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Exemplary Performance credits can be achieved in which LEED rating system category? a. Materials and Resources b. Innovation c. Sustainable Sites d. Water Efficiency - ✔ b. Innovation The term "stakeholder" encompasses more than just decision makers and includes: a. Those who must live with the decisions and those who must carry them out. b. Everyone who has a financial stake in the building. c. Everyone who is on the company payroll. d. Those members of the community who are not affiliated with the company but are affected by its decisions. - ✔ a. Those who must live with the decisions and those who must carry them out. What is the most critical impact category out of the seven, meaning the largest environmental impact, as determined by USGBC? a. Reverse Contribution to Global Climate Change b. Protect, Enhance, and Restore Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services c. Protect and Restore Water Resources d. Enhance Individual Human Health and Well-Being - ✔ a. Reverse Contribution to Global Climate Change The total land area of a project site covered by buildings, streets, parking areas, and other typically impermeable surfaces constructed as part of the project is called the: a. Building envelope b. Project site boundary c. Development footprint
d. Project to site ratio - ✔ c. Development footprint Pervious paving areas support which two Sustainable Sites (SS) goals? (select two) a. Reduce heat island effect b. Eliminate light pollution c. Improve ground water quality d. Protect open space e. Reduce rainwater runoff - ✔ a. Reduce heat island effect e. Reduce rainwater runoff The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct 1992) establishes which flush rate as the baseline water consumption for water closets? a. 0.25 gpf b. 0.6 gpf c. 1.6 gpf d. 1.6 gpm - ✔ c. 1.6 gpf A charrette is: a. Generally held at the end of the project b. The process of bringing in the design team only for focused conversations c. The process brings together the project team with stakeholders and outside experts for creative thinking and collaboration d. A gathering of LEED APs for a general discussion on sustainability - ✔ c. The process brings together the project team with stakeholders and outside experts for creative thinking and collaboration When applying systems thinking to designing building and communities, we must understand: a. Systems are always simple and self-contained b. Most systems are actually systems within systems c. Unchecked, positive feedback loops can create chaos in a system d. Both the individual elements of the system and their relationships to each other as a whole - ✔ d. Both the individual elements of the system and their relationships to each other as a whole ASHRAE 55 relates to:
c. Xeriscaping d. Greenscaping - ✔ c. Xeriscaping Pooled parking is when: a. Parking spaces are shared among two or more buildings. b. Parking spaces are reserved for carpoolers only. c. Pools of parking spots are reserved in proximity to the building depending on the arrival time of employees. d. Occupants pool together to rent premium parking spots - ✔ a. Parking spaces are shared among two or more buildings. The use of soft surfaces and noise control measures for interiors are part of: a. Appropriate acoustical design b. Integrated project delivery (IPD) c. Space categorization d. Minimum program requirements (MPRs) - ✔ a. Appropriate acoustical design A major consideration when developing a sustainable project budget is: a. Final contractor bids b. Life-cycle costs c. Construction hard costs only d. Construction change orders - ✔ b. Life-cycle costs The credit category that addresses regional environmental priorities for buildings in different geographic regions is: a. Regional Principles b. Regional Proximity c. Regional Priority d. Regional Preferences - ✔ c. Regional Priority
Strategies to reduce energy demand include: (select three) a. Daylighting b. Smaller building footprint c. Larger building footprint d. Mechanical ventilation e. Natural ventilation - ✔ b. Smaller building footprint e. Natural ventilation The role of the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) is to: a. Act as the judicial arm of the USGBC b. Perform all of the administrative duties of the USGBC c. Administer LEED certification d. Write and administrate the LEED credential exams - ✔ c. Administer LEED certification Installing a vegetative roof will utilize synergies between which two credits? a. SS Credit—Open Space and SS Credit—Site Development - Protect or Restore Habitat b. SS Credit—Open Space and WE Credit—Outdoor Water Use Reduction c. SS Credit—Rainwater Management and SS Credit—Heat Island Reduction d. WE Credit—Outdoor Water Use Reduction and SS Credit—Rainwater Management - ✔ c. SS Credit—Rainwater Management and SS Credit—Heat Island Reduction The program established by the Center for Resource Solutions to promote green electricity products and provide consumers with a rigorous and nationally recognized method to identify those products is called: a. Green-e certification program b. Green Seal c. Green Label Plus
Recycling is the most common way to divert waste from landfills, but because secondary markets do not exist for every material, the next most beneficial use of waste materials is: a. Conversion to energy b. Waste to water: transported on waste barge to be dumped in the middle of the ocean c. Transported to smaller landfills in other regions d. Composting - ✔ a. Conversion to energy The minimum program requirements (MPRs) do not include: a. Daylighting requirements b. That the building must be permanent c. Minimum floor area requirements d. Definition of the LEED project boundaries - ✔ a. Daylighting requirements A project team that is almost done designing a new construction office building wishes to achieve option 1 of the EQ Credit—Interior Lighting to get a platinum certification. To achieve the credit they will: a. Install LED light bulbs in all fixtures. b. Install one skylight in every regularly occupied space. c. Provide individual lighting controls for at least 90% of occupants d. Provide individual lighting controls for 50% of occupants. - ✔ c. Provide individual lighting controls for at least 90% of occupants Using the building layout, fabric, and form to achieve heat transfer and air movement through intentional openings in interior spaces is called: a. Mechanical ventilation b. Recirculated air c. Natural ventilation d. Mixed-mode ventilation - ✔ c. Natural ventilation
