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Energy & Atmosphere– LEED v4 Green Associate Exam Prep
Amanda Hufford
Brandon Dickens
Brionne Beck, LEED GA
Elizabeth Kertesz, LEED GA
Felicia Fuller
LEED Green Our Team

Jeslin Varghese, LEED AP
Associate Kayla Gerstenberg, LEED AP
Exam Prep Meredith Brown
Veronica Flores LEED AP
Rebecca Brown, LEED AP
Ruchika Tater
LEED v4
S I T E S
E F F I C I E N C Y
RESOURCES
INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUIALITY
P R O C E S S
L O C AT I O N & T R A N S P O R TAT I O N
AT MO S P HE RE
RATING
S U S T A I N A B L E
I N T E G R AT I V E
&
SYSTEM
MATERIALS
&
E NE R G Y
W A T E R
EXAM PREP
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Program Agenda
1 Introduction to Sustainability, Green buildings and LEED | LEED Green
2
Associate Exam Overview
LEED v4 Process & Surroundings | Integrative Strategies
3 Location & Transportation | Sustainable Sites | Water Efficiency
4 Energy & Atmosphere | Materials & Resources

Indoor Environmental Quality | Innovation | Regional Priority
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is ideal for building professionals and students
seeking to learn the fundamentals of how sustainability can be
applied to the built environment. Additionally, this course will give
you the knowledge to take and pass the LEED Green

Associate Exam.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
• Learn the prerequisites and

credits for Energy and Atmosphere
• Understand the importance of,
and how to implement Energy and
Atmosphere credits
• Test your understanding by taking
a practice quiz
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Energy & Atmosphere (10 Qs)
 Building loads
 Energy efficiency
 Alternative and renewable energy practices
 Energy performance management
 Environmental concerns
CONTENTS
SECTION 1: ENERGY & ATMOSPHERE (EA)
Enhanced Commissioning
Background
Optimize Energy Performance
Case Study: The Albert Apartments, Portland OR
Advanced Energy Metering
Fundamental Commissioning & Verification
Demand Response
Minimum Energy Performance
Renewable Energy Production
Building-Level Energy Metering
Enhanced Refrigerant Management
Fundamental Refrigerant Management
Green Power and Carbon Offsets
E P A C L E A N A I R A C T
A C T I V E S O L A R S T R A T E G Y
F U N D A M E N T A L R E F R I G E R A N T M A N A G E M E N T
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B I O M A S S G E O T H E R M A L E N E R G Y
B U I L D I N G A U T O M A T I O N S Y S T E M ( B A S ) G R E E N - E
B U I L D I N G E N V E L O P E G R E E N P O W E R
C F L ’ S G W P
C H L O R O F L U O R O C A R B O N S ( C F C ) H Y D R O C A R B O N S
C O M M I S S I O N I N G C Y C L E H Y D R O C H L O R O F L U O R O C A R B O N S ( H C F C )
D E M A N D R E S P O N S E ( D R ) H Y D R O F L U O R O C A R B O N S ( H F C )
E N E R G Y A U D I T M O N T R E A L P R O T O C O L
E N E R G Y S T A R N A T U R A L R E F R I G E R A N T S
E N V I R O N M E N T A L A T T R I B U T E S O F G R E E N P O W E R
N A T U R A L V E N T I L A T I O N
Key Terms
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Energy & Atmosphere: Summary of Credits
Energy and Atmosphere
Studies have repeatedly shown that efficient buildings and appropriate land use offer opportunities to
save money while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. One such study, conducted by the New Buildings
Institute, investigated 121 LEED‐certified commercial office buildings in the United States and found that
they used 24% less energy than the national average.

CASE STUDY: THE ALBERT APARTMENTS, PORTLAND OR
31% annual energy

savings over a baseline
case for buildings of
similar size and use.
It includes 48 rooftop‐mounted solar hot water panels for pre‐heated and recirculating hot
water. These panels are projected to generate 50% of the building's annual residential
energy needs for hot water. Also, a 29.6 kW rooftop solar PV array generates approximately
20% of building's common area energy through its photovoltaic system.
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Energy & Atmosphere

PREREQUISITE: FUNDAMENTAL COMMISSIONING & VERIFICATION
INTENT
To support the design, construction, and eventual operation of a project that meets
the owner’s project requirements for energy, water, indoor environmental quality,
and durability.
REQUIREMENTS
#1) Complete commissioning (Cx) process activities

#2) Develop OPR & BOD
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• Review OPR and BOD

