Pool C 2

LEED Grreen Assoc
ciate (Pool C)
C
Question 1:
1
What shou
uld be used durring all project phases
p to veriffy the green building goals are
e being met?
A Materials checklist
Th
he materials ch
hecklist would be
b used by con
ntractors to purrchase materia
als needed for the
t project.
B LE
EED Score Carrd
Th
he LEED Score e Card is the quick list of wha
at credits the prroject team hass decided to pu
ursue in the pre
e-
de
esign phase, based on the prroject vision and the project's green building goals.
Thhrough each phase this checklist is consulte

ed to ask 'are we
w on track and
d are we workin
ng towards me
eeting
th
hose credits we
e set out to do?
?'
C Co
ommissioning plan
Th
he commission
ning plan is use
ed to verify the installed syste
ems are working as designed..
D ID
D Credit Catalog
Th
he ID Credit Ca
atalog is a list of
o all ID creditss previous proje
ects have achie
eved.
Notes: Refference: Samp

ple credit checkklist for LEED v3
v
Question 2:
2
What shouuld a project tea
am member do
o to document that
t the LEED project has me
et the requirements of a
prerequisite or credit?
A Su
ubmit a CIR to GBCI
CIRs are submittted to clarify a credit/prerequisite, not docum

ment its completion.
B Up
pdate the LEED
D Scorecard
Thhe LEED Score ecard is used to

t document wh
hat credits the project team will
w pursue and determine the
prreliminary rating.
C Up
pdate the proje
ect narrative
Thhe project narrrative describess the project, th

he use of the building, the buiilding's location
n, and other fea
atures
off the building.
D Su
ubmit the appro
opriate credit fo
orm using LEE
ED Online
Ea
ach credit/prerrequisite has a form that is fille
ed out to docum
ment that the requirements ha
ave been met.
Th
hese forms aree available thro
ough LEED Onlline to registere ed project memmbers.
Th
he forms in LEED Online are labeled as 'cre edits' for both credits
c and prerrequisites. You
u would see a
se
ection titled 'Crredit Details' evven when referrring to a prereq
quisite.
Notes: Refference: n/a

Question 3:
3
What state
ement is true ab
bout RECs?
A RECs can be so
old back to an electricity
e provid
der through ne
et-metering
Th
his is not true.
B RECs are sold separately

s from
m electricity
RECs representt the reduced emissions

R e of rennewable energ gy compared to o conventional fossil
f fuels. RE
ECs
arre sold separattely allowing pe
eople to purcha ase the 'greenn ness' of the electricity. This allows anyone to
o
puurchase an REEC even if the power
p to their building
b is not green
g power.
C RECs are sold within

w a 500 mille radius of the
e project
RECs have no geographic

R g con
nstraints, becau
use they are so
old separately from
f electricity.. A project in Maine
M
ca
an purchase RECs from any other
o state.
D RECs may only be sold in loca

ations approved
d by Green-e
G
Green-e certifies
s the power, no
ot the location.
Notes: Refference: Guide

e to Purchasing
g Green Powerr
Question 4:
4
Which of th
he following is not a strategy to
t reduce consstruction waste?
?
A Usse salvaged materials
B Re
ecycle materials
C Maximize the bu
uilding footprint
In
ncreasing the size of the build
ding footprint wo
ould likely incre
ease the amou
unt of constructtion waste.
D Se
ell unused matterials
Notes:
uestion asks what

Note the qu w is not a strrategy.
To reduce construction waste,

w divert any unused mate
erials from the waste
w stream-n
namely, landfillls and incinerators.
Materials can
c be donated
d, sold, or recyccled, to keep th
hem out of land
dfills and to help reduce the demand for virg
gin
materials.
Question 5:
5
Which of th
he following is effective
e at red
ducing potable water consump
ption indoors?
A Im
mplementing co
ooling tower wa
ater manageme
ent
Cooling tower water

w managem
ment is part of process
p water reduction.
r
B Installing fixtures
s that meet the
e EPAct 1992 standard
s
EPAct 1992 is thhe standard used to calculate e baseline wate er usage, not thhe design case. EPAct 1992
m
mandated the us
se of water con nserving plumb bing fixtures in residential, com
mmercial and industrial buildings.
Thhe answer chooice of 'Installing
g fixtures that meet
m the EPAcct 1992 standarrd' only meets the baseline
sttandard and do
oes not contribu ute to reducingg potable waterr use for the purposes of earnning LEED cred dits.
Th
he fixture and flow
f rates of EP
PAct 1992 are used to set thee water use baseline for a buiilding. The dessign
ca
ase must reduc ce water use 200% over the baaseline. In orde
er to do this low
w flow fixtures must
m be used in the
de
esign, or replac
cing potable waater with grayw
water/stormwate er. Think of the
e fixtures and fllow rates of EP
PAct
19
992 as the worrst case scenarrio.
C Installing low-consumption flussh fixtures and low-flow rate fa

aucets
Th
he intent of the
e water efficiency category is to reduce pota
able water demand, not increa
ase it.
Lo
ow-flow fixtures
s help reduce potable
p water use
u indoors.
D Increasing potab
ble water dema
and
In
ncreasing dema
and would not reduce
r consum
mption.
Notes: Refference: LEED

D 2009 for New Construction and
a Major Renovations Rating System
Question 6:
6
What helpss minimize the space requirem

ments of occup
pant recycling?
A Lo
ocating the recy
ycling bins in th
he basement of
o the building
Lo
ocating bins in the basement would deter re
ecycling due to the inconvenie
ence involved.
B Ha
aving onsite ca
ardboard balerss
Cardboard balerrs help reduce the volume of the materials to

o be recycled.
C Installing can cru

ushers
Can crushers he
elp reduce the volume
v of the materials
m to be
e recycled.
D Ha
aving multiple bins for each re
ecycled material
M
Multiple bins wo
ould increase sp
pace requireme
ents, compared
d to comingled recycling.
Question 7:
7
What shou
uld guide a LEE
ED project from
m registration to
o certification off a project?
A Pllumbing codes
Plumbing codes
s - while importa
ant - do not drive the entire project.
B La
andscape desig
gn
La
andscape desig
gn impacts the
e site and irrigation demand, among
a other th
hings.
C Re
efrigerant choic
ce
R
Refrigerant choice impacts the
e energy efficiency category.
D LE
EED Reference
e Guide
Ea
ach USGBC re eference guidess 'is a user's manual
m that guid
des a LEED pro
oject from regisstration to
ce
ertification of th
he design and construction'.
c
Th
he reference guides incorpora
ate many of the
e principles deffined in the Sustainable Build
ding Technical
M
Manual:
'E
Environmental design
d guidelin
nes, also an imp portant component of green building
b develo
opment, direct the
t
acctivities of the design
d team froom the pre-dessign stage throuugh all subsequent stages of the project. Th
hese
guuidelines may already
a exist as part of a build
ding owner's operating policie
es, or may be developed
d for a
paarticular constrruction project.''
Th
he suggested practices
p and checklist
c for En
nvironmental De esign Guideline es includes:
• Establissh a vision stattement that em mbraces sustain nable principless and an integrrated design
approach
• Establissh the project'ss green buildingg goals, develooped from the vision
v statemennt
• Establissh green desiggn criteria
• Set prioorities for the project
p design criteria
c
Notes: Refference: USGB

BC Website
Question 8:
8
What is alb
bedo?
A Measure of a ma
aterial's impervviousness
B Measure of a ma
aterial's ability to
t reflect sunlig
ght on a scale of
o 0 to 1
Soolar reflectance
e (aka albedo) is a measure of o a material's ability to reflect sunlight (inclu
uding the visible,
infrared, and ultrraviolet waveleengths) on a sccale of 0 to 1. An
A albedo value e of 0.0 indicate
es that the surfface
abbsorbs all solarr radiation, and
d a 1.0 albedo value
v represen nts total reflectivvity.
C Measure of a reffrigerant's ozon

ne depletion po
otential
D Measure of a pla
ant's drought to
olerance

D for Existing Bu
uildings: Opera
ations & Mainte
enance Referen
nce Guide, Glo
ossary
Question 9:
9
How is ozo
one created?
A Em
missions from incinerators
B Trransportation emissions
e
C Em
missions from factories
f
D A sunlight-driven
n chemical reacction between molecules
Notes: Refference: N/A
ozone: (O3 3) is a gas com

mposed of three
e oxygen atomss. It is not usuaally emitted dire
ectly into the air, but at ground
d-
level is created by a chem
mical reaction between
b oxidess of nitrogen (N
NOx) and volatiile organic com mpounds (VOC) in
the presence of sunlight. Ozone has the e same chemiccal structure wh hether it occurss miles above the earth or at
ground-levvel and can be 'good'
' or 'bad,' depending on its location in the
t atmosphere. (EPA)
Question 10:
1
What are acceptable

a way
ys to use USGB
BC in text acco
ording to the US
SGBC logo guidelines?
A U.S. GBC
NOT acceptable
e.
B US
SGBC
Accceptable.
C US
S Green Building Council
NOT acceptable
e.
D Un
nited States Grreen Building Council
C
NOT acceptable
e.
E U.S. Green Build

ding Council
Accceptable.

BC logo guidelines
This questiion pertains to exam objective
e I.P USGBC Policies
P (e.g., trrademark usag
ge; logo usage)) from the LEED GA
Candidate Handbook.
While we receive
r many negative com
mments about the relevance e of these type
es of questions the subject
matter ma
ay come up on
n your exam. You
Y uestions from every exam objective
are betterr off seeing qu o than being
under-prepared becaus
se some questtions coveringg the GBCI exa am objectivess you will be te
ested on seem
m
silly.
Question 11:
1
What minim a is needed for New Construction, Core and Shell, Schoolss, Existing Build
mum floor area dings: Operatio
ons
and Mainte
enance projects
s?
A 5,000 sq. ft.
B 10
0,000 sq. ft.
C Th
here is no minimum
D 1,000 sq. ft.

Notes: Refference: LEED a Major Renovations Rating System
1,000 sq. ftt. minimum for commercial prrojects.
250 sq. ft. for
f commercial interior projeccts.
Question 12:
1
Reusing an
n existing building can help ea
arn credit in wh
hat category?
A En
nergy and Atmosphere
B Su
ustainable Site
es
C Water
W Efficiency
y
D Materials and Re
esources
Th
he Materials annd Resources category
c has LEED
L credits fo
or building reusse. For example e, if a project selects
an
n existing build
ding and guts th
he building but leaves the wallls and roof, creedit could be earned.

Question 13:
1
he following are
Which of th e strategies forr conserving po
otable water?
A Installing a dual flush toilet
A dual flush toile

et has two diffe
erent flow rates depending on the type of wa
aste. These toilets can use lesss
po
otable water than a standard toilet.
B Increasing the in
nfiltration of sto
ormwater runofff
In
ncreasing the innfiltration of sto
ormwater runofff does not redu
uce potable wa
ater use. It onlyy improves the
qu
uality of the run
noff.
C Installing an ons
site septic syste
em
A septic system does not reduce potable watter use. It reducces the quantitty of wastewate
er that must be
e
tre
eated by munic
cipal sewage plants.
p
D Installing a biore
etention pond
A bioretention po
ond helps with stormwater ma
anagement by slowing the rate at which sto
ormwater leaves the
site.

