Credit Points Flashcards
If you reduce your potable water use for landscape irrigation by 75%, how many points can you get for Water Efficient Landscaping?
2 points
WEc1: Water Efficient Landscaping (Outdoor) can receive 2-4 points for NC, CS and Schools.
2 points awarded for 50% reduction
4 points for zero potable water use or no irrigation.
If you reuse, refurbish or salvage 10% (based on value) of the building materials for a NC project, how many point(s) can you get for Material Reuse?
2 points
MRc3: Materials Reuse can receive 1-2 points for NC and Schools and 1 point for CS
1 point for 5% reused based on cost
2 points for 10% reused based on cost
1 point for 5% in CS
How can you receive one point for IEQc8.1?
Schools, provide 75% daylight in classrooms
NC and CS, provide 75% of daylight in regularly occupied spaces.
How can you receive one point for IEQc8.2?
Provide direct line of sight outside for 90% of the regularly occupied spaces. the line of sight should be via vision glazing at a height between 2’6”-7’6” AFF.
If you reduce your building’s water use by 30%, how many points can you get from Water Use Reduction?
2 points WEc3: Water Use Reduction (Indoor) can award 2-4 points for NC, CS and Schools. 30% reduction is 2 points 35% reduction is 3 points 40% reduction is 4 points
You can get one point for Regional Materials if:
at least 10% (based on cost) of the total materials have been recovered, harvested or extracted within 500 miles of your project site.
MRc5: Regional Materials can receive 1-2 points for NC, CS and Schools. 10% is 1 point, 20% is 2 points.
You can get one point for SSc4.2: Alternative Transportation - Bike Storage and Changing Facilities by:
Providing secure bike storage and/or rack for 5% of the building users within 200 yards of the building entrance.
You provide shower and changing facilities for 0.5% of the FTE.
You can get 3 points for a NC project under EAc1: Optimize Energy Performance by:
Improving a new building’s energy performance by 12%.
Major Reno’s improvements start at 8% and New Buildings improvements start at 12%- 1 point for NC and 3 for CS
You can get 3 points for a CS project under EAc1: Optimize Energy Performance by:
Completing a major renovation and improving energy performance by 8% OR working on a new building and improving energy performance by 12%
You can get 5 points for a NC project under EAc1: Optimize Energy Performance by:
Improving a new building project’s energy performance by 20% OR improving an existing building’s energy performance by 16%
Under SSc5.2: Site Development - Maximize Open Spaces, with no local zoning requirements, how much open space with planting must be provided?
Planting area must be equal to the building footprint and maintained for the life of the building.
Under SSc5.2: Site Development, with a zoning ordinance but no open space requirement, how much open space with planting area must be provided?
Open space with planting area must be provided equal to 20% of the site
To get one point for MRc1.1: Building Reuse for a school, you should:
Maintain 75% of existing floors, walls and roof.
For Schools - 75% is 1 point, 95% is 2 points
For NC - 55% is 1 point, 75% is 2 points, 95% is 3 points
For CS - 25% is 1 point, 33% is 2 points, 42% is 3 points, 50% is 4 points and 75% is 5 points
To get 5 points for EAc2: Onsite Renewable Energy, you should:
A New Construction project must produce 9% of the building energy on site.
A building project wants to achieve a SSc4.4: Alternative Transportation - Parking Capacity by providing 75 parking spaces, 5% of which are preferred parking for carpools. Local zoning laws mandate 85 parking spaces. How many points will the project earn?
The project is ineligible for SSc4.4 because it does not meet local zoning laws
