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LEED SS III
LEED - Energy and Atmosphere Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The BOD and OPR are important elements of commissioning. What do they stand for? 1.Basis of Design and Owner’s Project Requirements 2.Basis of Design and Operational Project Requirements 3.Building Operation Design and Owner’s Project Requirements | 1.Basis of Design and Owner’s Project Requirements |
| Which of the following are NOT required to be commissioned under LEED? (Select 2) 1.Domestic Hot Water Systems 2.Building Envelope 3.Renewable Energy Systems 4.Water Using Systems 5.HVACSystems 6.Lighting and Daylighting Controls | 2.Building Envelope 4.Water Using Systems |
| What is the primary function of the commissioning authority? 1.Verify that building systems perform in accordance with the OPR 2.Write a commissioning plan and supervise it’s execution 3.Oversee training of operational staff | 1.Verify that building systems perform in accordance with the OPR |
| True or False: A project team is working on the design of an office building pursuing LEED certification. If the building owner will not have the project commissioned then the project is not eligible for LEED Certification. | True |
| True or false: To be qualified to act as a commissioning authority a person must have passed the Certified Commissioning Professional (CCP) exam | False |
| Which of the following does not have an impact on building energy usage? 1.Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning 2.Green Power 3.Building Envelope 4.Lighting | 2.Green Power |
| What Department of Energy (DOE) program is focused on improving building energy efficiency? 1.Green-e 2.LEED 3.Energy Star 4.ASHRAE 90.1-2007 | 3.Energy Star |
| Which of the following is ASHRAE Standard 90.1 primarily concerned with? 1.Ventilation System Design 2.Energy Usage of Building Systems 3.Lighting Design 4.Ozone Depletion | 2.Energy Usage of Building Systems |
| Which of the following uses a baseline to determine credit compliance? 1.Optimize Energy Performance 2.Enhanced Refrigerant Management 3.Fundamental Commissioning 4.Alternate Transportation: Low Emitting & Fuel Efficient Vehicles | 1.Optimize Energy Performance |
| Which of the following causes the greatest amount of depletion to the ozone layer? 1.HFCs 2.Hydrocarbons 3.CFCs 4.HCFCs | 3.CFCs |
| Which of the following do NOT comply with Fundamental Refrigerant Management? 1.A new building’s base HVAC and fire suppression system use only HCFC based refrigerants 2.A building incorporates an HVAC system that uses only 4% CDC based refrigerants. | 2.A building incorporates an HVAC system that uses only 4% CDC based refrigerants. |
| True or false: Fundamental Refrigerant Management requires zero use of CFC refrigerants in new buildings and a phase-out plan for CFC refrigerants in existing equipment before project completion | True |
| Which of the following uses process energy? 1.HVAC & R 2.Domestic Hot Water 3.Lighting 4.Elevators | 4.Elevators |
| Which of the following would be considered a process load in a small commercial office building? (Select 2) 1.Fans used for exhaust from the restrooms 2.Computers and copiers 3.Desk lamps used for task lighting 4.Microwave used in a breakroom | 2.Computers and copiers 4.Microwave used in a breakroom |
| Which of the following is NOT addressed by ASHRAE standards? 1.Commissioning 2.Energy efficiency 3.Thermal comfort 4.Ventilation requirements | 1.Commissioning |
| When performing energy modeling, a baseline building is compared to: 1.the average LEED building. 2.ASHRAE 90.1-2007 3.the designed version of the building. 4.a standard Energy Star building. | 3.the designed version of the building. |
| What would impact building energy consumption? 1.Rainwater harvesting 2.Increasing ventilation 3.Xeriscaping 4.Green Power | 2.Increasing ventilation |
| If located on site, which of the following would be eligible on-site renewable energy? (Select 3) 1.Geothermal system 2.Architectural Passive Solar Features 3.Active solar thermal system 4.Ground source heat pump 5.Photovoltaic Systems | 1.Geothermal system 3.Active solar thermal system 5.Photovoltaic Systems |
| Which of the following are not acceptable sources of on-site renewable energy? (Select 2) 1.Wind turbine 2.Fuel produced from crop waste 3.Passive solar energy system 4.Solar thermal 5.Ground source heat pump 6.Photovoltaic system | 3.Passive solar energy system 5.Ground source heat pump |
| An on-site renewable energy system generates excess power. If this power is put back into the power grid this is known as : 1.Distributed power 2.Net-metering 3.Reverse Billing 4.Negative Power | 2.Net-metering |
| Which of the following would be considered renewable energy? (Select 3) 1.Combustion of Municipal Waste 2.Corn Oil 3.Wood Coated with paint 4.Forestry biomass waste (not mill residue) 5.Animal waste 6.Landfill gas | 4.Forestry biomass waste (not mill residue) 5.Animal waste 6.Landfill gas |
| A commissioning authority must verify the installation and performance of which of the following? 1.Lighting and daylighting controls 2.Elevators 3.Waterless urinals 4.Carbon dioxide sensors | 1.Lighting and daylighting controls |
| Which of the following will be impacted by commissioning? 1.Heat island effect 2.Building flush out 3.Off-site renewable energy 4.On-site renewable energy | 4.On-site renewable energy |
| Who is responsible for managing Green Raters? 1.USGBC 2.Project LEED AP 3.Providers 4.GBCI | 3.Providers |
| Who performs a quality assurance inspection on LEED Homes? 1.Green Rater 2.Commissioning Authority 3.Provider 4.USGBC | 3.Provider |
| Who must create and maintain the Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR)? 1.Construction manager 2.Design Team 3.Commissioning Authority 4.Owner | 4.Owner |
| Which of the following affects Enhanced Refrigerant Management? (Select 3) 1.Ozone Depleting Potential 2.Equipment Efficiency 3.Equipment Life Expectancy 4.Refrigerant Toxicity 5.Global Warming Potential | 1.Ozone Depleting Potential 3.Equipment Life Expectancy 5.Global Warming Potential |
| Fire suppression systems containing the following refrigerants would have an impact on the ozone layer: (Select 3) 1.HCFCs 2.CFCs 3.Halons 4.CO2 5.H2O 6.HFCs | 1.HCFCs 2.CFCs 3.Halons |
| For Refrigerant Management in LEED, cooling equipment in NOT considered part of the “base building” system if it contains less than ____ of refrigerant. 1.5 lbs 2.1 lb 3.0.5 lbs 4.All equipment with refrigerant must be included in calculations | 3.0.5 lbs |
| Which of the following are strategies that contribute toward achieving Enhanced Refrigerant Management? (Select 3) 1.Do not use refrigerants 2.Select equipment with short service life 3.Minimize Refrigerant Leakage 4. Select CFC-based refrigerants | 1.Do not use refrigerants 3.Minimize Refrigerant Leakage |
| Which of the following is an effective strategy for achieving Enhanced Refrigerant Management? 1.Natural Ventilation 2.Maximize HVAC system efficiency 3.Limit the use of HFCs 4.Geothermal cooling | 1.Natural Ventilation |
| What is the primary purpose of Fundamental Refrigerant Management? 1.To ensure minimum air conditioning efficiency 2.To improve occupant comfort 3.To limit the use of CFCs 4.To reduce a building’s Global Warming Potential | 3.To limit the use of CFCs |
| What is NOT a benefit of sub-metering building energy systems for measurement and verification? 1.Allows for reduction of peak energy demand 2.Verify operational performance of building systems 3.Allows for net metering of renewable energy systems | 3.Allows for net metering of renewable energy systems |
| A building’s roof covered with photovoltaic solar panels would help most with: (Select 2) 1.Onsite Renewable Energy 2.Fundatmental Commissioning 3.Optimize Energy Performance 4.Green Power | 1.Onsite Renewable Energy 3.Optimize Energy Performance |
| What is another name for Green-tags? 1.Credit Interpretation Requests (CIRs) 2.Multifamily LEED Homes certification 3.Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) 4.Certified low VOC furniture | 3.Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) |
| For LEED, Green Power is calculated in units of: 1.kWh 2.Dollars 3.tons of carbon 4.RECs | 1.kWh |
| What is a requirement for Green Power to qualify for Green-e certification? (Select 2) 1.Meets current green power performance standards 2. Cost 3.Approved by federal government for power distribution 4.Third party verification | 1.Meets current green power performance standards 4.Third party verification |
| Which of the following can reduce the amount of Green Power a building will need to purchase? 1.Tax incentives 2.On-site renewable energy production 3.Locally generated power 4.Decreased energy efficiency | 2.On-site renewable energy production |
| Which of the following would not be a source of Green Power? 1.Geothermal 2.Biomass 3.Nuclear 4.Low-impact hydroelectric | 3.Nuclear |