LEED

D Green Associate (Po

ool G)
Questtion 1:

Which
h LEED rating system
s has pre
e-certification?

A LEED for Sc
chools

B LEED for Ne
ew Constructio
on

C LEED for Co
ore and Shell

'Once a prooject is registere

ed as a LEED forf Core & She ell project, the project
p team may
m apply for
precertificattion. LEED for Core & Shell precertification
p i a formal reco
is ognition by the USGBC givenn
to a candidaate project for which
w the deve eloper/owner ha as established a goal to deve elop a LEED for
Core & She ell building. Oncce precertification is granted, the developer//owner can ma arket the
building's prroposed green features to po otential tenants and financierss.' -USGBC

D LEED for Co
ommercial Inte
eriors

E LEED for Ex
xisting Building
gs: Operations and Maintenan
nce

Notes
s: Reference: USGBC
U Websitte

Questtion 2:

What is
i the best type
e of site to deve
elop on?

A Nature pres
serve

B Previously developed
d site

Selecting a previously devveloped site avoids disturbing

g natural areas that have not been
b
developed.

C Greenfield

D Wetland
Questtion 3:

A LEE ED for Existing Buildings: Opeerations & Main ntenance projecct must complyy with what buillding-related
environmental laws between
b the prroject's perform hrough the expiration of the LEED
mance period th
certificcation?

A Federal law
ws only

B Federal law
ws and LEED re
eferenced stand
dards only

C Federal and
d state laws only

D All federal, state,

s and local laws

All projects,, regardless of the rating syste

em, must meett the MPRs deffined by GBCI.

All federal, state,

s and loca
al environmenta
al laws and reg
gulations must be
b complied with.

For LEED EB:E O&M projeccts, this include es complying with

w federal, staate, and local environmental
e
laws and re egulations startiing at the perfo
ormance period
d through the expiration
e date of the LEED
certification.

Notes
s: Reference: Minimum
M Progra
am Requireme
ents

Questtion 4:

What is
i true about in
ntegrative desig
gn?

A Integrative design
d is appliccable to any ph
hase in the life cycle of a build
ding or land-use project

Integrative design
d can be applied to any type of projectt no matter the stage of the prroject.

B Integrative design
d is only used
u for new co
onstruction dessign processess

Integrative design
d is not lim
mited to new co
onstruction pro
ojects

C Integrative design
d is a line
ear process

Conventional design is line

ear. Integrative
e design is morre collaborative
e and concurrent.

D Integrative design
d results in
i longer consttruction schedu
ules

One of the main

m potential benefits of IPD
D is the reductio
on of constructtion time due to
o the extensive
e
planning an
nd changes to project
p processses. (AIA IPD Guide)
G

Notes
s: Reference: Green
G Building & LEED Core Concepts Guid
de
Questtion 5:
What should
s be inclu
uded in a consttruction waste management
m p
plan?

A The percentt of certified wo

ood used on the project

This is part of materials accquisition.

B Where cons
struction debriss will be diverte
ed

C Asbestos re
emoval

Hazardous waste is not included and mu

ust be disposed
d of based on local codes.

D Erosion con
ntrol

Erosion con
ntrol is not part of construction
n waste manag
gement.

Notes
s: The plan sho
ould include the
e goals of the team
t as well ass what will be diverted,
d where
e to, and by
whom.

Questtion 6:

Landscaping restrictiions would be least

l impacted by which of the following?

A Local ordina
ances

B Building cod
des

C Energy effic
ciency laws

Energy effic
ciency laws do not usually dicctate your landsscape design, thus
t they would
d have the leasst
impact on average.
a

D Neighborhood covenants

Notess: Neighborhoood covenants, lo

ocal ordinances, and even so
ome building co
odes may dicta
ate how your
landsccape can look.
Questtion 7:
The irrrigation efficien
ncy of a landscape would imp
pact what LEED
D credit categories?

A Water Efficiency

Increasing the
t efficiency of
o a sprinkler syystem (by using
g drip irrigation
n as an example
e) would help
earn credit in Water Efficie
ency.

B Materials an
nd Resources

Irrigation is not a topic add

dressed in Mate
erials and Resources.

C Indoor Envirronmental Qua

ality

Irrigation effficiency is not a strategy that will earn creditts in Indoor Envvironmental Qu
uality.

D Energy and Atmosphere

A more effic
cient irrigation system
s consum
mes less energ
gy.

Notes
s: Reference: n/a

Irrigatiion efficiency is
s not a strategyy that will earn credits in Sustainable Sites foor most of the rating systemss.
LEED for Commercia al Interiors is an exception, bu ater level of detail than you ne
ut that is a grea eed to know.
For exxample an efficient irrigation system
s doesn't earn a project LEED points for f reducing sto ormwater runofff.

Questtion 8:

What are
a the negativ
ve consequencces that can ressult from not divverting constru
uction demolitio
on and debris?

A Landfill gas emissions

One of the negative

n enviro
onmental conse
equences of landfills is the ga
as emissions th
hey produce.

B Ozone depletion

Ozone depletion is caused

d by refrigerantts reacting in th
he ozone layer.

C Groundwate
er contaminatio
on

Trash in lan
ndfills can conta
ain hazardous chemicals. Eve
entually rain wo
orks its way do
own and carriess
these chemmicals into subsurface groundwwater and aquifers.

D Sedimentatiion

Sedimentation is caused by
b lack of erosiion control and stormwater ru
unoff.

Notes
s: Reference: n/a
Questtion 9:

What are
a the environ
nmental benefitts of selecting a previously de
eveloped site fo
or a project?

A The site would be located near mass tran

nsit

A previously
y developed sitte doesn't mea an mass transit will be availab
ble. There are plenty
p of cities
that have no
o or poor publicc transportation
n systems.

B Preserving open
o space

The questio
on asks for an environmental
e benefit.

Greenfieldss are sites not previously

p deve
eloped or grade
ed that could support open sp
pace, habitat, or
o
agriculture. (USGBC)

LEED prefeers not building on greenfieldss but using prevviously develop

ped land instea
ad. Preserving
greenfields means more open
o space will be available.

C Local tax sa
avings may be available

Tax savings
s are an economic benefit.

D The site would have a grea

ater developme
ent density

The develop
pment density of the project depends
d on the
e building desig
gn, not the type
e of land
chosen.

Notes
s: Reference: Green
G Building & LEED Core Concepts Guid
de

Questtion 10:

Which
h of the followin
ng fixtures woulld not be includ
ded in the base
eline water use
e calculations?

A Commercial urinal

B Steam cook
ker

A steam coo
oker is not an appliance
a that is included in the water use reduction calculation.

C Residential toilet

D Lavatory fau
ucet

E Prerinse sprray valve

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System

The foollowing fixtures

s/fittings have baseline
b measurements from the EPAct 199
92 standard an
nd are included
in the baseline calculations:

• er closets)
toilets (wate
• urinals
• bathroom fa aucets
• Commercia al prerinse spray valves
• Showerheads
Questtion 11:

What aspects
a of integrated project planning are NOT
N the most im
mportant to be integrated?

A Financing

B Systems

C People

D Business structures

Notes
s: Reference: n/a

Integraated Project De
elivery (IPD) is a project delivvery approach that
t integrates people, systemms, business
ures and practices into a proccess that collab
structu boratively harne
esses the talen
nts and insightss of all
participants to optimiize project resuults, increase value
v to the owner, reduce waaste, and maxim mize efficiency
througgh all phases off design, fabriccation, and construction.

Questtion 12:

How dod the LEED Raating Systems reward the devvelopment and adoption of ne
ew technologie
es and strategie
es
that ca
an produce qua
antifiable enviro
onmental and human
h health benefits?
b

A Discounts in
n certification fe
ees

B Upgrade to the next certificcation level

C Additional plaque
p for show
wing creativity

D Additional points
p

Additional points
p (ID points) can be earned for impleme
enting strategie
es or measuress not addressed
d
in the current rating system
ms.

s: Reference: LEED
Notes L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System
Questtion 13:

What information
i sho
ould not appea
ar in a CIR?

A Attachments
s such as photographs, drawings, and product information
n sheets

Since there is no way to in

nclude attachm
ments, the focuss should be on a clearly writte
en statement.

B Supporting information

C Confidentiall information

CIRs do nott include confid

dential project information.

D Background
d information on
n the issue

Notes
s: Reference: Guidelines
G for CIR
C Customerss

'Inquiries must requeest guidance on n just one credit or prerequisitte (unless theree is technical juustification to do
d
otherwwise) and generally contain on ne concise que estion or a set of
o related quesstions. It is often
n helpful to
discusss the inquiry within
w context off the credit's intent.' (USGBC)

Questtion 14:

A denssity radius calc

culation would be
b used for what purpose?

A To locate ba
asic services near a project site

Basic servic
ces are identifie
ed by drawing a 1/2 mile circle around a pro
oject site on a map.
m

B To identify distance
d to masss transit

Mass transit is identified by

b using a map and measuring
g the walking distance
d to the transit.

C To identify any
a building ne
ear the project site
s to include in
i project denssity calculationss

The density y radius is calcu

ulated using a formula
f provide
ed by LEED. Any
A building witthin the radius is
included in the calculations to determine the average density of the arrea. Projects are awarded
credit for bu
uilding within de
ense areas. Puublic roads and
d waterways aree excluded fromm the
calculationss.

D To locate pa
arks near the project
p that can be counted ass open space

Open space
e not within the
e project bound
dary is not coun
nted as open sp
pace for the prroject.

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System
Questtion 15:

What is
i the function of the ozone la
ayer?

A Protects the
e earth from solar wind

B Prevents sm
mog creation

C Absorbs ultrraviolet light

The ozone layer absorbs 97-99%

9 of the sun's high freq
quency ultraviolet light-light that is potentiallyy
damaging to
o life on earth. Source: NASA A.

D Keeps the earth's

e atmosph
here warm

Questtion 16:

What types
t of water can NOT be ussed for irrigatio
on purposes?

A Potable watter

B Blackwater

Waste wate er from toilets and

a urinals is co
onsidered blacckwater and can
nnot be used fo
or irrigation
(unless it ha
as been treated d first).

