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Question:
What areas can be excluded from achieving the minimum daylight factor?
Response:
| Copy room
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Feedback: Achieving the minimum daylight factor is not required for copy rooms, storage areas, mechanical, laundry, and other low occupancy support areas.
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| Office cabins
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| Meeting room
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| Storage area
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Question:
Which of the following does not have high thermal emissivity and solar reflectivity?
Response:
| Paint with SRI 89
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| White china mosaic
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| White cement
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| Asphalt road
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Feedback: A high SRI value is an indicator of high solar reflectivity and thermal emissivity. White cement and white china mosaic are high SRI materials.
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Question:
The performance of a factory under IGBC Green Factory Buildings is measured by which number of categories?
Response:
| 7
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Feedback: Refer to the IGBC Green Factory Buildings score card.
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| 5
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| 6
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| 4
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Question:
What are the advantages of adaptive plants? (Choose 2)
Response:
| They take over the area and push out other plants
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| They require cheaper pesticides
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| They require less irrigation
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Feedback: Native or adaptive plants are adapted to the local environment and require little or no irrigation or pesticides. They restore the ecosystem because of their indigenous nature.
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| They restore the ecosystem
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Question:
Which of the following is the objective of exterior light pollution reduction?
Response:
| Reduce impact on nocturnal environment
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Feedback: The last option is a means of complying with light pollution reduction, not the objective. The purpose of reducing exterior light pollution is to enhance the nocturnal environment and to increase night sky access.
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| Reduce lighting energy consumption
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| Reduce lighting wattage
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| To turn off non-emergency lighting
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Question:
Which of the following types of energy meters enhances continuous monitoring and performance of a factory building?
Response:
| Energy meter for chilled water consumption
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| Energy meter for pumping grey water
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| Energy meter for pumping municipal water
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| All of the above
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Feedback: Refer to the metering credit under Energy Conservation in IGBC’s guidelines for Green Factory Buildings.
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Question:
What is the acceptable minimum efficiency reporting value for air filtration media to minimize and control pollutant entry into buildings?
Response:
| MERV 13 or higher
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Feedback: Replacing all filtration media immediately prior to occupancy with a Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) of 13 (as determined by ASHRAE) helps in maintaining IAQ and prevents-cross contamination of regularly occupied areas.
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| MERV 8 or higher
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| MERV 1
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| MERV 5
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Question:
Which of the following products does LEED recommend for recycling?
Response:
| Paper
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Feedback: Options 3 and 4 represent hazardous materials and excavated soil, which are not a part of LEED calculations.
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| Plastic
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| Batteries
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| Earth
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Question:
What is a brownfield?
Response:
| Contaminated site
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Feedback: A brownfield is a damaged or contaminated site that requires cleanup.
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| Site filled with earth
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| Sustainable site
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| Greenfield site
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Question:
What comfort temperatures are to be achieved in IGBC Green Factory Buildings?
Response:
| 28 +/- 2 deg C
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Feedback: According to ECBC (revised version May 2008) / ASHRAE 90.1-2004 standards, a factory’s whole building simulation should use comfort temperatures of 28 +/- 2 deg C.
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| 24 +/- 2 deg C
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| 22 +/- 2 deg C
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| 26 +/- 2 deg C
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Question:
What is a LEED project boundary?
Response:
| Project site submitted for LEED certification
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Feedback: The project team determines whether the LEED project boundary is a portion of the development or the total project area, which they then submit for LEED certification. This must be consistent throughout the calculations for all of the credits.
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| Total site area
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| Building foot print
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| Built-up area
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Question:
Which of the following sites satisfy LEED requirements?
Response:
| Prime farmland
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| Constructed wetlands
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| Site extremely close to lakes with scenic views
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| Brownfield site
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Feedback: Options A, B, C are sites that are to be avoided during selection.
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Question:
What are the measures of thermal comfort?
Response:
| Air temperature
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Feedback: Air temperature, radiant temperature, air speed, and relative humidity are the measures of thermal comfort.
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| Relative humidity
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Feedback: Air temperature, radiant temperature, air speed, and relative humidity are the measures of thermal comfort.
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| Coefficient of performance
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| Fan speed
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Question:
Which of the following is a passive design technique for optimizing energy performance?
Response:
| On-site renewable energy
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| Purchase of green power
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| Optimum orientation of the building
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Feedback: Energy simulation is only an evaluation technique. Orientation is a passive strategy that optimizes energy performance.
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| Energy simulation
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Question:
Which of the following is black water?
Response:
| Process water
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| Municipal water
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| Harvested rain water
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| Wastewater from toilets
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Feedback: Wastewater from toilets is always considered black water.
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Question:
In order to limit disturbance and preserve natural topography of a green home site, which of the following are considered as landscape?
