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USGBC LEED AP ID+C Exam Questions

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121.

Which of the following is not required documentation for all ID+C projects aiming to comply with WE Prerequisite–Indoor Water Use Reduction? 

  • Tenant lease agreement 

  • Product cutsheets 

  • Manufacturer's information 

  • Indoor water use calculator 

Correct answer: Tenant lease agreement 

Only BD+C: Core and Shell projects are required to submit a tenant lease agreement and a tenant scope of work narrative as documentation for WE Prerequisite–Indoor Water Use Reduction. ID+C does not have the Core and Shell rating system. 

Product cutsheets, manufacturer's information, and an indoor water use calculator are required documentation for all projects. 

122.

What is the value of end-use products certified Cradle to Cradle v3 Silver? 

  • 100% of cost 

  • 150% of cost 

  • 90% of cost 

  • 50% of cost 

Correct answer: 100% of cost 

Cradle to Cradle certified end-use products are valued based on their certification:

  • Cradle to Cradle v2 Gold: 100% of cost
  • Cradle to Cradle v2 Platinum: 150% of cost
  • Cradle to Cradle v3 Silver: 100% of cost
  • Cradle to Cradle v3 Gold or Platinum: 150% of cost

No certification earns 90% or 50% of cost. 

123.

What else must projects that aim to earn EA Credit–Advanced Energy Metering do other than install new or use existing tenant-level energy meters? 

  • Commit to sharing their meter data with the USGBC for a five-year period 

  • There is no other requirement for this credit 

  • Establish an energy performance target 

  • Complete an enhanced commissioning process 

Correct answer: Commit to sharing their meter data with the USGBC for a five-year period 

Option 1 of EA Credit–Advanced Energy Metering requires project teams to install new or use existing tenant-level energy meters as well as commit to sharing their meter data with the USGBC for five years. 

Establishing an energy performance target is a requirement for EA Credit–Optimize Energy Performance. Completing an enhanced commissioning process is a requirement for EA Credit–Enhanced Commissioning. 

124.

Which of the following standards should a project team follow regarding the minimum MERV raiting for a building's air filters? 

  • ASHRAE Standard 52.2 

  • CEN Standard EN 779-2002

  • CIBSE AM10

  • ASHRAE 90.1

Correct answer: ASHRAE Standard 52.2 

IEQ Credit–Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies requires project buildings to have air filters with a minimum MERV rating of 13 in accordance with ASHRAE Standard 52.2. 

CEN Standard EN 779-2002 defines the minimum of the other option for this part of the credit: air filters must be class F7 or higher. CIBSE AM10 is the guide for designing naturally ventilated spaces. ASHRAE 90.1 provides requirements for energy-efficient design.

125.

Which energy provision can be used to mitigate Scope 1 or Scope 2 emissions? 

  • Carbon offsets 

  • Green power

  • RECs

  • Solar power grids 

Correct answer: Carbon offsets 

EA Credit–Green Power and Carbon Offsets states that carbon offsets may be used to mitigate Scope 1 or Scope 2 emissions. 

Green power and RECs can be used to mitigate the effects of only Scope 2 electricity. Solar power grids are a type of green power. 

126.

What material should not be used to calculate a project's disposal and diversion rates for MR Prerequisite–Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning? 

  • Alternative Daily Cover (ADC)

  • Metal

  • Concrete

  • Wood

Correct answer: Alternative Daily Cover (ADC)

When providing the required waste report for all major waste streams in MR Prerequisite–Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning, projects may not include Alternative Daily Cover (ADC) in their disposal and diversion rates. 

Concrete, metal, and wood are materials that can be used in the disposal and diversion rates. 

127.

What is required to perform a building flush-out before occupancy?

  • Maintaining an internal temperature of at least 60°F (15°C) and no higher than 80°F (27°C) and relative humidity no higher than 60%

  • Prohibiting smoking within 25 feet (7.5 meters) of the project building 

  • A mechanical ventilation system

  • Delivering a minimum of 3,500 cubic feet of outdoor air per square foot (1,066,260 liters of outdoor air per square meter) of gross floor area 

Correct answer: Maintaining an internal temperature of at least 60°F (15°C) and no higher than 80°F (27°C) and relative humidity no higher than 60%

EQ Credit–Indoor Air Quality Assessment, Option 1: Flush Out, Path 1: Before Occupancy requires project teams to maintain an internal temperature of at least 60°F (15°C) and no higher than 80°F (27°C) and relative humidity no higher than 60% during the flush-out. 

Prohibiting smoking within 25 feet (7.5 meters) of the project building is not a requirement for this credit. This credit is not available only to projects with a mechanical ventilation system. Delivering a minimum of 3,500 cubic feet of outdoor air per square foot (1,066,260 liters of outdoor air per square meter) of gross floor area is a requirement for the Path 2 option of performing a flush-out during occupancy. 

128.

Which option is not a requirement of the Integrative Process credit? 

  • Establish a project team

  • Perform a simple box energy modeling analysis

  • Conduct a water budget analysis

  • Document how findings will be implemented in the design

Correct answer: Establish a project team 

The Integrative Process credit encourages projects to perform analysis on the project early to find interrelationships (or synergies) between systems. Establishing a project team, while important, does not support this aim and is therefore not a requirement for this credit. 

Requirements for the Integrative Process credit include performing a simple box energy modeling analysis, conducting a water budget analysis, and documenting how the results of these analyses will be implemented in the design. 

129.

A project team wants to leave their interior incomplete by 50% so that renters can change the design to suit their purposes. Which of the following is true about the project's ability to use one of the ID+C rating systems? 

  • This project does not qualify for ID+C rating systems

  • This project qualifies only for the ID+C: Retail and ID+C: Commercial Interior rating systems

  • This project qualifies only for the ID+C: Retail rating system

  • This project qualifies only for the ID+C: Commercial Interior rating system

Correct answer: This project does not qualify for ID+C rating systems 

ID+C project interiors must be at least 60% completed by the time of certification; since this project intends to leave 50% of its interiors incomplete, it does not meet this requirement. 

This project would not qualify for either the ID+C: Retail or the ID+C: Commercial Interior rating system because it does not meet the requirement of having at least 60% of the interior finished before certification. 

130.

Which types of loads may be included in the process loads for retail?

  • Refrigeration equipment, cooking and food preparation, clothes washing, and use of other major support appliances

  • Air conditioning units and heating systems

  • Plug-and-process loads 

  • Power, the building envelope, and service water heating 

Correct answer: Refrigeration equipment, cooking and food preparation, clothes washing, and use of other major support appliances

Option 1 in EA Prerequisite–Minimum Energy Performance allows retail projects to include refrigeration equipment, cooking and food preparation, clothes washing, and use of other major support appliances. 

Air conditioning units and heating systems, power (including plug-and-process loads), the building envelope, and service water heating can be included by all project types, not just retail. 

131.

To qualify for WE Prerequisite–Indoor Water Use Reduction, which of the following products is required to be Energy Star labeled or equivalent? 

  • Ice machines 

  • Private lavatory faucets

  • Toilets

  • Showerheads 

Correct answer: Ice machines 

Ice machines, residential dishwashers, and residential clothes washers are required by WE Prerequisite–Indoor Water Use Reduction to be Energy Star labeled or equivalent. 

Private lavatory faucets, toilets, and showerheads must achieve the required 20% water consumption reduction but do not need to be Energy Star labeled. They are required to be WaterSense labeled. 

132.

Which of the following must be assessed for IP Credit–Integrative Process? 

  • Building site attributes, transportation, building features, and occupants' well-being

  • Transportation, historical designation, building features, and landscaping 

  • Population density, occupants' well-being, recreational facilities, and building materials

  • Building features, landscaping, demographics, and local population 

Correct answer: Building site attributes, transportation, building features, and occupants' well-being

Before site selection, a project team must assess at least two of the following: 

  • Building site attributes
  • Transportation
  • Building features
  • Occupants' well-being

Historical designation, landscaping, build materials, local population, demographics, recreational facilities, and population density are not among the options for IP Credit–Integrative Process. 

133.

To qualify for WE Prerequisite–Indoor Water Use Reduction, all newly installed urinals, toilets, private lavatory faucets, and showerheads must meet what requirement? 

  • They must be WaterSense labeled (or equivalent) 

  • They must be Energy Star products (or equivalent)

  • They must meet the baseline water consumption for their fixture type

  • They must exceed the baseline water consumption for their fixture type 

Correct answer: They must be WaterSense labeled (or equivalent) 

By installing WaterSense labeled products, projects can ensure that their building is water efficient to an extent that meets WE Prerequisite–Indoor Water Use Reduction requirements. 

