The project team for an office building is considering a composting program. Wha

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试卷: LEED GA模拟题E[查看]
The project team for an office building is considering a composting program. What statement is true regarding Innovation in Design (ID) credit for a composting program?
A: The ID point can only be earned if all occupants of the building are allowed to participate in the program
B: If Project ABC earns an ID credit for implementing a composting program then Project XYZ will also earn the credit
C: A LEED AP would be required to design a composting management plan in order to meet the ID credit requirements
D: LEED would reject any ID credit submission for a composting program unless it was a Regional Priority
E: Composting 100% of a project”s organic waste can earn the project exemplary performance

参考答案: A

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Reference: LEED 2009 for New Construction and Major Renovations Rating System
The 3 basic criteria for achieving an ID credit for a category not found in the LEED rating system is:

Quantitative. This means the concept must have measurable/quantifiable environmental benefits. Establish a baseline and compare it with the final outcome to determine the improvement. How much environmental benefit did the strategy achieve?
Comprehensive. The process or specification must be comprehensive. For example, if a new material could be used in every floor of a building, the project team can”t use it in just one floor. A process that only addresses a part of the project isn”t considered comprehensive and does not meet the credit requirements.
Transferrable. The concept must be able to be used on other projects by other project teams. It can”t be a concept that only applies to a unique aspect of one project.

The ID point for a composting program would only be allowed if all building occupants would have access to the program. For example, you couldn”t say that we”re limiting this program to the occupants on floors 1-5 but not 6-10 because we don”t have enough space for all that compost.

B:An ID credit earned on one project does not guarantee the same strategy will be earned on another project.

C:A LEED AP helps streamline the certification process. A LEED AP is not required to design or implement innovative strategies for ID points.

D:ID credits and Regional Priority credits are unrelated.

E:Exemplary performance goes above and beyond the requirements of existing credits. Composting is not an existing LEED credit.