Sustainable Strategies

Question 1

Which of the following is one of the tasks that integrative project team members complete together?

	A.	Energy modeling
	B.	Select a target certification level
	C.	Applying for financing
	D.	Identifying opportunities for synergy

Answer 1

Identifying opportunities for synergy

Before any design takes place, every team member is gathered and every issue hashed out. Each team member will take their expertise and bring the relevant information and data they have. The team then analyzes the data and starts to compare notes in order to identify synergies between different strategies and systems.

Question 2

Green Seal and Environmental Choice are third party standards for what products?

A.	Furniture
B.	Electronic equipment
C.	Cleaning products
D.	Flooring

Answer 2

Cleaning products

Green cleaning products have several standards depending on the type of cleaning product. Green Seal, EPA, Environmental Choice, California Code of Regulations are a few.

Question 3

LEED projects located outside of the United States may use green cleaning products that adhere to which of the following standards?

A.	SMACNA
B.	Global Ecolabeling Network
C.	Green Label Plus
D.	EN 15251:2007

Answer 3

Global Ecolabeling Network

For any projects outside the U.S., the ISO standard developed by the Global Eco-Labeling Network may be used instead of Green Seal Environmental Choice.

• -SMACNA standards are for construction activity pollution prevention.
• -Green Label Plus is a standard for carpets.
• -EN 15251:2007 is one of the international indoor air quality standards projects outside of the U.S. may use.

Question 4

In LEED Homes and Multifamily Lowrise which standard is used to measure minimum energy performance?

A.	ASHRAE 90.1
B.	I-Codes
C.	ASHRAE 62.1
D.	ENERGY STAR for Homes

Answer 4

The exam objectives require knowing the standards that support LEED.

ENERGY STAR for Homes is the basis of the requirements for energy efficiency in a LEED Homes and Multifamily Lowrise project.

• • ASHRAE 62.1 is used to measure indoor air quality
• • ASHRAE 90.1 is used to measure minimum energy performance for commercial projects..