LEED Green Associate Practice
Questions and Answer | Latest
Update 2024/2025
Right sizing is an important factor that will affect the energy demand of a
project. The bigger the building, the higher the energy demand; therefore,
projects should not be developed larger than their needs. In the LEED for
Homes rating system, points are adjusted in all catefories according to the
square footage of the home; thus, homes that are bigger need to earn more
points to achieve a LEED certification, while smaller sized homes can become
LEED-certified by earning fewer points. Other LEED rating systems do have not
size adjustments. This adjustment factor is called the:
~~> home size adjustment factor
Which level of LEED BD+C certification can a project reveive by meeting all
the Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs), meeting all the prerequisites
except one, and additionally earning 75 points?
~~> cannot receive LEED certification
Which of the following strategies is not addressed by the Materials and
Resources credit category?
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~~> purchasing carbon offsets
____________ evaluates all the environmental effects of a product
quantitatively for the whole lifetime of that material.
~~> life-cycle assessment (LCA)
A 40 story mixed use development project contains a hotel on the 1st 20
floors and resitdetntial units on the floors above 20. Which of the following
rating system(s) should the project team use for the project?
~~> either choose "LEED BD+C: Hospitality" or "LEED BD+C: New
Construction and Major Renovation"
Installing photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roof of a building, can contribute to
which of the following?
~~> generation of on-site renewable energy
reducing heat island effect
Which of the following CANNOT be considered as a passive solar power?
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~~> photovoltaic (PV) panels & solar thermal collectors
Which of the following represents a tradable, nontangible commodity
associated with the qualities of renewable energy generation, and is a proof
that when purchased, an amount of energy was created using renewable
energy sources?
~~> renewable energy certificate (REC)
Which of the following is NOT a type of reflectivity measurement?
~~> spatial daylight autonomy (sDA)
Which of the following would make the biggest increase in the outdoor water
consumption of a project's landscaping?
~~> turfgrass
Embodied energy of a product refers to the energy consumed during the:
~~> entire life-cycle of a product
Which of the following statements about Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is
false?
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~~> projects seeking LEED certification should only use FSC certified wood
products or a local equivalent
When addresing the LEED requirements for the heat island effect, which of
the following values do projects need to use for the NON-ROOF measures?
~~> solar reflectance (SR) value
3-year ages solar reflectance (SR) value
Some of the Building Product Disclosure and Optimization credits include the
location valuation factor of LEED, and if the products used in the project are
extracted, manufactured, and purchased within 100 miles of the project,
they will be valued at:
~~> 200% of their cost
Minimizing the building footprint of a project, CANNOT aid in:
~~> increasing the amount of captured rainwater from the roof
Scope 1 energy refers to:
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