1.

What would NOT

N describe a LE
EED AP?

A Someone with
h knowledge & skilll applicable to the LEED
L certification process
p

B Someone with
h understanding of green building pracctices and principle
es

C Someone with
h knowledge of the requirements, reso
ources, and processses of LEED

D Someone sep
parate from the inte
egrated project team
m

2. What defines the open space of a site area if there is no local zoning?

A Property area minus the develop

pment footprint

B Total area within the project boundary of the appliccant building

C Unconstructed
d area of the projecct boundary

D Constructed area
a of the project boundary
b

3. What aspects of integrated projject planning are NOT the most imp
portant to be integ
grated?

A Business structures

B Systems

C Financing

D People

4. d helps calculate a baseline buildin

What standard ng energy perform
mance rating for LEED v3?

A ASHRAE 62.1
1-2007

B ASHRAE 90.1
1-2007

C Advanced Buiildings Core Perforrmance Guide

D ASHRAE Adv
vanced Energy Dessign Guide
5. What design decision
d would MO
OST help reduce the
t quantity or im
mprove the quality of stormwater runoff?

A Mulching arou
und landscape area
as

B Clustering the
e development toge
ether

C Installing high
h albedo parking lott surfaces

D Planting trees
s to provide cover fo
or hardscapes

6. What type of building

b system might
m use halons?
?

A Electrical

B Fire suppression

C Plumbing

D Irrigation

7. Products that meet ISO 14000 standards

s are:

A Environmenta
ally preferable

B Mercury-free

C FSC certified

D Pre-approved products for LEED

D

8. er closet?
What is a wate

A A storage tank
k for graywater

B A storage tank
k for rainwater

C A component of a cooling tower

D A type of flush
h fixture
9. SMACNA guid
delines should be followed for whatt reason?

A To develop a green cleaning pro

ogram

B To select carp
pets with low VOCss

C To establish an
a integrated pest management
m plan

D To minimize in
ndoor air quality isssues caused by con
nstruction

10
0. Dangerous reffrigerant leakage into the environm
ment is best solved
d by what design decision?

A Designing a building
b that does not use chemical reffrigerants

B Selecting refriigerants with no ozone depletion pote

ential

C Maintaining HVAC&R equipment to reduce refrigerrant leakage

D Designing HV
VAC&R equipment that
t uses energy effficiently

11
1. What is a brow
wnfield?

A A contaminate
ed site

B A site without vegetation

C A site that has

s been graded

D A site without grass

12
2. Prior to projec
ct registration, a non-USGBC
n memb
ber company projject leader can access which LEED
D resources?

A LEED Score Card

C

B LEED letter te
emplates

C CIR database
e

D LEED Online
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3. What urban arrea is a best choic
ce for a LEED projject?

A Areas that req

quire updated infrasstructure

B Areas with lon

ng commute times

C Areas with community connectivvity

D Areas farthestt from transportatio

on services

14
4. Average hous
sing density is deffined as:

A Housing Units
s / Acres of Buildab
ble Land

B Square Footage of Housing Unitts / Acres of Buildable Land

C Square Footage of Housing Unitts / 120,000 sq. ft.

D Housing Units
s / 120,000 sq. ft.

15
5. A member commpany wants to display
d its USGBC
C member logo in several
s areas. Wh
hat would be some
e appropriate use
es
for a USGBC member
m logo? (Chhoose Two)

A y's product next to the member company name with a disclaimer

On a company

B On the compa
any's website home
e page linking to the
e company's LEED
D projects

C On any partne
er website of the member company

D On company letterhead
l

16
6. What does 'LE
EED Certified' indiicate?

A The LEED Ra
ating System

B A project that has been certified

C A project that has been certified at the base level

D The LEED cerrtification process

17
7. Which of the following
f is used to determine if a product
p is pre-con
nsumer or post-co
onsumer recycled
d content?

A ASHRAE 62.1
1

B Local codes

C LEED Online Calculators

D ISO 14021

18
8. What types off water can NOT be
b used for flushin
ng toilets?

A Blackwater

B Stormwater

C Graywater

D Non-potable water
w

19
9. What should the
t project team do
d with the LEED Score
S Card once it has been completed?

A Mail it to USG
GBC

B Refer to it durring the construction process

C Use it to deterrmine the baseline building water use

D Use it to deterrmine project soft-ccosts

20
0. What types off wood are considered sustainable materials? (Choo
ose Two)

A Salvaged woo
od

B Certified wood
d

C Slow growth wood

w

D Virgin wood
21
1. What is a usefful strategy for wa
ater efficient lands
scaping?

