LEED AP BD+C (GBES Exam Prep)
2025/2026 Exam Questions and Answers
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What must your erosion control plan adhere to? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Erosion control
plans must adhere to the 2003 EPA Construction General Permit (or local
standards, whichever is more stringent).
What is a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A Phase I
Environmental Site Assessment is a report prepared for a real estate holding that
identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities.
How is a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment more in depth? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔A Phase II Environmental Site Assessment is a further investigation that
collects original samples of soil, groundwater, or building materials to analyze.
,What are the types of sensitive sites to avoid building on? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-
Prime farmland
- Flood plain
- Endangered species habitat
- Land with 50' of wetlands
- Land within 100' of a water body
Who defines prime farmland? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Prime farmland is defined by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
What is the building requirement for projects in places without legally adopted
flood hazard maps? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Areas without legally adopted flood hazard
maps cannot build on a floodplain subject to a 1% or greater chance of flooding in
any given year.
What is development footprint? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Development footprint is the
total land area of a project site covered by buildings, streets, parking areas, and
other typically impermeable surfaces constructed as part of the project.
What are the requirements for surrounding density? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Locate on a
site whose surrounding existing density within a 1/4 mile radius of the project
, 3
boundary meets either the 'separate residential and non-residential densities' or
'combined density' values.
What are the minimum surrounding density requirements? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔0.5
non-residential density (FAR) or 7 residential density (DU/acre)
or
22,000 sf/acre of buildable land combined density
What are the requirements for diverse uses? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Construct or
renovate a building or a space within a building such that the building's main
entrance is within a 1/2 mile walking distance of the main entrance of 4 to 7 (1
point) or 8+ (2 points existing and publicly available diverse uses.
What are the five use categories for diverse uses? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. Food retail
2. Community-serving retail
3. Services
4. Civic and community
5. Community anchor uses
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, What are the distances for Access to Quality Transit? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1/4 mile
walking distance of existing or planned bus, streetcar, or ride share stops, or within
a 1/2 mile walking distance of existing or planned bus rapid transit stops, light or
heavy rail stations, commuter rail stations, or ferry terminals.
Where is Access to Quality Transit measured from? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Access to
Quality Transit is measured from a functional entry. This represents a building
opening designed to be used by pedestrians and open during regular business
hours. It does not include any door exclusively designated as an emergency exit, or
a garage door not designed as a pedestrian entrance.
How many bike racks are required for a commercial building? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-
Short-term storage for at least 2.5% of all peak visitors (no fewer than 4 spaces per
building)
- Long-term storage for 5% of all regular building occupants (no fewer than 4
spaces per building)
How many bike racks are required for a residential project? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-
Short-term storage for at least 2.5% of all peak visitors (no fewer than 4 spaces per
building)
- Long-term storage for 30% of all regular building occupants
2025/2026 Exam Questions and Answers
| 100% Pass
What must your erosion control plan adhere to? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Erosion control
plans must adhere to the 2003 EPA Construction General Permit (or local
standards, whichever is more stringent).
What is a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A Phase I
Environmental Site Assessment is a report prepared for a real estate holding that
identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities.
How is a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment more in depth? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔A Phase II Environmental Site Assessment is a further investigation that
collects original samples of soil, groundwater, or building materials to analyze.
,What are the types of sensitive sites to avoid building on? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-
Prime farmland
- Flood plain
- Endangered species habitat
- Land with 50' of wetlands
- Land within 100' of a water body
Who defines prime farmland? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Prime farmland is defined by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
What is the building requirement for projects in places without legally adopted
flood hazard maps? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Areas without legally adopted flood hazard
maps cannot build on a floodplain subject to a 1% or greater chance of flooding in
any given year.
What is development footprint? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Development footprint is the
total land area of a project site covered by buildings, streets, parking areas, and
other typically impermeable surfaces constructed as part of the project.
What are the requirements for surrounding density? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Locate on a
site whose surrounding existing density within a 1/4 mile radius of the project
, 3
boundary meets either the 'separate residential and non-residential densities' or
'combined density' values.
What are the minimum surrounding density requirements? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔0.5
non-residential density (FAR) or 7 residential density (DU/acre)
or
22,000 sf/acre of buildable land combined density
What are the requirements for diverse uses? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Construct or
renovate a building or a space within a building such that the building's main
entrance is within a 1/2 mile walking distance of the main entrance of 4 to 7 (1
point) or 8+ (2 points existing and publicly available diverse uses.
What are the five use categories for diverse uses? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. Food retail
2. Community-serving retail
3. Services
4. Civic and community
5. Community anchor uses
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, What are the distances for Access to Quality Transit? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1/4 mile
walking distance of existing or planned bus, streetcar, or ride share stops, or within
a 1/2 mile walking distance of existing or planned bus rapid transit stops, light or
heavy rail stations, commuter rail stations, or ferry terminals.
Where is Access to Quality Transit measured from? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Access to
Quality Transit is measured from a functional entry. This represents a building
opening designed to be used by pedestrians and open during regular business
hours. It does not include any door exclusively designated as an emergency exit, or
a garage door not designed as a pedestrian entrance.
How many bike racks are required for a commercial building? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-
Short-term storage for at least 2.5% of all peak visitors (no fewer than 4 spaces per
building)
- Long-term storage for 5% of all regular building occupants (no fewer than 4
spaces per building)
How many bike racks are required for a residential project? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-
Short-term storage for at least 2.5% of all peak visitors (no fewer than 4 spaces per
building)
- Long-term storage for 30% of all regular building occupants
