LEED - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Materials and Resources Cycles Questions and Answers

Question 1

A project team is pursuing the LEED BD+C: New Construction credit for Construction and Demolition Waste Management.
To earn one point under LEED v4.1, what is the minimum percentage of construction and demolition materials that must be diverted from landfills and incineration facilities?

Accepted Answer

50%

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25%

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75%

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95%

Question 2

Which of the following is a key component of the LEED MR credit 'Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Sourcing of Raw Materials'?

Accepted Answer

Specifying materials with high recycled content and responsibly sourced new materials.

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Using materials with low volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions.

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Selecting products with an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD).

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Conducting a whole-building life-cycle assessment (LCA).

Question 3

A project team is evaluating flooring options for a new office building. To compare the full environmental impact, from raw material extraction to disposal, which tool would be most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA)

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Life-Cycle Costing (LCC)

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Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)

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Corporate Sustainability Report (CSR)

Question 4

Under the LEED v4.1 MR credit 'Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Product Declarations', what is required to achieve one point for Option 1?

Accepted Answer

Use at least 20 different permanently installed products from a minimum of 5 different manufacturers that have compliant EPDs.

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Use at least 10 different permanently installed products from a minimum of 3 different manufacturers that have EPDs.

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Ensure 50% of all materials by cost have a compliant EPD.

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Source products that demonstrate a 10% reduction in global warming potential compared to an industry average.

Question 5

A construction project has a large quantity of salvaged structural steel beams from a demolished building on-site. In the context of the LEED Materials and Resources credit 'Sourcing of Raw Materials', how is this 'material reuse' typically valued?

Accepted Answer

At 200% of its replacement cost.

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At 50% of its replacement cost.

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At the actual cost of salvaging and cleaning the material.

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At 100% of its replacement cost.

Question 6

For a new construction project pursuing the 'Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction' credit, what is the required service life for the baseline and proposed buildings when conducting a whole-building life-cycle assessment (LCA)?

Accepted Answer

60 years

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30 years

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50 years

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100 years

A project team is pursuing the LEED BD+C: New Construction credit for Construction and Demolition Waste Management.To earn one point under LEED v4.1, what is the minimum percentage of construction and demolition materials that must be diverted from landfills and incineration facilities?

A project team is pursuing the LEED BD+C: New Construction credit for Construction and Demolition Waste Management.
To earn one point under LEED v4.1, what is the minimum percentage of construction and demolition materials that must be diverted from landfills and incineration facilities?