USGBC LEED AP
Neighborhood
Development (ND) Exam
,USGBC LEED AP Neighborhood Development (ND) Exam
Question 1
An assessment of “Compact and Efficient Development” compares “Establishing minimum density
thresholds” with “floor-area-ratio (FAR) requirements to curb urban sprawl”. Which description
retains the technical relationship being examined?
A. One responsibility within Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) and Certification Rules and
one within Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) and Certification Rules.
B. One responsibility within Compact and Efficient Development and one within Minimum Program
Requirements (MPRs) and Certification Rules.
C. Two distinct responsibilities within Compact and Efficient Development.
D. Two responsibilities belonging only to Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) and Certification
Rules.
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
The two responsibilities, Establishing minimum density thresholds and floor-area-ratio (FAR)
requirements to curb urban sprawl, share the focus Compact and Efficient Development. They can
be distinguished from one another while still belonging to the same broader work area. Assigning
either to a different focus does not retain the stated relationship.
Question 2
In a training scenario, the review of “Promoting balanced communities with varied housing types
colocated near employment centers and job hubs” must finish before the review of “Incorporating a
mixed-use neighborhood fabric (retail, civic, commercial, residential) and diverse, socially equitable
housing options at various price points” starts. The first review is still open. Which scheduling
statement respects this specified dependency?
A. The second review cannot start yet under the scenario’s stated dependency.
B. The second review must be cancelled permanently whenever the first review is open.
C. The first review must be deleted so that the second review can be marked complete.
D. The second review may start because being assigned is the same as finishing.
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation:
The scenario makes completion of the review of “Promoting balanced communities with varied
housing types colocated near employment centers and job hubs” a prerequisite for starting the
review of “Incorporating a mixed-use neighborhood fabric (retail, civic, commercial, residential) and
diverse, socially equitable housing options at various price points”. An open first review has not met
that prerequisite. This is a condition of the scenario, not an inferred universal technical sequence.
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,USGBC LEED AP Neighborhood Development (ND) Exam
Question 3
A draft concludes, “Every assigned discussion is complete.” Its detail lists “Regional Priority Credits”
as complete and “Exceptional performance strategies exceeding existing LEED ND credit criteria or
pioneering sustainable neighborhood design practices not explicitly covered.LEED Accredited
Professional (AP): Active participation of a principal LEED AP ND team member guiding the design,
planning, and documentation process” as open. Which evidence most directly defeats the draft’s
universal conclusion?
A. The conclusion cannot be tested because it is written in a summary rather than a detail entry.
B. The presence of two subject names proves that both discussions have been completed.
C. The explicitly open assigned discussion is a counterexample to “every discussion is complete.”
D. The completed discussion is a counterexample because completion prevents universal
statements.
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
A claim about every assigned discussion requires all assigned discussions to be complete. The open
entry for “Exceptional performance strategies exceeding existing LEED ND credit criteria or
pioneering sustainable neighborhood design practices not explicitly covered.LEED Accredited
Professional (AP): Active participation of a principal LEED AP ND team member guiding the design,
planning, and documentation process” is enough to show that this claim does not fit the record. The
completed entry for “Regional Priority Credits” remains valid but cannot remove that
counterexample.
Question 4
A log marks the review of “Indoor and outdoor water conservation strategies, efficient infrastructure,
alternative water sources, and district water management systems” as “completed” and the review
of “Walkable Streets and Pedestrian Infrastructure” as “scheduled.” It contains no findings or
acceptance results. What can be concluded from this log alone?
A. The completed review necessarily failed because no result is written in the log.
B. Both reviews have passed because one is completed and the other is scheduled.
C. One review is recorded as completed; adequacy of its result is not established.
D. The scheduled review is complete because it appears beside a completed entry.
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
A completion status records that an activity concerning “Indoor and outdoor water conservation
strategies, efficient infrastructure, alternative water sources, and district water management
systems” has occurred. It does not by itself establish whether the work met its acceptance
requirements. The entry for “Walkable Streets and Pedestrian Infrastructure” records an intention
to review, not a completed review or a passing result.
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, USGBC LEED AP Neighborhood Development (ND) Exam
Question 5
Which focus best brings together these responsibilities: “Incorporating community gardens” and
“local food network infrastructure”?
A. Prerequisite compliance across all sections and credit interpretation processes
B. Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) and Certification Rules
C. Local Food Production and Community Agriculture
D. Certification Thresholds and Governance
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
Both responsibilities are part of Local Food Production and Community Agriculture: Incorporating
community gardens, and local food network infrastructure. Their common technical focus is the
reason this choice fits the pair. A different focus would not preserve this specific grouping of
responsibilities.
Question 6
An assessment of “Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) and Certification Rules” compares
“minimum land area/building content” with “boundary definitions”. Which description retains the
technical relationship being examined?
A. One responsibility within Compact and Efficient Development and one within Building Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
B. Two distinct responsibilities within Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) and Certification
Rules.
C. One responsibility within Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) and Certification Rules and
one within Compact and Efficient Development.
D. Two responsibilities belonging only to Compact and Efficient Development.
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation:
The two responsibilities, minimum land area/building content and boundary definitions, share the
focus Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) and Certification Rules. They can be distinguished
from one another while still belonging to the same broader work area. Assigning either to a different
focus does not retain the stated relationship.