A Use drip irriga

ation

B Use potable water

w

C Create a pond
d on the property

D Treat wastewa
ater onsite

22
2. A project team
m reduces indoor water use 50% fro
om a baseline, we
ell above the 40% credit requiremen
nts. What type of
performance does
d this describe
e?

A Exemplary

B Integrated

C Innovative

D Incremental

23
3. What factors impact
i the cost off earning building
g certification?

A Square footag
ge of the building

B The type of land the building wass built on

C The number of
o stories the buildin
ng has

D The number of
o FTEs that will occcupy the finished building
b

24
4. What would qualify as preferred
d parking?

A Parking spots reserved for shuttlle buses

B Parking spots closest to the main

n entrance or unde
er cover to the entra
ance

C Parking spots closest to the main

n entrance (excluding handicap)

D Parking spots that are shaded att mid-day

25
5. Why use comingled recycling? (Choose Two)

A Recycled matterials can be sold for

f more money

B Comingled rec
cycling takes up lesss space

C People are mo
ore likely to particip
pate in the recycling
g program

D Materials are less likely to be contaminated

E More kinds of materials can be recycled

r

26
6. If electricity is
s not Green-e certified, an equivalen
nt source of powe
er can be used if what
w criterion is met?
m

A The energy meets

m the Green-e standards
s

B The energy ha
as zero emissions

C The energy is of a LEED approvved type

D The energy is developed within 500

5 miles of the pro
oject

27
7. What does the
e use of light colo
ored pervious paving help with? (Ch
hoose Two)

A Regional mate
erials

B Heat island efffect

C Stormwater management
m

D Recycling

28
8. What statement is true regardin
ng green building?
?

A Green design is a cost neutral ad

dd-on

B Green building
gs have no major significant
s cost diffe
erence to non-green buildings

C gs were increasinglly common until construction costs rosse 30% in the last two
LEED building t years

D LEED teams are

a achieving certiffication through wid
dely diverse method
ds
29
9. To be classifie
ed as fuel-efficien
nt, a vehicle mightt meet which of the following standards?

A Green Seal sc
core

B ACEEE Green
n score

C Green Label

D Green-e

30
0. What are three
e important factorrs of the LEED Grreen Building Rating System? (Cho
oose Three)

A It is the only green

g building stand
dard

B It is governme
ent-supported

C It is market-drriven

D It is voluntary

E It is consensus-based

31
1. What is the bu
uilding footprint?

A Building structture and hardscape

es

B Entire project boundary

C Building structture and landscape

es

D uilding structure only

Area of the bu

32
2. s a 100,000 SF parking garage with five levels of equ
A building has ual size. What is th
he parking footpriint?

A 50,000 SF

B 10,000 SF

C 100,000 SF

D 20,000 SF
33
3. What is a Miniimum Project Req
quirement for LEE
ED Certification?

A Minimum Occ
cupancy of 1 FTE

B Minimum Occ
cupancy of 300 FTE
Es

C Minimum Occ
cupancy of 100 FTE
Es

D Minimum Occ
cupancy of 25 FTEss

34
4. What would in
nstalling a green roof
r help with? (C
Choose Two)

A Eliminating CF
FCs

B Green power

C Increasing the
e lifespan of the roo
of

D Reducing hea
at islands

35
5. What should be
b addressed in th
he project and building constructio
on budget?

A Life-cycle costs

B Request for qualifications

C Green design criteria

D Statement of work
w

36
6. What should be
b addressed in th
he project and building constructio
on budget?

A Life-cycle costs

B Request for qualifications

C Green design criteria

D Statement of work
w
37
7. What are the benefits
b of becom
ming a tenant or owwner of a buildingg that already has been LEED Certiffied, if the project
team wants to
o earn an additional LEED certificattion (Interior Desig
gn or Operations and Maintenance))?

A There are no certification fees

B Certification fe
ees are reduced

C The project will be well situated to

t earn the addition
nal certification(s)

D There is no re
egistration fee

38
8. Credit Interpre
etation Requests (CIRs) are most likely used for wha
at part of the LEED
D process?

A Appeal of den
nied credits

B Communicatin
ng with the project administrator and/o
or project team

C Updated ruling
gs for LEED Online
e

D Technical guid
dance for LEED cre
edits

39
9. Which of the following
f has an indirect impact on
n global warming?
?

A Global warmin
ng potential

B Refrigerant leakage

C Ozone depletiion potential

D Service life of equipment

40
0. What is albedo
o?

