LEED GA Exam - Questions
Green Building - Answers-According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), green building is
the practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and
resource-efficient throughout a building's life cycle, from siting to design, construction, operation,
maintenance, renovation, and deconstruction.
"Built Environment" - Answers-Refers to all the man-made surroundings that are needed for human
activity, from roads, to buildings, to neighborhoods.
In the United States, buildings account for how much of the following: potable water consumption,
waste output, raw materials use, CO2 emissions, energy use, and electricity consumption? - Answers-
14% of potable water consumption, 30% of waste output, 40% of raw materials use, 38% of Carbon
dioxide emissions, 24% to 50% of energy use, and 72 % of electricity consumption.
The built environment contributes what percentage of all greenhouse gas emissions? - Answers-67%
Based on a US General Services administration survey among twelve green buildings states that green
buildings have: - Answers-26% energy use reduction, 27% higher levels of occupant satisfaction, 13%
lower maintenance costs, and 33% lower carbon dioxide emissions.
According to the US EPA, people in the United States spend, on average, how much of their time
indoors? - Answers-90%
Regenerative design - Answers-Type of building design that creates no waste and also provides more
output than consumed input
, Net-zero energy projects - Answers-projects that only use their own generated energy
All green buildings should establish three components called the "Triple Bottom Line", what are they -
Answers-Economic prosperity (profit), social responsibility (people), and environmental stewardship
(planet)
The primary greenhouse gases in the earth's atmosphere are: - Answers-water vapor, carbon dioxide,
nitrous oxide, methane, and ozone.
The increase of what concentration in the atmosphere became the number-one cause for global climate
change? - Answers-Carbon dioxide
Scope 1 energy - Answers-Relates to the direct energy from the owned or controlled sources
Scope 2 Energy - Answers-Relates to purchased energy
Scope 3 Energy - Answers-Relates to the energies that are not owned or directly controlled.
What are three major concepts integral to both green buildings and sustainability that are not a part of
the conventional building process? - Answers-Systems thinking, life-cycle thinking, and integrated
process.
The Systems of a building include: - Answers-resources, materials, energy, building occupants, and
information.
Systems thinking - Answers-Refers to the understanding of each and every system of a building while
also understanding their relationships and looking at the project as a whole.
Green Building - Answers-According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), green building is
the practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and
resource-efficient throughout a building's life cycle, from siting to design, construction, operation,
maintenance, renovation, and deconstruction.
"Built Environment" - Answers-Refers to all the man-made surroundings that are needed for human
activity, from roads, to buildings, to neighborhoods.
In the United States, buildings account for how much of the following: potable water consumption,
waste output, raw materials use, CO2 emissions, energy use, and electricity consumption? - Answers-
14% of potable water consumption, 30% of waste output, 40% of raw materials use, 38% of Carbon
dioxide emissions, 24% to 50% of energy use, and 72 % of electricity consumption.
The built environment contributes what percentage of all greenhouse gas emissions? - Answers-67%
Based on a US General Services administration survey among twelve green buildings states that green
buildings have: - Answers-26% energy use reduction, 27% higher levels of occupant satisfaction, 13%
lower maintenance costs, and 33% lower carbon dioxide emissions.
According to the US EPA, people in the United States spend, on average, how much of their time
indoors? - Answers-90%
Regenerative design - Answers-Type of building design that creates no waste and also provides more
output than consumed input
, Net-zero energy projects - Answers-projects that only use their own generated energy
All green buildings should establish three components called the "Triple Bottom Line", what are they -
Answers-Economic prosperity (profit), social responsibility (people), and environmental stewardship
(planet)
The primary greenhouse gases in the earth's atmosphere are: - Answers-water vapor, carbon dioxide,
nitrous oxide, methane, and ozone.
The increase of what concentration in the atmosphere became the number-one cause for global climate
change? - Answers-Carbon dioxide
Scope 1 energy - Answers-Relates to the direct energy from the owned or controlled sources
Scope 2 Energy - Answers-Relates to purchased energy
Scope 3 Energy - Answers-Relates to the energies that are not owned or directly controlled.
What are three major concepts integral to both green buildings and sustainability that are not a part of
the conventional building process? - Answers-Systems thinking, life-cycle thinking, and integrated
process.
The Systems of a building include: - Answers-resources, materials, energy, building occupants, and
information.
Systems thinking - Answers-Refers to the understanding of each and every system of a building while
also understanding their relationships and looking at the project as a whole.
