General ND

Question 1

Are there minimum or maximum sizes for a LEED ND project?

Answer 1

No, but the rating system functions for at least 2 bldgs and a max of 320 acres. The rating system requires at least one certified green building.

Question 2

Does LEED ND have minimum program requirements?

Answer 2

No MPRs included

Question 3

Can university campuses and military bases apply for LEED ND?

Answer 3

Yes. Gates must be documented for security purposes - otherwise those intersections will not be counted in intersection density calculations, which will lower the projects connectivity score.

Question 4

There are 50 eligible intersections in a .75 sq mile project site. What is the intersection density?

Answer 4

67 intersections per mile - 50/.75=67

Question 5

The public works department could assist a project with what credit?

Answer 5

SLL prerequisite floodplain avoidance - the pw department would be able to ID flood plains in the area

Question 6

Exemplary performance points

Answer 6

3 maximum allowed

Question 7

What cannot be included in a project boundary?

Answer 7

Noncontiguous parcel - parcels can be separated by public rights of way

Question 8

Adjacent site

Answer 8

A site having at least 25% of its boundary bordering land that has been previously developed

Question 9

Infill site

Answer 9

Any of these 4:

• at least 75% boundary borders parcels that are at least 50% developed, or 75% in aggregate
• the site, in combo with bordering parcels, forms an aggregate parcel whose boundary is 75% bounded by parcels 50% developed or 75% in aggregate
• at least 75% land area, exclusive rights of way, within a 1/2 mile distance from the project boundary is previously developed
• lands within 1/2 mile distance from project boundary have a preproject connectivity of at least 140 intersections per square mile

Question 10

What is true about a project’s ability to earn SLL prerequisite wetland and water body conservation?

Answer 10

-For a previously developed site new development can occur without 50’ around wetland

Question 11

What nonbuildable areas cannot be excluded as buildable land?

Answer 11

Land voluntarily set aside and not constructed on (because land set aside is counted as buildable land)

Question 12

Attributes of neighborhoods

Answer 12

Sites for civic uses

Identifiable centers

Question 13

Which is a valid intersection for intersection density?

Answer 13

An intersection of a street and transit right of way

Question 14

When submitting maps for documentation, what should be included?

Answer 14

• Title with credit name and number
• compass and north arrow
• a scale

Question 15

A historic preservation agency could assist with what credit?

Answer 15

GIB credit existing building reuse - they can help ID bldgs with historical value

Question 16

When can a developer exclude additional land from the base buildable land area?

Answer 16

When the land is protected from construction and located near a waterway

Question 17

When is LEED ND not appropriate?

Answer 17

Existing campuses such as colleges, universities or military bases. (Needs to have some new construction.)

Question 18

Applicant

Answer 18

Entity preparing project submission responsible for project implementation (may be developer or another cooperating entity)

Question 19

Buildable land

Answer 19

Where construction can occur - excludes public rights of way and land excluded from development by law or rating system prerequisites. Denominator.

Question 20

Exclude up to 15 percent of buildable land base if

Answer 20

Land is protected by easement deed restriction or legal instrument and 25 percent or more of the boundary of each contiguous parcel proposed for exclusion borders of water body or areas outside the project boundary protected by law.

Question 21

Build out

Answer 21

All habitable buildings on the projects are complete And ready for occupancy

Question 22

Residential density

Answer 22

Dwelling units per acre of buildable land available for residential uses

Question 23

Nonresidential density

Answer 23

Floor area ratio of buildable land area available for non-residential uses. Structured parking excluded

Question 24

Floor area ratio (FAR)

Answer 24

Density of non-residential land use excluding parking. Total non-residential building floor area/total buildable land area available for non-residential structures.

Question 25

What does lead not recommend for designing slower streets?

Answer 25

Wide bicycle lanes

Question 26

What maximum amount of each facade can be blank for NPD credit walkable streets?

Answer 26

40% of the length or 50 feet which ever is less

Question 27

Species factor

Answer 27

Accounts for variation in water needs by different plant species

Question 28

Landscape coefficient

Answer 28

Indicates the volume of water lost via evapotranspiration

Question 29

Density factor

Answer 29

Accounts for the number of plants and the total leaf area of a landscape

Question 30

Micro climate factor

Answer 30

Accounts for environmental condition specific to the landscape

Question 31

What cannot be included in a project boundary?

Answer 31

Half the width of an adjacent tights of way.

The entire width of the rights of way must be within the boundary (not half)

Question 32

Which of the following transportation demand management strategies requires the participation of major employers within the project - defined as more than 25% of all workers in the projects?

Answer 32

Guaranteed ride home

Flexible work arrangements

Question 33

Which three types of maps should project teams use for documentation

Answer 33

Project site base
Vicinity base and
Special maps

Question 34

I project site is located next to a right-of-way. What must the project team consider when determining the infill and adjacent status of the project?

Answer 34

The status of the property on the other side of the right-of-way

Question 35

How to calculate the Simpson diversity index

Answer 35

For each unit type divide the number of units by the total units and multiply that results by itself:

Unit type/total units = a * a = x

Then add up all the results
Add all xs

Then subtract the results from one
1-total x = index score

Question 36

Project is not an infill or previously developed a site, and has A floodplain. When can a previously developed portion of the floodplain be developed?

Answer 36

When the development occurs according to ASCE 24. (Case 3 option 1)

Question 37

Case 3 option 2

Answer 37

buildings in the previously developed portion of the floodplain must be designed in accordance with NFIP.

Question 38

Which is not a type of cultural landscape?

Answer 38

Undeveloped land in a Historic district

Question 39

An element or condition that exists is present at what time?

Answer 39

On the date of submission of leed ND certification documentation

Question 40

How to satisfy the requirements of education program for an innovation point?

Answer 40

Requirements for an education program state the initiative must be ongoing and two initiatives must be included

Question 41

What areas can be excluded from the outdoor were to reduction calculations

Answer 41

Food Gardens

Question 42

What variables are not used to calculate the water efficiency of new buildings for project

Answer 42

The water costs for the building

Question 43

What’s the maximum average block perimeter to achieve an integrated network

Answer 43

1500 feet

Question 44

A project site is 5 acres. What area must be considered for the project team to determine if the site is defined as previously developed

Answer 44

The prior development footprint and land alterations associated with the footprint

Question 45

Long-term bicycle storage needs

Answer 45

5% of regular building occupants

Know if you were than two storage spaces per building in addition to short-term bike storage