LEED GA EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CORRECTLY
SOLVED
# Term Definition
1 What are the requirements for Diverse
Building's main entrance should bewithin 1/2 mile
Uses?
walking distance of 4 or more existing and publically
available diverse uses
2 What are strategies for
Construction Waste Management? Recycle: designate area for recyclables and identify
recycled/hauler Donate (i.e. Habitat for Humanity) Reuse
on site Note: Diverting hazardous materials and
excavated land/soil does not count
3
What are the requirements for Cooling 1\) Chemical management or 2\) Non-potable water
Tower Management? resource
4 What is the meaning of
Evapotranspiration? Evapotranspiration is the loss of water by evaporation
from soil and transpiration from plants
5
1\) Mechanical Ventilation: ASHRAE 62.1 2\)
What are the standards referenced in
Natural Ventilation: Carbon Good Trust Practice
IEQ Credit Enhanced Indoor Air Quality
Guide CISBE Manuals OR ASHRAE 62.1 ASHRAE
Strategies?
52.24) CEN Standard 779
6 What are the requirements for Indoor
Air Quality Assessment? 1\) Flush Out: 14,000 cubic feet ofair per square
foot beforeoccupancy, or 3,500 before
and14,000 after occupancy EPA Compendiumof
Methods for Determination ofPollutants in Indoor Air
7 1\) SCAQMD: adhesives, sealants,finishes, coatings,
What are the standards referenced in stains and sealers 2\) CDPH Standard Method, Testing
the Low Emitting Materials credit, and 3\) BIFMA, Furniture
what do they refer to?
,LEED GA EXAM
8 What are the requirements for
Rainwater Management? Using Low Impact Development Strategies manage on-
site runoff to 95th / 98th percentile of local rainfall and
85th percentile for zero lot line projects
9 Hard costs
Purchase prices of hard assets that are direct
construction costs Examples: land, equipment, building
materials
# Term Definition
10 Soft costs
Expenses that are not considereda direct construction
cost. Examples: Engineering fees, architect fees, legal
fees
11 Evapotranspiration Rate
The amount of water lost via a specific plant (a.k.a. the
amount of water necessary to grow a plant)
12 Eutrophication
The ecosystem’s response to excess nitrates or
phosphates from fertilizers or sewage
13 What are bio-based materials?
According to LEED, these are products meeting the
Sustainable Agricultural Standard
14
HVAC & R Lighting and daylighting controls
What are Commissioned Systems?
Domestic hot water Renewable energy systems
15 Heat Island Effect
Absorption of heat by hard scapes such as dark, non-
reflective pavement and buildings, and its radiation to
surrounding areas
16 Montreal Protocol
International treaty that agreed to: Phase out CFCs by
2010 Phase out HCFCs by 2030
17 Potable Water
Meets or exceeds EPA’s standards for drinking water
quality and is approved for human consumption by state
or local authorities. It can be from wells or municipal
systems.
, LEED GA EXAM
18 What does LEED consider renewable
PV, solar thermal, wind, wave/tidal, low impact hydro-
energy?
electric, geothermal heat and electric, some bio-fuels
(agricultural crops/waste,landfill gas, untreated wood-
waste/residue)
19 What doesn’t LEED consider renewable
Passive solar, treated wood,combustion of municipal
energy?
solid-waste, geo-exchange (GSHPs), forestry waste
(other than mill residue)
20 Process Water
Used for industrial processes and building systems, such
as boilers, cooling towers, clothes washers and chillers
21 Non-process (Regulated) Energy
Lighting, HVAC, Service Water Heating, Chillers, Boilers
# Term Definition
22 Emittance
Ability of a surface to shed thermal radiation (between 0
and 1)
23 Emissivity
Ratio of radiation emitted by a surface to the radiation
emitted by a black-body at the same temperature
24 LEED Certification Points Levels
Certified: 40-49 points Silver: 50-59 points Gold: 60-79
points Platinum: 80+ points
25 Albedo
Also known as reflectance. Ability of a surface to reflect
sunlight (0 to 1)
26 What is SMACNA?
Sheet Metal Air Conditioning Contractors National
Association (SMACNA) has standards for maintaining
indoor air quality during construction and demolition.
