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LEED BD And C

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1. What are the three compliance path options described in Optimize energy performance (EACL)?
Auditorium - Gym - Cafeteria - One or more classrooms - Swimming Pool - or Playing Field
One low-emitting or fuel-efficient vehicle must be provided per 3% of FTE occupants.
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. Whole building energy simulation. Option 2. Prescriptive compliance path: ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guide. Option 3. Prescriptive Compliance Path: Advanced Buildings Core Performance Guide.

2. For an innovation in design credit - what must the team identify?
100%
Intent of proposed innovation credit - proposed requirement(s) for compliance - proposed submittals - and strategies used to meet requirement(s)
Mechanical equipment - photovoltaic panels - and skylights
4 Points

3. What are the four elements needed to calculate reverberation time (RT)?
Volume (cubic feet) - Interior Surface Area (square feet) - sound absorption coefficient - surface area of interior fixed elements
10 Hours
Prohibit smoking both inside the building and 25; away from building entrance
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

4. At what heights should CO2 sensors be placed for breathing zone requirements?
2.5% = 1 point
Between 3 and 6 feet above the floor.
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.
The US Department of Agriculture

5. What percentage will earn exemplary performance for Recycled content (MRc4)?
30% = 1 ID point
75%=1pt
CIBSE Applications Manual 10-2005 (AM10) or Macroscopic - Multizone - Analytical Moded Predicting Room-by-Room Air Flow Rates
15 minutes - with a min of 1 measurement every 10 seconds

6. How much of your building's roof must be a Vegetated Roof to earn 1 point?
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
When calculating 'master plan development footprint'
3 points
50% or greater

7. How can you achieve exemplary performance for Heat Island reduction - non-roof?
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.
Mechanical Ventilation (Active ventilation) - Natural Ventilation (Passive ventilation) - Mixed-mode Ventilation (both mechanical and natural ventilation)
Irrigation - fire suppression - flush fixtures - or janitorial cleaning
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.

8. What percentage of dissatisfied occupants would require corrective action under thermal comfort - verification (IEQc7.2)?
20% or more dissatisfied occupants
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.
Metabolic rate - clothing insulation - air temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air speed - humidity
15%

9. What is the definition of a Brownfield?
100%
Real property whose use may be complicated by the presence or possible presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant
FSC Recycled of FSC Recycled Credit
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.

10. What percentage of the building occupants must have individual comfort controls for controlability of systems - thermal comfort (IEQc6.2)?
Orientation - Site Energy Sources - Efficient Envelope - Energy Recovery System
12%
The postdevelopment rate and quantity must be at least 25% less than the predevelopment values.
A minimum of 50%

11. What is the percent of Reduction of potable water used for sewage conveyance?
50%; some strategies include water-conserving fixtures and/or using non-potable water for conveyance
Carbon Trust 'Good Practice Guide 237'
Weight or Volume for Construction waste management (MRc2)
Option 1. Flush-out - Option 2. Air testing

12. What are the four options to achieve daylighting for Daylighting and Views - Daylighting (IEQc8.1)?
Garages - Housekeeping/laundry Areas - Science Laboratories - Prep Rooms - Art Rooms - Shops of Any Kind - Copying Rooms - Printing Rooms
Intent of proposed innovation credit - proposed requirement(s) for compliance - proposed submittals - and strategies used to meet requirement(s)
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
Option 1. Simulation; Option 2. Prescriptive; Option 3. Measurement; Option 4. Combination

13. When should a thermal comfort survey of building occupants be conducted for thermal comfort = Verification (IEQc7.2)?
Auditorium - Gym - Cafeteria - One or more classrooms - Swimming Pool - or Playing Field
6 to 18 months after occupancy
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 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.

