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LEED GA Exam - Materials and ResourcesA door found onsite and turned into a table as part of a major renovation would be
considered what type of material? - ANS-Reused
Some wood flooring recovered from a local barn demolition is being used for flooring in
a new office project. What type of material is the wood flooring considered? -
ANS-Reused material
What are the environmental benefits of using salvaged wood flooring in a residential
project? - ANS-The wood flooring will reduce the demand for virgin resources
Which of the following is an environmental benefit of reusing a building? - ANS-Reduces
demands on virgin resources
Which of the following does NOT exemplify strategies of reducing harm to the
environment over a building's entire life? - ANS-Tearing down a building and putting up
a more energy-efficient one in its place
Which of the following does NOT reduce the energy use and waste associated with the
demolition and construction of buildings? - ANS-Incinerating construction waste from a
demolition
A project team is reviewing potential building materials for a school project. What impact
would reusing brick and stone found off-site have on the triple bottom line? - ANS-The
reuse would be sustainable.
What do the credits in the Materials and Resources (MR) category focus on? -
ANS-Minimizing the embodied impacts associated with the entire life-cycle of building
materials
A project team for a school project is designing classrooms that will improve the
learning experience. Which of the following building components meet this goal while
maintaining preferable life-cycle impacts? - ANS-Reused acoustic tiles
A tenant is reviewing cabinets for an office kitchen. One option is wheatboard cabinets
sourced from different areas and compressed together with glue. A second option is
solid oak cabinets extracted and manufactured locally. How can the environmental
attributes of the products be compared? - ANS-By a life-cycle assessment
, Which of the following strategies should a hospital project choose to extend the life of
the building and conserve building resources as the surrounding population grows? -
ANS-Design rooms with modular systems
Which of the following are strategies do NOT help a project team design for flexibility? -
ANS-Operable windows
The project owner of an office park wants to make sure that once a tenant leaves, the
tenant space can be quickly and easily renovated. How would the project team meet
this goal? - ANS-By designing for flexibility
Which of the following is an effective way to lessen the overall environmental
consequences of an interior space over its lifetime? - ANS-Installing demountable
interior nonstructural walls
For what purpose would a project team do a life-cycle assessment? - ANS-To
understand the trade-offs of material selection and energy performance
Which of the following action is aided by completing a life-cycle assessment (LCA) of a
building during the design process? - ANS-Reducing the amount of materials used
Which project layout would be the best for reducing demand for new materials? - ANS-A
dense, mixed-use neighborhood
For new construction projects, which of the following tools enable the project team to
understand the environmental impact of a building over its entire life? - ANS-Cradle-to
grave life cycle analysis (LCA)
When selecting windows for a building project, along with performance and adaptability,
what else should the project team consider? - ANS-Embodied energy of the windows
What is true regarding carpet made from recycled milk jugs? - ANS-The carpet contains
post-consumer recycled content
Which of the following materials, if reused, would NOT be considered pre-consumer
recycled content? - ANS-Construction and demolition debris
Selecting products that have been developed with a sustainable design is an example
of: - ANS-Source reduction
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