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1. A project's total site area is 240,000 ft2 (22 297 m2) and the building footprint is 40,000 ft2 (3 716 m2).

How much outdoor space and vegetated space must it provide to earn Sustainable Sites Credit, Open Space?

60,000 ft2 (5 574 m2) of outdoor space of which 15,000 ft2 (1 394 m2) must be vegetated

60,000 ft2 (5 574 m2) of outdoor space of which 50,000 ft2 (4 645 m2) must be vegetated

72,000 ft2 (6 689 m2) of outdoor space of which 18,000 ft2 (1 672 m2) must be vegetated

72,000 ft2 (6 689 m2) of outdoor space of which 60,000 ft2 (5 574 m2) must be vegetated

2. Which of the following is a leadership extraction practice that rewards projects for choosing materials with closed-loop recycling and take-back programs in LEED?

Material reuse

Bio-based elements

Extended producer responsibility

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) wood products

3. An owner has requested that the project team redesign a large office building. As part of the redesign, the owner would like to move the main entrance to the opposite side of the building. Achievement of which credit may be affected by the move?

Location and Transportation Credit, High-Priority Site

Location and Transportation Credit, Sensitive Land Protection

Location and Transportation Credit, Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses

Location and Transportation Credit, LEED for Neighborhood Development Location

4. The LEED AP has identified a pilot credit that is relevant to the project. This would be documented in LEED Online as a(n)

Exemplary Performance for a related credit

Special Circumstances within a related credit

Regional Priority Credit

Innovation Credit

5. A LEED AP is evaluating whether Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Acoustic Performance is feasible for a LEED AP Building Design and Construction: Healthcare project.

Which of the following groups of documents would best inform this decision?

Airport flyover maps, mechanical plans, wall sections

Patient records, wall sections, ceiling panel cut sheets

Occupancy statistics, patient records, MRI machine specifications

MRI machine specifications, mechanical plans, occupancy statistics

6. The project landscape architect suggests reducing the area planned for surface parking and replacing it with additional vegetated space.

What benefit would this strategy provide to the owner?

Increases the rainwater infiltration capacity

Decreases the amount of bicycle parking that must be provided

Increases the overall SR (solar reflectance) of the hardscape area

Decreases the required amount of on-street parking that must be provided

7. What LEED Building Design and Construction rating system mandates a preliminary LEED meeting with the principal members of the project team to create a LEED action plan that includes the anticipated certification tier, targeted credits and parties responsible for each credit?

Healthcare

Schools

Data centers

Hospitality

8. How can a building owner promote both energy efficiency and thermal comfort in a building?

Survey occupants about their comfort on a regular basis

Provide occupants with individual space heaters in the winter

Ask the cleaning contractor to turn off all of the lights after cleaning

Institute a flexible dress code that permits seasonally appropriate clothing

9. What is the definition of the evapotranspiration rate?

Evaporation of onsite reuse water

Percentage of potable water usage for irrigation

Water loss from evaporation in micro irrigation systems

Amount of water loss in a vegetated surface in units of water depth

10. In a large industrial or commercial building, which energy end uses are classified as systems composed of discrete pieces of equipment that can be metered together for the purposes of Energy and Atmosphere Credit, Advanced Energy Metering?

HVAC air system for air conditioning

Electrical lighting system during peak use hours

Water flow system used for public faucets and toilets

Condenser water system with a cooling tower and condenser water pumps

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11. Building Product Disclosure and Optimization is based on market

reliability

durability

transparency

consumption

12. Under the Building Design and Construction rating systems, projects can opt for a review process that helps teams determine if the project is on track to achieve LEED certification at its preferred level. This process is referred to as

Split Review

Appeal Review

Expedited Review

Credit Interpretation Ruling

13. Which of the following products must always be included in Materials and Resources credits?

Faucets

Furniture

Interior Paint

Fire suppression system

14. 1.What is the maximum number of points a project pursuing LEED for New Construction can achieve under Location and Transportation Credit, Access to Quality Transit?

