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Which of the following must be addressed in order for a project to satisfy the requirements of MR Prerequisite Storage and Collection of Recyclables? (Choose 3)
Provide dedicated areas accessible to waste haulers and building occupants for the collection and storage of recyclable materials for the entire building
Provide dedicated areas accessible to building occupants for the collection and storage of recyclable materials for the entire building
Recyclable materials must include mixed paper, e-waste, corrugated cardboard, glass, plastics, and metals
Recyclable materials must include mixed paper, corrugated cardboard, glass, plastics, and metals
Provide safe collection, storage, and disposal of two of the following: batteries, mercury containing lamps, and electronic waste
A retailer with existing stores in town has opened a similar store in the same town. Which of the following must be addressed in order for the project to satisfy the requirements of MR Prerequisite Storage and Collection of Recyclables? (Choose 3)
Conduct a waste stream study to identify the retail projects top five recyclable waste streams, by either weight or volume, using consistent metrics
Use historical information from their other locations to identify the retail projects top five recyclable waste streams, by either weight or volume
Provide dedicated areas accessible to waste haulers and building occupants for the separation, collection, and storage of recyclable materials for at least the top four recyclable waste streams identified by the waste study
Provide dedicated areas accessible to waste haulers and building occupants for the separation, collection, and storage of recyclable materials for at least the top three recyclable waste streams identified by the waste study
Provide safe collection, storage, and disposal if If any of the top four waste streams are batteries, mercury containing lamps, or electronic waste
Which of the following should be considered during the design phase when designing appropriately sized storage areas to satisfy the requirements of MR Prerequisite Storage and Collection of Recyclables? (Choose 3)
Storage areas should be easily accessible to building occupants
Storage areas should be easily accessible to building occupants, including visitors, full-time occupants, operations staff, and waste haulers
Take appropriate measures for safe collection, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste streams like batteries, mercury containing lamps, and e-waste
Locate and highlight central collection and storage areas for recyclables on submitted floor plans
Prepare a presentation to education building occupants and visitors on building recycling program
The requirements for MR Prerequisite – Storage and Collection of Recyclables includes which of the following. (Choose 3)
Provide dedicated areas accessible to building occupants only for the collections and storage of recyclable materials for the entire building
Provide dedicated areas accessible to waste haulers and building occupants for the collection and storage of recyclable materials for the entire building
Recyclable materials may be include solely mixed paper, corrugated card board, glass, plastics, and metals
Recyclable materials may include 50% of mixed papers, corrugated card board, glass, plastics, metals, and 10% batteries
Take appropriate measures for the safe collection, storage, and disposal of two of the following: batteries, mercury containing lamps, and electronic waste.
Which of the following should be done by projects without available recycling infrastructure and where recycling service is unavailable to satisfy the requirements of MR Prerequisite Storage and Collection of Recyclables? (Choose 2)
Storage areas should be easily accessible to building occupants
The project is exempt from the prerequisite
Project should still establish accessible recycling areas
Consider alternative means of recycling, such as reuse or donation until a recycling service becomes available
Locate and highlight central collection and storage areas for recyclables on submitted floor plans
Which of the following factors influence the recycling efforts within buildings?
Lack of convenient, physical spaces for recycling
Ignorance about recycling
Non-availability of recycling programs in town
Lack of education
Documentation Submittal for MR Prerequisite Storage and Collection of Recyclables, include which of the following:
Describe the dedicated recycling storage areas for the project and demonstrate that the safe storage and the collection has been provided from the batteries, mercury containing lamps, and e-waste
Provide a floor plan(s) highlighting the recycling storage areas for the project
Demonstrate that the recycling storage areas are sized at minimum of 500 square feet and located appropriately
Submittal must include a five year contract with approved vender
A project team is planning to include the methodology and results of waste stream study as part as documentation for MR Prerequisite Storage and Collection of Recyclables. Which of the following rating system best describe the project?
New Construction
Core and Shell
Schools
Healthcare
Retail
A healthcare project team decides to include mercury containing lamps and certain types of electronic waste under the scope while designing the spaces for collection and storage of recyclables to meet MR Prerequisite Storage and Collection of Recyclables Requirements. Which of the following credits and prerequisites will have a positive affect due to this?
