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What are the seven credit categories of the LEED rating systems? - correct
answers Sustainable Sites (SS)
Water Efficiency (WE)
Energy and Atmosphere (EA)
Materials and Resources (MR)
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)
Innovation in Design/Operations (ID or IO)
Regional Priority (RP)
What does balloting mean in regard to the LEED rating systems? - correct
answers When a new version of a rating system is being drafted, after
the 2 comment periods are complete, the revisions to the rating system are
put to a vote and all USGBC members are encouraged to submit a vote for or
against the approval of the revisions.
Which credit category offers the most points in the LEED rating systems? -
correct answers Energy and Atmosphere
,How many points must a commercial project achieve to become Certified?
Silver? Gold? Platinum? - correct answers Certified: 40-49 points
Silver: 50-59 points
Gold: 60-79 points
Platinum: 80+ points
What is LEED Online? - correct answers LEED Online is a repository for
information and documentation gathered during the design and
construction phases. The online tools can assist in performing calculations,
organizing the efforts of project team members, and summarizing the
approaches that have been taken to earn points.
What is the role of the decision maker for a particular credit? (Declarant) -
correct answers The person that represents the discipline that has the
most control over or responsibility for the design and/or implementation of
that particular credit.
In the LEED EBO&M rating system, if data can not be obtained from all
tenants in a multitenant building, up to ___% of the gross floor space may be
excluded. - correct answers 10%
,How many points can a project earn for Innovation in Design? - correct
answers 6 points total
Who determines applicable Regional Priority credits for a project? - correct
answers Regional Council
What are Minimum Program Requirements? - correct answers *Comply
with environmental laws.
*Be a building.
*Use a reasonable site boundary.
*Comply with minimum FTE and floor area requirements.
*Comply with minimum occupancy rates.
*Comply with reasonable timetables and rating system sunset dates for
registration and certification activity.
*Allow USGBC access to whole-building energy and water usage data.
*Meet a minimum building area to site area ratio.
Briefly describe how LEED credits are weighted. - correct answers
Prerequisites and credits that address what USGBC has determined to be
the most pressing environmental concerns or those that have the greatest
, potential for positively impacting the environment are worth the most
points.
Which LEED rating system includes a minimum occupancy requirement?
Why? - correct answers LEED EBO&M-the project must be fully occupied
for at least one year before the certification application is submitted, and at
least 75% of spaces withing the building must be physically occupied at
normal capacity during that time.
The gross area of the project building may not be less than ___% of the LEED
project site area. - correct answers 2%
LEED NC projects must have a minimum of _____ square feet of indoor,
enclosed building area. - correct answers 1000 gross sf
List two reasons that ID credits may be awarded. - correct answers 1. Up
to 3 points may be earned for 'exemplary performance' by exceeding the
requirements of up to three other credits.
2. Additional points for ID Credit 1 (up to a total of 5 points) may also be
awarded for 'comprehensive strategies which demonstrate quantifiable
environmental benefits.'