Exam Questions

CIR stands for

Credit Interpretation Rulings

The number of points assigned to each credit in the LEED rating system is determined by the:

Credit's ranking on USGBC's list of seven impact categories

A project owner decides not to provide any parking space in the project. The LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) tells the owner that the project will earn the Reduced Parking Footprint credit, but will miss another credit with this decision. Which credit will be missed with this decision?

Green Vehicles credit

What is the different levels of LEED v4 BD+C: Schools Certification?

LEED-CERTIFIED, LEED-SILVER, LEED-GOLD, and LEED-PLATINUM

Locating the project under which lighting zones would result in the strictest "uplight" and "light trespass" requirements used the SS credit Light Pollution Reduction?

LZ0 - is for areas where the natural environment would be negatively affected by lighting while LZ4 is for areas where high light levels are needed, like Time Square

Which are the responsible parties for IEQp3: Minimum Acoustical Performance?

Mechanical Engineer and Architect

Under Option 2: Envelope Commissioning part of the Enhanced Commissioning credit, LEED refers to

National Institute of Building Science (NIBS) Guidelines

Installing a vegetated or green roof can achieve synergies across multiple credits by reducing what two environmental impacts?

rainwater runoff, heat island effect

Installing underground parking can achieve synergies across multiple credits by reducing what two environmental impacts?

rainwater runoff, heat island effect

The goals of the Water Efficiency (WE) category are:

water efficiency and reductions in potable water use

Which of the following is graywater?

water from bathtubs

Which of the following is not graywater?

water from kitchen sinks, water from toilet, harvest rainwater, water from outdoor area drains,

Which of the following is the best statement regarding water savings for LEED credits?

water savings for LEED credits are based on the percentage of water savings achieved by each design case as compared with a baseline buildings

MRC: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Material Ingredients, Option 3, Product Manufacturer Supply Chain Optimization, the document of the ingredients used to make the building products or building material is based on:

weight

Select three of the following that are listed as sensitive sites in the Location and Transportation (LT) category that should not be built on:

wetland, prime farmland, floodplains

Source reduction relates to:

waste prevention

Which are a "diverse use" category?

"food retail," "community-serving retail," "services," "civic and community facilities," and "community anchor uses"

The mission of USGBC is to:

"to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life"

A new construction project team is pursuing the Option 1: Whole-Building Energy Simulation part of the Minimum Energy Performance prerequisite; if the whole-building energy cost is found to be $20,000, how much energy reduction should be established?

$1,000 - new construction should demonstrate a minimum 5% improvement, major renovation projects should demonstrate a minimum of 3% and core and shell should demonstrate a minimum of 2% improvement

A project team is pursuing the Option 2: Leadership Extraction Practices part of the Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Sourcing of Raw Materials credit. The team wants to calculate the contributions of a Forest Stewardshop Council-certified wood product to the credit calculations. If the product is sourced within 80 miles of the project site and if the product costs $10,000, how much can this product be valued under the credit calculations?

$20,000 - first, need to multiply the cost of the product with the Forest Stewardship Coucil (FSC)-certified product valuation factor, => $10,000 X 100%(FSC) = $10,000; next value will be multipled with the location valuation factor => $10,000 X 200% (location valuation factors) = $20,000

A new construction project team pursuing the Option 2: Financial Support part of the Site Development-Protect or Restore Habitat credit wants to calculate the amount of financial support that will be provided to a land trust. If the total site area of the project is 50,000sf, how much financial support should be provided to the land trust in order to earn the credit?

$20,000 - under this credit, project teams should provide financial support equivalent to at least $0.40 per square foot for the total site area, including the building footprint/ This financial support must be provided to a land trust or conservation organization within the same EPA Level III ecoregion or the project's state. => 50,000sf X $0.40 = $20,000

A renovation project pursuing the EA credit, Renewable Energy Production, is estimated to use 100,000 therms for natural gas at a rate of $0.40 per therm as the only energy source. What is the minimum amount of equivalent costs of renewable energy that should be generated on-site in order to earn an exemplary performance point?

$6,000 - (Equivalent Cost of Usable Energy Produced by the Renewable Energy System) / ( Total Building Annual Energy Cost) => TOTAL BUILDING ANNUAL ENERGY COST = 100,000 therms X $0.40 = $40,000; to qualify for exemplary performance under this credit, a projects renewable energy sources should make up 15% of the total energy. => $40,000 X 0.15 = $6,000

Under the Option 2: Lighting Quality part of the Interior Lighting credit, projects should choose four of the eight strategies defined under the credit. What are the stategies?

(1) Use lighting fixtures with a luminance of less than 2,500 cd/m2 between 45 and 90 degrees from nadir in the regularly occupied spaces; (2) use light sources with a color rendering index (CRI) of 80 or higher for the entire project; (3) for at least 75% of the total connected lighting load, use light sources that have a rating life of at least 24,000 hours; (4) use direct-only overhead lighting for 25% of less of the total connected lighting load for all regularly occupied spaces; (5) for at least 90% of the regularly occupied floor area, projects should meet or exceed the following thresholds for area-weighted average surface reflectance: 85% for ceiling, 60% for walls, and 25% for floors; (6) select furniture should meet the following thresholds for area-weighted average surface reflectanct: 45% for work surfaces and 50% for movable partitions; (7) for at least 75% of the regularlu occupied floor area, the ratio of average wall surface illuminance to average work surface illuminance should not exceed 1:10. Projects must also meet strategy 5, strategy 6, or demonstrate an area-weighted surface reflectance of at least 60% for walls; (8) for at least 75% of the regularly occupied floor area, the ratio of average ceiling illuminance to work surface illuminance should not exceed 1:10. Projects must also meet strategy 5, strategy 6 or demonstrate an area-weighted surface reflectance of at least 85% for ceilings

How manu prerequisites does the Location and Transportation category contain?

0

For a LEED BD+C: New Construction project, how many points can a project team achieve for Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning?

0 points - because it is a prerequisite and not a credit

A project team is working on a LEED BD+C: New Construction project. The total site area is one acre, and the outdoor space is 15,000sf, including 8,000sf of turf grass. With regard to SSC: Open Space, the project team can achieve

0 points -> criteria to achieve 1 point for this credit: "Provide outdoor space greater than or equal to 30% of the total site area (including building footprint). A minimum of 25% of that outdoor space must be vegetated (turf grass does not count as vegetation) or have overhead vegetated canopy."

Under Option 1: Material Ingredient Reporting part of the Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Material Ingredients credit, projects should demonstrate the chemical inventory of the products to at least

0.1% of its ingredients

The project owner is thinking about using an existing refrigerant unit that contains 3 pounds of refrigerant. The LEED AP tells the owner that this will result in the denial of a LEED certificate. How much refrigerant should the existing equipment contain in order not to lose the LEED certification?

0.5 pounds - under the Fundamental Refrigerant Management prerequisite, existing small HVAC&R equipment or other equipment, such as standard refrigerators and small water cooler units containing less the 0.5 pounds of refrigerant, are exempt from the prerequisite requirements.

{ [(Area of non-roof measures) / (0.50)] + [(area of high-reflectance roof) / (0.75)] + [(area of vegetated roof) / ( X )] } >= [(total site paving area) + (total roof area)] Under the Option 1: Non-roof and Roof part of the Heat Island Reduction credit, project teams should satisfy the formula above in order to earn the credit. In the formula, what does "X" represent?

0.75

For a building with 21,000sf footprint, if the total site area is 1 acre, what is the site coverage for this project?

1 acre is equal to 43,560 sf; divide the building's footprint sf by the sf of the total site and that results in the site coverage value. 48%

For the LEED BD+C rating system, Integrative Process is worth how many points?

1 point

According to LEED, for a piece of land to be qualified as an "infill site," at least _________ of the land should be already developed within half mile of the project boundary.

75%

To qualify for LEED BD+C: New Construction, a building must have a minimum of ___________ sf

1,000

Under the Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs), every LEED BD+C project must include a minimum of

1,000sf of gross floor area

The heat island effect can typically create ________ degrees of Fahrenheit of change in temperature?

10

A 100,000sf mixed-use project, which is being certified under the LEED BD+C: New Construction and Major Renovation rating system, contains both office space (80,000sf) abd retail space (20,000sf). If the retail portion of the building is estimated to have 400 peak visitors, how many short-term bicycle storage space will be need for only the retail portion of the project, according to the LT credit Bicycle Facilities?

10 - under the LEED BD+C: New Construction and Major Renovation rating system should provide short-term bicycle storage for at least 2.5% of all peak visitors. => 400 X 0.025 = 10

For the LEED BD+C rating system, Sustainable Sites is worth how many points?

10 points

The USGBC will stat to review you project

10 working days after receiving your submittal

in order to earn the maximum points (neglecting exemplary performance) under the EA credit Renewable Energy Production, new construction projects should use renewable energy systems that account for

10% of the total buildings annual energy cost

Under the Advanced Energy Metering credit, project teams should install advanced energy metering for any individual energy end uses that consume ___________ or more of the total annual consumption of the building and

10% or more; all whole-building energy sources used by the building

A residential project team aiming for LEED BD+C: New Construction certification wants to calculate compliance for the LT credit Bicycle Facilities. The project contains 100 residential units and 200 regular building occupants. How many long-term bicycle storage spaces should be installed in the project?

100 - provide long-term bicycle storage for at least 30% of all the regular building occupant, which cannot be less than one storage space per residential unit

Under Option 2: of the Sensitive Land Protection credit, LEED restricts development within ____________ of water bodies, with the exception of some minor improvements

100 feet

MR Credit Regional Materials changed to radius requirements from 500-miles to

100 miles

According to the Option 2: Multi-Attribute Optimization part of the MR credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Environmental Product Declarations, products that are sources (extracted, manufactured, purchased) within:

100 miles of the project site will be valued at 200% of their base contributing cost

Which of the following must be certified under only one LEED rating system?

100% of the LEED project gross floor area

Under the LT credit Bicycle Facilities, for all LEED BD+C projects except LEED BD+C: Schools, all the short-term bicycle storage provided should be within a _______ walking distance from any main entrance, and all the long-term bicycle storage should be within a 100-foot walking distance from any functional entry

100-foot

For the LEED BD+C rating system, Water Efficiency is worth how many points?

11 points

What is the maximum number of points that you can earn for LEED BD+C: Core and Shell Development?

110 points, 100-base points, 6 possible points for Innovation (IN), 4 possible extra points for Regional Priority (RP)

Which projects cannot pursue the Option 2: Prespective Compliance: ASHRAE 50% Advanced Energy Design Guide part of the Minimum Energy Performance prerequisite?

110,000-square-foot office project - office buildings of less than 100,000sf, retail buildings between 20,000sf and 100,000sf, school buildings of any size, and hospitals larger than 100,000sf are eligible to pursue Option 2

For the LEED BD+C rating system, Materials and Resources is worth how many points?

13 points

A school district is building a 12,000sf 2-story building on a previously graded 1-acre site. This building's first floor area is twice that of the second floor. To achieve SSC: Site Development-Protect and Restore Habitat, according to Option 1, On-Site Restoration, the project team needs to protect or restore at least how many sf of the site area?

13,068sf - to achieve SSC: Site Development Protect or Restore Habitat, on previously graded or developed land, according to Option 1, On-Site Restoration, a project team needs to protect or restore at least 30% of the site area (including the building footprint) => 43,560sf X 0.30 = Site Area X 30%

A project team pursuing the Option 1: Flush-out part of the Indoor Quality Assessment credit is planning to perform the flush-out before the occupancy period. During the flush-out, how much air should be provided to the building?

14,000 cubic feet of outdoor air per square foot of gross floor area

For the LEED BD+C rating system, Location and Transportation AND Indoor Environmental Quality are each worth how many points?

16 points

A contractor is working on a LEED BD+C: New Construction project. How many points can he achieve for MRC: Furniture and Medical Furnishings?

2 points

How many exemplary performance point(s) is/are awarded under the Innovation credit?

2 points

Under Option 2: Reduction of Total Waste Material part of the Construction and Demolition Waste Management credit, projects should not generate more than

2.5 pounds of construction waste per square foot of the building's gross floor area

A LEED AP of a 50,000sf LEED BD+C: Retail project wants to calculate the number of short-term bicycle storage spaces that should be provided to the project in order to earn the Bicycle Facilities credit. The building contains 100 peak visitors. What is the minimum number of short-term bicycle storage spaces that should be provided?

20 - retail projects should provide at least two (not one) short-term bicycle storage spaces for every 5,000sf. There cannot be fewer than two storage spaces per building. => 2 X (50,000/5,000) = 20

Under the Indoor Water Use Reduction prerequisite, by utilizing more efficient fixtures and fittings, how much reduction should be established from the baseline indoor water usage?

20%

In the Reduced Parking Footprint credit, projects that have not earned points under Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses or Access to Quality Transit credits should achieve a ____________ reduction from the base ratios

20% - if the project is in a dense and/or transit-served location, the project should further decrease its parking capacity from the base ratios of the Parking Consultants Council

Under the Option 1: Environmental Product Declaration part of the Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Environmental Product Declarations credit, project teams should use at least __________ different permanently installed products, sourced from at least _________ different manufacturers that meet on of the credit's disclosure criteria

20, 5

The location valuation factor values products and materials extracted, manufactured, and purchased within 100 miles of the project site at what percentage of their base contributing costs?

200%

Per Montreal Protocol, HVAC units containing CFCs was stopped in the United States in 1995, these units had been phased out from existing buildings located in the United States by

2011

Under the Construction Activity Pollution Prevention prerequisite, project teams should create and implement an erosion and sedimentation control (ESC) plan for all construction activities associated with the project. What should that ESC plan confrom to?

2012 US Environmental Protection Agency Construction General Permit

Per Montreal Protocol, HCFCs have to be phased out by:

2030

A project team is seeking LEED certification for an 8-story building. The building has 8 equal floors, and the total square footage of the building is 168,000 sf. What is the building's footprint?

21,000 sf

A project team in pursuit of the Open Space credit wants to calculate the required open space and vegetation area to be provided. If the total project site area is 80,000sf, how much open space should be provided, and how much of it chould contain vegetation?

24,000sf of open space, and a minimum od 6,000sf of that space should contain vegetation - outdoor space more than or equal to 30% of the total site area, including the building footprint; a minimum of 25% of the provided outdoor space must be vegetated (turf grass does not count as vegetation) or should have overhead vegetated canopy

Per the Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control prerequisite, project teams should prohibit smoking inside the building and additionally prohibit smoking outside the building except in designated smoking areas located at least __________.

25 feet from all entries, outdoor air intakes, and operable windows

Under the Option 2: Leadership Extraction Practices part of the Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Sourcing of Raw Materials credit, project teams should use products that meet at least one responsible extraction criteria for at least _______

25% (by costs) of the total value of permanently installed building products in the project

A project team decides to pursue pilot credits to earn more points in total. Which is the maximum number of points a project team can earn for pilot credits, under Option 3: Additional Strategies of the Innovation credit?