Question 14:
1
Why do na
atural refrigeran
nts have greate
er global warmiing potential than refrigerantss that can dama
age the ozone layer?
A Th
hey are less effficient
'T
Thermodynamic c properties ma
ake the HFCs (and
( natural reffrigerants) sligh
htly less efficie
ent refrigerants than
th
he HCFCs given idealized equ uipment design n, so the same amount of coo oling may require more electricity
annd thereby cau
uses the indirecct release of mo
ore CO2 in gen nerating that electricity. The dilemma,
d thereffore,
is that some refrrigerants cause
e more ozone depletion
d than others,
o but the most ozone-frriendly refrigera ants
caause more globbal warming.'
B Th
hey produce more
m sulfur dioxide in the refrig
geration processs
Th
his is not corre
ect.
C Th
hey require water use
Th
his is not corre
ect.
D Th
hey have highe
er leakage rates
Natural refrigera
ants have no more
m or less leakage rates than other refrigerrants.
Notes: Refference: The Treatment

T by LE
EED of the Envvironmental Impact of HVAC Refrigerants
Question 15:
1
What is inccorporated into many local bu

uilding codes?
A Ch
hoices for regio
onal materials
R
Regional materia
als would not be
b found in loca
al building code
es.
B Un
niform Plumbin
ng Codes and International
I Pllumbing Codess
UPC defines wa ater-conserving

g fixtures and fitttings. IPC defiines the maxim
mum flow rates for plumbing
fixxtures and fittin
ngs.
C AS
SHRAE standa
ards
ASHRAE publishes a well reco ognized series of standards anda guidelines relating
r to HVA
AC systems and
d
issues. These sttandards are offten referenced
d in building co
odes.
D Trransportation re
eduction strate
egies
How to reduce automobile

a use
e is not part of the
t building cod
de.

Question 16:
1
What is not true about Inn

novation in Dessign (ID) creditts?
A ID
D credits are aw
warded for enviironmental imp
pacts
Thhis is true. ID credits

c are not awarded
a for ecconomic saving
gs, such as a project saving 20%
2 on wood costs
c
byy using trees taaken from the clearing
c of the site.
s
B Exxemplary perfo
ormance is onlyy available for existing
e LEED credits
Exxemplary perfo
ormance is not available for prerequisites.
C ID
D credits can be
e awarded for specific
s environ
nmental issuess related to the region the projject is located in
Ye
es, a project's region may yie
eld an innovativve idea.
D Ea
ach innovative performance credit
c awarded requires a 12 month follow up to verify the strategy is
co
omprehensive
In
nnovative perfo
ormance does not
n require a fo
ollow up to provve the strategy is comprehenssive.
Question 17:
1
What are examples

e of wa
aste diversion for
f construction
n waste manag
gement?
A Re
ecycling
R
Recycling materrials keeps them
m out of landfills and reducess the demand fo
or virgin resourrces.
B Diisposal in landffills
Disposal in landfills is what con

nstruction wastte managemen
nt tries to avoid.
C Incineration
In
ncineration is no
ot a practice LE
EED accepts fo
or construction waste manage
ement.
D Re
euse
R
Reusing materia
als keeps them out of landfillss and reduces the
t demand forr virgin resourcces.
Notes: Refference: Green

n Building & LE
EED Core Conccepts Guide
Question 18:
1
A Green Education progrram is widely kn nown as an inn

novative strateg
gy worthy of an
n ID point in thee LEED rating
systems. What
W characteristics does thiss program display that must be present in alll innovative performance
strategies?
?
A Quantifiable
B Co
omprehensive
C Un
nique
D Ra
are
Notes: Refference: Guida ation & Design (ID) Credits

ance on Innova
The 3 basic criteria for ac

chieving an ID credit
c for a cate
egory not found
d in the LEED rating system is:
i
1. Quantitative. This means the concept

Q c must have measurable/quantifiable environmental benefits. Establish
a baseline and compare
c it with ome to determine the improve
h the final outco ement. How mu uch environmental
be
enefit did the strategy achieve e?
2. Comprehensive. The process or o specificationn must be comp prehensive. Fo or example, if a new material could
c
be
e used in every y floor of a buildding, the projecct team can't use it in just one
e floor. A proce
ess that only
ad
ddresses a parrt of the projectt isn't considere ed comprehenssive and does not meet the crredit requireme ents.
3. Trransferrable. The
T concept mu ust be able to be
b used on othe er projects by other
o eams. It can't be a
project te
co
oncept that only applies to a unique
u aspect of
o one project.
Question 19:
1
What envirronmental issue

e is associated
d with refrigeran
nts used in HVA
AC&R systemss?
A Increased air pollution
B Da
amage to the Earth's
E ozone la
ayer
Refrigerants hav
R ve ozone depleetion potential (ODP)
( and glob
bal warming po
otential (GWP) due to greenhouse
ga
as emissions. Low
L values of each
e are best for
f refrigerant choices.
c
C Increased use off fossil fuels
D Po
ollution of wate
er bodies

T by LE
Question 20:
2
Which of th
he following actions/concepts may earn a prroject Innovatio
on in Design (ID
D) credit for inn
novative
performancce?
A Acchieving the ne
ext incrementall threshold of a credit's requirrements
Th
his is a type of exemplary perrformance (nott innovative perrformance) beccause the crediit already existss.
B Prroviding an edu
ucational progrram on the envvironmental and
d human health
h benefits of a green
g building''s
prractices
A green teaching
g program is one of the more
e common innovative strategie
es used on pro
ojects.
C Do
oubling a crediit requirement'ss threshold of achievement
a
Th
his is a type of exemplary perrformance (nott innovative perrformance) beccause the crediit already existss.
D Ad
ddressing a ge
eographically sp
pecific environm
mental priority for an existing LEED credit
Th
his action could
d earn a Regio
onal Priority cre
edit, not an ID credit.
c

Question 21:
2
What issue
es do the ASHR
RAE standardss NOT address?
A En
nergy efficiency
y
ASHRAE 90.1-2 2007 establishees minimum reqquirements for the energy efficient design of buildings (nott
included are sing
gle family homes or multifamily homes less than 3 stories)).
B Th
hermal comfortt
ASHRAE 62.1-2 2007 Ventilation

n for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality
Q specifiess minimum ventilation rates. These
T
ra
ates are used to
o improve indo
oor air quality as part of the IE
EQ credit category.
ASHRAE 55-200 04 Thermal En nvironmental Co

onditions for Human Occupan ncy help with defining
d what makes
m
a comfortable indoor environmment for occupa
ants. Indoor connditions are con
nsidered accepptable if 80% or
o
m
more of occupan nts find them acceptable.
C He
eat island mea
asurement
ASHRAE standa
ards do not add
dress heat islan
nd measureme
ent.
D Pllumbing codes
ASHRAE standa
ards do not add
dress plumbing
g codes.
Question 22:
2
For LEED, if a project has

s an existing CFC-based
C refriigeration system and it is not economically feasible
f to replace
the system
m, what maximu um annual leakkage of the exissting system is allowed?
A 0%
%
B 5%
%
Foor buildings witth existing systtems that use CFC-based

C refrigerants, the systems
s must be
b phased out within
5 years after thee project is com
mpleted, unlesss a third-party audit
a shows the e simple payback for
re
etrofitting/replac
cement is more e than 10 yearss.
Fo
or such projectts, the refrigera
ant leakage rate
e must be redu
uced to no more than 5% eacch year.
C 1%
%
D 3%
%

Question 23:
2
Reducing external
e light po
ollution will ressult in synergiess between wha
at LEED credit categories?
A Su
ustainable Site
es
Liight pollution re
eduction is covered in the Susstainable Sites category. Ligh ht pollution impacts nighttime views
annd nocturnal liffe. Projects atte
empting this cre
edit are require
ed to meet the lighting power densities definned in
ASHRAE 90.1-2 2007 based on the zone of the e project. The zone
z of the pro
oject is defined in IESNA RP-3 33.
B En
Reducing light pollution

R p with im
mpact energy usage, though the light pollutio
on credit is not part of Energyy and
Attmosphere.
C Innovation in De
esign
D Indoor Environm
mental Quality

Question 24:
2
Which of th
he following are
e examples of post-consumerr recycled conttent?
A Pllaner shavings used to make composite woo

od
Th
his is an example of pre-conssumer recycled
d content becau
use the materia
al never made it to the consum
mer.
B Magazines from a print overrun

n
Th
his is an example of pre-conssumer recycled
d content becau
use the materia
al never made it to the consum
mer.
C Co
onstruction and
d demolition de
ebris sent to a recycling
r plant
Construction and
d demolition de
ebris can be so
orted and recyccled and used to
t make other products.
p
D Sccraps reclaimed from the man

nufacturing line
e
Sccraps reclaime
ed from the mannufacturing line
e and used to make
m more of the
t same produ
uct/material are
e not
co
onsidered to include recycled content.

D for Existing Bu
uildings: Opera
ations & Mainte
enance Referen
nce Guide, Glo
ossary
Post-consu
umer material - is material reccycled from con
nsumer waste. (USGBC)
Postconsum mer recycled content
c - is the percentage of material in a product
p that was consumer wa aste. The recyccled
material waas generated byb household, commercial,
c inddustrial, or institutional end-ussers and can no
n longer be ussed for
its intended
d purpose. It in
ncludes returns of materials frrom the distribu ution chain. Exa amples include
e construction and
a
demolition debris, materiaals collected th hrough recycling
g programs, discarded products (e.g., furnitture, cabinetry,
decking), and
a landscaping waste (e.g., leaves, grass clippings,
c tree trimmings).
t (ISO 14021)
Pre-consum mer content - fo
ormerly known n as post-industtrial content, iss the percentag
ge of material in
n a product tha
at is
recycled fro
om manufacturring waste. Exa amples includee planer shavings, plytrim, saw wdust, chips, bagasse,
b sunflo
ower
seed hulls, walnut shells, culls, trimmed
d materials, prin
nt overruns, overissue publica ations, and obssolete inventories.
Excluded are
a materials su uch as rework, regrind, or scrrap generated in a process an nd capable of being
b reclaimedd
within the same
s process that
t generated it (ISO 14021)).
Question 25:
2
When proje
ect team memb
bers discuss th
he albedo of a product,
p to wha
at are they refe
erring?
A Em
missivity
Emissivity is the
e ratio of the rad
diation emitted by a surface to
o the radiation emitted by a black
b body at th
he
sa
ame temperatu ure. (USGBC)
B Vo
olatile Organic Compound (VOC) content
VOCs are comp

pounds in buildiing materials th
hat can off gas and contribute
e to poor indoor air quality.
C So
olar reflectance
e
Soolar Reflectenc
ce (Albedo) is: 'A measure of a material's ab
bility to reject so
olar heat, as sh
hown by a sma
all
te
emperature risee.
Sttandard black (reflectance
( 0.005, emittance 0.90)
0 is 0 and a standard whitte (reflectance 0.80, emittancce
0..90) is 100. Forr example, a sttandard black surface
s has a te
emperature rise of 90 degreees F (50 degree es C)
in full sun, and a standard whitte surface has a temperature rise of 14.6 deegrees F (8.1 degrees C).
Once the maxim
O mum temperature rise of a give en material hass been computted, the SRI ca
an be computed
d by
interpolating bettween the value
es for white and black.'
D Re
ecycled conten
nt
R
Recycled conten
nt is a the percent of a material that containss pre or post co
onsumer recyccled materials.

D for Existing Bu
uildings: Opera
ations & Mainte
enance Referen
nce Guide, Glo
ossary
Question 26:
2
What state
ement is true re
egarding the pu
urchase of REC
Cs?
A Pu
urchasing REC
Cs will help a prroject earn cred
dit for Green Power
P
Fo
or LEED, purch
hasing RECs can
c help a proje
ect earn credit for Green Pow
wer.
B RECs will increa

ase the amountt of onsite rene
ewable energy a building gene
erates
R
RECs do not impact the quantiity of onsite energy a building
g generates.
C RECs decrease the quantity off energy a build

ding owner musst purchase fro
om utility compa
anies
R
RECs do not impact the quantiity of energy a building consu
umes.
D RECs decrease a building's en

nergy demand
R
RECs do not impact a building's energy dema
and.

