USGBC LEED-AP-O+M - LEED AP Operations + Maintenance (LEED AP O+M)

Innovation credits for exemplary performance in the LEED AP Operations + Maintenance (LEED AP O+M) V4.1 are awarded for achieving the next incremental threshold12. This means that projects must exceed the highest level of performance achievable in an existing LEED credit2. The goal is to encourage and recognize efforts that go beyond the existing requirements and thresholds set by the LEED rating system12.

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LEED credit library | U.S. Green Building Council

LEED v4: Building Operations + Maintenance Guide | U.S. Green Building Council

NC-v4.1 INc1: Innovation | LEEDuser

Guide to Exemplary Performance Credits in LEED-NC v4

Training building operations staff on operating schedules and requirements is appropriate when implementing changes in the sequence of operation for boilers. This ensures that the staff can effectively manage the new operating sequence to match heating demand, as identified by the ASHRAE Level 2 analysis.

References: The LEED v4.1 O+M reference guide suggests that training should focus on areas directly affected by implemented changes.Since the sequence of operation for boilers has been modified, staff training should cover the new operating schedules and requirements to ensure continued implementation of the change1.

After implementing changes in the sequence of operation for boilers based on an ASHRAE Level 2 analysis, an appropriate topic for training building operations staff is operating schedules and requirements. This training ensures that staff understand and can effectively implement the new operating procedures, maintaining the improved efficiency and performance of the boilers.

To meet the requirements of the Materials and Resources Prerequisite for Facility Maintenance and Renovation Policy, an organization must include provisions to protect indoor air quality during renovation activities. This includes implementing dust control measures, ensuring proper ventilation, and minimizing the release of pollutants. These requirements are essential for protecting the health and safety of building occupants during renovation projects.References:The Materials and Resources section of the LEED O+M Reference Guide discusses the components of a comprehensive Facility Maintenance and Renovation Policy, including the importance of safeguarding air quality during construction and renovation activities.

According to the LEED v4: Building Operations + Maintenance Guide, for the Energy and Atmosphere Credit, Advanced Energy Metering, individual end uses that represent at least 10% of the total annual consumption of the building minus plug load use are required to be metered1.

References:

LEED v4: Building Operations + Maintenance Guide

LEED AP with specialty | U.S. Green Building Council

Maintaining certification – U.S. Green Building Council

LEED Reference Guide for Building Operations and Maintenance

LEED AP O+M Exam Prep Courses - ZackAcademy.com

This answer is correct because it matches the requirement of the Energy and Atmosphere Credit, Optimize Energy Performance, which aims to reduce the environmental and economic impacts associated with excessive energy use. The credit requires projects todemonstrate an improvement in energy performance compared to a baseline building, using one of the three options available.For buildings eligible to receive an energy performance rating using the Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager tool, the option is to achieve a rating of at least 50, which corresponds to the median energy performance of similar buildings nationwide1. The other options are incorrect because they are either higher than the minimum rating or not applicable to this option.

References: =LEED v4.1 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE - WAP Sustainability Consulting, page 32;LEED v4: Building Operations + Maintenance Guide | U.S. Green Building Council, page 32;ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager

For an office building with few visitors, the project team must survey the occupants to determine their transportation modes to comply with the Location and Transportation Credit, Alternative Transportation. This action is essential to understand and improve the transportation patterns of the regular building users.

References: The LEED v4.1 O+M guide outlines the requirements for the Alternative Transportation credit, which includes conducting surveys to gather data on the transportation habits of building occupants12.

The Location and Transportation Credit, Alternative Transportation: Option 1. Transportation Survey, is primarily concerned with understanding and improving the commuting patterns of the people who work at the facility on a regular basis. In the case of an in-patient hospital project, this would be the hospital employees. The goal is to reduce the environmental impact of commuting by encouraging alternative transportation methods such as public transit, carpooling, biking, or walking.

References: LEED AP Operations + Maintenance (LEED AP O+M) V4.1 by usgbc.org1

Toner cartridges are considered an ongoing purchase, as they are consumable items that are regularly replaced as part of the normal operation and maintenance of the building. The other options are not ongoing purchases, as they are durable goods that are not frequently replaced or disposed of.

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LEED v4.1 O+M Guide, page 48

Solid waste management - ongoing, U.S. Green Building Council

Guide to the LEED AP Operations and Maintenance (O+M) Exam, page 157

Low Impact Development (LID) practices manage stormwater by using natural or man-made systems to filter and recharge stormwater into the ground12. A rain garden is an example of a LID technique for rainwater management3. It is a planted depression that allows rainwater runoff from impervious urban areas, like roofs, driveways, walkways, parking lots, and compacted lawn areas, to be absorbed. This reduces rain runoff by allowing stormwater to soak into the ground (as opposed to flowing into storm drains and surface waters which causes erosion, water pollution, flooding, and diminished groundwater).

References:

Low Impact Development (LID) Practices: A Review on Recent Developments, Challenges and Prospects | Water, Air, & Soil Pollution

Enhancing stormwater management with low impact development (LID): a review of the rain barrel, bioretention, and permeable pavement applicability in Indonesia | Water Science & Technology | IWA Publishing

Managing Rainwater with Low-Impact Development (LID) for LEED Credits