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WorksheetsIntegrative Strategies | LEED Green Associate
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 23mins
A LEED NC Project is pursuing Credit Integrative Process. As part of discovery phase of energy related research, which of the following elements should the team not include?
Local climate
Site conditions
Potential building features
Local Rainfall data
Reducing external light pollution will result in synergies between what LEED Credit Categories? (Choose 2)
Energy and Atmosphere
Sustainable Sites
Indoor Environmental Quality
Innovation
Which of the following factors is a fundamental evaluation criterion for the prerequisite Integrative Project Planning and Design?
Sensitive Land
Human health
Strategies that have bigger impact on project energy usage
Cost-effective adoption of green design and construction strategies
Reducing the heat island effect by installing paving materials with a high SRI can have an impact on credits in what LEED Categories? (Choose 2)
Indoor Environmental Quality
Sustainable Sites
Materials and Resources
Water Efficiency
Energy and Atmosphere
A project in Phoenix, Arizona is required to conduct a four hour integrated design charrette to optimize the integration of green strategies. Which of the following rating systems suits for the project?
LEED BD+C: New Construction
LEED BD+C: Healthcare
LEED BD+C: Homes
LEED BD+C: Schools
Designing a building with a natural ventilation system will impact what credit categories? (Choose 2)
Indoor Environmental Quality
Energy and Atmosphere
Sustainable Sites
Materials and Resources
The project team is identifying at least one on-site, non-potable water source that could be used to offset water demand. Which of the following credits are they working on?
We Credit Indoor Water Use Reduction
WE Prerequisite Outdoor Water Use Reduction
Integrative Process
WE Prerequisite Indoor Water Use Reduction
Which of the following must be true for a health care project to earn LEED Certification?
The project should earn a minimum of forty points
The project should develop a health mission statement and incorporate it in the Owner’s Project Requirements
The project should comply with Integrative Project Planning and Design
The project should earn Integrative Process Credit
A project team is removing cisterns from a project design and will install a green roof instead. What project area would this change impact? (Choose 2)
On-site Renewable Energy
Rainwater Management
Heat Island Reduction
Construction Waste Management
A project team has completed all the steps required to meet the Integrative Process credit. Which of the following describes their last step to successfully document the credit?
Energy and Water Analysis Reports
Water Budget Analysis
Energy Modelling Reports
Integrative Process worksheet (energy and water analysis tabs)
Which of the following documents outline the owner’s vision about the project?
OPR
BOD
Project Specifications
Design Documents
The owner’s representative is identifying team members for the integrative design team. How many members should he identify at a minimum?
Seven more
Four more
Five more
Three more
Which of the following data should be collected as part of discovery – preliminary data collection? (Choose 3)
Indoor Water Demand
Microclimate, utility providers, and potential financial incentives
Location (distance from site), capacity, and type and level of treatment for the sewage system serving the site
Location, capacity, and type of water sources serving the site, such as reservoirs, aquifers, wells, lakes,etc.
Outdoor Water demand
A project team has decided to modify a low SRI roof design to include a vegetated roof to help with rainwater management. What other credit would this decision help with?
Green Power
Recycled Materials
Water Use Reduction
Heat Island Reduction
Which of the following elements should be part of the health mission statement? (Choose 3)
Triple bottom line values
Health of building occupants
Collaboration with neighbouring buildings
LEED Scorecard
Local community and global environment
Which of the following is the most important phase of the integrative process?
Construction
Implementation Phase
Discovery Phase
Detailed Design Phase
A Healthcare project in Houston is assembling an integrative design team. Who among the following must be included in the integrative design team apart from the Owner, Designer and Builder? (Choose 2)
Landscape Architect
Healthcare equipment vendor
Healthcare Facility Staff
Construction Manager
Project Manager
The use of open grid pavement can help a project achieve points in what LEED areas? (Choose 2)
Rainwater Management
Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses
Indoor Water Use Reduction
Heat Island Reduction
Which of the following factors are taken into account while performing a water budget under Discovery Phase – Water Related Systems? (Choose 3)
The on-site supply sources
Understand Demand Response
Metering Indoor and Outdoor water
Indoor & Outdoor Water Demand
Process Water Demand
Which of the following should a project team do to meet the requirements of IP Prerequisite Integrative Project Planning & Design? (Choose 3)
Assemble an integrated project team
Create LEED Project Budget
Create Preliminary Rating Goals
Assemble an integrated project team with minimum of four stakeholders apart from project owner and conduct a design charrette
Develop a health mission statement and incorporate it in the Owners Project Requirements (OPR)
Where does integrative process fall within the life cycle of a LEED project?
