QUESTION: 153

What type of project would benefit from showing compliance with Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Minimum Energy Performance, Option 2. Prescriptive Compliance: ASHRAE 50% Advanced Energy Design Guide?

One in which the budget and timeline would benefit from simplified decision making and analysis during the project design
One in which the project team wants to explore the energy performance and load reduction effects of several envelope and lighting designs and mechanical systems
One in which the project team wants to achieve efficiency trade-offs between systems, offsetting the lower efficiency of one system by the improved efficiency of another One in which the owner wants an estimate of the carbon reductions or lower operating costs (energy savings, demand charge savings) from energy strategies, beyond a simple calculation for individual energy conservation measures

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

This option allows the project to comply with the minimum energy performance prerequisite by following the prescriptive recommendations of the ASHRAE 50% Advanced Energy Design Guide (AEDG) for the applicable building type and climate zone. This option simplifies the decision making and analysis process by providing clear and specific guidance on how to achieve 50% energy savings compared to the baseline standard. This option also reduces the need for energy modeling and documentation, which can save time and money for the project.

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[LEED v4: Building Design + Construction Guide], Minimum Energy Performance Calculator - ASHRAE 90.1 - 2010, 50 Percent AEDG Free Download - ASHRAE.

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QUESTION: 154

What building classification requires the energy model to determine the predicted power usage effectiveness (PUE) for Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Minimum Energy Performance?

Office
Hospital
Warehouse
Data Center

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

This building classification requires the energy model to determine the predicted power usage effectiveness (PUE) for Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Minimum Energy Performance, because data centers have high energy intensity and cooling demand, and PUE is a metric that measures how efficiently a data center uses energy.

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LEED v4: Building Design + Construction Guide, Study Finds No Effect of LEED Certification on Federal Buildings ....

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QUESTION: 155

Based on the results of a six-hour waste stream study, the project team for a retail project plans to provide dedicated areas for four easily recyclable waste streams: cardboard, plastic, metal and paper. The project is open to the public 10 hours a day, six days a week.
Which of the following actions should be the project team's top priority in order to demonstrate the minimum requirements to achieve Materials and Resources Prerequisite,
Storage and Collection of Recyclables?

Take appropriate measures for the safe collection, storage and disposal of batteries
Make a waste stream projection for the entire year based on the six hours of the waste stream study
Make a waste stream projection for the entire week, based on the six hours of the waste stream study
Extend the waste stream study to cover a representative time period of a minimum of 24 hours to identify the top five recyclable waste streams

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

According to the LEED v4 Reference Guide for Building Design and Construction, the project team must conduct a waste stream audit to identify the top five recyclable waste streams generated by the building and its occupants. The audit must cover a representative time period of a minimum of 24 hours, and must account for variations in the type and quantity of waste generated by different building uses and operations. The project team must then provide dedicated areas for the collection and storage of these materials for recycling. The project team must also provide dedicated areas for the collection and storage of batteries, mercury-containing lamps, and electronic waste, or demonstrate that a local program is in place to properly dispose of these materials.

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LEED v4 Reference Guide for Building Design and Construction, Materials and Resources Prerequisite:
Storage and Collection of Recyclables, page 5441
LEED v4 Credit Tutorials: Materials & Resources (BD+C/ID+C), Prerequisite: Storage and Collection of Recyclables2

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QUESTION: 156

A project is designed to remodel an existing warehouse into multi-family housing. The exterior facade of the warehouse will remain, but 40% of the interior will be demolished and replaced for interior new construction. New materials will be used for the new construction. To achieve points in the Materials and Resources Credit, Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction, which credit path option would apply?

Historic Building Reuse
Building and Material Reuse
Whole-Building Life-Cycle Assessment
Renovation of Abandoned or Blighted Building

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

This option applies to projects that renovate an existing building that meets the definition of abandoned or blighted, and use new materials for at least 50% of the surface area. The project meets these criteria, as the warehouse is an existing building that is presumably abandoned or blighted, and the new construction will use new materials for 40% of the interior and some of the exterior.

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LEED v4: Building Design + Construction Guide, Materials and Resources Credit, Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction, Option 4: Renovation of Abandoned or Blighted Building ------

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