LEED Green Associate Practice Exam
Questions UPDATED Study Guide
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
- Innovation - CORRECT ANSWERS Exemplary performance
credits can be achieved in which LEED rating system category?
Those who must live with the decisions and those who must carry
them out - CORRECT ANSWERS The term "stakeholder"
encompasses more than just decision makers and includes:
Reverse Contribution to Global Climate Change - CORRECT
ANSWERS What is the most critical impact category out of
the seven, meaning the largest environmental impact, as determined
by USGBC?
Development footprint - CORRECT ANSWERS The total land
area of a project site covered by buildings, streets, parking areas, and
other typically impermeable surfaces constructed as part of the project
is the:
- Reduce heat island effect
- Reduce rainwater runoff - CORRECT ANSWERS Pervious
paving areas support which two Sustainable Sites (SS) goals? (select
two)
,1.6 gpf - CORRECT ANSWERS The Energy Policy Act of
1992 (EPAct 1992) establishes which flush rate as a baseline water
consumption for water closets?
The process brings together the project team with stakeholders and
outside experts for creative thinking and collaboration - CORRECT
ANSWERS The charrette is:
Both the individual elements of the system and their relationships to
each other as a whole - CORRECT ANSWERS When applying
systems thinking to designing building and communities, we must
understand:
Thermal comfort of indoor occupants - CORRECT ANSWERS
ASHRAE 55 relates to:
- Develop a sustainable materials policy outlining the goals,
thresholds, and procedures for procurement of ongoing consumables
and durable goods
- Specify green custodial products that meet Green Seal,
Environmental Choice or EPA standards to protect indoor
environmental quality - CORRECT ANSWERS Two strategies
to promote sustainable purchasing during design and operations are:
(select two)
Demand response (DR) - CORRECT ANSWERS A program
that allows utilities to call on buildings to decrease their electricity use
during peak times, reducing the strain on the grid and the need to
, operate more power plants, thus potentially avoiding the costs of
constructing new plants is called:
Xeriscaping - CORRECT ANSWERS The use of drought-
tolerant native or adapted plants along with rocks, bark mulch, and
other landscape elements is called:
Parking spaces are shared among two or more buildings - CORRECT
ANSWERS Pooled parking is when:
Appropriate acoustical design - CORRECT ANSWERS The
use of soft surfaces and noise control measures for interiors are part
of:
Life-cycle costs - CORRECT ANSWERS A major
consideration when developing a sustainable project budget is:
Regional Priority - CORRECT ANSWERS The credit category
that addresses regional environmental priorities for buildings in
different geographic regions is:
-Daylighting
-Smaller building footprint
-Natural ventilation - CORRECT ANSWERS Strategies to
reduce energy demand include:
Questions UPDATED Study Guide
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
- Innovation - CORRECT ANSWERS Exemplary performance
credits can be achieved in which LEED rating system category?
Those who must live with the decisions and those who must carry
them out - CORRECT ANSWERS The term "stakeholder"
encompasses more than just decision makers and includes:
Reverse Contribution to Global Climate Change - CORRECT
ANSWERS What is the most critical impact category out of
the seven, meaning the largest environmental impact, as determined
by USGBC?
Development footprint - CORRECT ANSWERS The total land
area of a project site covered by buildings, streets, parking areas, and
other typically impermeable surfaces constructed as part of the project
is the:
- Reduce heat island effect
- Reduce rainwater runoff - CORRECT ANSWERS Pervious
paving areas support which two Sustainable Sites (SS) goals? (select
two)
,1.6 gpf - CORRECT ANSWERS The Energy Policy Act of
1992 (EPAct 1992) establishes which flush rate as a baseline water
consumption for water closets?
The process brings together the project team with stakeholders and
outside experts for creative thinking and collaboration - CORRECT
ANSWERS The charrette is:
Both the individual elements of the system and their relationships to
each other as a whole - CORRECT ANSWERS When applying
systems thinking to designing building and communities, we must
understand:
Thermal comfort of indoor occupants - CORRECT ANSWERS
ASHRAE 55 relates to:
- Develop a sustainable materials policy outlining the goals,
thresholds, and procedures for procurement of ongoing consumables
and durable goods
- Specify green custodial products that meet Green Seal,
Environmental Choice or EPA standards to protect indoor
environmental quality - CORRECT ANSWERS Two strategies
to promote sustainable purchasing during design and operations are:
(select two)
Demand response (DR) - CORRECT ANSWERS A program
that allows utilities to call on buildings to decrease their electricity use
during peak times, reducing the strain on the grid and the need to
, operate more power plants, thus potentially avoiding the costs of
constructing new plants is called:
Xeriscaping - CORRECT ANSWERS The use of drought-
tolerant native or adapted plants along with rocks, bark mulch, and
other landscape elements is called:
Parking spaces are shared among two or more buildings - CORRECT
ANSWERS Pooled parking is when:
Appropriate acoustical design - CORRECT ANSWERS The
use of soft surfaces and noise control measures for interiors are part
of:
Life-cycle costs - CORRECT ANSWERS A major
consideration when developing a sustainable project budget is:
Regional Priority - CORRECT ANSWERS The credit category
that addresses regional environmental priorities for buildings in
different geographic regions is:
-Daylighting
-Smaller building footprint
-Natural ventilation - CORRECT ANSWERS Strategies to
reduce energy demand include:
