LEED GA QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 FINAL PAPER
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADE A+
◉ What are the point standards for certification?
Answer: Certified: 40-49, Silver: 50-59, Gold: 60-79, Platinum: 80+
◉ LEED stands for
Answer: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
◉ LEED online can be used to
Answer: manage the entire LEED certification process
◉ What is a reference for a LEED project that has achieved
certification?
Answer: LEED-certified
◉ The LEED rating systems scorecard are based on
Answer: a maximum of 100 points
◉ what is the purpose of LEED prerequisites?
Answer: To achieve a minimum level of sustainability
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,◉ What does a project need to do to be LEED Certified?
Answer: Meet all prerequisites and 40 points
◉ What are the impact categories?
Answer: 1. Natural resources
2. Community
3. Green economy
4. Biodiversity
5. Water resources
6. Human health
7. Climate Change
◉ what is the impact category that is the biggest impact/greatest concern
Answer: climate change
◉ the triple bottom line:
Answer: PEOPLE PLANET PROFIT : LEED projects should
accomplish social, environmental / natural & economic goals
◉ What are the environmental impacts of a building? In the United
States
Answer: ** 14% of potable water consumption**
30% of waste output
40% of raw material use
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,38% carbon dioxide emissions
24-50% energy use
72% electricity consumption
◉ what are the effects of conventional practices on human health, the
environment and the economy?
Answer: - clearing land destroys wildlife
- extracting/manufacturing/transporting materials can cause pollution
and emissions
- building operations require large amounts of energy and water &
produce waste
- transportation to and from the building has harmful effects
◉ what percentage does energy decrease from a typical building to a
green building?
Answer: energy is 24% lower in green buildings that in typical buildings
◉ EPA
Answer: Environmental Protection Agency
◉ GHG
Answer: greenhouse gases
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, ◉ how much energy consumption -- building associated transportation
vs operations
Answer: 30% more energy is expended commuting than is consumed
through heating, cooling, lighting etc-- even in modern energy code its
more than 50%
◉ commissioning
Answer: a process of testing and checking all equipment and systems
within the facility at the end of a project to assure proper functioning and
operation-- all assemblies are planned. designed installed and tested to
meet owners project requirements
◉ Retrocommissioning
Answer: A tune-up that identifies inefficiencies and restores high levels
of performance ** existing building**
◉ Systems Thinking
Answer: an assemblage of parts that interact in a series of relationships
to form a complex whole , serving particular funtions or purposes
◉ open system
Answer: materials and resources are brought in from the outside,
released from the system as a form of waste
◉ closed system
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ANSWERS 2026 FINAL PAPER
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADE A+
◉ What are the point standards for certification?
Answer: Certified: 40-49, Silver: 50-59, Gold: 60-79, Platinum: 80+
◉ LEED stands for
Answer: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
◉ LEED online can be used to
Answer: manage the entire LEED certification process
◉ What is a reference for a LEED project that has achieved
certification?
Answer: LEED-certified
◉ The LEED rating systems scorecard are based on
Answer: a maximum of 100 points
◉ what is the purpose of LEED prerequisites?
Answer: To achieve a minimum level of sustainability
[Type here]
,◉ What does a project need to do to be LEED Certified?
Answer: Meet all prerequisites and 40 points
◉ What are the impact categories?
Answer: 1. Natural resources
2. Community
3. Green economy
4. Biodiversity
5. Water resources
6. Human health
7. Climate Change
◉ what is the impact category that is the biggest impact/greatest concern
Answer: climate change
◉ the triple bottom line:
Answer: PEOPLE PLANET PROFIT : LEED projects should
accomplish social, environmental / natural & economic goals
◉ What are the environmental impacts of a building? In the United
States
Answer: ** 14% of potable water consumption**
30% of waste output
40% of raw material use
[Type here]
,38% carbon dioxide emissions
24-50% energy use
72% electricity consumption
◉ what are the effects of conventional practices on human health, the
environment and the economy?
Answer: - clearing land destroys wildlife
- extracting/manufacturing/transporting materials can cause pollution
and emissions
- building operations require large amounts of energy and water &
produce waste
- transportation to and from the building has harmful effects
◉ what percentage does energy decrease from a typical building to a
green building?
Answer: energy is 24% lower in green buildings that in typical buildings
◉ EPA
Answer: Environmental Protection Agency
◉ GHG
Answer: greenhouse gases
[Type here]
, ◉ how much energy consumption -- building associated transportation
vs operations
Answer: 30% more energy is expended commuting than is consumed
through heating, cooling, lighting etc-- even in modern energy code its
more than 50%
◉ commissioning
Answer: a process of testing and checking all equipment and systems
within the facility at the end of a project to assure proper functioning and
operation-- all assemblies are planned. designed installed and tested to
meet owners project requirements
◉ Retrocommissioning
Answer: A tune-up that identifies inefficiencies and restores high levels
of performance ** existing building**
◉ Systems Thinking
Answer: an assemblage of parts that interact in a series of relationships
to form a complex whole , serving particular funtions or purposes
◉ open system
Answer: materials and resources are brought in from the outside,
released from the system as a form of waste
◉ closed system
[Type here]