Two points

Three points

Four points

Five points

15. Which of the following would be most useful to a school project that is attempting to pursue Water Efficiency Credit, Indoor Water Use Reduction?

A standard garbage disposal

Electronic submeter at the domestic water supply pipe to the building

An open-loop HVAC system that discharges potable cooling water to a nearby lake

Commercial dishwasher that is ENERGY STAR® labeled or performance equivalent

16. A building owner in an arid climate is trying to design an outdoor lunch area for the tenants.

Which landscaping strategy is important to employ in order to reduce water demand?

Large maple trees for shading

Xeriscaping landscape beds

Turf grass area for picnic benches

Tropical flowers next to park benches

17. A project team is deciding on the impact of a proposed concrete walkway.

Which of the following will be impacted as a result of adding the walkway?

Site's impervious cover

Project density calculations

Erosion and sediment control plan during construction

Air quality as a result of off gassing that occurs as concrete cures

18. A project team is using the whole building simulation model to quantify the percentage of energy savings for the project.

Which of the following should remain the same for both the baseline building and the proposed building?

Building operating schedule and occupancy hours

Building operating schedule and total window area

Building envelope construction and occupancy hours

Total window area and building envelope construction

19. For Energy and Atmosphere Credit, Advanced Energy Metering, what is the minimum amount of time that the metering system should store data?

6 months

12 months

24 months

36 months

20. A contractor is building a retirement community project. 30% of the building's product costs were derived from reused/salvaged materials or met recycled content criteria.

Which of the following credits can the LEED AP submit towards certification?

Materials and Resources Credit, Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Sourcing of Raw Materials

Materials and Resources Prerequisite, Construction and Demolition - Waste Management Planning

Materials and Resources Credit, Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Material Ingredients

Materials and Resources Credit, Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Environmental Product Declarations

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21. Sustainable Sites Credit, Site Assessment requires evaluation of

soils, archeology, hydrology

topography, hydrology, human use

vegetation, topography, archaeology

human health effects, climate, land value

22. What is the average flush rate for a dual flush toilet with a high flush rate of 1.6 gpf (6 lpf) and a low flush rate of 1.05 gpf (4 lpf)?

1.05 gpf (4 lpf)

1.19 gpf (4.5 lpf)

1.23 gpf (4.66 lpf)

1.32 gpf (5 lpf)

23. LEED project boundaries that include multiple similar buildings which are all eligible for certification can be registered as which of the following?

Batch project

Group project

Master Site project

Neighborhood project

24. A project's massing and site orientation can have a direct impact on which of the following prerequisites?

Minimum Energy Performance

Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance

Construction Activity Pollution Prevention

Fundamental Commissioning and Verification

25. Qualifying spaces for the Sustainable Sites Credit. Places of Respite must tgj

be located outdoors near a water feature

be located at least 20 ft. (6 m) from a smoking area

have provisions for direct medical care to be delivered in the area

have options for shade or indirect sun for a portion of seating spaces

26. Which of the following project types is required to consider the perimeter floor area instead of the regularly occupied floor area under the Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Daylight calculations?

Retail

Schools

Healthcare

Core and Shell

27. Every location in the U.S. identifies how many regional credits?

Four

Five

Six

Seven

28. What is the basis of energy consumption in determining the percentage of green power or carbon offsets?

Quality

Quantity

Efficiency

Performance

29. Which of the following should be analyzed when pursuing an Integrative Design Process focusing on Energy-Related Systems?

Site conditions

Potable water availability

Acoustic performance of the project

Applicability of Green Vehicles to the project

30. Which of the following is the location of CO2 sensors in naturally ventilated spaces to comply with the Indoor Environmental Quality Prerequisite, Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance?

At least 6 ft. (2 m) above the floor

At least 3 ft. (1 m) away from windows

Between 3 ft. and 6 ft. (1 m and 2 m) above the floor

On the ceiling 3 ft. (1 m) away from adjacent walls

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31. Which of the following is required in determining the baseline for Water Efficiency Prerequisite, Indoor Water Use Reduction?

