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LEED BD And C

Subjects : certifications, leed, construction

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1. What are the major compliance standards associated with low emitting materials - Flooring systems (IEQc4.3)?
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)
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) or Cogeneration
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)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

2. What percentage of nonstructural elements must be reused for a project to earn building reuse - maintain interior nonstructural elements (MRc1.2
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.
50%=1 pt
EPA's Target Finder rating tool
75%=1pt

3. How many modes must classroom lighting systems be able to operate it?
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
100%
55%=1 pt - 75% = 2 pts - 95%=3 points.
2 Modes: General and A/V

4. What do Retention Ponds do?
Option 1. Simulation; Option 2. Prescriptive; Option 3. Measurement; Option 4. Combination
2:12 slope; > means steeped slope and requires SRI of 29 or greater <= means low sloped and requires an SRI of 78 or greater.
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
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters

5. SRI surfaces need to be cleaned how Frequently to maintain good reflectance - as required by LEED?
A local - state - or federal government agency
HVAC - Lighting Controls - DHW - Renewables
At least every two years.
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters

6. To what relative humidity much HVAC systems in schools be designed (to limit space?) to comply with Mold Prevention (IEQc10)?
60% humidity
At least 1 principal particiapnt of the project team must be a LEED Accredited Professional
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

7. What additional requirement must schools follow to earn construction indoor air quality management plan - during construction (IEQC3.1)?
1 year and 2 year 24 hour design storms (for SSc6.1)
On-Site Biological Wastewater Treatment
IAQ best practices
Prohibit smoking both inside the building and 25; away from building entrance

8. What is the minimum energy cost savings percentage to earn 1 point on new buildings for both NC & Schools?
50%; some strategies include water-conserving fixtures and/or using non-potable water for conveyance
Carbon Trust 'Good Practice Guide 237'
Carbon Dioxide - Methane - CFCs - etc.
12%

9. What are the three basic methods for ventilating buildings?
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin
The addition of soil particles to water bodies by natural and human-related activities
Mechanical Ventilation (Active ventilation) - Natural Ventilation (Passive ventilation) - Mixed-mode Ventilation (both mechanical and natural ventilation)
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.

10. 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
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin
30% = 1 ID point
80%

11. What are some examples of Rapidly Renewable materials?
Drawdown rate or drawdown
Between 3 and 6 feet above the floor.
Develop and implement a M&V plan specified in IPMVP Vol III - Option D: Calibrated Simulation or Option B: Energy Conservation Measure Isolation
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

12. 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)
Turf grass
Primary Design Assumptions - Standards - & Narrative Descriptions
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.

13. ETS transfer between individual residential units can be tested by conducting a blower door test in accordance to what standard?
An economizer
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin
Prohibit smoking both inside the building and 25; away from building entrance
ANSI/ASTM-E779-03 - Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage Rate by Fan Pressurization.

14. What are the four options to achieve daylighting for Daylighting and Views - Daylighting (IEQc8.1)?
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.
Carbon Dioxide - Methane - CFCs - etc.
Option 1. Simulation; Option 2. Prescriptive; Option 3. Measurement; Option 4. Combination
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

15. What is the Landscape Coefficient (K l)?
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.
At least 1 principal particiapnt of the project team must be a LEED Accredited Professional
30% = 1 ID point
The postdevelopment rate and quantity must be at least 25% less than the predevelopment values.

16. What is an Attendance boundary?
Building envelope - HVAC - Service Water heating - Power - Lighting - Other equipment
Boundary line used by school districts to determine which students attend what school based on where
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.
1/2 mile walking distance to a rail line OR 1/4 mile to 2 or more bus lines

17. At what percentage must an outdoor air delivery monitoring system generate an alarm for insufficient airflow values or carbon dioxide?
10% Variation from Design Values
Paper - corrugated cardboard - glass - plastics - and metals
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.
Process water - irrigation - fire suppression - etc.

18. What are the major compliance standards associated with low emitting materials - adhesives and sealants (IEQc4.1)?
A minimum of 50%
4 points
100%
SCAQMD Rule #1168 (Adhesives - Sealants & Sealant Primers) - Green Seal Standard GS-36 (Commercial Adhesives)

19. What generates both electrical power and thermal energy from a Single Fuel source?
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.
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
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) or Cogeneration
On-Site Biological Wastewater Treatment

20. What is TSS?
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters
Particles that are too small or light to be removed from stormwater via gravity settling. Suspended solid concentrations are typically removed via filtration.
1 year and 2 year 24 hour design storms (for SSc6.1)
80%

21. When are parking - paving - and utilities included in site measurements?

22. What percentage of space must achieve day-light illumination to satisfy daylight and views - Daylight (IEQc8.1)?
A local - state - or federal government agency
Small HVAC units(>.5 lbs of refrigerant) - standard refrigerators - small water coolers.
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
75%=1pt

23. What type of Man-made structure is exempt from Site Selection?
45 dBA
Any added Urea-Formaldehyde Resins
Small man-made ponds - such as those used in stormwater retention - fire suppression - and recreation - are exempt
FSC Recycled of FSC Recycled Credit

24. What usually defines Open Space requirements?
The variety of life in all forms - level and combinations - including ecosystem diversity - species diversity - and genetic diversity.
EPA's Target Finder rating tool
Local zoning requirements
15%

25. What design standard outlines the required acoustical performance for schools?
6 to 18 months after occupancy
S12.60-2002 - Acoustical Performance Criteria - Design Requirements and Guidelines for Schools
50% = 1 point
A minimum of 50%

26. What standards define/qualify both preconsumer and postconsumer recycled content?
ISO 14021
Orientation - Site Energy Sources - Efficient Envelope - Energy Recovery System
15%=1 ID point
Process water - irrigation - fire suppression - etc.

27. What length must permanent entryway systems be in the primary direction of trabel for indoor chemical and pollutant source control (IEQc5)?
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
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.
10 ft long to capture dirt and particulates entering building
LZ1 - Dark (Parks - rural areas); LZ2 - Low (residential - light industrial); LZ3 - Medium (commercial - industrial - high density residential); LZ4 - High (metro areas)

28. What are the three compliance path options described in Optimize energy performance (EACL)?
One low-emitting or fuel-efficient vehicle must be provided per 3% of FTE occupants.
Metabolic rate - clothing insulation - air temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air speed - humidity
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.
The study of water occurence - distribution - movement - and balances in an ecosystem

29. What is the exemplary percentage for process water reduction?
An economizer
40% savings - or greater
It delivers water at low pressure through buried mains and submains
Drawdown rate or drawdown

30. Calculations need to be calculated by what for Construction Waste Management (MRc2)?
Weight or Volume for Construction waste management (MRc2)
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
11 PM (between 11 PM and 5 AM)
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)

31. What percentage of the building occupants must have individual lighitng controls for controllabliity of systems - Lighting (IEQc6.1)?
12%
A minimum of 90%
Turf grass
Irrigation - fire suppression - flush fixtures - or janitorial cleaning

32. How is a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment more in depth?
Interior walls - doors - floor coverings - and ceiling systems
A further investigation that collects original samples of soil - groundwater - or building materials to analyze for quantitative values of various contaminants.
The ability to shed heat
The study of water occurence - distribution - movement - and balances in an ecosystem

33. What is the maximum number of points that schools projects can chose to earn for IEQ credits 4.1-4.6?
25 feet
95% or more to total construction waste diverted
ISO 14021
4 points

34. What Energy related systems must be commissioned?
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) or Cogeneration
HVAC - Lighting Controls - DHW - Renewables
S12.60-2002 - Acoustical Performance Criteria - Design Requirements and Guidelines for Schools
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

35. What is the definition of a Brownfield?
50% or greater
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
The US Department of Agriculture
Real property whose use may be complicated by the presence or possible presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant

36. 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.
25 people or more per 1 -000 square feet.
Between 3 and 6 feet above the floor.
CIBSE Applications Manual 10-2005 (AM10) or Macroscopic - Multizone - Analytical Moded Predicting Room-by-Room Air Flow Rates

37. Define 'Native or Adapted plants'
15%
1 year and 2 year 24 hour design storms (for SSc6.1)
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.
60% humidity

38. From Where is the transportation distance measured?
The variety of life in all forms - level and combinations - including ecosystem diversity - species diversity - and genetic diversity.
A main building entrance
Any added Urea-Formaldehyde Resins
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.

