1. What additional LEED ce! ication would a project team likely pursue for an office building that has already earned LEED BD+C: Core and Shell if the offices will be leased out to tenants? cA oe ©o LEED BD+C: Core and Shell post-certification LEED BD+C: Homes LEED BD+C: New Construction LEED ID+C: Commercial Interiors LEED BD+C: Core and Shell covers base building elements such as structure, envelope [and the HVAC system. Once a tenant has been established then additional certifications [can be earned. Projects where 50% or less of the leasable square footage is owner-occupied are ‘generally not candidates for LEED BD+C: New Construction. 2. Which of the following documents stablishes the terns and conditions of the LEED. Certification Program to which the‘bullding owner is bound? ®a aq Certification agreement ‘The purpose of the Agreement is to)establish the terms and conditions of the LEED Certification Program (the 'Program,”) to which You (and Your Agent, if any) are bound. ‘The Program consists of the process whereby GBCI reviews documentation submitted by participants to deterinine ifa building, interior space, or neighborhood, as described to GBCI, complies with the requirements of the LEED Green Building Rating System and hhas accumulated the minimum number of points necessary to achieve pre-certification oF a particular level of LEED Certification (i.e, LEED Certified, LEED Silver, LEED Gold, or LEED Platinum). G8CI administers the Program and confers pre-certification and LEED Certification under license from the U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. USGBC’). LEED certification LEED certification is what is awarded to a building, itis not a document that establishes ‘terms and conditions for the Program.© € Agent’s authority The agent's authority agreement allows an agent to act on behalf of an owner to perform certain actions. © D Owner's project requirements The OPR documents how the owner expects the building to function. 3, What factor impacts the cost of earning LEED-certification? @A seuare forage of the butdng ‘The square footage of the project is the primary cost'consideration for LEED-certification, Remember certification and registration fees areomot the samey © B The number of Full Time Equivalents (FTES) that will occuby the finished building This may affect the cost oftthe project, butnot thie‘cost of the certification. © C The type of land the\building was built on, This may affect the-¢o3t of the project, but not the cost of the certification. © D The number of stories the building has This may affect the cost of the project, but not the cost of the certification. 4. Which of the following helps reinforce the open consensus process of new LEED versions? @A The baloing process with USCBC membership ‘What is consensus in LEED? ‘LEED Is developed by USGBC member-based volunteer committees, subcommittees, and working groups in conjunction with staff. LEED development follows a structure ‘that includes a balanced representation of stakeholders and management of conflict of| Interest, to ensure that the development of LEED Is transparent and consensus-based,os oc op ‘The LEED committee structure balances market needs and constraints with consistency| and technical rigor in the development and improvement of the credits within LEED, to ensure the quality and integrity of the LEED brand. The balloting process of new versions with USGBC membership reinforces the open consensus process. The appeal procedures that are implemented by USGBC further support the consensus process and ensure the fair treatment of affected stakeholders. All of these measures are essential to protecting and enhancing the integrity, authority, and value of LEED.” - USGBC The addition of new LEED adaptations "Adaptations to the existing version include the ability for both specific space types and international projects to be addressed through the creation of credit adaptations. This allows new paths to be introduced in existing credits to meet the needs of projects that sments in LEED." - USGBC would otherwise be unable to utilize the req The feedback projects receive from LEED credit reviewers This is part of the project review process, not LEED development. Government oversight LEED does not have governmént oversight. 5. What statement Is true regarding the LEED Project Checklist? OA oe oc The project checklist gives the pfoject team the option of not earning prerequisites Prerequisites are automatically filled in as being awarded in the project checklist. There is one LEED project checklist that can be used for any rating system Each rating system family (8D+C, ID+C, 0+M, ND) has one project checklist. Within the. excel file each rating system from that family Is listed as a separated form. Innovation credits are not listed in the project checklist Yes, they are listed. ©) the project ehectist is organized by LEED category Each LEED category is listed, along with the credits and prerequisites for that category.6. Which of the following is an alternative compliance path to the International Green Construction Code (IGCC? @©a asieae 189.1 ‘An addition to the technical content of the IGCC is the inclusion of |ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, as an alternate path of compliance. Standard 189.1 is a set of technically rigorous requirements, which like the IGCC, covers criteria including water use efficiency, indoor environmental quality, energy efficiency, materials and resource use, and the building's impact on its site and its community. © B LEED © c BREEAM © D ASHRAE 90.1 7. What Is true about a project that earns 38 points towards certification? © A. The project would be LEEDS Certified LEEDs Certified iswfot the correct designation for a project. It is LEED Certified for the lowest level of certification. © B The project would be LEED Silver 50-59 points earns|LEED Silver. ©\C The project would not eam ertiation Projects must earn a minimum of 40 points. Anything less does not earn certification. © D The project would be LEED certified LEED certified is not the correct designation for a project. It is LEED Certified for the lowest level of certification. © E The project would be LEED CertifiedWhile this is the correct designation for a project that earns 40-49 points, 38 points does not earn anyth 8. How Is LEED designed to be flexible? © A Byallowing project teams to pursue only relevant prerequisites © B By requiring projects to comply with all aspects of the system © syatowing project cams to select ther credits based on thelr nique project needs ‘The flexibility in LEED comes from allowing project teams to choose which credits to pursue. © D By including exemplary performance for all credits 9. LEED Technical Advisory Groups (TAGS) inay riile’on what topic? © A Appealed credits GBCI reviews appealed credits. © credit nterpreaish Requests (ifs) TAGS are specialists that’Fule on CiRs. © C Completed LEED project applications GBCI reviews project applications. © D Waiving certification fees Certification fees are not waived by the TAG. 10. When registering a new LEED project, which of the following project details can be entered on the registration form?© A. The project administrator's phone number. The owner's name and company are entered on the registration page, not the project administrator. © B The project's expected certification level. The certification level is not selected during project registration. © C The number of stories of the building. The gross area of a building in square meters or square feet is required, but not the number of stories. ©_ ‘he geo-tocation of the project's address dattude and longltude. Either the project’s physical address or the geolocation Is entered orf the'registration page. 11. What is the proper designation for'a project that ha3.eared 80 points and met all prerequisites? © A LEED Certified Platiqum This is not a correct designation afd should not be used. © B LEED Gold LEED Gold is earned for projects with 60-79 points. © © LEED Certified Gold Thi not a correct designation and should not be used, © 1x0 Pati LEED Platinum is earned for projects with 80+ points. 12. Which of the following would be registered as a ‘Project’ using LEED Online?TA 40 one-story residential homes Forty residential homes would be registered as a bulk or portfolio project under LEED Homes. [Be Avarehouse attempting o achieve LEE Gold ‘An individual building not part of a master site would be registered as a project. TFC Accampus library within a master site The term ‘master site” applies to a campus rather than a project. A campus is a bucket for multiple projects on a single site and requires at least one master site and one project. [E]o Three adjacent laboratory buildings applying to achieve certification as a single project A project is an individual building that achileyés one cértification, However, a project, ‘can also apply to a group of buildings registering to achieve céitification together as a single project. Notes: In LEED Online a ‘Project’ Sdefiried as: An individugt building that achieves one certification also applies to a group of bulldirigs applying to achieve certification together as one project. 13. How many of the 110 possible LEED points can be earned for addressing regionally specific environmental issues? CA 10 OBp2 Oc: LEED points are awarded on a 100-point scale, and credits are weighted to reflect their potential environmental impacts. Additionally, 10 bonus credits are available, four of which address regionally specific environmental issues.All rating systems with 110 points (any of the LEED 2009 rating systems) have 4 points| for regional priority 14, The LEED Green ung Rain System i alofthe flowing EXCEPT: © A Voluntary © Marker drven © C Consensus-based © Prmatey fades Notes: "The LEED Green Building Rating System,is Voluntaty, consensiis-based, and market-driven. eValuates{énvironmental performance from a whole Based on existing and proven technol6dy, building perspective over abuildifa's Or neighborhood's life cycle, providing