MR Prerequisite PBT Source Reduction – Mercury
MR Credit PBT Source Reduction – Mercury
MR Credit PBT Source Reduction – Lead, Cadmium, and Copper
MR Credit Furniture and Medical Furnishings
MR Credit Design for Flexibility
What of the following should be included in a construction waste management plan for the demolition of an existing building to earn MR Prerequisite Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning?
Area of the building footprint
Where to dispose of any PCB’s
Location of collection of recyclables for building occupants
The removal of any CFC based refrigerants
What are examples of waste diversion for construction waste management? (Choose2)
Recycling
Disposal in landfills
Incineration
Reuse
A project team is brainstorming various strategies to reduce construction waste. Which of the following is not a strategy to reduce construction waste?
Recycle materials
Increase the size of the building footprint
Sell unused materials
Use salvaged materials
A project team for a school project will reuse the shell of an existing building and recycle the rest of the construction and demolition debris. Which of the following MR Credits will this have a positive affect? (Choose 2)
MR Credit Furniture and Medical Furnishings
MR Credit Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction
MR Prerequisite Storage and Collection of Recyclables
MR Credit Construction and Demolition Waste Management
Which of the following must a project submit via LEED Online as the Submittal for MR Prerequisite Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning?
Establish waste diversion for the project by identifying at least five targeted for diversion
Volume of the construction waste heading to the landfill (%) and total waste diverted
A final report detailing all major waste stream generated including disposal and diversion rates
A tentative report with major waste stream forecasted but no requirement for specifies
What should be included in a construction waste management plan in order to achieve MR Prerequisite Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning?
Which existing building materials, if any, will be reused
The distance products were purchased from the construction site
If any construction waste materials to be recycled will be commingled or separated
New technologies and materials that will help reduce waste
A project team is brainstorming various strategies to reduce construction waste. Which of the following are strategies to reduce construction waste?
Select sustainable building materials
Haul unused materials to a landfill
Use FSC Certified Materials
Give unused materials to a salvage yard
A project team is tabulating waste that would qualify for MR Credit Construction and Demolition Waste Management. Which of the following construction and demolition debris cannot be included? (Choose 2)
Concrete
Rocks
Drywall
Steel
ADC’s
A project team is brainstorming effective construction waste management strategies to qualify for MR Credit Construction and Demolition Waste Management. Which of the following strategies would qualify? (Choose 3)
On-site separation
Architectural salvage
Use of construction waste to infill mining pits
Leaving items on the curb for people to pick up
ADC’s
A project team is considering using on-site separation as a strategy for effective construction waste management. Which of the following non-mandatory actions will help the project in effective implementation of the above strategy to earn MR Credit Construction Waste Management? (Choose 2)
Providing orientation to contractors and sub contractors before construction starts
Providing orientation to contractors and sub contractors before building occupancy
Providing orientation to building occupants before building occupancy
Using multilingual or symbol based signage for on-site source separation areas
A project located in Manhattan, NY has limited storage area for waste containers. Which of the following waste management strategies would you recommend for this project to earn MR Credit Construction Waste Management?
On-site separation
Commingled collection
Leaving items on the curb for people to pick up
Dumping in the ocean
A project located in Austin, TX is considering waste to energy as a diversion strategy to earn MR Credit Construction Waste Management. Which of the following must be true for this strategy in order to qualify as a viable diversion strategy? (Choose 2)
Project teams must demonstrate that reuse and recycling strategies were exhausted before sending waste material to energy facilities
The combustion of wood or “wood derived fuel” is considered waste to energy
The project team should follow the applicable European Commission Waste Framework Directive and European Commission Waste Incineration Directive
The project team should contact USGBC before construction starts to see if this strategy will qualify before proceeding
Which of the following statements is true for a campus project with multiple buildings trying to achieve MR Prerequisite Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning? (Choose 2)
All buildings in the group may be documented as one
All buildings in the group must be documented as separate
Campus buildings may develop one comprehensive plan for construction waste
Campus buildings must develop separate plan for construction waste
A healthcare project team for a major renovation project reusing existing mercury containing equipment and lamps is brainstorming ideas to reduce mercury containing products and devices and mercury release through product substitution, capture, and recycling. As a first step, which of the following should the healthcare project do to achieve MR Prerequisite PBT Source Reduction – Mercury? (Choose 2)
Inventory existing mercury containing equipment and lamps
Incorporate mercury limits into project specifications
Develop phase out and upgrade plan
Develop a plan for separate plan for construction waste.