14. With no new parking - a project my qualify for what credit?
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.
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)
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.
SSc4.4 - Alternative Transportation - Parking Capacity

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

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16. What is the minimum background noise level required for HVAC equipment in classrooms required for minimum acoustical performance (IEQp3)
45 dBA
Exceed the local zoning requirements by 25%
CIBSE Applications Manual 10-2005 (AM10) or Macroscopic - Multizone - Analytical Moded Predicting Room-by-Room Air Flow Rates
EA Credit 2: On-site Renewable Energy - EA Credit 6: Green Power

17. What are the different classification Types for a building's occupants?
100%
EA Credit 2: On-site Renewable Energy - EA Credit 6: Green Power
Full-time staff - part-time staff - peak transient (students - volunteers - visitors - customers) - or residents
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

18. What are the requirements for Community Connectivity to Basic Services?
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters
Building is within 1/2 mile (with clear pedestrian access) of at least 10 basic services.
100%
20% or more dissatisfied occupants

19. 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)
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
Water closets - urinals - lavatory faucets - showers - kitchen sink faucets - and pre-rinse spray valve
Tertiary Standards

20. 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?
11 PM (between 11 PM and 5 AM)
S12.60-2002 - Acoustical Performance Criteria - Design Requirements and Guidelines for Schools
4 points
100%

21. What is the typical permitted distance for environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) control (IEQp2)?
25 feet
Volume (cubic feet) - Interior Surface Area (square feet) - sound absorption coefficient - surface area of interior fixed elements
40 dBA
WEc4 - Process Water Reduction

22. What percentage of space must achieve day-light illumination to satisfy daylight and views - Daylight (IEQc8.1)?
It delivers water at low pressure through buried mains and submains
30% above rates required by ASHRAE 62.1-2007
SCAQMD Rule #1168 (Adhesives - Sealants & Sealant Primers) - Green Seal Standard GS-36 (Commercial Adhesives)
75%=1pt

23. How is Drip Irrigation effective in saving water?
Drawdown rate or drawdown
It delivers water at low pressure through buried mains and submains
Within 10 months of LEED Certification
5 points

24. What is Eutrophication?
FSC Recycled of FSC Recycled Credit
The increase in chemical nutrients - such as the nitrogen and phosphorus often found in fertilizers - in an ecosystem.
On-Site Biological Wastewater Treatment
USGBC's Registered Project Tools (http://www.usgbc.org/projecttools)

25. What Design Storm is important for LEED civil calculations?
1 year and 2 year 24 hour design storms (for SSc6.1)
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.
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
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

26. What are the site and transportation/pedestrian access requirements for Schools?
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Mechanical equipment - photovoltaic panels - and skylights
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
30% = 1 ID point

27. What is the duration and percentage a project must engage in to earn points under Green Power (EAc6)?
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)
Building is within 1/2 mile (with clear pedestrian access) of at least 10 basic services.
Carbon Dioxide - Methane - CFCs - etc.
2 year renewable energy contract and 35% of buildings electric from green-e certified source

28. What do the Owner's project requirements typically include?
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
Pump-and-treat - bioreactors - land farming - solar detoxification - and in situ remediation
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
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?

29. What Standard set new limits for plumbing fixture efficiencies?
20% or more dissatisfied occupants
Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992 and 2005
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters
15 minutes - with a min of 1 measurement every 10 seconds

30. What percentage of TSS must be removed using BMPs for stormwater credit?
80%
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.
CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers)
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building

31. 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
10% Variation from Design Values
CIBSE Applications Manual 10-2005 (AM10) or Macroscopic - Multizone - Analytical Moded Predicting Room-by-Room Air Flow Rates

32. What percentage of wood-based products must be certified in accordance with the forest stewardship council to earn certified Wood (MRc7)?
25 feet
SSc4.4 - Alternative Transportation - Parking Capacity
15% = 1 ID point or 8 total points for on site renewable energy
50% = 1 point

33. When can wetlands count as Open Space?
Between 3 and 6 feet above the floor.
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.
20% or more dissatisfied occupants
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.

