Since it's inception in 1993, the USGBC has played a vital role in providing a leadership forum
and a unique force for the building industry. USGBC's programs have three distinguishing
characteristics. What are they? - ANSWER Committee-based, Member-driven, Consen-
sus-focused
What is NOT considered a basic service for community connectivity? - ANSWER A bank
For a building to earn LEED certification or re-certification, what's true? - ANSWER The
applicant project MUST SATISFY all the prerequisites and qualify for a minimum number of
points to attain an established project rating
For a LEED project, 10 different paint types were used. Unfortunately 2 of the paints have
VOC contents about the limits specified by SCAQMD Rule 1113. What is true? - ANSWER
A weighted- average method can be applied to determine achievement.
In order to achieve IDc2, at least how many members of the project team must be a LEED
AP? - ANSWER 1
At normal capacity, what percentage of floor area must be physically occupied? - AN-
SWER 75%
The LEED project building's total gross floor area must be no less than what percentage of
the LEED project site's area? - ANSWER 2%
Which entity do project teams interact with for project registration and certification? - AN-
SWER (Not U.S.) Green Building Certification Institute
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, In LEED 2009 the allocation of points between credits is based on what? - ANSWER The
potential environmental impacts and human benefits of each credit with respect to a set of
impact categories.
The LEED 2009 credit weighting process involves three steps. - ANSWER A REFERENCE
BUILDING is used to estimate the environmental impacts in 13 categories associated with a
typical building pursuing LEED certification. The relative importance of building impacts in
each category are set to reflect values based on the NIST weightings. Data that quantify
building impacts on environmental and human health are are used to assign points to each
individual credits.
What most accurately describes what the LEED for Exisiting Buildings: Operations and
Maintenance was designed to do? - ANSWER To certify the sustainability of ongoing op-
erations of existing commercial and institutional buildings.
Which ASHRAE standard deals with ventilation to improve indoor air quality? - ANSWER
ASHRAE 62.1-2007
The ENERGY STAR program is most accurately described as what? - ANSWER A govern-
ment-industry partnership managed by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US
Department of Energy
For the purposes of LEED, regionally extracted materials are raw materials taken from within
a maximum ______ mile radius of the project. - ANSWER 500
LEED project registration provides what? (2) - ANSWER Access to online LEED credit tem-
plates, and established contact between the USGBC and the designated project
Credit interpretation rulings set precedents for interpretation of LEED credits regarding spe-
cific strategies and applications. What are true about CIRs? - ANSWER They can be re-
viewed by all USGBC members and non-members with registered projects, they can be
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and a unique force for the building industry. USGBC's programs have three distinguishing
characteristics. What are they? - ANSWER Committee-based, Member-driven, Consen-
sus-focused
What is NOT considered a basic service for community connectivity? - ANSWER A bank
For a building to earn LEED certification or re-certification, what's true? - ANSWER The
applicant project MUST SATISFY all the prerequisites and qualify for a minimum number of
points to attain an established project rating
For a LEED project, 10 different paint types were used. Unfortunately 2 of the paints have
VOC contents about the limits specified by SCAQMD Rule 1113. What is true? - ANSWER
A weighted- average method can be applied to determine achievement.
In order to achieve IDc2, at least how many members of the project team must be a LEED
AP? - ANSWER 1
At normal capacity, what percentage of floor area must be physically occupied? - AN-
SWER 75%
The LEED project building's total gross floor area must be no less than what percentage of
the LEED project site's area? - ANSWER 2%
Which entity do project teams interact with for project registration and certification? - AN-
SWER (Not U.S.) Green Building Certification Institute
1
, In LEED 2009 the allocation of points between credits is based on what? - ANSWER The
potential environmental impacts and human benefits of each credit with respect to a set of
impact categories.
The LEED 2009 credit weighting process involves three steps. - ANSWER A REFERENCE
BUILDING is used to estimate the environmental impacts in 13 categories associated with a
typical building pursuing LEED certification. The relative importance of building impacts in
each category are set to reflect values based on the NIST weightings. Data that quantify
building impacts on environmental and human health are are used to assign points to each
individual credits.
What most accurately describes what the LEED for Exisiting Buildings: Operations and
Maintenance was designed to do? - ANSWER To certify the sustainability of ongoing op-
erations of existing commercial and institutional buildings.
Which ASHRAE standard deals with ventilation to improve indoor air quality? - ANSWER
ASHRAE 62.1-2007
The ENERGY STAR program is most accurately described as what? - ANSWER A govern-
ment-industry partnership managed by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US
Department of Energy
For the purposes of LEED, regionally extracted materials are raw materials taken from within
a maximum ______ mile radius of the project. - ANSWER 500
LEED project registration provides what? (2) - ANSWER Access to online LEED credit tem-
plates, and established contact between the USGBC and the designated project
Credit interpretation rulings set precedents for interpretation of LEED credits regarding spe-
cific strategies and applications. What are true about CIRs? - ANSWER They can be re-
viewed by all USGBC members and non-members with registered projects, they can be
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