1. What environm urs from stormwater runoff?

mental issue occu

A Sedimentation
n

B Ozone depletiion

C Blackwater

D Heat islands

2. Which of the following

f strategie
es have earned in gn / operations in the past? (Choose Two)
nnovation in desig

A Using organic
c foods in a cafeteriia

B Using high volume fly ash in con

ncrete

C Implementing a green parking de

esign

D Implementing an educational outtreach program

3. Which of the following

f projects
s would not meet the
t minimum prog
gram requirementts for certification
n?

A A new laborattory building that will be located partia

ally underground

B A building pro
oject that is three sttories high

C A new building
g on an office camp
pus located next do
oor to an existing certified
c building

D A modular cla
assroom that can be
e moved to another location on the scchool property

4. What are attrib

butes of native pla
ants? (Choose Tw
wo)

A Require less pruning

p

B Require less pesticides

p

C Require less sunlight

s

D Require less fertilizer

f
5. What type of water
w has the high
hest quality?

A Stormwater

B Graywater

C Non-potable water
w

D Well water

6. In many buildings the most significant savings associated

a with water efficiency res
sult from:

A
Keeping conta
aminants at safe levels in reservoirs and
a aquifers

B Reduced main
ntenance costs

C Reduced deve
elopment costs

D Reduced enerrgy costs

7. Which of the following

f does NO
OT help achieve a water-efficient landscape?

A Planting with native

n plants

B Green roof

C Micro misters

D Planting with adaptive

a plants

8. e requirements of occupant recyclin

What helps minimize the space ng? (Choose Two)

A Having onsite
e cardboard bailerss

B Locating the recycling bins in the basement of the building

C Installing can
n crushers

D Having multip
ple bins for each re
ecycled material
9. In an integrate
ed design approac
ch, when does the
e green building process
p end?

A At the constru
uction phase

B At the bidding
g phase

C At the design phase

D At final occupancy

10
0. Green power refers
r to electricitty products that in
nclude significantt proportions of ellectricity generate
ed from energy
resources tha
at

A Have zero em
missions

B Are greenhouse gas neutral

C Are environme
entally preferable

D Come from hy
ydroelectric sourcess

11
1. What type of plants
p should be used
u on a green roof?
r

A Tall plants tha

at provide shade

B Native plants

C Lightweight plants

D Plants with hig

gh watering needs

12
2. ncourage alternative transportation and maximize op
What amount of parking will en pen space?

A Enough for pa
arking for FTE build
ding occupants

B 25% less park

king spaces than th
he peak occupant demand
d

C Enough parkin
ng to handle peak occupant
o demand

D The minimum amount required by

b any local code
13
3. What items wo
ould NOT be inclu
uded in comingled
d recycling?

A Aluminum can
ns

B Stone

C Plastic

D Cardboard

14
4. How long can a project team ta
ake after project co
ompletion to phas
se-out any CFC-ba
ased refrigerants?
?

A 5 years

B 4 years

C 3 years

D 2 years

15
5. What site features are included
d in the landscape
e area?

A Paved bicycle
ed path

B The building

C Walkway mad
de of recycled rubbe
er tires

D Area with inva

asive plants

16
6. Which projectts would NOT be eligible
e for LEED certification?
c (Cho
oose Two)

A A new building
g project that uses no refrigerants

B g project that uses hydrocarbons (HC

A new building Cs) as refrigerants

C A new building
g project that uses CFC-based refrige
erants

An existing bu
uilding project that phases
p e of CFC-based refrigerants no later th
out the use han 5 years after th
he project is
D
completed

uilding project that reduces

An existing bu r CFC-baseed refrigerants by 95% prior to submittting the LEED appllication and will
E
continue to us
se this system for another
a 10 years
17
7. What defines the density of a nonresidential buillding?

A Building Footp
print / Acre of Buildable Land

B Site Area / Ac
cre of Buildable Lan
nd

C Floor Area / 120,000 sq. ft.

D Floor Area / Acre

A of Buildable La
and

18
8. The use of nattive plants on the project site can most
m assist projec
cts teams with wh
hat other sustainable intents?

A Using sustainable materials

B Construction waste
w managemen
nt

C Reducing storrmwater quantity

D Protecting existing local habitat

19
9. What are the life cycle costing benefits of a vege
etated roof? (Choo
ose Two)

A Longer produc
ct life

B Lower maintenance costs

C Reduction in storm
s water runoff

D Reduced heatt islands

20
0. What would be included in hard
d cost estimates?
? (Choose Two)

A Art

B Carpet

C Fire sprinkler system

D Furniture
21
1. What two term e thing? (Choose Two)
ms mean the same

A SRI

B Emissivity

C Albedo

D Solar reflectan
nce

E Heat island

22
2. If a mechanicaal engineer needs ether a particular software package
s guidance on whe e can be used to measure energy
efficiency, how
w should the engiineer proceed?

A Submit a CIR using LEED Online

e

B Submit a CIR to the LEED Steerring Committee

C Submit a CIR to the project administrator

D See if the cred

dit is marked 'Anticcipated' during the design
d phase review

23
3. What best deffines non-potable water?

A Water that is not

n treated to drinkking water standard
ds

B Reclaimed wa
ater

C Water obtaine
ed from rainwater harvesting
h

D Recycled wate
er from a municipal supply

24
4. What does the
e global warming potential measure
e?

A Embodied ene
ergy of a refrigeran
nt

B Chemical contribution to global warming

w

C Lifespan of refrigerants

D Harm done by
y refrigerants to the
e ozone layer
25
5. Which items are
a considered pre
e-consumer recyc
cled content?

A Magazine ove
erruns

B Leftover drywa
all from a renovatio
on

C ets used by a shipping company

Wooden palle

D Excavated soil

26
6. A LEED AP on n a project works exclusively on the
e HVAC system and does not serve
e as a principal pa
articipant. What
statement is true regarding this
s scenario?

A The project wo
ould earn an Regio
onal Priority credit

B The project wo
ould earn an Innovvation in Design cre
edit

C No credit would be earned

D The project wo
ould earn an Energ
gy and Atmosphere
e credit

27
7. Cardboard booxes that are collected at curbside pickups
p or from an onsite comingle
ed recycling area are examples of
what materials
s?

A Durable materials

B Remanufacturred materials

C Salvaged matterials

D Recycled matterials

28
8. What strategy
y does the EPA ran
nk highest as hav
ving the greatest impact on waste re
eduction?

A Source reducttion

B Recycling

C Selecting susttainable materials

D Reuse
29
9. Who decides if wastewater from
m showers can be
e used for irrigatio
on?

A Universal plum
mbing code

B Project team

C Local authorities with jurisdiction

n in the area

D USGBC via th
he CIR process

30
0. How can regio
onal priority credits be earned?

A Developing an
n educational or tra
aining system that addresses
a local building issues

B Using materia
als that are located within 500 miles off the project site

C Addressing grreen measures or strategies

s that are more
m important to a climate or region

D Using 100% native

n plants for the
e site's landscaping
g

31
1. How can the site
s boundary diffe
er from the LEED project boundary
y?

A They are exac

ctly the same

The site boundary is the portion of the site submitte

ed for LEED while the
t LEED project boundary
b marks wh
here the LEED
B
project ends

C They can be the

t same, but site boundary
b includes only
o the area subm
mitted for LEED

D The site boundary is the propertyy line while the LEE

ED project boundarry the portion of the
e site submitted forr LEED

32
2. A vehicle mus
st meet which requirement to be co
onsidered low-emiitting and fuel-efficient?

A Green-e score
e of 40 or more

B Green Seal sc
core of 40 or more

C Green Label score

s of 40 or more
e

D Green score of
o 40 or more
33
3. What environm ssociated with refrigerants used in HVAC&R systems
mental issue is as s?

A Pollution of wa
ater bodies

B Damage to the Earth's ozone layyer

C Increased use
e of fossil fuels

D Increased air pollution

34
4. What credit ca
ategory is given th
he greatest weigh
hting?

A Energy and Atmosphere

A

B Materials and Resources

C Water Efficien
ncy

D Sustainable Sites
S

35
5. If a refrigeratio
on system is ineffficient, what is the
e indirect impact?
?

A Decreased green house gas emissions

B Decreased wa
ater use

C Increased hea
at islands

D Increased ene
ergy consumption

36
6. Why does the USGBC outline rules on use of its trademarks and logos?

A USGBC wants
s to make sure it re
etains control over what
w is said about LEED

B USGBC wants
s to make sure its message
m is spread
d accurately

C USGBC wants
s customers to be directed
d to its webssite for clear inform
mation

D USGBC wants
s to be able to charrge a fee for logo use
u
37
7. What design decisions
d would help
h reduce the qu
uantity or improve
e the quality of sto
ormwater runoff?

A Using drip line

es for irrigation

B Replacing all roads and hardsca

apes with imperviou
us asphalt

C Adding a cons
structed wetland

D Placing the bu
uilding next to a park or other natural area

38
8. What must oc
ccur if a project inc
cludes a CFC pha
ase-out plan?