Track products during construction
A healthcare project is reusing existing mercury containing equipment and lamps. The project team is conducting an Inventory existing mercury containing equipment and lamps. Which of the following must be done as part of the inventory?
List the maximum mercury content allowed for the mercury containing lamps
List the maximum mercury content allowed for the mercury containing lamps and identify lamps that do not comply with the prerequisite criteria
Develop phase out and upgrade plan
Incorporate mercury limits into project specifications
A healthcare project should do which of the following in addition meeting the requirements of Prerequisite PBT Source Reduction – Mercury to earn MR Credit PBT Source Reduction – Mercury? (Choose 2)
Specify and install fluorescent lamps with low mercury content
Specify and install fluorescent lamps with long lamp life
Do not specify or install circular fluorescent lamps or probe start metal halide lamps
Use probe start metal halide lamps
Specify circular fluorescent lamps
A medical military facility project requires complying with Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC 4-501-01) for certain lamps. Which of the following statements is true for the project to achieve Prerequisite PBT Source Reduction – Mercury if the prerequisite criteria and UFC 4-501-01 conflict?
All affected lamps where a conflict with UFC 4-501-01 may be excluded from the prerequisite
All lamps used in military facility projects are exempt
The project should develop a phase out plan for lamps containing mercury
Only lamps used in operation rooms, dental treatment rooms, and dental labs are exempt
A medical facility is considering mercury free alternatives to low-wattage fluorescent lamps, such as LED or LEC in order to meet Prerequisite PBT Source Reduction – Mercury. Which of the following must be true for the project to use this strategy?
Mercury free alternatives should be at least as energy efficient as comparable mercury containing lamps.
All mercury free alternatives qualify for this prerequisite
Mercury free alternatives should energy efficient as comparable mercury containing lamps
None of the above
The requirements for Option 1 – Historic Building Reuse of the MR Credit Building Life Cycle impact reduction includes which of the following?
Maintaining the existing building structure, envelope and interior non-structural elements of a historic building or contributing building in a historic district
The building or historic building must not be listed or eligible for listing in the local, state, or national register of historic places
Maintain the existing building structure and the interior non-structural elements of a historic building but not a envelope or contributing building in a historic district
Do not demolish any part of historic building or contributing building in a historic district
The requirement for Option 2 – Renovation of Abandoned or Blighted of the MR Credit Building Life Cycle impact reduction include which of the following?
Maintain at least 75% by surface area,of the existing building structure, enclosure, and interior structural elements
The building must be renovated to a state of productive occupancyThe building must be renovated to a state of sufficient occupancy
The building must be renovated to a state of productive occupancy
Up to 50% of the building surface area may be excluded because of deterioration or damage
The requirement for Option 3 – Building and Material Reuse of the MR Credit Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction include which of the following ? (Choose 2)
Reuse or salvage building materials from on-site only as a percentage of the surface area
Reuse or salvage building materials from off site or on-site as a percentage of the surface area
Include structural elements (excluding windows), enclosure materials, and permanently installed interior elements such as walls, doors, floor coverings, celling systems
Include material contributing toward the credits toward MR Credits Building Product Disclosure and Optimisation – Sourcing of Raw Materials
Maintain at least 75% by surface area, of the existing building structure, enclosure and interior structural elements
A project is pursuing MR Credit Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction using Option 3 Building and Material Reuse. Which of the following determine the number of points the projects can earn using this option?