Exceeding or even just meeting the baseline water consumption is counterproductive to the prerequisite's goal of reducing the baseline water consumption. Energy Star is not used in this prerequisite. 

134.

Projects that are larger than 20,000 SF (1,860 square meters) may use a commissioning authority. Who cannot be the commissioning authority? 

  • A qualified member of the design or construction team 

  • A disinterested subcontractor 

  • An independent consultant 

  • A qualified employee of the owner 

Correct answer: A qualified member of the design or construction team 

Only if the project is less than 20,000 SF (1,860 square meters) is the commissioning authority allowed to be a qualified member of the design or construction team. 

The commissioning authority may be a disinterested subcontractor, an independent consultant, or a qualified employee of the owner.

135.

MR Credit–Building Product Disclosure and Optimization–Environmental Product Declarations, Option 2, requires projects to use products that comply with one of two options for what percentage, by cost, of the total value of the permanently installed products? 

  • 50%

  • 100%

  • 30%

  • 200%

Correct answer: 50% 

Option 2 of MR Credit–Building Product Disclosure and Optimization–Environmental Product Declarations requires project teams to use products that comply with one of two options for 50% by cost of the total value of the permanently installed products.

Third-party certified products that have impact reduction below the industry average in at least three of the impact categories are valued at 100% of their cost for this credit. Option 2 does not allow more than 30% of the structure and enclosure materials to be used in calculations. Products that are sourced within 100 miles of the project site are valued at 200% of their cost. 

136.

What percentage of total energy addressed by green power, RECs, and carbon offsets would earn a project two points in EA Credit–Green Power and Carbon Offsets? 

  • 100%

  • 50%

  • 30% 

  • 90%

Correct answer: 100% 

To earn two points, which is the highest number of points available for EA Credit–Green Power and Carbon Offsets, project teams must offset 100% of their energy through green power, RECs, and/or carbon offsets. 

Offsetting 50% or 90% would earn the project 1 point. Offsetting 30% would not earn the project any points in this credit. 

137.

Your project is located in a LEED Neighborhood Development. What determines the number of points it can earn from this location? 

  • The LEED Neighborhood Development's certification level

  • The size of the LEED Neighborhood Development 

  • The level of certification the project receives when it is complete 

  • The size of the LEED project 

Correct answer: The LEED Neighborhood Development's certification level

The number of points a project can achieve by being located in a LEED Neighborhood Development depends on the level of certification of that development.

The number of points it can achieve for this location does not depend on the size of the project, the size of the LEED Neighborhood Development, or the level of certification the project receives when it is complete. 

138.

EQ Credit–Interior Lighting requires retail projects to provide individual lighting controls for what percentage of individual occupant spaces in offices and administrative areas? 

  • 90%

  • 75%

  • 60%

  • 85%

Correct answer: 90%

EQ Credit–Interior Lighting requires retail projects to provide individual lighting controls for 90% of all individual occupant spaces in offices and administrative areas. 

Percentages below 90% are not acceptable for this credit requirement. 

139.

Which of the following should project teams provide as documentation for IP Credit–Integrative Process? 

  • Integrative Process worksheet and a narrative explaining methods to gather feedback

  • Action plan from preliminary rating goals

  • A narrative explaining how the health mission statement addresses credit requirements 

  • Phase I ESA or local equivalent assessment 

Correct answer: Integrative Process worksheet and a narrative explaining methods to gather feedback

To earn IP Credit–Integrative Process, teams should submit the Integrative Process worksheet and a narrative explaining methods to gather feedback.

An action plan from preliminary rating goals and a narrative explaining how the health mission statement addresses credit requirements are documentation for an integrative process prerequisite in the BD+C rating system for healthcare projects. A Phase I ESA or local equivalent assessment is part of the documentation for a site assessment, which is not required in this rating system. 

140.

The maximum background noise levels from HVAC systems must meet the requirements set out in which standard?

  • 2011 ASHRAE Handbook

  • ASHRAE Standard 90.1

  • ANSI/BIFMA e3-2011

  • ASHRAE 52.2

Correct answer: 2011 ASHRAE Handbook

Background noise levels should meet the requirements set out in the 2011 ASHRAE Handbook for EQ Credit–Acoustic Performance. 

ASHRAE Standard 90.1 is the standard for energy used in buildings. ANSI/BIFMA e3-2011 is the standard used for low-emitting materials in furniture. ASHRAE 52.2 is the standard used for filtered air in buildings. 

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