Sustainable Construction Test 2

Storage and Collection of Recyclables prerequisite does not address:

Sorting construction materials into streams for recycling

HPD stands for

Health Product Declaration

Which of the following is the most effective strategy to reduce solid waste?

source reduction

Thermal comfort is defined by a combination of six factors. Which of the following is not one of them?

space volume

______ refers to the understanding of each and every system of a building, while also understanding their relationships and looking at the project as a whole.

systems thinking

In order to achieve the Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction credit, a project cannot:

remediate a brownfield site

Which of the following is not a type of reflectivity measurement?

sDA

Energy consumed during the employee commuting and business travel can be classified as:

scope 3 energy

After the LEED certification preliminary review, how many appeals can a project file?

unlimited

Rapidly renewable materials can replenish within ______.

10 years

For advanced energy metering, projects need to provide energy metering to any individual energy use that consumes more than __________ of the total annual energy.

10%

How many points are available in the LEED ID+C rating system?

110

Some of the Building Product Disclosure and Optimization credits include the location valuation factor of LEED, and if the products used in the project are extracted, manufactured, and purchased within 100 miles of the project, they will be valued at:

200% of their cost

Under the LEED requirements, the erosion and sedimentation control (ESC) plan of all the newly built projects should conform to which of the following?

2012

Every project in LEED rating system will be scored out of 100 points. However, there are also 10 additional bonus points. For the LEED BD+C rating systems, these points are:

4 points from Regional Priority and 6 points from Innovation

According to the building Level energy metering prerequisite, projects are required to share their total building energy consumption data for a:

5 year period in 1 month intervals

For all LEED BD+C rating systems, except for LEED BD+C Core and Shell, ______% of the project's gross floor area must be complete by the time of LEED certification.

60

Which of the following standards is about ventilation for acceptable indoor air quality?

ASHRAE 62.1-2010

Then Montreal Protocol was signed in 1987, prohibits the use of which of the following refrigerants? (choose 2)

CFCs and HFCs

A product that does contain any recyclable content, is most similar to which of the following?

Cradle-to-grave

Which of the following are the phases of the split review option for the LEED ID+C project certification?

Design and construction

Scoop 1 energy refers to:

Direct energy from the owned or controlled sources

In an appropriate climate, using natural ventilation in a building can make a positive contribution to: (choose 3)

Energy usage of the building, indoor air quality of the building, and reduction in the greenhouse gas emissions

Embodied energy refers to the energy consumed during the:

Entire life-cycle of a product

When choosing environmentally friendly products, a project team should look for: (choose 3)

HDP, EPD, and CSR

Which of the following refrigerants ozone depletion potential is very close to zero?

HFCs

which of the following does not consume process energy?

HVAC equipment

in the LEED point allocation process, points are allocated to each credit according to a credit's contribution to the:

LEED impact categories

Which of the following statements is false regarding inherently non-emitting materials?

LEED requires projects not to use them

______ evaluates all the environmental effects of a product quantitatively for the whole lifetime of that material.

Life-cycle assessment (LCA)

Which of the following contains the least global warming potential (GWP)?

Natural refrigerants

Which of the following is true regarding refrigerants?

Newly built projects that contain (HCFC) based refrigerants may obtain a LEED certification

Which of the following cannot be described as passive solar power? (choose 2)

PV panels and solar thermal collectors

Which of the following are administered by the GBCI? (choose 2)

Professional exams and building certificate process

Which of the following statements about the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is false?

Projects seeking LEED certification should only use FSC certified wood products or a local equivalent

Which of the following strategies is not addressed by the Materials and Resources credit category?

Purchasing carbon offsets

Which of the following represents a trade-able, non tangible commodity associated with the qualities of renewable energy generation, and is proof that when purchased, an amount of energy was created using renewable energy sources?

Renewable Energy Certificate (REC)

______ is the systematic process for analyzing and optimizing building system performance during the building operation phase.

Retrocommissioning

______ indicates a material's ability to stay cool by reflecting solar radiation and emitting thermal radiation. Thus, both the reflectance and emissivity of a material will be combined to rank the material.