Question 27:
2
The baselin
ne water use of
o a urinal is:
A 2.2 gpm
B 2.2 gpf
C 1.0 gpf
1..0 gallons per flush

f (gpf) per the
t EPAct of 19
992.
D 1.0 gpm

Question 28:
2
What is the
e average wate
er savings in a commercial bu
uilding when im
mplementing wa
ater efficiency goals?
g
A 30
0%
Acccording to US
SGBC, the averrage commercial building can
n achieve a 30%
% water saving
gs. Normally, th
his
do
oesn't come at any added cosst.
B 10
0%
C 40
0%
D 20
0%
Question 29:
2
The energyy consumed peer unit of floor space
s is on ave
erage what perrcent lower in green
g buildingss compared to
traditional buildings?
b
A 11
1%
B 10
0%
C 20
0%
D 24
4%
A study from the

e New Buildings Institute foun
nd the average savings in ene
ergy use intenssities to be 24%
%
lo
ower when commparing green building
b to convventional buildings.
Question 30:
3
What mustt a project do to
o earn LEED ce
ertification afte
er selecting a ra
ating system?
A Ea
arn a minimum
m number of points only
Prerequisites mu
ust also be met.
B Sa
atisfy relevant prerequisites fo
or the selected
d rating system and earn a minimum number of points
'S
Satisfy relevant prerequisites' is not correct because
b projecct teams can't choose
c what prrerequisites to meet
fo
or a given rating
g system. All prerequisites forr the rating sysstem the projecct will certify under must be
fo
ollowed.
Att least 40 pointts must be earn

ned for a building to be LEED
D Certified at the base level (C
Certified).
Certified 40-49 points

p
Silver 50-59 poin
nts
G
Gold 60-79 points
Platinum 80+ pooints
C Pa
ay the relevantt fees and have
e a Green Rate
er approve the project
G
Green Raters arre only relevantt to the LEED for
f Homes ratin
ng system.
D Sa
atisfy all prereq
quisites for the selected rating
g system and earn
e a minimum
m number of po
oints
Affter selecting a rating system a project mustt satisfy all pre

erequisites and earn a minimu
um number of points
p
to
o be certified.
Notes: Refference: GBCI LEED Certifica

ation Policy Ma
anual
Question 31:
3
Reductionss in the water use

u of cooling towers,
t boilers,, and chillers are calculated as
a part of what usage group fo
or
water efficiiency?
A Outdoor water
O
Outdoor water usage
u includes irrigation.
B Prrocess water
Process water in
ncludes cooling
g towers and business water usage such ass laundry machines and
diishwashers.
C Ha
arvested waterr
Harvested waterr is rainwater collected

c for use
e to replace po
otable water forr indoor, outdoo
or, or process water
w
ne
eeds.
D Indoor water
In
ndoor water usa
age includes flo
ow and flush fixxtures such as sinks and toile
ets.

n Building & LE
Question 32:
3
What type of land is NOT

T considered prreviously developed?
A Siite of an old driive-in theatre
Be
ecause the site
e has a structure on it the site
e would be considered previou
usly developed
d.
B Graded site that has grown ove

er with grass
A site that has been

b graded is previously devveloped.
C Fa
armland
Previously developed land hass pre-existing paving,

p construcction, or significantly altered landscapes. Laand
th
hat has been altered and turne
ed into a natura
al use such as agricultural, foorestry, or nature preservation
n
do
oes not count.
D Trree mill
A tree mill would

d have an altered landscape.

D for Existing Bu
uildings: Opera
ations & Mainte
enance Referen
nce Guide, Glo
ossary
Question 33:
3
Which of th e not Minimum Program Requ

he following are uirements?
A Minimum use (le

ess than 1%) off CFC-based re
efrigerants
Fu
undamental Re
efrigerant Mana
agement is a LEED
L prerequissite which requires zero use of
o CFCs. This iss not
an
n MPR.
B Minimum occupa
ancy rate of at least one Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
Projects must se
erve at least 1 FTE.
C Th
he project must be a permane
ent building or structure
Th
he building must be a perman
nent structure and
a can't be ca
apable of being
g moved later on.
o
D Minimum buildin
ng area to site area
a ratio
All LEED projectts must complyy with a minimu um building to site

s area ratio. The gross floo
or area of the LEED
prroject building must be at leasst 2% of the gro
oss land area (LEED
( project boundary).

D 2009 Minimum
m Program Req
quirements
Question 34:
3
major reno
ovation of an ex
xisting K-12 sch
hool building would
w likely use
e what LEED ra
ating system?
A LE
EED for Existin
ng Buildings: Operations and Maintenance
LE
EED for Existin
ng Buildings is appropriate forr existing whole
e buildings. Typ
pically, these buildings
b underrgo
on
nly improvement work. (USGB BC)
B LE
EED for Core and
a Shell
LEEED for Core & Shell is a gre een building ratting system for designers, builders, develope ers and new bu uilding
owwners who wan nt to address sustainable dessign for new core and shell co onstruction. Core and shell co
overs
baase building ele
ements such as structure, envelope and the e HVAC system m. LEED for Coore & Shell is
deesigned to be complementary
c y to the LEED for
f Commercia al Interiors rating system, as both
b rating systems
esstablish green building criteria
a for developerrs, owners and tenants. (USG GBC)
C LE
EED for Comm
mercial Interiorss
LEEED for Comm mercial Interiorss is appropriate

e for interior spa
aces that are undergoing
u alte
eration work forr at
le
east 60% of the
e certifying grosss floor area. (U
USGBC)
D LE
EED for Schools
LE
EED for Schoools is used for th
he new constru uction or majorr renovation of K-12 projects. This rating sysstem
ca
an also be used
d for higher-levvel learning faccilities such as colleges and universities.
u
E LE
EED for New Construction
C
LE
C is primarily for whole buildings that are new or undergoing major
m construction.
Th
his rating syste
em is appropria ate for any proje
ect that does not
n have anothe er LEED rating
g system define
ed
(S
Schools, Healthhcare, Retail).

BC Website
Question 35:
3
What desig
gn decisions wo
ould help reducce the quantityy or improve the
e quality of storrmwater runofff?
A Ad
dding a constru
ucted wetland
Ad dding construc
cted wetlands reduces the qua
antity of stormw
water runoff byy providing a loccation for the
sttormwater to co
ollect.
B Pllacing the build

ding next to a park
p or other na
atural area
Placing the build

ding next to a park
p or natural area does not address the isssue.
C Ussing drip lines for

f irrigation
Using drip lines vs. convention nal irrigation does not impact stormwater.
s Ho
owever the sou
urce of the wate
er for
irrrigation is impo
ortant - potable vs. stormwate er or graywater.
D Re
eplacing all roa
ads and hardsccapes with impervious asphallt
Replacing all roa

R ads and hardsccapes with imp
pervious aspha
alt is incorrect. Use pervious
s pavement to allow
a
w
water to filter thrrough.
Question 36:
3
What LEED
D category wou
uld the Green-e
e standard be used
u in?
A Su
ustainable Site
es
B Materials and Re
esources
C En
G
Green-e is the organization
o tha
at certifies gree
en power and RECs.
R
D Indoor Environm
mental Quality
Notes:
Reference:: LEED 2009 fo

or New Constru
uction and Majo
or Renovationss Rating System
m
Question 37:
3
What is a footcandle?
f
A Th
he amount of liquid a material can pass thro
ough
Th
his is a materia
al's perviousness.
B Thhe ratio of the radiation

r emitte
ed by a surface
e to the radiatio
on emitted by a black body at the same
te
emperature.
Th
his is the definition of emissivvity.
C Measure of the quantity

q of lightt falling on a given surface
A footcandle is the
t measure off the quantity of light falling on
n a given surface. Minimizing foot candles helps
h
re
educe light pollution which helps nocturnal wildlife
w and presserve nighttime
e views of the sky.
s
D Measure of a surface's ability to reflect solar heat

h
Th
his is solar refle
ectance.

While the definition

d is nott present in the
e reference, the
e term is.
Question 38:
3
Which item
ms are considerred pre-consum
mer recycled ite
ems?
A De
emolition debriis used on another project
Th
his would be co
onsidered salvaged material.
B Ca
arpets made frrom nylon that include scraps from productio
on
Sccraps that are reclaimed and used to manuffacture the samme items (carpe
et, steel beamss) do not countt as
prre-consumer co ontent or post-consumer conttent, and thus must
m be exclud
ded.
C Stteel beams cre

eated from meta
al reclaimed fro
om the manufa
acturing line
Sccraps that are reclaimed and used to manuffacture the samme items (carpe
et, steel beamss) do not countt as
prre-consumer co ontent or post-consumer conttent, and thus must
m be exclud
ded.
D Co
otton insulation
n manufactured
d from factory reject
r denim jeans
Pre-consumer content is materrial diverted fro

om a waste stre eam during the
e manufacturing g process. Excluded
fro
om pre-consummer content are
e materials thatt have been reutilized within the
t same proce ess that genera
ated
th
hem, such as re
ework, regrind, or scrap gene erated in the pro
ocess and thenn put back into the process.
Cotton insulation
n is created fro
om scraps from
m other manufaccturing processses before the scraps reach
co
onsumers.
Question 39:
3
Collecting and using storm

mwater to repla
ace potable wa
ater use in flush
h fixtures helpss with what projject areas?
A Re
educing the de
evelopment foo
otprint
Collecting storm
mwater does not impact the de
evelopment foo
otprint.
B Water
W use reduc
ction
Thhe design case

e water use callculations use the
t flush and flow rates of all fixtures installe
ed, the estimated
occcupancy usagge. The design case also incluudes subtractin
ng out any sourrce of nonpotab ble water - in th
his
ca
ase the stormwwater.
C Sttormwater man
nagement
Capturing stormwater for use in flush fixturess reduces the quantity of storm
mwater flowing from the proje
ect
site.
D Re
educing heat is
slands
Th
he quantity of stormwater
s on a site does nott impact heat isslands themsellves. The use of
o open grid
pa
avement on ha ardscapes woulld help with botth stormwater management and a reducing th he heat island effect,
e
ho
owever that infformation was not
n provided in the question.
Question 40:
4
What doess the emissivity of a material refer

r to?
A Measure of a ma aterial's ability to

t reflect sunlig
ght (including the visible, infra
ared, and ultravviolet waveleng
gths)
n a scale of 0 to
on o1
B Th
he environmen
ntal benefits of the
t material ovver time
C Thhe ratio of enerrgy radiated byy a particular material

m to energ
gy radiated by a black body at
a the same
te
emperature
Th
he emissivity of
o a material is the
t ratio of eneergy radiated by
b a particular material
m to energy radiated byy a
black body at the
e same temperrature. It is a measure
m of a material's ability to radiate abso
orbed energy.
D Ho
ow hot a surfac
ce would get re
elative to stand
dard black and standard white
e surface

D for Existing Bu
uildings: Opera
ations & Mainte
enance Referen
nce Guide, Glo
ossary
Question 41:
4
Every LEED rating system

m contains cred
dits for:
A Ca
arbon offsets
Carbon offsets are

a not part of any
a LEED ratin
ng system.
B Fu
undamental reffrigerant manag
gement
Fu
undamental reffrigerant management is a prrerequisite, not a credit.
C Innovation
All LEED rating systems award

d projects for in
nnovative or exxemplary perforrmance.
D Ra
adon measurements
R
Radon issues arre only addresssed in LEED fo
or Homes.
Notes: Re
eference: n/a
Every LEED rating system

m has prerequiisites and credits. Most of the
e prerequisites and credit nam
mes are commo
on
among the rating systems
s, though their requirements may
m differ.
Question 42:
4
What is the
e proper design
nation for a pro
oject that has earned 80 pointts and met all prerequisites?
p
A LE
EED Certified Gold
G
Th
his is not a corrrect designatio
on and should not
n be used.
B LE
EED Certified Platinum
P
Th
his is not a corrrect designatio
on and should not
n be used.
C LE
EED Platinum
LE
EED Platinum is earned for projects with 80
0+ points.
D LE
EED Gold
LE
EED Gold is ea
arned for projeccts with 60-79 points.

