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1. What is the maximum number of points a project can under regional priority (RPc1)?
Option 1. Simulation; Option 2. Prescriptive; Option 3. Measurement; Option 4. Combination
Combustion of municipal solid waste - forestry biomass waste other than mill residue - doaded wood - or treated wood.
4 Points
Mechanical Ventilation (Active ventilation) - Natural Ventilation (Passive ventilation) - Mixed-mode Ventilation (both mechanical and natural ventilation)

2. What is the Goal of a Comprehensive Transportation Management Plan?
Orientation - Site Energy Sources - Efficient Envelope - Energy Recovery System
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.
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.
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

3. What device is used to regulate Humidity and Temperature - making building systems more energy efficient?
Low Background Noise Inside Core Learning Spaces & Reverberation Time for Core Learning Spaces
Auditorium - Gym - Cafeteria - One or more classrooms - Swimming Pool - or Playing Field
A local - state - or federal government agency
An economizer

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

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5. 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
40 dBA
Paper - corrugated cardboard - glass - plastics - and metals
5 points

6. What is the minimum energy cost savings percentage to earn 1 point on new buildings for both NC & Schools?
Any added Urea-Formaldehyde Resins
Provide preferred parking for low emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles for 5% fo the total vehicle parking capacity of the site.
12%
FSC Recycled of FSC Recycled Credit

7. When an organization/agency is providing space for shared use to students - what should be included?
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.
Auditorium - Gym - Cafeteria - One or more classrooms - Swimming Pool - or Playing Field
Provide preferred parking for low emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles for 5% fo the total vehicle parking capacity of the site.
Combustion of municipal solid waste - forestry biomass waste other than mill residue - doaded wood - or treated wood.

8. What percentage of electricity must a project purchase to achieve exemplary performance under green power (EAc6)?
Evapotranspiration Rate - This rate is a measurement of total amount of water needed to grow a reference plant
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.
45 dBA
100%

9. What are Transient Users?
2 residents per 1-bedroom - 3 residents per 2=bedroom unit - etc.
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.
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.
Intent of proposed innovation credit - proposed requirement(s) for compliance - proposed submittals - and strategies used to meet requirement(s)

10. What SRI must the roof of a parking deck be if 50% of spaces are in it for heat island reduction credit?
SRI of at least 29
Building is within 1/2 mile (with clear pedestrian access) of at least 10 basic services.
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.
On-Site Biological Wastewater Treatment

11. What is Process water?
Option 1. Do not use refrigerants. Option 2 - Select HVAC system to minimize or eliminate ODP and GWP
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.
1%=1 pts - 3%=2 pts - 5%=3 pts - 7%=4 pts - 9%=5 pts - 11%=6 pts - 13%=7 pts
Vehicles that are classified as zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by the California Air Resources Board

12. Define building Footprint.
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
An economizer
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.
Construction Waste MAnagement Plan

13. What generates both electrical power and thermal energy from a Single Fuel source?
WEc4 - Process Water Reduction
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
Tertiary Standards
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) or Cogeneration

14. What are the four elements needed to calculate reverberation time (RT)?
Small man-made ponds - such as those used in stormwater retention - fire suppression - and recreation - are exempt
Paper - corrugated cardboard - glass - plastics - and metals
Volume (cubic feet) - Interior Surface Area (square feet) - sound absorption coefficient - surface area of interior fixed elements
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters

15. What are the site and transportation/pedestrian access requirements for Schools?
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.
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
Carbon Trust 'Good Practice Guide 237'
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

16. What is ETo?
The Center for Clear Air Policy
Dry plumbing fixtures and fittings that contain and treat human waste via microbiological processes.
Evapotranspiration Rate - This rate is a measurement of total amount of water needed to grow a reference plant
20% or more dissatisfied occupants

17. What are the two options for Enhance Refrigerant Management (EAc4)?
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
60% humidity
Option 1. Do not use refrigerants. Option 2 - Select HVAC system to minimize or eliminate ODP and GWP

18. What should project teams NOT consider for base building elements under composite wood and agrifiber products?
95% or more to total construction waste diverted
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
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)
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.

19. At what percentage must an outdoor air delivery monitoring system generate an alarm for insufficient airflow values or carbon dioxide?
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.
10% Variation from Design Values
Small HVAC units(>.5 lbs of refrigerant) - standard refrigerators - small water coolers.
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

20. How long must a measurement and verification period cover?
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
A report prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities.
At least 1 year of post construction occupancy

21. 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
Pump-and-treat - bioreactors - land farming - solar detoxification - and in situ remediation
50% or greater
40 dBA

22. How can you achieve exemplary performance for Heat Island reduction - non-roof?
The study of water occurence - distribution - movement - and balances in an ecosystem
3 points
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.
CIBSE Applications Manual 10-2005 (AM10) or Macroscopic - Multizone - Analytical Moded Predicting Room-by-Room Air Flow Rates

23. Besides an EPA site Assessment - what can classify a site as a Brownfield?
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
The increase in chemical nutrients - such as the nitrogen and phosphorus often found in fertilizers - in an ecosystem.
A local - state - or federal government agency
4 points

24. 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)?
When calculating 'master plan development footprint'
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.
4 points
10 Hours

25. What can be EXCLUDED from your roof area calculations?
Wetlands or naturally designed ponds may count as open space and the side slope gradients average 1:4 (vertical: horizontal) or less and are vegetate.
It delivers water at low pressure through buried mains and submains
Mechanical equipment - photovoltaic panels - and skylights
The increase in chemical nutrients - such as the nitrogen and phosphorus often found in fertilizers - in an ecosystem.

26. What standard assists with establishing a Minimum IAQ performance (IEQp1) for both Mechanically Ventilated Spaces and Naturally Ventilated Spaces?
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
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
ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007

27. What standard describes Thermal Comfort Conditions which includes Air Temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air Speed and Humidity?
IAQ best practices
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
ASHRAE Standard 55-2004
5 points

28. ETS transfer between individual residential units can be tested by conducting a blower door test in accordance to what standard?
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.
WEc4 - Process Water Reduction
ANSI/ASTM-E779-03 - Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage Rate by Fan Pressurization.
Small HVAC units(>.5 lbs of refrigerant) - standard refrigerators - small water coolers.

29. Who defines Prime farmland?
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.
Metabolic rate - clothing insulation - air temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air speed - humidity
The US Department of Agriculture
15%=1 ID point

30. What distance are important for a Greenfield Site protecting habitat?

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31. What are examples of Composite Wood and Agrifiber Products?
30% = 1 ID point
Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992 and 2005
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.
12%

32. What issues or factors must a school address for mold prevention in building design - construction and maintenance?
15%=1 ID point
At least every two years.
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
The variety of life in all forms - level and combinations - including ecosystem diversity - species diversity - and genetic diversity.

33. What does NPDES stand for?
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building
6 to 18 months after occupancy
50% or greater
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

34. From Where is the transportation distance measured?
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.
A main building entrance
15%
2003 EPA Construction General Permit (or local standards - whichever is more stringent)

35. What causes SKYGLOW?
Real property whose use may be complicated by the presence or possible presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant
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
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
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.

36. What are examples of Structural Control Technologies?
50%=1 pt
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin
30% = 1 ID point
10 Hours

37. At what heights should CO2 sensors be placed for breathing zone requirements?
Full-time staff - part-time staff - peak transient (students - volunteers - visitors - customers) - or residents
50%=1 pt
Between 3 and 6 feet above the floor.
EPA Clean Air Act - Title VI - Rule 608

38. What is the Landscape Coefficient (K l)?
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.
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
11 PM (between 11 PM and 5 AM)
Pump-and-treat - bioreactors - land farming - solar detoxification - and in situ remediation

39. What should the BOD include?
25 feet
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.
Orientation - Site Energy Sources - Efficient Envelope - Energy Recovery System
Primary Design Assumptions - Standards - & Narrative Descriptions

40. For sites with zoning ordinances but No Open Space requirements - what percentage of open space is required?
60% humidity
20%
A main building entrance
Small HVAC units(>.5 lbs of refrigerant) - standard refrigerators - small water coolers.

41. What must composite wood and Agrifiber Products NOT contain (IEQc4.4)?
The ability to shed heat
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.
2 Modes: General and A/V
Any added Urea-Formaldehyde Resins

42. What length must permanent entryway systems be in the primary direction of trabel for indoor chemical and pollutant source control (IEQc5)?
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building
Metabolic rate - clothing insulation - air temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air speed - humidity
4 Points
3 to 6 feet above floor to represent the breathing zone

43. For Schools - what do you have to do to show Pedestrian Access?
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.
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters
Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992 and 2005
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

44. What four fundamental strategies can increase Energy Performance?
Carbon Dioxide - Methane - CFCs - etc.
Orientation - Site Energy Sources - Efficient Envelope - Energy Recovery System
Primary Design Assumptions - Standards - & Narrative Descriptions
55%=1 pt - 75% = 2 pts - 95%=3 points.

45. What are the two options for construction indoor air quality management plan - before occupancy (IEQc3.2)?
Option 1. Flush-out - Option 2. Air testing
4 points
Construction Waste MAnagement Plan
The Center for Clear Air Policy

46. What percentage of the building occupants must have individual lighitng controls for controllabliity of systems - Lighting (IEQc6.1)?
The postdevelopment rate and quantity must be at least 25% less than the predevelopment values.
Exceed the local zoning requirements by 25%
A minimum of 90%
On-Site Biological Wastewater Treatment

47. 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?
25 feet
11 PM (between 11 PM and 5 AM)
60% humidity
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.

48. What Energy related systems must be commissioned?
HVAC - Lighting Controls - DHW - Renewables
Cannot build on land lower than 5' above the 100 year flood as determined by FEMA
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin
Provide vegetated open space area adjacent to the building that is equal in area to the building footprint.

49. What is Biodiversity?
An economizer
The variety of life in all forms - level and combinations - including ecosystem diversity - species diversity - and genetic diversity.
20% discount
15%

50. What is Eutrophication?
The increase in chemical nutrients - such as the nitrogen and phosphorus often found in fertilizers - in an ecosystem.
2.5% = 1 point
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
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.

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