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LEED BD And C

Subjects : certifications, leed, construction

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1. What is required for LEED Accredited Professional (IDc2)?
Between 3 and 6 feet above the floor.
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
Vehicles that are classified as zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by the California Air Resources Board
At least 1 principal particiapnt of the project team must be a LEED Accredited Professional

2. For sites with zoning ordinances but No Open Space requirements - what percentage of open space is required?
20%
2:12 slope; > means steeped slope and requires SRI of 29 or greater <= means low sloped and requires an SRI of 78 or greater.
25 feet
15%=1 ID point

3. What are the percentage increases for On-Site Renewable Energy for NC & Schools as they relate to points (EAc2)?
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin
100%
1%=1 pts - 3%=2 pts - 5%=3 pts - 7%=4 pts - 9%=5 pts - 11%=6 pts - 13%=7 pts
95% or more to total construction waste diverted

4. What are the major compliance standards associated with low emitting materials - adhesives and sealants (IEQc4.1)?
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
SCAQMD Rule #1168 (Adhesives - Sealants & Sealant Primers) - Green Seal Standard GS-36 (Commercial Adhesives)
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building
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

5. When should a thermal comfort survey of building occupants be conducted for thermal comfort = Verification (IEQc7.2)?
IAQ best practices
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
6 to 18 months after occupancy
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.

6. What are the Distances for Alternative Transportation - Rail/Bus?
Volume (cubic feet) - Interior Surface Area (square feet) - sound absorption coefficient - surface area of interior fixed elements
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
Process water - irrigation - fire suppression - etc.
1/2 mile walking distance to a rail line OR 1/4 mile to 2 or more bus lines

7. What are the six primary comfort factors associated with ASHRAE 55-2004?
Metabolic rate - clothing insulation - air temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air speed - humidity
Small man-made ponds - such as those used in stormwater retention - fire suppression - and recreation - are exempt
25 people or more per 1 -000 square feet.
The increase in chemical nutrients - such as the nitrogen and phosphorus often found in fertilizers - in an ecosystem.

8. What fixtures - fittings and appliances are outside the scope of the water use reduction calculations?
20%
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters
Option 1. Flush-out - Option 2. Air testing
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.

9. What is the Goal of a Comprehensive Transportation Management Plan?
25 feet
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.
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
Option 1. Simulation; Option 2. Prescriptive; Option 3. Measurement; Option 4. Combination

10. What is the percent of Reduction of potable water used for sewage conveyance?
A minimum of 50%
The US Department of Agriculture
50%; some strategies include water-conserving fixtures and/or using non-potable water for conveyance
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

11. What is considered a densely occupied space when monitoring CO2 concentrations for Mechanically Ventilated Spaces?
25 people or more per 1 -000 square feet.
ISO 14021
Develop and implement a M&V plan specified in IPMVP Vol III - Option D: Calibrated Simulation or Option B: Energy Conservation Measure Isolation
Garages - Housekeeping/laundry Areas - Science Laboratories - Prep Rooms - Art Rooms - Shops of Any Kind - Copying Rooms - Printing Rooms

12. If you treat storm water to Tertiary Standards - what can you then use the water for?
Process water - irrigation - fire suppression - etc.
20% discount
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.
At least 1 principal particiapnt of the project team must be a LEED Accredited Professional

13. For Schools - what do you have to do to show Pedestrian Access?
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin
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)
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.
A report prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities.

14. For schools - the Brownfield clean-up must be more stringent than what?
Option 1. Do not use refrigerants. Option 2 - Select HVAC system to minimize or eliminate ODP and GWP
The addition of soil particles to water bodies by natural and human-related activities
95% or more to total construction waste diverted
EPA Region 9 Clean-up Standards

15. At a minimum - projects must provide dedicated area for collection and storage of what five materials?
Paper - corrugated cardboard - glass - plastics - and metals
Full-time staff - part-time staff - peak transient (students - volunteers - visitors - customers) - or residents
100%
10 Hours

16. At a minimum - what are some examples of FSC certified wood?
Construction Waste MAnagement Plan
2.5% = 1 point
Structural framing and general dimensional framing - flooring - subflooring - wood doors - and finishes.
SCAQMD Rule #1168 (Adhesives - Sealants & Sealant Primers) - Green Seal Standard GS-36 (Commercial Adhesives)

17. 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
50%=1 pt
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.
Orientation - Site Energy Sources - Efficient Envelope - Energy Recovery System

18. What are some examples of GHG's?
Paper - corrugated cardboard - glass - plastics - and metals
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.
Carbon Dioxide - Methane - CFCs - etc.
Provide vegetated open space area adjacent to the building that is equal in area to the building footprint.