3 points

If project teams choose to perform flush-out during the occupancy period under the Indoor Quality Assessment credit, before the occupancy, a minimum of

3,500 cubic feet of outdoor air per square foot of gross floor area must be provided to the space

Under the Option 2: Pedestrian Access part of the Access to Quality Transit credit, LEED BD+C: School project team should demonstrate that the specified percentage of students live within a ___________ walking distance (for grades 8 and below or ages 14 and below), and a ___________ walking distance (for grades 9 and above or ages 15 and above) of any functional entry of the school building

3/4-mile; 1-1/2-mile

Under the credential maintenance program, LEED APs with a specialty must earn

30 continuing education hours every two years after earning their credential

Under Option 1: On-Site Restoration part of the Site Development-Protect and Restore Habitat credit, by using native or adapted vegetation, projects should restore:

30% (including the buildings footprint) of all portions of the site that were previously disturbed

Under Option 2: Reduced Irrigation part of the WE prerequisite Outdoor Water Use Reduction, how much reduction should be established from the project's landscape water consumption?

30% from the calculated baseline for the site's peak watering month

What would be the full-time equivalent (FTE) value of a building that only hosts 30 full-time employees(working 8 hour a day during workdays) and 10 part-time employees (working 4 hours a day during workdays)?

35 => (30X1) + (10X0.5) = 35

What is the maximum number of Regional Priority points a project can achieve?

4

An office building project aiming for a LEED certification wants to pursue the LT credit Bicycle Facilities. If the project is calculated to host 500 regular buildling occupants, how many shower rooms will be required?

4 - All LEED BD+C projects, excluding residential portion of a building, should provide at least one on-site shower room with a changing facility for the first 100 regular building occupants and one additional shower for every 150 occupants after those first 100.

For the LEED BD+C rating system, Regional Priority is worth how many points?

4 points

How many points are awarded under the Regional Priority credit?

4 points

A project team is performing calculations for the Option 1: Non-Roof and Roof part of the SS credit Heat Island Reduction. The project contains 5,000sf of steep-sloped, high-reflectance roof with an initial SRI value of 98 and a three-year-aged SRI of 90, of which 500sf is covered by mechanical systems. How much area of this roof can be counted as a high reflectance roof in the credit calculations?

4,500 square feet - exclude the area covered by mechanical systems from the calculations

What is the maximum background noise level that a school project needs to achieve in the classroom and other core learning spaces under the EQ prerequisite Minimum Acoustic Performance?

40 dBA

What is the minimum score that a vehicle should achieve on the Aerican Council for an Energy Efficient Economy annual vehicle rating guide to be considered a green vehicle?

45

A new construction project team pursuing the Option 1: Electric Vehicle Charging part of the Green Vehicles credit determines that the project has total parking capacity of 20 spaces. In order to earn the credit, how many of those parking spaces should contain an electric vehicle charging station (EVSE)?

5 - 2% under this option, => 204 X 0.02 = 4.08 - round up -

How many point(s) are awarded under the Innovation credit?

5 points

A project team pursuing the EA credit Green Power and Carbon Offsets is going to make a contract with a renewable energy certificate provider in order to earn the credit. At a minimum, how long should the contract be?

5 years

According to the Option 1: Whole-Building Energy Simulation part of the Minimum Energy Performance prerequisite, how much energy improvement should new construction projects demonstrate in comparison with the baseline building performance?

5%

Under the Green Vehicles credit, a LEED BD+C: New Construction project may choose to designate __________ of all parking spaces as preferred parking for sole use by green vehicles. Or instead of providing preferred parking to green vehicles, projects can provide a discounted parking rate of at least ________ to green vehicles.

5%; 20%

For LEED v4 BD+C: New Construction, how many points are needed for Silver Certification?

50 points

Under the Option 2: Renovation and Abandoned or Blighted Building part of the Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction credit, project should maintain at least ____________, by surface area, of the existing building structure, enclosure, and interior structural elements for buildings that meet local criteria of abandoned buildings or are considered blighted.

50%

Under the Option 2: Multi-Attribute Optimization part of the Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Environmental Product Declarations credit:

50% (by cost) of the permanently installed products used in the project must comply with one of the credit's criteria

Under the Thermal Comfort credit, a LEED BD+C: New Construction project should provide individual thermal comfort controls to at least:

50% of the individual occupant spaces

Under the EA credit, Green Power and Carbon Offsets, projects should engage in a contract that specifies the provisions of at least

50% to 100% of the project's energy from green power, carbon offsets, and/or renewable energy certificates

Per Option 2: Reduced Irrigation part of the Outdoor Water Use Reduction credit, project teams should reduce the project's landscape water consumption by at least _________ (1 point) or __________ (2 points) from the calculated baseline for the site's peak watering month

50%; 100%

EPA's Energy Star Portfolio Manager is an interactive, online management tool that supports the tracking and assessment of energy and water consumption. In Portfolio Manager, what score represents average building performance, and what score (or above) means the building is a top performer?

50; 75

For the LEED BD+C rating system, Innovation is worth how many points?

6 points

In order to pursue the Optimize Energy Performance credit under Option 1: Whole Building Energy Simulation, new construction projects should make further reductions from their baseline energy use from:

6% to 50% - the greater the percentage of energy use reduction, the higher the points awarded

To be eligible for the rating systems under LEED BD+C, at least ______ of the project's gross floor area should be completed by the time of LEED certification, with the exception of LEED BD+C: Core and Shell Development

60%

Under the Quality Views credit, all LEED BD+C projects-except LEED BD+C: Warehouses and Distribution Centers and LEED BD+C: Healthcare - should achieve a direct line of sight to the outdoors via vision glazing for the

75% of all regularly occupied floor area

Which is true with regard to EQC: Quality Views?

75% of all regularly occupied floor area must have at least two of the four qualified kinds of views

A LEED AP is making calculations to figure out the number of parking spaces that should be placed under cover per the Option 2: Parking Under Cover part of the Heat Island Reduction Credit. What percent of the parking spaces should be placed under covers?

75% of the total parking spaces (motorcycle spaces are included in the calculations, however, bicycle parking spaces are exempt)

Per the Rainwater Management credit, zer0-lot-line projects in urban areas with a minimum density of a 1.5 floor-to-area ratio should manage the runoff from the developed site for the

85th percentile of regional or local rainfall events

Per the Option 1: Lighting Control part of the Interior Lighting credit, project teams should provide individual lighting controls that enable occupants to adjust the lighting to suit their preference for at least:

90% of the individual occupant spaces

The ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA standard that sets the baseline case for minimum energy efficiency to be used in ES Prerequisites-Minimum Energy Performance and EA Credit-Optimize Energy Performance is:

90.1-2010

To earn the SS credit Rainwater Management, under Option 1: Percentile of Rainfall Events, all projects (except zero-lot-line projects), should either manage the ____________ percentile of regional or local rainfall events (under path 1), for 2 points, or manage the ____________ percentile of regional or local rainfall events (under path 2), for 3 points

95th, 98th

A separatation of the tasks for the USGBC and the BGCI is to meet the protocols of

ANSI and ISO

A new construction project is in pursuit of the Option 1: Whole-Building Energy Simulation part of the EA prerequisite Minimum Energy Performance. The project team is going to calculate the baseline building performance with a simulation. According to which standard should the project team calculate the baseline building performance?

ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2010, Appendix G, with errata

In all three options of the EA prerequisite Minimum Energy Performance, project teams should comply with the mandatory provisions of the

ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standards 90.1-2010, with errata

Which of the following includes standards regarding major factors affecting human confort?

ASHRAE 55-2010

Ventilation rates and indoor air quality levels are addressed by this standard:

ASHRAE 62.1

Which of the following relates to both EQ and EA categories?

ASHRAE 62.1-2010

With regards to Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance, the project team has what options to obtain points?

ASHRAE 62.1-2010 or a local equivalent, whichever is more stringent; CEN Standards EN 15251-2007 and EN 13779-2007

Which of the following standards relate to LEED EA category only?

ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guide for Retail Buildings 2010 and ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2010

Per the Fundamental Commissioning and Verification prerequisite, project teams should complete the commissioning activities for the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and renewable energy systems and assemblies according to __________ and ___________ for HVAC&R systems as related to energy, water, indoor environmental quality, and durability

ASHRAE Guideline 0-2005, ASHRAE Guideline 1.1-2007

Which of the following only applies to the LEED EQ category?

ASHRAE Standard 55-2010

Which of the following standards is related to air filters?

ASHRAE standard 52.2-2007

For thermal comfort design, which standard is referenced under the EQ credit Thermal Comfort?

ASHRAE standard 55-2010

EQC: Indoor Air Quality Assessment is related to which Referenced Standards?

ASTM, ISO, U.S. EPA, Volatile Organic Compounds, California Department of Public Health

To achieve exemplary performance for an innovation credit, a project team must:

Achieve double the credit requirements or the next incremental percentage threshold of an existing credit

Which prerequisite/credits refers to the US Department of Energy's Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) database for estimating the total building energy cost?

Advanced Energy Metering; Renewable Energy Production; Green Power and Carbon Offsets

Which LEED rating systems can have CIRs

All of them

Which statements are true with regards to Water Metering?

All projects using a LEED BD+C rating system MUST perform water metering AND a project team can achieve points for water metering

Which enables international projects to earn prerequisites/credits by allowing them to meet international standards or their local standards instead of US-based standards

Alternative Compliance Paths (ACPs)

ANSI stands for

American National Standard Institute

Which professionals are involved in green building design?

Architect, Mechanical Engineer, Landscape Architect

Which of the following are also green building rating systems:

BREEAM and Green Globe

Which describes the information necessary to accomplish the owner's project requirements, including system descriptions, indoor environmental quality criteria, design assumptions, and references to applicable codes, standards, regulations, and guidelines?

Basis of Design

Locating a project closer to diverse uses can affect which credits?

Bicycle Facilities

What prerequisites/credits address showers?

Bicycle Facilities credit and Indoor Water Use Reduction credit

Which credits refer to the Cradle to Cradle certification?

Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Material Ingredients

Which credits refers to the GreenScreen v1.2 Benchmark?

Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Material Ingredients

A project team working on a healthcare project wants to neglect the plumbing items from the credit's calculations. In which credits is this possible?

Building Product and Disclosure-Sourcing of Raw Materials credit

The Montreal Protocol banned the production of which refrigerant and is phasing out which other refrigerant?

CFCs; HCFCs

A fee has to be paid for each

CIR submitted

A LEED project team has to review the USGBC or GBCI website for previously submitted

CIRs before submitting a new one

Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) are defined by the standards set up by:

California Air Resource Board and ACEEE

A school project is pursuingthe Option 2: Green Buses and School-Owned Vehicles part of the Green Vehicles credit. The project team is discussing retrofitting some of the buses in order to meet the emissions standards of the credit. Which third parites should approve the retrofitting?

California Air Resources Board

A project team is working on a new building, and the team wants to pursue LEED BD+C: Core and Shell certification under LEED v4, Excluding In and RP, the team has reviewed the LEED NC scorecard and determined the maximum points the project can get are: 1 point for IP, 2 points for LT, 5 points for SS, 9 points for WE, 8 points for EA, 6 points for MR, 8 points for EQ. What is the highest level of building LEED certification they can achieve for this project?

Certified

The four certification levels of the LEED rating system are:

Certified, Silver, Gold, Platinum

Which is related to MRC: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Material Ingredients, Option 1, Material Ingredient Reporting?

Chemical Abstract Service Registration Number (CASRN), Health Product Declaration, and Cradle to Cradle

A project team pursuing the EA credit Advanced Energy Metering is looking for ways to determine the individual end useds that use 10% or more of the building's total annual energy. If there is not any energy model for the project, what should the project team refer to in order to estimate the total building energy consumption?

Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey

MRC: PBT Source Reduction-Lead, Cadmium, and Copper is typically handled at which project phase?

Construction Documents

Which credits requires projet teams to regularly document site photographs?

Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan credit - an example of this would be the photographs of the HVAC ducts stored on-site with a protective covering to prevent construction dust from entering inside

Which are true with regard to EQC: Daylight?

Daylight reinforces circadian rhythms AND this credit is related to EAP: Minimum Energy Performance and EA Credit Optimize Energy Performance

What is the Project Phase for EQP: Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance?

Design

ASHRAE 62.1-2010 is relate to

EA EAP: Fundamental Commissioning and Verification; EAP: Building-Level Energy Metering; EQP: Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance

Which credit is related to EAC: Demand Response?

EAP: Fundamental Commissioning an Verification

Advanced Buildings Core Performance Guide by New Buildings Institutes is related to what?

EAP: Minimum Energy Performance AND EAC: Enhanced Commissioning

ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2007 is related to what?

EAP: Minimum Energy Performance AND EAC: Optimize Energy Performance

Under the Enhanced Refrigerant Management credit, retail projects that contain commercial refrigeration systems are subject to additional requirements. However, for newly constructed retail stores, project with commercial refrigeration systems can provide proof of attainment of ________'s silver-level store certification and automatically satifsy the additional requirements

EPA GreenChill

The standard used by LEED in the Water Efficiency (WE) category to determine the baseline case for building water usage is the national standard for maximum flush and flow rates called:

EPAct of 1992

A tenant purchased some furniture containing VOC's that was manufactured 450 miles from the job site. Which of the following LEED categories will be effected?

EQ - Environmental Quality

ASHRAE 52.2-2007 is related to

EQC: Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan

Chartered Institution of Building Service Engineers (CIBSE) is related to what?

EQC: Interior Lighting AND EQC: Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies

With regard to synergies, EQC: Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan is related to

EQC: Low-Emitting Materials AND EQC: Indoor Air Quality Assessment

ASTM is related to what?

EQC: Low-Emitting Materials AND EQC: Thermal Comfort

ASHRAE Standard 55-2010 is related to

EQC: Thermal Comfort

Which of the following sets the minimum standards for water use reduction?

Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992

The EPA has a green building benchmark program in which buildings submit energy data about their building to see where they stand among like buildings in the country with regards to energy use. This program is known as:

Energy Star Portfolio Manager

Fundamental Commissioning and Verification is a prerequisite in which category of the LEED v4 BD+C rating system:

Energy and Atmosphere

Which LEED BD+C credit categories contain the highest number of points?

Energy and Atmosphere at 33 points

The commissioning authority is required to review the contractor submittal in the

Enhanced Commissioning Credit, not in the Fundamental Commissioning and Verification prerequisite

"To further support design, construction, and eventual operation of a project that meets the owner's project requirements for energy, water, indoor environmental quality, and durability" is the intent of what?

Enhanced Commissioning and Verification credit

Which prerequisite/credit is applicable to the LEED BD+C School projects?

Environmental Site Assessment prerequisite

Pursuing which prerequisite/credits may require conducting an environmental site assessment (ESA)?

Environmental Site Assessment prerequisite AND High-Priority Site credit

For Construction Activity Pollution Prevention, ESC stands for:

Erosion and Sedimentation Control

"To support the design, construction, and building operations that meet the owner's project requirements for energy, water, durability and indoor environmental quality" is the intent of the

Fundamental Commissioning and Verification Prerequisite

ASHRAE Guidelines 0-2005 refers to what credits?

Fundamental Commissioning and Verification prerequisit and the Enhanced Commissioning credit

"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" is the intent of what?

Fundamental Commissioning and Verification prerequisite

Which program is used to qualify off-site green power for LEED?