Percentage of completed project area reused
Percentage of completed project surface area reused
Percentage of surface area of the existing building structure
Percentage of completed project surface area reused and less demolished surface area
A project is pursuing MR Credit Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction using Option 4 – Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment. Which of the following should the project do? (Choose 3)
For a new construction (buildings or portion of buildings ), conduct a life cycle assessment of the project’s structure, and enclosure that demonstrates a minimum of 5% reduction, compared with a baseline
In at least three of the six impact categories listed below, one of which must be global warming potential
The baseline and proposed building must be of a comparable size, function and orientation, and operating energy performance as defined in EA Prerequisite Minimum Energy Performance
For a new construction (buildings or portion of buildings), conduct a life cycle assessment of the project’s structure and enclosure that demonstrates a minimum of 15% reduction, compared with a baseline
Use the same assessment software tool and data sets to evaluate both the base line building and proposed building and report all import listed categories. Data sets must be compliant with ISO
A project pursuing MR Credit Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction us counting building materials demolished to create courtyards to increase daylighting may as retained in credit calculations. The project’s new courtyards meets the requirements of EQ Credits Daylight and Quality Views. Which of the following project types best represent the project?
Healthcare
Schools
Warehouse
Core and Shell
An existing buildings with additions may not be able to use which of the options for the existing portions of the building to earn the credit MR Credit Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction?
Option 1. Historic Building Reuse
Option 2. Renovation of Abandoned or Blighted Building
Option 3. Building and Material Reuse
Option 4. Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment
Which types of building reuse can count towards Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction Credit?
Buildings Older than 1950
Historic Buildings
Abandoned Buildings or those considered to be a “blight”
Brick
Furniture
Which of the following provides detailed information on the chemical composition, health effects, safety procedures, and other characteristics of products and materials?
FSC
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
HPD’s
EPD’s
A project pursuing MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Product Declarations is using Option 1. Environmental Product Declaration to comply with credit requirements. Which of the following products have the greatest impact towards credit achievement?
Products with a publicly available, critically reviewed life cycle assessment conforming to ISO 14044
Industry wide (generic) EPD
Product Specific Type III EPD
Products with Multi-Attribute Optimization
A project is pursuing MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Product Declarations using Option 1. Environmental Product Declaration. What should the project teams do in order to earn this credit?
Use at least twenty different permanently installed products sourced from at least five different manufacturers that meet one of the disclosure criteria
Use at least ten different permanently installed products sourced from at least five different manufacturers that meet one of the disclosure criteria
Use at least twenty different permanently installed products that meet one of the disclosure criteria
Use at least ten different permanently installed products that meet one of the disclosure criteria
A project is pursuing MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Product Declarations using Option 2. Multi-Attribute Optimization. What should the project teams do in order to earn this credit?
Use at least twenty different permanently installed products sourced from at least five different manufacturers that meet one of the disclosure criteria
Use at least ten different permanently installed products sourced from at least five different manufacturers that meet one of the disclosure criteria
Use products that comply with one of the credit criteria for 50%, by cost, of the total value of permanently installed products in the project
Use products that comply with one of the credit criteria for 20%, by cost, of the total value of permanently installed products in the project
A project is pursuing MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Product Declarations using Option 2. Multi-Attribute Optimization. What should the project teams do in order to qualify for exemplary performance?
Use at least twenty different permanently installed products sourced from at least five different manufacturers that meet one of the disclosure criteria
Purchase 95%, by cost, of permanently installed building products that meet the required attributes
Purchase 75%, by cost, of permanently installed building products that meet the required attributes
Use products that comply with one of the credit criteria for 20%, by cost, of the total value of permanently installed products in the project
A project is pursuing MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Product Declarations using Option 1. Environmental Product Declaration (EPD). What should the project teams do in order to earn an exemplary point under this credit?
Use at least forty different permanently installed products sourced from at least five different manufacturers that meet one of the disclosure criteria
Use at least twenty different permanently installed products sourced from at least five different manufacturers that meet one of the disclosure criteria
Use products that comply with one of the credit criteria for 50%, by cost, of the total value of permanently installed products in the project
Use products that comply with one of the credit criteria for 20%, by cost, of the total value of permanently installed products in the project
A project pursuing MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Product Declarations is using Option 2. Multi-Attribute Optimization to comply with credit requirements. Which of the following products have the greatest impact towards credit achievement?
