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LEED BD And C

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1. What is the minimum energy cost savings percentage to earn 1 point on new buildings for both NC & Schools?
At least 1 year of post construction occupancy
For a Schools project - if pursuing the Alternative Transportation Credit
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters
12%

2. Calculations need to be calculated by what for Construction Waste Management (MRc2)?
Reduced Energy USe - Lower Operating Costs - Reduced Contractor Callbacks - Better Building Documentation - Improved Occupant Productivity - and Verification that Systems perform with OPR
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
Local zoning requirements
Weight or Volume for Construction waste management (MRc2)

3. What is ETo?
A report prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities.
Construction Waste MAnagement Plan
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)
Evapotranspiration Rate - This rate is a measurement of total amount of water needed to grow a reference plant

4. To what dBA must Background Noise from HVAC equipment be reduced for a school to achieve enhanced acoustical performance (IEQc9)?
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.
Any added Urea-Formaldehyde Resins
40 dBA
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.

5. Define 'Residential Area'
A minimum of 90%
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.
SSc4.4 - Alternative Transportation - Parking Capacity
Vehicles that are classified as zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by the California Air Resources Board

6. What is the Discount Rate required for Parking?
Lighting (interior - parking garage - surface parking - facade - or building grounds) HVAC - service water heating for domestic or space ehating purposes.
At least every two years.
Option 1. Do not use refrigerants. Option 2 - Select HVAC system to minimize or eliminate ODP and GWP
20% discount

7. What Design Storm is important for LEED civil calculations?
1 year and 2 year 24 hour design storms (for SSc6.1)
Mechanical Ventilation (Active ventilation) - Natural Ventilation (Passive ventilation) - Mixed-mode Ventilation (both mechanical and natural ventilation)
At least 1 year of post construction occupancy
11 PM (between 11 PM and 5 AM)

8. What are the percentage increases for On-Site Renewable Energy for NC & Schools as they relate to points (EAc2)?
1%=1 pts - 3%=2 pts - 5%=3 pts - 7%=4 pts - 9%=5 pts - 11%=6 pts - 13%=7 pts
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.
1/2 mile walking distance to a rail line OR 1/4 mile to 2 or more bus lines
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.

9. What are impervious surfaces?
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.
Carbon Trust 'Good Practice Guide 237'
Within 10 months of LEED Certification
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

10. What are the two options to determine Electricity use for Green Power (EAc6)?
CIBSE Applications Manual 10-2005 (AM10) or Macroscopic - Multizone - Analytical Moded Predicting Room-by-Room Air Flow Rates
Evapotranspiration Rate - This rate is a measurement of total amount of water needed to grow a reference plant
Option 1. Determine baseline electricity use results from EAc1: Optimize energy performance or Option 2. Estimate Baseline Electricity using CBECS database
When calculating 'master plan development footprint'

11. What causes SKYGLOW?
Meet or Exceed SMACNA guidelines - Protect on-site and installed absorptive materials - MERV 8 filter medium on air handlers used during construction
1%=1 pts - 3%=2 pts - 5%=3 pts - 7%=4 pts - 9%=5 pts - 11%=6 pts - 13%=7 pts
2003 EPA Construction General Permit (or local standards - whichever is more stringent)
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

12. What type of Man-made structure is exempt from Site Selection?
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.
20%
Small man-made ponds - such as those used in stormwater retention - fire suppression - and recreation - are exempt
Provide preferred parking for low emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles for 5% fo the total vehicle parking capacity of the site.

13. What % of materials or products must be harvested within a 10 year or shorter cycle to qualify for rapidly renewable materials (MRc6)?
Small man-made ponds - such as those used in stormwater retention - fire suppression - and recreation - are exempt
Develop and implement a M&V plan specified in IPMVP Vol III - Option D: Calibrated Simulation or Option B: Energy Conservation Measure Isolation
2.5% = 1 point
It delivers water at low pressure through buried mains and submains

14. What is Sedimentation?
Drawdown rate or drawdown
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.
ISO 14021
The addition of soil particles to water bodies by natural and human-related activities

15. For an innovation in design credit - what must the team identify?
Intent of proposed innovation credit - proposed requirement(s) for compliance - proposed submittals - and strategies used to meet requirement(s)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Option 1. Determine baseline electricity use results from EAc1: Optimize energy performance or Option 2. Estimate Baseline Electricity using CBECS database
Particles that are too small or light to be removed from stormwater via gravity settling. Suspended solid concentrations are typically removed via filtration.

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)?
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
40 dBA
10 Hours
S12.60-2002 - Acoustical Performance Criteria - Design Requirements and Guidelines for Schools

17. What is Required for an IAQ management Plan for - during Construction (IEQC3.1)?
Meet or Exceed SMACNA guidelines - Protect on-site and installed absorptive materials - MERV 8 filter medium on air handlers used during construction
WEc4 - Process Water Reduction
40 dBA
Boundary line used by school districts to determine which students attend what school based on where

18. Constructed Wetlands can contribute to what Water EFFICIENCY Credit?
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.
On-Site Biological Wastewater Treatment
20% discount
ISO 14021

19. Define building Footprint.
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.
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 residents per 1-bedroom - 3 residents per 2=bedroom unit - etc.
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

20. How is a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment more in depth?
EPA's Target Finder rating tool
A further investigation that collects original samples of soil - groundwater - or building materials to analyze for quantitative values of various contaminants.
Vehicles that are classified as zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by the California Air Resources Board
50% = 1 point

21. What must composite wood and Agrifiber Products NOT contain (IEQc4.4)?
Any added Urea-Formaldehyde Resins
15 minutes - with a min of 1 measurement every 10 seconds
Carbon Trust 'Good Practice Guide 237'
Local zoning requirements

22. What is the Goal of a Comprehensive Transportation Management Plan?
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.
55%=1 pt - 75% = 2 pts - 95%=3 points.
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)
10% Variation from Design Values

23. 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
3 points
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) or Cogeneration
2.5% = 1 point

24. What is TSS?
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
Temporary Seeding - Permanent Seeding - and Mulching
Particles that are too small or light to be removed from stormwater via gravity settling. Suspended solid concentrations are typically removed via filtration.
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building

25. Who is not required to have a chain of custody documentation for FSC certified wood?
SCAQMD Rule #1168 (Adhesives - Sealants & Sealant Primers) - Green Seal Standard GS-36 (Commercial Adhesives)
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
60% humidity

26. What are examples of Stabilization Control Technologies?
On-Site Biological Wastewater Treatment
Temporary Seeding - Permanent Seeding - and Mulching
15%=1 ID point
ASHRAE Standard 55-2004

27. What percentage of electricity must a project purchase to achieve exemplary performance under green power (EAc6)?
Local zoning requirements
45 dBA
End User
100%

28. 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
Dry plumbing fixtures and fittings that contain and treat human waste via microbiological processes.
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.
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.

29. What is Emissivity?
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.
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.
The ability to shed heat
15 minutes - with a min of 1 measurement every 10 seconds

30. At what height must air samples be collected for construction indoor air quality management plan - before occupancy (IEQc3.2)?
A local - state - or federal government agency
End User
Option 1. Determine baseline electricity use results from EAc1: Optimize energy performance or Option 2. Estimate Baseline Electricity using CBECS database
3 to 6 feet above floor to represent the breathing zone

31. What bio-fuel systems are NOT eligible for On-Site Renewable Energy?
40% savings - or greater
CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers)
1 year and 2 year 24 hour design storms (for SSc6.1)
Combustion of municipal solid waste - forestry biomass waste other than mill residue - doaded wood - or treated wood.

32. What are the requirements for Community Connectivity to Basic Services?
Provide preferred parking for low emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles for 5% fo the total vehicle parking capacity of the site.
Building is within 1/2 mile (with clear pedestrian access) of at least 10 basic services.
Full-time staff - part-time staff - peak transient (students - volunteers - visitors - customers) - or residents
WEc4 - Process Water Reduction

33. If a company is willing to provide FEV;s for a Share Program - what percentage is required?
One low-emitting or fuel-efficient vehicle must be provided per 3% of FTE occupants.
45 dBA
6 to 18 months after occupancy
Carbon Trust 'Good Practice Guide 237'

34. What four fundamental strategies can increase Energy Performance?
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.
A local - state - or federal government agency
Orientation - Site Energy Sources - Efficient Envelope - Energy Recovery System
30% = 1 ID point

35. Regulated or (non-process) energy includes?
S12.60-2002 - Acoustical Performance Criteria - Design Requirements and Guidelines for Schools
Lighting (interior - parking garage - surface parking - facade - or building grounds) HVAC - service water heating for domestic or space ehating purposes.
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
HVAC - Lighting Controls - DHW - Renewables

36. 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
Provide vegetated open space area adjacent to the building that is equal in area to the building footprint.
2 year renewable energy contract and 35% of buildings electric from green-e certified source
Small HVAC units(>.5 lbs of refrigerant) - standard refrigerators - small water coolers.

37. 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.
Small HVAC units(>.5 lbs of refrigerant) - standard refrigerators - small water coolers.
4 points
Real property whose use may be complicated by the presence or possible presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant

38. What are the two options for measurement and verification (EAc5)
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%
Lighting (interior - parking garage - surface parking - facade - or building grounds) HVAC - service water heating for domestic or space ehating purposes.
Develop and implement a M&V plan specified in IPMVP Vol III - Option D: Calibrated Simulation or Option B: Energy Conservation Measure Isolation

39. What two synergy credits help Mitigate energy use impact by using renewable energy when Optimizing Energy Performance?
At least 1 year of post construction occupancy
Building envelope - HVAC - Service Water heating - Power - Lighting - Other equipment
EA Credit 2: On-site Renewable Energy - EA Credit 6: Green Power
50% or greater

40. For previously developed or graded sites - how much Habitat needs to be restored or protected?
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
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.
Low Background Noise Inside Core Learning Spaces & Reverberation Time for Core Learning Spaces
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

41. What are Transient Users?
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
USGBC's Registered Project Tools (http://www.usgbc.org/projecttools)
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.
80%

42. From Where is the transportation distance measured?
14 -000 cubic feet of outdoor air per SF of floor area @ 60 deg. F at 60% humidity OR 3 -500 Cubic Feet of OSA per SF of Floor area @ min rate of .30CFM until rechign 14 -000 CF per SF
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)
A main building entrance
1%=1 pts - 3%=2 pts - 5%=3 pts - 7%=4 pts - 9%=5 pts - 11%=6 pts - 13%=7 pts

43. What MERV rating must mechanically ventilated buildings design HVAC systems to filter supply air prior to occupancy?
20% discount
MERV 13 or Higher
11 PM (between 11 PM and 5 AM)
3 points

44. What is Biodiversity?
EA Credit 2: On-site Renewable Energy - EA Credit 6: Green Power
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
6 to 18 months after occupancy
The variety of life in all forms - level and combinations - including ecosystem diversity - species diversity - and genetic diversity.

45. For Schools - what do you have to do to show Pedestrian Access?
6 to 18 months after occupancy
10% Variation from Design Values
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.

46. What are the major compliance standards associated with low emitting materials - Flooring systems (IEQc4.3)?
Small man-made ponds - such as those used in stormwater retention - fire suppression - and recreation - are exempt
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)
55%=1 pt - 75% = 2 pts - 95%=3 points.
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building

47. For sites with Local Zoning open space requirements - how much open space is required?
Exceed the local zoning requirements by 25%
ASHRAE Standard 55-2004
40% savings - or greater
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

48. Schools must establish an energy performace Rating Goal using what?

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49. What must your Erosion Control Plan adhere to?
IAQ best practices
2003 EPA Construction General Permit (or local standards - whichever is more stringent)
12%
SRI of at least 29

50. What design standard outlines the required acoustical performance for schools?
14 -000 cubic feet of outdoor air per SF of floor area @ 60 deg. F at 60% humidity OR 3 -500 Cubic Feet of OSA per SF of Floor area @ min rate of .30CFM until rechign 14 -000 CF per SF
HVAC protection - scource control - pathway interruption - housekeeping - and scheduling.
S12.60-2002 - Acoustical Performance Criteria - Design Requirements and Guidelines for Schools
40% savings - or greater

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