Chapters 10-11

Question 1

Burning coal releases what harmful polluntants into the atmosphere

Answer 1

Carbon dioxide
sulfur dioxide
nitrogen oxide
mercury

Question 2

What are the four prerequisities for EA category

Answer 2

Fundamental Commissioning of Building Energy Systems
Minimum Energy Performance
Building-Level Energy Monitoring
Fundamental Refrigerant Management

Question 3

What are the Benefits of utilizing a CxA?

Answer 3

Minimize or eliminate design flaws.
Avoid construction defects.
Avoid equipment malfunctions.
Ensure preventative maintenance is implemented during operations.

Question 4

HVAC&R

Answer 4

Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration

Question 5

What is the baseline standard for energy performance?

Answer 5

ASHRAE 90.1-2010, Appendix G

Question 6

Passive designs capitalize on the four natural thermal processes»>

Answer 6

Radiation
Conduction
Absorption
Convection

Question 7

What are the uses for regulated energy?

Answer 7

Lighting: interior and exterior applications (parking garages, facades, site lighting)
HVAC: space heating, cooling, fans, pumps, toilet exhaust, ventilation for parking garages
Domestic and space heating for service water

Question 8

What are the uses for process energy?

Answer 8

Computers, office equipment, kitchen refrigeration and cooking, washing and drying machines, and elevators and escalators. Miscellaneous items, such as a waterfall pump, and lighting that is exempt from lighting power allowance calculations such as lighting integrated into equipment, are also categorized as process energy uses.

Question 9

What two components should be evaluated when determining which refrigerants to use?

Answer 9

Refrigerants should be evaluated based on ODP and GWP impacts.

Question 10

ODP

Answer 10

Ozone-Depleting potential

Question 11

GWP

Answer 11

Global warming potential

Question 12

What is the requirement for existing building projects that have CFC refrigerants?

Answer 12

The CFCs must be phased out

Question 13

What are the four components of the Energy & Atmosphere category?

Answer 13

Energy demand
Energy efficiency
Renewable energy
Ongoing energy performance

Question 14

How are electricity, natural gas, and liquid fuel each measured?

Answer 14

electricity is measured in kilowatts per hour
natural gas in therms
liquid fuel in gallons

Question 15

What are the four strategies to reduce energy demand?

Answer 15

Establish design and energy goals.
Size the building appropriately.
Use free energy.
Insulate.

Question 16

What are the six strategies to use energy more efficiently?

Answer 16

Address the envelope.
Install high-performance mechanical systems and appliances.
Use high-efficient infrastructure.
Capture efficiencies of scale.
Use energy simulation.
Monitor and verify performance.

Question 17

What are the six types of eligible renewable energy sources for LEED projects?

Answer 17

Solar, wind, wave, biomass, geothermal power, and low-impact hydro-power

Question 18

What are the two ways to incorporate renewable energy into a green building project?

Answer 18

Generate on-site renewable energy and/or purchase green power or RECs.

Question 19

REC

Answer 19

Renewable energy credit

Question 20

What are the four strategies to ensure optimal performance for a LEED project?

Answer 20

Adhere to the OPR.
Provide staff training.
Conduct preventative maintenance.
Create incentives for occupants and tenants.

Question 21

What are the three components to address within the Materials & Resources category?

Answer 21

The conservation of materials
Environmentally, socially and locally preferable materials
Waste management and reduction

Question 22

What is a rapidly renewable material?

Answer 22

Fiber or animal materials that must be grown or raised in 10 years or less.

Question 23

Define recycled content

Answer 23

The percentage of materials in a product that are re-cycled from the manufacturing waste stream (preconsumer waste) or the consumer waste stream (postconsumer waste) and used to make new materials. recycled content is typically expressed as a percentage of the total material volume or weight.

Question 24

What referenced standard declares a material having postconsumer/preconsumer recycled content?

Answer 24

ISO 14021-1999 - Environmental Label and Declarations

Question 25

Recycled materials that was generated from a manufacturing process is referred to as _____

Answer 25

Preconsumer. Examples include planer shavings, sawdust, bagasse, walnut shells, culls, trimmed materials, over issue publications, and obsolete inventories. Not included are rework, regrind, or scrap materials capable of being reclaimed within the same process that generated them.

Question 26

Recycled material that was generated by housedhold, commercial, industrial, or institutional end users, which can no longer be used for its intended purpose, is referred to as ______

Answer 26

Postconsumer. Examples include construction and demolition debris, materials collected through recycling programs, and landscaping waste (ISO 14021)

Question 27

What are considered regional materials according to LEED?

Answer 27

The amount of a building’s materials that are extracted, processed, and manufactured close to a project site, expressed as a percentage of the total material cost. LEED considers regional materials as those that originate within 100 miles of the project.

Question 28

What type of documentation is required to prove compliance for FSC wood?

Answer 28

FSC wood requires chain-of-custody documentation.

Question 29

Which type of products must be excluded from MR category compliance calculations?

Answer 29

Special equipment, such as elevators, escalators, and fire suppression systems.

Question 30

What are the five strategies to conserve materials throughout a project’s life-cycle?

Answer 30

Reuse existing buildings and salvaged materials.
Plan for smaller, more compact communities.
Design smaller, more flexible homes and buildings.
Use efficient framing techniques.
Promote source reduction in operations

Question 31

What are the minimum types of items to be recycled during operations to meet the requirements of the MR prerequisite?

Answer 31

Paper, corrugated cardboard, glass, plastics, and metals

Question 32

What are the 3Rs of waste management?

Answer 32

Reduce, reuse, and recycle

Question 33

What are the three strategies to reduce waste during construction?

Answer 33

Design buildings that produce less waste
Develop a construction waste management policy.
Establish a tracking system