LEED Green Associate v4: Integrative Strategies
What statement is true regarding a facility manager?
A facility manager would be most involved in the ongoing operations and maintenance of a building
For international projects aiming to achieve indoor water reductions, which of the following standards should be followed if WaterSense labeled fixtures are not available?
A local equivalent
What is a stakeholder meeting?
A meeting with everyone that has a vested interest in the outcome of a project
What is an example of a negative feedback loop?
A thermostat whose temperature feedback indicates to the system when to turn off
The Green Label Plus certification is used for what material?
Carpets
What intense workshop is used to establish green building goals across all aspects of the building design, drawing on the expertise of all participants?
Charrette
What stakeholders would likely be involved in a building operations project?
Cleaning contractors
Green Seal and Environmental Choice are third party standards for what products?
Cleaning products
What type of system is more sustainable?
Closed system
What is at the core of the integrative process?
Collaborative team members
What is an example of systems thinking?
Considering how occupants will get to the project building
A developer is reviewing potential sites for a new office building in an urban area. What is one of the first steps towards LEED certification?
Convening a goal-setting workshop
Success in LEED and green building design is best accomplished through an integrative design process that prioritizes which of the following:
Cost-effectiveness over both the short and long term
LEED credit forms must be signed by which person?
Declarant
Which of the following are phases of a LEED integrative process?
Discovery, Occupancy, Operations, and Performance Feedback, Design and Construction (Implementation)
What can be used to compare the energy performance of two buildings?
ENERGY STAR
In LEED Homes and Multifamily Lowrise which standard is used to measure minimum energy performance?
ENERGY STAR for Homes
Products that meet ISO 14000 standards are:
Environmentally preferable
What is an example of a project team applying systems thinking and integrative process?
Establishing water saving metrics for measuring success
Which integrative project team members bring the most experience to the Discovery phase regarding post-occupancy behavior?
Facility managers
What major concepts are integral to green building and sustainability?
Integrative process, Life cycle approach and systems thinking
Which of the following does NOT aid in the identification of sensitive habitats?
ACEEE
What standard applies to natural ventilation?
ASHRAE 62.1
What standard might need to be used to measure building energy performance?
ASHRAE 90.1
What statement is true regarding the evaluation process if a project team is considering a new technology to bring more sunlight into a building?
Adequate time for research and testing will be needed for evaluation
Who should be present at a project's goal-setting workshop?
All principal project team members
Which of the following best describes the LEED charrette?
An intensive, multiparty workshop that brings people from different disciplines and backgrounds together to produce specific deliverables
Which of the following best describes systems thinking?
An understanding of the built environment as a series of relationships in which all parts influence many other parts.
A building owner in a hot climate wants to include a green roof for insulation and an air-tight building for energy efficiency. During the integrative process what would need to be discussed as part of this strategy?
Bringing in additional fresh air for indoor air quality
What is NOT a principle that should be followed for a successful green building project?
Budgeting the planning and design costs separately from the operations costs
As part of the integrative process, which of the following team members would be the most important for providing information about how the building will be used?
Building users
LEED projects located outside of the United States may use green cleaning products that adhere to which of the following standards?
Global Ecolabeling Network
What is the most likely reason that a LEED project incurred higher development costs compared to conventional development?
Green building goals were not set in the pre-design phase
Which of the following assess environmental performance of products and services and provide guidance on improving their environmental performance?
ISO 14000
Which of the following is one of the tasks that integrative project team members complete together?
Identifying opportunities for synergy
What would be the direct result of specifying more costly, high-performance windows during the Construction phase?
Increased building costs
What does ASHRAE 62.1 specify?
Indoor air quality
What standard can assist project teams with engaging in a comprehensive integrative process?
Integrative Process (IP) ANSI Consensus National Standard Guide 2.0 for Design and Construction of Sustainable Buildings and Communities
What promotes reaching across disciplines to incorporate diverse team members during the pre-design period?
Integrative process
What stakeholders help the project team understand the local context, culture, and history of a project site?
Local residents
*(extra)What IS true about a closed system in the built environment?
Materials in a closed system are used for other purposes at the end of their useful life, All aspects of a closed ecosystem are highly integrated to ensure maximum efficiency, and there is no waste.
What is the primary benefit of an integrative process?
Maximizing opportunities for integrative, cost-effective adoption of green design and construction strategies
*(extra) What ARE principles that should be followed for a successful green building project?
Multidisciplinary approach, Looking at long term savings, commitment to the process through the life of the project and committing to green building early in the process
What steps would be included in the pre-design phase of a green building project?
Review laws and standards and Develop a project schedule
What has the greatest long-term impact on building performance and on the environment?
Site selection
*(extra) Which of the following DOES aid in the identification of sensitive habitats?
The NatureServe Heritage Program, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, FEMA?, The U.S. Code of Federal Regulations?
What is true about an integrative process?
The integrative process is applicable to any phase in the life cycle of a building or land-use project
Which of the following identifies the biggest difference in the integrative process compared to a conventional building process?
The integrative process is iterative.
By identifying synergies between systems during the integrative process, teams will save time and money in both the short and the long term while optimizing resource usage. Which of the following are also true of the integrative process?
The integrative process reduces the need for change orders during construction and The integrative process can avoid delays and costs resulting from design changes during the Construction Documents phase.
The process of green building begins with the idea of the project and continues until:
The project is reused or recycled
An architectural firm is meeting with a building owner that has never done a LEED project before. What are some of the obstacles the firm may encounter with the owner?
The use of new technologies, and The additional time for the integrative process
What does ASHRAE 55 specify?
Thermal comfort
SMACNA guidelines should be followed for what reason?
To minimize indoor air quality issues caused by construction
What is the purpose of having a LEED AP on a project?
To streamline the LEED process
What is NOT true about a closed system in the built environment?
Used resources are released outside the system.
When would a project team member use the HERS Index?
When determining the minimum energy performance of a two-story residential project
The design charrette is at least one full-day workshop to integrate green strategies ________________:
across all aspects of the building design.
What type of products would carry a Green Seal label?
paints
