LEED v4 AP BD+C Practice Test #1 Questions with
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Quiz: *#* A project's total site area is 280,000 SF (26,000 m2). The total
previously developed area on site is 100,000 SF (9,290 m2). The building FAR is
1.7. How much financial support would an owner have to provide to ear SS
credit Site Development - Protect or Restore Habitat?
A) $112,000
B) $72,000
C) $122,400
D) $40,000, Ans: A) $112,000
*Feedback:*
This type of question will likely include additional, extraneous information to
cause confusion. For Option 2 Financial Support, the requirement is as follows:
$0.40/SF ($4/m2) for the total site area including the building footprint.
280,000 X $0.40 = $112,000
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,Quiz: *#* Which *non-mandatory* steps could a project team take prior to
conducting air-quality testing that would *improve* the test results for EQ
Credit IAQ Assessment? (Choose 2)
A) Vacuum using a vacuum cleaner with filtration media.
B) Test and balance the HVAC system
C) Install finishes and furniture
D) Clean with low-emitting cleaning products
E) Complete punch-list items that would generate VOCs or other
contaminants., Ans: A) Vacuum using a vacuum cleaner with filtration media.
D) Clean with low-emitting cleaning products
*Notes:*
Here are the required steps before a flush-out or air testing:
Install all finishes and furniture
For residential projects, install owner-provided furniture
Complete punch-list items that would generate VOCs or other contaminants
Test and balance the HVAC system
Quiz: *#* A project team has hired a LEED consultant to assist them with
their first LEED project. What will the consultant need to tell the project team
to take photographs of if they choose to pursue those credits?
A) SS Credit Rainwater Management
B) EQ Credit Construction IAQ Management Plan
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,C) LT Credit Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses
D) LT Credit Access to Quality Transit, Ans: B) EQ Credit Construction IAQ
Management Plan
Feedback:
Construction Management IAQ Management Plan requires photos that
highlight the implemented construction IAQ practices.
LT Credit Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses does not require a photo, but a
phot is one alternative for providing the site vicinity plan. Sketches, block
diagrams, and maps can also be used.
LT Credit Access to Quality Transit does not require photos.
SS Credit Rainwater Management does not require a photo or drawing.
Quiz: *#* A university housing project with 100 one-bedroom apartments
has a baseline parking capacity of 1 parking space/unit from the ITE handbook.
The project will earn 1 point under *LT Credit Surrounding Density AND
Diverse Uses* BUT NOT earn *LT Credit Access to Quality Transit*.
The project includes off-street parking.
How many preferred *parking spaces for carpools* must the project include
for *LT Credit Reduced Parking Footprint*?
A) 5 spaces
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, B) 3 spaces
C) 0 spaces
D) 2 spaces, Ans: B) 3 spaces
*Notes:*
A *20%* reduction is required for project that *DO NOT* earn points for either
LT Credit Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses or LT Credit Access to Quality
Transit.
A *40%* reduction is required for projects that *DO* earn points under either
LT Credit Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses or LT Credit Access to Quality
Transit.
*This project has earned one of the credits, so a 40% reduction is required.*
If any off-street parking spaces are provided, the project must include
preferred parking for carpools for 5% of the total parking capacity. The
preferred parking is calculated AFTER the reductions have been made.
100 spaces baseline from the ITE handbook X 60% (40% reduction) = 60 total
spaces
60 spaces X 5% preferred parking = 3 spaces
Quiz: *#* A project team is designing a three-story office building with
mechanical ventilation. The project owner wants to emphasize a healthy
indoor space for the occupants. Where should outdoor air intake be located in
order to minimize and control the entry of pollutants?
A) Next to the air-handling units
B) One-third of the way up the side of the building
C) On the roof
D) Below-grade, Ans: B) One-third of the way up the side of the building
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Detailed Verified Answers (100% Correct Answers)
Already Graded A+
Quiz: *#* A project's total site area is 280,000 SF (26,000 m2). The total
previously developed area on site is 100,000 SF (9,290 m2). The building FAR is
1.7. How much financial support would an owner have to provide to ear SS
credit Site Development - Protect or Restore Habitat?
A) $112,000
B) $72,000
C) $122,400
D) $40,000, Ans: A) $112,000
*Feedback:*
This type of question will likely include additional, extraneous information to
cause confusion. For Option 2 Financial Support, the requirement is as follows:
$0.40/SF ($4/m2) for the total site area including the building footprint.
280,000 X $0.40 = $112,000
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,Quiz: *#* Which *non-mandatory* steps could a project team take prior to
conducting air-quality testing that would *improve* the test results for EQ
Credit IAQ Assessment? (Choose 2)
A) Vacuum using a vacuum cleaner with filtration media.
B) Test and balance the HVAC system
C) Install finishes and furniture
D) Clean with low-emitting cleaning products
E) Complete punch-list items that would generate VOCs or other
contaminants., Ans: A) Vacuum using a vacuum cleaner with filtration media.
D) Clean with low-emitting cleaning products
*Notes:*
Here are the required steps before a flush-out or air testing:
Install all finishes and furniture
For residential projects, install owner-provided furniture
Complete punch-list items that would generate VOCs or other contaminants
Test and balance the HVAC system
Quiz: *#* A project team has hired a LEED consultant to assist them with
their first LEED project. What will the consultant need to tell the project team
to take photographs of if they choose to pursue those credits?
A) SS Credit Rainwater Management
B) EQ Credit Construction IAQ Management Plan
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,C) LT Credit Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses
D) LT Credit Access to Quality Transit, Ans: B) EQ Credit Construction IAQ
Management Plan
Feedback:
Construction Management IAQ Management Plan requires photos that
highlight the implemented construction IAQ practices.
LT Credit Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses does not require a photo, but a
phot is one alternative for providing the site vicinity plan. Sketches, block
diagrams, and maps can also be used.
LT Credit Access to Quality Transit does not require photos.
SS Credit Rainwater Management does not require a photo or drawing.
Quiz: *#* A university housing project with 100 one-bedroom apartments
has a baseline parking capacity of 1 parking space/unit from the ITE handbook.
The project will earn 1 point under *LT Credit Surrounding Density AND
Diverse Uses* BUT NOT earn *LT Credit Access to Quality Transit*.
The project includes off-street parking.
How many preferred *parking spaces for carpools* must the project include
for *LT Credit Reduced Parking Footprint*?
A) 5 spaces
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, B) 3 spaces
C) 0 spaces
D) 2 spaces, Ans: B) 3 spaces
*Notes:*
A *20%* reduction is required for project that *DO NOT* earn points for either
LT Credit Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses or LT Credit Access to Quality
Transit.
A *40%* reduction is required for projects that *DO* earn points under either
LT Credit Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses or LT Credit Access to Quality
Transit.
*This project has earned one of the credits, so a 40% reduction is required.*
If any off-street parking spaces are provided, the project must include
preferred parking for carpools for 5% of the total parking capacity. The
preferred parking is calculated AFTER the reductions have been made.
100 spaces baseline from the ITE handbook X 60% (40% reduction) = 60 total
spaces
60 spaces X 5% preferred parking = 3 spaces
Quiz: *#* A project team is designing a three-story office building with
mechanical ventilation. The project owner wants to emphasize a healthy
indoor space for the occupants. Where should outdoor air intake be located in
order to minimize and control the entry of pollutants?
A) Next to the air-handling units
B) One-third of the way up the side of the building
C) On the roof
D) Below-grade, Ans: B) One-third of the way up the side of the building
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