• Develop preliminary Cx Plan
• Incorporate Cx in Construction Documents
• Kick off Meeting
• Update Cx Plan
• Perform Functional Performance Testing
• Document findings
• Prepare Report for the Owner
Prepare and maintain a current facilities

requirements (CFR) and operations and
maintenance plan (O&M)
Energy & Atmosphere
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PREREQUISITE: MINIMUM ENERGY PERFORMANCE
INTENT
To reduce the environmental and economic harms of excessive energy use by achieving a
minimum level of energy efficiency for the building and its systems.
REQUIREMENTS
OPTION 1: WHOLE-BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATION
OPTION 2: ASHRAE 50% ADVANCED ENERGY DESIGN GUIDE
OPTION 3: ADVANCED BUILDINGS CORE PERFORMANCE GUIDE

Option 1: Whole Building Energy Simulation

NEW CONSTRUCTION- 5%
MA JOR RENOVATIONS- 2%
CORE AND SHELL- 2%

Option 2: ASHRAE 50% Advanced Energy Design Guide
Equipment efficiency, economizers, ventilation, ducts and dampers
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Option 3: Advanced Buildings Core Performance Guide

Section 1: Design Process Strategies
Section 2: Core Performance Requirements, and
Section 3: Enhanced Performance Strategies, as applicable.

OPTION 1 OPTION 2 OPTION 3

ENERGY SIM. ASHRAE 50% CORE PERF. GUIDE
PROJECTED PRESCRIPTIVE PRESCRIPTIVE

PERFORMANCE
18 POINTS in 6 POINTS in NOT ELIGIBLE in

Optimize Energy Optimize Energy Optimize Energy
Performance. Performance. Performance
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REDUCE USE ENERGY MORE INCORPORATE

ENERGY NEED EFFICIENTLY RENEWABLES
Energy & Atmosphere

PREREQUISITE: BUILDING-LEVEL ENERGY METERING
INTENT
To support energy management and identify opportunities for additional energy
savings by tracking building-level energy use.
REQUIREMENTS
Install new or use existing building-level energy meters, or

submeters to provide building-level data representing total
building energy consumption.
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• Compare proposed and baseline model to

determine savings
• Additions to existing building
Energy & Atmosphere

PREREQUISITE: FUNDAMENTAL REFRIGERANT MANAGEMENT
INTENT
To reduce stratospheric ozone depletion.
REQUIREMENTS
Do not use CFC-based refrigerants in new heating,

ventilating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R)
systems.
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PREREQUISITE: FUNDAMENTAL REFRIGERANT MANAGEMENT
REPLACE OR RETROFIT
EXISTING EQUIPMENT THAT
USES CFC REFRIGERANTS
Energy & Atmosphere
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ENHANCED COMMISSIONING (Up to 6 Points)
INTENT
To further support the design, construction, and eventual operation of a project that meets the
owner’s project requirements for energy, water, indoor environmental quality, and durability.
REQUIREMENTS
OPTION 1: ENHANCED SYSTEMS COMMISSIONING

OPTION 2: ENVELOPE COMMISSIONING

Enhanced Cx
Enhanced
Systems Cx
Enhanced Enhanced &
Commissioning Monitoring Based
Envelope Cx

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Path 1: Enhanced Commissioning (3 Points)
Complete CxP activities for mechanical, electrical, plumbing &

renewable energy systems

Path 2: Enhanced & Monitoring- Based Commissioning (4 Points)
#1) Achieve Path 1

#2) Also develop monitoring-based procedures

Option 2: Envelope Commissioning (2 Points)
#1) Complete prereq requirements as they apply to envelope

#2) Complete CxP activities for thermal envelope
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INCORPORATE BECx INTO Cx

PLAN AND PROCESS
Energy & Atmosphere
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OPTIMIZE ENERGY PERFORMANCE (Up to 18 Points)
INTENT
To achieve increasing levels of energy performance beyond the prerequisite standard
to reduce environmental and economic harms associated with excessive energy use.
REQUIREMENTS
OPTION 1: WHOLE-BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATION
OPTION 2: ASHRAE ADVANCED ENERGY DESIGN GUIDE

OPTIMIZE ENERGY PERFORMANCE
WE PREREQUISITE
WE Credit EA Credit|Water
Outdoor Optimize Use Reduction
EnergyFundamentals
Performance
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Energy & Atmosphere: Optimize Energy Performance
WE PREREQUISITE
WE Credit EA Credit|Water
Outdoor Optimize Use Reduction
EnergyFundamentals
Performance
When to start ?
Detailed Design
• Charette • Measurement
• ECMs • ROI • Lessons
• Feasibility • LEED documentation
Conceptual Design Operation
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Exceptional Calculation Method

Any savings claimed for a non-regulated load, defined as any
building load, end use, or control without an Appendix G
baseline modeling requirement that allows the load, end use, or
control to be modeled differently in the proposed and baseline
buildings.
Process Energy and Non-Process Energy
Energy & Atmosphere: Optimize Energy Performance
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Energy & Atmosphere