A Measure of a refrigerant's ozone

e depletion potentia
al

B Measure of a material's impervio

ousness

C Measure of a material's ability to

o reflect sunlight on a scale of 0 to 1

D Measure of a plant's drought tole

erance
41
1. What measure
es the density of non-residential
n lan
nd use?

A Site area

B Floor area ratio

C Development footprint

D Community co
onnectivity

42
2. What encoura
ages the purchase
e and use of low-e
emitting and fuel-e
efficient vehicles?
?

A Providing sola
ar car ports

B Providing prefferred parking for th

hose vehicles

C Locating the project

p in a dense neighborhood
n

D Designing the
e project to be mixe
ed-use

43
3. A rainwater ha
arvesting system can help with: (Choose Two)

A Water efficiency

B Stormwater management
m

C Site restoratio
on

D Heat island efffect

44
4. What statement is true about RECs?
R

A RECs are trad

dable commodities

B RECs are reduced from utility billls

C RECs provide
e electricity

D RECs depreciiate in value

45
5. What is the pu
urpose of having a LEED AP on a project?
p

A To streamline the LEED processs

B he project administrator
To serve as th

C To submit all project

p data

D For building co
ommissioning

46
6. What statement is true regardin
ng CFCs?

A native for CFCs has been developed

No ideal altern

B CFCs are no longer

l used anywh
here

C CFCs are no longer

l used in deve
eloped nations

D CFCs are not addressed in the US

U EPA Clean Air Act
A

47
7. How does urb
ban sprawl affect office
o workers?

A It causes man
ny to have longer co
ommute times

B It encourages urban renewal

C It reduces ven
ntilation opportunitie
es

D It causes resid
dential housing to be
b more expensive
e

48
8. What must a project
p do to be ce
ertified?

A Earn a minimu
um number of points only

B Satisfy relevant prerequisites and earn a minimum number of points

C Satisfy all prerequisites and earn

n a minimum numb
ber of points

D ant fees and have a Green Rater approve the project

Pay the releva
49
9. What are some of the goals of filling
f in the LEED
D Score Card?

A To estimate th
he ROI of the project

B To obtain own
ner buy-in for the prroject

C To determine credit responsibilities

D To determine the target certificattion level

50
0. Why do natura
al refrigerants hav
ve greater global warming
w potentia
al than refrigerants
s that can damage
e the ozone layer?
?

A They have hig

gher leakage rates

B They are less efficient

C They require water

w use

D They produce
e more sulfur dioxide in the refrigeratio
on process

51
1. Each commerrcial (non-homes) rating system is comprised
c of wha
at elements? (Cho
oose Three)

A CIRs

B Prerequisites

C Credits

D Minimum Prog
gram Requirementss

E Strategies

52
2. How is a build
ding's water savin
ngs calculated?

A By counting th
he number of fixture
es

B By reviewing water
w use from utiliity meters

C By calculating
g the percentage re
eduction from a basseline case to the design
d case

D By measuring
g graywater use
53
3. For a single building development, what determiines the LEED pro
oject boundary? (C
Choose Two)

A The edge of th
he site

B The edge of th
he building footprin
nt

C The edge of th
he development foo
otprint

D The entire pro

oject scope

54
4. How does a liffe cycle assessme
ent (LCA) differ frrom life cycle costting (LCC)?

A LCA is cradle--to-cradle while LC

CC is not

B LCA does nott take into account economic

e performa
ance while LCC does

C LCA does nott take into account environmental

e perfformance while LCC
C does

D LCA takes into

o account economiic performance whiile LCC does not

55
5. What can help
p reduce indoor po
otable water use?
? (Choose Two)

A Smaller kitche
en sinks

B Waterless urin
nals

C Stacking the building

b design

D Composting to
oilets

E Gravity based
d irrigation system

56
6. What type of fixtures
f use the le
east amount of wa
ater?

A Graywater fixttures

B Potable waterr fixtures

C ENERGY STA
AR fixtures

D WaterSense fixtures
f
57
7. What product would not count as a local materia
al?

A Brick

B Furniture

C Elevator

D Flooring

58
8. How does drip
p irrigation save water?
w

A By reducing th
he microclimate facctor

B By using only non-potable waterr

C By increasing irrigation efficiencyy

D By reducing th
he heat island effecct

59
9. What are indig
genous plants?

A Plants that are

e high maintenance
e

B Plants that req

quire lots of fertilize
er

C Plants that ha
ave been in the area
a for many years and are not invasive
e

D Plants with hig

gh watering require
ements

60
0. Which item ca
an NOT contribute
e to Construction Waste Manageme
ent?