Response:
| Potted plants
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| Green roof
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| Walkways
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| Soft landscape
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Feedback: Refer to the natural topography or landscape credit under Site Selection and Planning of the IGBC Green Homes rating system.
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Question:
Which of the following refrigerants effectively addresses both direct and indirect adverse impacts on environment?
Response:
| NH3
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Feedback: NH 3 is a natural refrigerant with zero ODP (ozone depletion potential) and zero GWP (global warming potential).
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| CFC
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| HCFC – 22
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| HCFC – 123
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Question:
Which of the following is not a basic service?
Response:
| Airport
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Feedback: An airport is not a basic service, so it does not need to be within a 1/2 mile of the LEED project.
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| Hospital
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| Beauty clinic
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| Theater
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Question:
What are the CO2 monitoring locations? (Choose 2)
Response:
| At 5 feet above the floor level
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| At 4 feet above the floor level
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Feedback: CO2 monitoring locations should be between 3 feet and 6 feet above the floor.
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| At 2 feet above the floor level
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| At 7 feet above the floor level
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Question:
Which of the following materials are considered regional materials?
Response:
| Wood that is certified by Forest Stewardship Council
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| Cradle-to-cradle certified products
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| Bamboo extracted, processed and manufactured within 500 km of the project site
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Feedback: Regional materials are those extracted, processed and manufactured within an 800 km radius of the project site.
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| Wood that is extracted within 300 km miles of the project site
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Question:
Which of the following supports early compliance of the Montreal Protocol?
Response:
| Install fire suppression systems that do not contain halons or HCFCs
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Feedback: The Montreal Protocol directly addresses the substances that deplete the ozone layer, including CFC, HCFC, and halons.
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| Install renewable energy on site
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| Purchase green power
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| Reduce GHG emissions
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Question:
Which of the following issues are addressed by the provision of adequate visitors’ parking?
Response:
| Heat island effect
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| Stormwater management
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| Street parking
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Feedback: Parking spaces are usually the cause of heat island effect and storm water runoff. Adequate parking is a functional requirement. Option D is a code and not an issue.
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| NBC
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Question:
Which of the following increases the water table?
Response:
| Usage of waterless urinals
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| Usage of low flow fixtures
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| Reuse of treated water
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| Rain water harvesting
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Feedback: Options A, B, and C reduce water consumption.
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Question:
Which of the following are water-efficient irrigation practices?
Response:
| Scheduled watering
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Feedback: Option 3 refers to landscape maintenance. Xeriscaping is a water-efficient landscaping practice.
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| Weather-based irrigation controls
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| Raised mowing
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| Xeriscaping
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Question:
Which issues are typically components of energy efficiency guidelines? (Choose 2)
Response:
| Effects of microclimate
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| Building orientation
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Feedback: Options C and D, though related to energy efficiency, are predominantly indoor air quality issues.
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| Adequate fresh air supply
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| VOC content of indoor air
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Question:
Which is the proper authority to perform commissioning?
Response:
| Independent commissioning agent
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Feedback: LEED requires third party commissioning.
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| System designer
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| Project team member
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| LEED AP
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Question:
What is heat island effect?
Response:
| Temperature of a rural area exceeding the temperature of surrounding urban areas
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| Temperature of an urban area exceeding the temperature of surrounding rural areas
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Feedback: LEED defines heat island effect as when an urban area’s temperature is at least 10 degrees higher than the surrounding suburban or rural areas.
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| Heat island in an urban area
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| Heat island in a rural area
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Question:
Which of the following is a measure of a material’s ability to reject solar heat?
Response:
| Infrared emissivity
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| SRI
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Feedback: Solar reflectance index, or SRI, is the measure of a material’s ability to reject solar heat. Albedo, or solar reflectance, is the ratio of reflected solar energy to incoming solar energy. A material with high visible reflectance has a low solar reflectance. Infrared emissivity is the ability to emit energy by radiation.
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| Visible reflectance
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| Albedo
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Question:
What makes up the LEED credit equivalence process?
Response:
| Identify the intent, requirements, submittals and design approach for the proposed innovation credit
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Feedback: The LEED credit equivalence process is comprised of: identifying the intent of the proposed Innovation credit, the proposed requirement for compliance, the proposed submittals to demonstrate compliance, and the design approach used to meet the required elements.
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| Propose education of occupants
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| Propose green housekeeping
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| Propose innovative acoustic performance
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Question:
A green roof addresses which of the following concerns of LEED?
Response:
| Heat island effect
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Feedback: A green roof does not address light pollution. Xeriscaping is a strategy to address water efficiency.
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| Light pollution
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| Xeriscaping
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| Storm water management
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