Integrated Strategies (52 EA) Flashcards
A project team has completed preliminary energy and water research and analysis that will help with the discussions for integrative design opportunities. What should be the project team’s next step?
A. Gather occupant feedback
B. Conduct a preliminary water budget analysis.
C. Document how the analysis informed the OPR and BOD.
D. Convene a goal setting workshop.
D. Convene a goal setting workshop.
[Note: For IP Credit Integrative Process preliminary energy and water research occurs first.
Then goal setting workshop is convened which uses the data collected to help make decision.
Every LEED project is supposed to be guided by which two documents?
The project goals and strategies for meeting the goals are defined by:
- Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR)
- Basis of Design (BOD)
A project team has convened to identify targeted LEED credits, identify initial responsibilities and deliverables, and identify potential integrative strategies for achieving performance targets. What is their next step in the project timeline?
Conduct a preliminary water budget analysis and preliminary comparative energy model.
[Note: After the goal-setting workshop the project team would take the preliminary energy/water research and analysis to develop a preliminary water budget analysis and preliminary comparative energy modeling.]
A new government office building will provide individual occupant controls for lighting. What design strategy would most reduce the operational energy use associated with task lighting?
A. Increase the glazing on windows.
B. Installing higher reflective surfaces.
C. Installing automatic shading devices on windows.
D. Integrating individual controls with occupancy sensors.
D. Integrating individual controls with occupancy sensors.
[Note: A common problem with task lighting is that occupants leave the task lights on when they are away from their desks, such as for lunch or when leaving for the day. Integrating task lighting with occupancy sensors can reduce the energy costs the most.
Surfaces that reflect/absorb light can also have potential energy savings, but integrating task lighting with occupancy sensors will have a greater impact.]
A project team for a 3-story mixed-use project wants to increase the daylighting of the store on the ground floor to help the owner better display products for sale. What factors are NOT critical for allowing more daylight into the building?
A. Depth of floor plates.
B. Design of the exterior envelope.
C. Including skylights in the design.
D. Adjacent surfaces.
C. Including skylights in the design.
[Note: Skylights would not help with the ground floor.]
A project team for a school wants to increase the daylighting and views for students in classrooms. What issue should be considered if the design team chooses to increase the amount of glazing?
Glazing provides less insulating effects compared to standard walls, resulting in more heat gain and heat loss.
A project team for a school wants to increase the daylighting and views for students in classrooms. What issue should be considered if the design team chooses to increase the amount of glazing?
Glazing provides less insulating effects compared to standard walls, resulting in more heat gain and heat loss.
A project moved beyond the design phase before a green-building consultant was asked to join the project team. The building owner wants to hear about design strategies that are flexible and can earn multiple LEED points without negatively impacting the project budget. The design consultant suggests using light-colored previous paving with recycled content in lieu of a black asphalt parking lot. This design strategy would assist in all the following credits EXCEPT:
A. SS Credit Rainwater Management
B. SS Credit Heat Island Reduction
C. MR Credit BPDO: Raw Material Extraction
D. SS Credit Open Space
D. SS Credit Open Space
[Note: The pervious pavement choice will help with runoff. The light-colored paving would help with heat island reduction. The recycled content supports material optimization.]
During the design phase of a new commercial development the design team finds that changing the orientation of the building and adding exterior horizontal louvers above the South-facing windows will be beneficial. Which credit would NOT be affected by these changes?
A. EA Credit Green Power and Carbon Offsets
B. EA Credit Optimize Energy Performance
C. EQ Credit Daylight
D. EQ Credit Enhanced Commissioning
D. EQ Credit Enhanced Commissioning
[Note: Commissioning does not include passive daylighting strategies. Daylight may need to be reviewed because the daylight coming into the building will change from both the orientation change and by adding louvers over windows.
Energy Performance may need to be reviewed because changing the building orientation could change the building energy simulation since the baseline building will now have a different orientation.
Green Power may need to be reviewed since the baseline electricity use could change as a result of changing the orientation and reducing the amount of sunlight allowed in the southside of the building.]