C Stormwater

D Laundry water

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L for Existin
ng Buildings: Operations
O & Maintenance
M Re
eference Guide
e, Glossary

Graywwater is defined
d by the Uniformm Plumbing Co ode (UPS) as untreated
u house
e-hold wastewa
ater which has
not come into contacct with toilet wa
aste or kitchen sinks.
s

Grayw
water includes used
u water from
m bathtubs, shoowers, bathrooom wash basins, and water from clothes-
washe
er and laundry tubs.
t It does no
ot include wate
er from kitchen sinks or dishw
washers.

We receive many questions on thiss graywater issuue - does the soap

s from show wers matter, wh
hat if someone
washe
ed diapers in th
he laundry - the
e main point to remember is th
hat the definitio
on of graywaterr includes
showe
er and laundry water
w and that LEED allows graywater
g use.
Questtion 17:
What landscaping
l strategy will bestt eliminate the need for irrigattion?

A Drip irrigatio
on

Micro-irrigattion and drip irrrigation are botth irrigation tecchniques.

B Xeriscaping
g

Xeriscapingg is a landscapiing method tha

at employs drou
ught-resistant plants
p to minim
mize or eliminate
water use.

C Micro-irrigattion

Micro-irrigattion and drip irrrigation are botth irrigation tecchniques.

D Mulching

Mulching he
elps retain moissture for plantss, but it is not th
he BEST strate
egy from the ch
hoices given.

Questtion 18:
How iss the documentation for Innovvation in Design credits for inn
novative perforrmance submittted?

A Using USGB
BC's website

B Using LEED
D Online

ID credits are submitted ju

ust like any othe
er LEED creditt - using LEED Online.

C Using the CIR

C process

D Using GBCII's website

Questtion 19:
Which
h of the followin
ng is not a strattegy to minimizze the negative impacts of refrrigerants on the environment?
?

A Selecting re
efrigerants with zero or low ozzone depletion potential (ODP
P) and minimal global warming
potential (GWP).
If a building does use chem
mical refrigeran
nts the project team should trry to select refrrigerants with
low ODP an nd GWP.

B Reducing th
he annual leaka
age rate of refrrigerants to 10%
% or less

When phasing out CFC-ba ased refrigeran

nts or when a phase
p out is not economicallyy feasible, LEED
D
requires red
ducing the annu
ual leakage of CFCs to 5% or less using EPPA Clean Air Acct procedures.
This appliess to CFCs but any
a new buildin
ng should not have
h a refrigera
ation system th
hat leaks 10% of
o
the refrigera
ant annually.

C Designing a building with natural

n ventilation

A building th
hat uses natura
al ventilation (a
also called passsive cooling) does not use reffrigerants.
Examples ofo natural ventilation include th
he use of openn windows. Thiss strategy is oftten viable in
cooler clima
ates.

D Designing a building that does

d not use ch
hemical refrige
erants

A building th
hat does not usse chemical reffrigerants will not
n have a negative impact on
n the
environmen nt.
Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System

Questtion 20:

What does
d the use of
o light colored pervious pavin
ng help with?

A Recycling

B Stormwater management

Pervious pa
aving helps with
h reducing storrmwater runoff by allowing sto
ormwater to pe
ercolate through
h
the pavemeent.

C Heat island effect

Light colore
ed paving, or pa
aving with a hig
gh SRI value, helps
h reduce th
he heat island effect.
e

The heat islland effect is crreated when deeveloped areass have higher temperatures
t th
han
surroundingg rural areas. An
A urban heat issland effect is caused
c by sunlight heating upp dark colored
surfaces such as roads an nd rooftops. Hu
uge quantities of
o heat are gen
nerated in buildings that have
dark rooftop
ps and absorb heat rather tha an reflect it.

D Regional ma
aterials

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System

Questtion 21:

In who
ole building des
sign, at what sttarting point in the process wo
ould the facilitie
es managers, end
e users,
contra hitects all be involved at the same
actors, and arch s time?

A Design phas
se

B Pre-design

In whole building design, all

a team members begin at the earliest pointt in the building
g process to
define commmon goals.

C Construction
n phase

D Pre-occupancy

Notes
s: Reference: Sustainable
S Buiilding Technica
al Manual: Part II
Questtion 22:

What is
i a drawback of
o using a biofu
uel-based enerrgy system?

A These syste
ems are not accceptable for LE
EED credits

B Production is
i unreliable orr inconsistent

C The lack of regulatory oversight

D Fossil fuels must still be ussed to produce

e biofuels

USGBC deffines Renewab ble Energy as 'E

Energy from so
ources that are not depleted when
w used. Thiis
includes energy from the sun,
s wind, and small hydropoower. Ways to capture
c energyy from the sun
include pho
otovoltaic, therm
mal solar energ
gy systems, andd bioenergy. One
O issue with bioenergy
b is the
amount of fo
ossil fuel energ
gy used to prodduce it.'

Biofuel-base
ed electrical syystems are defiined by USGBC C as 'Electricall power system
ms that run on
renewable fuels
f derived frrom organic ma aterials, such as
a wood by-products and agriccultural waste.
For purposees of LEED, bio ofuels include untreated
u woodd waste (e.g., mill
m residues), agricultural
a
crops or wa
aste, animal wa aste and other organic
o waste, and landfill ga
as.'

Bioenergy such
s as the burrning of ethano
ol from corn, requires energy to
t produce the fuel.

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L for Existin
ng Buildings: Operations
O & Maintenance
M Re
eference Guide
e, Glossary

Questtion 23:

Why use
u commingled
d recycling?

A Commingled
d recycling take
es up less space

One contain
ner vs. several will take up lesss space.

B Materials arre less likely to be contaminatted

C Recycled materials
m can be
e sold for more money

D More kinds of materials ca

an be recycled

E People are more likely to participate

p in th
he recycling pro
ogram

Commingled recycling is also

a frequently used because it is easier for contractors/occcupants to put
material into
o one bin.

Notess: Commingled recycling usess one bin for alll recycled mate
erials. This app
proach is comm
mon for curbside
pickup
p recycling prog
grams for resid
dences.
Questtion 24:

What gives
g the ozone layer legal prrotection?

A ASHRAE Sttandards

B Kyoto Proto
ocol

C Montreal Prrotocol

According too Treatment byy LEED of Environmental Imp pact of HVAC Refrigerants,
R th
he legal
protection of
o the ozone layyer is well in pla
ace throughout most of the in
nternational commmunity via the
e
Montreal Prrotocol.

Under the Montreal

M Protoccol, CFC produuction in the Un
nited States ended in 1995. To implement
the Montrea
al Protocol, the EPA establishhed Section 608 8 of the EPA Clean
C Air Act fo
or regulating the
e
use and rec
cycling of ozonee-depleting com
mpounds.

D US DOE

Notes
s: Reference: The
T Treatment by LEED of the
e Environmenta
al Impact of HV
VAC Refrigeran
nts

Questtion 25:

How iss lighting powe

er density deterrmined?

A By conducting energy mod

deling using sp
pecial software

Energy mod
deling can help
p determine a building's
b overa
all energy use.

B By submete
ering a building's energy use

Submetering helps to mea

asure specific energy
e consum
mption in a build
ding.

C By measurin
ng the installed
d lighting power per unit area

Lighting pow
wer density is the
t measureme
ent of the insta
alled lighting po
ower per unit arrea. (USGBC)

Reducing th
he lighting pow
wer density for a project can re
educe energy use.
u

D By calculatin
ng the energy consumption
c d
divided by the square
s feet in a building

This is enerrgy use intensitty.

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System
Questtion 26:

What statement
s is tru
ue about RECss?

A RECs are trradable commo

odities

RECs repreesent the reducced emissions of

o renewable energy
e compare ed to conventio
onal fossil fuelss.
RECs are sold
s separately allowing people to purchase the 'greennesss' of the electriccity. This allow
ws
anyone to purchase
p an REEC even if the power to their building is not green power.

RECs have no geographicc constraints, because

b they are sold separattely from electrricity.

B RECs depre
eciate in value

RECs do no
ot lose value.

C RECs are re
educed from uttility bills

RECs are not

n reduced from
m utility bills.

D RECs provid
de electricity

RECs are not

n electricity.

Notes
s: Reference: Guide
G to Purcha
asing Green Po
ower

Questtion 27:

What is
i a way LEED encourages th
he purchase an
nd use of low-e
emitting and fue
el-efficient vehiicles?

A Setting up a carpool notificcation system

This helps with

w mass transsit.

B Locating the
e project in a de
ensely develop
ped neighborho
ood

Locating the
e project in a densely develop ped neighborho ood helps channnel developmeent to urban
areas with existing
e infrastrructure, protectt greenfields an
nd preserver ha
abitat and natu
ural resources.

C Providing diiscounted parking passes, if parking

p fees exxist

Discounted parking passe es given to the owners

o of thesse vehicles mayy encourage th
heir purchase by
b
offsetting an
ny parking costts.

D Implementin
ng car share membership

This helps with

w mass transsit.

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System
Questtion 28:
Which
h of the followin
ng are strategie
es to reduce co
onstruction wasste?

A Give unused
d materials to a salvage yard

To reduce construction
c wa
aste, divert anyy unused materrials from the waste
w stream-namely, landfillss
and incinera
ators.
Materials ca
an be donated, sold, or recycled, to keep the
em out of landffills and to help
p reduce the
demand for virgin materialls.

B Select susta
ainable building
g materials

C Use FSC ce
ertified materials

D Haul unused
d materials to a landfill

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System

Questtion 29:
What is ng a material's emittance and solar reflectan
i true regardin nce (albedo)?

A Emittance and
a solar reflecctance are used
d to calculated a materials pe
erviousness

These value
es are not used
d to calculate how
h pervious a material is.

B Emittance is
s based on a material's
m solar reflectance

This is not correct.

c See the
e definitions in this explanatio
on for solar reflectance and emittance.

C Emittance and
a solar reflecctance are combined to determ
mine a materia
al's SRI value

SRI is calcu
ulated by using emissivity and
d solar reflectan
nce values.
Solar Reflecctance Index (S SRI) is a value that incorporates both solar reflectance
r (alb
bedo) and
emittance inn a single value e to represent a material's tem
mperature in th
he sun. SRI qua antifies how ho
ot
a surface would
w get relativve to standard black and standard white surffaces. It is expressed as a
fraction (0.0
0 to 1.0) or perccentage (0% to o 100%). Materrials with the hiighest SRI valu
ues are the
coolest choices for paving g.
The higher the SRI numbe
er the more the
e sunlight the material
m can refflect. Black asp
phalt has an SR
RI
of 0.

