can earn under innovation in design?
15% = 1 ID point or 8 total points for on site renewable energy
5 points
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Dry plumbing fixtures and fittings that contain and treat human waste via microbiological processes.

16. What percentage will earn exemplary performance for construction Waste management (MRc2)?
HVAC - Lighting Controls - DHW - Renewables
95% or more to total construction waste diverted
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)
The variety of life in all forms - level and combinations - including ecosystem diversity - species diversity - and genetic diversity.

17. What can be EXCLUDED from your roof area calculations?
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
Mechanical equipment - photovoltaic panels - and skylights
MERV 13 or Higher
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters

18. What should the BOD include?
4 points
Primary Design Assumptions - Standards - & Narrative Descriptions
For a Schools project - if pursuing the Alternative Transportation Credit
30% = 1 ID point

19. What four fundamental strategies can increase Energy Performance?
Combustion of municipal solid waste - forestry biomass waste other than mill residue - doaded wood - or treated wood.
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building
Orientation - Site Energy Sources - Efficient Envelope - Energy Recovery System
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.

20. What are the two options for construction indoor air quality management plan - before occupancy (IEQc3.2)?
SCAQMD Rule #1168 (Adhesives - Sealants & Sealant Primers) - Green Seal Standard GS-36 (Commercial Adhesives)
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
Option 1. Flush-out - Option 2. Air testing
Reduced Energy USe - Lower Operating Costs - Reduced Contractor Callbacks - Better Building Documentation - Improved Occupant Productivity - and Verification that Systems perform with OPR

21. What does NPDES stand for?
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)
60% humidity
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
When calculating 'master plan development footprint'

22. What qualifies as Existing interior nonstructural elements for bulding reuse - maintain interior nonstructural elements (MRc1.2)?
Mechanical equipment - photovoltaic panels - and skylights
The postdevelopment rate and quantity must be at least 25% less than the predevelopment values.
Interior walls - doors - floor coverings - and ceiling systems
Auditorium - Gym - Cafeteria - One or more classrooms - Swimming Pool - or Playing Field

23. What types of equipment are not subject to the Enhanced Refrigerant Management requirements?
Building envelope - HVAC - Service Water heating - Power - Lighting - Other equipment
Garages - Housekeeping/laundry Areas - Science Laboratories - Prep Rooms - Art Rooms - Shops of Any Kind - Copying Rooms - Printing Rooms
Interior walls - doors - floor coverings - and ceiling systems
Small HVAC units(>.5 lbs of refrigerant) - standard refrigerators - small water coolers.

24. What is the major compliance Standard associated with low-emitting materials - ceiling and wall systems (IEQc4.6)?
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.
A local - state - or federal government agency
3 to 6 feet above floor to represent the breathing zone
A report prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities.

25. What are the major compliance standards associated with low emitting materials - Flooring systems (IEQc4.3)?
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)
It delivers water at low pressure through buried mains and submains
Carbon Trust 'Good Practice Guide 237'
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?

26. Define 'Native or Adapted plants'
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
Full-time staff - part-time staff - peak transient (students - volunteers - visitors - customers) - or residents
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.

27. When an organization/agency is providing space for shared use to students - what should be included?
50% or greater
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
Auditorium - Gym - Cafeteria - One or more classrooms - Swimming Pool - or Playing Field
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

28. What percentage of space must achieve day-light illumination to satisfy daylight and views - Daylight (IEQc8.1)?
Dry plumbing fixtures and fittings that contain and treat human waste via microbiological processes.
Carbon Trust 'Good Practice Guide 237'
75%=1pt
3 to 6 feet above floor to represent the breathing zone

29. What must composite wood and Agrifiber Products NOT contain (IEQc4.4)?
FSC Recycled of FSC Recycled Credit
Any added Urea-Formaldehyde Resins
Low Background Noise Inside Core Learning Spaces & Reverberation Time for Core Learning Spaces
A minimum of 50%

30. What are strategies for remediating a Brownfield site?
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.
Tertiary Standards
Pump-and-treat - bioreactors - land farming - solar detoxification - and in situ remediation
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.