A The project must

m implement gree
en house gas emisssions reporting

B The CFC-based refrigerants musst be replaced with

h low ODP refrigera
ants

C The annual leakage of CFC-based refrigerants musst be reduced to 5%

% or less

D The CFC-based refrigerants musst be replaced with

h HCFCs

39
9. LEED Online can
c be used for alll of the following except:

A Submit technical inquiries regard

ding LEED Credits

B Accessing onlline reference guides

C Document com D Credit Requirements

mpliance with LEED

D Managing pub
blic facing project details
d

40
0. What are attrib
butes of open spa
ace? (Choose Two
o)

A Open space is
s pervious

B Open space is
s 100 ft. beyond the
e building perimete
er

C Open space is
s shaded

D Open space has

h been previouslyy developed

E Open space is
s vegetated
41
1. What will NOT
T help with water efficient
e landscap
ping?

A Mulching arou
und plants

B Creating a sed
diment basin

C Planting native
e plants

D Xeriscaping

42
2. What informattion can be entere
ed in the LEED Sc
core Card?

A If the credit wiill be streamlined

B USGBC Member ID

C Points attemp
pted for prerequisite
es

D Certification estimate
e

43
3. Which of the following
f are not strategies
s to redu
uce construction waste?
w

A Maximize the building footprint

B Sell unused materials

m

C Use salvaged materials

D Recycle materials

44
4. How many points are listed for prerequisites on the LEED Scoreca
ard?

A 18

B 0

C 2

D 1
45
5. Which of the following
f are NOT
T LEED Rating Sys
stems?

A LEED for Schools

B LEED for Neig

ghborhood Develop
pment

C LEED for Warrehouses

D LEED for Reta

ail

46
6. nufactured materials used on a pro
How is the quantity of locally harvested and man oject calculated?

A By the materia
als' average distance from the projectt site

B By the materia
als' proportion of co
ost

C By the amoun
nt of leftovers divertted from landfills

D By the numbe
er of board feet

47
7. What has the lowest priority in building design?

A Building codes
s

B Fire protection
n codes

C Plumbing codes

D LEED Rating System

48
8. What is the EP
PAct of 1992 used
d for?

A To define the VOC content limitss of certain building

g materials

B To determine the baseline building energy performa

ance for buildings 20,000
2 sq. ft. or lesss

C To set the bas

seline water flow re
equirements of toile
ets and fixtures

D To define ODP
P and GWP limits for
f refrigerants
49
9. d LEED for New Construction certiffication, what additional certificatio
If a building has already earned ons could the
project earn? (Choose Two)

A Operations & Maintenance

B Commercial In
nteriors

C Core & Shell

D Neighborhood
d Development

50
0. What types off green energy qua
alify as green pow
wer for LEED proje
ects?

A Using no refrig
gerants

B Energy reducttions

C Renewable en
nergy certificates

D On-site renew
wable energy

51
1. LEED Minimum Project Require
ements prohibit gerrymandering. What
W does this me
ean?

A Defining the site

s area to exclude
e green space betw
ween campus projeccts

B Adjusting a prroject boundary for the benefit of earn

ning credits/prerequ
uisites

C Hiding projectt costs in ROI calcu

ulations

D Making the prroject building area < 2% of the site arrea

52
2. What is the most commonly used energy code in es and includes information such as
n the United State s R-values for
insulation?

A HERS

B International Energy
E Conservatio
on Code

C RESCHECK

D ENERGY STA
AR Rating
53
3. What is the be
est type of site to develop on?

A Wetland

B Greenfield

C Previously dev
veloped site

D Nature preserrve

54
4. What should be
b included in a construction waste
e management pla
an?

A Erosion contro
ol

B Where constru
uction debris will be
e diverted

C Asbestos rem
moval

D The percent of
o recycled materials

55
5. A site describ
bed as accessible means the site meets the requirem
ments of which sta
andard?

A USGBC

B ADA

C GBCI

D AIA

56
6. What importan
nt documents sho
ould be created fo
or the purpose of selecting
s the desiign team? (Choos
se Two)

A Statement of work
w

B Request for qualifications

C Bidding docum
ments

D Operations an
nd maintenance ma
anuals
57
7. What is a way
y LEED encourage
es the purchase an
nd use of low-emiitting and fuel-effiicient vehicles?

A Implementing car share memberrship

B Locating the project

p in a denselyy developed neighb
borhood

C Providing disc
counted parking passes, if parking fee
es exist

D Setting up a carpool
c notification system

58
8. If local code permits,
p what type
es of water should
d be used for flush
hing toilets? (Cho
oose Two)

A Graywater

B Well water

C Dishwasher water
w

D Stormwater

59
9. Which vehicle
e is not considered
d an alternative-fu
uel vehicle?

