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LEED BD And C

Subjects : certifications, leed, construction

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1. What are 'Low-Emitting' vehicles?
2 year renewable energy contract and 35% of buildings electric from green-e certified source
Interior walls - doors - floor coverings - and ceiling systems
Vehicles that are classified as zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by the California Air Resources Board
The postdevelopment rate and quantity must be at least 25% less than the predevelopment values.

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

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3. For increased Ventilation (IEQc2) - what percentage must mechanically ventilated spaces increase outdoor air ventilation rates required by ASHRAE 62.1-2007?
LZ1 - Dark (Parks - rural areas); LZ2 - Low (residential - light industrial); LZ3 - Medium (commercial - industrial - high density residential); LZ4 - High (metro areas)
45 dBA
30% above rates required by ASHRAE 62.1-2007
At least every two years.

4. What are the 6 components of ASHRAE 90.1-2007?
EA Credit 2: On-site Renewable Energy - EA Credit 6: Green Power
Building envelope - HVAC - Service Water heating - Power - Lighting - Other equipment
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.
Wastewater from toilets and urinals is always considered blackwater. Graywater - depending on your local jurisdiction - can include sink - shower/bath - and dishwasher water

5. What standards define/qualify both preconsumer and postconsumer recycled content?
ISO 14021
50%=1 pt
Option 1. Flush-out - Option 2. Air testing
IAQ best practices

6. To what relative humidity much HVAC systems in schools be designed (to limit space?) to comply with Mold Prevention (IEQc10)?
60% humidity
25 feet
25 feet
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

7. What are the two options for Enhance Refrigerant Management (EAc4)?
Option 1. Do not use refrigerants. Option 2 - Select HVAC system to minimize or eliminate ODP and GWP
40% savings - or greater
HVAC protection - scource control - pathway interruption - housekeeping - and scheduling.
Lighting (interior - parking garage - surface parking - facade - or building grounds) HVAC - service water heating for domestic or space ehating purposes.

8. 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?
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
20% or more dissatisfied occupants
The US Department of Agriculture
11 PM (between 11 PM and 5 AM)

9. What are the IESNA lighting zones?
Irrigation - fire suppression - flush fixtures - or janitorial cleaning
LZ1 - Dark (Parks - rural areas); LZ2 - Low (residential - light industrial); LZ3 - Medium (commercial - industrial - high density residential); LZ4 - High (metro areas)
Within 10 months of LEED Certification
For a Schools project - if pursuing the Alternative Transportation Credit

10. 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
A minimum of 90%
An economizer
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

11. Who defines Prime farmland?
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
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.
Vehicles that are classified as zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by the California Air Resources Board
The US Department of Agriculture

12. What is the percent of Reduction of potable water used for sewage conveyance?
5 points
50%; some strategies include water-conserving fixtures and/or using non-potable water for conveyance
Prohibit smoking both inside the building and 25; away from building entrance
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)

13. What is Hydrology?
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
The study of water occurence - distribution - movement - and balances in an ecosystem
CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers)
Dry plumbing fixtures and fittings that contain and treat human waste via microbiological processes.

14. What are the requirements for Community Connectivity to Basic Services?
Building is within 1/2 mile (with clear pedestrian access) of at least 10 basic services.
15 minutes - with a min of 1 measurement every 10 seconds
WEc4 - Process Water Reduction
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

15. What do the Owner's project requirements typically include?
1 to 1; i.e. 50/50 male to female
50% or greater
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
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

16. For sites with No Local Zoning requirements - (e.g. military bases) - how much open space is required?
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
Provide vegetated open space area adjacent to the building that is equal in area to the building footprint.
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.
FSC Recycled of FSC Recycled Credit

17. Calculations need to be calculated by what for Construction Waste Management (MRc2)?
Weight or Volume for Construction waste management (MRc2)
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)
75%=1pt
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

18. What causes SKYGLOW?
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.
Wastewater from toilets and urinals is always considered blackwater. Graywater - depending on your local jurisdiction - can include sink - shower/bath - and dishwasher water
S12.60-2002 - Acoustical Performance Criteria - Design Requirements and Guidelines for Schools
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

19. When can certification be revoked?
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.
ASHRAE Standard 55-2004
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.
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 is the percentage Building reuse threshold for new construction under building reuse - maintain existing walls - floors - and roof (MRc1.1)?
ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007
HVAC - Lighting Controls - DHW - Renewables
55%=1 pt - 75% = 2 pts - 95%=3 points.
The ability to shed heat

21. What is BLEED-OFF?
100%
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
40 dBA
On-Site Biological Wastewater Treatment

22. What types of equipment are not subject to the Enhanced Refrigerant Management requirements?
Small HVAC units(>.5 lbs of refrigerant) - standard refrigerators - small water coolers.
100%
Particles that are too small or light to be removed from stormwater via gravity settling. Suspended solid concentrations are typically removed via filtration.
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.

23. What Design Storm is important for LEED civil calculations?
One low-emitting or fuel-efficient vehicle must be provided per 3% of FTE occupants.
1 year and 2 year 24 hour design storms (for SSc6.1)
60% humidity
At least every two years.

24. What is the percent for a Residential project that is going to install bike racks?
15%
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
Process water - irrigation - fire suppression - etc.
Option 1. Determine baseline electricity use results from EAc1: Optimize energy performance or Option 2. Estimate Baseline Electricity using CBECS database

25. What is Biodiversity?
80%
Provide vegetated open space area adjacent to the building that is equal in area to the building footprint.
For a Schools project - if pursuing the Alternative Transportation Credit
The variety of life in all forms - level and combinations - including ecosystem diversity - species diversity - and genetic diversity.

26. For Schools - what additional lighting calculations are required?

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27. If a building has garbage disposals - which Water Efficiency credit can it not achieve?
WEc4 - Process Water Reduction
IAQ best practices
Mechanical equipment - photovoltaic panels - and skylights
CIBSE Applications Manual 10-2005 (AM10) or Macroscopic - Multizone - Analytical Moded Predicting Room-by-Room Air Flow Rates

28. At a minimum - projects must provide dedicated area for collection and storage of what five materials?
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.
12%
Meet or Exceed SMACNA guidelines - Protect on-site and installed absorptive materials - MERV 8 filter medium on air handlers used during construction
Paper - corrugated cardboard - glass - plastics - and metals

29. What are the three basic methods for ventilating buildings?
11 PM (between 11 PM and 5 AM)
50% or greater
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.
Mechanical Ventilation (Active ventilation) - Natural Ventilation (Passive ventilation) - Mixed-mode Ventilation (both mechanical and natural ventilation)

30. What are impervious surfaces?
EPA Region 9 Clean-up Standards
WEc4 - Process Water Reduction
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.
SSc4.4 - Alternative Transportation - Parking Capacity

31. What is a Composting toilet?
2 year renewable energy contract and 35% of buildings electric from green-e certified source
Dry plumbing fixtures and fittings that contain and treat human waste via microbiological processes.
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
A minimum of 90%

32. What can be EXCLUDED from your roof area calculations?
Wastewater from toilets and urinals is always considered blackwater. Graywater - depending on your local jurisdiction - can include sink - shower/bath - and dishwasher water
Mechanical equipment - photovoltaic panels - and skylights
15% = 1 ID point or 8 total points for on site renewable energy
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

33. What SLOPE is important for heat island effect - roof?
S12.60-2002 - Acoustical Performance Criteria - Design Requirements and Guidelines for Schools
2:12 slope; > means steeped slope and requires SRI of 29 or greater <= means low sloped and requires an SRI of 78 or greater.
55%=1 pt - 75% = 2 pts - 95%=3 points.
50% = 1 point

34. What two synergy credits help Mitigate energy use impact by using renewable energy when Optimizing Energy Performance?
Metabolic rate - clothing insulation - air temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air speed - humidity
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
Between 3 and 6 feet above the floor.

35. What fixtures - fittings and appliances are outside the scope of the water use reduction calculations?
Auditorium - Gym - Cafeteria - One or more classrooms - Swimming Pool - or Playing Field
Metabolic rate - clothing insulation - air temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air speed - humidity
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters
USGBC's Registered Project Tools (http://www.usgbc.org/projecttools)

36. How is a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment more in depth?
A minimum of 50%
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
A further investigation that collects original samples of soil - groundwater - or building materials to analyze for quantitative values of various contaminants.
Within 10 months of LEED Certification

37. What is the distance ALL naturally ventialted spaces must be in proximity to an operable wall or roof opening to the outdoors?
SSc4.4 - Alternative Transportation - Parking Capacity
Combustion of municipal solid waste - forestry biomass waste other than mill residue - doaded wood - or treated wood.
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.
25 feet

38. What percentage of wood-based products must be certified in accordance with the forest stewardship council to earn certified Wood (MRc7)?
50% = 1 point
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.
Real property whose use may be complicated by the presence or possible presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant
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.

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

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40. What percentage of the building occupants must have individual lighitng controls for controllabliity of systems - Lighting (IEQc6.1)?
Temporary Seeding - Permanent Seeding - and Mulching
At least 1 year of post construction occupancy
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building
A minimum of 90%

41. With no new parking - a project my qualify for what credit?
12%
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
SSc4.4 - Alternative Transportation - Parking Capacity
Paper - corrugated cardboard - glass - plastics - and metals

42. SRI surfaces need to be cleaned how Frequently to maintain good reflectance - as required by LEED?
15%
At least every two years.
Combustion of municipal solid waste - forestry biomass waste other than mill residue - doaded wood - or treated wood.
When calculating 'master plan development footprint'

43. What standard describes Thermal Comfort Conditions which includes Air Temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air Speed and Humidity?
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
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 55-2004
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.

44. How many points can a project earn for using No Potable Water for irrigation?
4 points
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.
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.
ASHRAE Standard 55-2004

45. What type of Man-made structure is exempt from Site Selection?
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
Small man-made ponds - such as those used in stormwater retention - fire suppression - and recreation - are exempt
20%
Meet or Exceed SMACNA guidelines - Protect on-site and installed absorptive materials - MERV 8 filter medium on air handlers used during construction

46. What must your Erosion Control Plan adhere to?
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)
CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers)
2003 EPA Construction General Permit (or local standards - whichever is more stringent)
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

47. What is required for LEED Accredited Professional (IDc2)?
At least 1 principal particiapnt of the project team must be a LEED Accredited Professional
At least every two years.
Particles that are too small or light to be removed from stormwater via gravity settling. Suspended solid concentrations are typically removed via filtration.
Real property whose use may be complicated by the presence or possible presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant

48. What are the two builing flush out paths a project can consider for an IAQ management plan - before occupancy (IEQc3.2)?
Between 3 and 6 feet above the floor.
15 minutes - with a min of 1 measurement every 10 seconds
25 feet
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

49. What must be included in water efficiency calculations?
Water closets - urinals - lavatory faucets - showers - kitchen sink faucets - and pre-rinse spray valve
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.
Within 10 months of LEED Certification
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.

50. Regulated or (non-process) energy includes?
Lighting (interior - parking garage - surface parking - facade - or building grounds) HVAC - service water heating for domestic or space ehating purposes.
2 residents per 1-bedroom - 3 residents per 2=bedroom unit - etc.
A further investigation that collects original samples of soil - groundwater - or building materials to analyze for quantitative values of various contaminants.
50% = 1 point