Question 43:
4
The leakag
ge rate is the sp
peed at which an appliance lo
oses refrigeran
nt, measured be
etween refrigerrants charges or
o
_, whichever is shorter.
over _____
A 6 months
B 12
2 months
Thhe speed at wh hich an appliannce loses refrigerant, measure ed between reffrigerant charge
es or over 12
m
months, whichevver is shorter. The
T leakage ra ate is expressed in terms of th he percentage of the appliancce�s
fu
ull charge that would
w be lost over
o a 12-month h period if the rate
r stabilized. (EPA Clean Air
A Act, Title VI, Rule
60
08).
C 24
4 months
D 18
8 months

D for Existing Bu
uildings: Opera
ations & Mainte
enance Referen
nce Guide, Glo
ossary
Question 44:
4
The projecct team will not meet the thresshold requireme ents of a particcular LEED cred
dit. What is the
e proper course
e of
action that the team shouuld take regardiing this credit?
A Ap
pply for an exc
ception
Credits do not have an exceptiion process if the requirements can't be mett.
B No
ot include the credit
c in the fina
al application
Thhere will be tim

mes when a cre edit planned on being earned may not be achievable. For example,
e mayb be not
ennough electricitty can be saved for an EA cre edit, or maybe the building ow
wner changes his h or her mind
abbout a particula
ar credit to cut building costs. If a credit cannot be earned, do not include e that credit in the
t
fin
nal application.. Note that the question asks what should be e done regarding this credit, not
n what should d be
doone to achieve certification. Iff the loss of the
e credit impactss the number of
o points neede ed for certificatio
on or
a certain level off certification, the
t project team m needs to findd a way to makke up the lost pooints.
C Su
ubmit a CIR
CIRs are used fo

or technical guidance on creddits. Anyone on
n the project tea
am can submitt a CIR, as long
g as
th
he person has access
a to LEEDD Online (throu
ugh the project administrator).
D Ap
ppeal the crediit
Yo
ou would not appeal
a a credit the project can
nnot meet the requirements
r of.
Question 45:
4
Promoting durability and high performan ding enclosure and its components and systtems through
nce of the build
appropriate
e design, materials selection, and constructiion practices iss part of what process?
p
A Du
urability manag
gement processs
Th
he intent of the
e durability man
nagement proccess for the LEE ED for Homes rating system is to: 'Promote
du
urability and hig
gh performancce of the buildin
ng enclosure annd its compone
ents and system
ms through
ap
ppropriate desiign, materials selection,
s and construction
c prractices.'
B Ongoing operations and mainte

enance
Th
he building env
velope would already
a be desig
gned and completed by the tiime a project te
eam started on
ngoing
op
perations and maintenance.
m
C Measurement an
nd verification
M
Measurement an
nd verification comes after the
e building is co
ompleted, not during
d design.
D LE
EED Charrette
Th
he LEED Charrrette is an intennsive, collaboraative session in
n which a proje
ect team discussses design an
nd
co
onstruction options related to all aspects of the
t project. (US SGBC).

D for Homes Ra
ating System
Question 46:
4
What would be included in hard cost esttimates?
A Arrt
B Ca
arpet
C Fire sprinkler sys

stem
D Fu
urniture

Hard costss: By far the larg
gest portion of the expenses in a constructio on budget, the hard costs are e mostly comprrised
of the actual construction costs incurredd to build the prroject. In most cases, it will in
nclude the land, but that particcular
cost is usually separated in order to find
d out the actuall construction expenses.
e The hard-cost cate egories are the
bricks and mortar of the project.
p
Examples include masonry, wood, steell, carpet, tile, mechanical
m systems, roofing.
Soft costs: These costs in
nvolve all of the ompletion of the project. You would include your
e other fees invvolved in the co
attorney fees, other profe
essional fees, te
esting, appraisal, marketing, office,
o and oveerhead expense es.
Soft costs are those expeenditures necesssary to compleete a project but not directly 'bricks and morrtar,' such as design
and consulltant fees, communications co ousing, moving or relocation costs,
osts, interim ho c and addiitional district
staffing.
A primary soft-cost
s category is fixtures, furnishing and equipment (FF F&E). During th
he planning sta
ages of a projecct the
soft costs usually
u are allo
ocated as a perrcentage of thee total project budget. As the planning
p and design of a projeect
progressess, the percentage can be incre eased or decreeased.
Art and furniture are not fixed
f assets (thhey can be movved) and are thhus not conside d cost calculations.
ered in the hard
Think of a home. There is s the price of th
he home and thhe price of the furnishings. Th
he furnishings are
a not included in
the price off the home or the
t mortgage because
b they are not fixed asssets.
Question 47:
4
What amou
unt of parking will
w encourage alternative tran
nsportation and
d maximize ope
en space?
A En
nough parking to handle peakk occupant dem
mand
Th
his would maxiimize the amou
unt of parking, not reduce it.
B Th
he minimum am
mount required
d by any local code
c
Providing carpoool programs, sh

huttle services,, etc. while providing no more
e parking space
es as required by
lo
ocal code helps
s encourage altternative transp
portation.
M
Maximizing open
n space require
es less parking
g.
Fo
or the purposes of LEED, opeen space is the
e property area
a minus the devvelopment footp
print, when local
zo
oning does not define open sp
pace.
C En
nough for parking for FTE building occupants
Th
his reduces pa
arking but just meeting
m local co
ode is the LEE
ED answer.
D 25
5% less parking
g spaces than the peak occup
pant demand
Th
his reduces pa
arking but just meeting
m local co
ode is the LEE
ED answer.

Question 48:
4
What will th
he project team
m need to consult local zoning
g to determine?
?
A Th
he refrigerant selection
s for HV
VAC&R system
ms
Lo
ocal zoning doe
es not addresss refrigerant selection.
B Th
he total square
e footage the bu
uilding can be in relation to th
he site area
Zo
oning is a meth
hod of land use
e regulation use ed by local govvernments in most
m developedd countries. Zonning
m be use-bas
may sed (regulating the uses to wh hich land may be
b put), or it ma
ay regulate building height, lo
ot
co
overage, and similar
s characte
eristics, or some combination of these.
Th
he building size
e compared to the site size iss the building's density, which would fall und
der local zoning
g.
C Where
W in the buiilding recycling
g containers can be placed
Lo
ocal zoning doe
esn't address recycling
r locations.
D Th
he types of materials that can
n be used for a tenant fit-out
Lo
ocal zoning doe
esn't regulate interior materia
al selection.

Question 49:
4
The additio
on or increasing
g the use of gra
aywater in a bu
uilding can help
p with:
A Re
educing stormw
water runoff
G
Graywater is unrelated to storm
mwater runoff.
B Re
educing potablle water use in faucets
G
Graywater would
d not be recycled for people to
t use for hand
d washing.
C Re
educing potablle water used by
b urinals
G
Graywater can be
b used for flusshing in water closets
c and urin
nals, or processs water needs for some syste
ems.
D Re
educing rainwa
ater harvesting
G
Graywater is unrelated to rainw
water.
Notes: Graaywater is defin

ned by the Unifform Plumbing Code (UPS) as
a untreated ho
ouse-hold wasttewater which has
h
not come in
nto contact with toilet waste or
o kitchen sinkss.
Graywater includes used water from batthtubs, showerrs, bathroom wash

w basins, an
nd water from clothes-washer
c r and
laundry tub
bs. It does not include
i water from
f kitchen sin
nks or dishwasshers.
Question 50:
5
What will not

n help with wa
ater efficient landscaping?
A Mulching around
d plants
Mulch is simply a protective layyer of a materia

M al that is spread on top of the
e soil, often to keep
k moisture in.
i
M
Mulches can eith
her be organic -- such as grasss clippings, sttraw, bark chips, and similar materials
m -- or
inorganic -- such
h as stones, brick chips, and plastic.
B Xe
eriscaping
Xe
eriscaping refeers to landscaping and garden
ning in ways that reduce or elliminate the need for supplem
mental
w
water from irriga
ation.
C Crreating a sedim
ment basin
A sediment basin is useful stra

ategies for storm
mwater manag
gement, but is not
n used to reduce water use in
la
andscaping.
D Pllanting native plants

p
Native plants aree those that gro ow naturally in an area, or tha

at have been inn an area for many
m years. Native
plants require le
ess water, fertiliizer, and pest control.
c These plants can be trees,
t shrubs, flowers,
f or grassses.
Addaptive plants are non-native e plants that perform well in thhe local climate
e. Native and ad
daptive plants
re
equire less wateer, and are moore disease resistant because e they are suited to the region's usual rainfalll, soil,
an
nd temperature e.
Question 51:
5
What are th
he first steps a project team should
s take beffore deciding to
o purchase ren
newable power?
A Se
elect an REC provider
p
Seelecting an RE
EC provider wou
uld occur only after the power options have been determin
ned, and the prroject
te
eam decided too purchase RECCs.
B Gather energy data

d
Th
he energy use of the project is
i needed to de
etermine what percentage of renewable pow
wer might be
pu
urchased.
C Re
eview the build
ding commissio
oning plan
Commissioning of the building''s systems wou

uld include anyy onsite renewa
able energy sysstems, but onlyy after
th
hey have been chosen.
D Identify key decision makers
Th
he interests an
nd desires of the people who will
w be making the decisions need
n to be add
dressed.
E Identify available
e offsite/onsite renewable pow
wer options
Th
his step involve
es determining if offsite or onssite renewable
e power is the best
b choice, and what types of
o
po
ower is availab
ble.
Notes: Refference: Guide

e to Purchasing
g Green Powerr
The correcct answers for this question co
ome from the re
eference.
Question 52:
5
Which item
m is considered pre-consumerr recycled conte
ent?
A Wood
W chips from
m a mill
Pre-consumer content is conte ent from industrry scraps that was

w diverted fro om the waste stream
s and useed for
otther purposes. Examples include sawdust, wood w shavingss, wood chips, anda print overru uns. Excluded are
m
materials that arre re-incorporatted into the sam
me manufacturring process th hat generated itt.
Cabinetry made from walnut sh hells is an exammple of a pre-cconsumer recyccled material.
Saawdust, shavin ngs, and wood chips are pre-cconsumer mate erial that can be used elsewhhere, even if the
ey are
ussed for landscaaping purposess.
B Milk jugs
C So
oda cans
D Ca
ardboard boxes

D for Existing Bu
uildings: Opera
ations & Mainte
enance Referen
nce Guide, Glo
ossary
Post-consu
umer material - is material reccycled from con
nsumer waste. (USGBC)
Postconsum mer recycled content
c - is the percentage of material in a product
p that was consumer wa aste. The recyccled
material waas generated byb household, commercial,
c inddustrial, or institutional end-ussers and can no
n longer be ussed for
its intended
d purpose. It in
ncludes returns of materials frrom the distribu ution chain. Exa amples include
e construction and
a
demolition debris, materiaals collected th hrough recycling
g programs, discarded products (e.g., furnitture, cabinetry,
decking), and
a landscaping waste (e.g., leaves, grass clippings,
c tree trimmings).
t (ISO 14021)
Pre-consum mer content - fo
ormerly known n as post-industtrial content, iss the percentag
ge of material in
n a product tha
at is
recycled fro
om manufacturring waste. Exa amples includee planer shavings, plytrim, saw wdust, chips, bagasse,
b sunflo
ower
seed hulls, walnut shells, culls, trimmed
d materials, prin
nt overruns, overissue publica ations, and obssolete inventories.
Excluded are
a materials su uch as rework, regrind, or scrrap generated in a process an nd capable of being
b reclaimedd
within the same
s process that
t generated it (ISO 14021)).
Question 53:
5
What are th ntal benefits of choosing FSC certified wood that has been extracted and milled 250 milles
he environmen
from a projject site?
A Re
educed impactt on the ozone layer
O
Ozone depletion
n is caused by refrigerants, no
ot logging.
B Re
educed transpo
ortation costs
R
Reducing the tra
ansportation co
osts is an econo
omic benefit, not
n an environm
mental benefit.
C Re
educed soil ero
osion and strea
am sedimentatiion
One of the goals

O s of responsible
e forestry mana
agement is to reduce
r the soil erosion and sttream sedimen
ntation
ca
aused by loggin
ng practices.
D Re
educed deman
nd for virgin ma
aterials
FSSC wood is no different than other wood, exxcept for how itt was grown/exxtracted. Using wood is still ussing
virgin materials.

