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Exercises
1. Put together a CPM (critical path method) schedule for items for C&D debris. (See Chap. 8 for
information on a CPM.)
2. Make a site plan with staging areas for C&D debris recycling for a project with demolition.
A. Calculate the number of dumpsters needed and sizes.
B. Determine the area needed for the dumpsters and access.
C. Sketch these items on the plan.
3. Make a site plan with staging areas for C&D debris recycling for a project with no demolition.
A. Calculate the number of dumpsters needed and sizes.
B. Determine the area needed for the dumpsters and access.
C. Sketch these items on the plan.
4. Total construction cost of your new building on a site (project A) with no demolition is
$10,000,000, and Table 5.E.1 represents the materials tracked as applicable to MR credits 3 through 7.
This table does not represent all the materials used, only those tracked for LEED purposes. All
new wood and all the furniture items are listed. Include the listed furniture items (wood furniture
and workstations) in the calculations.
A. Calculate the eligible points based on Table 5.E.1 for MR credits 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 (LEED 2009).
B. Is this project eligible for any LEED 2009 EP points as related to MR credits 3, 4, 5, 6, and
7? Why?
C. If this project is in San Francisco, is it also eligible for RP points? Which ones? (See Chap. 7.)
5. Total construction cost of your new building (project A) on a site with no demolition is
$10,000,000, and Table 5.E.1 represents the materials tracked as applicable to MR credits 3 through 7.
This table does not represent all the materials used, only those tracked for LEED purposes. All
new wood and all the furniture items are listed. Do not include the listed furniture items (wood
furniture and workstations) in the calculations.
A. Calculate the LEED 2009 eligible points based on Table 5.E.1 for MR credits 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
B. Is this project eligible for any LEED 2009 EP points as related to MR credits 3, 4, 5, 6, and
7? Why?
C. If this project is in Honolulu, is it also eligible for RP points? Which ones? (See Chap. 7.)