Section 8: Innovation & Other Credits

Question 1

What are pilot credits?

Answer 1

Credits designed to test new and revised LEED credit language, and new or innovative green building technologies and concepts

Question 2

How many points are available for Innovation?

Answer 2

6

Question 3

How many points are available for Regional Priority?

Answer 3

4

Question 4

Innovation in Design points can be awarded for which three areas?

Answer 4

1. Exemplary performance
2. Innovative performance
3. Having one LEED AP participant on the project team

Question 5

What is exemplary performance?

Answer 5

Exceeding the credit requirements

Question 6

What is innovative performance?

Answer 6

Demonstrating a quantifiable environmental

benefit using an approach not found in the LEED Rating System

Question 7

A project which exceeds the credit requirements can achieve which credit?

Answer 7

Exemplary performance

Question 8

In which two ways can a project earn exemplary performance?

Answer 8

• Doubling the credit requirements

- Achieving the next incremental percentage threshold

Question 9

By using a new approach not found in the current LEED rating system, projects can earn which credit?

Answer 9

Innovative performance

Question 10

Credits that have been designated as being particularly important for a local region are known as what?

Answer 10

Regional priority credits

Question 11

List four synergies that could be achieved through using a previous site in an urban location

Answer 11

• Protect habitat through reducing the need for new land
• Hep with development density and community connectivity
• Have better access to public transportation
• Reduce heat island effect because of less need for parking spaces (more people are taking buses or subway)

Question 12

List five synergies that could be achieved through having a small building footprint

Answer 12

• Allow for more open spaces
• Protect natural habitats
• Reduce light pollution by making parking lots smaller or placing them underground
• Decrease the runoff of storm water
• Reduce energy demand

Question 13

List four synergies that could be achieved through installing a vegetated green roof

Answer 13

• Reduce the heat island effect
• Reduce the amount of stormwater leaving the site
• Save the energy through adding insulation to the building and reducing the heating/cooling requirements (e.g. smaller A/C system)
• Increase open space

Question 14

List three synergies that could be achieved through having underground parking

Answer 14

• Allow more site area free for plants (open space)
• Help reduce the heat island effect
• Aid in stormwater management

Question 15

List two synergies that could be achieved through using native and adaptive plants for landscaping

Answer 15

• Protect and restore open space

- Save water by reducing the need to irrigation water

Question 16

List two synergies that could be achieved through using high-efficiency plumbing fixtures

Answer 16

• Reduce water use

- Reduce energy use required for plumbing systems

Question 17

List four synergies that could be achieved through collecting rainwater or treated grey water for reuse

Answer 17

• Reduce potable water demand (indoor and outdoor)
• Generate less wastewater
• Reduce stormwater runnoff
• Reduce energy use to power sprinkler system

Question 18

List two synergies that could be achieved through using light-coloured pervious paver or parking lots

Answer 18

• Reduce heat islands

- Control storm water runoff

Question 19

List four synergies that could be achieved through using operable windows

Answer 19

• Increase natural ventilation
• Contribute to thermal comfort
• Allow for a smaller air conditioning system
• May increase heating cost

Question 20

List two synergies that could be achieved through using an underfloor air system

Answer 20

• Increase thermal comfort

- Reduce need for heating and cooling

Question 21

List five synergies that could be achieved through implementing the right daylighting strategies

Answer 21

• Reduce the need for indoor lighting
• Reduce the need to cool an area due to indoor lighting
• Provide passive solar heating
• Enhance thermal comfort
• Cause overheating, glare and higher cooling loads in summer

Question 22

How can LEED projects identify which credit has regional priority?

Answer 22

Checking the USGBC website

Question 23

In LEED rating systems, the Regional Priority credits for a project as based on what?

Answer 23

The project’s zip code