LEED Green Associate Sample Exam
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What rules should be used when selecting a LEED rating system when more than one
system may apply? - ✔✔40/60
Use the rating system that is most applicable
To verify the compliance of a credit or prerequisite, a qualified member of the project
team submits this - ✔✔Credit Forms
This source consumes the largest amount of energy in buildings - ✔✔Space Heating
Legal protection of the ozone layer in the US is provided by this - ✔✔Montreal Protocol
2009 LEED rating systems, except LEED for Homes and LEED for ND, have what 3
structures? - ✔✔Credits,
Minimum Program Requirements,
Prerequisites
The Energy Policy Act establishes what flush rate as the baseline water consumption for
water closets? - ✔✔1.6 gallons per flush
The Triple Bottom Line evaluates the human and environmental effects associated with
these - ✔✔Social, economics, and environment
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, Construction and demolition debris cannot include 2 of these items - ✔✔Rock, Soil
To qualify as a regional material, within what distance must a material be extracted,
harvested, or recovered, and manufactured? - ✔✔500 miles
For storage and collection of recyclables, a building recycling program must include
these items: - ✔✔Plastic, Cardboard, Metal
To two primary responsibilities of the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) are:
- ✔✔Provides third party LEED professional credentialing, Provides third part LEED
project certification
Regional Priority credits are made available to the project for - ✔✔The zip code of the
geographic location of the project
The LEED project boundary is defined as - ✔✔The boundary description that is
submitted for certification
The 2009 LEED Rating System best suited for an office complex where the owner will
occupy 60% of the building would be - ✔✔LEED for New Construction and Major
Renovations
The minimum FTE requirement per Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) for
LEED Certification is - ✔✔1 FTE
A popular program for comparing the energy performance of multiple buildings -
✔✔ENERGY STAR
What is unique about the Innovative Performance requirement for the Innovation in
Design credit? - ✔✔It is not applicable to existing or similar strategies in the LEED
rating system
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Questions with Correct Answers 100%
Pass
What rules should be used when selecting a LEED rating system when more than one
system may apply? - ✔✔40/60
Use the rating system that is most applicable
To verify the compliance of a credit or prerequisite, a qualified member of the project
team submits this - ✔✔Credit Forms
This source consumes the largest amount of energy in buildings - ✔✔Space Heating
Legal protection of the ozone layer in the US is provided by this - ✔✔Montreal Protocol
2009 LEED rating systems, except LEED for Homes and LEED for ND, have what 3
structures? - ✔✔Credits,
Minimum Program Requirements,
Prerequisites
The Energy Policy Act establishes what flush rate as the baseline water consumption for
water closets? - ✔✔1.6 gallons per flush
The Triple Bottom Line evaluates the human and environmental effects associated with
these - ✔✔Social, economics, and environment
© EMILY CHARLENE YEAR 2025-2026, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
, Construction and demolition debris cannot include 2 of these items - ✔✔Rock, Soil
To qualify as a regional material, within what distance must a material be extracted,
harvested, or recovered, and manufactured? - ✔✔500 miles
For storage and collection of recyclables, a building recycling program must include
these items: - ✔✔Plastic, Cardboard, Metal
To two primary responsibilities of the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) are:
- ✔✔Provides third party LEED professional credentialing, Provides third part LEED
project certification
Regional Priority credits are made available to the project for - ✔✔The zip code of the
geographic location of the project
The LEED project boundary is defined as - ✔✔The boundary description that is
submitted for certification
The 2009 LEED Rating System best suited for an office complex where the owner will
occupy 60% of the building would be - ✔✔LEED for New Construction and Major
Renovations
The minimum FTE requirement per Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) for
LEED Certification is - ✔✔1 FTE
A popular program for comparing the energy performance of multiple buildings -
✔✔ENERGY STAR
What is unique about the Innovative Performance requirement for the Innovation in
Design credit? - ✔✔It is not applicable to existing or similar strategies in the LEED
rating system
© EMILY CHARLENE YEAR 2025-2026, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