A Wood given to
o a salvage hauler

B Ground up briick used for drainag

ge

C PCB removal

D Recycling pac
ckaging material
61
1. Which of the following
f is NOT a strategy for redu
ucing the heat isla
and effect of a pro
oposed parking lo
ot?

A Using open grrid paving

B Placing the pa
arking spaces unde
er the building

C Planting trees
s that will provide sh
hade

D Painting the parking

p lot with a ma
aterial with low SRI value

62
2. When encoura
aging bicycle use, what should be addressed
a for cam
mpus projects or office buildings?

A Providing showering and changing facilities

B Providing shaded spots for the bicycles

b

C Providing free
e helmets to bicycle
ers

D a time for people to commute

Allowing extra

63
3. What is sourc
ce reduction?

A Reducing ene
ergy use in a buildin
ng

B Reducing the amount of stormwa

ater runoff

C Reducing the heat island effect

D Decreasing th
he materials used fo
or manufacturing products

64
4. What organiza ation develops bu odes to construct residential and co
uilding safety and fire prevention co ommercial
buildings, including homes andd schools?

A Underwriters Laboratory
L (UL)

B OSHA

C International Code
C Council

D DoE
65
5. What percent of water chillers in
i existing buildin
ngs still use CFCs
s?

A 20%

B 50%

C 30%

D 40%

66
6. Can ozone have negative enviro
onmental effects?
?

A No, ozone is essential

e to life on earth
e

B Yes, dependin
ng on where ozone
e is located

C No, ozone is located in the uppe

er atmosphere

D Yes, when loc

cated in the upper atmosphere
a

67
7. What aspect of
o a local commun
nity would be of most
m interest to a project
p team?

A Proximity to green power

B Local zoning

C Distance from
m the landfill

D Pedestrian ac
ccess

68
8. What is the he
eat island effect?

A The difference
es in air quality cau
used by the burning
g of fossil fuels

B The reflection of heat in urban arreas to the surroun

nding countryside

C The increase in humidity in urban areas caused by stormwater runoff

D The absorptio
on of heat by dark surfaces
s during the daytime and its rad
diation at night
69
9. What is differe
ent about green building
b design co
ompared to conven
ntional design?

A Green building
g uses an integrate
ed building design

B g does not have a bidding phase

Green building

C Green building
g has longer sched
dules

D Green building
g costs more

70
0. A construction waste managem
ment plan should address
a what item
ms?

A What materialls should be diverte

ed

B Rapidly renew
wable materials

C The use of certified wood

D Source reducttion

71
1. Untreated stormwater can NOT
T be used for whatt purpose?

A Washing dishes

B Landscaping fountains
f

C Makeup waterr

D Drip irrigation

72
2. What area is NOT
N considered previously
p develop
ped?

A Nature preserrve

B Racetrack

C Stone quarry

D Unused parkin
ng lot
73
3. Which of the following
f is includ
ded in the landsca
ape area?

A Building footprint

B Natural ponds
s

C Green roof

D Paved walkwa
ays

74
4. What amount of water does lan
ndscaping consum
me in the U.S.?

A 30%

B 50%

C 40%

D 20%

75
5. Which of the following
f is NOT a type of biofuel?

A Soybean oil

B Geothermal

C Cow manure

D Wood chips

76
6. Which of the following
f are NOT
T soft costs?

A Project drawin
ngs

B Windows

C City permits

D Interest payments
77
7. A LEED consu ultant helps a com
mpany earn an inn novation point on a school project ini Michigan using g a strategy not
found in the LEED
L rating system
m. What is true re
egarding this cons
sultant's ability to use this strategy
y and earn this
innovation pooint on other proje
ects?

A It is not possib
ble to tell if this stra
ategy will earn points on other projectss

B nt is guaranteed to earn points using this

The consultan t strategy on oth
her projects

C Other projects
s can not earn the point
p using this stra
ategy

D This strategy can

c be used on one other project

78
8. What are the key efine green building performance?
k criteria that de

A Prerequisites

B Innovative des
signs

C Minimum project requirements

D Third party sta

andards

79
9. What should be
b included in a construction waste
e management pla
an?

A Disposal site for

f refrigerants

B The environmental concerns

C Durability plan
nning

D The goals to be
b accomplished

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0. Green power refers
r to electricitty products that in
nclude significantt proportions of ellectricity generate
ed from energy
resources tha
at are:

A Locally harves
sted

B Generated on-site

C Green Seal Certified

D Renewable
81
1. On a project with
w older existing
g HVAC&R system
m that uses CFCs, what can the pro
oject team do to ea
arn LEED
certification?

