Test 2 Flashcards
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 handbook
LEED online documentation
LEED project checklist
LEED rating system overview and introductions
LEED project checklist
You are a LEED consultant and a client has asked you how the project can increase its density. What do you suggest?
Select a site within a dense neighborhood
Ensure the site has 10 diverse uses adjacent to the building
Select an infill site with 75% previously developed land
Shrink the building footprint but maintain the GFA to maximize the FAR
Build a mixed-use facility with amenities on the first floor
Shrink the building footprint but maintain the GFA to maximize the FAR
What are different strategies that a space-efficient minded urban planning consultant on a LEED for Neighbourhood Development project would suggest? (CHOOSE 3)
Select only low VOC and non-off-gassing products
Use structural insulated panels
Select products that ship with less packaging
Incorporate advanced framing in the design
Reduce hallways
Choose products made in factories that support worker health
Use structural insulated panels
Incorporate advanced framing in the design
Reduce hallways
Selecting a site in proximity to diverse uses is encouraged in LEED. Which of the following are categories of use-types? (CHOOSE 2)
Community anchor
Food retail
All retail stores
Restaurants
Police stations
Community anchor
Food retail
This question asks for the categories, not the actual uses. There are five categories of use-types:
* Food retail
* Community-serving retail
* Services
* Civic and community facilities
* Community anchor uses
Which aspect of the requirements could negatively impact the indoor air quality?
MERV filters
The location of entrance grates or mats
The location of outdoor air ducts
Materials with no VOCs
The location of outdoor air ducts
ASHRAE, MERV, FSC, and ISO are some of the organizations that set standards used in the LEED rating system. While FSC standards apply to wood products, what is the ISO 14000 standard used for?
Pre-approved products for LEED
Mercury free lamps
Solid waste management plans
Material VOC limits
Environmentally preferable goods and services
Environmentally preferable goods and services
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
Exclude it from the credit calculations
Burn it on-site
Send it directly to the landfill
Waste-to-energy
Your new vacation home will be located in the Alps and you cleverly decide to supply your toilet water with snow from the mountains. How does this decision affect the future of the project?
The project could emphasize water conservation
The project could commission the project throughout its life
The project could later choose to pursue adaptive reuse
The project could later choose to pursue an infill design
The project could emphasize water conservation
When deciding which refrigerant to use in a building’s cooling system, a conflict arises between the effects of ODP and GWP. What fact causes this conflict?
CFCs have a high ODP and thus should not be used
Refrigerants that are neutral to the ozone layer are less efficient
Refrigerants contain ozone layer gases
Refrigerants that have a high ODP are less efficient
Refrigerants that are neutral to the ozone layer are less efficient
When calculating building energy performance, what is included as process energy? (Choose 2)
Washing machines
Elevators
Domestic hot water heaters
High efficient HVAC units
Washing machines
Elevators
Green buildings are evaluated based on the Triple Bottom Line, which includes their social, environmental, and economic benefits. Which two are examples of economic benefits from a LEED project? (Choose 2)
Less materials sent to the landfill
Increasing the tax base to the community
Save land and reduce the development of green fields
Reduced liabilities due to poor indoor air quality causing health issues
Reduced utility costs
Reduced liabilities due to poor indoor air quality causing health issues
Reduced utility costs
What does LEED use to define an alternative vehicle, like my hybrid-electric car?
Green-e certification
The Land Trust Alliance
The Institute of Transportation Engineers
The ACEEE annual vehicle rating guide
The ACEEE annual vehicle rating guide
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 U.S. EPA Land Trust Alliance
FEMA
The U.S. EPA ECO-regions
The U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
The NatureServe Heritage Program
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The NatureServe Heritage Program
If a building owner wants to evaluate the environmental impact of its energy, water, solid waste, materials, and transportation systems as a whole, it would use which metric?
ODP and GWP
Life-cycle costing
Carbon emissions
ESC impact
Carbon emissions
How many credit categories does the LEED BD+C rating systems have?
9
7
8
6
8
Each BD+C rating system has 8 credit categories: Location and Transportation (LT); Sustainable Sites (SS); Water Efficiency (WE); Energy and Atmosphere (EA); Materials and Resources (MR); Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ); Innovation (IN); and Regional Priority (RP). Even though it has 1 credit and 1 prerequisite, the Integrative Process (IP) is not included as a credit category.
In the Indoor Water Use Reduction prerequisite and credit, what is the baseline case compared to?
The design case installed in the building
The UPC and IPC
The average water consumption based on a similar LEED project
The ICC
The EPAct of 1992 or 2005
The design case installed in the building
Throughout the LEED documentation process, many different stakeholders are involved. Which document establishes the terms and conditions of the LEED Certification program to which the building owner is bound?
Basis of Design
LEED certification approval
Agent’s authority
Owner’s project requirements
Certification agreementThroughout the LEED documentation process, many different stakeholders are involved. Which document establishes the terms and conditions of the LEED Certification program to which the building owner is bound?
Basis of Design
LEED certification approval
Agent’s authority
Owner’s project requirements
Certification agreement
Certification agreement
A team is trying to reduce the amount of potable water used for irrigation. Which of the following will not help with tracking this information?
Using treated water
Xeriscaping
Using smart sensor demand based technologies for irrigation
Installing building-level meters
Installing building-level meters
A school is analyzing the cost-benefit ratio of only installing ENERGY STAR appliances in one of its residences. What can be done to determine whether or not this is a smart decision?
Perform a Life-Cycle Assessment of the trade-offs between the capital and operating costs
Use energy modelling software to prioritize the projects OPR
Review the building’s energy use for ways to improve efficiency
Purchase carbon offsets to minimize appliance energy emissions
Perform a Life-Cycle Assessment of the trade-offs between the capital and operating costs
What is one of the primary tasks for an integrated project team during the discovery phase?
Secure project financing
Register the project via LEED Online
Make certain there is a local waste hauler that recycles waste
Understanding system interactions
Understanding system interactions
Every credit category incorporates various regulations to act as standards for its sustainability goals. What credit category would REACH Optimization assist?
EA
EQ
MR
LT
SS
MR
REACH is the Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals. REACH requires companies to register any chemical substances that they are manufacturing or importing into the European Union in quantities of one ton or more per year.
Which of the following does LEED not reward a project for?
Locating near existing utilities
Providing EV charging stations
Locating a building in a historic district
Selecting a site with nearby diverse uses
Selecting a site with a priority site
Locating near existing utilities
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?
5 years
3.5 years
1.7 years
6 months
1.7 years
Every project must earn a minimum number of points through credits. What is the purpose of minimum program requirements? (CHOOSE 3)
To protect the integrity of the LEED program
To ensure a minimum number of credits are met
To verify that buildings are meeting environmental goals
To ensure that the building complies with local code
To give clear guidance to customers
To reduce certification process challenges
To protect the integrity of the LEED program
To give clear guidance to customers
To reduce certification process challenges
Buildings are becoming more and more unique and require specific items based on their location and space type. How does LEED address this?
LEED for International Projects
LEED Innovation in Design points
LEED rating system adaptations
LEED Pilot Credits
New versions of LEED
LEED rating system adaptations
Demand Response is new to LEED V4. What is not one of its benefits?
Reduced GhG emissions
Grid reliability
Operator convenience
Energy generation and distribution efficiency
Operator convenience