Question 54:
5
Which of th
he following are
e benefits of co
ommunity conn
nectivity?
A More lenient zon

ning rules
B Re
eduction of hea
at islands
C Prrotection of und
developed land
d
Community conn nectivity chann

nels developme
ent to urban are
eas where exissting infrastructture already exxists,
an
nd avoids build
ding on undeveeloped land.
In
n the reference guides the inte
ent of Developm
ment Density and
a Communityy Connectivity is:
'T
To channel development to urrban areas with
h existing infrasstructure, prote
ect greenfields and
a preserve habitat
h
annd natural reso
ources.'
Protecting green
nfields = proteccting undevelop
ped land
Acccess to public
c transportation
n helps with redducing automobile use in the LEED Rating System,
S howevver
acccess to public
c transportation
nit is not part of
o the commun nity connectiv vity credit. Wh hile it is true tha
at
lo
ocating a projec
ct in a downtowwn area would provide
p accesss to public transsportation, this is not the inten nt of
coommunity conn nectivity as defiined by LEED.
D Increased availa
ability of stormw
water

Question 55:
5
A door foun
nd onsite and turned
t into a ta ation would automatically qualify as:
able as part of a major renova
A Re
egional materia
al
B Co
omingled mate
erial
Th
hese are materials recycled in
nto a single sto
orage bin.
C Ra
apidly renewab
ble material
Th
his is a materia
al with a harvesst time of 10 ye
ears or less.
D Prre-consumer co
ontent
Prre-consumer content
c - formerrly known as poost-industrial content, is the percentage
p of material
m in a pro
oduct
th
hat is recycled from
f manufactu uring waste. Exxamples includ de planer shavings, plytrim, saawdust, chips,
baagasse, sunflowwer seed hulls, walnut shells,, culls, trimmed
d materials, prin
nt overruns, ovverissue
puublications, and
d obsolete inve
entories. Excludded are materials such as rew work, regrind, or
o scrap genera ated
in a process and d capable of be
eing reclaimed within the sam me process thatt generated it (IISO 14021).
Notes: The
e door would be
b extracted (sa
alvaged) and used within 500
0 miles, qualifying it as regiona
al material.
Question 56:
5
Which of th
he following causes depletion
n of the ozone layer?
A HC
CFC
HCFC is a refrig
gerant which ca
auses ozone de
epletion. CFC has
h the greatesst negative imp
pact on the ozo
one
la
ayer.
B Hyydrogen powerr
C La
andfill gas
D Biiofuel

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Question 57:
5
What is tru
ue about a proje
ect that earns 38
3 points towarrds certification
n?
A Th
he project would be LEED Silver
50
0-59 points earrns LEED Silve
er.
B Th
he project would be LEEDs Certified
C
LE
EEDs Certified is not the corrrect designation
n for a project. It is LEED Cerrtified for the lo
owest level of
ce
ertification.
C Th
he project would not earn cerrtification
Projects must ea
arn a minimum
m of 40 points. Anything
A less does
d not earn certification.
c
D Th
he project would be LEED Ce
ertified
W
While this is the correct design
nation for a projject that earns 40-49 points, 38
3 points does not earn anyth
hing.
E Th
he project would be LEED certified
LE
EED certified is
s not the correcct designation for
f a project. It is LEED Certiffied for the low
west level of
ce
ertification.
Question 58:
5
What are th
he environmen
ntal benefits of limiting stormw
water runoff?
A Re
educing harmfu
ul chemicals ca
arried into the water
w system
Byy reducing storrmwater flows, chemicals carried into surrou unding water syystems are red duced. These can
c
include chemicaals from parking
g lots (oil from cars),
c pesticide
es, and fertilize
ers used in land
dscapes.
B Re
eusing the watter for landscap
pe irrigation
Th
his is primarily an economic benefit
b because
e it avoids the cost of using potable
p water if the water is
su
upplied by mun nicipal sources.
C Co
ollecting the wa
ater for custodial uses
Th
his is primarily an economic benefit
b because
e it avoids the cost of using potable
p water if the water is
su
upplied by mun nicipal sources.
D Minimizing impacts on microclimates
Th
his is one of the intents of red
ducing heat isla
ands.

n Building & LE
Question 59:
5
How manyy Innovation & Design
D Processs Points can a non-home projject earn in LEED v3?
A 8
B 4
C 10
0
D 6
In
n LEED v3 a no
on-home projecct can earn up to 6 Innovation
n in Design poin
nts.
Question 60:
6
What type of water has th
he highest quallity?
A Prrocess water
B Green water
C Po
otable water
Po
otable water is
s water that is suitable
s for drin
nking.
Po
otable water is
s water that meets or exceedss EPA's drinking water standa
ards and comess from wells orr the
m
municipal water supply.
D Waste
W water

D for Existing Bu
uildings: Opera
ations & Mainte
enance Referen
nce Guide, Glo
ossary
Question 61:
6
What typess of land does LEED prefer prroject teams bu
uild on?
A La
and that has be
een zoned for commercial
c use
e
Zo
oning is a local issue. LEED does
d not speciffy how a particcular parcel of land should be zoned.
B Prreviously develloped
Greenfields are sites not previo

G ously develope
ed or graded that could suppo
ort open space,, habitat, or
ag
griculture. (USG
GBC)
LE
EED prefers no
ot building on greenfields
g but using previoussly developed land instead.
C Un
ndeveloped
LE
EED does not award
a credits for
f building on undeveloped la
and (greenfield
ds).
D Im
mpervious
Building on impe
ervious land do
oes not earn a project credit. Impervious
I doe
es not imply de
eveloped land.

n Building & LE
Question 62:
6
Bonus poin
nts under the LEED
L rating sysstems are awarded when wha
at occurs?
A Th
he project exce
eeds the Minim
mum Program Requirements
R
Most of the MPR

M Rs can't be excceeded (occupa
ancy is an exce
eption). Exceed
ding any MPR - if it can be -
do
oesn't earn a project
p points.
B Tw
wo LEED APs work as princip
pal participantss on the projectt
Thhe number two o may have thro own you off. Yoou may recall that you only ne eed one LEED AP acting as a
prrincipal particip
pant to earn an ID credit. Put the
t answer cho oice in context - 'Does havingg two LEED AP Ps on
a project earn th he project a bonnus point?' Yess it does. One, two, or fifty - and
a the project earns one bon nus
pooint. This differrs from other qu
uestions wheree you may be asked
a how man ny bonus pointss you can have
e for
haaving two LEED D APs - only on
ne bonus pointt.
C Exxemplary or inn
novative perforrmance is achie
eved
Eaarning Innovation in Design credit

c for exemp
plary or innova
ative performan
nce earns pointts in the Innova
ation
in Design (ID) ca
ategory. Thesee are bonus poiints beyond the
e 100 points in the rating systtems.
D Prrerequisites an
nd a certain num
mber of credits are earned
M
Meeting the prerrequisites and earning a certa
ain number of credits
c will achieve LEED cerrtification.

Question 63:
6
What site features

f are inc
cluded in the la
andscape area?
?
A Trree save area
La
andscape area
a: the total site area less the building
b footprin
nt, paved surfaces, water bod
dies, and patioss.
(U
USGBC)
Thhe tree save arrea would be in ncluded in the landscape

l areaa. A tree save area
a is definedd as any tree co
over
onn the tract left undisturbed.
u Th
hey are usuallyy roped off to prevent
p trucks from
f driving in the
t area and people
fro
om accidentally y cutting down the trees.
B Ne
eighboring green space prope
erty
Th
he neighboring
g property is ou
utside of the LE
EED project bou
undary.
C Open grid paved

d surfaces
Open grid pavem

O ment is a strate egy for reducing
g heat islands and for stormw
water control. Open-grid
O pave
ement
is considered pa
art of the site ha
ardscape.
D Pa
arking lot with high
h albedo surfaces
Pa
aved surfaces would be exclu
uded.

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uildings: Opera
ations & Mainte
enance Referen
nce Guide, Glo
ossary
Question 64:
6
What state
ement is true re
egarding the pro
operty boundary and the LEE
ED project boun
ndary?
A Th
he definitions are
a the same
B Th
he property bou
undary is the portion
p of the site submitted fo
or LEED while the
t LEED proje
ect boundary marks
m
wh
here the LEEDD project ends
C Th
hey can be the same, but the property boun
ndary includes only
o the area submitted
s for LE
EED
D Th
he property bouundary is the to
otal area within
n the legal prop es of a site while the LEED prroject
perty boundarie
bo
oundary is the portion of the site
s submitted forf LEED
Th
he LEED proje ect boundary is the portion of the
t project site
e submitted for LEED certifica ation. For single
e-
bu
uilding developpments, this is the
t entire projeect scope and is generally lim
mited to the site boundary. Forr
m
multiple building
g developmentss, the LEED pro oject boundaryy may be a porttion of the deveelopment as
de
etermined by th he project team
m. (USGBC)
Th
he property boundary is the to
otal area within
n the legal prop
perty boundarie
es of a site. (US
SGBC).
Question 65:
6
What addittional LEED ce

ertification would a project team likely pursue
e for an office building
b that ha
as already earn
ned
LEED Core e & Shell and the offices will be
b leased out to
t tenants?
A LE
EED Core & Sh
hell post-certificcation
B LE
EED for Homes
s
C LE
C
D LE
EED for Comm
mercial Interiorss
LE
EED Core & Sh hell covers basse building elem
ments such as structure, enve elope and the HVAC
H system. Once
a tenant has bee
en established then additiona al certifications can be earned
d.
Projects where 50%

5 or less of the leasable sq
quare footage is owner-occup
pied are genera
ally not candida
ates
fo
or LEED for New Constructionn.
Question 66:
6
What are attributes

a of ope
en space?
A Open space is 100 ft. beyond the

t building perimeter
O
Open space may or may not go
o beyond the building
b perime
eter.
B Open space is pervious

p
O
Open space are
e the ground are
eas that are ve
egetated and pe
ervious.
G
Green roofs can
n be considered
d open space but
b only for urban areas.
Fo
or the purposes of LEED, opeen space is the
e property area
a minus the devvelopment footp
print, when local
zo
oning does not define open sp
pace.
C Open space has

s been previoussly developed
Open space is usually

O u undevelloped. If a prevviously develop
ped area is resttored it may co
ontribute to ope
en
sp
pace.
D Open space is shaded
O
Open space doe
esn't have to be
e shaded.
E Open space is vegetated

v
O
Open space are
e the ground are
eas that are ve
egetated and pe
ervious.

