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The official LEED Scorecard allows credits to be flagged as _______________ to enable the project team to begin tracking credits even before the certification process has been initiated.

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Yes, Maybe, and No

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How many years of historical rainfall data are required in order to achieve Option 1: Percentile of Rainfall Events for the Rainwater Management Credit?

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10

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Give two examples of structural and stabilization measures for erosion and stabilization control.

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Sediment basin and mulching

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What is the equation for calculating percentages for recycled content for materials and resources?

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(.5) Preconsumer + Postconsumer

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What material is assumed to have a minimum Postconsumer recycled content when no supporting documentation can be obtained?

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Steel

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The Green-e certification applies to what two things?

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Renewable energy and carbon offsets

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What is used as the benchmark for qualifying renewable energy in EA credit Green Power and Carbon Offsets?

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Green-e certification

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What are the three acceptable reports for the MR credit Environmental Product Declaration?

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  1. Type III EPD (worth whole product)
  2. Industry-wide EPD (worth 1/2 product)
  3. LCA (worth 1/4 product)
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For MR credit calculation purposes, product cost includes what?

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The price paid for the product including taxes and delivery.

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Which LCA does not go beyond the end of a life stage of the product?

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Cradle-to-gate

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What LCA includes the disposal phase of a product?

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Cradle-to-grave

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Which LCA addresses the reincorporation of the product into the raw materials supply stream?

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Cradle-to-cradle

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The Lighting Control option of EQ Credit Interior Lighting: Eligible Controls allow for what?

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Multiple light levels and allow user control

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What two calculation types compare the design performances to a baseline to determine a percentage reduction?

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Energy usage calculations and water usage calculations

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What credit do you have to do energy usage calculations for?

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EA credit Optimize Energy Performance

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What credits do you have to do water usage calculations for?

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WE credit Outdoor Water Use Reduction and WE credit Indoor Water Use Reduction

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Thermal comfort can be controlled by addressing what 4 things?

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  1. Humidity
  2. Air movement
  3. Air temp
  4. Radiant temp
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What are commingled materials in relation to construction waste?

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Materials that are picked up by a 3rd party and sorted off-site

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Who provides a methodology to calculate the “base ratio” which establishes the number of recommended parking spaces?

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The Parking Consultants Council

20
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How is the total percentage of construction waste diverted from the landfill calculated?

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Recycled waste/(landfill waste + recycled waste)

21
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Products with trade secret ingredients must provide what information?

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Role of ingredient in final product and the GreenScreen benchmark

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Scope 1 energy refers to

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Direct energy from the owner of controlled sources

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The Montreal Protocol prohibits the use of which two refrigerants?

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CFCs and HCFCs

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___________is the systematic process for analyzing and optimizing building system performance during the building operation phase.

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Retrocommissioning

25
Minimum efficiency reporting value (MERV) rates what?
The efficiency of the filtration media
26
Which rating systems require in field verification in order to verify that all LEED requirements are met?
LEED BC+C: Homes and Multi-family Lowrise | LEED BD+C: Multi-family Midrise
27
Which LEED certification fees are flat fees and are the same for both USGBC members and non-members?
Appeal fees and CIR fees
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Scope 3 energy is what?
Energy consumed during the employee commuting and business travel
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The budget calculation method is used for what?
VOC requirements
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Scope 1 energy refers to
Direct energy from the owner of controlled sources
31
The Montreal Protocol prohibits the use of which two refrigerants?
CFCs and HCFCs
32
___________is the systematic process for analyzing and optimizing building system performance during the building operation phase.
Retrocommissioning
33
Minimum efficiency reporting value (MERV) rates what?
The efficiency of the filtration media
34
Which rating systems require in field verification in order to verify that all LEED requirements are met?
LEED BC+C: Homes and Multi-family Lowrise | LEED BD+C: Multi-family Midrise
35
Which LEED certification fees are flat fees and are the same for both USGBC members and non-members?
Appeal fees and CIR fees
36
Scope 3 energy is what?
Energy consumed during the employee commuting and business travel
37
The budget calculation method is used for what?
VOC requirements
38
What can a project team do after having 2 credits denied?
Submit $500 or $800 for each appealed credit review.
39
What standard referenced in the LEED credits involves limits on VOCs for wet applied sealants?
SCAQMD
40
All wet-applied products must meet what?
VOC emissions and VIC content requirements
41
How should a product be counted that is partially made of recycled materials?
Count the portion of the product made from recycled product.
42
To achieve the LT credit Reduced Parking Footprint, the parking capacity base ratio is determined using what?
The Transportation Planning Handbook
43
LEED ND projects must have a minimum of ___ habitable buildings and must not exceed ______ acres.
2, 1500
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What is the equation for calculating FTE?
Full-time employees + (part-time employees (.5))

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