Integrative Strategies Flashcards
A new 10 story office building will be built in an arid region. Installing occupancy sensors would impact which credits?
A. EQ Credit Thermal Comfort and EQ Credit Enhanced IAQ Strategies
B. EA Credit Optimize Energy Performance and EQ Prerequisite Minimum IAQ Performance
C. EQ Credit Enhanced IAQ Strategies and EQ Prerequisite Minimum IAQ Performance
D. EQ Prerequisite Minimum IAQ Performance and EQ Credit Thermal Comfort
B. EA Credit Optimize Energy Performance and EQ Prerequisite Minimum IAQ Performance
Occupancy sensors can be integrated in the design to turn down the thermostat automatically and reduce airflow when occupants are away, helping to reduce energy use.
A reduction in energy use would affect EA Credit Optimize Energy Performance.
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. Installing automatic shading devices on windows
B. Installing higher reflective surfaces
C. Integrating individual controls with occupancy sensors
D. Increasing the glazing on windows
C. Integrating individual controls with occupancy sensors
If a project team is pursuing both the Integrative Process credit and EA Credit Optimize Energy Performance, which action should occur first?
A. A basic energy analysis prior to conducting the energy simulation
B. Determination the energy costs savings
C. Creation of a baseline energy model
D. Use of the exceptional calculation method for unregulated loads
A. A basic energy analysis prior to conducting the energy simulation
A hospital project’s preliminary energy model reveals high internal loads. Which suggestion would reduce energy use?
A. Fully glaze the western facade
B. Provide daylighting
Daylighting is a strategy to reduce internal loads.
C. Change the building footprint
D. Oversize the HVAC system
B. Provide daylighting
Daylighting is a strategy to reduce internal loads.
Integrating which project team member into MR Prerequisite Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning early in the design phase will assist later with earning the related credit?
A. Facility Manager
B. Occupants
C. Contractor
D. Owner
C. Contractor
Integrating the contractor early in the design phase will lead to success in the prerequisite and more substantial success in achieving the related credit.
Contractors need to be aware of the requirements in the prerequisite early on.
Energy-related research for the Integrative Process credit should include all EXCEPT which element?
A. Potential building features
B. Site conditions
C. Proximity to public transportation
D. Local climate
C. Proximity to public transportation
Public transportation proximity does not have a significant (if any) impact on the building’s energy use.
An owner, architect, and general contractor in a goal-setting workshop for a school project are discussing how installing a large quantity of skylights in the building’s roof would increase daylighting in the core of the building. What could help them with this decision and help with earning IP Credit Integrative Process?
A. Conducting a student survey of lighting conditions at nearby schools
B. Perform a preliminary simple box energy model
C. Hire a lighting designer
D. Comparing the design to schools with similar plug and process load needs
B. Perform a preliminary simple box energy model
There are seven aspects that can be tested with a simple box energy model for IP Credit Integrative Process:
Site conditions Massing and orientation Building envelope attributes Lighting levels Thermal comfort ranges Plug and process load needs Programmatic and operational parameters
Which water-budget information provides enough data for use in the Discovery phase of water-related systems?
A. Data concluding that a rainwater collection system will supply 20,000 gallons (75,708 liters) of water per year
B. Data indicating that makeup water will be negligible
C. Data revealing that the building’s indoor fixtures will use 10,000 gallons of water (37,854 liters)
D. A week’s worth of data showing that 5,000 gallons (18,900 liters) of water will be used
D. A week’s worth of data showing that 5,000 gallons (18,900 liters) of water will be used
Water budgets are associated with a specific period of time (week, month, or year) and a quantity of water (gallons or liters), both of which are included in this choice.
Water budgets need to include indoor, outdoor, process, makeup water, and on-site supply water offsets.
In a goal-setting workshop, which information should be documented for IP Credit Integrative Process?
A. Current facility requirements (CFR) and Cx plan
B. Construction documents and daylighting analysis
C. Owner’s project requirements (OPR) and the basis of design (BOD)
D. LEED credit submittals and financial incentive applications
C. Effects of the percentage of exterior glazing on energy loads
Building envelope performance is going to look at the following:
Wall and roof insulation Thermal mass Window size and orientation Exterior shading devices Window performance
A project team is removing cisterns from a project design and will install a green roof instead. The building has a FAR of 1.7. What project area would this change impact the least?
A. SS Credit Open Space
B. SS Credit Rainwater Management
C. EA Prerequisite, Fundamental Commissioning and Verification
D. SS Credit Heat Island Reduction
C. EA Prerequisite, Fundamental Commissioning and Verification
Neither cisterns or green roofs need to be commissioned.
Both cisterns and green roofs can assist with SS Credit Rainwater Management.
The addition of a green roof could help with SS Credit Heat Island Reduction.
Projects with a FAR of 1.5 or more may be able to count vegetated roofs as open space.
Which options would be considered when evaluating building envelope performance as part of a simple box energy analysis?
A. Temperature set-points
B. Landscape conditions
C. Effects of the percentage of exterior glazing on energy loads
D. Hours of occupancy
C. Effects of the percentage of exterior glazing on energy loads
Building envelope performance is going to look at the following:
Wall and roof insulation Thermal mass Window size and orientation Exterior shading devices Window performance
A building owner and primary project team have convened for a goal-setting workshop. Which factors are examples of what would NOT be determined in the workshop?
A. The budget is $35M.
B. The project must be completed in 24 months.
C. The lighting needs of certain workspaces.
D. The energy performance should be 25% better than similar buildings.
C. The lighting needs of certain workspaces
This level of detail would not come out of the initial goal-setting workshop. It would be addressed as a possible energy strategy.
Which project team members’ presence on a project would help meet the requirements of multiple credits for a prospective LEED BD+C: Data Center?
A. Two team members that are LEED AP BD+C
B. LEED AP BD+C and LEED AP O+M
C. LEED AP BD+C and a qualified CxA
D. LEED AP without specialty and daylighting modeler
C. LEED AP BD+C and a qualified CxA
Which documentation do project teams need to submit for Integrative Process credit?
A. A site assessment
B. A simple box energy modeling analysis
C. A water budget analysis
D. An integrative process worksheet
D. An integrative process worksheet
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 critical for allowing more daylight into the building? (Choose 2)
A. Including skylights in the design
B. Using fritted glazing
C. Depth of floor plates
D. Design of the exterior envelope
C. Depth of floor plates
D. Design of the exterior envelope
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?
A. Collect information about the local climate and site conditions
B. Conduct a preliminary water budget analysis and preliminary comparative energy modeling
C. Document the owner’s project requirements and basis of design
D. Hire a commissioning authority
B. Conduct a preliminary water budget analysis and preliminary comparative energy modeling
The question describes the goal-setting workshop. 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.
In the integrative process, which statement is true about how the energy and water systems should be analyzed to identify the most synergies?
A. The energy systems should be analyzed first.
B. The energy and water systems should be analyzed at the same time.
C. The water systems should be analyzed first.
D. The order in which systems are analyzed does not matter.
B. The energy and water systems should be analyzed at the same time.
Water and energy are intricately tied together. By analyzing both at the same time the most synergies can be found
Which of the following are phases of the integrative process? (Choose 3)
A. Occupancy, Operations, and Performance Feedback
B. Discovery
C. Financing
D. Value Engineering
E. Design and Construction (Implementation)
A. Occupancy, Operations, and Performance Feedback
USGBC defines this stage as, ‘This third stage focuses on implementing performance measurement and creating performance feedback mechanisms. Such feedback is critical for informing building operations, so the degree to which established performance targets have been met can be assessed and so corrective actions can be taken.’
B. Discovery
USGBC defines discovery as, ‘This is the most important phase of the integrative process; it can be thought of as an extensive expansion of what is conventionally called ‘Pre-Design.’ It is unlikely that a project’s environmental goals will be achieved cost-effectively if this phase is not rigorously engaged as a discreet phase of the design process. Discovery work needs to be accomplished before ‘putting pencil to paper’ . . . in other words, before schematic design begins.’
E. Design and Construction (Implementation)
USGBC defines Implementation as, ‘This phase begins with what is conventionally called ‘Schematic Design.’ It resembles conventional practice in its structure, but integrates all of the work and collective understanding of system interactions reached during the Discovery Phase.’
Which situation might be a result of addressing the surrounding density and diverse uses early in the integrative process? (Choose 2)
A. Decreased water usage
B. Decreased construction time
C. Less reliance on automobiles
D. Increased availability of uses within walking distance
C. Less reliance on automobiles
D. Increased availability of uses within walking distance
Which factors are included in the analysis of a project’s water budget? (Choose 2)
A. The water required only by the associated grounds
B. The water required by both the building and the associated grounds
C. The on-site supply water
D. Submeters used for measuring performance
E. The water required only by the building
B. The water required by both the building and the associated grounds
C. The on-site supply water
For Integrative Process credit which factors must project teams assess through simple box energy modeling before completion of schematic design?
A. At least one way to increase efficiency
B. At least one source of renewable energy
C. At least one load reduction strategy and one energy efficiency strategy
D. At least two potential load reduction strategies
D. At least two potential load reduction strategies
Notes:
There are seven aspects to consider for energy analysis:
Site conditions Massing and orientation Building envelope attributes Lighting levels Thermal comfort ranges Plug and process load needs Programmatic and operational parameters
Project teams must assess at least two potential strategies for each aspect (so at least a total of 14 things are being checked).
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 can have minimal impact on the project budget. The design consultant suggests using light-colored pervious paving in lieu of a black asphalt parking lot. This design strategy would assist in all of the following credits EXCEPT:
A. EA Credit Optimize Energy Performance
B. SS Credit Heat Island Reduction
C. SS Credit Rainwater Management
D. SS Credit Open Space
D. SS Credit Open Space
Notes:
The pervious pavement choice will help with runoff.
The light- colored paving would help with heat island reduction, which helps reducing the cooling load required for the building
A new library will have a 5% energy improvement over a baseline building. The project team is considering increasing ventilation. The project uses mechanical ventilation. This change could have a negative impact on:
A. EA Prerequisite Minimum Energy Performance
B. EA Credit Demand Response
C. EA Credit Optimize Energy Performance
D. EA Prerequisite Fundamental Refrigerant Management
D. EA Prerequisite Fundamental Refrigerant Management
Notes:
Increasing the ventilation of a building that uses mechanical ventilation will require a larger HVAC system capacity and greater energy use. Since the baseline building energy performance would change, EA Prerequisite, Minimum Energy Performance will be impacted.
The building has a 5% energy performance improvement which is enough for the prerequisite but falls short of the minimum for Optimize Energy Performance. Since the project cannot earn Optimize Energy Performance, this credit will not be affected.
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. Conduct a preliminary water budget analysis
B. Gather occupant feedback
C. Convene a goal setting workshop
D. Document how the analysis informed the OPR and BOD
C. Convene a goal setting workshop (is the answer)
For IP Credit Integrative Process preliminary energy and water research occurs first. Then the goal setting workshop is convened which uses the data collected to help make decisions.