Third party certified products that demonstrate impact reduction below industry average in global warming potential, depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer and eutrophication
Third party certified products that demonstrate impact reduction below industry average in global warming potential and depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer
Product Specific Type III EPD
Products sourced (extracted, manufactured, purchased) within one hundred miles (160km) of the project site
A project pursuing MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Product Declarations using Option 2 – Multi-Attribute Optimization should refer which of the following sources to verify the reductions claimed in the multiple impact categories?
USGBC Website
Manufacturer’s website
ISO
Third Party Certification Agencies
Which of the following is to true regarding structural components for a project pursuing MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization?
Structure and enclosure materials may not constitute more than 30% of the value of compliant building products
Structure and enclosure materials may not constitute more than 20% of the value of compliant building products
Structure and enclosure materials may not constitute more than 10% of the value of compliant building products
Structure and enclosure materials may not constitute more than 50% of the value of compliant building products
Which of the following is a standardised way of communicating the environmental effects associated with a product or systems raw material extraction, energy use, chemical makeup, waste generation, and emissions to air, soil, and water?
Material safety data sheet (MSDS)
Environmental product declarations (EPD’s)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards
Health Product Declaration (HPD)
Which of the following defines how to standardize EPD’s for a specific product type and define scope, system boundary, measurement procedures, impact measures and other technical requirements?
Material safety data sheet (MSDS)
A product category rule (PCR)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards
Health Product Declaration (HPD)
Which of the following are acceptable for industries without established PCR’s to adhere with MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – EPD Requirements?
Manufacturers should provide Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Manufacturers may provide life cycle assessments in accordance with ISO
Manufacturers have to establish a PCR
Industries must have established PCR’s to meet MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – EPD Requirements
Which of the following must be true for the scope of EPD’s to adhere with MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – EPD Requirements?
The scope of any EPD must be at least cradle-to-gate
The scope of any EPD must be at least cradle-to-grave
The scope of any EPD must be at least gate-to-gate
The scope of any EPD must be at least cradle-to-cradle
Program Operators should use which of the following standards for EPD’s to qualify for MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Product Declarations Credit Requirements?
EPD’s that follow International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards
Any EPD program
Industry wide EPD’s
Health Product Declaration (HPD)
Which of the following must be true if a project included furniture for MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization calculations?
All furniture must be included consistently in all cost based credits
All furniture must be included consistently in all MR Credits
Furniture is not required to be included in credit calculations
Furniture should not be included in credit calculations
Which of the following is true if a project includes piping, pipe insulation, ducts, and duct insulation for MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization calculations?
All mechanical, plumbing, and electrical equipment (MEP), categorized as CSI Master Format divisions 11, 21-28 are excluded from MR Credits
If some of these products are included in credit calculations, not all products of that type must be included for credit calculations
If some of these products are included in credit calculations, all products of that type must be included for credit calculations
None of the above
Which of the following is true if a project includes special equipment, such as elevators, escalators, process equipment, and fire suppression, systems for MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization Calculations?
All mechanical, plumbing, and electrical equipment (MEP), categorized as CSI MasterFormat divisions 11, 21-28 are excluded from MR Credits
Special equipment, such as elevators, escalators, process equipment, and fire suppression, systems, is excluded from the credit calculations
If some of these products are included in credit calculations, all products of that type must be included for credit calculations
None of the above
Which of the following is true if a project includes formwork for concrete for MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization Calculations
Products purchased for temporary use on the project, like form work for concrete can be included
Products purchased for temporary use on the project, like form work for concrete are excluded
If some of these products are included in credit calculations, all products of that type must be included for credit calculations
None of the above
Which of the following is true for a healthcare project, pursuing MR Credit Medical Furniture and Furnishings and MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization?