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uildings: Opera
ations & Mainte
enance Referen
nce Guide, Glo
ossary
Question 67:
6
What is a water
w closet?
A A storage tank fo
or rainwater
Th
his is commonly called a ciste
ern.
B A type of flush fix

xture
A water closet is
s another namee for a toilet. It is a type of flussh fixture. In the LEED Rating
g System you will
w
se
ee the term waater closet used
d frequently in the
t Water Efficciency credits.
Frrom the EPAct standard of 19 992, the baselin

ne flush rate fo
or water closetss is 1.6 gpf (gallons per flush)). For
urrinals the flush rate is 1.0 gpf.
C A component of a cooling towe

er
D A storage tank fo
or graywater
Question 68:
6
What of the
e following are examples of basic
b services that
t help a project earn LEED
D credit for com
mmunity connecctivity?
A Zipcar program
Ziipcar programs
s help reduce th
he parking nee
eds of a projectt site.
B Pe
edestrian access between two office buildings
While pedestrian
W n access is reqquired between the project and a service for the service to count towards
co
ommunity conn nectivity, pedesstrian access between two offfice buildings iss not considere
ed a service
C Pu
ublic library

nels developmeent to urban are
eas with existin
ng infrastructurre. This include
es
arreas with walkw
ways and areass near basic se
ervices.
Baasic services are

a those servicces that are op pen to the public, and are com
mmon services that people might
usse regularly. Pe
eople must be able to walk be etween the pro
oject and the se
ervice without being
b blocked by
b
w
walls, highways,, or other barrie
ers (this is calle
ed pedestrian access).
a LEED encourages building near a
va
ariety of basic services,
s not ju
ust one type of service such as
a twelve clothing stores in a strip
s mall. LEED
prrovides examples of basic services as:
Ba ank
Church
Supermarket / convenience sto
ore
Day care
Dry cleaner / lau undry mat
Fiire station
Sa alon
Hardware store
Liibrary
M
Medical / dental office
Pa ark
Pharmacy
Po ost office
R
Restaurant
Scchool
Thheatre / museu um
Community centter
G
Gym
D Pu
ublic parking garage
A parking garage is not considered a service.

Question 69:
6
What LEED
D Rating Syste
em is used for interior tenant improvements?
?
A LE
EED for Core & Shell
LEEED for Core & Shell is a gre een building ratting system for designers, builders, develope ers and new bu uilding
owwners who wan nt to address sustainable dessign for new core and shell co onstruction. Core and shell co
overs
baase building ele
ements such as structure, envelope and the e HVAC system m. LEED for Coore & Shell is
deesigned to be complementary
c y to the LEED for
f Commercia al Interiors rating system, as both
b rating systems
esstablish green building criteria
a for developerrs, owners and tenants. (USG GBC)
B LE
C
Th
he LEED for New Constructio on Rating Systeem is designedd to guide and distinguish
d high
h-performancee
co
ommercial and institutional prrojects, includinng office buildin
ngs, high-rise residential
r build
dings, governm
ment
bu
uildings, recrea
ational facilitiess, manufacturin
ng plants and laaboratories.(USSGBC)
C LE
EED for Comm
mercial Interiorss
D LE
EED for Existin
ng Buildings Op
perations & Ma
aintenance
Thhe LEED for Ex xisting Building

gs Rating Syste em helps buildiing owners and d operators meeasure operatio ons,
im
mprovements and a maintenancce on a consisttent scale, with the goal of ma aximizing operaational efficienccy
w
while minimizingg environmenta al impacts. LEEED for Existing Buildings addrresses whole-b building cleanin ng and
m
maintenance iss
sues (including chemical use)), recycling prog grams, exteriorr maintenance programs, and d
syystems upgrades. It can be ap pplied both to existing
e buildings seeking LEED certificationn for the first tim
me
annd to projects previously
p certiified under LEE
ED for New Construction, Sch hools, or Core & Shell.(USGB BC)
Notes:
LEED for Commercial
C Interiors is a bencchmark for the tenant improve
ement market that gives the power
p to make
e
sustainable
e choices to ten
nants and designers. (USGBC C)
Question 70:
7
A vehicle meeting
m which standard
s d be considered low-emitting and fuel efficie
would ent?
A Green-e Certified
Green-e is a pro
G ogram establish
hed to promotee green electriccity products an
nd provide conssumers with a
na
ationally recognized method to
t identify those
e products.
B Ze
ero Emission Vehicle
V (ZEV) by
b the California
a Air Resource
es Board
Ve
ehicles must be classified as a Zero Emissio
on Vehicle (ZE
EV) by the Califfornia Air Reso
ources Board orr have
a green score off 40 or more fro
om the ACEEEE annual vehicle
e rating guide.
Thhe LEED Credit is named Low w-Emitting and d Fuel-Efficient Vehicles and ZEVs
Z qualify un
nder that creditt. The
qu
uestion doesn'tt ask about Zerro-Emitting and
d Fuel-Efficientt Vehicles beca
ause there is no
o LEED credit by
th
hat name.
C EP
PA Transportattion and Air Qu
uality standard
Th
his is not corre
ect.
D SC
CAQMD air quality standardss
SCAQMD is an air pollution co

ontrol agency.
Notes: Refference: LEED a Major Renovations Rating System
Question 71:
7
What implies a direct imp

pact on global warming?
w
A Se
ervice life
Th
he service life is how long a piece
p of equipm
ment should lasst before replaccement.
B Ozone depleting
g potential
O
ODP is a numbe
er that refers to
o the amount off ozone depletion caused by a substance.
C Re
efrigerant charrge
Th
his is just the charge
c of the re
efrigerant into a piece of equip
pment.
D Global warming potential
G
Global warming potential describes an item'ss or action's dire
ect effect on global warming.

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Question 72:
7
A project te
eam has submitted registratioon information for
f a building th
hat has a targe
et rating of Gold
d. When can th
he
project team advertise tha
at the project iss LEED Gold?
A Affter substantial completion of the project
B Affter the prelimin

nary review
C Affter the final ap

pplication review
w is accepted and
a the projectt is awarded LE
EED Gold certiffication
Upon receipt of a completed ap

pplication for certification,
c a fo
ormal application review will be
b initiated.
Once a project has

O h been certifiied, the LEED Certification Mark appropriate e to the level of certification (ssee
be
elow: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Certified)
C may be used in colllateral and othe
er marketing materials
m to prommote
th
he associated LEED
L project.
D Affter the registra

ation is submitted
E Once the registration has been

n approved by GBCI
G

BC Trademark Guidelines
Question 73:
7
Placing a project's
p parking underground
d would help wiith what LEED credit?
A Pa
arking capacity
y
M
Moving parking underground doesn't
d change the capacity.
B Re
ecycled materials
R
Recycled materiials and parking location are not
n related.
C He
eat island effec
ct
Moving parking spaces underg

M ground reducess the quantity of
o hardscapes above
a ground. Less hardscap
pes
re
esult in lessenin
ng the heat isla
and effect.
D Prreferred parking
Preferred parkin
ng is not itself a LEED credit. Preferred parking is a require
ement for some
e credits.

Question 74:
7
Which of th
he following is not a strategy for
f reducing the
e heat island effect
e of a propo
osed parking lo
ot?
A Pllacing the park

king spaces und
der the building
g
Placing the park

king undergroun
nd would elimin
nate the parkin
ng lot.
B Pa
ainting the park
king lot with a material
m with lo
ow SRI value
To
o reduce the he
eat island effecct, cover the su
urface with matterials that have a high (not lo
ow) SRI value.
Thhe heat island effect is create

ed when develooped areas havve higher temperatures than surrounding
s rural
arreas. An urban heat island efffect is caused by sunlight hea ating up dark colored surfacess such as roadds and
ro
ooftops. Huge quantities
q of he
eat are generatted in buildingss that have darkk rooftops and absorb heat ra
ather
th
han reflect it.
C Ussing open grid paving
Using an open-g grid pavement system that is at least 50% pervious is also acceptable to reduce the hea at
island effect. Op
pen grid pavem
ment allows for vegetation
v to grow
g in it. Vege
etation reducess the heat island
d
efffect comparedd to pavement or
o other hardsccapes.
D Pllanting trees th
hat will provide shade
Shading the harrdscapes preve

ent the sun from
m hitting the surface.
The questio
on asks for what is not a stra
ategy.
Question 75:
7
Compared to conventiona
al building, a grreen building project
p and construction budget will have wh
hat additional co
osts?
A So
oft costs
All projects have

e soft costs.
Sooft costs: Thes

se costs involve e all of the othe
er fees involved
d in the compleetion of the projject. You would d
include your atto
orney fees, other professional fees, testing, appraisal, marrketing, office, and a overhead
exxpenses. Soft costs
c are those e expenditures necessary to complete
c a projject but not dire
ectly 'bricks an
nd
m
mortar,' such as design and co onsultant fees, communication ns costs, interim
m housing, mo oving or relocattion
coosts, and additional district sta
affing.
B Fe
ees to review lo
ocal laws and standards
s
R
Reviewing things like local zon
ning and ordina
ances are applicable to all building projects.
C Liffe cycle cost analysis
Th
he manual stattes project team
ms should dete
ermine relevantt design fees and construction
n costs. Also
ad
ddress:
1.. Life-cycle cos

st analysis
2.. Design and co ost advice from
m experienced green
g building professionals
3.. Contingencies s for research of
o unconventio
onal techniquess or materials
Liife cycle costing is used to evvaluate econommic performance and takes intto account ope
erational and
m
maintenance costs throughout the life of the product.
p
D Co
osts to implement erosion control plans
All projects have

e erosion control - it is require
ed at the federa
al level.
Notes: Refference: Susta

ainable Building
g Technical Ma
anual: Part II
Question 76:
7
Which of th
he following sta
atements is true
e about innova
ative design?
A Ha
aving an integrrated project te
eam is innovativve design
Th
his is not an innovative strate
egy for earning ID points.
B Ussing graywaterr on a project iss innovative de

esign
Th
he use graywa
ater is one of the strategies for reducing pota
able water use for the Water Efficiency
E credits.
C Prrerequisites cannot earn inno

ovative design credits
c
D Co
oming in underr budget and on schedule is in
nnovative design
Th
his is not an innovative strate
egy for earning ID points.
Notes: Pre
erequisites mus
st be earned fo
or project certifiication. No inno
ovation points are
a awarded fo
or prerequisitess.
Question 77:
7
Which of th
he following is not a goal of USGBC's
U Portfo
olio Program?
A Fooster a network k of investors, developers,

d ow
wners, and man
nagers committted to greening
g both their new
w and
exxisting building portfolios
Th
he Portfolio Pro
ogram brings people
p togetherr with common goals.
B Prrovide a cost-e
effective path to
o achieving LEE
ED certification
n on a volume scale
s
Th
he Portfolio Pro
ogram helps ke
eep costs down
n.
C Prrovide cost-effe
ective streamlin
ned certification
n processes, re
educing the do
ocumentation re
equirements
whherever possibble
Th
he Portfolio Pro
ogram helps sttreamline the certification proccess.
D Identify the basic

c construction and
a developme
ent activities fo
or which the LE
EED program was
w designed to
o
evvaluate
Th
his is the descrription of the Minimum
M Progra
am Requirements (MPRs), no
ot the Portfolio Program.

