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LEED BD And C

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1. 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)
FSC Recycled of FSC Recycled Credit
The Center for Clear Air Policy
SCAQMD Rule #1168 (Adhesives - Sealants & Sealant Primers) - Green Seal Standard GS-36 (Commercial Adhesives)

2. What do Retention Ponds do?
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
EA Credit 2: On-site Renewable Energy - EA Credit 6: Green Power
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.
20% or more dissatisfied occupants

3. For residential buildings - what is the general rule for Occupants Per Bed?
Reduced Energy USe - Lower Operating Costs - Reduced Contractor Callbacks - Better Building Documentation - Improved Occupant Productivity - and Verification that Systems perform with OPR
2 residents per 1-bedroom - 3 residents per 2=bedroom unit - etc.
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.
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.

4. What are the percentage increases for On-Site Renewable Energy for NC & Schools as they relate to points (EAc2)?
The addition of soil particles to water bodies by natural and human-related activities
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.
1%=1 pts - 3%=2 pts - 5%=3 pts - 7%=4 pts - 9%=5 pts - 11%=6 pts - 13%=7 pts
Orientation - Site Energy Sources - Efficient Envelope - Energy Recovery System

5. When must a school implement the curriculum based on the buildings high-performance features to satisfy The School As A Teaching Tool (IDc3)?
Evapotranspiration Rate - This rate is a measurement of total amount of water needed to grow a reference plant
SRI of at least 29
Within 10 months of LEED Certification
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?

6. What Standard set new limits for plumbing fixture efficiencies?
On-Site Biological Wastewater Treatment
15%=1 ID point
Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992 and 2005
15% = 1 ID point or 8 total points for on site renewable energy

7. What additional requirement must schools follow to earn construction indoor air quality management plan - during construction (IEQC3.1)?
The ability to shed heat
Prohibit smoking both inside the building and 25; away from building entrance
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
Interior walls - doors - floor coverings - and ceiling systems

8. To what Standards must wastewater be treated on site for credit?
Vehicles that are classified as zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by the California Air Resources Board
Tertiary Standards
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.
USGBC's Registered Project Tools (http://www.usgbc.org/projecttools)

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.
50% = 1 point
The variety of life in all forms - level and combinations - including ecosystem diversity - species diversity - and genetic diversity.
The ability to shed heat

10. What percentage of space must achieve day-light illumination to satisfy daylight and views - Daylight (IEQc8.1)?
75%=1pt
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.
When calculating 'master plan development footprint'
1/2 mile walking distance to a rail line OR 1/4 mile to 2 or more bus lines

11. What should be included in a sustainable Landscape Plan?
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters
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
Lighting (interior - parking garage - surface parking - facade - or building grounds) HVAC - service water heating for domestic or space ehating purposes.
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

12. What is the minimum energy cost savings percentage to earn 1 point on new buildings for both NC & Schools?
40 dBA
WEc4 - Process Water Reduction
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.
12%

13. 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.
Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992 and 2005
25 feet
A report prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities.

14. What are some examples of Rapidly Renewable materials?
CIBSE Applications Manual 10-2005 (AM10) or Macroscopic - Multizone - Analytical Moded Predicting Room-by-Room Air Flow Rates
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.
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
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.

15. What qualifies as Existing interior nonstructural elements for bulding reuse - maintain interior nonstructural elements (MRc1.2)?
55%=1 pt - 75% = 2 pts - 95%=3 points.
Volume (cubic feet) - Interior Surface Area (square feet) - sound absorption coefficient - surface area of interior fixed elements
HVAC - Lighting Controls - DHW - Renewables
Interior walls - doors - floor coverings - and ceiling systems

16. How many calculations are required for compliance with daylight and views - views (IEQc8.2)?
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.
LZ1 - Dark (Parks - rural areas); LZ2 - Low (residential - light industrial); LZ3 - Medium (commercial - industrial - high density residential); LZ4 - High (metro areas)
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
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin

17. SRI surfaces need to be cleaned how Frequently to maintain good reflectance - as required by LEED?
At least every two years.
45 dBA
5 points
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)

18. What is the maximum number of points a project can earn under innovation in design?
HVAC protection - scource control - pathway interruption - housekeeping - and scheduling.
5 points
Paper - corrugated cardboard - glass - plastics - and metals
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building

19. What type of Man-made structure is exempt from Site Selection?
2.5% = 1 point
SSc4.4 - Alternative Transportation - Parking Capacity
Small man-made ponds - such as those used in stormwater retention - fire suppression - and recreation - are exempt
Drawdown rate or drawdown

20. At a minimum - what are some examples of FSC certified wood?
Prohibit smoking both inside the building and 25; away from building entrance
15 minutes - with a min of 1 measurement every 10 seconds
Structural framing and general dimensional framing - flooring - subflooring - wood doors - and finishes.
45 dBA

21. For Schools - what do you have to do to show Pedestrian Access?
Boundary line used by school districts to determine which students attend what school based on where
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.
End User
Temporary Seeding - Permanent Seeding - and Mulching

22. When can certification be revoked?
Drawdown rate or drawdown
EA Credit 2: On-site Renewable Energy - EA Credit 6: Green Power
LZ1 - Dark (Parks - rural areas); LZ2 - Low (residential - light industrial); LZ3 - Medium (commercial - industrial - high density residential); LZ4 - High (metro areas)
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.

23. What MERV rating must mechanically ventilated buildings design HVAC systems to filter supply air prior to occupancy?
6 to 18 months after occupancy
The Center for Clear Air Policy
MERV 13 or Higher
Particles that are too small or light to be removed from stormwater via gravity settling. Suspended solid concentrations are typically removed via filtration.

