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"LEED ID&C Exam Guide" includes ALL the information in "LEED GA Exam Guide," PLUS complete discussion of LEED prerequisites and credits for LEED ID&C, PLUS a summary table and a mnemonics for each LEED category, PLUS comprehensive study materials, 20 extra sample questions, an extra mock exam with 100 additional questions for part II of LEED AP ID+C Exam, and information on green building design and construction, LEED certification, and sustainability.




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... 2. LEED exam preparation requires short-term memory



Now that you know the nature of the LEED Exam, you should understand that LEED Exam Preparation requires Short-Term Memory. You should schedule your time accordingly: in the early stages of your LEED exam Preparation, you should focus on understanding and an initial review of the material; in the late stages of your exam preparation, you should focus on memorizing the material as a final review...



SSc1: Site Selection (1-5 points)



Purpose:

To encourage tenants to choose buildings that avoid inappropriate sites and/or are wisely located on a site to alleviate environmental impact.



Credit Path:

Ch1 (Choice One): Choose a building that is LEED Certified (5 points).



Related Strategies and Technologies for Base Building:

1) Create an Erosion and Sedimentation Control (ESC) Plan early in the project, preferably during the design stage.

2) Use the Stabilization Method: mulching, temporary, or permanent seeding.

3) Use Structural Method if erosion has already occurred: silt fencing, earth dikes, sediment basins, and sediment traps.



Your base building should avoid sites that meet any one of the following criteria:

a) Virgin (previously undeveloped) land that is lower than five feet above the elevation of the 100-year flood per the definition of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

b) Virgin land that is within 50 feet of a water body, such as a lake, river, stream, or sea (NOT including small man-made ponds), per the terminology of the Clean Water Act.

c) Within 100 feet of wetlands per the definition of the US Code of Federal Regulations, 40 CFR, Parts 230-233, and Part 22, Definition of Wetlands, and areas of special concern or isolated wetlands per local rules, OR within setback distance from wetlands per local codes, whichever is more restrictive.

d) Habitat for any species on state OR federal endangered or threatened lists.

e) Public parkland unless a public land owner has accepted a trade for land of equal or greater value as parkland (This does not apply to Park Authority projects).

f) Prime farmland per the definition of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).



Ch2: Place the tenant space in a building that has one or more of the following features at submittal (1-5 points). Each of the following features can be achieved by meeting the related LEED 2009 NC credit:



SSc1, Ch2F1 (Choice Two, Feature 1): Brownfield Redevelopment (1 point)



Note: The USGBC reference uses the word path, but feature is a clearer choice given the context of the credit.



1) A building located on a contaminated site as documented by a local voluntary cleanup program or by an ASTM E1903-97 Phase II Environmental Site Assessment;



OR

2) A building located on a brownfield as defined by a federal, state, or local governing agency.



The site contamination must have been effectively remediated...



EAc3: Measurement and Verification (2-5 points)



Purpose:

To have ongoing optimization and accountability of tenant water and energy consumption over time.



Credit Paths:

1st Case: Tenant Space Occupying Less than 75% of the Total Building Area:

Achieve at least one of the following:

* Use a sub-meter to measure and document energy use within the tenant space. (2 points)

* Negotiate a lease whereby the tenant's energy costs are separate from the base rent. (3 points)



OR

2nd Case: Tenant Space Occupying 75% or More of the Total Building Area:

Install continuous metering devices for the following: (5 points)

Mechanical (HVAC):

* Air and water economizer and heat recovery cycles

* Air distribution static pressure and ventilation air volumes

* Cooling load

Electrical:

* Lighting systems and controls

Plumbing:

* Indoor water riser and outdoor irrigation system

* Boiler efficiencies

Refrigeration:

* Chiller efficiency at variable loads (kW/ton)

Other:

* Constant and variable motor loads

* Variable frequency drive operation

* Building-related process energy and equipment



For 2nd case above, the project team needs to create and implement a Measurement and Verification (M&V) Plan that includes information above and is consistent with Option B, C, or D of the International Performance Measure and Verification Protocol (IPMVP) Volume I: Concepts and Options for Determining Energy and Water Savings in New Construction, 2001. (The 2009 edition is already available. I expect USGBC will update to the latest the edition very soon)



Offer a process for corrective action if the M&V plan results show the energy savings have not been achieved.



Submittals:

1) Create an IPMVP-compliant M&V plan, and confirm it is consistent with Option B, C, or D

2) For Tenant Space Occupying 75% or more of the total building area, collect utilities bills, lease agreements or other paperwork to show that tenant energy costs are paid by the tenant

3) Summarize the monitoring systems for the tenant space, and show that at least the required systems are monitored



Synergies:

Measurement and verification may help to achieve optimal energy performance and ensure accountability. If you need to obtain an energy performance contract or other funding, use the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP). M&V plans typically include tracking the performance of renewable energy generation systems to identify operational issues.



EAc3 may contribute to the following credits:

* SSc1, Ch2F11: On-Site Renewable Energy

* EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance

* EAc1: Optimize Energy Performance

* EAc4: Green Power



Commissioning and M&V often use the same devices. Refer to the following credits for related criteria:

* EAp1: Fundamental Commissioning of the Building Energy Systems

* EAc2: Enhanced Commissioning



Possible Strategies and Technologies:

1) Create an M&V Plan to evaluate energy systems and/or building performance.

2) Use engineering analysis and energy simulation to characterize the energy systems and/or building.

3) Use proper metering to measure the use of energy.

4) Verify performance by comparing actual performance to predicted performance (Performance Factor); then group them by system or component if needed.

5) Compare actual performance to baseline performance to track energy efficiency.



IPMVP can be used to verify savings related to energy conservation measures (ECMs) and strategies. This LEED credit goes above and beyond normal IPMVP M&V goals. M&V can go above and beyond energy systems and ECMs, and energy conservation strategies. IPMVP gives guidance on M&V strategies and their uses. Use these together with trend logging and monitoring of important energy systems, and seek ongoing accountability for building energy performance.



Extra Credit (Exemplary Performance):

None



Project Phase:

Design Development



LEED Submittal Phase:

Design



Related Code or Standard:

1) International Performance Measure and Verification Protocol (IPMVP), Volume I, Efficiency Valuation Organization (EVO), Concepts and Options for Determining Energy Savings in New Construction, effective 2001



Responsible Party:

MEP Engineer, Building Controls Designer/Manufacturer...