A Natural gas po
owered car

B Efficient gas-e
electric hybrid

C Electric car

D Gas powered Honda that has acchieved a Green Sccore of 40

60
0. How can green power be purch
hased for use in LEED projects?

A By installing solar
s panels

B By purchasing
g any renewable en
nergy source

C By purchasing
g biofuel based pow
wer

D By selecting a Green-e certified power provider

61
1. A granite coun
ntertop taken from
m a demolition pro
oject and reused in
i a residence is what
w type of product?

A Locally recove
ered

B Salvaged

C Locally manuffactured

D Locally extrac
cted

62
2. What organiza
ation publishes Ozone Depletion an
nd Global Warmin
ng Potential score
es?

A Montreal Proto
ocol

B World Meteoro
ological Organization

C United Nation

D USGBC

63
3. What does AS
SHRAE 55-2004 sp
pecify?

A Energy perforrmance

B Indoor air qua

ality

C Commuting su
urveys

D Thermal comffort

64
4. What tool is used to determine the target certific
cation level?

A CIR

B EPA's Target Finder

C LEED Score Card

C

D LEED Online
65
5. What is the minimum occupanc cy rate required fo
or an Existing Buildings O&M proje
ect (Building Operrations &
Maintenance) to earn certification?

A 80% of FTEs

B 75% of FTEs

C 1 FTE

D Typical physic
cal occupancy

66
6. Some wood flooring recovered from a renovation project was refu
urbished and reus
sed onsite. What type
t of material is
s
the wood flooring considered? (Choose Two)

A Virgin wood

B Local material

C Refurbished material
m

D Recycled conttent

67
7. What is the most common way to meet the requiirements of off-sitte renewable enerrgy?

A Directly purch
hasing green powerr from local utility co
ompanies

B Obtaining ene
ergy from a geotherrmal system

C Purchasing RECs

D Installing a roo
oftop photovoltaic array.
a

68
8. What informattion is needed to calculate
c the SRI of a material? (Ch
hoose Two)

A Emissivity

B Thickness of the
t material

C Thermal gradiient

D Reflectance
69
9. What is the be
enefit of installing
g bicycle racks?

A Communitiy connectivity

B Reducing auto
omobile use

C Innovation in Design
D

D Reducing hea
at islands

70
0. In sustainable
e building, what sh
hould a project's budget
b include?

A Lifecycle cost analysis

B Industry-relate
ed standards releva
ant to the project

C Statement of work
w

D Project goals

71
1. What is not a credit category in
n LEED?

A Indoor Air Qua

ality

B Sustainable Sites
S

C Water Efficien
ncy

D Materials and Resources

72
2. What type of fixture
f can earn EPA's WaterSense label?

A Dishwasher

B Washing mac
chine

C HET dual flush toilet

D Kitchen sink fa
aucets
73
3. ngineer is a LEED AP and also a principle participantt on a project, wha
If an HVAC en at type of credit can be earned??

A Innovation in Design
D

B Bonus

C Quantifiable

D Platinum

74
4. What types off old materials doe
es LEED NOT sug
ggest reusing on a project?

A Furniture

B Asphalt

C Trees

D Showerheads
s

75
5. What environm
mental benefit doe
es green power have?

A Emission redu
uctions

B Reduced environmental regulatio

on

C Avoiding electtricity blackouts

D Stability of ele
ectrical prices

76
6. Why should a project team aim to achieve more points than are re
equired for the tarrget certification le
evel?

A If some credits
s are denied, the project
p will still earn enough points for the target certificattion

B In case extra points are achieved

d during the constrruction process, the
e next certification level
l can be achievved

C To earn region
nal priority credits

D Achieving more points will increa

ase the energy efficciency of the buildin
ng
77
7. ebris includes all but which of the following?
Construction and demolition de f

A Concrete

B Drywall

C Steel from a demolished

d building
g

D Rocks

78
8. What landscaping strategy will best eliminate the
e need for irrigatio
on?

A Xeriscaping

B Micro-irrigation

C Drip irrigation

D Mulching

79
9. A project will include underground parking. This
s change can have
e a positive impac
ct on what issue?

A Parking capac
city

B Heat island efffect

C Community co
onnectivity

D Pedestrian ac
ccess

80
0. Increasing the
e use of graywater in a building can
n help with:

A Reducing rain
nwater harvesting

B Reducing pota
able water use in fa
aucets

C Reducing storrmwater runoff

D Reducing pota
able water used byy urinals
81
1. How can the heat
h o the roof of a building be reduce
island effect on ed?