D A material's
s emittance and
d solar reflectan
nce mean the same
s thing

LEED defines solar reflecttance as: A me easure of the ability of a surface material to reflect sunlightt-
visible, infra
ared, and ultravviolet wavelenggths-on a scalee of 0 to 1. Sola
ar reflectance iss also called
albedo. Blac ck paint has a solar reflectancce of 0; white paint
p (titanium dioxide) has a solar
reflectance of 1.
The emittannce of a materiaal refers to its ability
a to releasse absorbed he
eat. Scientists use
u a number
between 0 and
a 1, or 0% and 100%, to exxpress emittancce. With the exxception of mettals, most
constructionn materials havve emittances above
a 0.85 (855%). Emittance is used by ma anufacturers to
calculate the SRI.

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L for Existin
ng Buildings: Operations
O & Maintenance
M Re
eference Guide
e, Glossary
Questtion 30:

Each LEED
L credit an ntent of the credit/prerequisite
nd prerequisite includes the in e. What is the 'iintent' of a
credit//prerequisite?

A Details the level

l of perform
mance needed to achieve a crredit

This is whatt requirements contain, or exe

emplary performance.

B Addresses the
t synergies and
a trade-offs between
b creditss

This informa
ation is covered in the related
d credits section of the referen
nce guide.

C Outlines con
ncerns specificc to specific reg
gions

This is whatt regional varia

ations contain.

D Identifies the main sustainability goal or benefit

b of the prerequisite
p or credit
c

This is USG
GBC's definition
n of a LEED inttent.

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System

Questtion 31:

LEED Minimum Proje

ect Requireme
ents prohibit gerrymandering. What does thiss mean?

A Defining the
e site area to exxclude green space
s between campus projeccts

B Adjusting a project bounda

ary for the bene
efit of earning credits/prerequ
c uisites

Gerrymande ering is prohibiit: 'The bounda

ary may not unrreasonably excclude sections of
o land to
create boun
ndaries in unrea asonable shap pes for the sole purpose of complying with prerequisites or
credits'.

C Making the project building

g area less than 2% of the sitte area

D Hiding proje
ect costs in RO
OI calculations

Notes
s: Reference: Minimum
M Progra
am Requireme
ents
Questtion 32:
What products
p would
d be considered
d pre-consume
er recycled con
ntent under LEE
ED?

A Salvaged do
oors

Salvaged do
oors are a matterials that qualify for building reuse.

B Ground up tires
t used for walkways
w

Tires are a post-consumerr recycled mate

erial.

C Countertops
s made of glasss bottles

Glass bottle
es are a post-co
onsumer recyccled material.

D Cement con
ntaining fly-ash as supplemen
ntary cementitio
ous material

Pre-consum mer content - foormerly known as post-industrrial content, is thet percentagee of material in
a product thhat is recycled from
f manufacturing waste. Examples includ de planer shaviings, plytrim,
sawdust, ch hips, bagasse, sunflower seed d hulls, walnut shells, culls, trrimmed materia
als, print
overruns, ovverissue publiccations, and ob
bsolete inventorries. Excluded are materials such
s as reworkk,
regrind, or scrap
s generateed in a process and capable of
o being reclaim med within the same
s process
that generated it (ISO 140 021).
Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L for Existin
ng Buildings: Operations
O & Maintenance
M Re
eference Guide
e, Glossary

Questtion 33:
Which
h of the followin
ng materials wo
ould be conside
ered post-consumer recycled content?

A Bamboo floo
oring

Bamboo is a type of rapidlly renewable material.

m

B Certified wo
ood flooring

Certified wo
ood is wood fro
om sustainably managed foressts.

C Wool carpett made from wo

ool leftover from
m the manufaccturing processs

This exampple would not be

e considered any
a type of recyycled material. If a manufactu uring process
uses scraps
s and puts themm back in the assembly
a line, it is a good practice but it doe
es not count
towards pre
e or post consu
umer recycled content.
c

D Flooring ma
ade from recycled milk jugs an
nd sawdust

Recycled milk
m jugs are a post-consumer
p recycled produ
uct.

Notess: Reference: LEED

L for Existin
ng Buildings: Operations
O & Maintenance
M Re
eference Guide
e, Glossary
Post-cconsumer mateerial - is materiaal recycled from
m consumer waaste. (USGBC))
Postcoonsumer recyc cled content - iss the percentagge of material in
n a product thaat was consume er waste. The
recycleed material wa as generated byy household, co ommercial, industrial, or instittutional end-ussers and can noo
longerr be used for itss intended purp pose. It include
es returns of maaterials from th
he distribution chain.
c Example es
includee construction and demolition n debris, materials collected th
hrough recyclinng programs, discarded
d
produccts (e.g., furnitu
ure, cabinetry, decking), and landscaping waste (e.g., leavves, grass clipp pings, tree
trimmings). (ISO 140 021)
Pre-coonsumer conten nt - formerly knnown as post-in ndustrial content, is the perce entage of materrial in a producct
that is recycled from manufacturing g waste. Examp ples include pla
aner shavings, plytrim, sawdu ust, chips,
bagasse, sunflower seed
s hulls, walnut shells, cullss, trimmed matterials, print ovverruns, overisssue
publica ations, and obs
solete inventories. Excluded are a materials such
s as rework, regrind, or scrap generated
in a prrocess and cap pable of being reclaimed
r ocess that generated it (ISO 14021).
withiin the same pro 1
Questtion 34:

What term
t also mean
ns site area?

A Developmen
nt footprint

The develop pment footprintt is the area of the project site

e that has been
n disturbed for development.
This area in
ncludes the building footprint, hardscapes, anda parking lotss.

B Building foo
otprint

The building
g footprint is the area of the building
b as defin
ned by the periimeter of the sttructure.
Parking lots
s, walk ways, and landscaping g are not includded.

C Property are
ea

The intent of
o this question is for you to le
earn about how w LEED definess different areas of the projectt.
While other definitions maay exist the exaam will test on how
h LEED defiines these areaas and not on
personal exxperience or if students
s think the
t definition iss correct or nott.
Site area is defined as: 'Thhe total area within
w the projecct boundary of the
t applicant building,
b and
includes all areas of the prroperty, both co
onstructed areas and noncon nstructed areass. The open
space of thee site area is th
he portion not covered
c by the building footprrint.'

D Building lot

This is not a LEED defined

d term.

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L for Existin
ng Buildings: Operations
O & Maintenance
M Re
eference Guide
e, Glossary

Questtion 35:

Who decides
d if waste
ewater from sh
howers can be used for irrigation?

A Local authorities with jurisd

diction in the area

Blackwater does not have a single definition accepted nationwide. Ad djacent cities may
m have
different coddes that allow or
o prohibit the use of sink/sho
ower water for non-potable usses. On
jurisdiction may define sink/shower wate er as blackwateer and not perm
mit its use, while
e another may
define it as graywater and will permit its use. Review loocal codes befo
ore making dessign decisions
based on th he use of wasteewater.

B Project team
m

C Universal pllumbing code

D USGBC via the CIR proce

ess

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L for Existin
ng Buildings: Operations
O & Maintenance
M Re
eference Guide
e, Glossary

Questtion 36:
In wha
at instances wo
ould a project te
eam submit a Credit
C Interprettation Request (CIR)?

A When the re
eference guide does not addrress a specific issue

CIRs should
d be used when you can't find
d the answer in
n the reference guide.

B When the person registering the project has

h a question
n about the regiistration processs

Projects tha
at haven't been
n registered do not have access to submit a CIR.

C When a con
nflict in a credit or prerequisite
e requires resolution

CIRs should
d be used when there are con
nflicts in a cred
dit/prerequisite.

D When appealing a credit th

hat has been denied
d

CIRs are no
ot used to appe
eal a credit.

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L for Existin
ng Buildings: Operations
O & Maintenance
M Re
eference Guide
e, Introduction

Questtion 37:

Which
h items can con
ntribute to Consstruction Waste
e Managementt credit?

A Sheetrock

B Brick

C Tree stumps
s

D Asbestos flo
ooring

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System

Hazardous material and

a excavation
n do not count toward
t this cre
edit.

For thee purposes of the

t LEED Consstruction Waste e Managementt credit, hazard dous material and
a excavation
do nott count toward this credit. Thee reason LEED D does not allow
w this is becausse these materrials can skew
the ammount of constrruction waste kept
k from landfills. Consider a project that re
emoves 50 tonss of dirt from the
site an
nd the total wasste for the consstruction site was
w 100 tons. With
W those value es you could say 50% of
waste was diverted but
b that is not how
h the LEED calculations arre done. The prroject team hassn't kept any
constrruction waste frrom the landfill - they only hauuled off some dirt
d to another location.
l The 50
5 tons of dirt
are exxcluded from anny calculations. Only your acttual constructio on and demolition debris are included - wood d
scrapss, metal, drywa
all, cardboard boxes,
b etc.
Questtion 38:

What tool
t is used to determine the target certificattion level?

A LEED Onlin
ne

LEED Onlin
ne is the tool ussed for docume
enting the proje
ect.

B LEED Score
e Card

The LEED Scorecard

S help
ps teams decide what credits to achieve.

C EPA's Targe
et Finder

Target Finder is a no-cost online tool tha

at enables architects and build
ding owners to set energy
targets and receive an EP
PA energy perfo ormance score for projects du uring the design
n process.

D CIR

CIRs are sp
pecific question
ns regarding on
ne credit or one
e prerequisite. They are subm
mitted using
LEED Onlinne or using a sttandalone CIR form.

Notes
s: Reference: Sample
S credit checklist
c for LEED v3

Questtion 39:

Which
h of the followin
ng can increase
e the heat islan
nd effect in urba
an areas?

A Buildings that have passivve ventilation

Passive ven
ntilation impactts energy use but
b would not in
ncrease the he
eat island effectt.

B Street equip
pment

Other cause
es of the heat island effect incclude air-conditioners, vehicle
e exhaust, and street
equipment.

