US Green Building Council Exam LEED-AP-BD+C Topic 8 Question 3 Discussion

Actual exam question for US Green Building Council's LEED-AP-BD+C exam

Question #: 3
Topic #: 8

A project team develops a site plan for a school project with an athletic field and a playground with real grass. In order to qualify for the Water Efficiency Prerequisite, Outdoor Water Use Reduction, the landscape area calculations:

AMust include the athletic field and playground

BMay include the playground but must exclude the athletic field

CMust include the playground but exclude the athletic field

DMay include or exclude the athletic field and the playground

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Suggested Answer: D

For the Water Efficiency (WE) Prerequisite: Outdoor Water Use Reduction, athletic fields and playgrounds are considered special landscape areas and can be optionally included in landscape area calculations. This flexibility (D) allows teams to decide based on the unique water needs of these areas, as athletic fields often require extensive watering for maintenance. LEED recognizes these areas' high water demand and provides an exception, acknowledging the potential challenges in reducing water for such intensive-use spaces.

by Trinidad at Nov 19, 2024, 12:11 PM

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