V4 Green Associate Test 2 (Part 1)

Question 1 Explanation:

LEED BD+C: Homes and Multifamily Lowrise: Single-family homes and multi-family residential buildings of 1 to 3 stories. Projects 3 to 5 stories may choose the Homes rating system that corresponds to the ENERGY STAR program in which they are participating.

Question 3 Explanation:

If a cooling system achieves greater efficiency only at the environmental price of using a chlorine-containing refrigerant, an inevitable environmental conflict exists.

Question 4 Explanation:

The question specifically asks for alternative water sources and thus watersense is out of the scope

Question 5 Explanation:

• Locating the project near public parking may reduce parking requirements but this is not the best course of action. • An old building will significantly minimize the impact on the environment as well as ensure existing infrastructure is in place. • Parkland near basic services should be avoided as park land should be treasured. • A previously undeveloped site is a greenfield and would not earn many points.

Question 6 Explanation:

This questions asks the greatest means in which the roof can pay for itself. Since energy prices are the most expensive part of building operations, it is the correct answer.

Question 7 Explanation:

Net-zero energy projects use no more energy from the electrical grid than can be produced from on-site renewable energy systems

Question 9 Explanation:

Waste-to-energy is 'the conversion of nonrecyclable waste materials into usable heat, electricity, or fuel through a variety of processes, including combustion, gasification, pyrolization, anaerobic digestion, and landfill gas (LFG) recovery. It works fine if strict air guidelines are followed.

Question 11 Explanation:

SMACNA guidelines are used for some LEED credits in the Indoor Environmental Quality credit category. The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning National Contractors Association (SMACNA) has a set of indoor air quality guidelines that are used to help manage air quality issues resulting from construction and renovation. The control measures and quality guidelines from SMACNA need to be followed during construction to minimize indoor air quality issues.

Question 12 Explanation:

The utility/energy provider initiates a DR event when it is at peak demand

Question 13 Explanation:

All aspects of the project should be performed together in an integrative and holistic manner – not separately

Question 16 Explanation:

This is a tricky question as you may be confused from the late-night worker comment as well as the ‘building closed’ note. When a building is closed it is assumed no occupants are inside nor are there any cars leaving and thus shutting off lights while its closed saves energy and still allows late-night workers to find their cars before closing.

Question 18 Explanation:

The way to reduce costs LEED projects and green building in general is through the use of the integrative process. It is when green building is an add-on to the traditional construction process that it becomes more expensive.

Question 19 Explanation:

Hearing is one of the most crucial means of survival in the animal world, and speech is one of the most distinctive characteristics of human development and culture. Better acoustics do matter: research links poor acoustic performance to sleep disturbance, increased blood pressure and heart rates, and stress. In schools, where communication between students and teachers affects the learning process, acoustic performance is essential. In Healthcare projects, the acoustic environment affects patients’ privacy and recuperation. The Minimum Acoustic Performance prerequisite applies to Schools only and addresses classrooms that facilitate teacher-to-student and student-to-student communication while the Acoustic Performance credit addresses both work spaces and classrooms. Soft walls help this credit as well by absorbing sound as well as building orientation and room geometry affect acoustical distribution

Question 20 Explanation:

Building level metering will track the whole building's water use but not allow a determination regarding whether the irrigation potable water use is being reduced. Irrigation water use would have to be tracked separately.

Question 23 Explanation:

Dry pond (detention pond) is used to store excess rainwater. Dry ponds are basins whose outlets have been designed to detain runoff for some minimum time (e.g., 24 hours). The rainwater will slowly seep into the ground to recharge aquifers or discharge as determined by the pond design to allow pollutants to settle.

Question 24 Explanation:

Agent's authority: agreement allows an agent to act on behalf of an owner to perform certain actions. Certification agreement: The purpose of the Agreement is to establish the terms and conditions of the LEED Certification Program (the 'Program,') to which You (and Your Agent, if any) are bound. The Program consists of the process whereby GBCI reviews documentation submitted by participants to determine if a building, interior space, or neighborhood, as described to GBCI, complies with the requirements of the LEED Green Building Rating System and has accumulated the minimum number of points necessary to achieve pre-certification or a particular level of LEED Certification (i.e., LEED Certified, LEED Silver, LEED Gold, or LEED Platinum). GBCI administers the Program and confers pre-certification and LEED Certification under license from the U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. ('USGBC'). Owner's project requirements: documents how the owner expects the building to function. LEED certification approval is what is awarded to a building, it is not a document that establishes terms and conditions for the Program. Basis of Design: the OPR in technical terms

Question 25 Explanation:

Projects that achieve a density of 1.5+ floor-area ratio (FAR), vegetated roofs can be used toward the minimum 25% vegetation requirement.