A Seal any leaks

s in the existing sysstem

B an be certified with the existing system

The project ca m as-is

C Maintain the equipment

e properlyy over the building'ss lifetime

D Replace the HVAC&R

H system with
w one that does not
n use CFCs

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2. What are heatt islands?

A Air and surfac

ce temperature diffe
erences between developed
d and unde
eveloped areas

B Surfaces with an imperviousnesss of 50% or more

C ental issue that causes ozone depletio

An environme on

D Reflection of heat
h by high albedo
o surfaces

83
3. What is a bioffuel-based system
m?

A A system thatt runs using wave power

p

B A system thatt runs on gas

C A system thatt runs on organic material

m

D A system thatt runs on power from

m the sun

84
4. Which of the following
f are strattegies to reduce construction
c wastte?

A Purchase matterials that are loca

ally manufactured

B Purchase matterials with lower liffecycle costs

C Donate unuse
ed materials to Hab
bitat for Humanity

D Burn the rema

aining waste
85
5. What should be
b done to minimiize a building's im
mpact on ozone de
epletion?

A Reduce heat islands

i

B Install a green
n roof

C Use halons in fire suppression syystems

D Zero use of CFCs

86
6. Where in the LEED
L reference guide can a team fiind information on
n differences relating to the geogra
aphic location of a
project?

A Regional Variations

B Resources

C Related Crediits

D Requirements
s

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7. A project team
m wishes to get a Credit Interpretation Request on a credit and prereq
quisite that are unrrelated. What
needs to happpen?

A Submit one CIR only, for the credit

B Submit two CIIRs - one each for the

t credit and prere
equisite

C Submit one CIR covering both th

he credit and prereq
quisite

D Submit one CIR only, for the pre

erequisite

88
8. The LEED Cre
edit Checklist allow
ws project teams to mark potential credit achieveme
ent as:

A Pursuing/Not Pursuing

B Yes/No

C Anticipated/Ac
chieved/Denied

D Yes/Maybe/No
o
89
9. Which of the following
f efits of community connectivity?
are bene

A More lenient zoning

z rules

B Reduction of heat
h islands

C Increased ava
ailability of stormwa
ater

D Protection of undeveloped
u land

90
0. When purchas
sing RECs, what is the project purc
chasing?

A Carbon offsets
s

B Electricity

C Through an ag
greement for purch
hase, green power when it becomes available
a in the area
a

D Positive enviro
onmental attributess of electricity

91
1. What does AS
SHRAE 62.1-2007 specify?
s

A Commuting su
urveys

B Thermal comffort

C Indoor air qua

ality

D Energy perforrmance

92
2. The use of onsite treated waste
ewater can help with
w what credit are
eas?

A Water use red

duction

B Stormwater ru
unoff

C Energy use re
eduction

D Green power
93
3. ages recycling among building occu
What encoura upants?

A Installing can crushers and cardb

board bailers

B The size of the recycling area

C Accessibility and
a convenience to
o recycling bins

D The cost of wa
aste haulers

94
4. What products
s would be consid
dered pre-consum
mer recycled conte
ent under LEED?

A Ground up tire
es used for walkwa
ays

B aining fly-ash as supplementary ceme

Cement conta entitious material

C Countertops made
m of glass bottle
es

D Salvaged doo
ors

95
5. What would a project team use to set the projectt's green design criteria?
c

A Project schedule

B Vision statement

C LEED Score Card

C

D Construction bids
b

96
6. Which of the following
f causes depletion
d of the ozone
o layer?

A HCFC

B Hydrogen pow
wer

C Landfill gas

D Biofuel
97
7. What is a prim
mary reason that a LEED project can have higher dev
velopment costs?
?

A Team membe
ers working togethe
er instead of separa
ately

B New green bu
uilding technologiess were used

C Rising materia
al costs

D Green building
g goals were not se
et in the pre-design
n phase

98
8. What statement is true about ex
xemplary perform
mance?

A Locating a pro
oject near ten basicc services is exemp
plary performance

B erformance is not avvailable for all credits

Exemplary pe

C Exemplary pe
erformance will resu
ult in rebates of all certification
c fees

D Exemplary pe
erformance will earn
n a project a Platinu
um rating

99
9. What is the term for the analysiis of the environm d potential impacts associated with
mental aspects and h a product,
process, or se
ervice?

A Triple bottom lin

ne accounting

B Life-cycle asses
ssment

C ASHRAE Level I audit

D Life-cycle costin
ng