24. If an existing site has Imperviousness greater than 50% - what final percent is important for Sustainable Sites Credit 6.1?
2003 EPA Construction General Permit (or local standards - whichever is more stringent)
4 points
10% Variation from Design Values
The postdevelopment rate and quantity must be at least 25% less than the predevelopment values.

25. What percentage of TSS must be removed using BMPs for stormwater credit?
80%
Meet or Exceed SMACNA guidelines - Protect on-site and installed absorptive materials - MERV 8 filter medium on air handlers used during construction
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.
Vehicles that are classified as zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by the California Air Resources Board

26. What is a Foot Candle (fc)?
20% or more dissatisfied occupants
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
40 dBA
25 people or more per 1 -000 square feet.

27. Who is not required to have a chain of custody documentation for FSC certified wood?
3 points
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.
End User
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)

28. 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
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
50% or greater
LZ1 - Dark (Parks - rural areas); LZ2 - Low (residential - light industrial); LZ3 - Medium (commercial - industrial - high density residential); LZ4 - High (metro areas)

29. For previously developed or graded sites - how much Habitat needs to be restored or protected?
15% = 1 ID point or 8 total points for on site renewable energy
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
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
80%

30. What percentage of nonstructural elements must be reused for a project to earn building reuse - maintain interior nonstructural elements (MRc1.2
Boundary line used by school districts to determine which students attend what school based on where
Vehicles that are classified as zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by the California Air Resources Board
A minimum of 50%
50%=1 pt

31. What % of materials or products must be harvested within a 10 year or shorter cycle to qualify for rapidly renewable materials (MRc6)?
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters
Carbon Dioxide - Methane - CFCs - etc.
2.5% = 1 point
Vehicles that are classified as zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by the California Air Resources Board

32. What is the maximum number of points a project can under regional priority (RPc1)?
100%
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.
4 Points
End User

33. What fixtures - fittings and appliances are outside the scope of the water use reduction calculations?
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters
25 people or more per 1 -000 square feet.
20% discount
15%

34. ETS transfer between individual residential units can be tested by conducting a blower door test in accordance to what standard?
ANSI/ASTM-E779-03 - Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage Rate by Fan Pressurization.
Carbon Dioxide - Methane - CFCs - etc.
50%; some strategies include water-conserving fixtures and/or using non-potable water for conveyance
EA Credit 2: On-site Renewable Energy - EA Credit 6: Green Power

35. What is Eutrophication?
Particles that are too small or light to be removed from stormwater via gravity settling. Suspended solid concentrations are typically removed via filtration.
3 to 6 feet above floor to represent the breathing zone
The increase in chemical nutrients - such as the nitrogen and phosphorus often found in fertilizers - in an ecosystem.
50%; some strategies include water-conserving fixtures and/or using non-potable water for conveyance

36. What are the requirements for Community Connectivity to Basic Services?
Boundary line used by school districts to determine which students attend what school based on where
11 PM (between 11 PM and 5 AM)
Building is within 1/2 mile (with clear pedestrian access) of at least 10 basic services.
Paper - corrugated cardboard - glass - plastics - and metals

37. What is the percent of Reduction of potable water used for sewage conveyance?
Small HVAC units(>.5 lbs of refrigerant) - standard refrigerators - small water coolers.
50%; some strategies include water-conserving fixtures and/or using non-potable water for conveyance
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
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

38. If you treat storm water to Tertiary Standards - what can you then use the water for?
Process water - irrigation - fire suppression - etc.
A report prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities.
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.
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

39. To what dBA must Background Noise from HVAC equipment be reduced for a school to achieve enhanced acoustical performance (IEQc9)?
Volume (cubic feet) - Interior Surface Area (square feet) - sound absorption coefficient - surface area of interior fixed elements
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.
80%
40 dBA

40. What is the maximum number of points a project can earn for achieving exemplary performance?
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
3 points
FSC Recycled of FSC Recycled Credit
Irrigation - fire suppression - flush fixtures - or janitorial cleaning

41. Where can stormwater be substituted for potable water uses relatively easily?
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.
100%
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.
Irrigation - fire suppression - flush fixtures - or janitorial cleaning

42. What program deals with Ridership?
ISO 14021
The Center for Clear Air Policy
CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers)
4 points

43. What recommendations must the design criteria meet in naturally venticalted spaced for increased venticaltion (IEQc2)?

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44. What percentage of dissatisfied occupants would require corrective action under thermal comfort - verification (IEQc7.2)?
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)
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% or more dissatisfied occupants
ANSI/ASTM-E779-03 - Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage Rate by Fan Pressurization.

45. What are examples of Stabilization Control Technologies?
Temporary Seeding - Permanent Seeding - and Mulching
1%=1 pts - 3%=2 pts - 5%=3 pts - 7%=4 pts - 9%=5 pts - 11%=6 pts - 13%=7 pts
Provide vegetated open space area adjacent to the building that is equal in area to the building footprint.
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

46. How many modes must classroom lighting systems be able to operate it?
2 Modes: General and A/V
Construction Waste MAnagement Plan
Provide preferred parking for low emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles for 5% fo the total vehicle parking capacity of the site.
ASHRAE Standard 55-2004

47. What percentage will earn exemplary performance for construction Waste management (MRc2)?
At least 1 year of post construction occupancy
Building is within 1/2 mile (with clear pedestrian access) of at least 10 basic services.
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)
95% or more to total construction waste diverted

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

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49. What does NPDES stand for?
100%
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
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
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

50. What are the three compliance path options described in Optimize energy performance (EACL)?
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.
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
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
Paper - corrugated cardboard - glass - plastics - and metals