Freestanding furniture items can be counted in any Building Product Disclosure and Optimization Credits
Freestanding furniture items can be counted in any Building Product Disclosure and Optimization Credits as long as it is consistent
Freestanding furniture items included in MR Credit Medical Furniture and Furnishings cannot be counted in any Building Product Disclosure and Optimization Credits
None of the above
Which of the following items are considered pre-consumer recycled items?
Steel beams created from metal reclaimed from the manufacturing line
Carpets made from nylon that include scraps reclaimed from production
Demolition debris used on another project
Cotton insulation manufactured from factory reject denim jeans
Selecting products that have been developed with a sustainable design is an example of:
Recycling
Waste diversion
Reuse
Source reduction
Which of the following is used to determine if a product is pre-consumer or post-consumer recycled content?
ASHRAE 62.1
Local Codes
USGBC Calculators
ISO 14044
Which of the following materials if reused would be considered pre-consumer recycled content? (Choose 3)
Walnut shells
Construction and demolition debris
Milk jugs
Sawdust
Sunflower seed hulls
Purchasing products with less packaging is an example of which of the following strategies?
Source reduction
Commingled recycling
Waste diversion
Construction waste management
A material which will be part of the permanent building is made of recycled glass obtained and manufactured within five hundred miles of project. This will contribute to which of the following?
Regional materials only
Both regional and recycled materials
Neither regional nor recycled materials
Recycled materials only
A material that can be recycled into a new product at the end of its useful life would be what type of product?
Cradle to grave
Cradle to cradle
Renewable
Passive
A project team uses a door found on-site for a major renovation project and turned into a table. This would qualify as which of the following?
Regional material
Rapidly renewable material
Pre-consumer content
Commingled material
A project pursuing MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Sourcing of Raw Materials is using Option 1. Raw Material Source and Extraction Reporting to comply with credit requirements. Which of the following products have the greatest impact towards credit achievement?
Products sourced from manufacturers with self declared reports
Third-party verified corporate sustainability reports (CSR) which include environmental impacts of extraction operations and activities associated with the manufacturers product and the products supply chain
Product Specific Type III EPD
Products with Multi-Attribute Optimization
A project pursuing MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Sourcing of Raw Materials is using Option 1. Raw Material Source and Extraction Reporting to comply with credit requirements. The project identified three products that are re-used and also have recycled content in it. Which of the following must be true for the project to utilize these products towards credit achievement?
The products qualify for both “recycled content” as well as “reuse” for credit achievement
The products can only qualify for either “recycled content” or “reuse” for credit achievement
The project should submit a CIR
o The products cannot be used towards credit achievement
Which of the following are acceptable CSR frameworks that meets the requirements of MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Sourcing of Raw Materials using Option 1. Raw Material Source and Extraction Reporting? (Choose 3)
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Report
ASHRAE Report
U.N. Global Compact: Communication of Progress
ISO 26000: 2010 Guidance on Social Responsibility
USGBC Report
Which of the following standards must be referenced to comply with biobased material to meet the requirements of MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Sourcing of Raw Materials using Option 1. Raw Material Source and Extraction Reporting? (Choose 1)
Sustainable Agriculture Networks Sustainable Agriculture Standard
Forest Stewardship Council
The Rainforest Alliance
ASTM
International Standards ISO 14021–1999
Which of the following “re-use” methods qualify as “Material reuse” to meet the requirements of MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Sourcing of Raw Materials using Option 1. Raw Material Source and Extraction Reporting? (Choose 3)
Forest Stewardship Council certified products
Salvaged products
Refurbished products
Reused products
Product with pre-consumer recycled content
A project pursuing MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Sourcing of Raw Materials is using Option 2. Leadership Extraction Practices to comply with credit requirements. Which of the following products have the greatest impact towards credit achievement?
Products meeting extended producer responsibility criteria
Products meeting bio-based materials criteria
Products meeting wood products criteria and sourced (extracted, manufactured, purchased) within one hundred miles (160 km) of the project site
Products with Multi-Attribute Optimization
A project is pursuing MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Sourcing of Raw Materials using Option 2. Leadership Extraction Practices to comply with credit requirements. What should the project teams do in order to earn an exemplary credit under this option?