31. To what Standards must wastewater be treated on site for credit?
Tertiary Standards
55%=1 pt - 75% = 2 pts - 95%=3 points.
1%=1 pts - 3%=2 pts - 5%=3 pts - 7%=4 pts - 9%=5 pts - 11%=6 pts - 13%=7 pts
Primary Design Assumptions - Standards - & Narrative Descriptions

32. What percentage of nonstructural elements must be reused for a project to earn building reuse - maintain interior nonstructural elements (MRc1.2
EPA Clean Air Act - Title VI - Rule 608
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
50%=1 pt
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.

33. What are the benefits of Commissioning?
2003 EPA Construction General Permit (or local standards - whichever is more stringent)
Dry plumbing fixtures and fittings that contain and treat human waste via microbiological processes.
Reduced Energy USe - Lower Operating Costs - Reduced Contractor Callbacks - Better Building Documentation - Improved Occupant Productivity - and Verification that Systems perform with OPR
ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007

34. What two primary areas must designers need to consider for acoutical performance?
Low Background Noise Inside Core Learning Spaces & Reverberation Time for Core Learning Spaces
Between 3 and 6 feet above the floor.
4 Points
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.

35. What is the Landscape Coefficient (K l)?
15%=1 ID point
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.
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
Construction Waste MAnagement Plan

36. Define building Footprint.
Local zoning requirements
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.
3 points
75%=1pt

37. What does EPA's I-Beam program deal with?
It delivers water at low pressure through buried mains and submains
Within 10 months of LEED Certification
15% = 1 ID point or 8 total points for on site renewable energy
IAQ best practices

38. When verifying performance of smoking rooms/ deferential air pressure - what time period and how often are measurement intervals?
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
One low-emitting or fuel-efficient vehicle must be provided per 3% of FTE occupants.
Interior walls - doors - floor coverings - and ceiling systems

39. How many calculations are required for compliance with daylight and views - views (IEQc8.2)?
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
USGBC's Registered Project Tools (http://www.usgbc.org/projecttools)
Building envelope - HVAC - Service Water heating - Power - Lighting - Other equipment
Dry plumbing fixtures and fittings that contain and treat human waste via microbiological processes.

40. What is the maximum number of points a project can under regional priority (RPc1)?
LZ1 - Dark (Parks - rural areas); LZ2 - Low (residential - light industrial); LZ3 - Medium (commercial - industrial - high density residential); LZ4 - High (metro areas)
5 points
4 Points
100%

41. Define ' Tertiary Standards'
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?
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.
Option 1. Determine baseline electricity use results from EAc1: Optimize energy performance or Option 2. Estimate Baseline Electricity using CBECS database
5 points

42. For sites with zoning ordinances but No Open Space requirements - what percentage of open space is required?
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
20%
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.
It refers to the absorption of heat by hardscapes - such as dark - nonreflective pavement and buildings - and its radiation to surrounding areas.

43. For schools - the Brownfield clean-up must be more stringent than what?
Tertiary Standards
2 year renewable energy contract and 35% of buildings electric from green-e certified source
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin
EPA Region 9 Clean-up Standards

44. 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.
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.
Mechanical equipment - photovoltaic panels - and skylights

45. 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
Turf grass
For a Schools project - if pursuing the Alternative Transportation Credit
Evapotranspiration Rate - This rate is a measurement of total amount of water needed to grow a reference plant

46. How can you earn Exemplary performance for SS Credit Development Density & Community Connectivity?
MERV 13 or Higher
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)
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
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.

47. What is the duration and percentage a project must engage in to earn points under Green Power (EAc6)?
Between 3 and 6 feet above the floor.
2 year renewable energy contract and 35% of buildings electric from green-e certified source
Evapotranspiration Rate - This rate is a measurement of total amount of water needed to grow a reference plant
6 to 18 months after occupancy

48. What is the typical permitted distance for environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) control (IEQp2)?
Tertiary Standards
Lighting (interior - parking garage - surface parking - facade - or building grounds) HVAC - service water heating for domestic or space ehating purposes.
25 feet
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

49. What is the definition of a Brownfield?
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
A minimum of 90%
Real property whose use may be complicated by the presence or possible presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant

50. 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)?
95% or more to total construction waste diverted
Pump-and-treat - bioreactors - land farming - solar detoxification - and in situ remediation
10 Hours
EPA Region 9 Clean-up Standards

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