How would a project team member determine if a credit has Regional Priority?

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试卷: LEED GA模拟题B[查看]
How would a project team member determine if a credit has Regional Priority?

A: Look at the LEED credit checklist
B: Visit the USGBC website
C: Check the appropriate LEED reference guide
D: Submit a Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR)

参考答案: B

本题解释:
The LEED Credit Checklist helps project teams track their credits against requirements for certification. The LEED Credit Checklist is also called the LEED Scorecard;

Regional Priority credits are listed in an Excel spreadsheet and available from USGBC\'s website.

Do not confuse the following terms:

Regional Priority Credits - these are bonus points for encouraging teams to attempt LEED credits that address specific environmental priorities in the project\'s region. Each zipcode in the U.S. has 6 LEED credits that are extra important to that zipcode. A project that achieves one of those credits earns a bonus point, up to a maximum of 4. Here is an example. In Georgia zipcode 30002 saving water is important, because Georgia has had a lot of droughts lately.

Regional Materials - building materials or products that have been extracted, harvested or recovered, as well as manufactured, within 500 miles of the project site.

Regional Variations - These are only found in reference guides and are specific to each credit. A regional variation \'outlines concerns specific to the geographic location of the building\'. For example in some areas there aren\'t great recycling programs, or they may be nonexistent. In regards to construction waste management the regional variation states \'hey, check your local recycling program before you get to deep into this credit because if you can\'t recycle anything your chances of earning the credit go down\'.

The LEED reference guides do not contain information on which credits are most important to which region;

CIRs are used for technical guidance on credits. Anyone on the project team can submit a CIR, as long as the person has access to LEED Online (through the project administrator).

Reference: USGBC website