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What has the greatest long term impact on building performance and
Site selection
on the environment?

Map the LEED project boundary along What should a project team do after the LEED project scope is
property lines. identified and before the LLED Project Checklist is developed?

Considering how occupants will get to the What is an example of systems thinking?
project building

What can be used to compare the energy performance of two

ENERGY STAR
buildings?

1. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The NatureServe Heritage Program

Integrative Process(IP) ANSI Consensus What standard can assist project teams with engaging in a
National Standard Guide 2.0 for Design and comprehensive integrative process?
Construction of Sustainable Buildings and
Communities.

A project-specific method of calculating the Which of the following describes a water budget?
amount of water required by the building
and associated grounds.

LEED projects located outside of the United States may use green
Global Ecolabeling Network
cleaning products that adhere to which of the following standards?

1. Occupancy, Operations, and Performance Which of the following are phases of a LEED integrative process?
Feedback; 2. Design and
Construction(Implementation); 3. Discovery

Which of the following is aided by the Rainwater management

avoidance of building on sensitive land or
previously undeveloped land?
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the following is NOT a type of Taxi-stand Study

quality transit in LEED v4?

Which of the following are examples of infill 1. An office project on a previously developed site in a city center; 2. A
development? store built between two existing urban buildings

What factors related to location would NOT There are no banks nearby that provide construction loans
affect a project team's priorities?

In which of the following instances would a When calculating a project's parking capacity
project team need to use the ITE
Transportation Planning Handbook?

Which of the following use-type categories 1. Civic and community facilities; 2. Food retail
determine diverse uses?

A project team wants to reuse a building in a 1. Building reuse; 2. High-priority sites

historic district for a project. Which of the
following credit areas will this aid?

Which of the following are reasons an 1. The certification process would be easier; 2. The project would have
owner should build a new construction excellent location and transportation within the surrounding
project in a LEED for Neighborhood community.
Development location?

Which of the following is an acceptable way Install preferred parking

to encourage building users to choose
alternative transportation?

A health-conscious business owner wants to 1. Site the project near a city's downtown area; 2. Build within walking
consider design selections that would distance of a bicycle network
encourage employee health. Which of the
following strategies meet this goal?

Which of the following would have the Choosing a site in a LEED for Neighborhood Development location
greatest impact on avoidance of developing
on an inappropriate site?

What LEED v4 credit category rewards Location and Transportation

project teams for taking advantage of
existing patterns of development and land
density?
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How would a bicycle network be
By including a vicinity map showing the bicycle network, route, andStudy
distance along the network to eligible destinations
documented for a project?

If a project team is interested in developing Not disturbing sensitive land types

on a previously developed site but this
option is infeasible, which of the following
options should the project team consider
next?

A project team decides to reduce the Protecting sensitive land

project's parking footprint. Which of the
following additional areas of the project
could this also aid?

A vehicle meeting which standard would be Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) by the California Air Resources Board
considered low-emitting and fuel efficient?

Locating a project in any of the high-priority The project being in a dense area served by transit and diverse uses
site types can increase the likelihood of
which of the following:

What site selection would promote 1. A site with pedestrian access between diverse uses; 2. A site near a
walkability, transportation efficiency and restaurant
reduce vehicle distance traveled?

A developer is planning a mixed-use project Street-grid patterns

that will include 1000 single family homes,
office space, retail, and townhouse. Which
of the following neighborhood design
strategies help promote connectivity?

Which of the following does NOT support Sharing parking among two or more buildings
users seeking transportation options?

Development of a site that is far from existing development and

What is not an example of smart growth?
infrastructure

How would access to quality transit be By a map showing the project, project boundary, transit stop locations,
documented? walking routes, and distances to those stops

In LEED v4, how would the distance from a By calculating the walking distance along infrastructure that is safe and
building's entrance to the nearest bus stop comfortable for pedestrians
be measured?
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team is removing from the design 1. Green vehicles; 2. Heat island reduction Study

a solar car shading device that also serves

as a fueling station. Which of the following is
this most likely to impact?

How could a remote project located away 1. Address the efficiency of the user vehicles; 2. Encourage
from public transportation reduce its telecommuting
transportation effects?

Which of the following can project teams 1. State fish and wildlife agencies (or local equivalent); 2. The Natural
use to identify a sensitive habitat? Heritage Program

Which of the following actions can a project Create a smaller footprint and maximize the floor-area ratio
team take to increase the density of the
project building?

LEED rewards projects for all of the Locating the project near existing utilities
following design strategies EXCEPT which of
the following:

Which of the following spaces will be Handicap spaces

located closest the a LEED building's main
entrance?

Which of the following helps a project team The availability and frequency of transit service
determine access to quality transit?

If a building owner selected a project site in By reduces infrastructure costs

an existing community with proximity to
existing utility lines and street networks, in
which of the following ways would it save
on project costs?

Which of the following is a priority To encourage investment in economically disadvantaged or low-

designation used in LEED income areas

Which of the following should project team 1. The ITE Transportation Planning Handbook; 2. Minimum local code
adhere to in order to reduce the parking
footprint?

Developments located within walking 1. Air pollution; 2. Greenhouse gas emissions

distance of diverse uses reduce: