V4 Green Associate Test 2 (Part 2)

Question 26 Explanation:

Reusing materials or furnishings reduces the demand for new materials and thus preserves virgin resources. Demountable walls are part of designing for flexibility which reduces the demand for new building materials over time. An EPD just states what the effects of a product are on the environment and people. A product may perform better in some environmental categories than others as listed on the EPD. T

Question 27 Explanation:

Other solutions will need to be found to reduce potable water use indoors

Question 28 Explanation:

Dishwasher water is usually considered blackwater and thus it cannot be reused anywhere in most jurisdictions

Question 29 Explanation:

See study guide v4 for explanations

Question 30 Explanation:

The term is FTE for full-time equivalent and the word full-time gave away the answer

Question 32 Explanation:

LEED project checklist is the quick list of what credits the project team has decided to pursue in the pre-design phase, based on the project vision and the project's green building goals.

Question 33 Explanation:

The LCA would help determine the payback period of the higher first costs.

Question 34 Explanation:

Both open and closed systems are part of the Systems Thinking process, which is crucial for green buildings. A closed system is a circular loop where there is extraction, use and then reuse. A system that creates, then redefines itself after its useful life to serve another purpose. In a closed system, there is no waste—cradle to cradle. An open system is a linear progression where there is extraction, use and then disposal. A system that creates, serves its intended purpose, then perishes as waste after use—cradle to grave. Systems Thinking requires an understanding of how parts of a system function with the whole. For example, how does the selection of the building’s glazing system affect the performance of the building’s HVAC systems, which in turn affects power consumption. In systems thinking, a leverage point is a place in a system’s structure where a solution element can be applied. It’s a low leverage point if a small amount of change force causes a small change in system behavior. It’s a high leverage point if a small amount of change force causes a large change in system behavior.

Question 35 Explanation:

ENERGY STAR portfolio manager - an online tool for facility owners to measure and track energy and water consumption as well as GhGs. CIR are specific questions regarding one credit or one prerequisite. They are submitted using LEED Online or using a standalone CIR form. LEED Online - is the tool used for documenting the project. LEED Interpretation is a Precedent setting version of Credit Interpretation Rulings LEED Scorecard helps teams decide what credits to achieve.

Question 36 Explanation:

This is the only one to attempt to reduce our dependence on single occupied vehicles as the rest of the options deal with the type of vehicle.

Question 37 Explanation:

The choice of replacement refrigerants considers the trade-offs between performance, ozone depletion potentials (ODP) and global warming potentials (GWP).

Question 38 Explanation:

The construction waste management plan will describe where construction and demolition debris is going to go. The plan outlines diverting construction debris from landfills through reusing, salvaging, and recycling materials. Part of this decision is to use commingled or separate recycling. The value of the waste does not matter nor does its distance for this credit

Question 40 Explanation:

• Green Globes is an online green building rating and certification tool that is used primarily in Canada and the USA. • BREEAM is the world's leading environmental assessment method and rating system for buildings and is based in the UK. • Living Building Challenge is a more stringent green building rating system and is a yes or no system without points. • Green Seal is a standard for materials. • ASHRAE advances the arts and sciences of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigerating to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world. It is specific to HVAC and energy efficiency. • Watersense is used for products not buildings

Question 41 Explanation:

Installing windows that are appropriate for the climate and that are strategically located is the correct choice

Question 42 Explanation:

While all of the choices impact lighting, changing the types of furnishings and the colors of the interior are inexpensive strategies to improve daylighting and reduce glare, both of which would increase the quality of the indoor lighting.

Question 43 Explanation:

Compensated and may have little choice in the transaction. Air pollution, for example, is a visible externality of manufacturing, the cost of which is generally paid by others. Externalities can be either negative or positive for both parties affected. Consider the effects of locating an oil refinery adjacent to a residential neighborhood: air pollution and associated health effects, noise pollution, light pollution, increased traffic, risk of industrial accident (all negative externalities) and availability of high-paying jobs, increased tax base for schools and other infrastructure (positive effect).

Question 44 Explanation:

Continuous monitoring and ongoing commissioning help maintain systems and keep their performance optimized to keep emissions lower over time. Most systems will degrade over time - everything from a white roof to the HVAC system incrementally raising a building's emissions unless steps are taken for prevention.

Question 46 Explanation:

Approaching certification using an integrative process gives the project team the greatest chance of success. The process includes three phases: Discovery, Design and construction (implementation), and Occupancy, operations, and performance feedback. Discovery is the most important phase of the integrative process as collective understanding of system interactions are reached during the discovery phase.

Question 47 Explanation:

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - The Fish and Wildlife Service keeps a list of threatened and endangered species. The NatureServe Heritage Program - NatureServe classifies species and ecological communities under different ratings. The U.S. Code of Federal Regulations – defines prime farm land. US EPA Land Trust Alliance is used for Site Development – Protect or Restore Habitat in order to know what land to finance. US EPA ECO-regions is used for Site Development – Protect or Restore Habitat in order to know what land to finance. FEMA defines floodplains.

Question 48 Explanation:

Renewable energy sources are sustainable, unlike nonrenewable sources which are limited cannot be replenished as fast as they are being consumed. This question asks about an economic benefit – avoiding nonrenewable pricing fluctuations.

Question 49 Explanation:

Commissioning can be expensive but, compared to the savings it achieves over time, it's one of the best investments a building owner can make. There are many studies that show the benefits of commissioning with examples of installation errors that cost building owners thousands of dollars a year unnecessarily. A study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found the following: 'For existing buildings, we found median commissioning costs of $0.27/ft2, whole-building energy savings of 15%, and payback times of 0.7 years. For new construction, median commissioning costs were $1.00/ft2 (0.6 % of total construction costs), yielding a median payback time of 4.8 years (excluding quantified non-energy impacts).

Question 50 Explanation:

The question is misleading at first but at the end it is specifically asking about the property area, nothing to do with LEED. The Project Boundary is defined as a platted property line of the project defining land and water within it