Construction
Throughout the life cycle of the project
Design
Pre-design
How long should an integrative charette be for a healthcare project?
Six hours
Two hours
Four hours
No minimum requirement
A project team in Seattle, Washington is having an integrative design charrette for a new hospital to discuss the budget, schedule, and functional programmatic requirements as required for IP Prerequisite Integrative Project Planning and Design. Which of the following reference documents will assist the project team in this regard?
ANSI Consensus National Standard Guide 2.0 for Design and Construction of Sustainable Buildings and Communities
ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–2010
International Standard ISO 14040–2006, Environmental management
USGBC LEED BD+C Reference Guide
Which of the following are benefits of collaboration on a LEED Project? (Choose 3)
Increase scope of work
LEED Platinum certification
Reduce Costs
Map the process with milestones
Use resources efficiently
Which of the following defines an iterative process?
An interdisciplinary method for the design and operation of sustainable build environments.
A process based on repetition of steps and procedures
Total amount of energy used to harvest or extract, manufacture, transport, install, and use a product across its life cycle
The built environment is understood as a series of relationships in which each part affects many other parts
An intensive workshop in which various stakeholders and experts are brought together to address a particular design issue.
An energy modeller is assisting a project team with performing a simple box energy model in order to meet the requirements of Integrative Process Credit. Which of the following documents should be referred to engage this initial early research and analysis?
ASHRAE 55
ASHRAE 90.1.2010 Appendix G
ANSI Consensus National Standard Guide 2.0for Design and Construction of Sustainable Buildings and Communities
ASHRAE AEDG
A healthcare project integrative design has developed a health mission statement and incorporated it in the OPR. Which of the following must the health mission statement address? (Choose 3)
The local community
LEED Registration Details
LEED Credits to meet the targeted certification level
Health of building occupants
The global environment
A project that uses 100% green power can earn credit in what LEED Categories? (Choose 2)
Sustainable Sites
Innovation
Energy and Atmosphere
Water Efficiency
What is Prius Effect?
Self-reinforcing loops in which a stimulus causes an effect and the loop produces more of that effect.
Central heating/cooling system that pumps heat to or from the ground
Delivering real time energy information by installing meters
Increase in air temperature in a developed area compared with an undeveloped area
How does the analyses from the integrative process credit assist projects?
The analyses inform the owners project requirements (OPR), and basis of design or BOD
The analyses inform the owners project requirements (OPR), basis of design or BOD, design documents, and construction documents
The analyses assist team members get a good grasp of project scope, budget and goals
The analyses inform design documents, and construction documents
Which of the following documents are prepared by designers to address Owner’s Project Requirements?
Design Documents
Project Specifications
BOD
OPR
Which of the following should a project team do with respect to discovery phase for water systems
Identify at least one on-site non-potable water source that could supply a portion of at least 4 demand components
Identify at least two on-site non-potable water source that could supply a portion of at least two demand components
Identify at least one on-site non-potable water source that could supply a portion of at least two demand components
Identify at least two on-site non-potable water source that could supply a portion of at least 4 demand components
Including which of the following project team members into MR Prerequisite Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning early in the design phase will help later with earning the related credit MR Credit Construction and Demolition Waste Management?
Facility Manager
Occupants
Waste Manager
Owner
Contractor
In the integrative process, when is energy systems researched and analysed in comparison with water related systems?
Water Systems are researched first
The energy and water systems should be analysed at the same time.
There is no particular order, the LEED Project Team may decide
Water Systems are researched and analysed first
Energy Systems are researched and analysed first
Which of the following documents is helpful for a contractor to understand LEED scope, owner’s project requirements and his/her responsibilities and deliverables?
OPR
BOD
Project Specifications
Design Documents
Collecting and using rainwater to replace potable water use in flush fixtures helps with what project areas? (Choose 2)
Rainwater management
Reducing heat islands
Water use reduction
Reducing the development footprint