C Air-condition
ners

Other cause
es of the heat island effect incclude air-conditioners, vehicle
e exhaust, and street
equipment.

D Rooftops co
overed with a high SRI material

High SRI materials with re

eflect the heat rather
r than abssorb it and radia
ate the heat ba
ack later on.

Notes
s: Reference: n/a

The prrimary cause of

o the heat islan nd effect is darkk surfaces such
h as rooftops or
o dark asphalt pavement thatt
absorb
b heat and radiiate it into the surrounding
s areeas.
Reducced air flow bettween buildingss and narrow streets also incrreases the effe
ect.
Questtion 40:

A mem
mber company wants to displa
ay its USGBC member logo. What would be
e an appropriatte use for the
USGBBC member logo?

A On the company's website

e home page lin
nking to the company's LEED
D projects

B On company letterhead

This questio
on pertains to exam
e objective
e I.P USGBC Policies (e.g., tra
ademark usage
e; logo usage)
from the LE
EED GA Candid date Handbookk. While we recceive many com mments about the
t relevance of o
these types
s of questions, the
t subject ma atter may come
e up on your exxam.
The use of the
t USGBC an nd LEED logos are listed in th he exam objectives to preventt misuse of
these logos
s and to purpossely or inadverttently spread in
ncorrect informaation about LEED and
USGBC. It is
i important to know how you can and cannot use the logo o so that you he
elp the green
building mo
ovement rather than hinder it.
Use of the USGBC
U member logo is limite
ed to member companies.
c Se
ee the logo usa
age document
for the limits
s on use.
From the do
ocument:
Member Logo on Product Packaging
USGBC doe es not review, certify, or endo
orse products. As
A such, the Member
M Logo may
m not be usedd
to indicate any
a kind of end dorsement by USGBC
U of any product or servvice, to indicate
e that any
official statu
us for any product or service has
h been confe erred by or is otherwise
o assocciated with
USGBC, or to show any kind of relationsship with USGB BC other than to signify the coompany is a
USGBC me ember.
A company could use the logo in their lettterhead for ma
arketing purposses. This is wh
hy USGBC
created the logo guidelines and why the issue is addresssed in the logo guidelines.

C On a compa
any's product to
o show product endorsementt

D On any parttner website of the member company

Notes
s: Reference: USGBC
U Websitte on Logo use

Questtion 41:
What is
i a density rad
dius calculation
n used for?

A To measure
e any bus/rail line locations re
elative to the en
ntrance of a building

B To define th
he area where basic
b services are located

C To define th
he project site area
a

D To define prroperties includ

ded in the deve
elopment densiity calculation

See SS Cre
edit 2.
While not directly referencced in the requiirements of De
evelop Density and Communitty Connectivity,
the density radius is used in the density calculations
c ass is applicable under
u exam ob
bjective II.A /
II.B
The densityy radius calculaation is used to draw a circle around
a the projject plan and id
dentify
properties within
w or interse
ecting that radius. Those prop perties must bee factored into the
t
developmen nt density calcuulation for certa
ain credits.
Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System

Questtion 42:

What is
i at the core of
o an integrated
d project?

A Cost-based decision making

B Individual re
ewards

C Collaborativ
ve team membe
ers

Integrated projects
p are bassed on integratted teams and frequent, colla
aborative comm
munications.

D Working tow
ward individual goals

Notes
s: Reference: Sustainable
S Buiilding Technica
al Manual: Part II

Questtion 43:

Which ng are LEED strategies to reduce single occupant automob

h of the followin bile transportattion to the
projecct site?

A Have a lack
k of parking spa
aces at the site
e

This is an actual
a LEED strrategy, like it orr not. Having lim
mited parking is supposed to discourage
people fromm driving alone to work becausse they will nott be able to findd a convenient parking spot
which is suppposed to get them
t to think about alternative e ways to get to
t work.

Projects can n limit parking by only installin

ng enough parkking as require ed by local code
e. For example
e
if local code
e requires 20 sp paces, the projject limits the parking
p installin
ng 20 spaces and not any
extra space es.

B Decreasing the LEED boundary

The project boundary has nothing to do with

w automobile
e use.

C Locate the project

p near exxisting developm
ment

Locating the
e project near existing
e develo
opment helps re
educe infrastru
ucture needs.

D Size the parrking to accommodate peak visitor

v use

Parking sho
ould be sized to
o the minimum required by loccal zoning to earn LEED cred
dit.

Notes
s: Reference: Green
G Building & LEED Core Concepts Guid
de
Questtion 44:

An offiice park design arking lot. How could the parking be redesign
n includes a pa ned to reduce the
t heat island
d
effect?
?

A Designate preferred
p parkin
ng spaces

Adding prefferred parking does

d not reducce the heat island effect.

B Place the pa
arking undergro
ound

Moving a pa
arking lot/space
es under the building is one way
w to reduce the
t heat island effect. This
reduces the
e amount of imppervious area above
a ground.

The heat islland effect is crreated when deeveloped areass have higher temperatures
t th
han
surroundingg rural areas. An
A urban heat issland effect is caused
c by sunlight heating upp dark colored
surfaces such as roads an nd rooftops. Hu
uge quantities of
o heat are gen
nerated in buildings that have
dark rooftop
ps and absorb heat rather tha an reflect it.

C Encourage occupants to use

u public transsportation one day a week

This is not a LEED strateg

gy to reduce the
e heat island effect.
e

D Use black asphalt

a for the parking
p lot

This would increase the he

eat island effecct.

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System

Questtion 45:

What does
d ASHRAE
E 62.1-2007 spe
ecify?

A Indoor air qu
uality

ASHRAE 62 2.1-2007 Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air

A Quality speccifies minimum m ventilation
rates. These
e rates are use
ed to improve in
ndoor air qualitty as part of the
e IEQ credit ca
ategory.

B Thermal com
mfort

C Commuting surveys

D Energy perfformance

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System
Questtion 46:

At a minimum,
m what materials mustt a recycling prrogram include?
?

A Glass

B Metals

C Food waste

D Paper

E Light bulbs

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System

At a minimum,
m a recy
ycling program must include:

paper
cardbo oard
glass
plasticcs
metalss

Stoness, dirt, hazardo

ous materials, batteries,
b merccury-containing light bulbs, and food waste would
w not be
include
ed.

The coollection of recy asily accessible dedicated area for collectio

ycled materialss requires an ea on and storage..
When implementing the storage are ea consider using signs to he elp people find the area, and to
t show what
materiials go in what bins (for non-ccomingled recyycling). If the sto
orage area is outside
o make sure it is
proteccted from the ellements and no obody can stea al your materials (metals can be worth a lot of money).

Questtion 47:

What area
a is included in the buildin
ng footprint?

A Stone walkw
ways

B Area of the building structu

ure

The area off the site occup pied by the build

ding structure, not including parking
p lots, lan
ndscapes, and
other nonbu
uilding facilitiess.

C Parking lots
s made with permeable concre
ete

D Ponds

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L for Existin
ng Buildings: Operations
O & Maintenance
M Re
eference Guide
e, Glossary
Questtion 48:

Which
h of the followin
ng is a way to re
educe pollution
n associated with automobile use?

A Provide shu
uttle services to
o mass transit

Shuttle serv
vices to mass transit allow em
mployees to takke public transp
portation. The shuttle
s service
would ferry occupants from
m mass transit to their building/home.

It is true tha
at implementing
g strategies succh as providing
g shuttle servicces or installing
g bicycle racks
do not guarantee a reducttion in single-occcupant driverss. However the e goal of these strategies are
to provide ana alternative with
w the hope th hat they would.

B Only provide
e enough parking to meet the
e peak parking demand

LEED rewards projects tha at install the minimum amoun nt of parking required by locall code. This
choice would result in the maximum amo ount of parking to accommoda ate peak dema and.

C Shade all pa
arking spaces with
w trees

This helps reduce

r the hea
at island effect.

D Install low albedo

a parking surfaces

This helps reduce

r the hea
at island effect.

Questtion 49:

The ba
aseline water demand
d within a building inclu
udes the measurements of wh
hich of the follo
owing items?

A Irrigation sy
ystems

The water use

u from irrigation is not includ
ded in the base
eline water dem
mand of a build
ding.

B Cooling tow
wers

The water use

u of cooling towers
t is not included in the baseline
b water demand of a building.
b

C Bathroom fa
aucets

D Toilets

E Urinals

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System

The baaseline water demand

d within a building inclu
udes the measurement of fixtu ures and fitting
gs (toilets,
faucetts). Toilets are measured in gallons per flush d in gallons per minute.
h, while fixturess are measured
Questtion 50:
Which
h of the followin
ng has the grea
atest indirect im
mpact on globall warming?

A Chillers' ope
erating efficienccy

Natural refrigerants (Carbo on dioxide, ammonia, propanne) have no ozo

one depletion potential.
p Since
e
these refrige
erants are mucch less efficientt than HCFCs or
o HFCs, more e energy is nee
eded to get the
same refrigeeration levels.
Equipment that burns morre energy for co ooling as a result of lower effiiciency or the use
u of natural
refrigerants can result in greater
g global warming.
w Whilee natural refrige
erants do not directly impact
global warm ming, they indire
ectly impact glo
obal warming byb requiring mo ore energy to achieve
a lower
refrigeration
n temperaturess.

B Refrigerant leakage

Refrigerant leakage would

d have a direct impact, since the
t refrigerant goes straight in
nto the
atmospheree and impacts the
t ozone.

C Service life of equipment

The servicee life of equipment would have e a more directt impact, since this deals with
h the
refrigerants. If the equipment fails early, the refrigerantss may be leakeed when replaccing parts or
when remov ving all of the refrigerants
r prio
or to replacing the equipmentt.

D Global warm
ming potential

Global warm
ming potential is
i a direct impa
act.

s: Reference: The
Notes T Treatment by LEED of the e Environmenta al Impact of HV
VAC Refrigeran
nts
Questtion 51:
What practice
p identiffies and remove
es unnecessarry expendituress?

A Life cycle co
osting

Life cycle co
osting is used to
t evaluate eco onomic perform mance. Life-cyccle costing is a method of
costing thatt looks at a product's entire va alue chain fromm a cost perspe ective. Other types of costing
generally lo
ook only at the production
p proccess, whereas life-cycle costiing tracks and evaluates
costing from
m the research and developm ment phase of a product's life, through to the decline and
eventual coonclusion of a product's
p life. This differs from
m value enginee ering because life cycle
costing considers the prod ducts impact ovver the life of thhe building, whereas value en ngineering tendds
to look a pro
oduct's cost relative to the bu uilding's currentt budget (in the
e present, withoout regards for
future implic
cations).

B Environmen
ntally responsivve design

Environmen ntally responsivve design is a design

d approacch that incorporates sustainab
ble strategies
into the des
sign of a buildin
ng.

C Life cycle as
ssessment

Life-cycle-analysis (LCA, also

a known as life cycle assessment, ecoba alance, and craadle-to-grave
analysis) is the investigatio
on and valuatio
on of the enviro
onmental impacts of a given product
p or
service caused or necessiitated by its exiistence. LCA evaluates
e a products 'environm
mental impact'..

D Value engin
neering

Value engin
neering (VE) is a systematic method
m to imprrove the 'value' of goods or prroducts and
services by using an exammination of funcction. In conven ntional building
g many building g features are
VEd out to cut
c the budget.. Because of th he integrated de esign in green buildings, VEin ng out a feature
e
often messees up the perfo
ormance of the system as a whole.
w For exam mple if a buildin
ng owner
 decides to take
t out better quality and mo
ore costly insula
ation, the build
ding's utility billss will most likelly
go up and the HVAC syste em could be unndersized.

Questtion 52:
What amount
a of pota
able water doess landscaping consume
c in the
e U.S. each day on average?

A 50%

B 40%

C 30%

Landscape irrigation consumes 30% of potable

p water in
n the U.S. each
h day on avera
age. (USGBC)

D 20%

Questtion 53:
How does
d drip irrigattion save waterr?

A By increasin
ng irrigation effficiency

Water efficieent landscaping helps reduce e the need fromm potable waterr from local and d regional
aquifers. Drrip irrigation is a highly effectivve way to delivver water to a plant's
p roots be
ecause the
water isn't lo
ost to the wind, evaporation, or runoff.
Drip irrigatio
on has a 90% irrigation efficie
ency compared
d to 65% for con
nventional sprinkler systems.

B By reducing
g the microclima
ate factor

C By reducing
g the heat island effect

D By using on
nly non-potable water

Questtion 54:
Using rainwater for irrrigation will likely have a neg
gative impact on what project area?

A Innovation

Innovation would
w not be negatively impacted.

B Building ene
ergy use

Rainwater systems
s require
e pumps to mo
ove the water and the added pumps
p would re
equire added
energy.

C Heat island effect

The heat islland effect is not impacted byy stormwater co

ollection.

D Stormwater management

Stormwaterr management would be posittively - not negatively - impaccted.

Notes
s: Reference: n/a
Questtion 55:

What is
i a financial be
enefit of implem
menting an occcupant recycling program?

A Reduced lan
ndfill fees

B Minimized air
a pollution

C Reduced ex
xtraction of virg
gin materials

D Reduced en
nergy use

Notess: Recycling can result in redu

uced landfill and tipping fees since
s the mate
erials are diverted from
landfillls. Sometimes the recycled materials
m can bee sold to waste
e haulers, creatting a net gain.

Questtion 56:

What statements
s are
e true regarding
g the LEED for Commercial In
nteriors rating system?
s

A The rating system

s requiress HVAC replaccement

HVAC repla
acement is a major
m renovation
n and would falll under LEED for New Consttruction.

B Projects are
e only eligible iff the tenants pu
urchase the space

Tenants don't normally purchase space, they lease spa

ace. In either ca
ase LEED for Commercial
C
Interiors can
n be used.

C This rating system

s can onlly be used if en
nvelope upgrad
des are done

Envelope upgrades are a major renovation and would fall

f under LEED
D for New Construction or
LEED for Core & Shell.

D This rating system

s is appro
opriate for interrior spaces tha
at are undergoing alteration work
w

This rating system

s is appropriate for interior spaces tha
at are undergoing alteration work
w for at leastt
60% of the certifying grosss floor area.

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L Rating Syystem Selection Policy
Questtion 57:
What statement
s is tru
ue regarding CIRs?
C

A CIRs are no
ot applicable prrior to LEED forr Core & Shell precertification
n

CIRs can be
e submitted annytime after pro
oject registration. This include
es prior to prece
ertification for
LEED for Core & Shell pro
ojects.

B CIRs canno
ot be submitted during the perrformance perio
od for LEED fo
or Existing Build
ding: Operation
ns
& Maintenan
nce projects
CIRs can bee submitted an
nytime after pro
oject registration. This include
es during the pe
erformance
period of LE
EED EB: O&M projects.

C CIRs may only

o be submitte
ed after the pro
oject's design review
r is complete

CIRs can bee submitted annytime after prooject registration. CIRs can thus be submitte
ed before the
design revie
ew in the case of a split-review
w.

D CIRs that ha
ave been ruled
d on should be submitted with
h a project's app
plication

'Project Tea
ams must submmit the CIR inqu
uiry and the ruling with their LEED
L applicatio
on in order to
ensure a coomplete review.' (GBCI)
You don't want
w a credit to be denied beccause of a lack of information.. If a CIR was ruled
r on
regarding a specific credit, the CIR should be submitted
d along with the credit during the final review
w
so the revie
ewers can awarrd the credit.

s: Reference: GBCI
Notes G Credit Inte
erpretation Req
quest (CIR)

Questtion 58:
When there are two or
o more rating systems that might
m be applicable to a project, how should the project
team decide
d which ra
ating system to
o use?

A Use the 40/60 rule

LEED has a 40/60 rule to help project tea

ams decide on n a rating system:
• If a particular rating system is appropriate
a for 40%
4 or less of a LEED projecct building or
space, then that rating system should
s not be used.
u
• If a particular rating system is appropriate
a for 60%
6 or more ofo a LEED proje ect building or
space, then that rating system should
s be used d.
• Pro oject teams witth buildings and spaces that do d not fall into the scenarios described
d in a))
and b) must independently asse ess their situatiion and decide e which rating system
s is most
ap
pplicable.

B Choose LEE
ED for Core & Shell
S

A project team would not pick

p LEED for Core
C & Shell by default.

C Choose the rating system that has the most

m regional prriority credits

Regional prriority credits arre for regions, not for individu

ual rating system
ms. Each regio
on (zipcode) ha
as
six regional priority creditss.

D Choose the rating system that will result in the lowest certification
c cossts

Most of the time the certification costs will be the same

e for new constrruction projectss.

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L Rating Syystem Selection Policy
Questtion 59:

Why choose
c ct site with a high developmen
a projec nt density?

A The project would have acccess to public parking

A dense development doe

es not mean pu
ublic parking wiill be available.

B The project site would be near

n a public ra
ail line

Dense deve elopment does not mean proxximity to public transportation will exist. Som
me cities have
very poor public transporta
ation systems despite
d having dense develop pments.

C The project would have acccess to at leasst 10 basic servvices

Development density doess not mean acccess to a givenn number of bassic services. Development
density is th
he measure of how much devvelopment existts in a given arrea. The more dense
d the
developmen nt, the less sprawl there is (ussually).

D The project would reduce sprawl

Development density and community connectivity help to reduce urba

an sprawl.

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System

Questtion 60:

How many
m points wo
ould a project earn
e for having 3 LEED APs as
a principal parrticipants on a project?
p

A 1

No matter howh many LEED APs are worrking on a proje

ect, there is still only one poin
nt available for
this credit.

For examplee if a project ha

ad 100 LEED APs
A working on n a project as principal
p participants, the
project would not earn 100 0 points and ge
et a Platinum certification.

B 3

C 2

D 0

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System
Questtion 61:

In cooler climates ho
ow can a new building
b be designed to use no
o refrigerants?

A The building
g could be coolled with natural refrigerants such as propane or ammonia

Natural refrigerants are stiill refrigerants.

B The building
g could use hallons for cooling
g

Halons are primarily used in fire suppresssion.

C The building
g could have a CFC phase-ou
ut plan in place
e

With a CFC
C-phase out plaan you are usua
ally replacing one
o refrigerant with
w another, not
n going from
mechanical to natural venttilation.

D The building
g could use nattural ventilation
n

The no refrigerant option forf buildings ca an be achieved with natural ve entilation. Natu
ural ventilation
can be done e in cooler clim
mates where ve entilation can bee provided by opening
o window
ws or using
fans to pull in outside air to
o cool the build
ding. Using refrrigerants requirres mechanical ventilation.

Questtion 62:

What statement
s is tru
ue regarding grreen building?

A LEED buildiings were incre

easingly common until constru
uction costs rosse 30% in the last
l two years

LEED building is still taking place despite

e increases in construction
c co
osts.

B Green desig
gn is a cost neu
utral add-on

Green desiggn should not beb an add-on. Green

G design should
s be conssidered in the pre-design
p
phase. Wheen green design is considered d later (constru
uction) phase th
he costs go up significantly
and the buillding usually do
oesn't perform as well.

C The constru
uction of green buildings have
e no major sign
nificant cost diffference to non--green building
gs

According too Cost of Greeen Revisited - The

T 2006 studyy shows essenttially the same results as
2004: there is no significan
nt difference in
n average costss for green buildings as comp
pared to non-
green buildiings.

D LEED teams
s are achieving
g certification th
hrough widely diverse method
ds

LEED teams are achieving g LEED certificcation through similar,

s low cosst approaches. Most times the e
strategies among
a projects are very simila ar for those pro
ojects that have e similar goals.. Widely diverse
methods wo ould indicate evvery project is doing
d somethin
ng significantlyy different than other projects.

Notes
s: Reference: Cost
C of Green Revisited
R
Questtion 63:

Which
h of the followin
ng are not exam
mples of on-site
e generated ren
newable energ
gy?

A Biofuel-base
ed electrical syystem

Biofuel-baseed electrical syystems: Electriccal power systeems that run on n renewable fuels derived
from organic materials, su uch as wood byy-products and agricultural wa aste. For purpooses of LEED,
biofuels include untreated wood waste (e e.g., mill residu
ues), agricultura
al crops or wasste, animal
waste and other
o organic waste,
w and landdfill gas. (USGB BC)

B Solar

Solar powerr can be generrated on-site an

nd is a renewab
ble energy sou
urce.