SRI

Fundamental Commissioning and Verification prerequisite intent

Supporting the design

In LEED the budget calculation method is used for:

VOC requirements

What is the intent of the Enhanced Refrigerant credit?

To reduce ozone depletion and promoting early compliance with the Montreal Protocol which reducing contribution to the climate change

which of the following are natural refrigerants? (choose 3)

ammonia, carbon dioxide, and propane

In order for vision glazing to satisfy LEED quality view requirements, the vision glazing can contain:

an air gap between the glass panes

For the indoor water use reduction, Energy Star label is applicable to the:

appliances

Under the Storage and Collection of Recyclables prerequisite, materials to be recycled should include: (choose 3)

meals, glass, and biobased products

Which of the following describes the information necessary to accomplish the owner's project requirements, and also includes system requirements, project design criteria, standards, and guidelines?

basis of design

Which of the following has the biggest effect on a building's energy demand?

building orientation

______ allows projects to directly fund companies or organizations that reduce or remove carbon emissions

carbon offset

which types of products carry a Green Label Plus label?

carpet cushion

______ are intense workshops that are generally held in the beginning of the project milestones, with the participation of the stakeholders, the project team and experts.

charrettes

In order to earn the Indoor Air Quality Assessment credit, project teams can either: (choose 2)

conduct a flush out and an air testing

which of the following refers to the SMACNA guidelines

construction indoor air quality management plan

When introducing natural daylighting into a building:

daylighting can help increase glare

in the integrated project delivery, a ______ approach is required for enhanced collaboration between project team members.

design build

Adaptive reuse is most similar to:

design for flexibility

Which of the following is not an alternative fuel?

diesel

Minimum efficiency reporting value (MERV) rates the:

efficiency of the filtration media

Which of the following is not a LEED BD+C credit category?

energy and resources

Which of the following is not a minimum program requirement?

every project must comply with minimum LEED requirements

In LEED, building exterior is defined as:

everything outside the waterproofing membrane inclusive of the waterproofing membrane

______ is the person that will be responsible for running the building operations after the completion of construction.

facility manager

Which of the following is not an entryway system?

filtration media

the use of which of the following will not result in increased daylighting?

galre control devices

when applying for the Innovation credit, a project team:

get points by achieving

Which of the following certifications/ organizations does not address indoor air quality by setting requirements for the VOC levels of materials used?

green-e

Which of the following causes glare?

high angle front lights

The most important impact category of LEED is to "reverse contribution to global climate change." This is also why Energy and Atmosphere credit category contains the most points. Which of the following is the biggest contributor to global climate change?

increase in CO2 levels

Using air filters with high MERV will result in: (choose 2)

increased energy usage and increased removal

Exemplary performance points are awarded under the:

innovation credit

Which of the following strategies cannot address both daylighting, and quality views?

installing light tubes

Which of the following is not a soft cost?

labor cost

in LEEC, which of the following cannot be counted as materials diverted from landfills for the construction waste management? (choose 3)

land cleaning debris, alternative daily cover, hazardous materials

______ is the intentional action by the power utility to reduce the load in the power system in order to prevent system failure.

load shedding

Which of the following statements is true when a demand response program is not available in the project's location?

may achieve credit credit by providing infrastructure for future demand response programs

Which of the following information cannot be found on the LEED scorecard?

names of the credits options

Which of the following cannot be considered as a source of biofuel?

natural gas

which of the following is not a renewable energy source?

natural gas

Which of the following items can qualify to address glare in LEED requirements?

operable window blinds

Which of the following is not a prerequisite?

organize energy performance

CxA must report to the

owner

Which of the following strategy is not a part of the Indoor Environmental Quality credit category?

participation in a demand response program

The recycled content of a material that gets recycled before being used by a customer will show the ______.

preconsumer recycled content of a material

Water that is consumed by the mechanical systems in buildings is called the:

process water

which of the following statements is false if a project team decides to create their own innovation credit?

the proposed credit should be applicable to all the LEED rating systems

ASHRAE standard 55-2010 is used for

thermal comfort

In order to increase occupant comfort, a project should address: (choose 3)

thermal comfort, building views, and ergonomics

Which of the following is the intent of the Renewable Energy Production credit?

to reduce both the environmental and economic harms related to fossil fuel energy