27 ASHRAE Standards
ASHRAE 90.1: Energy and lighting ASHRAE 62.1:
Ventilation ASHRAE 55: Thermal comfort
ASHRAE 52.2: MERV filtration, airparticulates
SOLVED
# Term Definition
1 What are the requirements for Diverse
Building's main entrance should bewithin 1/2 mile
Uses?
walking distance of 4 or more existing and publically
available diverse uses
2 What are strategies for
Construction Waste Management? Recycle: designate area for recyclables and identify
recycled/hauler Donate (i.e. Habitat for Humanity) Reuse
on site Note: Diverting hazardous materials and
excavated land/soil does not count
3
What are the requirements for Cooling 1\) Chemical management or 2\) Non-potable water
Tower Management? resource
4 What is the meaning of
Evapotranspiration? Evapotranspiration is the loss of water by evaporation
from soil and transpiration from plants
5
1\) Mechanical Ventilation: ASHRAE 62.1 2\)
What are the standards referenced in
Natural Ventilation: Carbon Good Trust Practice
IEQ Credit Enhanced Indoor Air Quality
Guide CISBE Manuals OR ASHRAE 62.1 ASHRAE
Strategies?
52.24) CEN Standard 779
6 What are the requirements for Indoor
Air Quality Assessment? 1\) Flush Out: 14,000 cubic feet ofair per square
foot beforeoccupancy, or 3,500 before
and14,000 after occupancy EPA Compendiumof
Methods for Determination ofPollutants in Indoor Air
7 1\) SCAQMD: adhesives, sealants,finishes, coatings,
What are the standards referenced in stains and sealers 2\) CDPH Standard Method, Testing
the Low Emitting Materials credit, and 3\) BIFMA, Furniture
what do they refer to?
,LEED GA EXAM
8 What are the requirements for
Rainwater Management? Using Low Impact Development Strategies manage on-
site runoff to 95th / 98th percentile of local rainfall and
85th percentile for zero lot line projects
9 Hard costs
Purchase prices of hard assets that are direct
construction costs Examples: land, equipment, building
materials
# Term Definition
10 Soft costs
Expenses that are not considereda direct construction
cost. Examples: Engineering fees, architect fees, legal
fees
11 Evapotranspiration Rate
The amount of water lost via a specific plant (a.k.a. the
amount of water necessary to grow a plant)
12 Eutrophication
The ecosystem’s response to excess nitrates or
phosphates from fertilizers or sewage
13 What are bio-based materials?
According to LEED, these are products meeting the
Sustainable Agricultural Standard
14
HVAC & R Lighting and daylighting controls
What are Commissioned Systems?
Domestic hot water Renewable energy systems
15 Heat Island Effect
Absorption of heat by hard scapes such as dark, non-
reflective pavement and buildings, and its radiation to
surrounding areas
16 Montreal Protocol
International treaty that agreed to: Phase out CFCs by
2010 Phase out HCFCs by 2030
17 Potable Water
Meets or exceeds EPA’s standards for drinking water
quality and is approved for human consumption by state
or local authorities. It can be from wells or municipal
systems.
, LEED GA EXAM
18 What does LEED consider renewable
PV, solar thermal, wind, wave/tidal, low impact hydro-
energy?
electric, geothermal heat and electric, some bio-fuels
(agricultural crops/waste,landfill gas, untreated wood-
waste/residue)
19 What doesn’t LEED consider renewable
Passive solar, treated wood,combustion of municipal
energy?
solid-waste, geo-exchange (GSHPs), forestry waste
(other than mill residue)
20 Process Water
Used for industrial processes and building systems, such
as boilers, cooling towers, clothes washers and chillers
21 Non-process (Regulated) Energy
Lighting, HVAC, Service Water Heating, Chillers, Boilers
# Term Definition
22 Emittance
Ability of a surface to shed thermal radiation (between 0
and 1)
23 Emissivity
Ratio of radiation emitted by a surface to the radiation
emitted by a black-body at the same temperature
24 LEED Certification Points Levels
Certified: 40-49 points Silver: 50-59 points Gold: 60-79
points Platinum: 80+ points
25 Albedo
Also known as reflectance. Ability of a surface to reflect
sunlight (0 to 1)
26 What is SMACNA?
Sheet Metal Air Conditioning Contractors National
Association (SMACNA) has standards for maintaining
indoor air quality during construction and demolition.
27 ASHRAE Standards
ASHRAE 90.1: Energy and lighting ASHRAE 62.1:
Ventilation ASHRAE 55: Thermal comfort
ASHRAE 52.2: MERV filtration, airparticulates