C Wind

Wind can be
e generated on
n-site and is a renewable
r ene
ergy source.

D REC

A REC reprresents the envvironmental, so ocial, and otherr positive attribu

utes of power generated
g by
renewable resources.
r Theese attributes may
m be sold sep parately from thhe underlying commodity
c
electricity. RECs
R are not energy
e themselves.

Notes
s: Reference: Guide
G to Purcha
asing Green Po
ower

Questtion 64:

What is
i SRI?

A Measure of air quality

B Measure of an automobile
e's emissions

C Measure of a material's ab
bility to reflect solar
s heat

Solar Reflec
ctance Index (SSRI) is a measure of how welll a material rejects solar heatt. SRI is a value
that incorpo
orates both sola
ar reflectance and
a emittance in a single valu ue to representt a material's
temperaturee in the sun. SR
RI quantifies hoow hot a surfacce would get re elative to standard black and
standard whhite surfaces. Itt is expressed as a fraction (0
0.0 to 1.0) or pe
ercentage (0% % to 100%).
Materials with the highest SRI values are e the coolest chhoices for paving.

The higher the SRI numbe

er the more solar heat the ma
aterial can refle
ect. Black asphalt has an SRI
of 0.

D Measure of VOC levels in paint

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L for Existin
ng Buildings: Operations
O & Maintenance
M Re
eference Guide
e, Glossary
Questtion 65:

What statement
s is tru
ue regarding th
he use of Halon
ns?

A A building th
hat uses Halon ns in fire suppre
ession systemss must impleme
ent a 5-year ph
hase out plan as
a
part of the application
a proccess
Phase out plans
p are used when an existing building uses CFC-based
d refrigerants.

B A building th
hat uses Halon
ns in fire suppre
ession systemss could not earn LEED for Exiisting Buildingss:
Operations and Maintenan nce certification
n
The building
g could earn an
ny LEED certifiication.

C A building th
hat uses Halon
ns in fire suppre
ession systemss cannot earn any
a LEED certification.

D A building th
hat uses Halon
ns in fire suppre
ession systemss can still earn LEED certification

LEED prere
equisites do nott require zero use
u of Halons from
f a building in order to earrn certification.
Fundamental Refrigerant Management
M r
requires zero use of CFCs.

Enhanced Refrigerant
R Management (a LEED
L credit) ca
an be earned fo or zero use of Halons,
H but
remember that
t this credit does
d not have to be pursued if the project te
eam chooses notn to.

s: Reference: LEED
Notes L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System

Questtion 66:

Letter templates mus

st be signed byy which person?

A Project man
nager

B Project owner

C Assignator

D Declarant

The declaraant is the perso

on who will sign
n a submittal te
emplate. Each template
t can have a differentt
declarant.

Each rating system will ha

ave its own set of forms that must
m be comple eted and submitted for
documentattion and verification. These fo
orms are calledd submittals or credit template
es, and are
dynamic PDDF forms that can
c be filled outt and saved on n a computer thhen uploaded directly
d back to
LEED Onlinne.

The credit fo
orms are also referred
r to as letter templatess, credit templa
ates, submittal templates, or
submittals.
Questtion 67:

What is
i the heat island effect?

A The differen
nces in air quality caused by the
t burning of fossil
f fuels

B The absorpttion of heat by dark surfaces and its radiatio

on to surrounding areas

Refers to th
he absorption ofo heat by hardsscapes, such as
a dark, nonrefllective paveme ent and
buildings, and its radiation
n to surrounding
g areas. Particularly in urban areas, other sources may
include vehicle exhaust, air-conditioners, and street equipment; reducced airflow fromm tall buildings
and narrow streets exacerrbates the effecct. (USGBC)

C The increas
se in humidity in
n urban areas caused
c by storrmwater runoff

D The reflectio
on of heat in urrban areas to th
he surrounding
g countryside

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L for Existin
ng Buildings: Operations
O & Maintenance
M Re
eference Guide
e, Glossary

Questtion 68:

What happens
h after the
t project registration fee is paid to GBCI?

A The project team gains access to LEED Online

When a prooject registers and

a pays the reegistration fee, the team will have
h immediate
e access to
LEED Onlinne, LEED project tools and ressources and will
w be entered in nto the LEED project
p
database.

B The project will have a Gre

een Rater assig
gned to the pro
oject

Green Rate
ers are specific to LEED for Homes.

C The project will receive pre

e-certification

Pre-certifica
ation is available only to LEED
D Core & Shell, not to every project.
p

D The project will receive a certification

c pla
aque

This occurs
s after the proje
ect has been re
eviewed, not aftter registration.

Notes
s:
Questtion 69:
The se
election of a les
ss efficient refrrigerant for HVA
AC&R systemss can result in an
a increase in what
w types of
emissiions?

A CFCs

CFCs are some of the most efficient refrigerants, but th

hey are bad forr the environme
ent and banned
d
under the Montreal
M Protoccol.

B NH3

NH3 is amm
monia and a typ
pe of natural re
efrigerant.

C CO2

Less efficient refrigerants will consume more

m energy (u
usually consum ming fossil fuels) resulting in
greater rele
ease of CO2 intto the atmosphere by the elecctricity providerr.

D VOCs

VOCs, or voolatile organic compounds,

c arre an emission from building materials
m such as carpets and
d
paints. New
w car smell is ann example of a VOC.

E Radon

Radon is a naturally-occurrring radioactivve gas that mayy cause cancerr, and may be foundf in
drinking water and indoor air. Some people who are exxposed to radon n in drinking wa
ater may have
increased riisk of getting caancer over the course of theirr lifetime, especially lung canccer. Radon in
soil under homes
h is the big
ggest source of
o radon in indooor air, and pressents a greater risk of lung
cancer thann radon in drinkking water. (EPPA)

s: Reference: The
Notes T Treatment by LEED of the
e Environmenta
al Impact of HV
VAC Refrigeran
nts

Questtion 70:
Locating a project ne
ear mass transiit would have what
w economic benefit?

A Habitat and natural resourrces would be preserved

p

Protecting habitat
h and natural resources is one of the environmental
e g
goals of community
connectivity
y

B Transportation costs for material

m deliveryy would be redu
uced

Mass transit isn't used to deliver

d project materials to a site.
s

C Greenfields would be prote

ected

Protecting greenfields
g is one
o of the envirronmental goals of communityy connectivity.

D Parking cap
pacity can be re
educed

The parkingg capacity can be reduced wh

hich would redu
uce the amountt of money spe
ent on the
parking stru
ucture or area.

s: Reference: LEED
Notes L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System
Questtion 71:

A proje
ect schedule fo or an environmentally responssive design pro
ocess would incclude additiona
al time in the
schedule for all of the
e following exccept:

A Bidding

Bidding doe
esn't require ad
dditional time between conven
ntional vs. gree
en building projjects.

B Unconventio
onal materials or building tech
hniques

Time for rev

viewing new orr unfamiliar buillding technique
es may be requ
uired.

C Additional systems testing

Additional systems
s testing
g insures system
ms are running
g as designed.

D Additional re
esearch

Time for additional researcch of project materials

m or stra
ategies may be needed.

Notes
s: Reference: Sustainable
S Buiilding Technica
al Manual: Part II

Questtion 72:

What environmental
e issue is associated with refrig
gerants used in
n HVAC&R sysstems?

A Soil contam
mination

B Increasing greenhouse
g ga
as emissions

Refrigerants
s have ozone depletion
d poten
ntial (ODP) and
d global warmin ng potential (GW
WP) due to
greenhousee gas emissions. Low values of
o each are best for refrigeran
nt choices.

C Groundwate
er contaminatio
on

D Increased CO2
C indoors

Notes
s: Reference: The
T Treatment by LEED of the
e Environmenta
al Impact of HV
VAC Refrigeran
nts
Questtion 73:

A projeect using recyc

cled materials manufactured
m 7 miles from a project site would
750 w not impa
act what LEED
credit area?

A Community Connectivity

Community connectivity addresses deve elopment in urb

ban areas to usse existing infra
astructure,
protect gree
enfields, and prreserve habitatt.

B Construction
n Waste Management

The use of any

a material may
m impact the amount of construction debriss. For example e, if a project
purchased steel
s rebar thatt contained reccycled steel and d had to cut the
e rebar to lengtth, the scraps
may end upp being recycled again or goin ng to a landfill.

C Regional Ma
aterials

The quantityy of regional materials

m a proje
ect uses is dete
ermined by the e percent of ma
aterials used on
n
a project. Even though the e recycled mateerials are outside of the 500 mile
m limit, the cost
c of those
materials arre still going to be part of the regional materrials calculation
ns.

D Recycled Materials

The questio
on states the materials
m are reccycled, so that of course would impact recyccled materials.

Notes
s: Reference: n/a

Questtion 74:

What benefit
b to socie
ety does a proje
ect that uses Regional
R Materials contribute?
?

A Reducing a project's soft costs

c

Purchased materials are a hard cost, nott a soft cost.

B Supporting the
t local econo
omy

This questio
on asks for a benefit to societty. This is a soccial benefit of using
u Regional Materials
because thee community iss helped throug gh increased jo obs and taxes.

C Reducing de
emand for virgin resources

This is an environmental
e b
benefit of using
g recycled mate
erials.

D Reduced airr and water pollution

This is an environmental
e b
benefit of using
g Regional Mate
erials because transportation
n is reduced.

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System
Questtion 75:
Which
h of the followin
ng statements are
a true regarding regional prriority credits (R
RPCs)?

A RPCs are not new credits;; they are 'bonu

us points'

Regional Prriority Credits - these are bonus points for en ncouraging tea ams to attempt LEED credits
that address
s specific envirronmental priorrities in the pro
oject's region. Each
E zipcode in
n the U.S. has 6
LEED credits that are extrra important to that zipcode. A project that achieves one off those credits
earns a bonnus point, up too a maximum ofo 4. Here is an example. In Georgia
G zipcode
e 30002 savingg
water is imp
portant, becausse Georgia hass had a lot of drroughts lately.
See what is
s important in your
y zipcode he
ere:
http://www.u
usgbc.org/Disp
playPage.aspx?
?CMSPageID=
=1984
RPCs are not
n new credits;; they are 'bonu
us points' for exxisting credits.
Pre-2009 ra
ating systems are
a not eligible unless the proj
oject moves to the
t LEED 2009
9 rating system
m.
RPCs for international pro
ojects do not exxist.

B RPCs are always awarded

d for reducing automobile
a use
e

It depends on
o the zipcode, so it is not 'alw
ways'.

C RPCs are awarded for loca

ating the projecct in urban areas

This is not true.

t

D RPCs are awarded for using local green power

Projects can
n use green po
ower from any certified
c source
e, not just 'loca
al' sources.

Notes
s: Reference: RPC
R FAQ

Questtion 76:
What are
a the life cycle costing bene
efits of a vegetated roof?

A Reduced he
eat islands

Reducing heat islands is an

a environmenttal benefit whicch would be de
etermined by life
e-cycle analysis
(environmental analysis).

B Longer prod
duct life

According too some studiess and some LE EED documenta ation vegetated
d roofs have a longer productt
life than con
nventional roofss. Maybe that is
i due to the ye
early maintenance and upkee ep that should
occur.

C Lower maintenance costs

Life cycle co
osting is used to
t evaluate eco
onomic perform mance and take
es into accountt operational
and mainten nance costs throughout the liffe of the product.

D Reduction in
n storm water runoff
r

Reducing sttormwater runooff is an environ

nmental benefiit which would be determined by life-cycle
analysis (en
nvironmental an
nalysis).
Questtion 77:

What are
a the environ
nmental benefitts of using salvvaged materialss on a project?

A They contain recycled con

ntent

Salvaged materials
m will ussually not have information abbout the conten
nt of the materia
al. Containing
recycled content isn't of itsself an environm
mental benefit..

B Reduced de
emand for virgin resources

Salvaged materials
m reduce
e the demand for
f virgin materrials and reducce waste.

For examplee flooring that is

i taken from a demo project can be reused
d elsewhere so that trees do
not have to be cut down too supply wood for new flooring.

C Reduced wa
aste

Waste is redduced because e the materials are already manufactured. ForF example, if salvaged
acoustical tile is used, the tiles are alread
dy cut to size. There
T is no need for manufaccturing new tile
es
which couldd result in wastee from the man nufacturing pro
ocess.

D Reduced tra
ansportation co
osts

Reduces tra
ansportation co
osts are a beneefit of regional materials.
m The question did not state the
salvaged materials were lo
ocated within 500
5 miles of the e project site.

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System

Questtion 78:

Installiing photovoltaic cells on a building's rooftop

p will help with what
w green buiilding area?

A Green Powe
er

Green powe
er is offsite renewable energyy.

B Fundamenta
al Refrigerant Management
M

Fundamental refrigerant management

m ad
ddresses zero use of CFCs in
n a building's base
b HVAC&R
systems.

C Onsite Rene
ewable Energyy

Onsite rene
ewable energy is used to redu uce the energy demand from grid sources, such
s as coal
burning plan
nts. Photovolta
aic cells, or sola
ar panels, are one
o of the mosst common type
es of onsite
renewable energy.
e

D Recycled Materials

Mechanical equipment can

nnot be include
ed in the recycled materials calculations.
c

Notes
s: Reference: n/a
Questtion 79:
Selectting products th
hat have been developed with
h a sustainable
e design is an example
e of:

A Waste diverrsion

B Reuse

C Source redu
uction

Source redu
uction reduces the materials brought
b into a building.
b This includes produccts that have
reduced pac
ckaging and prroducts developed with sustainable design principles.
p

D Recycling

Questtion 80:
Which
h LEED categorry has the grea
atest total numb
ber of points a project can earn?

A Energy and Atmosphere

Energy and Atmosphere has h the greatesst number of po oints available to

t earn in any of
o the LEED
rating syste
ems. The LEED D volunteer commmittees weigh hed this group, and thus energgy
consumptio on, as having th
he greatest imp
pact on the envvironment.

B Indoor Envirronmental Qua

ality

C Water Efficiency

Water efficie
ency (WE), whhile of great imp
portance, can earn
e the least number
n of points out of the
possible chooices. In some LEED rating systems
s Materials and Resources can earn slightly less
points, thou
ugh on averagee the WE categ gory has the lea
ast number of points.
p

D Sustainable
e Sites

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System

Questtion 81:
Whichh of the followin
ng are not required to be identtified in writing to achieve an Innovation in Design
D (ID)
credit for innovative performance?
p

A The propose
ed requirement for compliancce

B The baseline threshold of the existing LE

EED credit

Innovative performance
p is for topics not addressed
a in th
he LEED rating
g system, there
efore, there
would be noo existing LEEDD credit.

C The intent of
o the proposed
d credit

D The propose
ed submittals to demonstrate compliance

Notess: Reference: LEED

L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System
The fo
ollowing are req
quired when suubmitting an ID credit for innovvative performa
ance:
• The intent of o the proposedd credit
• The proposed requiremennt for compliancce
• The proposed submittals to t demonstrate e compliance
• The strategies used to meeet the requirem ments
Questtion 82:

Bioma
ass is what type
e of material?

A Animal wastte

B Plant material

Biomass is plant material converted to he

eat energy to produce
p electriccity.

C Fly-ash

D Landfill gas

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L for Existin
ng Buildings: Operations
O & Maintenance
M Re
eference Guide
e, Glossary

Questtion 83:

Who can
c use the US
SGBC logo?

A Any LEED AP
A

LEED APs do
d not use the USGBC logo to
t designate they are a LEED
D AP.

B Any USGBC
C member

USGBC me
embers must usse the USGBC
C member logo..

C Only organiz
zations that ha
ave received ap
pproval by the USGBC
U marke
eting departmen
nt

Use of the USGBC

U logo iss granted through their marke
eting departmen
nt.

This questio
on pertains to exam
e objective
e I.P USGBC Policies (e.g., tra
ademark usage
e; logo usage)
from the LE
EED GA Candid date Handbookk. While we recceive many com mments about the
t relevance of o
these types
s of questions, the
t subject ma atter may come
e up on your exxam.

The use of the

t USGBC an nd LEED logos are listed in th he exam objectives to preventt misuse of
these logos
s and to purpossely or inadverttently spread in
ncorrect informaation about LEED and
USGBC. It is
i important to know how you can and cannot use the logo o so that you he
elp the green
building mo
ovement rather than hinder it.

The USGBC
C logo cannot be
b used to link to third-party websites
w or for product certificcation.

The USGBC C Member logoo is used to dennote USGBC membership,

m no
ot the USGBC logo. The
USGBC log go cannot be ussed to indicate membership - the USGBC member
m logo is required to be
used. There
e is both a USG
GBC logo and a USGBC mem mber logo, both
h of which have e differing usess
and requirements.

D Any USGBC
C member or USGBC
U chapterr

USGBC cha
apters use the USGBC chapter logo.

Notes
s: Reference: USGBC
U website
e
Questtion 84:

The size of the parking lot for a projject will be dete

ermined by:

A Size of the LEED

L boundarry

B Local zoning
g

Local zoning, if it exists, will

w specify the amount
a of parkking required. The
T size of the project site
does not alo
one determine the quantity off parking. The type
t of building
g and the estim
mated number of
o
occupants will.
w A 100 acre e site doesn't mean
m 200 parking spaces are required if the site is only
going to hav
ve a single 1,000 square foott office.

C Size of the project

p bounda
ary

D Size of the property

p bound
dary

Questtion 85:

For a single
s building commercial prroject that is no
ot part of a multti-building proje
ect, increasing the amount of
open space
s a projectt has would impact the:

A Size of the area

a to plant na
ative vegetation

Increasing the
t open space
e would impactt the size of the
e area to plant any vegetation
n, including
native.

Increasing open
o space helps provide hab bitat for vegeta
ation and wildliffe, stormwater control, and
reducing the
e urban heat issland effect.

B Size of the LEED

L boundarry

Altering the size of the ope

en space does not change the LEED bound
dary.

C Quantity of rainwater available for irrigation

The same amount

a of rain is going to fall from the sky re
egardless of wh
hat's on the pro
operty.

D Community connectivity

Community connectivity would

w not chang
ge.

Notes
s: Reference: n/a
Questtion 86:

Each commercial
c (no
on-homes) ratin
ng system is co
omprised of wh
hat elements?

A Strategies

B Prerequisite
es

C Minimum Prrogram Require

ements

D Credits

E CIRs

Notes
s: Reference: GBCI
G LEED Certification Policcy Manual

Each commercial
c (no
on-homes) ratin
ng system is co
omprised of a series
s of the fo
ollowing elemen
nts:

1. Minimum Program
m Requirementss
2. Prerequisites
3. Credits

Questtion 87:

What can
c help reduc
ce indoor potab
ble water use?

A Waterless urinals
u

B Stacking the
e building desig
gn

C Composting
g toilets

D Gravity base
ed irrigation syystem

E Smaller kitc
chen sinks

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System

The inndoor water efficiency credits address both reducing

r potable water use th
hrough water co
onserving
fixtures, and offsettin
ng potable wate
er use by using
g graywater, sto
ormwater, and recycled waterr.

Waterless urinals and composting toilets

t have a tremendous wa
ater savings over conventiona
al flush fixtures
(waterr closets, toilets
s, conventionall urinals).

osting toilets are not practical for many applications, such as high-rise bu
Compo uildings.
Questtion 88:

Sustaiinable design strategies

s are effectively
e imple
emented only by
b using a:

A Incrementall approach

While the LEED Rating Syystem is flexible

e and independ dent, effective sustainable de
esign strategiess
rely on a wh
hole building ap
pproach, not a part or incremental approach h.

B Flexible app
proach

While the LEED Rating Syystem is flexible

e and independ dent, effective sustainable de
esign strategiess
rely on a wh
hole building ap
pproach, not a part or incremental approach h.

C Whole build
ding approach

By taking in
nto consideratioon the building site, the buildin
ng structure, alll of the system
ms, and the use
e
of the building, the projectt team applies a 'whole buildinng' approach.

D Conventiona
al approach

Conventional building is what

w sustainable
e design is mo
oving away from
m.

Questtion 89:

What are
a the benefits
s of reducing potable
p water use
u in buildingss?

A Decreased building operatting costs

When low fllow fixtures and

d fittings are ussed, the quantity of water thatt needs to be heated
h is
reduced the
ereby decreasin ng energy conssumption.

B Reduced drrawdown of pottable water from

m water bodiess and aquifers

Less water is taken from nature

n which he
elps preserve the
t environmen
nt for future gen
nerations.

C Reduced co
ontamination off nearby water bodies

Contaminattion of nearby water

w bodies would
w be caused
d by sedimenta
ation.

D Increase in irrigation efficie

ency

The type of water does no

ot affect the effiiciency of an irrrigation system
m.

Notes
s: Reference: n/a
Questtion 90:
Buildin
ng permit fees for a project arre what type of cost?

A Operating cost
c

Operating costs
c are anothher type of cost for a building in
i addition to hard
h and soft co osts. These
costs occur after the building is completee and up and ru unning. These costs include utilities
u such ass
water and electricity
e as weell as the costs of maintenancce personnel - janitorial,
j landsscape, securityy.

B Hard cost

Hard costs: By far the larg

gest portion of the
t expenses in a constructio on budget, the hard
h costs are
mostly comprised of the actual constructtion costs incurrred to build the
e project. In mo
ost cases, it willl
include the land, but that particular
p cost is
i usually sepa
arated in order to
t find out the actual
construction
n expenses.
Examples in
nclude masonrry, wood, steel, carpet, tile, mechanical syste
ems, roofing.

C Life cycle co
ost

Life cycle co
osting is used to
t evaluate eco
onomic perform mance and take
es into accountt operational
and mainten nance costs throughout the liffe of the product.

D Soft cost

Soft costs: These

T costs invvolve all of the other fees invoolved in the completion of thee project. You
would includ de your attorneey fees, other professional
p fee
es, testing, app praisal, marketiing, office, and
overhead ex xpenses. Soft costs
c are those e expenditures necessary to complete
c a pro
oject but not
directly 'bric
cks and mortar,' such as desig gn and consulttant fees, comm munications costs, interim
housing, mo oving or relocation costs, and d additional disttrict staffing.
s: Reference: n/a
Notes
Questtion 91:
What are
a differences
s between Hydrrocarbons (HC
Cs) and Hydrochlorofluorocarb
bons (HCFCs)?
?

A HCs are env

vironmentally benign
b to the attmosphere whiile HCFCs are not

HCs, or hyd
drocarbons, are e natural refrige
erants that include propane, butane,
b ethane
e, isobutene,
and isopenttane. Natural re
efrigerants are benign but the ey require a gre
eater amount of
o energy to
achieve the
e same level of cooling as refrrigerants such asa HFCs and HCFCs.
H

B HCs can be e used as refrigerants in new buildings

b while
e LEED requires zero use of HCFC-based
H
refrigerants in new base building elemennts
LEED requires zero use of CFC-based (not HCFC-based) refrigerantss in new base building
elements foor Fundamental Refrigerant Management,
M w the intent of reducing stratospheric ozon
with ne
depletion.

C HCs have a lower global warming

w potenttial (GWP) than
n HCFCs

HCs are benign to the atmmosphere and thus t have a low

w direct global warming
w poten
ntial (GWP).
Because HC Cs are less effiicient they requuire more energ gy to achieve the same level of refrigeration
n
and the incrreased use of fossil
f fuels indirectly increase
es global warmiing.

D HCs are an ideal replacem

ment for CFCs while
w HCFCs are
a not

HCs are not an ideal repla

acement for CF
FCs because th
hey require a greater amount of energy to
achieve the
e same level of cooling as HFC
Cs and HCFCss.
'No ideal altternative for CF
FCs has been developed
d and
d some alternattives are not su
uitable for
retrofits.' (USGBC)

s: Reference: The
Notes T Treatment by LEED of the
e Environmenta
al Impact of HV
VAC Refrigeran
nts
Questtion 92:
What type
t of program
m is Zipcar?

A Car share membership

m pro
ogram

B Preferred pa
arking program
m

C An alternativ
ve vehicle refueling program

D Car pooling program

Notess: Car sharing is an alternative

e to car rental and
a car ownersship. Cars are located throughout cities in
convenient locations. People who sign
s up for the program can re
eserve the carss and use them
m for a short
period
d of time. See zipcar.com
z for an
a example.

Questtion 93:
If a reffrigeration system is inefficien
nt, what is the indirect impact?
?

A Increased energy
e consumption

Systems with low efficienccy will have an indirect impacct through incre
eased energy use.
u Increased
energy use generates add ditional CO2 em missions due to
o electricity con
nsumption.
Using a CFCC-based refrigeeration system is an example
e of a direct im
mpact because CFCs have a
direct impac
ct on depleting ozone.

B Increased heat
h islands

C Decreased green
g house gas emissions

D Decreased water
w use

Notes
s: Reference: The
T Treatment by LEED of the
e Environmenta
al Impact of HV
VAC Refrigeran
nts

Questtion 94:
What is
i one of the go
oals of filling in the LEED Sco
ore Card?

A To obtain ow
wner buy-in forr the project

Owner buy--in is outside th

he scope of the
e LEED Scorecard.

B To estimate
e the ROI of the
e project

Some type of reporting wo

ould determine the ROI.

C To determin
ne the target ce
ertification level

The LEED Score

S Card is a tool used to determine
d how many points th
he project can reasonably
assume willl be achieved.

D To determin
ne credit respon
nsibilities

This is set in LEED Online

e and is determ
mined by the pro
oject team.

Notes
s: Reference: Sample
S credit checklist
c for LEED v3
Questtion 95:

The prrocess of life cy

ycle assessme
ent encompasse
es what stagess of the building
g process?

A Design and construction

B Planning

C All stages

All parts of the

t building pro
ocess are conssidered as a pa
art of the life cyycle assessmen
nt.
A 'Life Cycle
e Assessment'('LCA', also known as 'life cyccle analysis', 'e
ecobalance', annd 'cradle-to-
grave analyysis') is the inve
estigation and valuation
v of the
e environmentaal impacts of a given product
or service caused
c or necessitated by its existence.
The goal of LCA is to com
mpare the full ra
ange of environnmental and social damages assignable
a to
products an
nd services, to be able to chooose the least burdensome
b on
ne.

D Design

E Operations

Questtion 96:

What type
t of residen
nces have at lea
ast 15% more efficiency than the 2004 Interrnational Resid
dential Code?

A Residences
s built with sustainable materia
als

B Residences
s with energy effficient appliances

C ENERGY STAR

ENERGY STAR
S qualified homes are at least 15 percen
nt more energyy efficient than homes built to
the 2004 Intternational Ressidential Code (IRC).

Many of thee rating systems use parts of the

t Energy Sta ar standard for meeting the re
equirements of
some creditts. It is important to know Ene
ergy Star is a government standard, because you will come e
across it.

LEED Home
es using Energ
gy Star ratings to measure en
nergy performance. Energy Sttar is run by the
e
EPA.

D ComfortWis
se

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L for Home
es Rating Syste
em
Questtion 97:

What is
i the goal of providing
p secure
e bicycle storag
ge?

A To prevent theft
t

Secure storrage is any metthod or method

ds that prevent theft

B To meet loc
cal regulations

C To increase
e the life cycle of
o bicycles

D To keep bic
cycles dry

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L for Existin
ng Buildings: Operations
O & Maintenance
M Re
eference Guide
e, Glossary

Questtion 98:

To hellp with water us

se reduction in LEED, a lavattory faucet musst use less water than the rate
es set by:

A EPAct 1992
2

EPAct 1992 2 is the standarrd used to calculate baseline water usage, not n the design case.
c EPAct
1992 manda ated the use off water conservving plumbing fixtures
f in resid
dential, comme
ercial and
industrial bu
uildings. The annswer choice of
o 'Installing fixttures that meett the EPAct 199 92 standard'
only meets the baseline sttandard and do oes not contribu ute to reducingg potable waterr use for the
purposes off earning LEED D credits.
The fixture and
a flow rates of EPAct 1992 2 are used to se
et the water use baseline for a building. The e
design casee must reduce water
w use 20%% over the baseeline. In order to do this, low flow
f fixtures
must be use ed in the design, or replacing potable water with graywaterr/stormwater. Think
T of the
fixtures and
d flow rates of EPAct
E 1992 as the worst casee scenario.

B Clean Wate
er Act

The Clean Water

W Act doess not address flush/flow
f fixtures.

C Local code

The rates of local codes are not used to set the baselin
ne rate for wate
er use reduction
n calculations.

D WaterSense
e

WaterSense e is an EPA ce
ertification awarrded to fixturess that use less water
w than com
mparable
fixtures. LEED does not usse this certifica
ation to for the baseline rate calculations.
c

s: Reference: LEED
Notes L 2009 for New Constructtion and Major Renovations Rating
R System
Questtion 99:

What type
t of plants do
d the most to help reduce wa
ater use for lan
ndscaping?

A Turf grass

B Trees

C Native plantts

Native plantts are those tha

at grow naturally in an area, oro that have be een in an area for
f many yearss.
Native plantts require less water, fertilizerr, and pest con
ntrol. These pla
ants can be treees, shrubs,
flowers, or grasses.
g Adapttive plants are non-native plants that perform m well in the local climate.
Native and adaptive plantss require less water,
w and are more disease resistant becau use they are
suited to the
e region's usuaal rainfall, soil, and
a temperature.

D Annual flow
wers

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L for Existin
ng Buildings: Operations
O & Maintenance
M Re
eference Guide
e, Glossary

Questtion 100:

USGBBC was organiz zed and then LE

EED was creatted because the green buildin
ng industry lackked which
importtant factor?

A An oversigh
ht organization to bring togeth
her all parts of the
t green building industry

B A standard measurement and definition of

o green buildin
ng

After the forrmation of the USGBC,

U the members
m realize
ed that the susttainable design
n industry
needed a sy ystem to definee and measure
e green building
g.

C A system an
nd organization
n to spread gre
een building info
ormation

D A certificatio
on award to encourage intere
est in the real esstate industry

Notes
s: Reference: LEED
L for Existin
ng Buildings: Operations
O & Maintenance
M Re
eference Guide
e, Introduction