LEED GA MOCK EXAM 1
2025 UPDATE MOST TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADEDA+ | ASSURED SUCCESS
With regard to the credit, Optimize Energy Performance, who has the most influence in
decision-making?
a. MEP Engineer
b. Architect
c. Contractor
d. Health Department Plan Checker - ANSWER - Answer: a
A project team should include the following as part of process energy: (Choose 3)
a. Lighting that is part of the medical equipment
b. Lighting included as part of the lighting power allowance.
c. Energy for water pumps
d. HVAC
e. Energy for elevators and escalators - ANSWER - Answer: a, c, e
,The process team should include the following as part of PROCESS ENERGY:
- refrigeration and kitchen cooking
- laundry (washing and drying)
- elevators and escalators
- computers, office and general miscellaneous equipment
- lighting not included in the lighting power allowance (such as lighting that is part of medical
equipment)
- other uses like water pumps, etc.
A project team should include the following as part of regulated (non-process) energy: (Choose
3)
a. Lighting for interiors
b. Refrigeration and kitchen cooking
c. Space heating
d. Service water heating
e. Energy for computers, office, and general miscellaneous equipment - ANSWER - Answer: a, c,
d
The project team should include the following as REGULATED (NON-PROCESS) ENERGY:
- HVAC, exhaust fans and hoods
- lighting for interiors
- surface parking, garage parking, building facade and grounds
,- space heating and service water heating, etc.
With regard to LEED v4, which of the following LEED rating systems has fewer points for the WE
category? (Choose 2)
a. LEED BDC NC
b. LEED BDC CS
c. LEED BDC Schools
d. LEED IDC CI
e. LEED OM EB - ANSWER - Answer: a, b
Points for the WE category:
a. LEED BDC NC: 11 pts
b. LEED BDC CS: 11 pts
c. LEED BDC Schools: 12 pts
d. LEED IDC IC: 12 pts
e. LEED OM EB: 12 pts
Which of the following are not considered laws?
a. USGBC LEED reference guides
b. Building codes
, c. ADA
c. Municipal codes
e. EPA codes of Federal Regulations - ANSWER - Answer: a
Reference guides by USGBC are NOT laws because they have not gone through the legislation
process. They are rules set by the USGBC and have NO legal authority like the other governing
agencies.
LEED standards are voluntary. You choose to obey the rules when you seek certification for a
building, but these rules are NOT laws.
Which of the following buildings cannot obtain LEED certification? (Choose 2)
a. A new building that uses CFC
b. A new building that does not use CFC
c. A remodel project with a plan to phase out CFCs in 15 years
d. A building that uses natural refrigerants
e. A building that uses dry ice - ANSWER - Answer: a, c
The manufacture of HVAC units containing CFCs was stopped in the United States in 1995.
These units had been phased out from existing buildings located in the US by 2011.
2025 UPDATE MOST TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADEDA+ | ASSURED SUCCESS
With regard to the credit, Optimize Energy Performance, who has the most influence in
decision-making?
a. MEP Engineer
b. Architect
c. Contractor
d. Health Department Plan Checker - ANSWER - Answer: a
A project team should include the following as part of process energy: (Choose 3)
a. Lighting that is part of the medical equipment
b. Lighting included as part of the lighting power allowance.
c. Energy for water pumps
d. HVAC
e. Energy for elevators and escalators - ANSWER - Answer: a, c, e
,The process team should include the following as part of PROCESS ENERGY:
- refrigeration and kitchen cooking
- laundry (washing and drying)
- elevators and escalators
- computers, office and general miscellaneous equipment
- lighting not included in the lighting power allowance (such as lighting that is part of medical
equipment)
- other uses like water pumps, etc.
A project team should include the following as part of regulated (non-process) energy: (Choose
3)
a. Lighting for interiors
b. Refrigeration and kitchen cooking
c. Space heating
d. Service water heating
e. Energy for computers, office, and general miscellaneous equipment - ANSWER - Answer: a, c,
d
The project team should include the following as REGULATED (NON-PROCESS) ENERGY:
- HVAC, exhaust fans and hoods
- lighting for interiors
- surface parking, garage parking, building facade and grounds
,- space heating and service water heating, etc.
With regard to LEED v4, which of the following LEED rating systems has fewer points for the WE
category? (Choose 2)
a. LEED BDC NC
b. LEED BDC CS
c. LEED BDC Schools
d. LEED IDC CI
e. LEED OM EB - ANSWER - Answer: a, b
Points for the WE category:
a. LEED BDC NC: 11 pts
b. LEED BDC CS: 11 pts
c. LEED BDC Schools: 12 pts
d. LEED IDC IC: 12 pts
e. LEED OM EB: 12 pts
Which of the following are not considered laws?
a. USGBC LEED reference guides
b. Building codes
, c. ADA
c. Municipal codes
e. EPA codes of Federal Regulations - ANSWER - Answer: a
Reference guides by USGBC are NOT laws because they have not gone through the legislation
process. They are rules set by the USGBC and have NO legal authority like the other governing
agencies.
LEED standards are voluntary. You choose to obey the rules when you seek certification for a
building, but these rules are NOT laws.
Which of the following buildings cannot obtain LEED certification? (Choose 2)
a. A new building that uses CFC
b. A new building that does not use CFC
c. A remodel project with a plan to phase out CFCs in 15 years
d. A building that uses natural refrigerants
e. A building that uses dry ice - ANSWER - Answer: a, c
The manufacture of HVAC units containing CFCs was stopped in the United States in 1995.
These units had been phased out from existing buildings located in the US by 2011.