A Installing a gre
een roof

B Painting the surface with dark co

olored coatings

C Covering the roof

r with high VOC
C materials

D Installing a cis
stern on the roof

82
2. What attribute
es should recycled
d materials have in
i order to take ad
dvantage of synerrgies with local ma
aterials?

A The recycled material should be remanufactured lo

ocally

B The recycled material should be more durable

C The recycled material should havve low VOCs

D The recycled material should be extracted locally

83
3. hat type of material?
Biomass is wh

A Animal waste

B Fly-ash

C Landfill gas

D Plant material

84
4. What types off land is NOT cons
sidered previously
y developed?

A Graded site th
hat has grown overr with grass

B Tree mill

C Site of an old drive-in theatre

D Farmland
85
5. What project issues
i are addres
ssed by guidelines
s from SMACNA?

A Refrigerant qu
uantities

B Carpet durability

C VOCs in mate
erials

D Air quality issu

ues from constructiion or renovation

86
6. What resource
es are available to
o team members to
t find more inform
mation about othe
er LEED projects?
? (Choose Two)

A USGBC's mon
nthly magazine

B USGBC public
cations

C USGBC Chap
pters

D LEED Online

87
7. What should be
b used during alll project phases to
o verify the green
n building goals arre being met?

A Materials chec
cklist

B LEED Score Card

C

C Commissionin
ng plan

D ID Credit Cata
alog

88
8. What should potable
p water be used
u for?

A Flushing toiletts

B Cooling towerrs

C Drinking

D Irrigation
89
9. What is a working fluid that flow
ws through a mac
chine that is desig
gned to pump heat from a lower tem
mperature to a
higher temperrature?

A Green power

B Graywater

C Potable waterr

D Refrigerants

90
0. What does the
e Montreal Protoc
col ban?

A Coal-fired pow
wer plants

B Mercury in ligh
ht bulbs

C Incandescent light bulbs

D CFCs

91
1. What are acce
eptable ways to re
eference LEED in product literature
e? (Choose Two)

A ABC Bamboo flooring complies with

w MR Credit 6 Rapidly
R Renewable Materials

B ABC Bamboo flooring is a LEED

D product

C ABC Bamboo flooring is LEED qualified

q product

D ABC Bamboo flooring contribute

es to satisfying MR Credit 6 Rapidly Renewable Materialss under LEED

E ABC Bamboo flooring complies with

w all requiremen
nts of MR Credit 6 Rapidly
R Renewable
e Materials under LEED

92
2. When does a successful
s integrrated project begin
n?

A At the project handover

B In the construction phase

C In the design phase

D After occupan
ncy
93
3. What would qualify as preferred
d parking?

A Delivery truck
k parking

B Providing disc
counted parking passes

C Visitor drop-offf areas

D Bicycle parkin
ng

94
4. On what shou or the project design criteria be bas
uld the priorities fo sed? (Choose Two
o)

A Carbon offsets
s

B Environmenta
al guidelines

C Value enginee
ering

D Project constrraints

95
5. What standard
d might need to be consulted for in
ncreasing building
g energy performa
ance?

A SMACNA

B Green-e

C ISO 14020

D ASHRAE 90.1
1-2007

96
6. What is a natu
ural conflict betwe
een the prevention
n of ozone depletiion and global wa
arming?

A Refrigerants that deplete the ozo

one layer are less efficient
e

B Global warmin
ng gases are used in refrigerants

C Global warmin
ng is caused by ozo
one layer gases

D Refrigerants that are neutral to th

he ozone layer are less efficient
97
7. Why choose a project site with a high developme
ent density?

A The project wo
ould have access to
t public parking

B The project sitte would be near a public rail line

C The project wo
ould have access to
t at least 10 basic services

D The project wo
ould reduce sprawl

98
8. A Green Educ cation program is widely known as an innovative straategy worthy of ann ID point in the LEED
L rating
systems. Wha at characteristics does
d this program
m display that mus
st be present in all innovative perfo
ormance
strategies? (C
Choose Two)

A Rare

B Unique

C Quantifiable

D Comprehensiv
ve

99
9. A project team
m discovers a new
w way to avoid the
e heat island effec
ct. How does the LEED
L certification process reward
this new conccept?

A An exemplary
y performance pointt would be awarded
d

B An innovative performance pointt would be awarded

d

C An extra Heatt Island Effect pointt would be awarded

d

D Heat Island Efffect is covered by LEED, so no addittional points would be given

10
00. What accountting methodology is used to evalua
ate the economic performance
p of a product or system
m over its useful
life?

A Cradle-to-cradle
e analysis

B Life-cycle costin
ng

C Triple bottom lin

ne accounting

D Life-cycle asses
ssment