Use at least forty different permanently installed products sourced from at least five different manufacturers that meet one of the disclosure criteria
Use at least twenty different permanently installed products sourced from at least five different manufacturers that meet one of the disclosure criteria
Use products that comply with one of the credit criteria for 75%, by cost, of the total value of permanently installed products in the project
Use products that comply with one of the credit criteria for 20%, by cost, of the total value of permanently installed products in the project
A project is pursuing MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Material Ingredients using Option 1. Material Ingredient Reporting to comply with credit requirements. Which of the following materials would comply? (Choose 3)
Use at least twenty different permanently installed products sourced from at least five different manufacturers that meet one of the disclosure criteria
Use at least ten different permanently installed products sourced from at least five different manufacturers that meet one of the disclosure criteria
Use at least twenty different permanently installed products that meet one of the disclosure criteria
Use at least ten different permanently installed products that meet one of the disclosure criteria
A project is pursuing MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Material Ingredients using Option 1. Material Ingredient Reporting to comply with credit requirements. Which of the following materials would comply? (Choose 3)
The end use product has a published, complete Health Product Declaration
The end use product has been certified at the Cradle to Cradle v2 Basic Level
The end use product has been certified at the Cradle to Cradle v3 Bronze Level
The end use product has been certified at the Cradle to Grave v3 Bronze Level
A product with EPD
A project is pursuing MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Material Ingredients using Option 3. Product Manufacturer Supply Chain Optimization to comply with credit requirements. Which of the following materials would comply? (Choose 3)
If any ingredients for a product are assessed with the GreenScreen List Translator
Products sourced from manufacturers who engage in validated and robust safety, health, hazard, and risk programs which at a minimum document at least 99% (by weight) of the ingredients
Products sourced from manufacturers who engage in validated and robust safety, health, hazard, and risk programs which at a minimum document at least 75% (by weight) of the ingredients
Products sourced from product manufacturers with independent third party verification of their supply chain that verifies safety and stewardship information about the chemical ingredients is publicly available
A product with EPD
A project is pursuing MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Material Ingredients using Option 3. Product Manufacturer Supply Chain Optimization to comply with credit requirements. Which of the following must be submitted at credit documentation?
Documentation of supply chain optimization
MR building product disclosure and optimization calculator or equivalent tracking tool
Documentation of chemical inventory through Health Product Declaration
Cradle to Cradle certification labels, manufacturers’ lists of ingredients with GreenScreen assessment
A healthcare project is pursuing PBT Source Reduction – Lead, Cadmium, and Copper. Which of the following should the project teams do specify Lead?
Specify products with the “lead free” label as defined by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
Specify and use lead-free roofing and flashing
Specify and use electrical wire and cable with lead content less than five hundred parts per million
None
Specify Lead used for radiation shielding and copper used for MRI Shielding
A healthcare project is pursuing PBT Source Reduction – Lead, Cadmium, and Copper. Many pipes, faucets, and other plumbing products are labelled “lead-free” and comply with the U.S. Safe Water Drinking Act. Which of the following statements is true for the project’s ability to earn this credit?
The “lead-free” compliance with U.S Safe Water Drinking Act is adequate for compliance with this credit
The “lead-free” compliance with U.S Safe Water Drinking Act is not adequate for compliance with this credit
The project should use the EPA Compliance Path
None
Specify Lead used for radiation shielding and copper used for MRI Shielding
A healthcare project is specifying interior and exterior paints that are GreenSeal compliant. Which of the following credits will have a positive affect due to this? (Choose 2)
EQ Credit Low Emitting Materials
MR Credit Furniture and Medical Furnishings
MR Credit PBT Source Reduction – Lead, Cadmium, and Copper
MR Credit PBT Source Reduction – Mercury
A healthcare project undergoing major renovation of an existing hospital is pursuing PBT Source Reduction – Lead, Cadmium, and Copper. Which of the following materials can be excluded from credit requirements? (Choose 3)
Existing products and materials that are not included in the scope of work
Existing Roofing
Existing Electrical cable
Piping in newly renovated areas
Painting in newly renovated areas