Two examples of high-performance irrigation systems that channel water directly to root systems are: (select two) a. Evapotranspiration systems b. Bubbler distribution systems c. Xeriscaping systems d. Drip systems e. Sprinkler systems - ✔ b. Bubbler distribution systems d. Drip systems To achieve Location and Transportation (LT) credits, an office complex without transit access might provide: (select two) a. Incentives for car pooling b. Discounted gas at the nearest gas station c. Facilities for alternative-fuel vehicles like plug-in hybrids d. Lower health insurance premiums to employees who bike to work - ✔ a. Incentives for car pooling c. Facilities for alternative-fuel vehicles like plug-in hybrids A new credit in LEED v4 that encourages early analysis of energy, site, and water systems to inform design is: a. Integrative Process b. Site Assessment c. Fundamental Commissioning and Verification d. Demand Response - ✔ a. Integrative Process The highest form of material conservation is: a. Recycling b. Remanufacturing c. Remediating
d. A sole proprietorship with many committees - ✔ a. A consensus-based, nonprofit organization Before submitting a credit interpretation request (CIR) for clarification on a credit, a project team should review: a. Rating System Selection Guidance b. Pilot Credit Library c. LEED certification agreement d. LEED Interpretations in the online Addenda database - ✔ d. LEED Interpretations in the online Addenda database A system is: a. An unconnected group that works independently of the other parts, yet remains connected through feedback loops. b. An assemblage of elements or parts that interact in a series of relationships to form a complex whole that serves particular functions or purposes. c. A complex group of interconnected parts whose performance is dependent on the weakest link. d. A series of interconnected elements whose performance is not affected by a change to one of the parts. - ✔ b. An assemblage of elements or parts that interact in a series of relationships to form a complex whole that serves particular functions or purposes. In the seven impact categories or LEED goals, water is listed how? a. Protect, Enhance, and Restore Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services b. Clean and Protect the Global Water Supply c. Protect and Restore Water Resources d. Reduce Potable Water Use Globally - ✔ c. Protect and Restore Water Resources Saving energy begins with: a. Installing on-site renewable energy such as solar panels or wind turbines b. Reducing energy demand
c. Turning lights, computers, and other powered devices off when not in use d. Using all Energy Star appliances - ✔ b. Reducing energy demand A project team needs to recommend an HVAC system to the owner. Which of the following options is the best investment over the lifetime of the HVAC system: a. The system that costs $10,000, has a payback of 20 years, has a life expectancy of 10 years, and will cost $20,000 in maintenance over its lifetime. b. The system that costs $15,000, has a payback of 10 years, a life expectancy of 14 years, and will cost $17,000 in maintenance over its lifetime. c. The system that costs $30,000, has a payback of 2 years, a life expectancy of 35 years, and will cost $10,000 in maintenance over its lifetime. d. The system that costs $50,000, has a payback of 15 years, a life expectancy of 20 years, and will cost $20,000 in maintenance over its lifetime. - ✔ c. The system that costs $30,000, has a payback of 2 years, a life expectancy of 35 years, and will cost $10,000 in maintenance over its lifetime. By building green we can: (select two) a. Enhance the health of the environment and the people who use them b. Increase environmental education and advocacy c. Convince others to build green as well d. Lower the price of green building materials e. Reduce environmental damage - ✔ a. Enhance the health of the environment and the people who use them e. Reduce environmental damage While hard costs of building include such things as labor and materials, soft costs include: a. All materials whose cost can easily be affected by inflation b. Architectural and engineering fees c. Fixtures and furniture
d. The project would not be eligible for any other LT credits - ✔ d. The project would not be eligible for any other LT credits Untreated household wastewater that has not come into contact with toilet waste is called: a. Indoor water b. Graywater c. Blackwater d. Process water - ✔ b. Graywater The best way to prevent indoor pollutants is to: a. Investigate indoor air quality complaints only after 10 or more are received so as not to waste efforts b. Use MERV 1 filters in HVAC systems c. Seal off all outdoor air vents d. Eliminate or control them at the source - ✔ d. Eliminate or control them at the source Tradable commodities representing proof that a unit of electricity was generated from a renewable energy resource are called: a. Green power certificates b. Renewable energy certificates c. Renewable electricity certificates d. Green-e certificates - ✔ b. Renewable energy certificates Blackwater is wastewater from: (select two) a. Dishwashers b. Urinals c. Boilers
