CM 439 FINAL STUDY SET QUESTIONS WELL ANSWERED LATEST UPDATE 2026

CM 439 FINAL STUDY SET QUESTIONS WELL ANSWERED LATEST UPDATE 2026 The LEED Accredited Professional training is available where? - Answers On the USGBC website Submittals are required for - Answers demonstrating compliance with option 1, innovation For a LEED project, submittals for Innovation credit bust be submitted to who? - Answers LEED Certification (GBCI) & the architect T or F? Innovation credits can be earned through one of three options - Answers True T or F? Innovation credit can be earned by having a leadership member with a LEED Accredited Professional trained in the correct specialty - Answers True Acoustic Performance - Answers Reduce background noise level to 40dBA or less from heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems in class rooms Strategies & Certification - Answers Designed to award points for sustainable building practices that exceed, or are not covered by, existing LEED rating system requirements Ergonomics - Answers Attempts to address these issues, promoting healthy, comfortable, and productive work by designing the workplace to accommodate its users Accredited Professional - Answers An advanced, specialized credential demonstrating expertise in green building principles, the LEED rating system, and the certification process Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) - Answers Akin to the nutrition label for food products. Allows for comparison between products used for the same purpose Program Operator - Answers An independent, third party org that administers a Type III Environmental Product Declaration program, acting as the governing body for developing, verifying, and publishing EPDs in accordance with ISO 14025 standards Environmental Building Declarations (EBDs) - Answers The sum total of EPDs for all products and materials in a building ISO 14025 - Answers An international standard which provides quantified environmental data throughout a product's life cycle Life Cycle Assessment - Answers The cradle to grave report of a building Materials identified for use in sustainable construction project must - Answers include high recycled content & include locally sourced materials On an EPD, critical info would include - Answers Program operator, conformity with ISO 14025 and EN 15804 or ISO 21930 T or F? It is always a better idea to recycle materials than to use virgin materials - Answers False T or F? When considering reusing or recycling costs, the transportation expenses do not need to be included - Answers False T or F? EPDs are meant as a means to compare one product to another regarding its use for its sustainability - Answers True Heat Island Reduction - Answers To minimize inequitable effects on microclimates and humans, especially frontline communities, and wildlife habitats by reducing city temps as compared to neighboring areas Indoor Water Use Reduction - Answers To reduce water consumption and preserve no and low-cost potable water resources Protect or Restore Habitat - Answers To conserve existing natural areas and restore damaged areas to provide habitat and promote biodiversity Renewable Energy - Answers To reduce the environmental and economic harms associated with fossil fuel energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by increasing the supply of renewable energy projects and foster a transition to a green economy Optimize Energy Performance - Answers To achieve increasing levels of energy performance beyond the prerequisite standard to reduce environmental and economic harms associated with excessive energy use and greenhouse gas emissions that disproportionately impact frontline communities Provides an incentive for LEED credits that address geographically specific environmental issues - Answers Regional Priorites The org that identifies regional priority credit is - Answers USGBC T or F? Up to 8 credits can be earned in Regional Priority Credits - Answers False: 4 credits can be earned T or F? One area of priority for St Cloud includes Reduced Parking Footprint - Answers True T or F? An enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategy can be a 10 ft long vestibule - Answers True Thermal Imaging - Answers Testing which detects and locates patterns of heat loss naked to the human eye B3 - Answers The Minnesota program that requires all state buildings to meet sustainability goals T or F? Blower door testing should be done during framing of a residence - Answers False Normally Blower Door testing would produce a negative pressure inside a home - Answers True Benchmarking is a tool to compare energy performance, identify improvements, and track utilities - Answers True Storage and Collection of Recyclables - Answers To reduce the burden of landfills and incinerators that is generated by building occupants' waste Sourcing of Raw Materials - Answers To reward project teams for selecting products verified to have been extracted or sourced in a responsible manner Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction - Answers To encourage adaptive reuse and optimize the environmental performance of products and materials over the lifetime of the building Material Ingredients - Answers To reward raw material manufacturers whose products are verified to have improved life cycle impact due to their chemical makeup Construction and Demolition Materials - Answers Reusing, recovering, and recycling materials, and conserving resources during building processes In consideration of a building from cradle to grave - Answers A whole building life cycle assessment is T or F? LEED certification does not promote the use of wood in construction as it is not considered renewable - Answers False: wood can be recycled and reused T or F? LEED credit can be earned for recycling steel taken out of the building during renovation - Answers True T or F? Credits can be earned for reusing materials in renovation work - Answers True Low-Emitting Materials - Answers To reduce concentrations of chemical contaminants that can damage air quality and the environment, and to protect the health, productivity, and comfort of installers and building occupants Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance - Answers A prerequisite requiring outdoor air monitors for mechanical ventilation system Interior Lighting - Answers To promote occupants' productivity, comfort, and well being by providing high quality illumination Acoustic Performance - Answers To provide work spaces and classrooms that promote occupants' well being, productivity, and communications through effective sound design Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies - Answers Providing entryway systems to capture particulates, filter outdoor and recirculated air, increasing ventilation, installing operable windows and providing carbon dioxide monitoring can earn credit in the category LEED requires VOC levels to be reduced because: - Answers they can have short & long term effects on humans To earn Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance with a constant velocity HVAC system... - Answers Indicators for damper position must be installed Creating negative pressure in a room under construction is an acceptable way to keep the remaining building dust free - Answers True The use of radiant heat can earn a point for thermal comfort - Answers True Building Level Energy Metering - Answers Placing electricity usage tracking devices for the building and individuals components such as: lighting and controls, motor loads and drives, cooling loads and ventilation On-Site Renewable Energy - Answers To reduce the environmental and economic harms associated with fossil fuel energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by providing energy produced from wind turbines and solar panels Refrigerant Management - Answers Install equipment in the building that does not use CFC-based chemical Commissioning - Answers Process for verifying all building equipment and systems are working efficiently together Energy Performance - Answers Maximizing performance through efficient lighting, HVAC, air tight and insulated building envelope, and water heating systems Enhanced commissioning is to further support... - Answers The operation of the building after construction to ensure all systems are operating efficiently as planned