Green-e

Per the Green Power and Carbon Offsets credit, all the purchased carbon offsets should be:

Green-e Climate-certified or equivalent

EAC: Green Power and Carbon Offsets is related to:

Green-e Energy and Center for Resource Solutions (CRS)

Under the Green Power and Carbon Offset credit, green power and renewable energy certificates (RECs) should be:

Green-e Energy-certified or the equivalent, and they can only be used to mitigate the effects of scope 2 electricity use

Green power, carbon offsets, and RECs must be certified by which program to qualify for points in EA Credit-Green Power and Carbon Offsets:

Green-e certification program

MRC: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Material Ingredients is related to:

GreenScreen

For a LEED project, which of the following should not be used in a fire suppression system?

HCFCs and CFCs

A project team should include the following as part of regulated (non-process) energy:

HVAC, exhaust fans and hoods, lighting for interiors, surface parking, garage parking, building facade and grounds, space heating, and service water heating, etc.

For the EQ credit Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan, which project types should develop a plan based on the British Standard (BS 5228) to reduce noise emissions and vibrations from construction equipment and other nonroad engines?

Healthcare

IP Prerequisite (IPP): Integrative Project Planning and Design applies to which of the following LEED BD+C rating systems?

Healthcare

Which project types are required to consider the "perimeter floor area" instead of the "regularly occupied floor area" under the Daylight credit calculations?

Healthcare

Which credits qualify for an exemplary performance point?

Heat Island Reduction, Rainwater Management, Places of Respite

Which of the following statements are true?

High SRI pavement will alleviate the heat island effect AND green roofs can reduce stormwater runoff and alleviate the heat island effect

Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction include the following options to achieve credits:

Historic Building Reuse; Renovation of Abandoned or Blighted Building; Building and Material Reuse; Whole Building Life-Cycle Assessment

Which statements are true regarding the Interior Lighting credit?

Hospitality projects are not required to provide individual lighting controls to the guest rooms under this credit; retail projects should provide individual lighting controls to at least 90% of the individual occupant spaces in office and administrative areas; healthcare projects should provide individual lighting controls for at least 90% of individual occupant spaces in staff areas; this individual lighting should contain at least three lighting levels (on, off, midlevel), and the midlevel should be between 30% and 70% of the maximum illumination level.

Which refrigerant contains the least ozone depletion potential (ODP)?

Hydrofluorocarbon-410A

SSC: Site Assessment may contribute to the following prerequisite or credits:

IPC: Integrative Process AND EAC: Renewable Energy Production

ANSI is related to what?

IPP: Integrative Project Planning and Design AND EAP: Minimum Energy Performance

A project team is pursuing the Option 2: Renovation of Abandoned or Blighted Building part of the Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction credit, and it determines that a part of the building should be demolished because of deterioration. Which statements is true regarding the project team's situation?

If there is any deterioration or damage, up to 25% of the building surface area may be excluded from the credit calculation

Which credits address lighting controls?

Integrative Process AND Interior Lighting

A LEED AP suggests implementing a "simple box" energy modeling analysis. Under which prerequisites/credits is this required?

Integrative Process credit

A project team is preparing a preliminary water budget analysis before the schematic design phase calculate the project's water demand volume. Under which credit is this required?

Integrative Process credit

Project teams are encouraged to review the ANSI Consensus National Standard Guide 2.0 for Design and Construction of Sustainable Buildings and Communities for which prerequisite/credits?

Integrative Process credit AND Integrative Project Planning and Design prerequisite

"Maximize opportunities for integrated, cost-effective adoption of green design and construction strategies, emphasizing human health as a fundamental evaluation criterion for building design, construction and operational strategies. Utilize innovative approaches and techniques for green design and construction" is the intent of what?

Integrative Project Planning and Design prerequisite

Which of the following are the most commonly used energy codes in the United States?

International Energy Conservation Codes

ISO stands for

International Organization for Standardization

Which is used in SSC: Tenant Design and Construction Guidelines?

International Performance Measure and Verification Protocol (IPMVP)

Locating a LEED BD+C: Retail project under which sites would result in the achievement of the LT credit LEED for Neighborhood Development Location?

LEED 2009-Stage 2 Precertified LEED for Neighborhood Development Plan

Buildings that are new construction or major renovation would register under which rating system:

LEED BD+C

A developer is building a new retail building with 12,000 s.f. of gross leasable area. He intends to use 2,000 s.f. as a leasing office and lease the remaining space to various shop tenants. Which LEED building rating system should he choose?

LEED BD+C: Core and Shell

Which rating systems is eligible for precertification?

LEED BD+C: Core and Shell

With regard to LEED v4, which of the following LEED rating systems has fewer points for the WE category?

LEED BDC NC: 11 points and LEED BDC CS: 11 points

Limiting parking, providing bicycle storage, alternative-fuel facilities, and preferred parking for green vehicles are strategies for which category:

Location and Transportation

Which credits is applicable to the LEED BD+C: Core and Shell projects?

Low-Emitting Materials

The State of California is building a visitor center on a 200,000 sf park. How big does the visitor center need to be, in order to meet the MPRs for LEED?

MPR include some very basic requirements. For example, (1) the building must be 1,000 sf minimum for LEED BDC NC, LEED BDC Schools, LEED BDC CS, and LEED EB: O&M. There is a 250 sf minimum for LEED IDC CI. (2) the building to site ratio must be 2% or higher. 2% X 200,000 sf = 4,000 sf

With regards to submittals, what are the required documentation for Construction and Demolition Waste Management, Option 1

MR Construction and Demolition Waste Management calculator or equivalent tool, tracking total and diverted waste amounts and material streams; documentation of waste-to-energy facilities adhering to relevant EN standards (if applicable); documentation of recycling rates for commingled facilities (if applicable)

What must be included in the LEED submittal package for MRC: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Sourcing of Raw Materials?

MR building product disclosure and optimization calculator or equivalent tracking tool

Which is related to MRC: PBT Source Rduction-Mercury?

MRC: Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction AND MRC: PBT Source Reduction-Lead, Cadium and Copper

Which is related the most to the other credits?

MRC: Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction; it is related to the following six credits: LTC: High-Priority Site, MRP: Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning, MRC: Construction and Demolition Waste Management, MRC: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Sourcing of Raw Materials, MRC: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Environmental Product Declarations, MCR: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Material Ingredients

A developer is doing a major remodel project. The LEED project team must exclude the existing MEP equipment in:

MRC: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Sourcing of Raw Materials, Option 4 - unlike previous versions of LEED, LEED v4 allows products that are part of MEP systems but are passive to be included in the credit calculations, such as ducts, duct insulation, conduit, plumbing fixtures, piping, pipe insulation, faucets, showerheads, and lamp housings. However, the LEED project team must exclude the existing MEP equipment in: MRC: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Sourcing of Raw Materials, Option 4. This option specifically excludes mechanical and equipment electrical and controls, plumbing fixtures, fire detection and alarm system fixtures, elevators, and conveying systems.

What does not exist in LEED v4?

MRC: Rapidly Renewable Materials

MRC: Design for Flexibility is related to what credits?

MRP: Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning AND MRC: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Environmental Product Declarations

A LEED AP suggests that the owner implement daylighting strategies since this will also make a positive contribution to other credits. Which prerequisite/credits would be most affected by this decision?

Minimum Energy Performance, Green Power and Carbon Offsets, Quality Views

How many LEED APs are required on LEED certified project teams?

None

A project team is working on a LEED BDC NC project. How much CFC-refrigerant can the team use?

None - NC is new construction and CFC refirgeration is not to be considered in this rating system

When did the USGBC release LEED v4?

November, 2013

For a LEED BD+C: Core and Shell project, which statement is true?

Only the project administrator has access to the CRI database and LEED Online after registration. As part of the registration LEED project team will HAVE TO agree to report POST-OCCUPANCY WATER AND ENERGY USE. No credit will be awarded at the design submittal

A project team decides to install a garden canopy covered by photovoltaic (PV) panels. Which prerequisite/credit will this decision make a positive contribution to?

Optimize Energy Performance credit; Heat Island Reduction credit and Renewable Energy Production credit

A LEED AP is educating the project team about implementing the integrative process. If the project team also pursues the Integrative Process credit, which credits will this decision make a direct contribution to?

Optimize Energy Performance, Interior Lighting, Thermal Comfort

In order to earn the maximum number of points from the Enhanced Commissioning credit, which paths/options should be pursued?

Option 1: Path 2-Enhanced and Monitoring-Based Commissioning and Option 2: Envelope Commissioning

A LEED AP is aiming for the maximum number of points under the Optimize Energy Performance credit. Which options should be pursued under the Minimum Energy Performance prerequisite?

Option 1: Whole-Building Energy Simulation - and project teams the will pursue option 1 oft he credit should also pursue option 1 of the Minimum Energy Performance prerequisite and create an energy model to be used for both that prerequisite and the Optimize Energy Performance credit

Which option under the Daylight credit does not require implementing a computer simulation?

Option 3: Measurement

A project team is discussing which option to pursue under the EA prerequisite Minimum Energy Performance. Pursuing which options, will result in failure to gain the Optimize Energy Performance credit?

Option 3: Prescriptive Compliance: Advanced Buildings Core Performance Guide - becuase the credit is basically a continuation of the Minimum Energy Performance prerequisite and it does not contain an option 3

Which are part of the minimum requirements for IP Prerequisite (IPP): Integrative Project Planning and Design:

Owner's Project Requirements (OPR) Document; Preliminary Rating Goals; Integrative Project Team; Design Charrette

Which Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) types is a survey to identify potential or existing site contamination, which generally includes reviewing the historical records and a site visit for visually identifying any sign of contamination?

Phase I

An architect wishes to maximize water efficiency in a high-profile, mixed-use developement located in a drought area. What would be the most effective way to achieve this?

Plant drought-resistant landscaping

EQP: Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control is typically handled at which project phase?

Pre-Design

Which credits referes to the report called "Windows and Offices: A Study of Office Worker Performance and the Indoor Environment"?

Quality Views - 75% of all regularly occupied floor area must meet at least two of the four view criteria: multiple lines of sight to vision glazing in different directions that are at least 90 degrees apart, views that include at least two of these: (a) flora, fauna, sky (b) movement (c) Objects a least 25 feet from the exterior glazing; Unobstructed views located within the distnce of three times the head height of the vision glazing; views with a view factor of 3 or greater, which is defined by "Windows and Offices: A Study of Office Worker Performance and the Indoor Environment"

A project located in Barcelona, Spain, is in pursuit of the Option 2: Material Ingredient Optimization part of the Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Material Ingredients credit. In order to meet the credit requirements, the project team can use products and materials that do not contain substances that meet?

REACH Optimization criteria for "substances of very high concern" - if the product does not contain any ingredients listed on the REACH Authorization or Canadidate list, the product will be valued at 100% of its cost in credit calculations

The LEED AP talks to the owner about the benefits of installing a rainwater harvesting system to the project. Which prerequisite/credits can this decision contribute to?

Rainwater Management credit AND Outdoor Water Use Reduction credit

Which systems are required to be commissioned under the Fundamental Commissioning and Verification prerequisite?

Renewable energy systems

Which of the following is not on the list of seven impact categories:

Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Global Climate Change

LEED AP suggests reducing the pavement area in order to increase the vagetated area. Which credits will be least affected by this decision?

Reduced Parking Footprint - increasing the vegetated area and reducing the pavement area will not have an affect on the number of parking spaces in the project

A description of programs to support bicycle use is required for which project types?

Retail

Which project can choose EAP: Minimum Energy Performance, Option 3, Prescriptive Compliance: Advanced Buildings Core Performance Guide?

Retail

Which of the following is the best to measure a material's ability to reflect sunshine?

SRI => Solar Reflectance Index

ASHRAE standards apply to all

SS - Sustainable Site, EQ - Environmental Quality, EA - Energy and Atmosphere

Restoring 30% (including the building footprint) of all portions of the site identified as previously developed/distributed, with native and adapted vegetation is an option for which credit?

SS Credit - Site Development - Protect or Restore Habitat

With regard to synergies, SSC: Open Space, is related to what?

SSC: Heat Island Reduction AND SSC: Site Assessment

SSP: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention may contribute to the following prerequisite or credits:

SSC: Site Development-Protect or Restore Habitat AND SSC: Rainwater Management

A LEED AP is thinking about addressing the project's emissions with the purchase of carbon offsets to earn the Green Power and Carbon Offsets credit. Which emissions can be addressed by the purchase of carbon offsets?

Scope 1 or Scope 2 emissions - on a metric ton of carbon dioxide-equivalent basis, and they can be used for both nonelectricity energy sources, such as natural gas, and electricity energy sources

Which credits refer to the US Endangered Species Act?

Sensitive Land Protection

LEED refers to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under which prerequisite/credits?

Sensitive Land Protection credit; Site Assessment credit; Site Development-Protect or Restore Habitat credit

A project team is working on an office building, and the team wants to pursue LEED BD+C: New Construction certification under LEED v4. The team has reviewed the LEED NC scorecard and determined the maximum points the project can get are 55 points. What is the highest level of building LEED certification that can achieve for this project?

Silver - 50-59 points

"To assess site conditions prior to design in order to evaluat sustainable options and inform related decisions about site design" is the intent of what?

Site Assessment credit

To qualify as a biofuel product under the Option 2: Leadership Extraction Practices part of the Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Sourcing of Raw Materials credit, the product must meet the

Sustainable Agriculture Network's Sustainable Agriculture Standard

Who rules on CIRs?

The Technical Advisory Group

Who of the following publishes GWP and ODP scores?

The World Meteorological Organization

A project team creates a drive-by recycling program for the general public to recycle batteries and used electronics; the project team can gain a point under which of the following categories?

The project team can gain a point under IN because this program provides quantitative performance improvements for environmental benefit, which is substantially better than typical sustainable practice, and is applicable to other projects

Which are true pertaining to PBT Source Reduction-Lead, Cadmium, and Copper Credit?

This credit addressed lead, cadmium, and copper usage, and it requires projects to limit their persistent bioaccumulative toxic chemicals to the minimums; it is only applicable to LEED BD+C: Healthcare projects; for lead, the credit refers to the California AB1953 standard; inder this credit, projects should not use any interior or exterior paints containing intentionally added Cadmium

Select the two terms that are incorrectly formatted per the USGBC trademark policy:

US Green Building Council, LEED GA

A LEED project team has to review the ___________________ before submitting a CIR

USGBC reference guide

Which of the following sets the baseline for water use?

Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) and International Plumbing Code (IPC)

Under the Building-Level Water Metering prerequisite, there is no requirement on installing submeter for major water-consuming systems, however, there is such a requirement under the

Water Metering credit

With regard to EAC: Renewable Energy Production, what may be Eligible Renewable Energy Systems?

Wind energy, geothermal heating systems, photovoltic, solar thermal, biofuel, low-impact hydroelectricity, wave and tidal energy

Which roofing materials sould cause the least heat island effect?