a definitive standard for what constitutes green building indesign, construction, and operation.” - USGBC 15. What must a project do to eat LEED certification after selecting a rating system? © A Earn a minimum number of points only Prerequisites must also be met. © B Pay the relevant fees and have a Green Rater approve the project, Green Raters are only relevant to the LEED BD+C: Homes rating system. Gc SAYA rerequistes forthe selected ating sytem and eam minimum numberof points, [After selecting a rating system a project must satisfy all prerequisites and earn a ‘minimum number of points to be certifiedSatisfy relevant prerequisites for the selected rating system and earn a minimum ° ° number of points "satisfy relevant prerequisites’ Is not correct because project teams can't choose what prerequisites to meet for a given rating system. All prerequisites for the rating system the project will certify under must be followed. At least 40 points must be earned for a building to be LEED Certified at the base level (Certified). Certified 40-49 points Silver 50-59 points Gold 60-79 points Platinum 80+ points 16. What are the oles ofthe G8C? [EDA hire pary technical reviews of reisefea LeEDiprjects [Ee Adminstration of the LE8D exahis TC Auditing USGBC Member Companies TD Promoting thé triple bottom fine FFI overseeing stb Credential Waiterance ZF Approving the LEED‘Rating Systems. Notes: GBCI administers the LEED certification program, performing third-party technical reviews and verification of registered projects to determine if they have met the standards set forth by the LEED rating system. 17. If an error is found in the LEED rating system, which of the following would USGBC use to address the error?° a ‘A Consensus-based review LEED Interpretations undergo review by the USGBC member-selected volunteer LEED committees. Project CiRs are created by the certification review teams at the Green Building Certification Institute (GBC). B_ LEED Interpretations LEED Interpretations, just like project credit interpretation rulings (Project CIRs), are official answers to technical inquiries about implementing LEED on a project. They help people understand how projects can meet LEED requirements. ©c teeo Addenda o USGBC publishes clarifications (also called addenda) to address errors inthe LEED rating systems and reference guides. D Project CIR process Project CIRs give project teams the Giiick answer they reed to proceed with the certification process. 18. What are three important factors of the LEED Green Building Rating System? [BA tt market-driven LEED is driven by the'market place due to the volunteer committees being made up of, people who work in the market place. Bap ts government financed USGBC is non-profit organization that derives revenue from trait consulting, and reference materials. Fc itis consensus-based LEED is a consensus process that has a balanced and transparent committee structure. TD tris the only green building standardLEED is not the only green building standard - Green Globes is another green building standard. E itis voluntary USGBC member committees develop the LEED Rating System via a robust consensus process that has been refined since its inception. The key elements of the LEED Rating Systems are: ‘+ Aconsensus process that has a balanced and transparent committee structure ‘+ Technical Advisory Groups to ensure scientific consistency and rigor ‘+ Opportunities for stakeholder comment and review ‘+ Member ballot of new rating systems and certain changes to existing rating systems ‘© Afair and open appeals process 19. What are the goals of the Minimum Program Requirentehts? [BA Ensure prerequisites ar met This is something the LEED reviewer is tasked with, BE] verry butdings °@ neetigg envonmenta ios This is something the project teatndoes. TE ive lear guidance to customers Protect the integri of the LEED program Reduce certification process challenges Notes: From GBCI Website GBC! Policy Manual A project must adhere to the LEED Minimum Program Requirements, (MPRs) in order to achieve LEED certification. LEED projects must comply with each applicable MPR. These requirementsdefine the types of bulldings that the LEED Green Bullding Rating Systems were designed to evaluate, and taken together serve three goals: 1. to give clear guidance to customers 2. to protect the integrity of the LEED program 3. and to reduce complications that occur during the LEED Certification process MPRs have 3 goals (above), and 7 things that must be complied with. The difference is goals vs. tasks, MPRs are minimum characteristics that a project must possess in order to be eligible for LEED Certification. 20. A multi-family building that Is 3 stories tall would be certified under what rating system? © A. LEED 1D+C: Commercial Interiors LEED ID+C: Commercial Interiors is appropriate for ifiterior spaces that are undergoing alteration work for at least 60% of the certifying drdss floor area (-USGBC) © B LEED BD+C: New Construction LEED BD+C: New Construétion is 19s that are new or undergoing major consttuctioi..This ratirig system is appropriate for any project that does not have anotfier LEED rating system (defined (Schools, Healthcare, Retail LEED BD+C: NeW Cofstiuction éan be used for residential projects of 4 or more stories. © LEED BD+C: Multifamily Midrise Mid-rise (4-8 stories) tauitifamily residential buildings, dormitories, and assisted living facilities can use CEED BD+-C: Multifamily Midrise, © teeo wore: Homes LEED BD+C: Homes is appropriate for single family and low-rise (1-3 stories) multifamily residential buildings that are undergoing new construction or a gut rehab. 21. Each LEED credit and prerequisite includes the intent of the credit/ prerequisite. What is the ‘intent’ of a credit/prerequisite? ®A tdenties the main sustainability goa or benfitof the prerequisite or creditThis is USGRC’s definition of a LEED intent. © B Outlines concerns specific to spe ic regions This is what regional variations contain, © C Addresses the synergies and trade-offs between credits This information is covered in the related credits section of the reference guide. © D Details the level of performance needed to achieve a credit This is what requirements contain, or exemplary performance. 22. Which of the following actions can NOT be performed by-a\project team member using LEED online? © A Managing public-facing project details © Accessing web-based referondeauisee The web-based reference guides are aeceSsiblé only through a user’s USGBC online account, not through LEED'ontine. © C Submitting technical inquiries regatding LEED credits © D Coordinating resources artiong project team members 23. What is the International Green Construction Code (IGCC) intended to replace? © A ASHRAE 189.1 IGCC doesn't replace ASHRAE 189.1. ASHRAE 189.1 is an alternative compliance path to the IGCC. An addition to the technical content of the IGCC Is the Inclusion of ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, as an alternate path of compliance. Standard 189.1 is a set of technically rigorous requirements, whichlike the IGCC, covers criteria including water use efficiency, indoor environmental ui site and its community. , energy efficiency, materials and resource use, and the building's impact on its, ©s Tradtiona butsng codes The IGCC provides the building industry with language that both broadens and strengthens building codes in a way that will accelerate the construction of high performance green buildings. \Jurisdictions that adopt the IGCC into their building codes can enforce them, By having comprehensive mandatory codes, building owners can experience the benefits of green building. © LEED v4 © D LEED vzo09 ‘The IGCC is distinct from LEED, atid also compliments LEED, Where the IGCC is intended to raise the bar of mandatory biiliding codes, LEED take green building one step further. LEED is still voluntary in most places wher the IGGC is designed to be a minimum enforceable green building code, 24, How does LEED evaluate the environmental performance of a building? @A From a whole building péspectve over building’ ite cycle See LEED Today initeference. LEED looks at the environmental performance of a building through the building's. entire life cycle, from pre-design until deconstruction. © B Through a cradle to grave analysis Cradle to grave is the linear view of the life of a product, from creation to the end of useful life, Le. disposal, LEED uses the term ‘whole building perspective’ or ‘whole building approach’, not cradle-to-grave.© € Using LEED Online LEED Online is the tool used for LEED documentation. © D bythe amount of energy reduction Energy reduction is only one factor in LEED. Site, water, materials, and the indoor environment are the other factors. 25, The point values of a credit are based on the credits ability to: [RJA Promote beneficial effects [Z] 8 be easily implemented 1 € Decrease building costs [F]© mitigate the environmental harms of a.building FE Contribute to a higher ¢ertification level 26. When an owner's agent registers a project on behalf of the project owner, which of the following details is true? ‘The agent must have.pfior experience on at least one other LEED project in order to represent an owne# during registration. OA Agents are not required to have prior experience in order to represent owners. ©u Te soent mus sion and upload the Contrmation of Agent Authority (COMA) tthe project details page before registration. The Confirmation of Agent Authority (COAA) form must be signed by the agent and owner and uploaded to the project's details page in order to register the project. An agent is permitted to register a project and represent an owner without any additional documentation. Agents and owners must sign the Confirmation of Agent Authority (COAA) so the agent ‘can act on behalf of the owner to register and document the project.Regardless of whether the agent has been granted permission, only a project owner can ° ° register a project. ‘Owners are permitted to be represented by agents for the purpose of allowing an agent to work on an owner's behalf in LEED Online. 27. What part of LEED Online can be used to obtain a real-time snapshot of the project's progress? © A The review comments ‘The credit-by-credit tracker includes comments and actual credit language for each credit along with Its up-to-the-minute review status, © B The credit assignments Project team members have access to every. single credit. There are 10, additional credit assignments. © The project imate The project timeline gives am-overview of il the Steps of the project's process via real-time snapshots. © D The project checklist The project checklist (LEED Scofecard) is the best way to stay on top of credits attempted, under review, arid earned. 28. Some credits in In LEED Online have an LPE option. What does LPE mean? © A. That a LEED Accredited Professional is primarily responsible for the credit © B Thatacredit is a LEED © C That the credit will pursue LEED Exemplary Performance © Tha he credit has a Licensed Professional Exemption29. Which of the following inquires is an example of a LEED Interpretation? ‘The reference guide for EQ Credit Daylight refers to Figure 4, but there is no Figure 4. To what should Figure 4 be referring? This is an addenda suggestion. © Lathe permanent, resent carpet tle nan entryway be used instead of walk-off mats to meet the credit's intent? This Is an example of an inquiry that, after receiving a project CIR, would also result in a LEED interpretation if the project team opted into the LEED interpretations process. We are building a fire-station where the ratio of men to women is 50 to 1. Can you verify that our FTE count will be acceptable? This Is a project-specific inquiry resulting in only a Project CIR. © D How can | change my project from public to privat LEED Online? This is a technical customer-service issue. 30. A telecom company is building a new t@n-stdry office ahd datacenter. The office space will be on the top seven floors and the data ¢entat'en the, first thre® floors. Which of the following rating system would be best suited for the project? @®A Lee 8v+c: New Construction dnd Major Renovations LEED BD+C: New.Gonstruction and Major Renovations. New construction or major renovation of buildings that go.not primarily serve K-12 educational, retail, data centers, warehouses and’distribution centers, hospitality, or healthcare uses. New construction also includes high-rise residential buildings nine stories or higher. For LEED BD+C: Data Centers to be applicable the size of the data center in relation to ‘the building must be 60 % or more. In this case it is only the bottom three floors, which ‘would be just 30 %. © B LEED BD+C: Data Centers LEED 8D+C: Data Centers. Buildings specifically designed and equipped to meet the needs of high density computing equipment such as server racks, used for data storage and processing. LEED BD+C: Data Centers only addresses whole building data centers (greater than 60 %).oc ° ° LEED BD+C: Warehouses and Distribution Centers LEED BD+C: Warehouses and Distribution Centers, Buildings used to store goods, ‘manufactured products, merchandise, raw materials, or personal belongings, such as self-storage. LEED BD+C: Core and Shell LEED BD+C: Core and Shell Development. Buildings that are new construction or major renovation for the exterior shell and core mechanical, electrical, and plumbing units, but not a complete interior fit-out. LEED BD+C: Core and Shell is the appropriate rating system to use if more than 40 % of the gross floor area is incomplete at the time of certification. 31. Performance periods are part of which LEED rating system family? Oa LEED ND LEED ND does not have a perfoftpance period. LEED BD+C LEED BD+C does nothave aperformance period. LEED ID+C LEED ID+C does not have a’performance period LEED O+M LEED 04M projects have a performance period requirement where various building systems are measured over time, 32. What does a project team have the ability to do only after a project is registered? cA oes Create a GBCI website account Anyone can create a GBCI account here: http: //www.gbcl.org/Signin.aspx Download the LEED Project ChecklistLEED Project Checklists are available for free to anyone. © € Purchase USGBC reference guides Reference guides for each rating system are available to anyone at USGBC’s website. © submit a creat interpretation Request (cf) ‘CiRs can only be submitted for registered projects through LEED Online. 33. Which of the following statements regarding LEED Interpretations is NOT true? © A LEED interpretations are an opportunity to contribute to LEED in a significant way. ite fo the LEED convers: A LEED interpretation is an opportunity to contri significant way. This is in addition to opportunities sueli as commenting and voting during the new rating system creation process, suggesting adderida; Volunteering on a USGBC committee, etc. © B LEED interpretations can be applied to-multiple projects. A LEED interpretation can be used for all-projects certifying under the rating systems that it applies to, as-indicated-in thé LEED Interpretations and Addenda database. ©c tee0 meroreions abused ade requirements tthe LEED Rating System. LEED interpretations are not an avenue for making significant changes or new requirements to the LEED 'fatirig system. LEED interpretations are also not the intended path for fixing errors.in'the LEED rating systems and reference guides. USGBC publishes Clarifications (also\¢alled addenda) to address those issues. LEED interpretations are reviewed by LEED committees comprised of member-selected green building practitioners and USGBC staff. ° A LEED interpretation is reviewed by LEED committees comprised of member-selected green building practitioners and USGBC staff. 34, Credit Interpretation Requests (CIRs) are most likely used for what part of the LEED process? @A Technical guidance for 10 crisCIRs are used for technical guidance on credits. Anyone on the project team can submit @ CIR, as long as the person has access to LEED Online (through the project administrator). Once a CIR is submitted a payment must be made to GBCI in order for GBCI to review the CIR. A.CIR can be used for administrative inquiries, although doing so is rare. Inquiries must request guidance on just ome credit or prerequisite (unless there is, technical justification to do otherwise) and generally contain one concise question of al set of related questions. It is often helpful to discuss the inquiry within context of the credit’s intent. (GBC) © B Addenda and updates to the LEED Rating Systems ‘These are available from the USGBC website. © © Communicating with the project administrator and/or project team ‘This is done via LEED Online. , : © D Appeal of denied credits This is done via LEED Online, 35. Which of the followirig would require. a master Site for registration? © A Residential homes Ob rcanpus Campus registration is a bucket for multiple projects on a single site, requiring at least] one master site and one project. © C A portfolio of buildings © D A group of buildings applying to achieve certification together as one project A ‘Project’ is an individual building that achieves one certification. It also applies to a ‘group of buildings registering to achieve certification together as one project.36. A building owner's project includes a major HVAC renovation, significant envelope modifications, and core plumbing renovation. An interior fit-out is not part of the project. What LEED rating system would be most appropriate for this project? @A tee0 80+: core and she LEED BD+C: Core and Shell is appropriate for buildings that are undergoing new construction or major renovation on its exterior shell and core mechanical, electrical, and plumbing units but NOT a complete interior fit-out. (-USGBC) © B LEED 8D+C: New Construction ‘This rating system is appropriate for buildings that are undergoing new construction or major renovation (or gut rehab, for low- and mid-rise residential) and a complete interior fit-out. (USGBC) © € LEED ID+C: Commercial Interiors This rating system is appropriate for interior spaces that are undérgéing alteration work for at least 60% of the certifying gross floor area. (-USGBC) © D LEED O+M: Existing Buildings, This rating system is appropriate for €xisting/ whole buildings. Typically, these buildings undergo daly iniprovement work. GUSGEC) 37. A declarant is the person on the project team who: © A Assigns credits to each of the team members ‘The project administrator assigns credits to team members. © B Creates the project narrative ‘The person filling out the registration form usually submits the project narrative. Oe [= tectealy ual to very the Information onthe LEED cet forms and i authorized by the project administrator to sign the form This is the definition of the declarant. © D Submits any Credit Interpretation Requests (CIRs) to GBCIAny team member can submit a CIR. 38. Which of the following are enforceable within the building industry? @A imernationl Green Construction Code W6cc) ‘The IGCC provides the building industry with language that both broadens and strengthens building codes in a way that will accelerate the construction of high performance green buildings. Jurisdictions that adopt the IGCC into their building codes can enforce them. © B Material sourcing © © Quality of views © D Acoustic design 39, What is the purpose of the LEED Pilot Credit Library? © A To manage the LEED documentation process ° This is done through LEED On! To provide extensions of existing rating systems to address specific types of spaces or requirements for international projects ‘The LEED Rating System adaptations can be considered extensions of existing rating system to address specific types of spaces of requirements for international projects. For example the LEED 8D+C: New Construction rating system currently has the following adaptations: LEED BD+C: Core and Shell LEED BD+C: Schools LEED BD+C: Retail LEED BD+C: Data Centers LEED BD+C: Warehouses LEED BD+C: Hospitality LEED BD+C: Healthcare9 ° Provide precedent-setting rulings reviewed by USGBC on formal inquiries submitted by LEED project teams that can be applied to multiple projects. This is the purpose of LEED Interpretations. To allow credits to be refined through LEED project evaluations before they complete the balloting process for introduction into LEED The LEED Pilot Credit Library facilitates the introduction of new prerequisites and credits to LEED. The process allows projects to test credits that haven't been through USGBC's complete drafting and balloting process. 40. In LEED Online, which of the following roles is NOT an available authorization level for team members? ca oes Oc Project Admin Project Team Manager Project Owner LEED Online has three authorization level for teafty.riembers: Project Admin Project Team Méniber Project Team Manager Project Team Member 41, What does the LEED Volume Program help with? Oa oes oc @o ‘Comparing baseline energy use among buildings ‘Comparing design case energy use among buildings Policy support for LEED documentation Cost-effective LEED certification on a volume scale42. Whi oes oc ‘Among other things the LEED Volume Program provides a cost-effective path to achieving LEED certification on a volume scale. ich of the following is NOT a guiding principle of USGBC? Change industry standards USGBC has seven guiding principles. They are: PROMOTE THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE - USGBC will pursue robust triple bottom line solutions (people, planet, profit) that clarify and strengthen a healthy and dynamic balance between environmental, social, and economic prosperity. ESTABLISH LEADERSHIP - USGBC will foster both revolutionary and evolutionary leadership by championing societal models that dthleverd.Inore robust ifiple bottom line. RECONCILE HUMANITY WITH NATURE USGBC will endeavor to Eréate and restore harmony between human activities aid natural systems. FOSTER SOCIAL EQUITY USGBC will continué to sespect all communities and cultures and aspire to be a fully ifehisive Mnovemieht that embraces opportunities which broaden and expand our reach through partherships-and initiatives. MAINTAIN INTEGRITY USG8C will b8 guided by the precautionary principle in utilizing technical and scientific data to protect, preserve and restore the health of the global environment, ecosystems, andl species. BE INCLUSIVE ~ USGBG'Will ensure inclusive, interdisciplinary, multi-sector, and democratic decisighi making with the objective of building understanding and shared commitments toward a greater common good. In this spirit, USGBC will continue to seek common ground and partner with allied, influential organizations and leaders in ‘the field to confront mutual challenges. EXHIBIT TRANSPARENCY ~ USGBC will continue to operate in an organizational culture that places honesty, openness, and transparency above all else. Foster social equity Exhibit transparency© D Reconcile humanity with nature © E Be inclusive 43. What is the minimum certification level in LEED? © A Accredited Buildings are certified, people are accredited. Sometimes people get that backwards. © B Approved There is no ‘Approved’ certification level for LEED. Oc cenirea ‘The LEED levels are Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platintiro. © D certified ‘certified’ with a lowercase’'c'(Gintorrect 44, Where should a project team go for updates and errata for the LEED BD+C: New Construction rating system? © A LEED reference guides The reference guides don't always have the most recent updates. Check USGBC's website instead. © B GBClorg © © LEED online © ussdeors [Any updates, changes, errata to any LEED rating system are found on USGBC’s website and nowhere else.45. Which of the following is NOT a difference between LEED v4 and LEED 20097 © A Focused on performance LEED has improved in terms of technical rigor in an effort to better tie the rating system to improved environmental outcome. © B Includes internationalization in the requirements Global ACP's (alternative compliance paths) were integrated into LEED 4 where they made sense. LEED v4 also added new international standards and guidelines. ©c crest tor creen Power ‘The Green Power credit is in both versions. © D Addresses twenty-one market sectors LEED v4 now incorporates adaptations spétific 10.21 different building types. 46. When writing a project case study, fiow stiould the first usage of the rating system be written? © A _LEEDs Rating System © B LeEDs Oc xo LEED Rating System: LEED as a registered trademark of the U.S. Green Building Council does not have to be spelled out in the first reference: however, the complete name is ithe LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building program, LEED: The registered trademark superscript is only necessary for the first use in a short document or the first use in each section of a longer document if desired. Following the first mention, use "LEED." ‘Trademarks: The U.S. Green Building Council owns the following trademark registrations: