LEED Study Guide

What rules should be used when selecting a LEED rating system when more than one system may (Choose 2)

A. 25/75
B. 40/60
C. Use the rating system that is most applicable
D. 75/25

To verify the compliance of a credit or prerequisite, a qualified member of the project team submits a:

A. Letter of Attestation
B. LEED Scorecard
C. CIR
D. Credit Forms

This source consumes the largest amount of energy in buildings:

A. Lighting
B. Water Heating
C. Space Heating
D. Office Equipment

Legal protection of the ozone layer in the U.S. is provided by this:

A. US DOE
B. Montreal Protocol
C. Kyoto Protocol
D. ASHRAE Standards

2009 LEED rating systems, except LEED for homes and LEED for ND, have what 3 structures?

A. Credits
B. Charrettes
C. CIR's
D. Minimum Program Requirements
E. Prerequisites

The Energy Policy Act establishes what flush rate as the baseline water consumption for water closets?

A. .6 Gallons per Flush
B. 1.6 Gallons per Flush
C. 1.6 Gallons per Minute
D. 1.0 Gallons per Flush

The triple bottom line evaluates the human and environmental effects associated with these:

A. Social, Economics, and Enviroment
B. Globe Warming, Ozone depletion, and Carbon Emissions
C. Energy, Water, and Air
D. Federal, State, and Local Codes

Construction and Demolition debris cannot include 2 of these items:

A. Rock
B. Wood
C. Soil
D. Concrete

To qualify as a regional material, within what distance must a material be extracted, havested or recovered, and manufactured?

A. 100 miles
B. 250 miles
C. 500 miles
D. 1000 miles

Tenant improvement projects would be best suited for the 2009 LEED rating system:

A. LEED for Core and Shell
B. LEED for Commerical Interiors
C. LEED for New Construction and Major Renovation
D. LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance

For Storage and Collection of Recyclables, a building recycling program must include these items:

A. Plastic
B. Brick
C. Cardboard
D. Metal
E. Hazardous Materials

The two primary responsibilities of the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) are:

A. Develops LEED Green Building Rating Systems
B. Provides third party LEED professional credentialing
C. Provides and develops LEED based education and research projects
D. Provides third party LEED project certification

Regional Priority credits are new to LEED 2009 and are made available to the project for:

A. Achieving the highest threshold level of the credit
B. Ensuring all environmental concerns associated with energy usage for the project location are
C. Determining all local environmental issues are achieved as identified by the project team
D. The zip code of the geographic location of the project

The LEED project boundary is defined as:

A. The boundary description that is submitted for certification
B. The portion of the site that encompasses only the building and hardscape area
C. The same as the site boundary
D. The same as the attendance boundary

The 2009 LEED Rating System best suited for an office complex where the owner will occupy 60% of the building would be:

A. LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations
B. LEED for Core and Shell
C. LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance
D. LEED for Commerical Interiors

The minimum Full Time Equivalent (FTE) requirement per Minimum Program Requirement (MPRs) of LEED Certification

A. 1 FTE
B. 25 FTE
C. 1 FTE per 100 sf
D. 10 FTE

A popular program for comparing the energy performance of multiple buildings:

A. Energy Star
B. EPAct 1992
C ASHRAE 90.1-2007
D. ASHRAE 90.1-2004

What is uniqu about the Innovation Performance requirment for the Innovation in Design credit?

A. It is not applicable to existing or simlar strategies in the LEED rating system.
B. It is available only for prerequisites
C. It is available for achieving the next incremental threshold of the credit
D. It is available only for existing or similar credite strategies

The major consideration when developing a sustainable project budget:

A. Triple Bottom Line
B. Final Contractor Bids
C. Construction Hard Cost Only
D. Life Cycle Costs

The EPAct 1992 water standard excludes which types of fixtures and equipment?

A. Dishwasher
B. Water Closets
C. Lavatory Faucets
D. Bidets

Which statement is true for a project to qualify for the LEED for Homes rating system?

A. The project can be a 3 story or less low rise multifamily residential project
B. The project can be an 8 story mid rise multifmaily residential project
C. The project must be single family residential
D. The project must be a multistory residential project

Who can offer an alternative way to provide verifaction for a number of submittals in a project application for LEED certification?

A. Licensed Professional
B. Project Administrator
C. LEEd Technical Advisory Group (TAG)
D. LEED AP

Source reduction relates to:

A. Heat Island Effect
B. Stormwater Runoff
C. Enery Reduction
D. Waste Prevention

How many levels or Tiers, of the LEED professional accreditation are available?

A. 1
B. 3
C. 2
D. 4

Consolidaties and aligns credits and prerequistes to be consistent across all LEED 2009 rating:

A. Hamonization
B. Minimum Program Requirements
C. Credit Weightings
D. Regionalization

The two primary responsibilites of the US Green Building Council are: (Pick Two)

A. Develops LEED Green Building Rating Systems
B. Provides Third party LEED professional credentials
C. Develops and provides LEED based education and research projects
D. Provides third party LEED project certification

Two primary benefits of using pervious materials for hardscapes (parking lots, walks and patios): (pick two)

A. Decrease heat island effect
B. Improve stormwater quantity
C. Increase site open space
D. Improve stormwater quality
E. Allow collection of water for recycling
F. Help implement stormwater management during construction activities

Credit weightings are used to evaluate the credit with repect to:

A. Energy Conservation
B. Environmental Benefit
C. Human health
D. Enviromental and human health

The Energy Policy Act of 1992 addresses these types of fixtures or equipment: (Pick Two)

A. Dishwashers
B. Clothes Washers
C. Kitchen Faucets
D. Urinals

Where can the USGBC logo not be used?

A. Business Card
B. Packaging
C. Letterheads
D. Products
E. Email Transmittals

What is the recommended process for the project team to follow to achieve LEED certifcation?

How are the sustainable categories in the LEED scorecard arranged?

A. Alphabetically
B. By Credit Weight
C. By cost
D. By environmental Category

Before submitting a CIR for technical assistance, what actions should the project team take when consdiering a strategy for credit compliance but are if the strtegy would satisfy the necessary requirements?

A. discuss the strategy with a USGBC regional chapter
B. Search the CIR database
C. Contact LEED CS
D. Write Letter
E. The project team should revaluate the credit or prerequisite intent

The LEED category with the largest number of credit points and environmental impacts is:

A. Materials and Resource
B. Sustainable Sites
C. Energy and Atomsphere
D. Water Efficiency

What does gerrymandering mean with reqards to the LEED project boundary?

A. Ensuring the project building area is no less than 10% of the site area
B. Excluding portions of the site
C. Using noncontiguous parcels of land
D. Defining the site area to exclude spaces outside the building and hardscape areas

If the project site is 1.25 acres in size, what minimum gross floor area is required for the building?

A. 2,348 sf
B. 4560 Sf
C. 1089 SF
D. 12500 SF

The Green Label Plus program establishes VOC limits for these materials:

A. Wood Flooring
B. Ceramic Walls and Floors
C. Carpets
D. Carpet Cushions

LEED project cover a wide range building types and users. How does LEED define transient? (Pick 2)

A. Retail Customer
B. Student
C. Part Time Employee
D. Full Time Receptionists
E. Operations & Maintenance Staff

Which strategy should a construction and demolition waste and recycling management plan address?

A. Selecting reused materials
B. Selecting regional materials
C. Recycling PCB products
D. To use comingled or separated recycling

Often a reduction in water use will offer greater benefits in this environmental area:

A. Stormwater Quantity Control
B. Energy Consumption
C. Erosion Control
D. Heat Island

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, how much time do Americans typically spend indoors?

75
50
90
65

ASHRAE standard address which of the following?

A. Stormwater management BMP
B. Minimum requirements for the energy efficient design of most buildings
C. VOC
D. Minimum Ventiation
E. Thermal Comfort Conditions
F. MERV ventilation air filters

By what system or program does USGBC allow a volume certification path to enable owers to integrate LEED across the board as a standard feature of their design, construction, and operations?

A. USGBC Portfolio Program
B. 2009 LEED Rating Systems
C. Energy Star
D. LEED online

The 2009 LEED Rating System best suited for new buildings that will be 25% occupied is:

A. Gold
B. Certified
C. Silver
D. Platinum

Minimum Program Requirements (MPR's) does not include:

A. Minimum building to site area ratio
B. Permanent Building or Space
C. Minimum Daylighting requirements
D. Minimum Floor area requirements

Bad Question

Implementing a CFC refrigerant phase out plan for chiller systems requires this to be done:

A. A 5% or less reduction in the annual leakage rate
B. CFC refrigerants must be replaced with natural refrigerants with 7 years
C. The annual leakage of CFC refrigerants must be reduced to 25% or less
D. CFC refrigerants must be replaced with HCFC refrigerants

Exemplary Performance is:

A. Available for All Credits
B. Not available for all Credits
C. Earned for all credits by doubling the maximum threshold for compliance
D. Available for some prerequisites

What option is available to comply with Alternative Transportation - Public Transportation Access if a project is not located with 1/2 mile distance of a rail station or with 1/4 mile distance of a bus stop?

A. Add Stops
B. Provide Shuttle
C. No Alternative
D. Submit CIR

Rainwater harvesting systems are designed to address these environmetal issues:

A. Water efficiency
B. Site restoration
C. Heat Island Effect
D. Stormwater Management

Ventilation rates and Indoor Air Quality levels are addressed by this standard:

A. ASHRAE 62.1-2007
B. ASHRAE 90.1-2007
C. ASHRAE 55-2004
D. SCAQMD

A projects hard Cost budget would include the following two?

A. Electrical Systems Controls
B. Wall Coverings
C. Office Personal Computers
D. Furniture

Redusing potable water for flushing toilets may be permitted to use this type of water:

A. Water Reclaimed from Toilets and urinals
B. Well Water
C. Graywater
D. Blackwater

CFC refrigerants represent what percentage of use in existing building water chiller systems today?

A. 10
B. 25
C. 75
D. 50

For a project to be certified, these minimum requirements must be achieved: (Pick 2)

A. Earn only a minmum number of credits
B. Have the LEED AP qualify achievement of all the environmetal credits
C. Comply wht all the prereqs. and earn a min. number of creidits
D. Satisfy appropriate prereqs. and earn a minmum number of 50 environmental credits
E. Comply with the MPR

Why submit a CIR

A. communicate interpretations
B. approval for questionable credit
C. Appeal credits
D. Recieve guidance

When an owner purchase RECs, they receive:

A. Chean natural gas grom the local utility company
B. Carbon Credit Offsets
C. Enviormental, socal, and other positive attributes of power generated by renewable resources
D. Electricity from the local utility company

What is the goal of IPMVP Volume II?

A. To provide the framework for assessing building performance
B. Stormwater Quantity and quality control management
C. Lighting and Ventilation Efficiency Monitoring
D. Control and monitoring Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control

Sites seeking the community connectivity credit must achieve these 2 requirements: (pick two)

A. A site within 1/2 of a residential area with an average density of 10 units/acre
B. Asite within 1/4 mile of a bus stop
C. A site with 1/2 mile of a rapid transit station
D. A site within 1/2 mile of 10 basic services

The EPA defines, in part, a brownfield site as:

A. A site that has been previously developed and presently vacated
B. A site that has been previously developed and presently occupied
C. A barren site without vegetation
D. A site that contains hazardous substances