ADVANCED ENERGY METERING (1 Point)
INTENT
To support energy management and identify opportunities for additional energy
savings by tracking building-level and system-level energy use.
REQUIREMENTS
Install advanced energy metering for the following:
All whole-building energy sources used by the building;
and any individual energy end uses that represent 10% or
more of the total annual consumption of the building.
DETERMINE WHICH ENERGY

END USES REQUIRE METERS
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Energy & Atmosphere

DEMAND RESPONSE (Up to 2 Points)
INTENT
To increase participation in demand response technologies and programs that make
energy generation and distribution systems more efficient, increase grid reliability, and
reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
REQUIREMENTS
Design building and equipment for participation in demand response

programs.
Participate in an existing demand response (DR) program.
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• Global temperature adjustments increase

cooling or decrease heating setpoints
• Turning off decorative features
• Hospitality and health care facilities -
reschedule housekeeping activities
Strategies to Reduce Demand
Energy & Atmosphere

RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION (Up to 3 Points)
INTENT
To reduce the environmental and economic harms associated with fossil fuel
energy by increasing self-supply of renewable energy.
REQUIREMENTS
Use renewable energy systems to offset building energy costs.
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EXPLORE OPTIONS FOR

RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS
1. Photovoltaic
2. Solar thermal
3. Wind
4. Biofuel (cogeneration plant, used in a boiler)
5. Low-impact hydroelectricity
6. Wave and tidal energy
7. Geothermal energy (generated from subterranean steam)
Implementation - Eligible Systems
1. Combustion of municipal solid waste

2. Forest biomass waste other than mill residue
3. Wood coated with paints, plastics, or laminate
4. Wood treated for preservation with materials
these
5. If more than 1% is treated, the energy system is
ineligible
Implementation
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• Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) – Third party certification

of renewable energy generation
• Carbon offsets – Funded projects
• Projects must retain both benefits to be eligible for this credit
• A project can still claim this credit by purchasing enough RECs
or offsets to make up for the RECs that were sold
• Green-e–certified RECs & Green-e Climate–certified carbon
offsets
Renewable Energy Certificates and Carbon Offsets
1. The project has a minimum 10-year contract

with the fuel provider.
2. The contract with the fuel provider includes
both the fuel and all associated RECs.
3. If the fuel provider does not also provide
RECs, the project must purchase offsets for
100% of the renewable – 10 years
Renewable Energy Systems and Third Parties

RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION (Up to 3 Points)
Calculate the % of renewable energy:
% Renewable Energy = Cost of energy produced by renewable energy system

Total building annual energy cost
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Energy & Atmosphere

ENHANCED REFRIGERANT MANAGEMENT (1 Point)
INTENT
To reduce ozone depletion and support early compliance with the Montreal
Protocol while minimizing direct contributions to climate change.
REQUIREMENTS
OPTION 1. NO REFRIGERANTS OR LOW-IMPACT REFRIGERANTS

OPTION 2. CALCULATION OF REFRIGERANT IMPACT

Option 1: No Refrigerants or Low-

Impact Refrigerants
To reduce ozone depletion and support early compliance with
the Montreal Protocol while minimizing direct contributions to
climate change.
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Option 2:
LCGWP + LCODP x 105 ≤ 100
LCGWP = Life-cycle Global Warming Potential
LCODP = Life-cycle Ozone Depletion Potential
REPLACE OR RETROFIT
EXISTING EQUIPMENT THAT
USES CFC REFRIGERANTS
Energy & Atmosphere
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GREEN POWER & CARBON OFFSETS (Up to 2 Points)
INTENT
To encourage the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through the
use of grid-source, renewable energy technologies and carbon
mitigation projects.
REQUIREMENTS
The contract must specify the provision of at least 50% or 100% of the
project’s energy from green power, carbon offsets, or renewable energy
certificates (RECs).
Green power and RECs must be Green-e Energy certified or the
equivalent.
Energy & Atmosphere: Green Power & Carbon