__________________ with a solar reflectance index (SRI) value of 90 and a three-year aged SRI Value of 80

Which strategies can qualify for an exemplary performance point under the WE credit Indoor Water Use Reduction?

achieving 55% water use reduction

According to the SS credit Open Space, for projects what achieve a density of _________, extensive or intensive vegetated roofs can be used for the minimum 25% vegetation requirement, and the roof's physically accessible paving areas can be used toward credit compliance.

a 1.5 floor-to-area ratio

Which are eligible to be a High-Priority Site?

a Historic District, A Federal Empowerment Zone site, A Brownfield

Which of the following needs to be implemented for water efficiency?

a baseline of water use

A project seeking LEED certification may incur extra time for the following except:

a city's plan check

A non-alternative-fuel vehicle:

a fuel-efficient car powered by gas with at least 40 mpg

You can get one point for Bicycle Facilities by locating the project such that

a functional entry or bicycle storage is within a 200-yard walking distance AND a functional entry or bicycle storage is within a 200-yard bicycling distance from a bicycle network that connects to at least one of the diverse uses

A team member of a LEED BD+C: School project is preparing documentation for the Option 2: Pedestrian Access part of the Access to Quality Transit credit. Which documentation is applicable?

a map showing the walkshed boundary

MRC: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Environmental Product Declarations for LEED BD+C: New Construction can be awarded

a maximum of 2 points

MRC: Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction for LEED BD+C: Core and Shell can be awarded

a maximum of 6 points

A project team calculated that, in order to earn the SS credit Open Space, 10,000 square feet of open space should be provided in accordance with the project's total site area. At a minimum, how much of this space should be vegetated?

a minimum of 25% of the provided outdoor space must be vegetated or should have an overhead vegetated canopy. 10,000 X 0.25 = 2,500 square feet

Which of the following buildings cannot obtain LEED certification?

a new building that uses CFC and a remodel project with a plan to phase out CFCs in 15 years

Which of the following is a car share membership program?

a program for people to rent a vehicle on a daily or hourly basis

With regard to EAC: Enhanced Refrigerant Management, which are true?

a project may achieve 1 point for LEED BD+C: Core and Shell AND a project may achieve 1 point LEED BD+C: Healthcare AND the credit is related to EA: Optimize Energy Performance AND do not use fire suppression systems containing ozone-depleting substances like Halons, CFCs and HCFCs

Which statements are true with regards to EAC: Optimize Energy Performance?

a project team can achieve a maximum of 18 points for EAC: Optimize Energy Performance for LEED BD+C: New Construction AND a project team can achieve a maximum of 20 points for EAC: Optimize Energy Performance for LEED BD+C: Healthcare AND a project team can use either the Prescriptive Compliance Method or the Whole Building Energy Simulation Method

Which statements are true with regard to LTC: Access to Quality Transit?

a project team can achieve a maximum of 6 points for LEED BD+C: Core and Shell Development

With regard to EQC: Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan, which are not true?

a project team can seek 1 point for this credit AND it applies to LEED BD+C: Core and Shell

Which statements are true with regard to EA Prerequisite (EAP): Fundamental Commissioning and Verification?

a project team shall finish the commissioning process activities for wind, solar, and other renewable energy systems AND the project team shall finish the commissioning process activities for domestic hot water systems

Which project can earn the Option 1: Raw Material Source and Extraction Reporting part of the Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Sourcing of Raw Materials credit?

a project using 22 permanently installed building materials from 5 different manufacturers with third-party-verified corporate sustainability reports

According to the EA prerequisite Fundamental Commissioning and Verification, for a 100,000sf commercial project, the qualified commissioning authority can be:

a qualified employee of the owner; an independent consultant; an employee of the design or construction firm who is not part od the project design or construction team; a disinterested subcontractor of the design or construction team; a qualified member of the design or construction team for small projects with computer room peak cooling loads of less than 2,000.000 btu/hr or a total computer room peak cooling loads less than 600,000 btu/hr

Under the Fundamental Commissioning and Verification prerequisite, project teams should prepare and maintain a current facilities requirements and operations and maintenance plan that contains the information necessary to operate efficiently which of the following is required to be included in the documents?

a schedule for building occupancy; setpoints for all the HVAC equipment; a run-time schedule for equipment; a sequence of operations for the building; building lighting levels; any changes in schedules or setpoints for different seasons, days of the week, and times of day; minimum requirements for outside air; a preventive maintenance plan for building equipment that is described in the systems; a commissioning program to include periodic commissioning requirements, ongoing commissioning tasks, and continuous tasks for critical facilities

For LEED certification, you should include the following as part of the project's area except:

a shared parking structure on an adjacent property

Which of the following sites is the best for community connectivity?

a site close to a shopping center

A team member of a LEED BD+C: New Construction project is preparing documentation for the LT credit Bicycle Facilities. What documentation is required?

a vicinity may showing the bicycle network and route and distance to eligible destinations; a site plan showing bicycle storage locations; bicycle storage and shower room calculations

What is the most important feature of durability?

ability to endure and last for a long time

The purpose of systems thinking is to:

think about a system as a smaller part of a much greater whole

A warehouse project is in pursuit of the EQ credit Quality Views. Which strategies can result in the denial of that credit?

achieving a direct line of sight to the outdoors via vision glazing for 90% of the office spaces; including all the permanent interior obstructions in the credit calculations; excluding the movable furniture from the credit calculations; for bulk storage, sorting, and distribution areas, achieving a direct line of sight to the outdoors via vision glazing for 25% of the regularly occupied floor area.

Which is the term that combines all the changes, improvements, issued LEED interpretations, and modifications made to a LEED rating system?

addenda

Which of strategies of the Enhanced Indoor Air Quality credit does not address the Chartered Institution of Building Service Engineers (CIBSE) applications manual?

additional source control and monitoring

Which is addressed under the Option 2: Additional Enhanced IAQ Strategies part of the EQ credit Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies?

additional source control and monitoring; increased ventilation; carbon dioxide monitoring; additional source control and monitoring; natural ventilation room-by-room calculations

A project team is seeking LEED Platinum certification for a school project. When can the project team advise the school board that the LEED Platinum certification has been achieved?

after the LEED application is reviewed and approved by GBCI

The individual on the project team who is granted actual authority by the owner to register the project and accept the certification agreement is called the:

agent

SMACNA address which of the following items related to LEED?

air quality during construction

Under the Thermal Comfort credit, all the thermal comfort controls provided should allow occupants to adjust at least one of the four elements in their local environments. Which ones are they?

air temperature, air speed, humidity, radiant temperature

What two terms have the same meaning?

albedo and Solar Reflectance

The owner of a residential project is thinking about allowing people to smoke inside their residential units and prohibiting smoking inside all common areas. The LEED AP tells the owner about the additional work that this decision would bring in order to achieve a LEED certification. For this scenario, which strategies would not result in the denial of a LEED certification, according to the Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control prerequisite?

all exterior doors and operable windows in the residential units should be weatherstripped to minimize leakage from outdoors; all doors leading from residential units into common hallways should be weatherstripped; by sealing penetrations in the walls, ceilings, and floors and by sealing vertical chases, project should minimize uncontrolled pathways for the transfer of smoke; a maximum leakage of 0.23 cubic feet per minute per square foot at 50 Pa of the enclosure should be demonstrated

Which statements are true with regard to Outdoor Water Use Reduction?

all project using a LEED BD+C rating system, MUST achieve Outdoor Water Use Reduction AND A project using a LEED BD+C rating system can achieve 2 points maximum through Outdoor Water Use Reduction

Under the Light Pollution Reduction credit, which items should the project team consider when addressing the credit requirements?

all the exterior luminaires inside the project boundary except those listed as "exemptions" in the credit

According to the Enhanced Commissioning credit, the qualified commissioning authority can be

an independent consultant, owner's employee, disinterested subcontractor of the design team

With regards to Light Pollution credit; to earn this credit, any internally illuminated exterior signage should not exceed

an luminance of 200 cd/m2 during nighttime hours and 2,000 cd/m2 during daytime hours

How many appeals can be made for any LEED project during the LEED certification review?

an unlimited number

In split review, when the design review is complete, GBCI will either mark the design prerequisites/credits as

anticipated (not awarded) or denied

To me EQP: Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control, a LEED project team needs to submit what for Option 2:

any code or landlord restrictions that prevent established of no-smoking requirement AND door schedule demonstration weather-stripping at exterior unit doors and doors leading from units to common hallways

To meet EQP: Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control, a LEED project team needs to submit what for Option 2?

any code or landlord restrictions that prevent establishment of no-smoking requirements; door schedule demonstrating weather stripping at exterior unit doors and doors leading from units to common hallways

Green buildings employ an integrative

approach and encourage the participation of key stake holders

In the Location and Transportation (LT) category, projects fullfilling the first credit, LEED for Neighborhood Development Location:

are not eligible to earn other credits in the category

Which are directly addressed under the Building Product Disclosures and Optimization credits?

assessment of the ingredients of the materials; principles employed during the sourcing of raw materials; Environmental Product Declarations

When should a project team start to plan a building's LEED certification?

at pre-design stage

Which statements are true regarding the Reduced Parking Footprint credit?

base parking rations are referenced by the Parking Consultants Council, as shown in the Institute of Transportation Engineers' Transportation Planning Handbook, 3rd edition tables 18-2 through 18-4; projects without off-street parking will earn the credit automatically; projects that have earned 1 or more points under either the Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses credit or the Access to Quality Transit credit should achieve a 40% reduction from the base ratios; projects need to provide preferred parking for carpools for 5% of the total parking after the reductions have been made from the base ratios

With the MR prerequisite Storage and Collection and Recyclables, all projects except retail should take the necessary actions for safe collection, storage and disposal two of the following three

batteries, mercury-containing lamps, and electronic waste

A project team pursuing the Option 1: Historic Building Reuse part of the MR credit Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction maintains the existing building structures and envelope. However, it removes all the hazardous interior nonstructural elements. The removed portion of the hazardous materials account for 50% of all the interior, nonstructural elements. What best describes the situation, assuming that the building still keeps the "historic" designation?

because the "historic" designation is not revoked, the project will earn the credit under Option 1

Integrative project team members such as the contractors, vendors, tradespeople, and other stakeholders, come together at what point in the design process to first discuss the project:

before schematic design begins

The integrative process should be started:

before the design process begins

With Option 2: Leadership Extraction Practices part of the Building Disclosure and Optimization-Sourcing of Raw Materials credit, which products meet this criteria

biobased product that meets the Sustainable Agriculture Network's Sustainable Agriculture Standard; a wood product certified by the Forest Stewardship Council; a refurbished product

Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?

biofuel and solar power

Which energy sources are required to be metered under the EA prerequisite Building-Level Energy Metering?

biomass converted to electricity to be used for the project by the utility company; purchased electricity; natural gas; chilled water; steam; fuel oil; propane

Wastewater from toilets and urinals is always considered:

blackwater

A property whose use may be complicated by the presence or possible presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant is called a:

brownfield

Which of the following are considered laws?

building codes, ADA, Municipal codes, and EPA Codes of Federal Regulations are laws, becuase they have gone through the legistlation process.

For all the paths under the Option 1: Percentile of Rainfall Events part of the Rainwater Management credit, projects should manage the on-site rainwater runoff:

by using green infrastructure and by using low-impact development

A new construction project pursuing the EA credit Renewable Energy Production is estimated to use 400,000 kWh of electricity, with a rate of $0.05 per kWh, as the only energy source. To earn the credit, what is the minimum amount of equivalent cost of renewable energy that should be generated on-site?

calculate the building's total annual energy costs = 400,000 X $0.05 = $20,000; since 1% is the minimum amount of energy that should be generated using the renewable energy sources, the new construction project will need to generate electricity with an equivalent cost of: $20,000 X 0.01 = $200

A project team is discussing strategies to earn the SS credit Light Pollution Reduction. The LEED AP tells the lighting designer that there are two different options that can both result in achieving that credit. What are those two options?

calculation method AND backlight-uplight-glare rating method

A project team is seeking LEED BDC NC certification for a 3-story residential building. Each floor is 600 sf. Which of the following is true?

cannot use LEED BDC NC certification because the building is less than 9 stories high. They should use the LEED BD+C: Homes and Multifamily Lowrise rating system instead

Which are natural refrigerants?

carbon dioxide, ammonia, propane

Which statements are true about the Green Power and Carbon Offsets credit?

carbon offsets can be purchased in order to mitigate the effects of the project's electricity usage; credit calculations are based on energy usage, not energy costs; carbon offsets may be used to mitigate scope 1 or scope 2 emissions; RECs can only be used to mitigate the effects of scope 2 electricity use (not natural gas)

Which of the following is considered a project hard cost?

carpet, doors, trees and shrubs

Generally held at the beginning of the project, what process brings together the project team with stakeholders and outside experts for creative thinking and collaboration and to assist in establishing goals?

charrette

GreenScreen is a method used to identify

chemicals of high concern and also safer alternatives to those chemicals

Per the Fundamental Refrigerant Management prerequisite, projects should not use:

chlorofluorocarbon-based refrigerants

Three strategies for reducing outdoor water use are:

choose locally adapted plants, install submeters, use nonpotable water

What are the two different types of review options for LEED BD+C projects?

combined review and split review

Addenda is the term that

combines all the changes, improvements, issued LEED interpretations, and modifications made to a LEED rating system.

The process of verifying and documenting that a building and all of its systems and assemblies are planned, designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained to meet the owner's project requirements is called:

commissioning

Which are prerequisistes for purchasing green power?

communication with the key stakeholders, compilation of energy data, evaluation of onsite and offsite energy choices

A developer has selected an urban site near a shopping center. This will help which of the following?

community connectivity

Yard trimmings cannot be

composed on-site

Impervious areas found in the built environment and called hardscape include:

concrete, brick, stone, asphalt, and sealed surfaces

The term deign for flexibility refer to:

conserving resources by designing for flexibility and ease of future adaption

A project team in pursuit of the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning prerequisite cannot implement reuse and recycling methods. What should the LEED AP suggest?

consider waste-to-energy systems and follow the European Commission Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC and Waste Incineration Directive 2000/76/EC

A LEED AP of a warehouse project is looking for ways to earn points from the Surrounding Density and Diverse Use credit. In order to earn maximum points under Option 1: Development and Adjacency, which strategy should the project team establish?

construct or renovate the project on a site that is both a previously developed site and an adjacent site - (3 points)

The plan that outlines measures to minimize contamination in a building during construction and describes procedures to flush the building contaminants prior to occupancy is called:

construction indoor air quality management plan

A LEED AP is informing the owner of the pursuit of the Joint Use of Facilities credit. Which statements are true about the credit?

contains three options: Option 1: Make Building Space Open to the General Public, Option 2: Contract with Specific Organizations to Share Building Space, Option 3: Use Shared Space Owned by Other Organizations

With regard to EQP: Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance, a LEED project team must submit what?

controls drawing showing monitoring devices

Which are true regarding SSC: Rainwater Management?

conventional site development uses soil compaction AND green infrastructure (GI) rainwater management strategies and techniques mimic a site's natural hydrology, and improve upon the conventional approach. Project teams treat rainwater as a resource instead of a waste product

Which must contain makeup water meters, conductivity controllers, overflow alarms, and efficient drift eliminators under the WE prerequisite Indoor Water Use Reduction?

cooling towers and evaporative coolers

Which project types cannot pursue the EQ credits Thermal Comfort and Interior Lighting?

core and shell

For a LEED BD+C: New Construction project, MRC: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Materials Ingredients, Option 2, Material Ingredient Optimization is based on:

cost

Which approach is used for conducting a life-cycle analysis under the Option 4: Whole-Building Life-Cycle Assessment part of the Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction credit?

cradle to grave

The project team of a healthcare building project is making a plan to earn the Integrative Project Planning and Design prerequisite; which are the requirements under that prerequisite?

creating a LEED action plan, preparing the owner's project requirements (OPR) and a health mission statement to be incorporated into the OPR, conducting a minimum of a four-hour charrette that includes as many of the project professionals as feasible

CIR stands for?

credit interpretation ruling

__________ is storing the energy generated during off-peak hours in order to use it during peak-demand hours

load shifting

What statements are true with regards to the EA prerequisite Minimum Energy Performance?

data center projects only have one option and should implement a whole-building energy simulation; in all the options, project teams should determine the climate zone of the project in accordance with ASHRAE 90.1-2010, Appendix B; in order to pursue option 3 of this prerequisite, projects should be less than 100,000sf; percentage improvement calculations under Option 1: Whole Building Energy Simulation are based on energy costs, and not energy usage

The controlled admission of natural light into a space, used to reduce or eliminate electric lighting is called:

daylighting

The LEED O&M rating system is different from other LEED rating systems in which of the following ways:

deals with buildings after construction is complete

Passive solar is a type of solar power that

deals with optimizing the project design to use sunlight more effectively

The intent of the credits in the Water Efficiency (WE) category is to:

decrease potable water use

EAC: Optimize Energy Performance is typically handled at which of the project phase?

design

The best way to prevent environmental impact caused by refrigeration leakage is to:

design a building with natural ventilation and use no refrigeration

A LEED AP suggests revising the project design in order to get more daylight inside the buildings and at the same time provide exterior views. Which strategies can contribute to both?

designing a narror floor plate

The purpose of LEED reference guides is to provide:

detailed guidance to LEED project teams on how to design and build their LEED-registered project to meet the certification requirements of the credits they are seeking

The purpose of a density calculation is to:

determine the square footage of buildings per acre of land

Which of the following are tasks of the commissioning authority under the EA prerequisite Fundamental Commissioning and Verification?

developing and implementing the commissioning plan; reporting all the findings directly to the owner throughout the whole process; preparing a final commissioning report

The three phases of the integrative process include:

discovery, implementation, occupancy

To achieve point(s) for MRC: Construction and Demolition Waste Management, a project needs to:

divert 50% and Three Material Streams AND generate not more than 2.5 pounds of construction waste per square foot

In order to earn the most points under the Option 1: Diversion part of the Construction and Demolition Waste Management credit, project teams should do

divert 75% of the total construction and demolition material and four material streams

Nonregularly occupied spaced are types of spaces that

do not meet the definition of regularly occupied spaces.