d. Bathroom sinks e. Toilets - ✔ b. Urinals e. Toilets Thoughtful site design begins with a thorough: a. Construction management plan b. Life-cycle assessment c. Sustainable site management plan d. Site assessment - ✔ d. Site assessment In the Innovation category, one additional point may be achieved by having at least how many LEED APs on the project team? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3 - ✔ b. 1 Precedent-setting rulings reviewed by USGBC on formal inquiries submitted by LEED project teams that can be applied to multiple projects are called: a. LEED Interpretations b. Pilot credits c. Addenda d. Credit interpretation requests - ✔ a. LEED Interpretations Project teams that are unsure which rating system is the best fit for their project should use the: a. 40/60 rule b. 50/90 rule c. International Green Construction Code
b. 75% c. 50% d. 24% - ✔ d. 24% USGBC's vision statement is: a. "Buildings and communities will regenerate and sustain the health and vitality of all life within a generation." b. "LEED is helping buildings around the world save energy, water, resources, and money, while amplifying human health and well-being." c. "Working towards conservation, efficiency, and source reduction for the people, their planet, and everyone's bottom line." d. "Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." - ✔ a. "Buildings and communities will regenerate and sustain the health and vitality of all life within a generation." The main considerations in the Sustainable Sites (SS) category of the BD+C rating system are: a. Reducing water and air pollution through source reduction b. Choosing a building's site and managing that site during construction c. Reducing rainwater quantity and increasing rainwater quality d. Increasing rainwater quantity and reducing rainwater quality - ✔ b. Choosing a building's site and managing that site during construction Sites not previously developed or graded that could support open space, habitat, or natural hydrology are called: a. Brownfields b. Greenfields c. Previously developed d. Open space - ✔ b. Greenfields The Sustainable Sites (SS) category covers three areas:
a. Location, building reuse, and reducing transportation b. Developing a site management plan, implementing conservation programs, and maintaining site lighting to prevent light pollution c. Minimizing impervious areas, controlling rainwater, and incorporating rainwater management into site design d. Site design and management, rainwater management, and heat island effect - ✔ d. Site design and management, rainwater management, and heat island effect Buildings account for approximately how much energy used today? a. 32% b. 12% c. 40% d. 50% - ✔ c. 40% Green Seal and Environmental Choice are standards that should be met by what type of products? a. Floor covering products b. Green cleaning products c. Acoustical ceiling tiles d. HVAC filters - ✔ b. Green cleaning products Furniture is not required to be included in Materials and Resources (MR) credit calculations. However, if furniture is included in MR credit calculations: a. It must be calculated by volume not by cost. b. It must be included consistently in all cost-based credits. c. It must be reused furniture. d. It can only be included in one MR credit - ✔ b. It must be included consistently in all cost-based credits. Rather than focusing on specific environmental problems and how they can be reduced, as LEED 2009 did, the LEED v4 rating system asks the critical question of:
a. Latitude and longitude b. Zip code c. Distance from the equator d. Area Code - ✔ a. Latitude and longitude The use of innovative construction strategies, such as prefabrication and designing to dimensional construction materials, thereby minimizing material cutoffs and inefficiencies is called: a. Source inflation b. Renewable resources c. Embodied energy d. Source reduction - ✔ d. Source reduction The term cost-payback refers to: a. The cost of recovering the time lost to equipment malfunction. b. The amount of time it takes to recover the initial cost of the item. c. Building products that come with rebates. d. Building products with a high return on investment (ROI). - ✔ b. The amount of time it takes to recover the initial cost of the item. Two strategies that will lower the demand for traditional sources of energy such as oil, coal, and natural gas are: (select two) a. The generation of renewable energy on the project site b. Joining the local utility's demand reply program c. Using Energy Star Portfolio Manager d. Creating an energy portfolio that includes nonrenewables, on-site renewable energy, green power, carbon offsets, and RECs e. The purchase of green power - ✔ a. The generation of renewable energy on the project site
e. The purchase of green power Some project teams use their sites' annual precipitation to determine how much water they should use. This is called the: a. WaterSense budget approach b. EPAct of 1992 c. Water balance approach d. Water table analysis - ✔ c. Water balance approach The absorption of heat by hardscapes, such as dark, nonreflective pavement and buildings, and its radiation to surrounding areas is known as: a. Emissivity b. Heat island effect c. Eutrophication d. Embodied energy - ✔ b. Heat island effect One of the requirements to achieve LT Credit—Reduced Parking Footprint is that project teams must: a. Design parking for half the minimum local code requirements for parking capacity. b. Not include parking lots in the project and offer street parking only. c. Not exceed the minimum local code requirements for parking capacity. d. Not exceed the maximum local code requirements for parking capacity. - ✔ c. Not exceed the minimum local code requirements for parking capacity. The Montreal Protocol effectively bans and/or phases out all: a. VOCs and PVCs b. Halocarbons and hydrocarbons c. HFCs and CFCs d. CFCs and HCFCs - ✔ d. CFCs and HCFCs
