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Section one: General Information
2) Please select the region you are from:Find the image in the following link for your referencehttp://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/reps/maps/us_census.html North east U.S (Region 1:PA,NY,NJ,CT,RI,MA,VT,NH,ME)
Midwest U.S (Region 2:MI,OH,WI,IL,IN,MN,IA,MO,ND,SD,NE,KS)
West U.S (Region 3:MT,WY,CO,NM,ID,UT,AZ,NV,WA,OR,CA,AK,HI)
South U.S (Region 4:DE,MD,DC,WV,VA,NC,SC,GA,FL,KY,TN,AL,MS,AR,LA,OK,TX)
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Section two: Decision making for LEED NC (New Construction) certification
For the following questions, please consider the most recent LEED NC certified project you were directly involved in.
4) On a 5 point scale, rate how important was the level of certification to the owner?
5) Given below is the LEED-NC credit point checklist. Please check the points that you decided to earn for the project.
Sustainable Sites
Yes
No
Cr-2 Development Density & Community Connectivity
Yes
No
Cr-3 Brownfield Redevelopment
Yes
No
Cr-4.1 Alternative Transportation, Public Transportation Access
Yes
No
Cr-4.2 Alternative Transportation, Bicycle Storage & Changing Rooms
Yes
No
Cr-4.3 Alternative Transportation, Alternative Fuel Refueling Stations
Yes
No
Cr-4.4 Alternative Transportation, Parking Capacity
Yes
No
Cr-5.1 Site Development, Protect of Restore Habitat
Yes
No
Cr-5.2 Site Development, Maximize Open Space
Yes
No
Cr-6.1 Storm water Design, Quantity Control
Yes
No
Cr-6.2 Storm water Design, Quality Control
Yes
No
Cr-7.1 Heat Island Effect, Non-Roof
Yes
No
Cr-7.2 Heat Island Effect, Roof
Yes
No
Cr-8 Light Pollution Reduction
Yes
No
Materials and Resources
Cr-1.1 Building Reuse, Maintain 75% of Existing Walls, Floors & Roof
Yes
No
Cr-1.2 Building Reuse, Maintain 100% of Existing Walls, Floors & Roof
Yes
No
Cr-1.3 Building Reuse, Maintain 50% of Interior Non-Structural Elements
Yes
No
Cr-2.1 Construction Waste Management, Divert 50% from Disposal
Yes
No
Cr-2.2 Construction Waste Management, Divert 75% from Disposal
Yes
No
Cr-3.1 Materials Reuse, 5%
Yes
No
Cr-3.2 Materials Reuse,10%
Yes
No
Cr-4.1 Recycled Content, 10% (post-consumer + ½ pre-consumer)
Yes
No
Cr-4.2 Recycled Content, 20% (post-consumer + ½ pre-consumer)
Yes
No
Cr-5.1 Regional Materials, 10% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally
Yes
No
Cr-5.2 Regional Materials, 20% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally
Yes
No
Cr-6 Rapidly Renewable Materials
Yes
No
Yes
No
Indoor Environmental Quality
Cr-1 Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring
Yes
No
Cr-2 Increased Ventilation
Yes
No
Cr-3.1 Construction IAQ Management Plan, During Construction
Yes
No
Cr-3.2 Construction IAQ Management Plan, Before Occupancy
Yes
No
Cr-4.1 Low-Emitting Materials, Adhesives & Sealants
Yes
No
Cr-4.2 Low-Emitting Materials, Paints
Yes
No
Cr- 4.3 Low-Emitting Materials, Carpet Systems
Yes
No
Cr-4.4 Low-Emitting Materials, Composite Wood & Agrifiber Products
Yes
No
Cr-5 Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control
Yes
No
Cr-6.1 Controllability of Systems, Lighting
Yes
No
Cr-6.2 Controllability of Systems, Thermal Comfort
Yes
No
Cr-7.1 Thermal Comfort, Design
Yes
No
Cr-7.2 Thermal Comfort, Verification
Yes
No
Cr-8.1 Daylight & Views, Daylight 75% of Spaces
Yes
No
Cr-8.2 Daylight & Views, Views for 90% of Spaces
Yes
No
6) Regardless of your answer to question 5. , on a 5 point scale ranging from very high to very low, how would you rate the incremental cost associated with implementation of each credit point ?
Material and Resources
Building Reuse, Maintain 75% of Existing Walls, Floors & Roof
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Building Reuse, Maintain 100% of Existing Walls, Floors & Roof
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Building Reuse, Maintain 50% of Interior Non-Structural Elements
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Construction Waste Management, Divert 50% from Disposal
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Construction Waste Management, Divert 75% from Disposal
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Recycled Content, 10% (post-consumer + ½ pre-consumer)
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Recycled Content, 20% (post-consumer + ½ pre-consumer)
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Regional Materials, 10% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Regional Materials, 20% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Indoor Environmental Quality
Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Construction IAQ Management Plan, During Construction
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Construction IAQ Management Plan, Before Occupancy
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Low-Emitting Materials, Adhesives & Sealants
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Low-Emitting Materials, Paints
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Low-Emitting Materials, Carpet Systems
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Low-Emitting Materials, Composite Wood & Agrifiber Products
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Controllability of Systems, Lighting
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Controllability of Systems, Thermal Comfort
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Thermal Comfort, Verification
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Daylight & Views, Daylight 75% of Spaces
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
Daylight & Views, Views for 90% of Spaces
Very high
High Medium Low Very low
7) Regardless of your answer to question 5. , on a 5 point scale ranging from very difficult to very easy, how would you rate the level of ease or difficulty (apart from cost considerations) in attaining each credit point ?
Materials and Resources
Building Reuse, Maintain 75% of Existing Walls, Floors & Roof
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Building Reuse, Maintain 100% of Existing Walls, Floors & Roof
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Building Reuse, Maintain 50% of Interior Non-Structural Elements
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Construction Waste Management, Divert 50% from Disposal
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Construction Waste Management, Divert 75% from Disposal
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Recycled Content, 10% (post-consumer + ½ pre-consumer)
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Recycled Content, 20% (post-consumer + ½ pre-consumer)
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Regional Materials, 10% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Regional Materials, 20% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Indoor Environmental Quality
Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Construction IAQ Management Plan, During Construction
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Construction IAQ Management Plan, Before Occupancy
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Low-Emitting Materials, Adhesives & Sealants
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Low-Emitting Materials, Paints
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Low-Emitting Materials, Carpet Systems
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Low-Emitting Materials, Composite Wood & Agrifiber Products
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Controllability of Systems, Lighting
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Controllability of Systems, Thermal Comfort
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Thermal Comfort, Verification
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Daylight & Views, Daylight 75% of Spaces
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy
Daylight & Views, Views for 90% of Spaces
Very difficult
Difficult Moderate Easy Very easy