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Neighborhood
Development (ND) Exam
,USGBC LEED AP Neighborhood Development (ND) Exam
Question 1
An assessment of “Compact and Efficient Development” compares “Establishing minimum density
thresholds” with “floor-area-ratio (FAR) requirements to curb urban sprawl”. Which description
retains the technical relationship being examined?
A. One responsibility within Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) and Certification Rules and
one within Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) and Certification Rules.
B. One responsibility within Compact and Efficient Development and one within Minimum Program
Requirements (MPRs) and Certification Rules.
C. Two distinct responsibilities within Compact and Efficient Development.
D. Two responsibilities belonging only to Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) and Certification
Rules.
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
The two responsibilities, Establishing minimum density thresholds and floor-area-ratio (FAR)
requirements to curb urban sprawl, share the focus Compact and Efficient Development. They can
be distinguished from one another while still belonging to the same broader work area. Assigning
either to a different focus does not retain the stated relationship.
Question 2
In a training scenario, the review of “Promoting balanced communities with varied housing types
colocated near employment centers and job hubs” must finish before the review of “Incorporating a
mixed-use neighborhood fabric (retail, civic, commercial, residential) and diverse, socially equitable
housing options at various price points” starts. The first review is still open. Which scheduling
statement respects this specified dependency?
A. The second review cannot start yet under the scenario’s stated dependency.
B. The second review must be cancelled permanently whenever the first review is open.
C. The first review must be deleted so that the second review can be marked complete.
D. The second review may start because being assigned is the same as finishing.
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation:
The scenario makes completion of the review of “Promoting balanced communities with varied
housing types colocated near employment centers and job hubs” a prerequisite for starting the
review of “Incorporating a mixed-use neighborhood fabric (retail, civic, commercial, residential) and
diverse, socially equitable housing options at various price points”. An open first review has not met
that prerequisite. This is a condition of the scenario, not an inferred universal technical sequence.
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,USGBC LEED AP Neighborhood Development (ND) Exam
Question 3
A draft concludes, “Every assigned discussion is complete.” Its detail lists “Regional Priority Credits”
as complete and “Exceptional performance strategies exceeding existing LEED ND credit criteria or
pioneering sustainable neighborhood design practices not explicitly covered.LEED Accredited
Professional (AP): Active participation of a principal LEED AP ND team member guiding the design,
planning, and documentation process” as open. Which evidence most directly defeats the draft’s
universal conclusion?
A. The conclusion cannot be tested because it is written in a summary rather than a detail entry.
B. The presence of two subject names proves that both discussions have been completed.
C. The explicitly open assigned discussion is a counterexample to “every discussion is complete.”
D. The completed discussion is a counterexample because completion prevents universal
statements.
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
A claim about every assigned discussion requires all assigned discussions to be complete. The open
entry for “Exceptional performance strategies exceeding existing LEED ND credit criteria or
pioneering sustainable neighborhood design practices not explicitly covered.LEED Accredited
Professional (AP): Active participation of a principal LEED AP ND team member guiding the design,
planning, and documentation process” is enough to show that this claim does not fit the record. The
completed entry for “Regional Priority Credits” remains valid but cannot remove that
counterexample.
Question 4
A log marks the review of “Indoor and outdoor water conservation strategies, efficient infrastructure,
alternative water sources, and district water management systems” as “completed” and the review
of “Walkable Streets and Pedestrian Infrastructure” as “scheduled.” It contains no findings or
acceptance results. What can be concluded from this log alone?
A. The completed review necessarily failed because no result is written in the log.
B. Both reviews have passed because one is completed and the other is scheduled.
C. One review is recorded as completed; adequacy of its result is not established.
D. The scheduled review is complete because it appears beside a completed entry.
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
A completion status records that an activity concerning “Indoor and outdoor water conservation
strategies, efficient infrastructure, alternative water sources, and district water management
systems” has occurred. It does not by itself establish whether the work met its acceptance
requirements. The entry for “Walkable Streets and Pedestrian Infrastructure” records an intention
to review, not a completed review or a passing result.
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, USGBC LEED AP Neighborhood Development (ND) Exam
Question 5
Which focus best brings together these responsibilities: “Incorporating community gardens” and
“local food network infrastructure”?
A. Prerequisite compliance across all sections and credit interpretation processes
B. Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) and Certification Rules
C. Local Food Production and Community Agriculture
D. Certification Thresholds and Governance
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
Both responsibilities are part of Local Food Production and Community Agriculture: Incorporating
community gardens, and local food network infrastructure. Their common technical focus is the
reason this choice fits the pair. A different focus would not preserve this specific grouping of
responsibilities.
Question 6
An assessment of “Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) and Certification Rules” compares
“minimum land area/building content” with “boundary definitions”. Which description retains the
technical relationship being examined?
A. One responsibility within Compact and Efficient Development and one within Building Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
B. Two distinct responsibilities within Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) and Certification
Rules.
C. One responsibility within Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) and Certification Rules and
one within Compact and Efficient Development.
D. Two responsibilities belonging only to Compact and Efficient Development.
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation:
The two responsibilities, minimum land area/building content and boundary definitions, share the
focus Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) and Certification Rules. They can be distinguished
from one another while still belonging to the same broader work area. Assigning either to a different
focus does not retain the stated relationship.
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