MOCK EXAM II Flashcards
Green roofs tend to be quite expensive and have long payback periods. In which way do they pay for themselves the quickest?
Lower cooling and heating costs due to better insulation
Which strategy can the project team suggest if the building owner wants to maintain ongoing energy efficiency and performance?
Building automation systems
As humans have progressed over time, they have created indoor micro-atmospheres through mechanical and natural ventilation. We now spend _% of our time indoors:
90%
A company wants to increase security and help late-night employees find their cars after sundown but is concerned about light pollution and energy consumption after the building closes. How can the company save money over time, help its employees and reduce light pollution?
Install timers that shut off the lights after closing
When calculating building energy performance, what is included as process energy? (Choose 2)
Elevators & Washing machines
Standards are an integral part of LEED, as they avoid the need for reinventing the wheel. What organizations identify sensitive habitats? (CHOOSE 2)
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- The NatureServe Heritage Program
What does LEED use to define an alternative vehicle, like my hybrid-electric car?
The ACEEE annual vehicle rating guide
Your team is involved in a LEED Charrette as part of the integrative process and as a LEED consultant you tell them that material selection process should be based on: (CHOOSE 3)
- The impact the material has on society
- The environmental impact of extracting and manufacturing the material
- The cost of the material
Several LEED credits offer two approaches to meet credit compliance. The two approaches are: (Choose 2)
Prescriptive & Performance path
LeadingGreen is considering using the LEED for Core and Shell rating system for an ice rink complex project. Which of the following is not considered in this specific rating system? (Choose 2)
- Tenant fit outs
- Furniture, furnishings, and equipment (FF&E)
Increased ventilation can result in a trade-off between high IAQ and energy performance. How can an engineer minimize an increase in energy?
Use demand-control ventilation
LEED is one of many green building rating systems that are in use today. Some rating systems are more stringent and some are looser. Name three additional green building rating systems: (Choose 3)
- Green Globes
- The Living Building Challenge™
- BREEAM
How many credit categories does the LEED BD+C rating systems have?
8
Credit point weightings are determined based on LEED v4 Impact Categories. Which of them attempts to reduce negative environmental impacts throughout a material’s life cycle?
Promote Sustainable and Regenerative Material Resources Cycles
The success of a LEED project depends on ongoing performance and a number of backbone concepts essential to the process. Select three which are integral to green building and sustainability: (CHOOSE 3)
- Integrative Project Delivery
- Systems Thinking Approach
- Life-cycle Approach
Increased rainwater runoff can lead to detrimental environmental and economic impacts through energy required to pump the excess rainwater and tax dollars required to often treat and pump it as well as: (CHOOSE 2)
Eutrophication & Sedimentation of adjacent streams
LeadingGreen Development proposes a new strategy for an ultra energy-efficient building but is having issues with municipal code. As a result:
The project team must alter the design
Which statement is TRUE for a project to qualify for the LEED BD+C: Homes rating system?
The project can be a 3 story or less low-rise multifamily residential project
The FTE is a method to measure occupancy in LEED. Which of the following contribute to the number of FTEs in a project? (CHOOSE 2)
A librarian & A receptionist
When selecting refrigerants, what is most important for the project team to take into account?
An analysis of trade-offs between performance, global warming, and ozone depletion
Which of the following does LEED not reward a project for?
Locating near existing utilities
Selecting a site in proximity to diverse uses is encouraged in LEED. Which of the following are categories of use-types? (CHOOSE 2)
Food retail & Community anchor
In a project, what stakeholder helps the team by understanding credit interactions and documentation requirements?
LEED AP+
LEED has many tools to assist project teams, including an online feedback button. What is the main distinction between a LEED Interpretation and Project CIR?
LEED Interpretations are precedent-setting
Quality open space is not a result of which of the following?
Open grid pavement unbound for 50%+
Mlotek Construction is subcontracted to manage the waste of an old LEED certified building. How can the subcontractor use non-recyclable, nonhazardous waste to earn points?
Waste-to-energy
As a building ages how does its emissions change?
They increase
Di Santo Engineering wants to implement green strategies that would reduce the use of potable water. Suggest a strategy that would do this:
Installing a dual flush toilet
The USGBC and GBCI (Green Business Certification Inc.) are the two main governing bodies of the LEED rating system. What is the GBCI responsible for? (CHOOSE 3)
- Third-party technical reviews of registered LEED projects
- Administration of the LEED exams
- Overseeing LEED credential maintenance
A city mayor is trying to decide if he needs to hire a LEED AP for their brand new City Hall in Toronto. What is the purpose of a LEED AP?A city mayor is trying to decide if he needs to hire a LEED AP for their brand new City Hall in Toronto. What is the purpose of a LEED AP?
To streamline the LEED process
LeadingGreen has project specific questions regarding a prerequisite in Water Efficiency and an unrelated credit in the same credit category. How should the project team proceed?
Submit two separate CIRs, one for the credit and one for the prerequisite
A project is looking into options for alternative water sources for irrigation. Which should they select? (CHOOSE 2)
Greywater & Stormwater
Which of the following credits has the intent of reducing the usage of single occupied vehicles?
Access to Quality Transit
A project team is going through its first LEED application process and is very disorganized. In order to ensure all green building goals are being met, they should use:
LEED project checklist
What must the project team submit via LEED Online in order to verify prerequisite and credit compliance?
Credit Forms
A project team is investigating rainwater runoff and the possibility of capture and treating it for reuse. Which of the following methods will hold water and reduce the amount of runoff?
Direct runoff into dry ponds
The project team would determine its target certification level through:
LEED Scorecard
Commissioning is the process of verifying and documenting that a building and all of its systems and assemblies are planned, designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained to meet the owner’s project requirements. What is its median payback for an existing building?
1.7 years
Every credit category incorporates various regulations to act as standards for its sustainability goals. What credit category would REACH Optimization assist?
MR
How would Bethancourt Landscaping Engineers minimize stormwater runoff?
Install a vegetative roof