19. SRI surfaces need to be cleaned how Frequently to maintain good reflectance - as required by LEED?
Low Background Noise Inside Core Learning Spaces & Reverberation Time for Core Learning Spaces
At least every two years.
Option 1. Simulation; Option 2. Prescriptive; Option 3. Measurement; Option 4. Combination
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.

20. What is the major compliance Standard associated with low-emitting materials - ceiling and wall systems (IEQc4.6)?
Process water - irrigation - fire suppression - etc.
Full-time staff - part-time staff - peak transient (students - volunteers - visitors - customers) - or residents
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.
CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers)

21. What is the default gender ratio for LEED water calculations?
Option 1. Simulation; Option 2. Prescriptive; Option 3. Measurement; Option 4. Combination
1 to 1; i.e. 50/50 male to female
Small man-made ponds - such as those used in stormwater retention - fire suppression - and recreation - are exempt
Reduced Energy USe - Lower Operating Costs - Reduced Contractor Callbacks - Better Building Documentation - Improved Occupant Productivity - and Verification that Systems perform with OPR

22. How is Preferred Parking defined?
Real property whose use may be complicated by the presence or possible presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant
Mechanical Ventilation (Active ventilation) - Natural Ventilation (Passive ventilation) - Mixed-mode Ventilation (both mechanical and natural ventilation)
3 to 6 feet above floor to represent the breathing zone
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.

23. For increased Ventilation (IEQc2) - what percentage must mechanically ventilated spaces increase outdoor air ventilation rates required by ASHRAE 62.1-2007?
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
30% above rates required by ASHRAE 62.1-2007
12%
Evapotranspiration Rate - This rate is a measurement of total amount of water needed to grow a reference plant

24. What must be included in water efficiency calculations?
Particles that are too small or light to be removed from stormwater via gravity settling. Suspended solid concentrations are typically removed via filtration.
Water closets - urinals - lavatory faucets - showers - kitchen sink faucets - and pre-rinse spray valve
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.
Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992 and 2005

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

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26. 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
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.
Temporary Seeding - Permanent Seeding - and Mulching
Option 1. Determine baseline electricity use results from EAc1: Optimize energy performance or Option 2. Estimate Baseline Electricity using CBECS database

27. What is required for a project team to develop and impletment for construction waste management (MRc2)?
Construction Waste MAnagement Plan
15%
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
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.

28. Define 'Development Footprint'
A minimum of 90%
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.
80%
4 points

29. 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.
The study of water occurence - distribution - movement - and balances in an ecosystem
80%
2 residents per 1-bedroom - 3 residents per 2=bedroom unit - etc.

30. What are the three basic methods for ventilating buildings?
Mechanical Ventilation (Active ventilation) - Natural Ventilation (Passive ventilation) - Mixed-mode Ventilation (both mechanical and natural ventilation)
4 Points
Prohibit smoking both inside the building and 25; away from building entrance
EA Credit 2: On-site Renewable Energy - EA Credit 6: Green Power

31. What is Emissivity?
Small HVAC units(>.5 lbs of refrigerant) - standard refrigerators - small water coolers.
Turf grass
The ability to shed heat
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.

32. Define ' Tertiary Standards'
Tertiary Standards
40 dBA
12%
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?

33. What are the major compliance standards associated with low emitting materials - paints and coatings (IEQc4.2)?
2 residents per 1-bedroom - 3 residents per 2=bedroom unit - etc.
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.
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.
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)

34. What is ETo?
Evapotranspiration Rate - This rate is a measurement of total amount of water needed to grow a reference plant
Lighting (interior - parking garage - surface parking - facade - or building grounds) HVAC - service water heating for domestic or space ehating purposes.
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin
MERV 13 or Higher

35. What does NPDES stand for?
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Mechanical equipment - photovoltaic panels - and skylights
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.

36. Calculations need to be calculated by what for Construction Waste Management (MRc2)?
Weight or Volume for Construction waste management (MRc2)
Auditorium - Gym - Cafeteria - One or more classrooms - Swimming Pool - or Playing Field
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building
25 people or more per 1 -000 square feet.

37. 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
Within 10 months of LEED Certification
Tertiary Standards
ISO 14021

38. What are the two options for Enhance Refrigerant Management (EAc4)?
LZ1 - Dark (Parks - rural areas); LZ2 - Low (residential - light industrial); LZ3 - Medium (commercial - industrial - high density residential); LZ4 - High (metro areas)
Carbon Trust 'Good Practice Guide 237'
Option 1. Do not use refrigerants. Option 2 - Select HVAC system to minimize or eliminate ODP and GWP
Drawdown rate or drawdown

39. To what dBA must Background Noise from HVAC equipment be reduced for a school to achieve enhanced acoustical performance (IEQc9)?
40 dBA
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building
Metabolic rate - clothing insulation - air temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air speed - humidity
Tertiary Standards

40. What types of equipment are not subject to the Enhanced Refrigerant Management requirements?
100%
Full-time staff - part-time staff - peak transient (students - volunteers - visitors - customers) - or residents
Small HVAC units(>.5 lbs of refrigerant) - standard refrigerators - small water coolers.
Option 1. Simulation; Option 2. Prescriptive; Option 3. Measurement; Option 4. Combination

41. When an organization/agency is providing space for shared use to students - what should be included?
15%=1 ID point
Irrigation - fire suppression - flush fixtures - or janitorial cleaning
Auditorium - Gym - Cafeteria - One or more classrooms - Swimming Pool - or Playing Field
Provide vegetated open space area adjacent to the building that is equal in area to the building footprint.

42. How is Drip Irrigation effective in saving water?
Temporary Seeding - Permanent Seeding - and Mulching
It delivers water at low pressure through buried mains and submains
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
50%; some strategies include water-conserving fixtures and/or using non-potable water for conveyance

43. At what heights should CO2 sensors be placed for breathing zone requirements?
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
Between 3 and 6 feet above the floor.
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)
Reduced Energy USe - Lower Operating Costs - Reduced Contractor Callbacks - Better Building Documentation - Improved Occupant Productivity - and Verification that Systems perform with OPR

44. What is the percentage Building reuse threshold for new construction under building reuse - maintain existing walls - floors - and roof (MRc1.1)?
55%=1 pt - 75% = 2 pts - 95%=3 points.
Cannot build on land lower than 5' above the 100 year flood as determined by FEMA
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)

45. What must composite wood and Agrifiber Products NOT contain (IEQc4.4)?
Full-time staff - part-time staff - peak transient (students - volunteers - visitors - customers) - or residents
40% savings - or greater
S12.60-2002 - Acoustical Performance Criteria - Design Requirements and Guidelines for Schools
Any added Urea-Formaldehyde Resins

46. What does Heat Island Effect refer to?
30% = 1 ID point
4 Points
25 feet
It refers to the absorption of heat by hardscapes - such as dark - nonreflective pavement and buildings - and its radiation to surrounding areas.

47. For an innovation in design credit - what must the team identify?
Cannot build on land lower than 5' above the 100 year flood as determined by FEMA
Intent of proposed innovation credit - proposed requirement(s) for compliance - proposed submittals - and strategies used to meet requirement(s)
When calculating 'master plan development footprint'
1%=1 pts - 3%=2 pts - 5%=3 pts - 7%=4 pts - 9%=5 pts - 11%=6 pts - 13%=7 pts

48. What percentage of wood-based products must be certified in accordance with the forest stewardship council to earn certified Wood (MRc7)?
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)
A report prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities.
4 Points
50% = 1 point

49. What are the two options for construction indoor air quality management plan - before occupancy (IEQc3.2)?
USGBC's Registered Project Tools (http://www.usgbc.org/projecttools)
25 people or more per 1 -000 square feet.
Option 1. Flush-out - Option 2. Air testing
Pump-and-treat - bioreactors - land farming - solar detoxification - and in situ remediation

50. What is the Height requirement for the flood plain?

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