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LEED BD And C

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1. How many points can a project earn for using No Potable Water for irrigation?
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.
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.
Building envelope - HVAC - Service Water heating - Power - Lighting - Other equipment
4 points

2. If an existing site has Imperviousness greater than 50% - what final percent is important for Sustainable Sites Credit 6.1?
Mechanical Ventilation (Active ventilation) - Natural Ventilation (Passive ventilation) - Mixed-mode Ventilation (both mechanical and natural ventilation)
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)
Intent of proposed innovation credit - proposed requirement(s) for compliance - proposed submittals - and strategies used to meet requirement(s)
The postdevelopment rate and quantity must be at least 25% less than the predevelopment values.

3. What standard assists with establishing a Minimum IAQ performance (IEQp1) for both Mechanically Ventilated Spaces and Naturally Ventilated Spaces?
20% or more dissatisfied occupants
1%=1 pts - 3%=2 pts - 5%=3 pts - 7%=4 pts - 9%=5 pts - 11%=6 pts - 13%=7 pts
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.
ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007

4. What is Eutrophication?
The increase in chemical nutrients - such as the nitrogen and phosphorus often found in fertilizers - in an ecosystem.
ANSI/ASTM-E779-03 - Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage Rate by Fan Pressurization.
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
A minimum of 90%

5. What are some examples of GHG's?
1/2 mile walking distance to a rail line OR 1/4 mile to 2 or more bus lines
LZ1 - Dark (Parks - rural areas); LZ2 - Low (residential - light industrial); LZ3 - Medium (commercial - industrial - high density residential); LZ4 - High (metro areas)
Carbon Dioxide - Methane - CFCs - etc.
HVAC protection - scource control - pathway interruption - housekeeping - and scheduling.

6. When can wetlands count as Open Space?
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.
Interior walls - doors - floor coverings - and ceiling systems
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 people or more per 1 -000 square feet.

7. What is TSS?
60% humidity
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.
Particles that are too small or light to be removed from stormwater via gravity settling. Suspended solid concentrations are typically removed via filtration.
Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992 and 2005

8. What must be included in water efficiency calculations?
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.
2.5% = 1 point
Weight or Volume for Construction waste management (MRc2)
Water closets - urinals - lavatory faucets - showers - kitchen sink faucets - and pre-rinse spray valve

9. SRI surfaces need to be cleaned how Frequently to maintain good reflectance - as required by LEED?
At least every two years.
Prohibit smoking both inside the building and 25; away from building entrance
40% savings - or greater
The postdevelopment rate and quantity must be at least 25% less than the predevelopment values.

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

11. Define building Footprint.
It delivers water at low pressure through buried mains and submains
Metabolic rate - clothing insulation - air temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air speed - humidity
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.
Option 1. Simulation; Option 2. Prescriptive; Option 3. Measurement; Option 4. Combination

12. What percentage of TSS must be removed using BMPs for stormwater credit?
10 Hours
80%
Building envelope - HVAC - Service Water heating - Power - Lighting - Other equipment
Exceed the local zoning requirements by 25%

13. What percentage will earn exemplary performance for construction Waste management (MRc2)?
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.
95% or more to total construction waste diverted
25 feet
Full-time staff - part-time staff - peak transient (students - volunteers - visitors - customers) - or residents

14. What generates both electrical power and thermal energy from a Single Fuel source?
Water closets - urinals - lavatory faucets - showers - kitchen sink faucets - and pre-rinse spray valve
15% = 1 ID point or 8 total points for on site renewable energy
2:12 slope; > means steeped slope and requires SRI of 29 or greater <= means low sloped and requires an SRI of 78 or greater.
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) or Cogeneration

15. For increased Ventilation (IEQc2) - what percentage must mechanically ventilated spaces increase outdoor air ventilation rates required by ASHRAE 62.1-2007?
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.
30% above rates required by ASHRAE 62.1-2007
Vehicles that are classified as zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by the California Air Resources Board
10% Variation from Design Values

16. When selecting natural ventialtion what two ways demonstrate credit compliance?
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
The addition of soil particles to water bodies by natural and human-related activities
Drawdown rate or drawdown

17. What is the duration and percentage a project must engage in to earn points under Green Power (EAc6)?
IAQ best practices
ASHRAE Standard 55-2004
50% = 1 point
2 year renewable energy contract and 35% of buildings electric from green-e certified source

18. What percentage of electricity must a project purchase to achieve exemplary performance under green power (EAc6)?
100%
A further investigation that collects original samples of soil - groundwater - or building materials to analyze for quantitative values of various contaminants.
Carbon Dioxide - Methane - CFCs - etc.
Develop and implement a M&V plan specified in IPMVP Vol III - Option D: Calibrated Simulation or Option B: Energy Conservation Measure Isolation

19. How many modes must classroom lighting systems be able to operate it?
CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers)
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
2 Modes: General and A/V
Cannot build on land lower than 5' above the 100 year flood as determined by FEMA

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

21. What percentage must a NC or School project offsets building energy cost with on-site renewable energy systems to achieve Exemplary Performance?
15% = 1 ID point or 8 total points 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.
20%
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

22. What is considered a densely occupied space when monitoring CO2 concentrations for Mechanically Ventilated Spaces?
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
25 people or more per 1 -000 square feet.
Volume (cubic feet) - Interior Surface Area (square feet) - sound absorption coefficient - surface area of interior fixed elements
Tertiary Standards

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

24. Process Energy is considered to include - but is not limiited to what?
Option 1. Flush-out - Option 2. Air testing
10 Hours
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)
Process water - irrigation - fire suppression - etc.

25. Constructed Wetlands can contribute to what Water EFFICIENCY Credit?
Small man-made ponds - such as those used in stormwater retention - fire suppression - and recreation - are exempt
On-Site Biological Wastewater Treatment
100%
The variety of life in all forms - level and combinations - including ecosystem diversity - species diversity - and genetic diversity.

26. What should the BOD include?
Develop and implement a M&V plan specified in IPMVP Vol III - Option D: Calibrated Simulation or Option B: Energy Conservation Measure Isolation
Primary Design Assumptions - Standards - & Narrative Descriptions
Option 1. Simulation; Option 2. Prescriptive; Option 3. Measurement; Option 4. Combination
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.

27. What is IPM?
55%=1 pt - 75% = 2 pts - 95%=3 points.
For a Schools project - if pursuing the Alternative Transportation Credit
3 points
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

28. What is the maximum number of points that schools projects can chose to earn for IEQ credits 4.1-4.6?
50%=1 pt
4 points
25 feet
Drawdown rate or drawdown

29. For sites with Local Zoning open space requirements - how much open space is required?
HVAC - Lighting Controls - DHW - Renewables
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
Exceed the local zoning requirements by 25%
Particles that are too small or light to be removed from stormwater via gravity settling. Suspended solid concentrations are typically removed via filtration.

30. What refrigerant management Procedure governs reducing annual leakage of CFC-based refrigerants to 5% or less?
Provide vegetated open space area adjacent to the building that is equal in area to the building footprint.
Irrigation - fire suppression - flush fixtures - or janitorial cleaning
EPA Clean Air Act - Title VI - Rule 608
One low-emitting or fuel-efficient vehicle must be provided per 3% of FTE occupants.

31. What is the distance ALL naturally ventialted spaces must be in proximity to an operable wall or roof opening to the outdoors?
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
WEc4 - Process Water Reduction
The study of water occurence - distribution - movement - and balances in an ecosystem
25 feet

32. What should be included in a sustainable Landscape Plan?
Turf grass
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
A further investigation that collects original samples of soil - groundwater - or building materials to analyze for quantitative values of various contaminants.
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.

33. What are examples of Structural Control Technologies?
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
5 points
Dry plumbing fixtures and fittings that contain and treat human waste via microbiological processes.
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin

34. What is Required for an IAQ management Plan for - during Construction (IEQC3.1)?
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.
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
The US Department of Agriculture
Meet or Exceed SMACNA guidelines - Protect on-site and installed absorptive materials - MERV 8 filter medium on air handlers used during construction

35. What do the Owner's project requirements typically include?
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.
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
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.
Volume (cubic feet) - Interior Surface Area (square feet) - sound absorption coefficient - surface area of interior fixed elements

36. Where can stormwater be substituted for potable water uses relatively easily?
A local - state - or federal government agency
40% savings - or greater
Irrigation - fire suppression - flush fixtures - or janitorial cleaning
Local zoning requirements

37. What is BLEED-OFF?
ASHRAE Standard 55-2004
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
Low Background Noise Inside Core Learning Spaces & Reverberation Time for Core Learning Spaces
Cannot build on land lower than 5' above the 100 year flood as determined by FEMA

38. What should project teams NOT consider for base building elements under composite wood and agrifiber products?
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)
ANSI/ASTM-E779-03 - Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage Rate by Fan Pressurization.
4 Points
Any added Urea-Formaldehyde Resins

39. What are the two options for construction indoor air quality management plan - before occupancy (IEQc3.2)?
Full-time staff - part-time staff - peak transient (students - volunteers - visitors - customers) - or residents
Option 1. Flush-out - Option 2. Air testing
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
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.

40. What MERV rating must mechanically ventilated buildings design HVAC systems to filter supply air prior to occupancy?
30% = 1 ID point
CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers)
Lighting (interior - parking garage - surface parking - facade - or building grounds) HVAC - service water heating for domestic or space ehating purposes.
MERV 13 or Higher

41. How can you achieve exemplary performance for Heat Island reduction - non-roof?
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
Garages - Housekeeping/laundry Areas - Science Laboratories - Prep Rooms - Art Rooms - Shops of Any Kind - Copying Rooms - Printing Rooms
25 feet
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.

42. What percentage of wood-based products must be certified in accordance with the forest stewardship council to earn certified Wood (MRc7)?
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.
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 preferred parking for low emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles for 5% fo the total vehicle parking capacity of the site.
50% = 1 point

43. What ypes of rooms would require separate exhaust - negative air pressure - self-closing doors - and deck-to-deck partitions or hard-lid ceilings with no air recirculation?
100%
Garages - Housekeeping/laundry Areas - Science Laboratories - Prep Rooms - Art Rooms - Shops of Any Kind - Copying Rooms - Printing Rooms
EPA's Target Finder rating tool
50% or greater

44. Define ' Tertiary Standards'
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?
15% = 1 ID point or 8 total points for on site renewable energy
Real property whose use may be complicated by the presence or possible presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)

45. What is Process water?
ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007
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.
50% or greater
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.

46. What length must permanent entryway systems be in the primary direction of trabel for indoor chemical and pollutant source control (IEQc5)?
Any added Urea-Formaldehyde Resins
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building
15% = 1 ID point or 8 total points for on site renewable energy
The increase in chemical nutrients - such as the nitrogen and phosphorus often found in fertilizers - in an ecosystem.

47. What are the four options to achieve daylighting for Daylighting and Views - Daylighting (IEQc8.1)?
Primary Design Assumptions - Standards - & Narrative Descriptions
Option 1. Simulation; Option 2. Prescriptive; Option 3. Measurement; Option 4. Combination
A minimum of 90%
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

48. What fixtures - fittings and appliances are outside the scope of the water use reduction calculations?
Metabolic rate - clothing insulation - air temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air speed - humidity
At least 1 year of post construction occupancy
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters
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?

49. What bio-fuel systems are NOT eligible for On-Site Renewable Energy?
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 points
Combustion of municipal solid waste - forestry biomass waste other than mill residue - doaded wood - or treated wood.
Mechanical equipment - photovoltaic panels - and skylights

50. What percentage will earn exemplary performance for NC & Schools on Materials Reuse (MRc3)?
15%=1 ID point
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.
25 feet
12%