USGBC LEED AP Interior
Design + Construction
(ID+C) Exam
,USGBC LEED AP Interior Design + Construction (ID+C) Exam
Question 1
Which pairing correctly distinguishes “Demand, Management, and Renewables” from “Alternative
Transportation Infrastructure”?
A. First area: Demand response programs; second area: diversion targets.
B. First area: diversion targets; second area: Demand response programs.
C. First area: Parking capacity management; second area: Demand response programs.
D. First area: Demand response programs; second area: Parking capacity management.
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation:
The area “Demand, Management, and Renewables” covers Demand response programs, whereas
“Alternative Transportation Infrastructure” covers Parking capacity management. Matching each
responsibility to its own focus keeps the two areas distinct. Exchanging the responsibilities, or
replacing one with diversion targets, does not preserve both relationships.
Question 2
Which comparison preserves the assignment of “project registration” to “LEED Program Overview for
Interiors” while correctly identifying the focus of “Heat island reduction strategies for non-roof”?
A. First responsibility: LEED Program Overview for Interiors; second responsibility: Demand,
Management, and Renewables.
B. First responsibility: Governance and Operations; second responsibility: LEED Program Overview
for Interiors.
C. First responsibility: LEED Program Overview for Interiors; second responsibility: Site and Roof
Considerations for Interiors.
D. First responsibility: Site and Roof Considerations for Interiors; second responsibility: LEED
Program Overview for Interiors.
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
project registration belongs with LEED Program Overview for Interiors; Heat island reduction
strategies for non-roof belongs with Site and Roof Considerations for Interiors. The correct
comparison keeps both associations intact. Moving a responsibility to a different focus changes the
technical relationship rather than merely changing its presentation.
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Question 3
Which focus best brings together these responsibilities: “optimize energy performance pathways for
tenant spaces (lighting power density, equipment efficiency, HVAC zoning)” and “Advanced energy
metering (tenant-level and major end-use submetering)”?
A. Minimum indoor air quality performance and enhanced IAQ strategies
B. Acoustic performance
C. Energy-related systems analysis
D. Energy Performance and Commissioning
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation:
Both responsibilities are part of Energy Performance and Commissioning: optimize energy
performance pathways for tenant spaces (lighting power density, equipment efficiency, HVAC
zoning), and Advanced energy metering (tenant-level and major end-use submetering). Their
common technical focus is the reason this choice fits the pair. A different focus would not preserve
this specific grouping of responsibilities.
Question 4
For a practice case, readiness requires an entry for “Submetering strategies for interior spaces and
major tenant subsystems (process water, irrigation, indoor plumbing fixtures)” followed by a
separate verification of “Acoustic performance (HVAC background noise control, sound isolation,
speech privacy, and reverberation time control in open offices, conference rooms, and private
spaces)”. The entry exists, but verification has not occurred. Which readiness claim is defensible?
A. Both stages have failed because the second stage has not yet occurred.
B. Readiness is established because the first stage can count as both stages.
C. The first stage is recorded, but the stated readiness condition is not yet met.
D. Verification is unnecessary whenever the first entry exists in written form.
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
The case defines two stages: recording “Submetering strategies for interior spaces and major
tenant subsystems (process water, irrigation, indoor plumbing fixtures)” and separately verifying
“Acoustic performance (HVAC background noise control, sound isolation, speech privacy, and
reverberation time control in open offices, conference rooms, and private spaces)”. Completing the
first stage does not complete the second. The status is incomplete readiness, not an automatic
finding that either activity failed.
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Question 5
A discussion is limited to identifying issues concerning “Water Metering”; selecting corrective
measures for “Submetering strategies for interior spaces and major tenant subsystems (process
water, irrigation, indoor plumbing fixtures)” is expressly outside its assignment. Which deliverable
best respects that boundary?
A. A replacement discussion covering only the expressly excluded corrective work.
B. A claim that corrective measures are approved merely because issues were identified.
C. An issue-identification discussion within the assigned subject, without claiming the excluded
corrective work.
D. A declaration that no issues can be identified until every unrelated measure is approved.
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
The assignment concerns issue identification for “Water Metering”. It expressly excludes the
specified corrective work for “Submetering strategies for interior spaces and major tenant
subsystems (process water, irrigation, indoor plumbing fixtures)”. The deliverable should reflect
that boundary rather than implying that identification also completes excluded analysis or
approvals.
Question 6
A log marks the review of “Integrative Process Credit Implementation” as “completed” and the
review of “Systems thinking and lifecycle cost analysis (LCA / LCC) applications in tenant fit-outs and
space configurations” as “scheduled.” It contains no findings or acceptance results. What can be
concluded from this log alone?
A. Both reviews have passed because one is completed and the other is scheduled.
B. The scheduled review is complete because it appears beside a completed entry.
C. The completed review necessarily failed because no result is written in the log.
D. One review is recorded as completed; adequacy of its result is not established.
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation:
A completion status records that an activity concerning “Integrative Process Credit Implementation”
has occurred. It does not by itself establish whether the work met its acceptance requirements. The
entry for “Systems thinking and lifecycle cost analysis (LCA / LCC) applications in tenant fit-outs and
space configurations” records an intention to review, not a completed review or a passing result.
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Design + Construction
(ID+C) Exam
,USGBC LEED AP Interior Design + Construction (ID+C) Exam
Question 1
Which pairing correctly distinguishes “Demand, Management, and Renewables” from “Alternative
Transportation Infrastructure”?
A. First area: Demand response programs; second area: diversion targets.
B. First area: diversion targets; second area: Demand response programs.
C. First area: Parking capacity management; second area: Demand response programs.
D. First area: Demand response programs; second area: Parking capacity management.
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation:
The area “Demand, Management, and Renewables” covers Demand response programs, whereas
“Alternative Transportation Infrastructure” covers Parking capacity management. Matching each
responsibility to its own focus keeps the two areas distinct. Exchanging the responsibilities, or
replacing one with diversion targets, does not preserve both relationships.
Question 2
Which comparison preserves the assignment of “project registration” to “LEED Program Overview for
Interiors” while correctly identifying the focus of “Heat island reduction strategies for non-roof”?
A. First responsibility: LEED Program Overview for Interiors; second responsibility: Demand,
Management, and Renewables.
B. First responsibility: Governance and Operations; second responsibility: LEED Program Overview
for Interiors.
C. First responsibility: LEED Program Overview for Interiors; second responsibility: Site and Roof
Considerations for Interiors.
D. First responsibility: Site and Roof Considerations for Interiors; second responsibility: LEED
Program Overview for Interiors.
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
project registration belongs with LEED Program Overview for Interiors; Heat island reduction
strategies for non-roof belongs with Site and Roof Considerations for Interiors. The correct
comparison keeps both associations intact. Moving a responsibility to a different focus changes the
technical relationship rather than merely changing its presentation.
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Question 3
Which focus best brings together these responsibilities: “optimize energy performance pathways for
tenant spaces (lighting power density, equipment efficiency, HVAC zoning)” and “Advanced energy
metering (tenant-level and major end-use submetering)”?
A. Minimum indoor air quality performance and enhanced IAQ strategies
B. Acoustic performance
C. Energy-related systems analysis
D. Energy Performance and Commissioning
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation:
Both responsibilities are part of Energy Performance and Commissioning: optimize energy
performance pathways for tenant spaces (lighting power density, equipment efficiency, HVAC
zoning), and Advanced energy metering (tenant-level and major end-use submetering). Their
common technical focus is the reason this choice fits the pair. A different focus would not preserve
this specific grouping of responsibilities.
Question 4
For a practice case, readiness requires an entry for “Submetering strategies for interior spaces and
major tenant subsystems (process water, irrigation, indoor plumbing fixtures)” followed by a
separate verification of “Acoustic performance (HVAC background noise control, sound isolation,
speech privacy, and reverberation time control in open offices, conference rooms, and private
spaces)”. The entry exists, but verification has not occurred. Which readiness claim is defensible?
A. Both stages have failed because the second stage has not yet occurred.
B. Readiness is established because the first stage can count as both stages.
C. The first stage is recorded, but the stated readiness condition is not yet met.
D. Verification is unnecessary whenever the first entry exists in written form.
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
The case defines two stages: recording “Submetering strategies for interior spaces and major
tenant subsystems (process water, irrigation, indoor plumbing fixtures)” and separately verifying
“Acoustic performance (HVAC background noise control, sound isolation, speech privacy, and
reverberation time control in open offices, conference rooms, and private spaces)”. Completing the
first stage does not complete the second. The status is incomplete readiness, not an automatic
finding that either activity failed.
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Question 5
A discussion is limited to identifying issues concerning “Water Metering”; selecting corrective
measures for “Submetering strategies for interior spaces and major tenant subsystems (process
water, irrigation, indoor plumbing fixtures)” is expressly outside its assignment. Which deliverable
best respects that boundary?
A. A replacement discussion covering only the expressly excluded corrective work.
B. A claim that corrective measures are approved merely because issues were identified.
C. An issue-identification discussion within the assigned subject, without claiming the excluded
corrective work.
D. A declaration that no issues can be identified until every unrelated measure is approved.
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
The assignment concerns issue identification for “Water Metering”. It expressly excludes the
specified corrective work for “Submetering strategies for interior spaces and major tenant
subsystems (process water, irrigation, indoor plumbing fixtures)”. The deliverable should reflect
that boundary rather than implying that identification also completes excluded analysis or
approvals.
Question 6
A log marks the review of “Integrative Process Credit Implementation” as “completed” and the
review of “Systems thinking and lifecycle cost analysis (LCA / LCC) applications in tenant fit-outs and
space configurations” as “scheduled.” It contains no findings or acceptance results. What can be
concluded from this log alone?
A. Both reviews have passed because one is completed and the other is scheduled.
B. The scheduled review is complete because it appears beside a completed entry.
C. The completed review necessarily failed because no result is written in the log.
D. One review is recorded as completed; adequacy of its result is not established.
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation:
A completion status records that an activity concerning “Integrative Process Credit Implementation”
has occurred. It does not by itself establish whether the work met its acceptance requirements. The
entry for “Systems thinking and lifecycle cost analysis (LCA / LCC) applications in tenant fit-outs and
space configurations” records an intention to review, not a completed review or a passing result.
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