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试卷: LEED AP BD+C模拟题B[查看]
A schools project in a suburban location is building on a previously developed site. The project site area is 174,240 SF. The building footprint is 65,000 SF and there are 20,000 SF of access roads and parking area. There is 30,000 SF of protected habitat on the site. How much more does the project have to restore to earn a Sustainable Sites Credit, Site Development-Protect or Restore Habitat?
A: 34,848 SF
B: 24,620 SF
C: 54,620 SF
D: 17,848 SF

参考答案: B

本题解释:
Notes:
See SS Credit 5.1 Sustainable Sites Credit, Site Development-Protect or Restore Habitat
The project must use Case 2 because the site was previously developed. So 50% of the site, excluding building footprint, or 20% of the total site area, including the building footprint must be restored, whichever is greater.
(174,240 - 65,000) X 0.5 = 54,620
174,240 X 0.2 = 34,848
54,620 is the greater number, so we must restore that amount of the site.
The access roads and parking area are not included in the building footprint and are not included in the calculation. This information was provided as a distraction.
Part of being a good test taker is looking for the keywords to getting the answers correct. If you look in the last sentence, the key word you are looking for is \'more\'. How much more does the project have to restore? You might think you got this correct by calculating the project site area minus the building footprint times 50 percent. That was very good but the problem is because of this last \'how much more?\'. You might have left it at that forgetting that you already have a 30,000 square foot head start. Subtract that from the total, and then you\'re left with how much more you need to do.
The site already has 30,000 SF of protected habitat. So the project must restore 24,640 SF more than the area already restored.