39. When can wetlands count as Open Space?
Drawdown rate or drawdown
Small HVAC units(>.5 lbs of refrigerant) - standard refrigerators - small water coolers.
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.
Structural framing and general dimensional framing - flooring - subflooring - wood doors - and finishes.

40. With no new parking - a project my qualify for what credit?
SSc4.4 - Alternative Transportation - Parking Capacity
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
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.
Wastewater from toilets and urinals is always considered blackwater. Graywater - depending on your local jurisdiction - can include sink - shower/bath - and dishwasher water

41. What is a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment?
The study of water occurence - distribution - movement - and balances in an ecosystem
Metabolic rate - clothing insulation - air temperature - Radiant Temperature - Air speed - humidity
A report prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities.
FSC Recycled of FSC Recycled Credit

42. If an existing site has Imperviousness greater than 50% - what final percent is important for Sustainable Sites Credit 6.1?
Building envelope - HVAC - Service Water heating - Power - Lighting - Other equipment
When calculating 'master plan development footprint'
The postdevelopment rate and quantity must be at least 25% less than the predevelopment values.
Earth Dike - Silt Fence - Sediment Trap - and Sediment Basin

43. What are examples of Composite Wood and Agrifiber Products?
Particleboard - Medium density fiberboard (MDF) - Plywood - Wheatboard - Strawboard - Panel Substrates - and Door Cores.
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
Building envelope - HVAC - Service Water heating - Power - Lighting - Other equipment
EPA's Target Finder rating tool

44. What is the maximum number of points a project can earn for achieving exemplary performance?
Fixtures - Furniture and Equipment (FF&E)
3 points
30% above rates required by ASHRAE 62.1-2007
Low Background Noise Inside Core Learning Spaces & Reverberation Time for Core Learning Spaces

45. If you treat storm water to Tertiary Standards - what can you then use the water for?
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.
Process water - irrigation - fire suppression - etc.
One low-emitting or fuel-efficient vehicle must be provided per 3% of FTE occupants.
It delivers water at low pressure through buried mains and submains

46. What must your Erosion Control Plan adhere to?
2003 EPA Construction General Permit (or local standards - whichever is more stringent)
LZ1 - Dark (Parks - rural areas); LZ2 - Low (residential - light industrial); LZ3 - Medium (commercial - industrial - high density residential); LZ4 - High (metro areas)
75%=1pt
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.

47. What percentage of TSS must be removed using BMPs for stormwater credit?
At least 1 principal particiapnt of the project team must be a LEED Accredited Professional
FSC Recycled of FSC Recycled Credit
80%
On-Site Biological Wastewater Treatment

48. How can you achieve exemplary performance for Heat Island reduction - non-roof?
Irrigation - fire suppression - flush fixtures - or janitorial cleaning
4 Points
10 Hours
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.

49. For residential buildings - what is the general rule for Occupants Per Bed?
2 residents per 1-bedroom - 3 residents per 2=bedroom unit - etc.
1 to 1; i.e. 50/50 male to female
2 Modes: General and A/V
The addition of soil particles to water bodies by natural and human-related activities

50. What fixtures - fittings and appliances are outside the scope of the water use reduction calculations?
The US Department of Agriculture
Structural framing and general dimensional framing - flooring - subflooring - wood doors - and finishes.
The ability to shed heat
Steam cookers - dishwashers - ice makers - and clothes waters