Font size
WorksheetsLEED Process & Project Surroundings | BD+C
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 47mins
A LEED Project is pursuing the following credits: SS Credit Places of Respite, SS Credit Direct Exterior Access, MR Credit PBT Source Reduction – Mercury and MR Credit Design for Flexibility. Which of the following project adaptations under BD+C does this project fall?
Core and Shell
New Construction
Healthcare
Hospitality
Schools
What options within LEED Credits address different geographic and climactic regions while providing solutions to challenges faced by projects at a regional level?
Innovation credits
Alternative Compliance Paths (ACPs)
Integrative Process
Minimum program requirements (MPRs)
CIRs
How many RP Credits are identified for every location?
6
5
3
4
Which of the following may earn a project IN Credit Innovation under Option 1 – Innovation? (Choose 2)
Designing and implementing a green education program
A closed pilot credit
Designing and implementing a green housekeeping program
Corporate a carpool program
Achieving LEED Certification under two different rating systems
What best defines the LEED Project Boundary?
Portion of the project site submitted for LEED Certification
Total area within the platted property line not including any non-constructed areas
Total area within the platted property line not including any constructed areas
Platted property line of the project defining land and water within it
Total area within the platted property line including any constructed areas and non-constructed areas
Which of the following project strategies would earn an exemplary performance point under IN Credit Innovation Option 3 Additional Strategies? (Choose 2)
Achieve a HVAC background noise level of 35 dBA or less
Doubling the highest transit service point threshold for alternative transportation
Achieve SS Credit Heat Island Reduction Option 1 Non-Roof and Roof and SS Credit Heat Island Reduction and Option 2 Parking Under Cover and place 75% of parking under cover
Achieve a 55% energy savings
Use 100% non-potable water for cooling tower
The project team for a potential LEED Project in Phoenix, Arizona submits a summary of early design stage submittal materials for GBCI review to pursue LEED Pre-Certification. Which of the following statements must be true of the project?
The project must be registered under Core and Shell
The project must be registered under New Construction
The project can only apply for Pre-Certification after the completion of detailed design documents
The project can only apply for Pre-Certification after the completion construction
A project team is exploring a full range of innovative opportunities in their project building by referring to the online innovation database for examples of successful innovation credits. Which of the following actions should the project team take if the project team seeks formal pre-approval of an innovation strategy?
Wait until the project is complete to document the innovation credit and submit the documentation via LEED online
Submit a CIR
Review the LEED Reference Guide
Use the Feedback Button on LEED Online
Contact LEED Technical Support
A potential School Project team is considering LEED Certification for their new school building. Which of the following credits must the project implement in order to earn LEED Platinum Level Certification? (Choose 3)
EA Prerequisite Building Level Energy Metering
EQ Credit Acoustic Performance
EQ Prerequisite Minimum Acoustic Performance
MR Prerequisite Storage and Collection of Recyclables
Earn all innovation (ID) and regional priority (RP) credits
A project is Oklahoma is analysing various credits for exemplary performance. Which of the following credits would qualify for the project to earn an exemplary performance point under IN Credit Innovation Option 3 Additional Strategies? (Choose 2)
EA Credit Enhanced Refrigerant Management
LT Credit Access to Quality Transit
LT Credit Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses
EA Prerequisite Minimum Energy Performance
SS Credit Rainwater Management
Which of the following fees is only applicable for LEED Core and Shell Projects?
Construction Review Fees
Pre-Certification Fees
Design Review Fees
Re-Certification fees
Registration Fees
After careful research, a project team identified two innovative ideas for successful innovation credits that were implemented in past LEED projects and awarded innovative credits. Which of the following actions should the project team take for successful implementation of the innovative ideas?
Contact the LEED project to learn more on implementing the ideas
Seek formal pre-approval from USGBC by submitting a CIR
Implement the innovative ideas and document them just like other credits
Wait until the project is complete to document the innovation credit and submit the documentation via LEED online
Review the LEED Reference Guide
The project team for a mixed use project located in Washington D.C. has more than 50% of its space for retail and a remaining 40% or less for office space. How should the project team decide which rating system to use?
The project should use the 40/60 rule to decide on a rating system
The project should choose the rating system that will result in the lowest certification costs
The project should choose office space since that occupies 40%
The project should choose BD+C: Retail since that occupies the majority
The project should submit a CIR
A LEED Project integrated team is iteratively testing many strategies as part of pursuing LEED Credit Integrative Process. Which of the following strategies is an example of an overlapping benefit that a project team might find during the ongoing discovery phase of energy and water systems?
Deciding to increase ventilation by 30% for the project
Deciding to perform water budget
Deciding to perform energy modelling
Selecting one paint over another for aesthetic reasons
Utilizing waste heat from a mechanical system to heat hot water in the building
Which design decision can earn a project IN Credit Option 1 Innovation in a new construction project?
Implementing a Closed Pilot Credit
Providing 10% on-site renewable energy
Providing 100% of a project’s electricity using green power
Implementing a credit from LEED O+M
Providing 15% on-site renewable energy
A LEED Core and Shell project team in New York City, New York is preparing a green housekeeping program to earn an innovation point. Which of the following should the project team do to earn the credit?
The base building management should implement the green housekeeping program in base building first before implementing it in tenant spaces
The base building management should control cleaning of the base building and request tenants to implement their own green house keeping program
The base building management must control the cleaning of both the base building and tenant spaces
The base building management must control the cleaning of all Core and Shell portions of the project
A project in Seattle is analysing various credits for exemplary performance. Which project strategy would earn an exemplary performance point under IN Credit Innovation Option 3 Additional Strategies?
Locate the building’s main entrance within 1/4 mile walking distance of ten or more diverse uses
Locate 100% of parking under cover
Manage 100% of rainwater that falls within the project boundary
Design and implement a green education program
Reduce water usage by 40% as compared to baseline
Which of the following variables affect LEED Registration Cost? (Choose 2)
Location of the Project – U.S. or Outside U.S
Project’s size
Time when the project team decides to register
Substantial completion of the project
Project’s rating system
Which of the following credits would be applicable to a Healthcare Project pursuing LEED Certification?
SS Credit Site Master Plan, SS Credit Site Assessment, EQ Credit Acoustic Performance
MR Credit Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction, LT Credit High Priority Site, SS Credit Site Master Plan
SS Credit Direct Exterior Access, EQ Credit Quality Views, SS Credit Joint Use of Facilities
SS Credit Places of Respite, SS Credit Direct Exterior Access, MR Credit PBT Source Reduction – Mercury
Which of the following credits are only applicable for LEED BD+C Core and Shell Projects?
SS Credit Tenant Design and Construction Guidelines
LT Credit Green Vehicles
LT Credit Bicycle Facilities
SS Credit Site Master Plan
SS Credit Light Pollution Reduction
What more should a project do to submit and document RP Credits for LEED Certification?
Projects should implement RP credit first and wait until project completion to document them
Submit with construction submittals
No additional documentation is required to earn Regional Priority Credits
Submit separate documentation through LEED Online
Which of the following are perks for a company that receives LEED Platinum awards for its HQ project?
LEED Plaque
Government rebates
Branding and public relations (PR)
The company could now become a LEED Reviewer
How does USGBC encourage project teams to focus on their local environmental priorities in the project’s region?
Awarding grants to projects to support local environmental causes
Requiring projects to adhere to all local building codes
Regional Priority Credits
Granting innovation points for projects supporting local initiatives
How many points can a project earn under innovation?
6
4
3
2
A project is pursuing a split review process for LEED Certification. The team has received GBCI review for design credits and has started construction. The main person managing LEED Documentation gets pulled into another project and is unable to complete the construction documentation submission. How long can the project team wait to submit the construction phase review?
No later than partial project occupancy
No later than 6 months after the project is substantially completed
No later than 24 months years after the project is substantially completed
No later than 6 months after any new version of LEED is released
No later than 12 months after the project is substantially completed
A project in Raleigh, North Carolina was originally registered under BD+C: New Construction. Later during the pre-design stage, the owner finds three tenants to occupy the building space upon completion and hence wants to change the rating system to Core and Shell. Which action should be taken by the project team?
Contact LEED technical customer service
Submit the issue via the feedback button within LEED Online
Submit a LEED interpretation
Submit a project CIR
Which of the following defines substantial project completion for LEED Certification?
Date on which the building receives a certificate of occupancy or similar official indication that it is fit and ready for use.
After building commissioning
10 months after partial occupancy
After building commissioning and building flush-out or air testing
Partial occupancy
Which design decision can earn a project IN Credit Option 1 Innovation in a new construction project?
Providing 10% on-site renewable energy
Providing 15% on-site renewable energy
Green housekeeping program
Implementing a Closed Pilot Credit
Providing 100% of a project’s electricity using green power
A Healthcare Project must meet the requirements of which of the following?
SS Credit Joint Use of Facilities
MR Credit Design for Flexibility
MR Prerequisite PBT Source Reduction – Mercury
MR Credit Furniture and Medical Furnishings
SS Credit Places of Respite
Who is responsible for identifying Regional Priority Credits for LEED Projects? (Choose 2)
USGBC Member Companies
Volunteers from LEED International Roundtable
LEED Accredited Professionals
LEED TAGs
Volunteers from USGBC Local Chapters
A project pursuing split review process for LEED Certification receives notification from GBCI when the preliminary review is complete for design submittal. The review consists of clarifications and technical advice on a few design credits. Which of the following should the project team or LEED Administrator do?
The project team should respond to the technical advice and clarification through an email
The project team should update the narrative of the credit and resubmit it for another design review
The project team should respond to the technical advice and clarification after project completion
The project team should respond to the technical advice and clarification through LEED online and re-submit credits if required
The project does not have to do anything
The LEED Reviewer response from a preliminary review indicates a project will be one point short of LEED Platinum. What should the project team do if they still want to pursue LEED Platinum?
Exclude 10% of the gross floor area to try to improve the project’s energy performance
See if the project can be certified under a different rating system
Install extra bicycle racks to earn exemplary performance for LT Credit Bicycle Facilities
Submit new or revised documentation for credits that were denied or require more information, or attempt additional credits before submitting the final review
The project team for a core and shell building in India is considering a composting program. Which statement is true regarding the IN Credit Innovation for a composting program?
GBCI Review would reject this submission unless the program is comprehensive and address the base building
IN Credit Innovation for Core and Shell can only be earned if all occupants including tenants of the building are allowed to participate in the program.
The project team should have a waste management plan in addition to the composting plan in order to meet the IN Credit Requirements.
If another project in India earns the same IN Credit Innovation for implementing a composting program, then this project will also earn the credit.
A project team is evaluating different project locations and sites for a potential LEED ND Project. Which of the following must be true in order for the site to qualify for LEED Certification under the LEED ND Rating System? (Choose 2)
The site should be at least 1500 acres
The site should be no larger than 1500 acres
The site should be at least 100 acres
The site should have at least ten habitable buildings
The site should have at least two habitable buildings
Which of the following actions should the project team take if the project boundary is not clear?
Review the MPR
Use a boundary that best serves the project
Submit a CIR
Ask the project owner which boundary to use
Review the LEED Reference Guide
Which of the following is true about Credit Interpretation Requests (CIRs)?
Product vendors can access all CIRs to meet any updated credit requirements.
Potential LEED Projects can access all CIRS and submit new
Only LEED Projects can access CIRS
CIRs can only be submitted during the construction phase of a project.
USGBC company members, LEED registered project team members, and workshop attendees have access to view CIRs
Which of the following is true about Credit Interpretation Requests (CIRs)?
CIRs can be submitted for prerequisites
Points are awarded by the CIR process
Potential LEED Projects can access all CIRS and submit new
CIRs can be submitted for credit appeals
Which of the following project strategies would earn an exemplary performance point under IN Credit Innovation Option 3 Additional Strategies? (Choose 2)
Achieve a 50% parking reduction from the base ratios for LT Credit Reduced Parking Footprint – Case 1
Locate a brownfield project on an infill location in a historic district and perform remediation to the satisfaction of the authority that has jurisdiction
Double the bicycle storage requirements
Use 100% low-emitting materials
Which of the following elements of the LEED v4 development cycle is utilized for streamlining the approach to unique needs, constraints, and opportunities of different project types?
LEED Technical Advisory Group (TAG)
Adaptations
Recertification
Interpretations
LEED Online
Which of the following special considerations would be part of the LEED Project Scope? (Choose 2)
Underground parking
Energy modelling of energy and water systems
An off-site facility or amenity
Bicycle network and green vehicles
A shared facility that may be used by the project occupants
The LEED Project Boundary may not include land that is not owned by the project owner unless:
The land will be included in the next phase of LEED Certification
The land will be purchased by the project owner after project completion
The land is part of a larger campus project such as school, university or military campus
The land is associated with the LEED Project and supports its normal building operations
Which of the following is true for innovations that are not addressed by existing LEED credits? (Choose 3)
The project should research all exemplary credit options
Points can also be earned by achieving selected credits from other LEED rating systems
The strategy must be significantly better than standard sustainable design practices
The project must demonstrate a qualitative improvement in environmental performance by identifying or establishing a baseline of standard performance
The project must demonstrate a quantitative improvement in environmental performance by identifying or establishing a baseline of standard performance
Which of the following variables affect LEED Certification cost? (Choose 3)
Project’s rating system
Project’s Occupancy
Substantial completion of the project
Time when the project team submits documentation for review in LEED Online
A Core and Shell Project in Santa Monica, California is pursuing Regional Priority Credits and is searching the USGBC Database to explore the six available credits to choose four credits. Which RP group should the project download?