Outdoor Water Offsets
Use
Reduction
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PURCHASE FROM A
GREEN-E PROVIDER
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E P A C L E A N A I R A C T
A C T I V E S O L A R S T R A T E G Y
F U N D A M E N T A L R E F R I G E R A N T M A N A G E M E N T
A S H R A E 9 0 . 1
B I O M A S S G E O T H E R M A L E N E R G Y
B U I L D I N G A U T O M A T I O N S Y S T E M ( B A S ) G R E E N - E
B U I L D I N G E N V E L O P E G R E E N P O W E R
C F L ’ S G W P
C H L O R O F L U O R O C A R B O N S ( C F C ) H Y D R O C A R B O N S
C O M M I S S I O N I N G C Y C L E H Y D R O C H L O R O F L U O R O C A R B O N S ( H C F C )
D E M A N D R E S P O N S E ( D R ) H Y D R O F L U O R O C A R B O N S ( H F C )
E N E R G Y A U D I T M O N T R E A L P R O T O C O L
E N E R G Y S T A R N A T U R A L R E F R I G E R A N T S
E N V I R O N M E N T A L A T T R I B U T E S O F G R E E N P O W E R
N A T U R A L V E N T I L A T I O N
Key Terms
Section Quiz
ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE (EA)
Question:
Which of the following is a
type of natural refrigerant?
1.
3.
2. Halons
?
Passive refrigerants
HydroCarbons (HC)
4. Ammonia
Choose 2 5. CFCs
Answer
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Question:
ASHRAE standards are
used in all of the following
?
1. Sustainable Sites
2. Materials and Resources
3. Indoor Environmental Quality
4. Energy and Atmosphere
LEED categories except:
Answer
Question:
What variables measure a
refrigerant's impact on the
1.
?
Greenhouse gas potential
2. Lifecycle analysis
3. Global warming period
4. Ozone depletion potential
environment? 5. Global warming potential
Answer
Question:
What of the following gives
the ozone layer legal 3.
4.
1.
?
Kyoto Protocol
2. US DOE
ASHRAE Standards
Montreal Protocol
protection?
Answer
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Question:
How does calculating a
project's Green Power
1.
2.
?
Green Power is based on the building's Btus per square
foot while Onsite Renewable Energy is based on the
building's kWh per square foot per year
Green Power is based on the percent of the building's
energy consumption while Onsite Renewable Energy is
compare to calculating a based on the percent of the building's annual energy cost
project's Onsite Renewable 4.
3. The calculations are the same
Green Power is based on the building's annual energy
Energy? cost while Onsite Renewable Energy is based on the
percent of the building's energy consumption
Answer
Question:
Approximately 50% of
chillers in existing
1.
?
HFC-23
2.
NH3
3. CFC-11
4. HCFC-22
buildings use what
refrigerant?
Answer
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LEED v4 Green Associate Exam Prep

Energy & Atmosphere– LEED v4 Green Associate Exam Prep

LEED Green Our Team

LEED v4 Process & Surroundings | Integrative Strategies

3 Location & Transportation | Sustainable Sites | Water Efficiency

4 Energy & Atmosphere | Materials & Resources

you the knowledge to take and pass the LEED Green

• Learn the prerequisites and

Energy & Atmosphere (10 Qs)

Energy & Atmosphere: Summary of Credits

Energy and Atmosphere

Energy and Atmosphere

31% annual energy

Energy & Atmosphere

Energy and Atmosphere

#1) Complete commissioning (Cx) process activities

• Review OPR and BOD

Prepare and maintain a current facilities

Energy & Atmosphere

Energy and Atmosphere

Energy and Atmosphere

Option 1: Whole Building Energy Simulation

Energy and Atmosphere

Option 2: ASHRAE 50% Advanced Energy Design Guide

Equipment efficiency, economizers, ventilation, ducts and dampers

Energy and Atmosphere

Option 3: Advanced Buildings Core Performance Guide

Energy and Atmosphere

OPTION 1 OPTION 2 OPTION 3

PROJECTED PRESCRIPTIVE PRESCRIPTIVE

18 POINTS in 6 POINTS in NOT ELIGIBLE in

REDUCE USE ENERGY MORE INCORPORATE

Energy & Atmosphere

Energy and Atmosphere

Install new or use existing building-level energy meters, or

• Compare proposed and baseline model to

Energy & Atmosphere

Energy and Atmosphere

Do not use CFC-based refrigerants in new heating,

Energy and Atmosphere

Energy & Atmosphere

Energy and Atmosphere

OPTION 1: ENHANCED SYSTEMS COMMISSIONING

Energy and Atmosphere

Energy and Atmosphere

Energy and Atmosphere

Path 1: Enhanced Commissioning (3 Points)

Complete CxP activities for mechanical, electrical, plumbing &

Energy and Atmosphere

Path 2: Enhanced & Monitoring- Based Commissioning (4 Points)

#1) Achieve Path 1

Energy and Atmosphere

Option 2: Envelope Commissioning (2 Points)

#1) Complete prereq requirements as they apply to envelope

INCORPORATE BECx INTO Cx

Energy & Atmosphere

Energy and Atmosphere

Energy and Atmosphere

Energy & Atmosphere: Optimize Energy Performance

Conceptual Design Operation

Exceptional Calculation Method

Process Energy and Non-Process Energy

Energy & Atmosphere: Optimize Energy Performance

Energy & Atmosphere