Construction waste reduction strategies include which of the following?

donating unused materials to charities

What needs to be submitted to achieve SS Prerequisite (SSP): Construction Activity Pollution Prevention for projects using local standards and codes?

drawings depicting erosion and sediment control measures implemented, description of how project complies with local standards and codes, comparison of local standards and codes with EPA CGP

If a 100,000sf project chooses the Option 1-Path 1: Before Occupancy part of the Indoor Air Quality Assessment credit, how much outdoor air must be provided to the building?

during the flush-out under this path, 14,000 cubic feet of outdoor air per square foot of gross floor area should be supplied to the space while maintaining an internal temperature between 60 thru 80 degrees Fahrenheit and relative humidity no higher than 60%; 100,000sf X 14,000 = 1,400,000,000

In some EQ prerequisites/credits, the "spaces" inside the buildings are categorized as "occupied spaces," or an "unoccupied spaces." Which space types can be categorized as unoccupied spaces?

emergency exit corridors, mechanical rooms, electrical rooms

A computer generated representation of the anticipated energy consumption of a building is called a(n):

energy model

The Energy and Atmosphere (EA) category approaches energy from a holistic perspective, addressing which three goals:

energy use reduction, energy-efficient design strategies, renewable energy sources

The priorities for LEED projects are based on:

environmental guidelines and project constraints

A LEED project has to comply with

environmental laws

Which is the term used for the return of water to the atmosphere through evaporation from plants?

evapotranspiration

The LEED v4 MR category credits' approach to materials and resources includes:

examining environmental and human health factors across a product's entire life cycle

Which of the following can earn points for Innovation?

exceptional performance above and beyond the LEED requirements for an existing credit AND Innovation performance in green building categories not covered by an existing LEED credit

A project team is discussing strategies to pursue the Enhanced Indoor Air Quality credit. A LEED AP suggests Gaussian dispersion analyses. Which would this contribute to?

exterior contamination prevention

Which strategies of the EQ credit Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies refers to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards?

exterior contamination prevention

Open space is defined as what in a LEED project?

exterior space that encourages interaction with the environment, social interaction, passive recreation, and physical activities

A LEED project team may include who?

facility management staff, facilities O&M staff, community members, the owner and planning staff

A LEED AP of a retail project is working with the project team on conducting a waste stream analysis for the MR prerequisite Storage and Collection of Recyclables to identify the project's top recyclable wastes streams. How many waste streams should they identify?

five

Per the MR prerequisite Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning, projects should develop and implement a construction and demolition waste management plan and establish waste diversion goals by identifying at least

five materials (both structural and nonstructural) targeted for diversion

Under the Building-Level Water Metering prerequisite, for a _____________, the project should commit to sharing the whole-project water use data with the USGBC, beginning on the date that the project accepts LEED certification or typical occupancy, whichever comes first.

five-year period

Currently, there are how many different rating systems families within LEED?

five: BD+C, O+M, ID+C, ND, and Homes

Which is considered to be a sensitive land?

floodplains, habitat, water bodies

Which can be included or excluded-at the project team's discretion under the WE prerequisiste Outdoor Water Use Reduction calculations?

food gardens and vegetated athletic playgrounds

A project team is working on a LEED NC project. This can qualify as a basic service for LTC: Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses?

food retail; community-serving retail; services (requires 100 or more full-time equivalent jobs); civic and community facilities; community anchor uses (BD+C and ID+C only)

Per the Building-Level Energy Metering prerequisite, how long should projects commit to sharing their energy consumption and electrical demand data?

for 5 years, starting from the LEED certification date or typical occupancy, whichever comes first

A project team determines that it has achieved 5 out of the 6 regional priority points for the project's location. How many bonus points can the project receive under the Regional Priority credit?

four

The project team of a retail construction project is working on the MR prerequisite Storage and Collection of Recyclables. The project team has identified the top recyclable waste streams for the project. At a minimum, for how many of the identified waste streams should the project team provide dedicated areas for separation, collection, and storage?

four

Under the Quality Views credit, vision glazing should provide a clear image of the exterior and should not be blocked by obstructions defined under the credit. Which can be considered an obstruction under the credit?

frits, fibers, patterned glazing or added tints that distort color balance

A regular building occupant who spends 40 hours a week in the project building is described as a FTE which stands for:

full-time equivalent

ANSI/BIFMA Standard method M7.1-2011 is addressed under trhe EQ credit Low-Emitting Materials for the

furniture evaluation

What kind of energy will generate the most pollution?

gas, natural gas, nuclear power

Under the Low-Emitting Materials credit, which is the emission and content requirement for "flooring"?

general emissions evaluation - which requires products to be tested and determined compliant in accordance with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Standard Method v1.1-2010

Under the Low-Emitting Materials credit, which emissions and content requirement for "interior paints and coatings applied on-site"?

general emissions evaluation and VOC content requirement for wet-applied products

The purpose of the Regional Priority (RP) category is to:

give project teams an incentive to achieve credits that are a regional priority

Per the Option 4: Whole Building Life-Cycle Assessment part of the MR credit Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction, project teams should conduct a life-cycle assessment of the project's structure and enclosure, which should demonstrate a minimum of 10% reduction compared with the baseline building in at least three of the six impact categories, what are they?

global warming potential (greenhouse gases), depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer, acidification of land and water sources, eutrophication, formation of tropospheric ozone, depletion of nonrenewable energy resources

The commissioning authority is working on creating the commissioning plan to meet the requirements of the Fundamental Commissioning and Verification prerequisite. Which is required to be a part of that commissioning plan?

goals and objectives; systems to be commissioned; team member roles/responsibilities; OPR reviews; BOD reviews; Development of functional tests; verification of system performance; reporting of deficiencies and acceptance of building systems

Per the SS credit Light Pollution Reduction, which lighting types are exempt from the credit's requirements?

government-mandated roadway lighting; video performance lighting used for theatrical purposes; specialized signal lighting for transportation, lighting solely used for facade and landscape lighting in MLO lighting zones 3 and 4 and that is automatically turned off from midnight to 6:00am; hospital emergency department and helipad lighting, national flag lighting in MLO lighting zones 2, 3, and 4

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) defines

green vehicles, and it is referred to under the Green Vehicles credit

Which of the following is the most effective way to reduce stormwater runoff?

grouping buildings together

Under the LT credit Access to Quality Transit, what is the maximum walking distance between any functional entry of the building and an existing or planned bus rapid transit stop, a light or heavy rail station, a commuter rail station, or a commuter ferry terminal?

half mile

Under the Option 2: Diverse Uses part of the Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses credit, a building's main entrance should be within _________ walking distance of the main entrance of four or seven (1 point) or eight or more (2 points) existing and publicly available diverse uses.

half-mile

For a building using a halon-based fire suppression system, which of the following is true?

halon cause damage to the ozone layer and this building must meet Fire Department requirements concerning halons

Which of the following is not blackwater?

harvested rainwater and water from floor drains

An office building uses ammonia (NH3) as a refrigerant. What is true?

has a lower GWP then HCFC

Which of the following types of spaces cannot qualify to be shared by the public under the SS credit Joint Use of Facilities?

health clinic

Which is true regarding the EQ credit Thermal Comfort?

healthcare projects should provide individual thermal comfort controls for every patient room and at least 50% of the remaining individual occupant spaces; hospitablity projects are not required to provide thermal comfort controls to the guest rooms under this credit; the credit sets requirements for both thermal comfort design and thermal comfort controls

Under the Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Sourcing of Raw Materials credit, which cannot be considered a biobased material?

hide products

Under the Option 1: Historic Building Reuse part of the MR credit Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction, projects should reuse a historic building with a "historic" designation, or the existing building should be inside the

historic district

For a LEED for Homes project, which statement is true

homebuilders who intend to achieve LEED for Homes certification must contact a LEED for Homes provider organization

A project team in pursuit of the Site Assessment credit is evaluating the proximity of vulnerable populations that can be affected by the project, adjacent physical activity opportunities, and proximity to major sources of air pollution, which site assessment categories would this contribute to?

human health effects

Which are required to be evaluated under the Site Assessment credit?

hydrology, topography, and human health effects

How does building location play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions?

if people can take public transportation, ride bicycles, or walk to the building, the project helps reduce the carbon emissions associated with commuting

A new construction project pursuing the LT credit Access to Quality Transit wants to include a "planned" bus stop in the credit calculations. In which cases can the "planned" bus stop be included?

if the planned bus stop is sited, funded, and under construction at the time of the certificate of occupancy and will be completed within 24 months from that date

Which statements are true regarding the Outdoor Water Use Reduction credit?

if the project only uses xeriscaping, the credit can be earned through Option 1: No Irrigation Required; Additional reductions beyond the prerequisite level of 30% may be achieved with the use of any coordination of efficiency, alternative water sources, and smart scheduling technologies; alternative water sources to be used can include graywater, reclaimed wastewater, captured rainwater, and more; nonvegetated surfaces, such as pavements, are always excluded, from landscape calculations, as they are unrelated to potable water consumption.

A LEED BD+C: New Construction project is pursuing the EQ credit Aucoustic Performance. Which statements are true regarding this credit?

if the project team need to install sound reinforcement or masking systems, then the installed equipment must meet the credit's requirements; if no sound reinforcement or masking systems are installed, then project can still earn the credit; for HVAC backround noise, the project should achieve the maximum background noise level from HVAC systems per the 2011 ASHRAE Handbook, HVAC Applications, Chapter 48, Table 1; AHRI Standard 885-2008, Table 15; or a local equivalent; under this credit, for all occupied spaces, projects should meet the requirements for HVAC background noise, sound isolation, reverberation time, and sound reinforcement/masking (if installed in the project). Site exterior noise should be addressed by healthcare projects, not by new construction projects

A project team pursuing the SS credit Light Pollution Reduction wants to modify the project's lighting boundary, What needs to be considered as an exception to modifying the lighting boundary?

if the property line is adjacent to the public area that is a parking lot, walkway, bikeway, or plaza, the lighting boundary can be moved 5 feet beyond the property line; when there are adjacent properties owned by the same entity, and those properties are contiguous to the property that the LEED project is within, the lighting boundary may be expanded to include those properties if they have the same or a higher MLO lighting zone designation compared with the LEED project; when a property time is adjacent to a street, alley, or transit corridor, the lighting boundary can be moved to the centerline of the street, alley or transit corridor

Which statements are true about the Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control prerequisite?

if the requirement to prohibit smoking within 25 feet cannot be implemented because of any code or regulation, project teams should provide documentation; signage must be posted within 10 feet of all building entrances, and it should indicate the no-smoking policy; smoking should be prohibited outside the property line in the spaces used for business purposes

Which statement are about diverse use calculations for the LT credit Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses?

if there are "four" supermarkets within walking distance of the building's main entrance, they can only be counted as "two" diverse uses; the counted dierse uses must be present under at least three of the five diverse use categories; planned but currently not operating diverse uses can be counted if the diverse use will be active within one year of the date that the project accepts the initial certificate of occupancy; a diverse-use outlet selling products in several categories can only be counted as one diverse use

Which of the following is the best way to alleviate subarban sprawl?

improve community connectivity

You can get three points for Optimize Energy Performance by:

improving a new building's energy performance by 10%

A new construction project is pursuing the Option 1: Electric Vehicle Charging part of the Green Vehicles credit. How much electric vehicle supply equipment should be provided in order the earn the credit?

in 2% of all the parking spaces used by the project, parking space should be identified and reserved for sole use by plug-in electric vehicles

Which statements are true regarding the Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction credit?

in Option 2: Renovation of Abondoned or Blighted Buildings, salvaged materials off-site what will be installed in the building cannot be included in the credit calculations; in Option 3: Building and Material Reuse, project teams can use salvaged materials off-site and count them as "surface areas reused" in the credit calculations; in Option 2: Renovation of Abandoned or Blighted Buildings and in Option 3: Building and Material Reuse, window assemblies and any hazardous materials that are remediated as a part of the project should be excluded from the calculations; in Option 2: Building and Material Reuse, if there is any deterioration or damage, up to 25% of the building surface area may be excluded from credit calculations

Which statements are true about the EA credit Enhanced Commissioing?

in addition to implementing an enhanced systems commissioning, project can also choose to implement monitor-based commissioning (MBCx) to gain an additional point under Option 1: Enhanced Systems Commissioning; in the credit's Option 1: Path 1-Enhanced Commissioning, project teams will need to implement enhanced systems commissioning; when pursuing this credit, the additional commissioning requirements should also be included in the OPR, and BOD, and the Cx plan

Innovation credits are:

in every rating system

Which statements are true about the SS credit Site Master Plan?

in order to eligible for this credit, projects should plan for future developments; the master plan created under the credit should include both the current construction activity and future construction activities within the building's life span; it is essential to include flexibility in the site master plan to allow for future changes in the planned developments; the Site Master Plan is only applicable to school projects

Which statements are true regarding the Quality View credit?

