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LEED BD And C

Subjects : certifications, leed, construction

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1. 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
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.
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters
1 year and 2 year 24 hour design storms (for SSc6.1)

2. 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)?
2 residents per 1-bedroom - 3 residents per 2=bedroom unit - etc.
ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007
Drawdown rate or drawdown
10 Hours

3. What should project teams NOT consider for base building elements under composite wood and agrifiber products?
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.
30% = 1 ID point
Process water - irrigation - fire suppression - etc.
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)

4. What are examples of Composite Wood and Agrifiber Products?
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters
Irrigation - fire suppression - flush fixtures - or janitorial cleaning
Option 1. Determine baseline electricity use results from EAc1: Optimize energy performance or Option 2. Estimate Baseline Electricity using CBECS database
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.

5. What must composite wood and Agrifiber Products NOT contain (IEQc4.4)?
Any added Urea-Formaldehyde Resins
40% savings - or greater
End User
FSC Recycled of FSC Recycled Credit

6. What are the three basic methods for ventilating buildings?
WEc4 - Process Water Reduction
Mechanical Ventilation (Active ventilation) - Natural Ventilation (Passive ventilation) - Mixed-mode Ventilation (both mechanical and natural ventilation)
3 points
Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992 and 2005

7. What is a Foot Candle (fc)?
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
Reduced Energy USe - Lower Operating Costs - Reduced Contractor Callbacks - Better Building Documentation - Improved Occupant Productivity - and Verification that Systems perform with OPR
EPA Region 9 Clean-up Standards
10% Variation from Design Values

8. What must your Erosion Control Plan adhere to?
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)
2003 EPA Construction General Permit (or local standards - whichever is more stringent)
50% = 1 point
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.

9. 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.
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.
3 points
15 minutes - with a min of 1 measurement every 10 seconds

10. What is the default gender ratio for LEED water calculations?
1 to 1; i.e. 50/50 male to female
SCAQMD Rule #1168 (Adhesives - Sealants & Sealant Primers) - Green Seal Standard GS-36 (Commercial Adhesives)
The increase in chemical nutrients - such as the nitrogen and phosphorus often found in fertilizers - in an ecosystem.
25 people or more per 1 -000 square feet.

11. What are Transient Users?
25 feet
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
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.
2 residents per 1-bedroom - 3 residents per 2=bedroom unit - etc.

12. At what height must air samples be collected for construction indoor air quality management plan - before occupancy (IEQc3.2)?
4 points
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
Develop and implement a M&V plan specified in IPMVP Vol III - Option D: Calibrated Simulation or Option B: Energy Conservation Measure Isolation
3 to 6 feet above floor to represent the breathing zone

13. What can be EXCLUDED from your roof area calculations?
12%
Mechanical equipment - photovoltaic panels - and skylights
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
Irrigation - fire suppression - flush fixtures - or janitorial cleaning

14. What device is used to regulate Humidity and Temperature - making building systems more energy efficient?
An economizer
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)
30% above rates required by ASHRAE 62.1-2007
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.

15. What types of FSC wood products to not count toward certified wood (MRc7)?
IAQ best practices
End User
FSC Recycled of FSC Recycled Credit
Water closets - urinals - lavatory faucets - showers - kitchen sink faucets - and pre-rinse spray valve

16. What is ETo?
Evapotranspiration Rate - This rate is a measurement of total amount of water needed to grow a reference plant
LZ1 - Dark (Parks - rural areas); LZ2 - Low (residential - light industrial); LZ3 - Medium (commercial - industrial - high density residential); LZ4 - High (metro areas)
10% Variation from Design Values
Particles that are too small or light to be removed from stormwater via gravity settling. Suspended solid concentrations are typically removed via filtration.

17. Define 'Development Footprint'
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.
Paper - corrugated cardboard - glass - plastics - and metals
WEc4 - Process Water Reduction
5 points

18. Define 'Residential Area'
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 Trust 'Good Practice Guide 237'
95% or more to total construction waste diverted
Small man-made ponds - such as those used in stormwater retention - fire suppression - and recreation - are exempt

19. What two primary areas must designers need to consider for acoutical performance?
2 Modes: General and A/V
Small man-made ponds - such as those used in stormwater retention - fire suppression - and recreation - are exempt
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.
Low Background Noise Inside Core Learning Spaces & Reverberation Time for Core Learning Spaces

20. How many modes must classroom lighting systems be able to operate it?
Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992 and 2005
2 Modes: General and A/V
Reduced Energy USe - Lower Operating Costs - Reduced Contractor Callbacks - Better Building Documentation - Improved Occupant Productivity - and Verification that Systems perform with OPR
20% discount

21. Calculations need to be calculated by what for Construction Waste Management (MRc2)?
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.
Weight or Volume for Construction waste management (MRc2)
ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007
Temporary Seeding - Permanent Seeding - and Mulching

22. If an existing site has Imperviousness greater than 50% - what final percent is important for Sustainable Sites Credit 6.1?
Any added Urea-Formaldehyde Resins
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
The postdevelopment rate and quantity must be at least 25% less than the predevelopment values.
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 are some examples of GHG's?
Combustion of municipal solid waste - forestry biomass waste other than mill residue - doaded wood - or treated wood.
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.
2:12 slope; > means steeped slope and requires SRI of 29 or greater <= means low sloped and requires an SRI of 78 or greater.
Carbon Dioxide - Methane - CFCs - etc.

24. What is Eutrophication?
The increase in chemical nutrients - such as the nitrogen and phosphorus often found in fertilizers - in an ecosystem.
ISO 14021
For a Schools project - if pursuing the Alternative Transportation Credit
2003 EPA Construction General Permit (or local standards - whichever is more stringent)

25. What is the duration and percentage a project must engage in to earn points under Green Power (EAc6)?
Within 10 months of LEED Certification
2 year renewable energy contract and 35% of buildings electric from green-e certified source
It refers to the absorption of heat by hardscapes - such as dark - nonreflective pavement and buildings - and its radiation to surrounding areas.
4 Points

26. What are the two options for measurement and verification (EAc5)
Develop and implement a M&V plan specified in IPMVP Vol III - Option D: Calibrated Simulation or Option B: Energy Conservation Measure Isolation
Irrigation - fire suppression - flush fixtures - or janitorial cleaning
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)
25 feet

27. Define ' Tertiary Standards'
Carbon Trust 'Good Practice Guide 237'
A report prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities.
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?
25 feet

28. What design standard outlines the required acoustical performance for schools?
45 dBA
S12.60-2002 - Acoustical Performance Criteria - Design Requirements and Guidelines for Schools
100%
HVAC protection - scource control - pathway interruption - housekeeping - and scheduling.

29. What is the definition of a Brownfield?
Real property whose use may be complicated by the presence or possible presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant
Option 1. Flush-out - Option 2. Air testing
3 points
The postdevelopment rate and quantity must be at least 25% less than the predevelopment values.

30. What are the six primary comfort factors associated with ASHRAE 55-2004?
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.
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
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)
Metabolic rate - clothing insulation - air temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air speed - humidity

31. To what relative humidity much HVAC systems in schools be designed (to limit space?) to comply with Mold Prevention (IEQc10)?
Provide preferred parking for low emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles for 5% fo the total vehicle parking capacity of the site.
30% = 1 ID point
60% humidity
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)

32. What does NPDES stand for?
Carbon Dioxide - Methane - CFCs - etc.
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
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

33. To what Standards must wastewater be treated on site for credit?
3 points
Tertiary Standards
Any added Urea-Formaldehyde Resins
4 points

34. What are the site and transportation/pedestrian access requirements for Schools?
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
Develop and implement a M&V plan specified in IPMVP Vol III - Option D: Calibrated Simulation or Option B: Energy Conservation Measure Isolation
Option 1. Flush-out - Option 2. Air testing
20% discount

35. 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)
Any added Urea-Formaldehyde Resins
EPA Clean Air Act - Title VI - Rule 608
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.

36. What are the four options to achieve daylighting for Daylighting and Views - Daylighting (IEQc8.1)?
A minimum of 50%
4 points
Option 1. Simulation; Option 2. Prescriptive; Option 3. Measurement; Option 4. Combination
40 dBA

37. What are the major compliance standards associated with low emitting materials - paints and coatings (IEQc4.2)?
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)
ISO 14021
The variety of life in all forms - level and combinations - including ecosystem diversity - species diversity - and genetic diversity.
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.

38. Define building Footprint.
15%
Weight or Volume for Construction waste management (MRc2)
Irrigation - fire suppression - flush fixtures - or janitorial cleaning
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.

39. What is required for LEED Accredited Professional (IDc2)?
Provide preferred parking for low emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles for 5% fo the total vehicle parking capacity of the site.
At least 1 principal particiapnt of the project team must be a LEED Accredited Professional
Lighting (interior - parking garage - surface parking - facade - or building grounds) HVAC - service water heating for domestic or space ehating purposes.
2.5% = 1 point

40. For sites with No Local Zoning requirements - (e.g. military bases) - how much open space is required?
Provide vegetated open space area adjacent to the building that is equal in area to the building footprint.
Turf grass
1 year and 2 year 24 hour design storms (for SSc6.1)
Option 1. Flush-out - Option 2. Air testing

41. What % of materials or products must be harvested within a 10 year or shorter cycle to qualify for rapidly renewable materials (MRc6)?
A main building entrance
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building
The addition of soil particles to water bodies by natural and human-related activities
2.5% = 1 point

42. What Design Storm is important for LEED civil calculations?
1 year and 2 year 24 hour design storms (for SSc6.1)
Lighting (interior - parking garage - surface parking - facade - or building grounds) HVAC - service water heating for domestic or space ehating purposes.
Carbon Trust 'Good Practice Guide 237'
30% above rates required by ASHRAE 62.1-2007

43. What bio-fuel systems are NOT eligible for On-Site Renewable Energy?
A further investigation that collects original samples of soil - groundwater - or building materials to analyze for quantitative values of various contaminants.
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building
Combustion of municipal solid waste - forestry biomass waste other than mill residue - doaded wood - or treated wood.
Small HVAC units(>.5 lbs of refrigerant) - standard refrigerators - small water coolers.

44. What are some examples of Rapidly Renewable materials?
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
1/2 mile walking distance to a rail line OR 1/4 mile to 2 or more bus lines
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.
Interior walls - doors - floor coverings - and ceiling systems

45. What fixtures - fittings and appliances are outside the scope of the water use reduction calculations?
End User
25 people or more per 1 -000 square feet.
Option 1. Simulation; Option 2. Prescriptive; Option 3. Measurement; Option 4. Combination
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters

46. For increased Ventilation (IEQc2) - what percentage must mechanically ventilated spaces increase outdoor air ventilation rates required by ASHRAE 62.1-2007?
3 to 6 feet above floor to represent the breathing zone
30% above rates required by ASHRAE 62.1-2007
Building envelope - HVAC - Service Water heating - Power - Lighting - Other equipment
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)

47. What are the requirements for FEV and parking?
3 points
Any added Urea-Formaldehyde Resins
Combustion of municipal solid waste - forestry biomass waste other than mill residue - doaded wood - or treated wood.
Provide preferred parking for low emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles for 5% fo the total vehicle parking capacity of the site.

48. What two synergy credits help Mitigate energy use impact by using renewable energy when Optimizing Energy Performance?
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)
The study of water occurence - distribution - movement - and balances in an ecosystem
EA Credit 2: On-site Renewable Energy - EA Credit 6: Green Power
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters

49. What is the minimum energy cost savings percentage to earn 1 point on new buildings for both NC & Schools?
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.
12%
15%
ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007

50. What is the maximum number of points a project can earn for achieving exemplary performance?
3 points
Option 1. Simulation; Option 2. Prescriptive; Option 3. Measurement; Option 4. Combination
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
75%=1pt