34. What should the BOD include?
Primary Design Assumptions - Standards - & Narrative Descriptions
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.
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
MERV 13 or Higher

35. What SLOPE is important for heat island effect - roof?
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
EPA Clean Air Act - Title VI - Rule 608
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.
2:12 slope; > means steeped slope and requires SRI of 29 or greater <= means low sloped and requires an SRI of 78 or greater.

36. What are the Distances for Alternative Transportation - Rail/Bus?
ISO 14021
11 PM (between 11 PM and 5 AM)
On-Site Biological Wastewater Treatment
1/2 mile walking distance to a rail line OR 1/4 mile to 2 or more bus lines

37. Where can Technical Guidance be found if a project utilizes district energy systems?

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38. What fixtures - fittings and appliances are outside the scope of the water use reduction calculations?
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters
Combustion of municipal solid waste - forestry biomass waste other than mill residue - doaded wood - or treated wood.
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building
ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007

39. For sites with No Local Zoning requirements - (e.g. military bases) - how much open space is required?
55%=1 pt - 75% = 2 pts - 95%=3 points.
50%; some strategies include water-conserving fixtures and/or using non-potable water for conveyance
Provide vegetated open space area adjacent to the building that is equal in area to the building footprint.
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)

40. For indoor environmental quality - a naturally ventilated space refers to what referenced standard?
Construction Waste MAnagement Plan
CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers)
At least 1 year of post construction occupancy
Carbon Dioxide - Methane - CFCs - etc.

41. To what Standards must wastewater be treated on site for credit?
Tertiary Standards
S12.60-2002 - Acoustical Performance Criteria - Design Requirements and Guidelines for Schools
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.
At least 1 principal particiapnt of the project team must be a LEED Accredited Professional

42. What type of Man-made structure is exempt from Site Selection?
Orientation - Site Energy Sources - Efficient Envelope - Energy Recovery System
Small man-made ponds - such as those used in stormwater retention - fire suppression - and recreation - are exempt
25 feet
50% = 1 point

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

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44. What standard assists with establishing a Minimum IAQ performance (IEQp1) for both Mechanically Ventilated Spaces and Naturally Ventilated Spaces?
EPA's Target Finder rating tool
ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007
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
45 dBA

45. What is the percent for a Residential project that is going to install bike racks?
For a Schools project - if pursuing the Alternative Transportation Credit
Primary Design Assumptions - Standards - & Narrative Descriptions
15%
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.

46. What are the major compliance standards associated with low emitting materials - paints and coatings (IEQc4.2)?
Miscellaneous Equipment - Computers - Elevators - Excalators - Kitchen Cooking & Refrigeration Equipment - Laundry Washing & Drying - Lighting Exempt from Power Allowance (e/g/ - Medical Equipement) - and other (e.g. - waterfall or fountain pumps)
Vehicles that are classified as zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by the California Air Resources Board
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)
50% = 1 point

47. What must your Erosion Control Plan adhere to?
2003 EPA Construction General Permit (or local standards - whichever is more stringent)
Metabolic rate - clothing insulation - air temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air speed - humidity
Paper - corrugated cardboard - glass - plastics - and metals
4 Points

48. What is the DIFFERENCE between graywater and blackwater?
Wastewater from toilets and urinals is always considered blackwater. Graywater - depending on your local jurisdiction - can include sink - shower/bath - and dishwasher water
Vehicles that are classified as zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by the California Air Resources Board
Option 1. Flush-out - Option 2. Air testing
60% humidity

49. What types of equipment are not subject to the Enhanced Refrigerant Management requirements?
When calculating 'master plan development footprint'
Small HVAC units(>.5 lbs of refrigerant) - standard refrigerators - small water coolers.
Irrigation - fire suppression - flush fixtures - or janitorial cleaning
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

50. What standards define/qualify both preconsumer and postconsumer recycled content?
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)
A report prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities.
ISO 14021
4 Points