in the credit calculations, project teams should include all the permanent interior obstructions while the movable furniture and partitions can be excluded; views into interior atria can be used to meet up to 30% of the required quality view area; A LEED BD+C: Healthcare project can earn an extra point by meeting the perimeter floor-area requirements; for bulk storage, sorting, and distribution areas, LEED BD+C: Warehouse and Distribution Center should meet the view requirements for only 25% of the regularly occupied floor area

Which statements are true about the WE prerequisite Indoor Water Use Reduction?

in the prerequisite calculations, the baseline flow and flush rates are specified by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct 1992); if all the installed fixtures and fittings do not exceed WaterSense maximum levels, project can earn the prerequisite by only documenting their fixtures and applicable appliances with "product cutsheets" or "fixture schedules" and manufacturers' information; the prerequisite also has requirements for appliances and process water use. teams cannot use nonpotable water sources to establish the 20% indoor water reduction, however this can happen under the Indoor Water Use Reduction CREDIT

A project team is having difficulty reducing the amount of hardscape on a site. Select three strategies the project team could use to reduce rainwater runoff on the site:

install a vegetated roof, use pervious concrete for all of the sidewalks, harvest rainwater falling on the site using a rainwater harvesting system that collects rainwater for irrigation

After a building's water usage is successfully reduced through efficient fixtures, irrigation, and nonpotable water use, what is the critical final step that must be done to track usage and identify leaks?

install submeters on indoor water fixtures, process systems, and outdoor irrigation equipment

A large retail center noticed a spike in water usage after several new high-traffic stores opened locations at the center. Select two options the center could make to achieve a significant water use reduction:

install waterless urinals, replace traditional water closets with high-efficiency dual-flush water closets

What are strategies to reduce light trespass:

installing downlighting in parking lots to reduce the spillage of light across the project boundry, install motion sensors or timers to reduce the amount of time exterior lights stay on when they are not needed

A project team pursuing the EQ credit, Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies is discussing strategies for complying with the "interior cross-contamination" requirements in the printing room. Which strategies is an "interior-cross-contamination" strategy?

installing exhaust fans to spaces that may contain hazardous materials or chemicals

What critical step will report how much water is being used by systems and fixtures and identify leaks or other inefficiencies:

installing submeters

Implementing which strategies can both contribute to the Daylight and Quality View credits?

installing vision glazing; increasing the perimeter floor area of the building; installing low-height partitions or no partitions

Implementing what strategies would make a positive contribution to the EQ credit Daylight?

installing vision glazing; using low-height partitions in open offices; using transparent partitions such as interior windows places in walls or doors

Which is true with regards to LTC: Sensitive Land Protection?

it is related to LTC: Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses AND selecting a site that has previously been developed and limiting the building's footprint to the previously developed area is one strategy to lessen the environmental consequences of a building

The LEED AP suggests the project team find at least one nonpotable water source and reduce the burden on the municipality-supplied water or wastewater treatment systems. Which would this strategy contribute to?

integrative Process credit

Which credits considers the individual and multioccupant spaces in addition to the regularly occupied spaces?

interior lighting and thermal comfort

A brownfield site:

is a site requiring remediation to make is safe enough for occupancy, usually has government subsidies available for its pruchase and remediation

Which statements are true with regard to Cooling Tower Water Use?

is applicable for all LEED BD+C rating systems AND a project team can achieve a maximum of 2 points

Which statements is true about the Furniture and Medical Furnishings credit?

is is only applicable to LEED BD+C: Healthcare projects; under the credit, at least 30% or 40%, by costs, of all the freestanding furniture and medical furnishings should meet the credit's criteria in one of the three options; and new furniture or medical furnishing assemblies must be in accordance with ANSI/BIFMA Standard Method M7.1-2011; all the medical furnishings are not required to contain environmental product declarations under the Furniture and Medical Furnishings credit

With regard to synergies, EQP: Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control is related to what?

is not related to any prerequisite and credit. This is an interesting new change for LEED v4

A LEED AP is making calculations to confirm that the project is eligible to pursue the Path 3: Zero-Lot-Line Projects Only-85th Percentile part of the SS credit Rainwater Management. If the total square feet of the whole lot of the building is 10,000sf, at a minimum, how much should the total square feet of the building be in order to be eligible for this path?

is only for zero-lot-line projects in urban areas with a minimum density of a 1.5 floor-to-area ratio; since the project should have a minimum density of a 1.5 floor-to-area ratio, the total square feet of the building should be 15,000 square feet at a minimum; => 1.5 FAR = 15,000sf / 10,000sf

Which statements about the Optimize Energy Performance credit are true?

it is a credit that contains the most points; projects pursuing Option 2: Prescriptive Compliance: ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guide should comply with the appropriate ASHRAE 50% Advanced Energy Design Guide; the percentage improvement in energy performance is calculated by using the energy costs; under the credits Option 1: Whole Building Energy Simulation, projects using on-site renewable energy sources can count the on-site renewable energy generated in the credit calculations

What is true regarding the LEED Campus program?

it is created for multiple projects that are located on a single campus owned by the same entity

Which is true about the Minimum Acoustic Performance prerequisite?

it is only applicable to school projects; school projects should achieve a maximum background noise level of 40 dBA from the HVAC systems in the classrooms and other core learning spaces; projects should address HVAC background noise, exterior noise, and reverberation rime; this prerequisite DOES NOT cover auditoriums, notatoriums, and music performance spaces

Which is true regarding EQC: Low-Emitting Materials?

it is related to CARB AND this credit tackles each layer of the interior finish

Which statements are true about the LT credit LEED for Neighborhood Development Location?

it is the credit that contains the most points in the Location and Transportation category; projects pursuing this credit will not be eligible to receive any points from the other LT credits; A LEED BD+C project located inside a LEED v4-LEED for Neighborhood Development Certified Plan is eligible to receive points under this credit

A project team is pursuing the Option 1: Non-Roof and Roof part of the SS credit Heat Island Reduction is discussing design alternatives in order to earn the credit. Which strategies would make contributions to the credit's calculations?

keeping the existing trees at the site; providing shade with vegetated structures; using intensive vegetated roofs

A project team is working on fulfilling the water-related requirements of the Integrative Process credit. Evaluating what would contribute to the "process water demand" strategies?

kitchen equipment, laundry equipment, cooling towers

Three characteristics of environmentally preferable materials include:

known ingredients, recycled content, and sustainably grown and harvested

Which of the following is considered open spaces for a LEED project?

landscaped areas

Water from kitchen sinks cannot be reused for

landscaping irrigation or flushing toilets

Which is graywater?

laundry water

A LEED AP is thinking about earning the EA credit Renewable Energy Production without using on-site energy sources. Under that credit, this would be possible with the use of solar gardens or community renewable energy systems if the project implemented

leased the system for a period of at least 10 years and the system was located within the same utility service area

Which of the following analyze the potential savings over a building's life span?

life-cycle cost analysis

Waste light from building sites that produces glare, is directed upward to the sky or is directed off the site, is called:

light trespass

Which are most appropriate for a vegetated roof?

lightweight plants

To get point(s) for Access to Quality Transit, your building needs to be

located within 1/2 mile of a subway or rail station that provides a minimum number of trips AND located within 1/4 mile of one or more bus stops for two or more bus lines that provide a minimum number of trips

The economic benefits of green buildings include:

lower water bills and better EQ and less liabilities

Under the Daylight credit, projects pursuing any option should provide _________ glare control devices with manual overrides for all the regularly occupied spaces.

manual or automatic

Before the start of the project design, a LEED AP suggests that the owner implement green building strategies and aim for a LEED certification. What are true about developing green buildings?

many municipalities award structural incentives to green buildings such as reducing the review and permitting durations in exchange for developers' establishment of green buildings; many municipalities allow for percentage increases in floor-to-area ratio or other measures of density contingent upon certification or proof of green building practices; some municipalities offer reductions or waivers for permit review or other less onerous permitting processes in exchange for developers' use of green building standards; if a developer is unfamiliar with green building practices, many municipalities provide free planning or certification training and assistance

Open systems are systems in which:

materials and resources are constantly brought in from the outside, used in some way, and then released outside the system in some form of waste

Which of are pre-consumer materials?

materials from regrind AND materials from rework

A construction waste management plan should include which of the following?

materials to be used for alternative daily cover (ADC)

Only under the Places of Respite credit, a

maximum of 30% of the respite area can be located in interior atria, solaria, greenhouses, or conditioned spaces

Which systems are required to be commissioned under the EA prerequisite Fundamental Commissioning and Verification, but they mey be added to the commissioning scope at the request of the owner?

mechanical, including HVAC&R; plumbing; electrical; renewable energy systems

A LEED AP is working on creating a plan that will meet the requirements of the Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan credit for a newly constructed residential project. Which are required to be addressed in the plan?

meeting or exceeding all applicable control measures of the SMACNA IAQ Guidelined for Occupied Buildings under Construction; Protecting absorptive materials from moisture damage; prohibiting the use of tobacco products inside the building within 25 feet of the building entrance during construction

For LEED v4 BD+C: New Construction Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses, you need to construct a building that

meets density requirements within a 1/4 mile walking distance AND has a certain number of diverse uses within a 1/2 mile walking distance of the site

Ongoing improvements to LEED, which are based on principles of transparency, openness, and inclusiveness, involve volunteer committees and working groups as well as USGBC staff, and are approved by a:

membership-wide vote

The Materials and Resources (MR) category focuses on:

minimizing the embodied energy and other impacts associated with the extraction, processing, transport, maintenance, and disposal of building materials

ASHRAE 62.1-2010 standards specifies what?

minimum ventilation rates for IAQ Performance

In the LEED credits and prerequisites, a project team must adhere to the referenced standard or local applicable codes, whichever is:

more stringent

The LEED Volume Program is a streamlined certification process for organizations that plan to certify

more than twenty-five prototype-based projects within three years

A LEED AP is working on the credit calculations of the EQ credit Quality Views to confirm that 75% of all the regularly occupied floor area meets at least two of the credit's four view criteria. What are these criteria?

multiple lines of sight to vision glazing in different directions that are at least 90 degrees apart; unobstructed views located within the distance of three times the head height of the vision glazing; views with a view factor of 3 or greater, which is defined by "Windows and Offices: A Study of Office Worker Performance and the Indoor Environment"

CIBSE AM10 defines the correct format of what process for a building?

natural ventilation

Green building can help us create more vital communities, more healthful indoor and outdoor spaces, and stronger connections to:

nature

Some credits in the LT category require calculations of total vehicle parking capacity, such as the Reduced Parking Footprint credit or the Green Vehicles credit. Which should be included in the project's total parking capacity?

new surface parking spaces, existing multilevel parking spaces, any off-street parking spaces both inside and outside of the project boundary that serve the building users

Which statements are true regarding the PBT Sorce Reduction-Mecury prerequisite?

newly constructed healthcare facilities cannot use mecury-containing equipment, including switching devices, thermostats, and other building system sources, with the exclusion of lamps; in the project's recycling collection system, project teams should identify the types of mercury-containing products and devices to be collected, identify the criteria for their handling by a recycling program, and identify the disposal methods for captured mercury; all healthcare projects should comply with 2010 FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities, Section A1.3-4b, Mercury Elimination

The most sustainable forms of outdoor irrigation are:

no irrigation, using harvested rainwater

The following two statements are true about prerequisites in the LEED rating systems:

no points are awarded for prerequisites, prerequisite are mandatory

Rainwater is

non-potable water

Green-e is used for which of the following:

off-site renewable energy

Which can qualify as a bicycle network?

off-street bicycle paths or trails at least 8 feet wide for a two-way path and at least 5 feet wide for a one-way path; physically designated on-street bicycle lanes that are at least 5 feet wide; streets what are designed for a target speed of 25 mph

Which project type is eligible to pursue the Option 3: Prespective Compliance-Advanced Buildings Core Performance Guide part of the Minimum Energy Performance prerequisite?

office - in order to pursue option 3 of the Minimum Energy Performance prerequisite, a project should be less than 100,000sf, and the project should not be a school, healthcare facility, warehouse or laboratory

Nonrenewable resources that emit greenhouse gases, are limited in quantity, and cannot be replaced as fast as they are consumed are:

oil, coal, and natural gas

Energy derived from renewable sources located within the project site perimeter is called:

on-site renewable energy

A LEED AP determines that a demand-response program is available in the project's location; in order to pursue the EA credit Demand Response, how long at a minimum chould the project enroll in the program with the intention of multiyear renewal?

one year

A project team is seeking LEED certification for a single building. What does the LEED project boundary include?

only the portion of the site submitted by the project team for LEED certification and the entire project scope of work

The Environmental Site Assessment prerequisite is applicable to which rating systems?

only to LEED BD+C: Schools and LEED BD+C: Healthcare

Using which glare control devices can satisfy the requirements of the daylight credit

operable window blinds

Which project phases is not addressed under the Integrative Process credit?

operations and maintenance

Per the SS credit Light Pollition Reduction, which lighting types are not exempt from the credit's requirements?

signage lighting

In order to meet the requirements of the Site Development-Protect or Restore Habitat credit, a project team is planning to restore the disturbed soils of the site to meet the criteria of reference soils. Which are reference soil criterion?

organic matter, infiltration rates, soil biological function, compaction, soil chemical characteristics

When it comes to LTC: Reduced Parking Footprint:

parking is expensive, and costs developers and landowners about $15,000 per space on average in the US AND locating projects in mixed-use, high-density areas or in places well served by transit can reduce parking demand

With regard to EAC: Renewable Energy Production, which are definitely ineligible on-site systems?

passive solar and daylighting

A project team is discussing about alternatives for the pursuit of the SS credit, Open Space. Providing which space will satisfy the credit's requirements?

pedestrian-oriented paving or turf areas with physical site elements that accommodate outdoor social activities for building occupants; garden spaces with different vegetation types and specied that provide opportunities for year-round visual interest; garden space dedicated to community gardens or urban food production; a preserved or created habitat that meets the criteria of the Site Development-Protect or Restore Habitat credit and also includes elements of human interaction

A shared multioccupant space is a type of space where

people pursue collaborative and overlapping tasks, such as a gymnasium, classroom, meeting room, hotel lobby, or auditorium

The three components of the triple bottom line concept are:

people, planet, profit

Which cannot save water for landscaping irrigation?

perennials and overhead irrigation

An Energy Rater initiates a

performance test which is mandatory for the LEED for Homes rating system.

A LEED project must be a __________ and __________ space or building

permanent and complete

Which materials can be included in the credit calculations of the MR credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization: Environmental Product Declarations?

permanently installed plumbing pipes; pressurized fire sprinkler piping; some HVAC ducts

Which of the following is considered a project soft cost?

permit fees

A LEED Project Administrator is preparing documentation for a pursued pilot credit. What all is needed?

pilot credit registration; pilot credit survey; pilot credit specific submittals

Reclaimed water requires special

piping with a different color

A LEED AP suggests that the project team implement a strategy to earn an innovation point under the Option 1: Innovation part of the Innovation credit. Which strategies would work?

placing screens inside the building to educate occupants and visitors about the positive effects that green buildings have on the environment

Water supplied from wells or municipal water systems that is approved for human consumption is called:

potable water

Some LT credits require projects to provide preferred parking for some types of vehicles, such as green vehicles. Which statements are true regarding the preferred parking location in LEED requirements?

preferred parking spaces should have the shortest walking distance to the main entrance of the building

What are the most important criteria for a LEED building rating system?

prerequisites; have to be met before a building can earn LEED certification

When it comes to CIRs, always review the GBCI and USGBC websites for

previous CIRs before you submit one

Building sites that once housed buildings, roadways, parking lots, or were graded or otherwise altered by human activities are called:

previously developed/distributed sites

A LEED project team does not include who?

product manufacturers and structural engineers

Greenguard Certification is the third-party certification program for:

products for use in indoor spaces

Which are true with regard to MRC: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Sourcing of Raw Materials?

products sourced from manufacturers with self-declared reports are valued as one half of a product for credit achievement AND ISO 26000: 2010 Guidance on Social Responsibility is part of the accetable CSR frameworks

A Green Rater is a

professional who has shown qualifications for energy rating, certification, and demonstrates the ability to deal with a home's energy system and performance.

A project team is workin on fullfilling the energy-related requirements of the Integrative Process credit. The project team is evaluating multifunctioning space, space allotment per person, operating schedule, and anticipated operations and maintenance. Which will this contribute to?

programmatic and operational parameters

Under the Fundamental Refrigerant Management prerequisite, when reusing existing HVAC&R equipment, project teams should complete a comprehensive CFC phase-out conversion before

project completion

A project team pursuing the Option 2: Parking Under Cover part of the Heat Island Reduction credit wants to calculate the number of parking spaces that need to be covered by a roof with a three-year aged SRI of 40. The project contains 100 automobiles parking spaces, 10 motorbike parking spaces, and 10 bicycle parking spaces; what is the minimum number of parking spaces what should be placed under cover?

project should place at least 75% of parking spaces under cover. Motorcycle spaces are included in the calculations, however, bicycles are exempt. => (100+10)*0.75=82.5 rounded to 83

Which is true statements about the Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance prerequisite?

project teams should meet the requirements for both ventilation and monitoring; mechanical ventilation projects located outside the US may choose to meet the minimum outdoor air requirements of Annex B of Comite Europeen de Normalisation (CEN) Standards EN 15251-2007; projects containing variable air volume systems should monitor the minimum outdoor air intake flow with a direct outdoor airflow measurement device

What statements are true regarding the Option 1: Historic Building Reuse part of the Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction credit?

project teams should not demolish any part of the historic building or the contributing building in a historic district unless it has structural problems or contains hazardous materials; any alteration, such as preservation, restoration, and rehabilitation, must be conducted in accordance with the local or national standards for rehabilitation, wherever applicable; if the building is not subject to historic review, a preservation professional who meets the US' federal qualifications for historic architects should be included in the project team; it only requries that the "historic" designation status of the building be still valid after the construction in accordance with the appropriate standards and agencies

Which statements are true regarding the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning prerequisite?

project teams should write down a final report showing all major waste streams generated, including their disposal and diversions; alternative daily cover (ADC) does not qualify as a material diverted from disposal; hazardous materials cannot be diverted under the LEED requirements and are therefore exempt from the prerequisite's diversion calculations; encourages the project teams to create a construction and demolition waste management plan to identify potential strategies for reducing the generation of construction waste

ASHRAE 90.1-2010, Appendix B Energy is a standard for buildings also used to identify a

project's climate zone, and it is referred to under the Minimum Energy Performance prerequisite

Which statements are true for Case 1: Demand Response Program Available under the Demand Response credit?

projects may choose to design real-time, fully automated demand response system based on external initiation by the DR program provider; projects can choose to design a real-time, semiautomated demand response system in which the demand response coordinator initiates the control strategy programmed in the buildings automation system and the decision to participate is made by a person; the demand reponse processess should be included in the commissioning authority's scope of work, including participation in at least one full test of the DR plan; A "manual" demand-response system, will NOT satisfy the credit

Which of the following is true about the WE prerequisite Building-Level Water Metering?

projects should install permanent water meters that can measure the total potable water use for the building and associated grounds; metered data should be collected in monthly and annual summaries; the meter readings can be automated or manual

A project team is searching for refrigeration equipment that can satisfy the requirements of the Option 1: No Refrigerant or Low-Impact Refrigerants part of the EA credit Enhanced Refrigerant Management; using which refrigerants in the HVAC&R systems would earn the credit

propane

Which of the following can be the most efficient way to save energy?

proper building orientation and fenestration can take full advantage of the dominant winds in the summer, and avoid the chilly north winds in the summer. These characteristics can also take full advantage of passive heating from the sun in the winter and avoid the westerly sun in the summer. This can be more efficient than ALL the HVAC equipment combined

During construction of an occupied building, what must be done to protect the indoor air quality?

protect ductwork and ventilation to occupied spaces, seal off occupied areas of the building from the construction

Recycled materials will contribute to which of the following?

protection of virgin materials

The project team of a new construction project is evaluating different alternatives for choosing the right electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) for the LT credit Green Vehicles, which is a required feature for the installed EVSE?

provide Level 2 charging capacity or greater; comply with the relevant regional or local standard for electrical connectors, such as SAE Surface Vehicle Recommended Practice J1772, SAE Electric Vehicle Conductive Charge Coupler; be networked or accessible from the internet

A project team in in pursuit of the Option 1: Lighting Control part of the Interior Lighting credit. Implementing which strategies would contribute to that option?

providing multizone control systems that enable occupants to adjust the lighting to meet the groups needs and preferences with at least three lighting levels or scenes; installing switches or manual controls in the same space with the controlled luminaires; making is possible for occupants to separately control lighting for any presentation or projection wall;

A project team pursuing the MR credit Design for Flexibility is discussing strategies to achieve the credit. Which strategies will contribute to that credit?

providing programmed soft space, such as administration or storage space, equal to at least 5% of departmental gross area; installing interstitial space and designing distribution zone utility systems and equipment to serve the occupied zones; designing for future vertical expansion on at least 75% of the roof; project team should provide shell space equal to at least 5% of departmental gross area

Which strategies would make a contribution to the Heat Island Reduction credit?

providing shade with structures covered by energy generation systems; using an open-grid pavement system that is at least 50% unbound; placing parking spaces under cover

Well-located buildings take advantage of existing infrastructure, which is defined in the Location and Transportation (LT) category as:

public transit, street networks, pedestrian paths, bicycle networks, services and amenities, and existing utilities such as electricity, water, gas, and sewage

Building location plays an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Select three ways people can get to work that will help reduce carbon emissions associated with commuting

public transportation, riding bicycles, walking

A project team can get one innovation point for MRC: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Material Ingredients by:

purchasing at least 40 permanently installed building products that meet the credit criteria AND purchasing at least 50%, by cost, of permanently installed building products that meet the credit criteria

Which best describes the requirement for earning an exemplary performance point under the Construction and Demolition Waste Management credit?

pursing any path under Option 1: Diversion in addition to Option 2: Reduction od Total Waste Material

A project team determines that some of the materials (mostly furniture) that have been installed in the project cannot meet the requirements of the Option 1: Product Category Calculations part of the Low-Emitting Materials credit. Which strategies should a LEED AP suggest?

pursue Option 2: Budget Calculation Method and show that the overall VOC level in the building is less than the maximum threshold by caluclating the weighted averages of each material's VOC level

Under the LT credit Access to Quality Transit, what is the maximum walking distance between any functional entry of the building and an existing or planned bus, streetcar, or rideshare stop?

quarter mile

Which one of the following is not a strategy to achieve a successful waste management on a project?

recycle 20% to 40% of construction waste from a project with one to two material streams

Which of the following will not reduce materials sent to recycling facilities?

recycling

A project team is preparing a construction waste management plan; which of the following should be included?

recycling areas and the removal and disposal of hazardous materials like PCBs

The intent of EQ Credit-Acoustic Performance is to:

reduce background noise and sound transmission

By building green we can:

reduce environmental damage

A LEED for Homes Provider is a

referee when it comes to who is able to be a Green Rater for a LEED for Home project. The Provider is responsible for hiring, training, and overseeing the Green Raters.

Which of the following are not considered laws?

reference guides by USGBC

A project team should include the following as part of process energy:

refrigeration and kitchen cooking, laundry (washing and drying), elevators and escalators, computers, office and general miscellaneous equipment, lighting not included in the lighting power allowance (such as lighting that is part of the medical equipment), and other uses like water pumps, etc.

Which credits can be pursued without submitting any documentation to GBCI?

regional priority

In which LEED certification phase does the LEED Project Administrator need to be assigned?

registration

For the Daylight credit's calculations, under all the options, LEED BD+C: New Construction projects should consider

regularly occupied floor area

Which is the type of space where people spend time totaling more than one hour of continuous occupancy per person per day on average?

regularly occupied spaces

A project team pursuing the LT credit Sensitive Land Protection is thinking about making some minor developments within a wetland; which minor developments would not result in the denial of that credit?

remediation od the brownfield areas, activities to restore hydrology, 10-foot-wide bicycle lanes

You are working on a remodel project seeking LEED certification, what should you do about the existing HVAC units containing CFCs?

replace with natural refrigerant

A project team pursuing the LT credit Bicycle Facilities is working on providing a bicycle maintenance program for employees or bicycle route assistance for employees and customers. What type of project can that be?

retail projects - unlike other systems, these projects are required to provide bicycle maintenance program for employees or bicycle route assistance for employees and customers

Under the EQ prerequisite Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control, project teams are required to post signage indicating the no-smoking policy. Which is true regarding the signage requirements?

signage must be posted within 10 feet of all building entrances

Which statements are true regarding the Bicycle Facilities credit?

retail projects are required to provide bicycle maintenance program for employees or bicycle route assistance for employees and customers; school projects should provide dedicated bicycle lanes the extend at least to the end of the school property from the school buildings without any barriers such as fences; school projects do not need to provide any shower rooms and changing facilities to the students; LEED BD+C: Healthcare projects should exclude patients from their bicycle storage and shower-room calculations

Evapotranspiration is the term used for the

return of water to the atmosphere through evaporation from plants

Two strategies for conserving materials throughout a project's like cycle are:

reuse existing building and salvaged materials; design smaller, more flexible homes and buildings

contributing to which impact category will net a project team the highest number of points for LEED certification?

reverse contribution to global climate change

Which is a pre-consumer recycled item?

rigid insulation created from materials reclaimed from the manufacturing process of form cornice

EAC: Renewable Energy Production Energy is typically handled at which project phase?

schematic design

Which project types should restrict smoking on the entire site in order to earn a LEED certification?

school

Which project types should also address "exterior applied products" under the Option 1: Product Category Calculations part of the Low-Emitting Materials credit?

schools and healthcare

Which is true regarding SSC: Places of Respite

schools projects cannot achieve point for this credit; the are must be accessible from within the building or located within 200 feet of a building entrance or access point; the project team must provide additional dedicated places of respite for staff, equal to the net usable program area of the building

A project team is seeking extra points under the Innovation (IN) credit category; which of the following is a feasible strategy?

set up a display area inside the building to educate the public on this building's LEED performance AND double the performance for a LEED credit

A LEED AP of a school project suggests that the school authority develop and implement a plan through which every bus serving the school would meet the emission standards under the Gree Vehicles credit. If the school authorities accept this suggestion, within how many years should the developed plan achieve this goal?

seven years of the buildings certificate of occupancy

Which types of space that is designed to be used in future expansion and that is typically left unfinished under the MR credit Design of Flexibility?

shell space

A measurement of how far a pedestrian and bicyclist would travel from point of origin to a destination, reflecting access to amenities, safety, convenience, and obstructions to movement is called:

shortest path analysis

The purpose of the design case in the Water Efficiency (WE) category is to:

show that the project design will achieve significant reductions in water use from the baseline water use calculation

The Sustainable Sites (SS) category covers three areas:

site design and management, rainwater management, heat island effect

Under Option 2: Priority Designation, the project site must be located in one of the following priority development areas:

site listed by the EPA National Priorities List, Federal Empowerment Zone list, Federal Enterprise Community site, Federal (not state) Renewal Community site, a site within a Department of the Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Qualified Low-Income Community, a site in a US Department of Housing and Urban Development's qualified Census Tract or Difficult Development Area, for projects outside the US sites that meet the same types of specifications of a local equivalent program administered at the national level

For a project's initial reseach, what are some of the most important local issues?

site orientation, parking regulations, incentives for sustainable design

Which documents are required under the LT credit Reduced Parking Footprint?

site plan indicating parking areas and preferred parking spaces, parking capacity reduction calculations, drawings or photographs of signage or pavement markings indicating reserved status of preferred parking areas

How many Regional Priority credits are there for every project location?

six

A total of how many regional priority credit choices are avaiable for a total of how many points?

six credit choices for four points

Triple-bottom-line thinking is a three-pronged approach that comprises decisions based on:

social factors, environmental factors, economical factors

Under the SS credit Heat Island Reduction, in order to classify building materials according to their solar emissions and reflectance, the _________ values will be used for roofing materials and __________ values will be used for nonroof materials (such as hardscapes)

solar reflectance index; solar reflectance

In its solid waste management hierarchy, the EPA ranks which four preferred strategies for reducing waste:

source reduction, reuse, recycling, and waste to energy

In what review is the design prerequisite/credits are submitted for review during the design phase, and both the additional design prerequisite/credits and all the construction prerequisites/credits are submitted at the end of the construction phase

split review

All the the following are examples of soft costs with the exception of:

structural lumber, fixtures

Which of the following water saving items can be used for outdoor, indoor, and processed water?

sub-meters and water saving education programs

When it comes to CIRs, if you cannot find a similar CIR, then

submit a new CIR and GBCI online

An owner of a 12,000sf office-building project tells the LEED AP to avoid creating an energy model for the project under the EA prerequisite Minimum Energy Performance. What should the LEED AP suggest?

suggest creating the energy model as it is the only way to achieve a LEED certification for such a project

A project owner decides to install a permanent steel structure to carry the national flag next to the building's main entrance. The project team is in pursuit of the SS credit Light Pollution Reduction, and the owner wants the national flag to be illuminated at night. If the project is located inside an MLO3 zone, what should the LEED AP suggest about the national flag lighting?

suggest nothing, as national flag lighting will already be exempt from the credit requirements

Green building through a holistic design approach will result in which of the following?

synergy

Which is true with regards to SSC: Heat Island Reduction?

temperatures in urban areas can be 22 degrees Fahrenheit higher than undeveloped areas and surrounding suburbs AND measures to reduce heat islands measures include using a vegetated roof to insulate a building and extend the life of the roof or installing solar panels or shading devices

With regards to Light Pollution credit; project teams need to classify the project under a lighting zone, using the lighting zones definitions provided in

the Illumination Engineering Society of North America and International Dark-Sky Association (IES/IDA) Model Lighting Ordinance (MLO) User's guide

If you pass the LEED Green Associate Exam, what can you use on your business card?

the LEED Green Associate logo per GBCI guidelines

A LEED project team uses fly ash in concrete mixes. Which statements are true?

the LEED project team may seek an Innovation Credit (INC) point because this is a reuse of pre-consumer content AND the design team needs to get the owner's consent for using the fly ash

With regard to the credit, Optimize Energy Performance, who has the most influence in decision-making?

the MEP Engineer has the most influence in energy performance, and the credit, Optimize Energy Performance

"To reduce the environmental and economic harms associated with fossil fuel energy by increasing the use of self-supply of renewable energy" is the intent of what?

the Renewable Energy Production credit

With regards to Light Pollution credit; projects need to meet uplight and light trespass requirements by either using

the backlight-uplight-glare (BUG) method in option 1 or the calculation method in option 2

What is true about the WE prerequisite Outdoor Water Use Reduction?

the baseline landscape water requirement is the amount of water that the landscape of the site will require during the site's peak watering month; athletic fields and playgrounds, if vegetated, and food gardens may be included or excluded in the prerequisite calculations at the project team's discretion; if a project has a landscape that does not need any irrigation beyond a maximum of a two-year established period, documenting it will fulfill the prerequisite; the WaterSense Water Budget Tool of the Un Environmental Protection Agency will be used to calculate the landscape water requirement

Synergy is

the combined effects of two or more agents or forces greater than the sum of their individual

A project team is discussing the number of diverse uses located around a project. A project team member suggest counting a commercial office, which is located within a half mile, as a diverse use. Which is true regarding this as an idea?

the commercial office can be counted as a diverse use as long as it includes 100 or more full-time-equivalent jobs

Which statements are true regarding Places of Respite credit?

the credit is only applicable to heathcare projects; projects should provide places of respite for patients and visitors equal to 5% of the net usable program area of the building, and they should provide places of respite for staff equal to 2% of the net usable program area of the building; a maximum of 30% of the respite area can be located in interior atria, solaria, greenhouses, or conditioned spaces; NO medical care should be delivered in the places of respite

Which statements are true about the PBT Source Reduction-Mercury credit?

the credit requires project teams to specify and install fluorescent lamps with both low mercury content and long lamp life; it is only applicable to LEED BD+C: Healthcare projects; project teams should specify the use of those lamps that meet the credit criteria for increased lamp life and should specify linear and U-bend fluorescent lamps to meet the rated hours and ballast type criteria

A project team pursuing the EQ Indoor Air Quality Assessment has completed the flush-out. However, per the owner's request, the team has ordered some additional furnishings to be installed in one room after the flush-out. What actions should the project team take?

the flush-out must be restarted from the beginning for that room

Which statements are true with regards to the Indoor Quality Assessment Credit?

the flush-out should be completed in every space of the buildings; all interior finishes must be installed, and major VOC punch list items should be completed by the time flush-out is performed; if an partial work occurs during the flush-out in any space (such as installing furnishings), the flush-out process must be restarted from the beginning for that space

The iterative process, which means repeating, is associated with:

the integrative process

For a LEED v4 BD+C: New Construction project with 200 parking spaces, including 6 handicap parking spaces (1 of them is van accessible), which of statements are true with regard to Green Vehicles?

the owner needs to designate 10 perferred parking spaces for fuel efficient and low emitting vehicles; the owner needs to provide electrical vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) or install liquid or gas alternative fuel fueling facilities or a battery switching station

With regards to Light Pollution credit; the credit addresses all the exterior luminaires inside the projects boundary when addressing the credit requirements (except those listed as "exemptions") based on

the photometric characteristics of each luminaire when mounted in the same orientation and tilt as in the project design

What are RECs?

the positive attributes of power generated by renewable sources; means Renewable Energy Certificates

Which statements are true when a demand response program is not available in the project's location?

the project can achieve the Demand Response credit by providing infrastructure for future demand response programs

A LEED AP of an office-building project, working on the Access to Quality Transit credit, creates a table to evaluate the number of trips for different transit types. The project contains a bus station, a ferry terminal, and a light rail station within a half-mile walking distance of a functional entry. Which statements would be true if none of the eligible transit types is providing weekend trips?

the project cannot earn the credit - required to meet the total number of trips for both weekdays and weekends

To achieve LTC: Access to Quality Transit, the project team must meet what requirements?

the project shall be located within 1/4 mile of walking distance of existing or planned bus, streetcar, or rideshare stops, or within 1/2 mile of one planned and funded, or one existing, bus rapid transit stop, light or heavy rail stations, commuter rail station, or commuter ferry terminals AND the transit service at those stops and stations in aggregate must meet a minimum number of trips

A 10-story mixed-use development project contains retail space on the first 5 floors and contains residential units on the floors above 5. If the gross floor area is the same on each story, which rating systems can the project team use for the project?

the project team can either choose LEED BD+C: Retail or LEED BD+C: New Construction and Major Renovation - if the project seems applicable to more than one rating system, the 40/60 rule should be used to decide on the rating system. If it falls between 40% and 60%, then the project team can decide on the rating system to be used for the project.

A project team is working on a LEED project composed of 6 buildings on a campus. Each building is located on 1 acre parcel of land. How should the project team determine the boundary of the LEED project?

the project team can make its own decision and determine the LEED project boundary

A project team is seeking LEED BDC NC certification for a building, which of the following is true?

the project team cannot seek precertification as a marketing tool for funding and attracting tenants

With regard to SSC: Tenant Design and Construction Guidelines, which are correct?

the project team may need to submit a guideline on tenant's energy use, including information on how to determine energy use and the related costs AND the project team may not need an IPMVP-compliant M&V plan

A project team is in pursuit of the EA credit Demand Response. However, a demand response program is not available in the project's location. Which statements are true?

the project team should provide infrastructure for future demand response programs or dynamic, real-time pricing programs; the project team should develop a comprehensive plan for shedding at least 10% of estimated peak electricity demand; the local utility should be contacted to discuss participation in future DR programs; include the commissioning authority in DR processes, including participation in at least one full DR testing

Under the Option 1: Innovation part of the Innovation credit, the proposed strategy for the innovation credit should meet the credit's criteria. Which are true regarding them?

the proposed strategy should demonstrate a quantitative improvement in environmental performance; the strategy of the innovation credit should be comprehenive and should not address a limited portion of the project; the proposed strategy should be significantly better than standard sustainable design practices.

A LEED AP working on the Option 2: Financial Support part of the Site Development-Protect or Restore Habitat credit is searching for a land trust or conservation organization. According to that credit, within which regions should the land trust or the conservation organization be located?

the same EPA Level III ecoregion AND the project's state

A project team uses a strategy to earn an Innovation (IN) point for a project in California; which of the following is true?

the same strategy may or may not earn an IN point in another project - each case has to be reviewed and determined by GBCI

FAR - Floor Area Ratio is equal to:

the total building area/total buildable site area => example: a building with 168,000sf built on a total site area of 1 acre is computed by => 168,000sf / 43569sf = 386%

Which of the following is the foundation of the LEED building rating system?

the triple bottom line

What is the fundamental reason for global warming?

the use of biofuel

A project team in in pursuit of the Option 2: Lighting Quality part of the Interior Lighting credit. Implementing which strategies would contribute to that option?

the use of light source with a Color Rendering Index (CRI) of 80 or higher for the entire project is one of the eight strategies that project teams can choose to implement in order to earn the credit

How many credit categories are there for LEED v4 BD+C: New Construction? What are they?

there are 9; they are Integrative Process (IP), Location and Transportation (LT), Sustainable Sites (SS), Water Efficiency (WE), Energy and Atmosphere (EA), Materials and Resources (MR), Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ), Innovation (IN), and Regional Priority (RP).

Understanding refrigerant trade-off in regards to the effort to reduce global warming by the use of harmful refrigerants mean that:

there is not real solution because while harmful refrigerants are a direct cause of global warming by leaking into the earth's atmosphere, less harmful refrigerants will indirectly cause global warming with the emissions created by additional generation of electricity due to less-efficient cooling properties; the trade-off is that some refrigerants have a higher ODP and a low GWP, while others have a higher GWP and lower ODP. Either way, the refrigerant will have a harmful impact to the environment

ASHRAE 55-2010 is the standard for the minimum level of:

thermal comfort

ASHRAE 55-2010 is the standard used by LEED to create the baseline for:

thermal comfort

Which are true with regard to EQC: Thermal Comfort?

thermal comfort is a complex amalgam of six primary factors including surface temperature, air temperature, air movement, humidity, metabolic rate, and clothing AND predicted percentage of dissatisfied (PPD) and predicted mean vote (PMV) are two indices used as the referenced standards for this credit AND research administered by the International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy indicates allowing occupants +/-5 degree Fahrenheit for local temperature control can give rise to productivity gains of 2.7% to 7%

Which statements are true about the Cooling Tower Water Use Reduction credit?

this credit aims to reduce the water usage of cooling towers and evaporative condensers; projects should conduct a one-time potable water analysis for cooling towers and evaporative condensers to find the actual values of come defined parameters; to gain an additional point, projects can increase the cooling tower cycles beyond 10 by increasing the level of treatment in the condenser or makeup water; to gain an additional point, projects can use a minimum of 20% of recycled nonpotable water in their cooling towers

The design team is revising the project design in order to minimize the buildings footprint and to mazimize the landscaping. What is true regarding this revision?

this decision will make a positive contribution to the Heat Island Reduction credit; with this decision, the team can easily pursue the Open Space credit; the Rainwater Management credit would be positively affected by this decision; with this decision, the amount of captured rainwater from the roof can be decreased

The US Army is building a 120,000 s.f. barrack, the building to site ratio is 1.5%. Which LEED building rating system should the project team choose?

this project cannot seek LEED certification; One of the MRPs (Minimum Program Requirements) is that the building to site ratio must be 2% or higher

A fast food restaurant has leased a 950 sf space and is doing tenant improvement work for the entire space. What statements are true?

this project must meet ADA guidelines and can seen LEED ID+C: Commercial Interior certification

Which of energy sources qualify under the EA credit Renewable Energy Production?

tidal, wave, geothermal energy

All the disclosure and optimization credits share the same intent:

to encourage the use of products and materials for which life-cycle information is available and that have environmentally, economically, and socially perferable life-cycle impacts

A new construction project team is calculating the number of showers that should be provided under the LT credit Bicycle Facilities. What is the minimum threshold for showers that the project team must design for the building?

to provide at least one on-site shower room with a changing facility for the first 100 regular building occupants and one additional shower for every 150 occupants after the first 100

With regards to submittals, what are the required documentation for Construction and Demolition Waste Management, Option 2

total waste per area: a list of manufacturers' names, product names, costs, and percentage of pre- and post-consumer content (if applicable); manufacturers' letters or cutsheets indicating the listed products' recycled content (if applicable); a plan showing the location of the recycling area

If a building's wastewater overflows, which of the following can come into contact with potable water?

toxic metals and grease

A project designer is planning to remove some trees from the site in order to allow for a hardscape area. A LEED AP tells the designer that removing the trees may result in the denial of the SS credit Sensitive Land Protection. Removing which trees would not result in denial of that credit?

trees that are under 40% condition rating; whose diameters are less than 6 inches at breast height; hazardous trees; up to 75% of dead trees; up to 20% of the trees whose diameters are more than 6 inches at breast height, with a condition rating of 40% or higher

For both the Fundamental Commissioning and Verification prerequisite and the Enhanced Commissioning credit, at least how many similar projects should the qualified commissioning authority have completed?

two

Under the Water Metering credit, projects are required to install permanent water meters to some of the following water subsystems that are applicable: irrigation, indoor plumbing fixtures and fittings, domestic hot water, some types of boilers, reclaimed water, and other process water. To at least how many of those subsystems should the project install water meters?

two

A total of how many credits and points are available in the Innovation category?

two credits, six points

A project team pursuing the Option 1: No Refrigerant or Low-Impact Refrigerant part of the Enhanced Refrigerant Management credit is comparing refrigerant alternatives to be used for the cooling equipment that will be installed in the project. Below are the refrigerants' ozone depletion potentials (ODP) and global warming potentials (GWP). Which refrigerants can satify the credits' requirements?

under Option 1: No Refrigerants or Low-Impact Refrigerants part of the Enhanced Refrigerant Management credit, projects should not use any refrigerants or only use naturally occuring or synthetic refrigerants that have an ODP of 0 and a GWP of less than 50.

Which statements are true regarding the SS credit Direct Exterior Access?

under the credit, projects should provide direct access to an exterior courtyard, terrace, garden, or balcony; the provided space must be at least 5 sf per patient for 75% of all inpatients and 75% of outpatients whose length of stay exceeds four hours; the credit is only applicable to healthcare projects; no interior space qualifies and projects should provide direct exterior access

Which is a source of biofuel, according to LEED requirements?

untreated wood, landfill gas, agricultural crops and waste

Which cannot be considered for a low-impact development strategy?

use of materials with higher solar reflectance and solar reflectance index values

A project team is seeking LEED certification for a building. The project can be certified under either the LEED BDC NC or LEED BDC CS rating system. How should the project team determine which LEED system to use?

use the 40/60 rule and make an independant decision

The Bicycle Facilities credit requires project teams to demonstrate how far a bicyclist would need to travel from the building to a particular destination such as a diverse use or public transportation station. When calculating the walking distance between the building and any destination, the project team should do what?

use the shortest path analysis and measure the distance along infrastructure that is safe and comfortable for pedestrians

Life-cycle analysis is

used to analyze the environmental impact of a building over its lifetime

Which of the following can reduce stormwater runoff and alleviate the urban heat island effect?

using a vegetated roof, using porous pavement with high albedo, building a retention pond on the site

Which of the following will not reduce materials sent to landfill?

using regrounded materials and reworking

Open spaces need to be:

vegetated and pervious areas

A LEED project's landscaping area includes which of the following?

vegetated roofs

ASHRAE 62.1-2010 is the standard used by LEED to create the baseline for:

ventilation design and indoor air quality

An individual occupant space is a type of space

where a person performs distinct tasks, such as a private office, reception desk, or a hotel guest room.

What is used to measure a LEED building's environmental performance?

whole building perspective

The ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2010, Appendix G, with errate is used for the

whole-building energy simulation under the Option 1: Whole-Building Energy Simulation part of the Minimum Energy Performance prerequisite and the Optimization Energy Performance credit

in order to earn the Sensitive Land Protection credit under option 2, the development footprint or a portion of it can be located as

within 60 feet of a wetland - no development can be made within 50 feet of wetlands, with the exceptions of some miner improvements

Which materials are not required to be collected and stored per the MR prerequisite Storage and Collection of Recyclables?

wood

A project team pursuing the MR prerequisite, Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning, couldn't implement reuse and recycling methods and chose to convert construction waste to energy by following the required European Commission Waste Framework Directive, except for one material stream; what should that one material stream be, assuming that the project would earn the prerequisite?

wood - waste-to-energy facilities must meet the applicable European Committee for Standardization (CEN) EN 303 standards. However, wood-based products would be exempt from this additional requirement for incineration and would be directly considered as diversion

Which statements are true about the Construction and Demolition Waste Management credit?

wood waste that is converted to fuel can be included in the credit calculations as a diversion; waste-to-energy systems may be considered waste diversion if the European Commission Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC and Waste Incineration Directive 2000/76/EC are followed; land-clearing debris should be excluded in the diversion calculations; excavated soil, land-clearing debris, alternative daily cover (ADC), and hazardour materials should always be excluded in LEED diversion calculations

Where can a LEED Green Associate find the latest errata for LEED reference guides online?

www.usgbc.org

The use of drought-tolerant native or adapted plants along with rocks, bark mulch, and other landscaping elements is called:

xeriscaping

Based on percentage of weight, the remaining solid waste's ranking from highest to lowest is

yard trimmings, textiles, leather, rubber, and other and wood

How many points can a LEED BD+C project receive by employing two LEED AP O&M principal participants and one LEED AP ID+C principal participant on the project team?

zero