RP Credits applicable for O+M Projects
RP Credits applicable for BD+C Projects
RP Credits applicable for New Construction
RP Credits applicable for Core and Shell Project Types
RP Credits applicable for ID+C Projects
A hospitality project team member finds an area not addressed in the LEED Reference Guide regarding WE Credit Outdoor Water Use Reduction. The team implements the credit and submits a suggested approach for the credit during the preliminary LEED Review Process. Which of the following is true regarding this project team’s approach?
The approach will be rejected because it is outside the scope of the review process
The project team will receive a determination in the review comments at the discretion of the USGBC or GBCI reviewer assigned to the project.
The project should submit a CIR along with credit documentation
The approach will be rejected and a Project CIR will need to be submitted instead
How is the LEED Boundary determined for multi-building development especially when each building in the property will be a separate LEED Project?
The project team divides the land equally among the LEED Projects
The project team should determine the LEED Boundary for each LEED Project
The project team contacts LEED Technical Resources
The project team submits a CIR
The project team uses the same boundary for all of the LEED Projects
A project team for a potential new construction project under the BD+C Rating System is analysing various sites eligible for LEED Certification. Which of the following must be true of the project site, location and size in order to be eligible for LEED Certification? (Choose 3)
The project building should be a minimum of 1,500 SF
The project building should be a minimum of 1,000 SF
The project boundary must include all contiguous land that is associated with the project and supports its typical operation
The project should be constructed and operated on a permanent location on existing land
The project should have a LEED Administrator
Which of the following resources should be used to identify RP Credits for a project?
USGBC Website RP Credit Library
LEED Online RP Credit Library
CIR
RP Credits are automatically assigned at the time of project registration
A project team is conducting a project life cycle (PLC) analysis for a new Core and Shell project in Washington D.C. Which building elements are covered under the LEED BD+C: Core and Shell Rating System? (Choose 3)
Building Envelope
Base Building HVAC system
Furniture, furnishings, and equipment (FF&E)
Base Building Structure
Tenant fit-out
How many points can a project earn for RP credits?
3
4
5
6
A project team in Houston, Texas is preparing for a design charrette and a goal setting workshop to identify and use opportunities to achieve synergies across disciplines and building systems as well as meet the requirements for IP Credit Integrative process. In addition, the project team performed various analyses to evaluate energy and water related systems for the project. Which of the following should the project team do to document for IP Credit Integrative Process?
Perform a preliminary “simple box” energy modelling analysis
Document how the analysis informed design and building form decisions in the project’s OPR and BOD and the eventual design of the project
Document the project schedule for energy and water systems
Document the costs associated with energy modelling
You are registering an office project in Hiawatha, Iowa under the LEED BD+C rating system. Which of the following design decisions would you not recommend for LEED Certification?
The new building is located on a campus certified under LEED v4
The area of the building will be 1500 square feet
The building will be three stories high
One of the modular offices will be moved to another location after project completion
The building will be located 75 feet away from a lake
A project team member is very active in his community. He is working with the owner to devise a program that fosters the growth of green buildings by showcasing the project building as an example. Which of the following instructional initiatives would satisfy the requirements of an education program for innovation for IN Credit Innovation? (Choose 2)
An educational webinar recorded on a CD and distributed to all building visitors
A comprehensive signage program throughout the project to educate occupants and visitors about the benefits of sustainable buildings
A press release at project completion announcing the project certification
Weekly guided tours on sustainability and building green using the project as an example
Which of the following defines the LEED Boundary for a single building development? (Choose 2)
The portion of project site submitted for LEED Certification
The entire project scope, generally limited to the site boundary
The edge of the development footprint minus the building footprint
The edge of the development footprint
A LEED Project is pursuing the following credits: SS Credit Places of Respite, SS Credit Site Master Plan, Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Material Ingredients, and IEQ Prerequisite Minimum Acoustic Performance. Which of the following project BD+C adaptations does this project fall under?
Hospitality
New Construction
Core and Shell
Healthcare
Schools
The project team for an NC office building in Dubai is considering different innovative strategies for IN Credit Innovation. Which of the following criteria should be met for the IN Credit? (Choose 3)
Strategies must demonstrate a quantitative improvement
Strategies should be qualitative
Strategies should be comprehensive
The strategy must be significantly better than standard sustainable design practices
The strategy must have been implemented in previous LEED Projects
A new construction project was registered in December of 2013. In May 2014, USGBC published addenda for a credit the project team is pursuing. What statements are true regarding this project? (Choose 2)
The project team can choose to follow any addenda published prior to December 2013
The project team can choose to follow any addenda published after May 2014
Submit a CIR for clarification
The project team must follow any addenda published prior to December 2013
The project team must follow any addenda published in May 2014
