What rules should be used when selecting a LEED rating system when more than one system may (Choose 2)
A. 25/75
B. 40/60
C. Use the rating system that is most applicable
D. 75/25
B. 40/60
C. Use the rating system that is most applicable
To verify the compliance of a credit or prerequisite, a qualified member of the project team submits a:
D. Creidt Form
This source consumes the largest amount of energy in buildings:
D. Space Heating
Legal protection of the ozone layer in the U.S. is provided by this:
A. Montreal Protocol
2009 LEED rating systems, except LEED for homes and LEED for ND, have what 3 structures?
A. Credits
D. Minimum Program Requirements
E. Prerequisites
The Energy Policy Act establishes what flush rate as the baseline water consumption for water closets?
C. 1.6 Gallons per Flush
The triple bottom line evaluates the human and environmental effects associated with these:
B. Social, Economics, and Enviroment
Construction and Demolition debris cannot include 2 of these items:
C. Rock
C. Soil
To qualify as a regional material, within what distance must a material be extracted, havested or recovered, and manufactured?
C. 500 miles
Tenant improvement projects would be best suited for the 2009 LEED rating system:
D. LEED for Commerical Interiors
For Storage and Collection of Recyclables, a building recycling program must include these items:
D. Plastic
C. Cardboard
D. Metal
The two primary responsibilities of the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) are:
A. Develops LEED Green Building Rating Systems
B. Provides third party LEED professional credentialing
C. Provides and develops LEED based education and research projects
D. Provides third party LEED project certification
B. Provides third party LEED professional credentialing
C. Provides third party LEED project certification
Regional Priority credits are new to LEED 2009 and are made available to the project for:
B. The zip code of the geographic location of the project
The LEED project boundary is defined as:
B. the boundary desription that is submitted for certification
The 2009 LEED Rating System best suited for an office complex where the owner will occupy 60% of the building would be:
C. LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations
The minimum Full Time Equivalent (FTE) requirement per Minimum Program Requirement (MPRs) of LEED Certification
C. 1 Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
A popular program for comparing the energy performance of multiple buildings:
A. Energy Star
B. EPAct 1992
C ASHRAE 90.1-2007
D. ASHRAE 90.1-2004
A. Energy Star
What is uniqu about the Innovation Performance requirment for the Innovation in Design credit?
C. It is not applicable to existing or similar strategies in the LEED rating systems.
The major consideration when developing a sustainable project budget:
B. Life Cycle Costs (Cradle to Grave)
The EPAct 1992 water standard excludes which types of fixtures and equipment?
B. Dishwashers, Washing Machines, Steam Cookers, etc.
Which statement is true for a project to qualify for the LEED for Homes rating system?
C. The project can be a 3 story or less low rise multifamily residential project
Who can offer an alternative way to provide verifaction for a number of submittals in a project application for LEED certification?
C. Licensed Professional
Source reduction relates to:
C. Waste Prevention
How many levels or Tiers, of the LEED professional accreditation are available?
D. 3...Assosicate, AP, Expert
Consolidaties and aligns credits and prerequistes to be consistent across all LEED 2009 rating:
B. Hamonization
The two primary responsibilites of the US Green Building Council are: (Pick Two)
A. Develops LEED Green Building Rating Systems
C. Develops and provides LEED based education and research projects
Two primary benefits of using pervious materials for hardscapes (parking lots, walks and patios): (pick two)
A. Improve stormwater quantity
D. Improve stormwater quality
Credit weightings are used to evaluate the credit with repect to:
B. Enviromental and human health
The Energy Policy Act of 1992 addresses these types of fixtures or equipment: (Pick Two)
A. Dishwashers
B. Clothes Washers
C. Kitchen Faucets
D. Urinals
C. Kitchen Faucets
D. Urinals
Where can the USGBC logo not be used?
D. Packaging
D. Products
What is the recommended process for the project team to follow to achieve LEED certifcation?
Determine if project is approriate for LEED; register the project with GBCI and pay registration fee; prepare application; submit app and pay appropriate fees; app review cert.
How are the sustainable categories in the LEED scorecard arranged?
B. By environmental Category
Before submitting a CIR for technical assistance, what actions should the project team take when consdiering a strategy for credit compliance but are if the strtegy would satisfy the necessary requirements?
A. discuss the strategy with a USGBC regional chapter
B. Search the CIR database
C. Contact LEED CS
D. Write Letter
E. The project team should revaluate the credit or prerequisite intent
B. Search the CIR database
C. Contact LEED CS
E. The project team should revaluate the credit or prerequisite intent
The LEED category with the largest number of credit points and environmental impacts is:
A. Materials and Resource
B. Sustainable Sites
C. Energy and Atomsphere
D. Water Efficiency
Energy and Atomsphere
What does gerrymandering mean with reqards to the LEED project boundary?
D. Excluding portions of the site
If the project site is 1.25 acres in size, what minimum gross floor area is required for the building?
C. 1089 SF
The Green Label Plus program establishes VOC limits for these materials:
B. Carpets
LEED project cover a wide range building types and users. How does LEED define transient? (Pick 2)
A. Retail Customer
B. Student
C. Part Time Employee
D. Full Time Receptionists
E. Operations & Maintenance Staff
A. Retail Customer
B. Student
Which strategy should a construction and demolition waste and recycling management plan address?
C. To use comingled or separated recycling
Often a reduction in water use will offer greater benefits in this environmental area:
B. Energy Consumption
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, how much time do Americans typically spend indoors?
75
50
90
65
90
ASHRAE standard address which of the following?
E. Minimum requirements for the energy efficient design of most buildings
D. Minimum Ventiation
E. Thermal Comfort Conditions
F. MERV ventilation air filters
By what system or program does USGBC allow a volume certification path to enable owers to integrate LEED across the board as a standard feature of their design, construction, and operations?
A. USGBC Portfolio Program
The 2009 LEED Rating System best suited for new buildings that will be 25% occupied is:
D. Platinum
Minimum Program Requirements (MPR's) does not include:
B. Minimum Daylighting requirements
Bad Question
Implementing a CFC refrigerant phase out plan for chiller systems requires this to be done:
C. A 5% or less reduction in the annual leakage rate
Then 5 years to phase out all CFCs
Exemplary Performance is:
D. Not Available for all Credits
What option is available to comply with Alternative Transportation - Public Transportation Access if a project is not located with 1/2 mile distance of a rail station or with 1/4 mile distance of a bus stop?
D. Provide Shuttle
Rainwater harvesting systems are designed to address these environmetal issues:
A. Water efficiency
D. Stormwater Management
Ventilation rates and Indoor Air Quality levels are addressed by this standard:
C. ASHRAE 62.1-2007
A projects hard Cost budget would include the following two?
A. Electrical Systems Controls
B. Wall Coverings
C. Office Personal Computers
D. Furniture
A. Electrical Systems Controls
B. Wall Coverings
Redusing potable water for flushing toilets may be permitted to use this type of water:
A. Graywater
CFC refrigerants represent what percentage of use in existing building water chiller systems today?
D. 50
For a project to be certified, these minimum requirements must be achieved: (Pick 2)
C. Comply wht all the prereqs. and earn a min. number of creidits
E. Comply with the MPR
Why submit a CIR
C. Recieve guidance
When an owner purchase RECs, they receive:
B. Enviormental, socal, and other positive attributes of power generated by renewable resources
What is the goal of IPMVP Volume II?
B. To provide the framework for assessing building performance
Sites seeking the community connectivity credit must achieve these 2 requirements: (pick two)
A. A site within 1/2 of a residential area with an average density of 10 units/acre