BC website
USGBC's Portfolio
P Prograam is designed
d for owners tha
at have a lot off new/existing buildings
b and want
w to implement
LEED on a large scale. This
T program is a way to achie
eve volume cerrtification moree easily.
Question 78:
7
Where in th
he LEED refere
ence guide can
n a team find in
nformation on differences
d rela
ating to the geo
ographic locatio
on of a
project?
A Re
equirements
R
Requirements define how the credit/prerequis
c site can be earrned.
B Re
egional Variatio
ons
A regional variattion is differentt than a regionaal priority. A reg

gional variation
n is when the approach
a to a credit
c
va
aries based on the geographyy of the projectt. For example the storm design systems of an area in Arizzona
(d
dry and arid) wo
ould be much different
d than th
hose in Seattle e, Washington (which
( gets lotss of rain).
Another example e is refunds an

nd incentives fo
or onsite solar power.
p Californ
nia will have mu
uch better refunds
an
nd incentives th
han most otherr states.
Do not confuse this

t with region
nal priority, which is addressin
ng those credit that are most important to a
re
egion.
C Re
elated Credits
R
Related credits are
a those crediits with synergiies to the given
n credit.
D Re
esources
Th
he resources section
s lists ma
aterial for furthe
er study.
Question 79:
7
What state
ement is true re
egarding halonss?
A Ha
alons are comm
monly used in centrifugal
c chillers
Halons are not refrigerants

r use
ed in centrifuga
al chillers.
B Ha
alons are subs
stances that deplete the strato
ospheric ozone
e layer
Halons are used d as fire extingu

uishing agents,, both in built-in
n systems and in handheld po
ortable fire
exxtinguishers. Halon
H production in the U.S. ended on Decem mber 31, 1993, because theyy contribute to ozone
o
deepletion.
C Ha
alons absorb heat
h from a rese
ervoir at low te
emperatures an
nd reject heat at
a higher tempe
eratures
Refrigerants (no
R ot Halons) are the
t working fluids of refrigerattion cycles thatt absorb heat frrom a reservoirr at
lo
ow temperaturees and reject he
eat at higher te
emperatures (U
USGBC)
D Ha
alons are a typ
pe of hydrocarb
bon
Halons are not hydrocarbons

h b
because they do
d not contain hydrogen.
h

T by LE
Question 80:
8
What state
ement is true re
egarding Chloro
oFluoroCarbons (CFCs) and HydroChloroFluoroCarbons (HCFCs)?
(
A CFCs have a gre

eater global wa
arming potentia
al (GWP) than HCFCs
CFCs do have a greater global warming pote

ential (GWP) co
ompared to HC
CFCs.
Se
ee Table 1 in the reference. Every
E CFC liste
ed has a greate
er GWP than th
he HCFCs liste
ed.
B Th
he ozone deple
etion potential (ODP)
( of HCFC
Cs and CFCs is about the sam
me
HCFCs have mu
uch smaller OD
DP values than CFCs, but the
eir ODP values are not zero. HCFCs
H do lesss than
2%
% ozone dama
age compared to
t CFC-11.
C CFCs are banne

ed under the Montreal Protoco
ol while HCFCss are not
Bo oth CFCs and HCFCs are ba anned under the e Montreal Prootocol. CFC prooduction in the United States
sttopped in 1995
5. Developing nations
n that sign
ned the treaty agreed
a to stop producing CFCCs by 2010.
D LE
EED encourage
es replacing CFC or halon-ba
ased fire suppression systemss with HCFCs
LE
EED promotes using fire-supp
pression systems that do not contain CFCs, HCFCs, or ha
alons.

T by LE
Question 81:
8
When shou
uld innovative techniques
t firstt be addressed
d for a LEED prroject?
A Affter the design phase is comp

plete
In
nnovative techn
niques should be
b addressed before
b the design is complete
e.
B Du
uring the plann
ning process
Th
he point here is
s that ideas and changes sho ould occur in the design phasee when they arre least costly.
M
Making a change during the co onstruction phaase can result in cost overruns, schedule ovverruns, and
ne
egative impacts s to the synerg
gies of the gree
en building goals. Spend more e time on desig
gn, and the
co
onstruction will cost less.
C When
W products are
a ordered
Th
his would be po
ost-design and
d not the best tiime.
D Th
hroughout the construction
c prrocess as new ideas arise
Th
his would result in many chan
nges and cost overruns
o due to
o changes
Question 82:
8
What can be
b used to com
mpare the energ
gy performance
e of two buildin
ngs?
A Green-e
Green-e is a pro
G ogram establish
hed to promotee green electriccity products an
nd provide conssumers with a
na
ationally recognized method to
t identify those
e products.
B LE
EED Online
LE
EED Online is a tool used to manage
m the do
ocumentation of
o a LEED proje
ect.
C LE
EED
LE
EED itself doess not compare energy use to buildings. LEE
ED references other
o standardss that are used
d to
im
mprove energy performance. LEED
L compare es the greenneess of two build
dings, which inccludes much more
m
th
han just the ene
ergy performan
nce.
D EN
NERGY STAR
R
ENERGY STAR
R is specific to energy
e perform
mance and can be used to com
mpare building performance.
Question 83:
8
Within whaat distance mus

st a material be
e extracted, harvested, recove
ered, or manuffactured to be considered
c a
regional material?
A 20
00 miles
B 50
00 miles
Regionally harve
R ested (or extraccted) and proce
essed materialls Materials tha
at come from within
w a 500-mile
ra
adius of the pro
oject site. (USG
GBC)
C 25
50 miles
D 10
00 miles

D for Existing Bu
uildings: Opera
ations & Mainte
enance Referen
nce Guide, Glo
ossary
Question 84:
8
What is an advantage of comingled recyycling vs. sepa

arate containerss?
A Re
ecycling fees will
w be reduced
R
Recycling fees could
c be more because the materials
m must be
b sorted.
B More materials can

c be put into one container
Th
his is not neces
ssarily true.
C Th
he materials ca
an be donated more easily
Th
he donation of the materials is likely the sam
me.
D Pe
eople and conttractors are mo
ore likely to use
e it
Comingled recyc cling uses one bin for all recyycled materials.. This approach
h is common fo
or curbside pickkup
re
ecycling progra
ams for residences.
Peeople with item

ms to throw awa ay find it easierr to throw the ittem into one co
ontainer, especcially subcontra
actors
onn a construction project who are
a pressed forr time. Researcch shows that participation
p an
nd recycling levvels
increase when sorting
s is not re
equired.
Question 85:
8
What LEED
D rating system
m addresses exxterior site main
ntenance programs?
A LE
C
B LE
EED for Core and
a Shell
C LE
EED for Existin
ng Buildings: Operations and Maintenance
D LE
EED for Schools

BC Website
Any type of maintenance should be a re eminder of the operations
o andd maintenance of a building.
'The LEED D for Existing Bu
uildings Ratingg System helpss building owne ers and operato ors measure op perations,
improveme ents and mainteenance on a co onsistent scale
e, with the goal of maximizing operational effficiency while
minimizing environmental impacts. LEED for Existing Buildings
B addre
esses whole-bu uilding cleaning
g and maintena ance
issues (inccluding chemicaal use), recyclin
ng programs, exterior
e maintennance program ms, and system ms upgrades. It can
be applied both to existing buildings see eking LEED certification for th d to projects prreviously certified
he first time and
under LEED for New Con nstruction, Schoools, or Core & Shell.' - USGBBC
Question 86:
8
Which of th
he following are
e not variables used to calculate the Full Tim
me Equivalentss (FTEs) of a museum
m projectt?
A Th
he hours worke
ed per week for full time emplloyees
Hours worked is
s one of the facctors in FTE calculations.
B Th
he number of daily
d museum visitors
v
Visitors are a typ

pe of transient occupant and are not part of the FTE calculations. Visitorss, students, or retail
cu
ustomers would d be used to deetermine the pe
eak buildings users,
u which is the sum of thee FTEs and tran nsient
occcupants.
C Th
he hours worke
ed per week of volunteers
A volunteer is a building occup

pant and their hours
h are includ
ded in FTE calcculations even though they do
on't
ge
et paid.
D Th
he number of part-time
p emplo
oyees
Th
he total numbe
er of full and pa
art-time staff is a factor in FTE
E calculations.

D for Existing Bu
uildings: Opera
ations & Mainte
enance Referen
nce Guide, Glo
ossary
Full-time equivalent (FTE

E): A regular bu
uilding occupan
nt who spends 404 hours per week
w in the projject building. Part-
P
ertime occupan
time or ove nts have FTE values based on n their hours pe
er week divided
d by 40. Multip
ple shifts are
included orr excluded dep
pending on the intent and requ
uirements of thhe credit. (USGBC)
Question 87:
8
What is the
e environmenta
al benefit of sellecting something that is Gree
en-e certified?
A Le
ess smog from automobile po
ollution because
e of more efficiient cars
Th
his is what the Green Score is used for.
B Re
educed CO2 emissions from fossil fuels beccause of green
ner and cleanerr electricity
G
Green-e is the organization
o ressponsible for ce
ertifying electricity that is clea
aner and greener.
C Lo
ower impact on
n natural resources because of
o better loggin
ng practices
Th
he Forest Stew
wardship Counccil (FSC) certifiies wood.
D Be
etter indoor air quality due to lower VOC con
ntent in carpetss
Th
he Green Labe
el / Green Labe
el Plus is used for carpet certification.
Question 88:
8
What doess USGBC's Porrtfolio Program help with?
A Co
omparing desig
gn case energyy use among buildings
b
B Co
omparing base
eline energy usse among buildings
C Co
ost-effective LE
EED certificatio
on on a volume
e scale
Among other things the USGBC Portfolio Pro

ogram 'providess a cost-effectivve path to achiieving LEED
ce
ertification on a volume scale'
D Po
olicy support fo
or LEED docum
mentation
Notes:
Reference:: USGBC Portffolio Program

Question 89:
8
What are th
he key criteria that define gre
een building performance?
A Th
hird party stand
dards
LE
EED reference
es third party standards in order to meet the requirements of
o some creditss/prerequisites.
B Innovative desig
gns
In
nnovative desig
gns can earn a project bonus points.
C Prrerequisites
Th
he prerequisite
es are the key criteria
c that deffine green build
ding performan
nce. - GBCI
D Minimum progra
am requirementts
USGBC maintains Minimum Program Requirrements (MPRss) for some verrsions of the LE EED rating systtems.
W
While the MPRs s are not part off the rating sysstems, this crite
erion is applicable as it identiffies the basic
co
onstruction and
d development activities for which
w the LEED D program was designed to evvaluate. (USGB BC)
Notes: Refference: GBCI LEED Certifica

ation Policy Ma
anual
Question 90:
9
What is a biofuel-based
b system?
s
A A system that ru
uns using wave
e power
B A system that ru
uns on power frrom the sun
C A system that ru
uns on gas
D A system that ru
uns on organic material
Biofuels are mad

de from organic material, succh as animal an
nd plant waste.

