MPR (Minimum Project Requirements)

Question 1

A hotel project in a historic district requests that the walkoff mats in the primary direction of travel for the main building’s entrance be less than 10 feet (3 meters) long due to the constraints of the historic building porch depths. Who should address this request?

Answer 1

If a project team needs guidance on an issue before submitting for certification review, the project CIR process is available to them. The project CIR will be determined by a GBCI Certification Reviewer familiar with the project’s specific circumstances.

Question 2

An existing office building has a 20-year old chiller that uses CFC-11. An owner is considering a major renovation of the building and applying for LEED BD+C:New Construction certification. What statement is true about the project’s ability to earn LEED certification?

Answer 2

The owner can implement a phase-out plan to earn LEED certification
Existing buildings that have CFC based systems are still eligible for certification. A phase out plan must be implemented. The plan should be pre-approved for a post occupancy phase-out before submitting the project for certification.

Question 3

Which type of analysis will the project team conduct for a whole-building life-cycle assessment?

Answer 3

A cradle-to-grave analysis is used to compare a design case building to a baseline building.

Question 4

What best defines the project boundary?

Answer 4

Platted property line of the project defining land and water within it
The project boundary is the platted property line of the project defining land and water within it. (-USGBC)