USGBC LEED AP
Operations +
Maintenance (O+M)
Exam
,USGBC LEED AP Operations + Maintenance (O+M) Exam
Question 1
A team roster assigns one person to “Knowledge Domains (O+M Specialty)” and another to
“Environmental impacts of the conventional built environment”. No completed work or review results
are recorded. Which statement stays within the roster’s evidentiary value?
A. Both responsibilities are complete because named owners appear beside them.
B. Neither person is responsible until a passing result has already been obtained.
C. Responsibility has been assigned; execution and results are not established by the roster.
D. Assigning two people proves that their work has been independently verified.
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
The roster establishes ownership of the responsibilities for “Knowledge Domains (O+M Specialty)”
and “Environmental impacts of the conventional built environment”. Assignment, completion, and
verification are separate states. A named owner is not evidence that the assigned work has been
carried out or that its result has been accepted.
Question 2
An assessment of “Project Surroundings and Public Outreach” compares “Exterior lighting
management and light pollution reduction” with “Heat island reduction strategies (roof and
non-roof)”. Which description retains the technical relationship being examined?
A. Two distinct responsibilities within Project Surroundings and Public Outreach.
B. One responsibility within LEED Project and Team Coordination and one within Materials and
Resources.
C. One responsibility within Project Surroundings and Public Outreach and one within LEED Project
and Team Coordination.
D. Two responsibilities belonging only to LEED Project and Team Coordination.
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation:
The two responsibilities, Exterior lighting management and light pollution reduction and Heat island
reduction strategies (roof and non-roof), share the focus Project Surroundings and Public Outreach.
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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Question 3
A report describes a concern involving “Energy and Water Efficiency” and a separate concern
involving “Indoor water use reduction (fixtures, fittings, and performance tracking)”. It states that
both were noticed during the same review, but provides no causal investigation. Which
interpretation is justified?
A. The second concern must have caused the first because it was listed second.
B. Both concerns can be dismissed because an unproven cause makes observations impossible.
C. The concerns were observed together; a causal link between them has not been established.
D. The first concern must have caused the second because both were noticed together.
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
The report supplies joint observation, not causal evidence. The concerns involving “Energy and
Water Efficiency” and “Indoor water use reduction (fixtures, fittings, and performance tracking)”
may warrant further examination, but their shared reporting context does not establish that either
caused the other. The observations and the causal claim are different kinds of information.
Question 4
A discussion explicitly examines “LEED Project and Team Coordination” and excludes “Identify
project-specific operational strategies”. Its author then claims that both subjects have been fully
assessed. Which revision brings the claim back within the stated scope?
A. Treat the excluded subject as passing because it did not appear in the discussion.
B. Limit the assessment claim to the included subject and identify the other as excluded.
C. Retain the claim about both subjects because an exclusion counts as an assessment.
D. Remove the included subject from the report so the unsupported broader claim remains.
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation:
The stated scope includes “LEED Project and Team Coordination”, not “Identify project-specific
operational strategies”. A conclusion should not imply that excluded work was performed.
Restricting the claim to the included discussion preserves what was actually examined and avoids
converting an exclusion into a result.
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Question 5
Which comparison preserves the assignment of “waste management” to “LEED system synergies”
while correctly identifying the focus of “ongoing operations”?
A. First responsibility: Materials and Resources; second responsibility: LEED system synergies.
B. First responsibility: LEED system synergies; second responsibility: Waste management plans,
solid waste diversion, audits, and tracking.
C. First responsibility: LEED system synergies; second responsibility: Materials and Resources.
D. First responsibility: Waste management plans, solid waste diversion, audits, and tracking;
second responsibility: LEED system synergies.
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation:
waste management belongs with LEED system synergies; ongoing operations belongs with Waste
management plans, solid waste diversion, audits, and tracking. The correct comparison keeps both
associations intact. Moving a responsibility to a different focus changes the technical relationship
rather than merely changing its presentation.
Question 6
One practice record is examined for “Energy efficiency, energy use intensity (EUI), and ongoing
energy performance tracking (e.g., ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, Arc)” and meets the exercise’s
stated criterion. Other records, including those concerning “Advanced energy metering, building
automation systems, and demand response programs”, have not been examined. Which inference is
supportable?
A. Every record meets its criterion because one examined record did so.
B. The examined record cannot meet its criterion unless all other records are also examined.
C. The examined record met its criterion; unexamined records remain unassessed.
D. Every unexamined record fails because it has not yet been assessed.
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
The result applies to the examined record concerning “Energy efficiency, energy use intensity (EUI),
and ongoing energy performance tracking (e.g., ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, Arc)”. Nothing in
the case establishes findings for the unexamined records, including “Advanced energy metering,
building automation systems, and demand response programs”. Extending a result beyond the
evidence would turn a limited observation into an unsupported general conclusion.
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Operations +
Maintenance (O+M)
Exam
,USGBC LEED AP Operations + Maintenance (O+M) Exam
Question 1
A team roster assigns one person to “Knowledge Domains (O+M Specialty)” and another to
“Environmental impacts of the conventional built environment”. No completed work or review results
are recorded. Which statement stays within the roster’s evidentiary value?
A. Both responsibilities are complete because named owners appear beside them.
B. Neither person is responsible until a passing result has already been obtained.
C. Responsibility has been assigned; execution and results are not established by the roster.
D. Assigning two people proves that their work has been independently verified.
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
The roster establishes ownership of the responsibilities for “Knowledge Domains (O+M Specialty)”
and “Environmental impacts of the conventional built environment”. Assignment, completion, and
verification are separate states. A named owner is not evidence that the assigned work has been
carried out or that its result has been accepted.
Question 2
An assessment of “Project Surroundings and Public Outreach” compares “Exterior lighting
management and light pollution reduction” with “Heat island reduction strategies (roof and
non-roof)”. Which description retains the technical relationship being examined?
A. Two distinct responsibilities within Project Surroundings and Public Outreach.
B. One responsibility within LEED Project and Team Coordination and one within Materials and
Resources.
C. One responsibility within Project Surroundings and Public Outreach and one within LEED Project
and Team Coordination.
D. Two responsibilities belonging only to LEED Project and Team Coordination.
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation:
The two responsibilities, Exterior lighting management and light pollution reduction and Heat island
reduction strategies (roof and non-roof), share the focus Project Surroundings and Public Outreach.
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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Question 3
A report describes a concern involving “Energy and Water Efficiency” and a separate concern
involving “Indoor water use reduction (fixtures, fittings, and performance tracking)”. It states that
both were noticed during the same review, but provides no causal investigation. Which
interpretation is justified?
A. The second concern must have caused the first because it was listed second.
B. Both concerns can be dismissed because an unproven cause makes observations impossible.
C. The concerns were observed together; a causal link between them has not been established.
D. The first concern must have caused the second because both were noticed together.
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
The report supplies joint observation, not causal evidence. The concerns involving “Energy and
Water Efficiency” and “Indoor water use reduction (fixtures, fittings, and performance tracking)”
may warrant further examination, but their shared reporting context does not establish that either
caused the other. The observations and the causal claim are different kinds of information.
Question 4
A discussion explicitly examines “LEED Project and Team Coordination” and excludes “Identify
project-specific operational strategies”. Its author then claims that both subjects have been fully
assessed. Which revision brings the claim back within the stated scope?
A. Treat the excluded subject as passing because it did not appear in the discussion.
B. Limit the assessment claim to the included subject and identify the other as excluded.
C. Retain the claim about both subjects because an exclusion counts as an assessment.
D. Remove the included subject from the report so the unsupported broader claim remains.
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation:
The stated scope includes “LEED Project and Team Coordination”, not “Identify project-specific
operational strategies”. A conclusion should not imply that excluded work was performed.
Restricting the claim to the included discussion preserves what was actually examined and avoids
converting an exclusion into a result.
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Question 5
Which comparison preserves the assignment of “waste management” to “LEED system synergies”
while correctly identifying the focus of “ongoing operations”?
A. First responsibility: Materials and Resources; second responsibility: LEED system synergies.
B. First responsibility: LEED system synergies; second responsibility: Waste management plans,
solid waste diversion, audits, and tracking.
C. First responsibility: LEED system synergies; second responsibility: Materials and Resources.
D. First responsibility: Waste management plans, solid waste diversion, audits, and tracking;
second responsibility: LEED system synergies.
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation:
waste management belongs with LEED system synergies; ongoing operations belongs with Waste
management plans, solid waste diversion, audits, and tracking. The correct comparison keeps both
associations intact. Moving a responsibility to a different focus changes the technical relationship
rather than merely changing its presentation.
Question 6
One practice record is examined for “Energy efficiency, energy use intensity (EUI), and ongoing
energy performance tracking (e.g., ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, Arc)” and meets the exercise’s
stated criterion. Other records, including those concerning “Advanced energy metering, building
automation systems, and demand response programs”, have not been examined. Which inference is
supportable?
A. Every record meets its criterion because one examined record did so.
B. The examined record cannot meet its criterion unless all other records are also examined.
C. The examined record met its criterion; unexamined records remain unassessed.
D. Every unexamined record fails because it has not yet been assessed.
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
The result applies to the examined record concerning “Energy efficiency, energy use intensity (EUI),
and ongoing energy performance tracking (e.g., ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, Arc)”. Nothing in
the case establishes findings for the unexamined records, including “Advanced energy metering,
building automation systems, and demand response programs”. Extending a result beyond the
evidence would turn a limited observation into an unsupported general conclusion.
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