D for Existing Bu
uildings: Opera
ations & Mainte
enance Referen
nce Guide, Glo
ossary
Question 91:
9
What type of plants should be used on a green roof?
A Pllants with high watering needs
B Ta
all plants that provide
p shade
C Pllants that requiire heavy fertilizzation
D Na
ative plants
Notes: The or a green roof should use nattive plants, justt like the rest off the project lan
e vegetation fo ndscape.
Native plannts are those th hat grow naturaally in an area, or that have be
een in an area for many yearrs. Native plants
require lesss water, fertilizer, and pest co
ontrol. These plants can be treees, shrubs, flo owers, or grassses. Adaptive plants
p
are non-naative plants thatt perform well ini the local clim
mate. Native an
nd adaptive plants require lesss water, and arre
more diseaase resistant be ecause they arre suited to the region's usual rainfall, soil, and
a temperature e.
Green rooffs help reduce heat islands. They
T also help provide greater insulation of the
t roof to redu
uce energy
consumptioon, and they ha
ave a longer liffe-cycle than tra
aditional roofs.
Question 92:
9
Which of th
he following are
e LEED strateg
gies to reduce pollution
p cause
ed by automobiile transportatio
on to the projecct
site?
A Prrovide free parking to all occu

upants
Frree parking enc

courages single occupant auttomobile use.
B Prrovide discountted parking to anyone

a driving
g alternative fue
eled vehicles
Providing discou
unted parking passes
p to peop
ple who own/drive alternative fuel vehicles iss a LEED strate
egy.
C De
ecrease the width of parking spots
Th
his is not a LEE
ED strategy.
D En
ncourage stree
et parking
Th
his is not a LEE
ED strategy.

n Building & LE
Question 93:
9
What state
ement is true re
egarding HydroChloroFluoroC
Carbons (HCFC
Cs)?
A HC
CFCs have a lo
ow ozone depletion potential compared to CFCs
C
HCFCs have a low ozone deplletion potential compared to CFCs.

C
B Ze
ero use of HCF
FCs is required to achieve Fundamental Reffrigerant Manag
gement
Ze
ero use of CFC
Cs, not HCFCs, is required to achieve Funda
amental Refrig
gerant Managem
ment under LE
EED.
C HC
CFCs are a typ
pe of natural re
efrigerant
HCFCs are not in

i the class of natural
n refrigerrants.
D HC
CFCs are the refrigerants
r with the least dire
ect impact on th
he environment
Natural refrigera
ants, not HCFC
Cs, are the refrig
gerants that ha
ave the least diirect impact on the environme
ent.

T by LE
HCFCs are
e schedule to be
b phased out under
u the Monttreal Protocol.
Question 94:
9
SMACNA guidelines
g shou
uld be followed
d for what reaso
on?
A To
o minimize indo
oor air quality issues caused by construction
n
SMACNA guidelines are used for some LEED

D credits in the
e Indoor Environmental Qualitty credit catego
ory.
Th
he Sheet Meta al and Air Conditioning National Contractors Association (S SMACNA) has a set of indoor air
qu
uality guideline
es that are used
d to help manaage air quality isssues resulting
g from construcction and renovvation.
Th
he control mea
asures and qua ality guidelines from SMACNA
A need to be followed during construction
c to
m
minimize indoor air quality issu
ues.
B To
o establish an integrated
i pestt management plan
SMACNA guidelines are not ussed for pest ma

anagement.
C To
o develop a gre
een cleaning program
A green cleaning
g program can help earn a prroject an Innova
ation in Design
n credit in some
e LEED rating
syystems. There are no standarrds for this stra
ategy.
D To
o select carpets with low VOC
Cs
Green Label and

G d Green Label Plus are the ce
ertifications use
ed to indicate carpet
c and carp
pet pad with low
w
VOCs.
Question 95:
9
A project te
eam achieved an
a 80% water use reduction for
f an office bu
uilding. What iss true about thiss achievement?
?
A Th
he project team
m must verify th
hat all flush fixtu
ures in the officce building are low-flow
All of the flush fixtures in the buuilding do not have

h to be low--flow to meet th
he credit requirrements. In facct
no one of the flush
h fixtures couldd be low-flow annd an 80% watter use reductio on could still be
e achieved, thoough it
w
would be more difficult
d to do so
o. For instancee, if a building used
u graywaterr/stormwater fo or all flushing
fixxtures, that would significantlyy reduce the ammount of potab ble water used.
B Th
he project will earn
e a Regiona
al Priority credit
Ad ddressing geoggraphically spe

ecific environmeental priorities can earn a Regional Priority credit. Nowherre in
th
he question was s information provided
p about the region the project was in. Additionally, this
t answer chooice
sttated will earn. Without additional informatio
on you cannot be sure.
C Alll of the flow an

nd flush fixturess in the building
g must be Wate
erSense labele
ed in order for the
t project to be
b
eligible for LEED D certification
Th
he WaterSensee label provided by the EPA lets you know a flow/flush fixture uses less water.
w Howeve
er,
LE
EED does not require this lab
bel to be on anyything installed
d in the project.
D Th
he project will earn
e an exemp
plary performan
nce point underr Innovation in Design
LEEED requires a baseline wate er use reduction for buildings of 20%. An 80

0% reduction would
w qualify the
e
prroject for an ex
xemplary perforrmance point under
u Innovatio
on in Design.

Question 96:
9
Which refriigerant has the

e lowest Ozone
e Depletion Pottential (ODP)?
A HC
CFC
B Ha
alon
C CFC
D HFC
O the choices HFC

Of H has the low
west overall OD
DP.

T by LE
Question 97:
9
The recycliing of construc

ction and demolition debris he
elps with what issue?
A Ke
eeping hazardo
ous materials out
o of landfills
Hazardous mate erials are not re

ecycled. They often
o end up in
n a landfill, but there
t are prope
er ways to disp
pose
off the materials such as asbesstos and PCBs..
B Re
educing CFCs leaked into the
e atmosphere
Construction and
d demolition de
ebris does not include CFCs.
C Re
educing the am
mount of materials needed forr a construction
n project
R
Recycling debris
s does not affect the quantity of materials ne
eeded.
D Re
educing deman
nd for virgin ressources
All recycling and

d material reuse
e helps reduce
e the demand fo
or virgin resourrces.
Question 98:
9
Which of th
he following do
oes not help ach
hieve a water-e
efficient landsccape?
A Installing hardsc
capes
Hardscapes can n increase the heat

h island effe
ect and stormw
water runoff, butt they do reducce the size of th
he
arrea that needs irrigation.
B Re
eplacing peren
nnials with nativve plants
Pe
erennials usua
ally require morre water.
C Overhead sprink
klers
O
Overhead sprink
klers contribute
e to runoff and evaporation byy wind and sun.
D Ad
daptive plantings
Addaptive plants are non-native

e plants that perform well in th
he local climate
e. Native and addaptive plants
re
equire less wateer, and are mo
ore disease resistant because e they are suited to the region's usual rainfalll, soil,
an
nd temperature e.
Question 99:
9
Which of th
hese sites if selected would most
m help with community
c con
nnectivity?
A A site located wiithin 1/2 mile walking

w distance
e of a commute
er rail line
Th
his would help with providing public transpo
ortation access..
B A site that has underground pa

arking and open
n space on the
e property
O
Open space on the site does not
n count as community conne
ectivity.
C A site within 1/2 mile walking distance to a pu

ublic park
Community con nnectivity is th

he quantity of connection
c betw
ween a site andd the surrounding communityy.
nels developme ent to urban are
eas with existin
ng infrastructurre. This include
es
arreas with walkw
ways and areass near basic se ervices.
Baasic services are
a those servicces that are op pen to the public, and are com
mmon services that people might
usse regularly. Pe
eople must be able to walk be etween the pro
oject and the se
ervice without being
b blocked by
b
w
walls, highways,, or other barrie
ers (this is calle
ed pedestrian access).
a LEED encourages building near a
va
ariety of basic services,
s not ju
ust one type of service such as
a twelve clothing stores in a strip
s mall. LEED
prrovides examples of basic services as:
Ba ank
Church
Supermarket / convenience sto
ore
Day care
Dry cleaner / lau undry mat
Fiire station
Sa alon
Hardware store
Liibrary
M
Medical / dental office
Pa ark
Pharmacy
Po ost office
R
Restaurant
Scchool
Thheatre / museu um
Community centter
G
Gym
D A site located ne
ext door to resid
dential condom
miniums
R
Residences are not a type of basic
b service.

Question 100:
1
A LEED APP on a project works

w exclusively on the HVA
AC system and does not serve as a principa
al participant. What
W
statement is true regardin
ng this scenario
o?
A Th
he project would earn an Ene
ergy and Atmossphere credit
LE
EED APs do no
ot earn credit in
n the EA categ
gory.
B Th
he project would earn a Regio
onal Priority cre
edit
LE
EED APs do no
ot earn Region
nal Priority cred
dits.
C No
o Innovation in
n Design credit would be earned for having the
t LEED AP work
w on the pro
oject
Thhe purpose of having a LEED D AP on the pro oject is to work on sustainable

e design and syynergies, and
sttreamlining the process. Workking in isolation
n, which is not an integrated design,
d does no
ot meet the
In
nnovation in Deesign credit req
quirements.
Foor example if your
y project hass a LEED AP thhat comes in and sweeps the e floors of the construction
c site
e for
20
0 minutes a da ay during constrruction but doe
esn't participate
e in any other way,
w that doesnn't meet the inte
ent of
th
he credit.
Thhe spirit of the credit is to havve a LEED AP work in a signifficant role. It iss possible to thw
wart the system m and
pu
ut in a LEED AP A who never worked
w at all on
n the project, orr who sat in on only one confe erence call. It'ss also
po
ossible to earn a LEED plaqu ue by submitting g a non-existennt building and phony docume entation. That isn't
th
he spirit of LEED or of this cre edit, which is what the questio on is pointing out.
D Th
he project would earn an Inno
ovation in Desig
gn credit
Th
his is not corre
ect because the
e LEED AP must be a principa
al participant.


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LEED Grreen Assoc

Thhrough each phase this checklist is consulte

Notes: Refference: Samp

CIRs are submittted to clarify a credit/prerequisite, not docum

Thhe LEED Score ecard is used to

Thhe project narrrative describess the project, th

Notes: Refference: n/a

B RECs are sold separately

RECs representt the reduced emissions

C RECs are sold within

RECs have no geographic

D RECs may only be sold in loca

Notes: Refference: Guide

A Usse salvaged materials

uestion asks what

To reduce construction waste,

Cooling tower water

C Installing low-consumption flussh fixtures and low-flow rate fa

Notes: Refference: LEED

What helpss minimize the space requirem

Cardboard balerrs help reduce the volume of the materials to

C Installing can cru

Notes: Refference: USGB

C Measure of a reffrigerant's ozon

Notes: Refference: LEED

Notes: Refference: N/A

ozone: (O3 3) is a gas com

What are acceptable

E U.S. Green Build

Notes: Refference: USGB

A 5,000 sq. ft.

D 1,000 sq. ft.

D 2009 for New Construction and

Notes: Refference: LEED

A Installing a dual flush toilet

A dual flush toile

Notes: Refference: LEED

Notes: Refference: The Treatment

What is inccorporated into many local bu

UPC defines wa ater-conserving

How to reduce automobile

Notes: Refference: LEED

What is not true about Inn

Thhis is true. ID credits

Notes: Refference: n/a

What are examples

Disposal in landfills is what con

Notes: Refference: Green

A Green Education progrram is widely kn nown as an inn

Notes: Refference: Guida ation & Design (ID) Credits

The 3 basic criteria for ac

1. Quantitative. This means the concept

What envirronmental issue

A Increased air pollution

C Increased use off fossil fuels

Notes: Refference: The Treatment

Notes: Refference: LEED

ASHRAE 62.1-2 2007 Ventilation

ASHRAE 55-200 04 Thermal En nvironmental Co

For LEED, if a project has

Foor buildings witth existing systtems that use CFC-based

Notes: Refference: LEED

Reducing light pollution