LEED BD+C Exam
When calculating occupied areas in an area of a building, what spaces must be
excluded? - CORRECT ANSWER-Underground or structured parking
Mechanical spaces are included
How do you calculate default occupancy counts for Core and Shell projects? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Using gross floor area, not net or leasable floor area
Are hotel guests visitors or regular occupants of the building? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Regular occupants
Can boats and mobile homes be certified under LEED? - CORRECT ANSWER-No.
Pre-fab or modular structures may be certified once permanently installed.
Who is considered a visitor to the building? - CORRECT ANSWER-Retail customers
Outpatients
Peak Outpatients
Volunteers
Post-secondary higher education students
How do you calculate occupancy counts if the number of occupants is not known
during the LEED certification process? - CORRECT ANSWER-Use default
occupancies tables in Appendix reference guide for LEED C/S.
Tenant occupancy numbers may never exceed the default occupancy table
,Are restrooms and office building lobbies regulary or non-regulary occupied spaces?
- CORRECT ANSWER-They are treated as non-regulary occupied spaces.
However, hotel lobbies are are regularly occupied because people congregate there
Under what conditions can a building be constructed on a dock, pier, jetty, infill or
other manufactured structure in or above water be considered permissable? -
CORRECT ANSWER-The dock, pier, etc. must be previously constructed; the
artificial land previously developed
Which organization is responsible for developing the LEED rating systems and
reference guides? - CORRECT ANSWER-USGBC
What conditions apply to complying with the MPR criterion, use reasonable LEED
boundaries? - CORRECT ANSWER-The gross floor area of the LEED project should
be no less than 2% of the gross land area within the LEED boundary
With which ASHRAE standard is the International Green Construction Code (IgCC)
aligned? - CORRECT ANSWER-ASHRAE 189.1
What is the difference between primary categories and BONUS categories? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Primary: Integrative Process, SS, etc.
Bonus: Innovation, Regional Priority
What two aspects should be modeled in IP Energy Related Systems? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Lighting Levels
Site Conditions
, What is the value of a simple box model? - CORRECT ANSWER-It generates a
basic distribution of energy uses and identifies dominant energy loads.
What are the goals of IP Water Related Systems? - CORRECT ANSWER-Identify at
least one on-site potable water supply source to reduce at least two municipal water
demand components, e.g. outdoor and indoor water demand, process water.
How many people must constitute the project team for the LEED for healthcare
prerequisite for Integrative Project Planning and Design? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Minimum of four key project members, and the owner or owner's
representive
What supply sources can be assessed under IP Water Related Systems? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Site rainwater
Grey water
Municipally supplied non-potable water (purple water)
HVAC equipment condensate
How much of a project's floor area must be complete by the time of LEED BD+C
certification? - CORRECT ANSWER-At least 60% of the gross floor area
What are the criteria for a Neighborhood Development project to comply with project
size requirements? - CORRECT ANSWER-Must contain at least two buildings
Must be no larger than 1500 acres
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