Duration of use

Building floor area

Make and model of fixtures

Proposed design fixture flow rates

32. A rectangular office building is located in an extremely humid climate and is shaded by very large adjacent buildings on all four sides.

If the building owner wants to decrease the annual energy cost for operating the building, which of the following would be the best design approach?

Install glazing with a higher solar heat gain factor

Install photovoltaic panels on the sides of the building

Increase outdoor air intake quantities during summer months

Recover waste energy through exhaust air energy recovery systems

33. A new athletic facility contains a laundry room which is adjacent to the locker rooms.

Which strategy will contribute toward the Interior Cross-Contamination Prevention strategy in Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies?

Relocate the laundry facility to the basement

Naturally ventilate the laundry space per ASHRAE 62.1-2010

Install particle filters, with a MERV of 13 or higher or F7

Provide a ventilation system specifically for the laundry facility that has no recirculating air

34. Which approach will contribute to maintaining compliance with Sustainable Sites Credit, Rainwater Management?

Installing bioretention area

Installing on-site renewable power generation facility

Substituting impervious surface area with high-albedo paving materials

Increase artificial turf on the roof

35. A school project is located in a basin. Snow melts in the spring on the nearby mountains which replenishes the local water supply. The nearby highways are sometimes closed during the winter due to the winter storm.

What is the top priority the project team should focus on?

Use ground source heat pump

Install efficient plumbing fixtures

Ergonomics design for classrooms and computer rooms

Purchase all materials locally to minimize road transportation

36. A facility manager cleaning highly reflective paving material is

unnecessarily wasting water

reducing the heat island effect

increasing the heat island effect

lowering the Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)

37. Which of the following is an example of a nonroof measure for Sustainable Sites Credit, Heat Island Reduction?

A playground with artificial turf

A vegetated shading structure

A shade structure with a three-year aged Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) value of 0.2

A paving material with a three-year aged SRI value of 0.2

38. A contractor wants to use an adhesive that exceeds the allowed Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) content limit under Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Low Emitting Materials. This credit canbe earned if

the VOC budget method is applied for VOC content

the adhesive is not included in the LEED documentation

75% of the adhesives used comply with the VOC content limit and emissions requirements

95% of the adhesives used comply with the VOC content limit and emissions requirements

39. What is the minimum number of members of the integrated project team for the Integrative Process Prerequisite, Integrative Project Planning and Design?

One

Two

Four

Six

40. Discussing the project goals to help identify the credits and options that the team should attempt is an example of

documenting LEED credits

creating the Basis of Design (BOD)

developing the LEED Scorecard

implementing the Commissioning (Cx) Plan

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41. In the calculations for Water Efficiency Credit, Outdoor Water Use Reduction, food gardens

must be calculated using at least 20% from an alternative water source

must be calculated using 100% potable water

may be included or excluded from the calculations

may be calculated using a standard 20% reduction from baseline

42. Which of these is a method to assess the regional context of a building's design for sustainability?

Conducting a site analysis

Consulting with neighbors

Improving a design threshold

Performing an energy analysis of the building

43. In order to achieve Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Quality Views the project team increased the window-to-wall ratio.

Which prerequisite was impacted by this action?

Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Minimum Energy Performance

Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Building-Level Energy Metering

Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Fundamental Refrigerant Management

Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Fundamental Commissioning and Verification

44. Which individual occupant lighting control meets the requirements of Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Interior Lighting?

Two Level (on, off)

Three Level (on, 25%, off)

Three Level (on, 50%, off)

Three Level (on, 75%, off)

45. What are the three phases within the Integrative Process Credit, Integrative Process?

Pre-design, Discovery, Design and Construction

Discovery, Design and Construction, Operations and Feedback

Schematic Design, Design and Construction, Operations and Feedback

Design Charrette, Schematic Design, Operations and Feedback

46. A project team compares a life-cycle assessment (LCA) model to a baseline design to determine the reductions in six impact categories. One impact category exceeds the baseline by 7%.

Which alternative analyses should the team run to check different impact measurements?

Change the orientation of the design case building

Optimize the slab depth of the design case building

Decrease the gross floor area of the baseline building

Increase the wall mass and types of windows in the baseline building

47. Selecting a high-reflectance interior paint which is compliant with South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1113 can help contribute towards which two credits?

Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Low-Emitting Materials and Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Interior Lighting

Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Low-Emitting Materials and Sustainable Sites Credit, Site Assessment

Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Low-Emitting Materials and Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Minimum Indoor Environmental Quality Performance

Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Enhanced Indoor Environmental Quality Strategies and Indoor Environmental Quality Prerequisite, Minimum Indoor Environmental Quality Performance

48. Which of the following will result in a higher demand for potable water use in irrigation?

Sparsely planted area

Drip irrigation system

High evapotranspiration rate

Rainwater harvesting system

49. A downtown office building is unable to construct dedicated parking for its occupants. However, the building developer has partnered with a parking garage to offer discounted parking for its occupants.

If the discounted parking rate is $450 per month, how much must the rate be for green vehicles for the building to receive one point for Location and Transportation Credit, Green Vehicles?

$90

$225

$360

$405

50. Under Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Fundamental Commissioning and Verification, a current facilities requirements and operations and maintenance plan must contain which information necessary to operate the building efficiently?

Any changes in schedules or setpoints for different seasons, days of the week, and times of day

Only changes in schedules or setpoints for peak usages during seasons, days of the week, and times of day

Any changes in schedules during peak times, or for different seasons, peak-usage days of the week, and times of day

Any changes in schedules or setpoints focusing on only the hottest and coldest periods of the seasons, peak-use days of the week, and times of day

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51. A comprehensive rainwater management plan may include design elements such as

artificial turf, bioretention pond, cisterns and hay bales

cisterns, porous pavement, swales and vegetated roofs

soil compaction, swales, vegetated roofs and xeriscaping

bioretention pond, cisterns, porous pavement and stabilized construction entrance

52. Which of the following sinks is classified as a private lavatory faucet under Water Efficiency Credit, Indoor Water Use Reduction?

A sink in an office restroom

A sink in a school classroom

A sink in a hotel room bathroom

A sink in a shared office restroom

53. The Required Breathing Zone Outdoor Airflow Vbz for a new banking facility is 0.120 CFM/ft2 (0.6 L/s/m2). If the team decides to attempt Increased Ventilation under Option 2 in the Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Enhanced Indoor

Air Quality Strategies, what is the minimum Design Zone Outdoor Airflow?

0.144 CFM/ft2 (0.73 (L/s)/m2)

0.156 CFM/ft2 (0.79 (L/s)/m2)

0.168 CFM/ft2 (0.85 (L/s)/m2)

0.30 CFM/ft2 (1.5 (L/s)/m2)

54. The material cost for a project is $100,000.

What is the minimum material value needed to achieve Materials and Resources Credit, Building Disclosure and Optimization, Sourcing of Raw Materials, Option 2. Leadership Extraction Practices?

$10,000

$12,500

$22,500

$25,000

55. When the project occupancy is not known, which method is recommended?

Default occupant density from ASHRAE 62.1-2010, Table 6-1

Default occupant density from ASHRAE 90.1-2010, Table G3.1.1A

Weekly average taken into account all the occupants in a typical 24-hour day of operation

Occupancy measured for eight hours, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., for all occupancy patterns

56. A LEED Building Design and Construction: New Construction office building's HVAC system includes hot water from a central utility plant. The central utility plant is owned and operated by a management company. The office pays a flat fee for hot water, included as part of the leas. The management company does not meter or invoice for actual hot water consumption. For the project to meet the requirements for Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Building-Level

Energy Metering, an energy meter must be installed for

natural gas

hot water at the main service point

nothing, because the flat fee is included as part of the lease

nothing, because the energy source is outside of the project's scope

57. A project team member has prepared a map and accompanying table as documentation for the Location and Transportation Credit. Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses. Option 2. Diverse Uses. The map includes the location of each diverse use. the location of the project and the main entrance of the building. The table includes the distance to each use. the name of each use and the category of each use. The team lead reviews the documentation and notes an important missing item.

Which of the following is the most important item to add to the documentation?

A description of each use

The location of parking lots near each use

Walking routes from the project to each use

A calculation of the expected number of project occupants who will visit each use

58. The project team wants to modify the design of an office building copy room to minimize the risk of airborne contamination to the surrounding space. The design includes a separate exhaust, but due to design constraints the partition walls of the room cannot run deck-to-deck.

What can the team do to achieve Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies?

Use MERV 8 (F5), or higher, filters

Provide a hard-lid ceiling

Create positive pressure in the room

Provide a large opening to dilute air contaminates

59. What LEED Building Design and Construction project type should exclude weekend transit service from the transit service level calculations for Location and Transportation Credit, Access to Quality Transit, if the project occupants do not commute to the building during weekends?

Schools

Data centers

Hospitality

Warehouses and distribution centers

60. Which federal agency designates Federal Renewal Community sites, which can be considered High Priority Sites for project development?

Internal Revenue Service

Department of Agriculture

Environmental Protection Agency

Department of Housing and Urban Development

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61. A commercial new construction project consists of mixed space usage. When deciding which LEED rating system to use, the LEED AP should follow which of the following rules?

If a rating system is appropriate for less than 50% of the gross area of the LEED project space then the rating system must not be used

If a rating system is appropriate for more than 50% of the gross floor area of LEED project space, then that rating system must be used

If a rating system is appropriate for 30% to 60% of the gross floor area, the project team must independently assess their situation and decide which rating system is most applicable

If a rating system is appropriate for 40% to 60% of the gross floor area, the project team must independently assess their situation and decide which rating system is most applicable

62. Which of the following projects is eligible to pursue the Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Minimum Energy Performance, Option 2. Prescriptive Compliance: ASHRAE 50% Advanced Energy Design Guide?

50,000 ft2 (4 645 m2) office project

80,000 ft2 (7 432 m2) hospital project

110,000 ft2 (10 219 m2) school project

140,000 ft2 (13 006 m2) retail project

63. What is the best strategy for a LEED AP to suggest in order to quantify the impact of increasing the window-to-wall ratio on a Building Design and Construction project?

Compare the current project to other similar projects

Monitor the HVAC loads throughout the life of the project

Perform a simple box energy model before the completion of the schematic phase

Review Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI)'s comments on the energy model submission

64. A project is designed to remodel an existing warehouse into multi-family housing. The exterior facade of the warehouse will remain, but 40% of the interior will be demolished and replaced for interior new construction. New materials will be used for the new construction.

To achieve points in the Materials and Resources Credit, Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction, which credit path option would apply?

Historic Building Reuse

Building and Material Reuse

Whole-Building Life-Cycle Assessment

Renovation of Abandoned or Blighted Building

65. In order to meet the minimum qualifications for Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Fundamental Commissioning and Verification a Commissioning (Cx) agent must have completed the commissioning process activities for a minimum of how many similar projects?

Zero

One

Two

Three

66. A new commercial building is being designed to use small capacity air handling units. To meet the requirements of the Carbon Dioxide Monitoring strategy in the Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Enhanced Indoor Environmental Quality Strategies, where would CO2 monitors need to be located?

In each occupied space

In each densely occupied space

In each occupied space and outdoors

In each occupied space over 500 ft2 (46 m2)

67. Which energy efficient lamp type is free from mercury?

Compact Fluorescent

High Pressure Sodium

Light Emitting Diode

T-8 Fluorescent

68. A newly constructed school has installed solar thermal systems and wind turbines on site. To achieve the maximum number of Energy and Atmosphere points, which team members must be included?

Energy Modeler and Contractor

Construction Manager and Energy Modeler

Energy Modeler and Commissioning (Cx) Agent

Commissioning (Cx) Agent and Facilities Manager

69. A project has a potable water source as well as two alternative water sources.

Which of the following statements is applicable for a project using two alternative water sources?

A project may not use two alternative water sources

Target the uses that require the least treatment first

Match uses by location: indoor sources to indoor uses, outdoor sources to outdoor uses

All alternative water sources should be treated to potable water standards

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