Location & Transportation and sustainable Sites

Which of the following can reduce stormwater runoff and alleviate the urban heat island effect? (Choose three)

Question 1 options:

	Increasing the site coverage ratio
	Increasing Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
	Using a vegetated roof
	Using porous pavement with high albedo
	Building a retention pond on the site

Increasing the site coverage ratio

Using a vegetated roof

Using porous pavement with high albedo

Which of the following is the best way to alleviate suburban sprawl?

Question 2 options:

	Build more low-rise, high-density housing.
	Provide underground parking spaces.
	Improve community connectivity.
	Provide more pedestrian walkways.

Improve community connectivity

A developer has selected an urban site near a shopping center. This will help which of the following.

Question 3 options:

	Community connectivity
	Reducing urban runoff
	community relationship
	Minimum city code requirements

Community connectivity

Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) are defined by the standards set up by: (choose 2)

Question 4 options:

	California Air Resources Board
	Center for Resource Solution
	ACEEE
	SCAQMD

California Air Resources Board

ACEEE

What is the fundamental reason for global warming?

Question 5 options:

	Too many cars on the street
	The use of biofuel
	Too many green houses were built in the past century
	Too much carbon dioxide
	Ozone depletion

Too much Cabon Dioxide

For a project's initial research, what are some of the most important local issues? (choose 3)

Question 6 options:

	Site orientation
	Parking regulations
	Incentives for sustainable design
	ACEEE
	TRCs

Site Orientation

Parking Regulations

Incentives for sustainable design

Which of the following statements are not true?

Question 7 options:

	Bicycle racks will help community connectivity.
	High SRI pavement will alleviate the heat island effect.
	Green roofs can reduce stormwater runoff and alleviate the heat island effect.
	Retention ponds will not reduce stormwater runoff.

Retention ponds will not reduce stormwater runoff

A project team is seeking LEED certification for an 8 story building. The building has 8 equal floors, and the total square footage of the building is 168,000 sf. What is the building's footprint?

Question 8 options:

	168,000 sf
	42,000 sf
	21,000 sf
	None of the above

21000 sf

For an 8 story building with 8 equal floors, and a total square footage of 168,000 sf, what is the site coverage for this project if the site area is 1 acre?

Question 9 options:

	48%
	46%
	43%
	38%

48%

A LEED project's landscape area includes which of the following?

Question 10 options:

	Green roofs
	Naturalistically designed retention ponds
	sidewalks
	vegetated roofs

Vegetated roofs

For an 8 story building with 8 equal floors and a total square footage of 168,000 sf on a 1 acre lot, the FAR for the project is:

Question 11 options:

	438%
	386%
	338%
	298%

386%

The heat island effect can typically create __ degrees Fahrenheit of change in temperature?

Question 12 options:

	1
	5
	10
	20

10

Which of the following sites is the best for community connectivity?

Question 13 options:

	A site close to the ocean
	A site close to a train station
	A brownfield site
	A site close to a shopping center

A site close to a shopping center

Choose the non-alternative-fuel vehicle from the following:

Question 14 options:

	a hybrid car
	a bus powered by natural gas with at least 20 mpg.
	a fuel efficient car powered by gas with at least 40 mpg
	an electric car

A fuel efficient car powered by gas with at least 40 mpg

Which two of the following have the same meaning.

Question 15 options:

	Albedo
	SRI
	Refraction
	Reflection
	Solar Reflectance

Albedo, Solar Reflectance

Which of the following are most appropriate for a vegetated roof?

Question 16 options:

	Native plants
	Trees with large canopies
	Adaptive plants
	Lightweight plants
	There is not enough information to answer this question.

Lightweight plants

For Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses, you need to construct a building:

Question 17 options:

	On a previously developed site AND within 1/4 mile of 15 amenities.
	On a previously developed site AND within one mile of 10 amenities.
	On a previously developed site AND within 1/2 mile of 5 amenities.
	ON a previously developed site AND within 1/2 mile of 3 amenities.

On a previously devloped site AND within ½ mile of 3 amenities

To get one point for Access to Quality Transit, your building needs to be:

Question 18 options:

	located within 1/2 mile of a subway or rail station.
	located within 1/4 mile of two bus stops.
	located within 1/4 mile of one or more bus stops for two or more bus lines.
	a and c.

a and c

You can get one point for Bicycle Facilities, by (Choose 2)

Question 19 options:

	Providing secure bike storage and/or rack for 3% of building users.
	Providing secure bike storage and/or rack for 5% of building users.
	Providing secure bike storage and/or rack for 5% of building users within 200 yards of the building entrance.
	Providing shower and changing facilities for 0.5% of FTE.

Providing secure bike storage and/or rack for 3% of building users.

Providing shower and changing facilities for 0.5% of FTE.

You are designing a 50,000 sf building with five equal floors in an area with no zoning requirements. To get one point for Site Development you need to provide:

Question 20 options:

	50,000 sf of vegetated open space adjacent to your building.
	25,000 sf of vegetated open space adjacent to your building.
	12,500 sf of vegetated open space adjacent to your building.
	10,000 sf of vegetated open space adjacent to your building.

10,000 sf of vegetated open space adjacent to your building

LT: Sensitive Land Protection requires you not to develop building, parking areas, hardscape, or roads: (choose 2)

Question 21 options:

	On prime farmland as defined by USDA.
	Virgin land with an elevation lower than five feet above the elevation of 100-year flood defined by FEMA.
	Within 200 feet of wetland defined by US Code of Federal Regulations 40 CFR.
	All of the above.

On prime farmland as defined by USDA

Virgin land with an elevation lower than five feet above the elevation of 100 year flood defined by FEMA

For LT: High Priority Site, a brownfield can be defined by: (choose 2)

Question 22 options:

	ASTM
	Local, state or federal government agencies
	USGBC
	All of the above

ASTM

Local, state or federal government agencies

To get one point for LT: Green Vehicles, you can:

Question 23 options:

	Provide electric vehicle chargers.
	Provide fuel-efficient and low-emitting vehicles for 3% of the FTE.
	Provide liquid, gas or battery facilities.
	Both A and C.

both a and c

To get one point for SS: Heat Island Reduction: Non-Roof, you may:

Question 24 options:

	Provide covered parking for 50% of bicycles.
	Provide covered parking for 75% of vehicles.
	Provide covered parking for 100% of motorcycles.
	None of the above.

none of the above

For SS: Light Pollution Reduction, select the correct statement from below: 

Question 25 options:

	The zones of your project are defined by IES.
	The zone of your projects are defined by ASHRAE.
	Both ESC and ASHRAE are mentioned in this credit.
	LZ4 is the dark zone designation (Park and Rural Settings).

The zones of your project are defined by IES

Your project is located on a previously developed site. To get one point for SS: Site Development - Protect or Restore Habitat, you need to:

Question 26 options:

	Limit site disturbance to 40 feet beyond the building perimeter.
	Restore or protect at least 40% of the site area with adapted or native vegetation.
	Both A and B.
	None of the above.

Restore or protect at least 40% of the site area with adapted or native vegetation

Which one of the following is NOT addressed by SS of the LEED system?

Question 27 options:

	Noise pollution
	Silt Fencing
	Temporary seeding
	Permanent seeding

Noise pollution

Which of the following are required submittals for SS Prerequisite?

Question 28 options:

	A sedimentation and erosion control drawing.
	A narrative detailing BMP, ESC and the responsible parties
	Confirmation showing compliance with local Erosion Control Standards or NPDES.
	Reports or inspection logs, date-stamped photos, etc.
	All of the above.

All of the above

For SS in the LEED system, wetlands are defined by:

Question 29 options:

	FEMA
	USDA
	US Army Corp of Engineers
	Wetland Protection Act.

US Army Corp of Engineers

For SS, basic services include, but are not limited to: (choose 4)

Question 30 options:

	Banks
	Places of Worship
	Convenience Stores
	Bus Stops
	Day Cares.

Banks

Places of Worship

Convenience Stores

Day Care

Brownfields are defined by:

Question 31 options:

	FEMA
	USDA
	U.S. CFR
	EPA

EPA

Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) are defined by the:

Question 32 options:

	American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
	U.S. CFR
	EPA
	California Air Resources Board

California Air Resources Board