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LEED Test 2025/2026 – 107 Exam Questions with Correct Answers | Rating Systems, Credit Categories, Integrative Process & Site Selection

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This expertly compiled study document features a total of 107 verified LEED exam questions and answers, fully aligned with the 2025/2026 updates to the LEED Green Associate and LEED AP certification paths. Covering a wide spectrum of tested knowledge, the content spans LEED rating systems (BD+C, ID+C, O+M, ND, Homes), Minimum Program Requirements, LEED credit categories (such as Location and Transportation, Water Efficiency, Materials and Resources, Innovation, and Indoor Environmental Quality), and integrative and sustainable design processes. You’ll also find detailed insights on impact categories (like Reverse Contribution to Global Climate Change and Enhance Individual Human Health and Well-Being), system goals, green building standards (ASHRAE, ISO 14000, Green Seal), energy performance, documentation procedures (such as CIRs and LEED credit forms), and strategies for sustainable site selection, walkability, transportation, and smart growth. This resource is ideal for: Students in Architecture, Environmental Science, Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Construction Management. Professionals and candidates preparing for LEED Green Associate (GA) and LEED AP (Accredited Professional) exams. Sustainability consultants, building designers, and anyone involved in green building certification projects. Whether you're preparing for your first attempt or reinforcing your knowledge for a recertification, this document offers a comprehensive, exam-relevant foundation for success. Keywords: LEED Green Associate, LEED AP, LEED 2025, LEED exam questions, sustainable design, green building, LEED BD+C, LEED ID+C, LEED O+M, LEED ND, Minimum Program Requirements, LEED credit categories, integrative process, smart growth, site selection, ASHRAE standards, ISO 14000, LEED certification, LEED checklist, LEED documentation, energy efficiency, environmental design

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LEED Test 2025/2026 Exam Questions
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1-For which of the following would a LEED Green Associate use the Green

Building Information Gateway (GBIG)? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. Exploring and

comparing the green dimensions of the built environment.

2-What factor impacts the cost of earning LEED-certification? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔D. Square footage of the building.


3-A university client asks about certifying multiple buildings. Which of the

following is an appropriate response? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. The Campus Program

can be used for projects not necessarily uniform in design or operations but located

on a single campus location.

,4-Who is responsible for ensuring the use of the consensus process to evolve

LEED in accordance with the mission, guiding principles, and strategic plan of

USGBC? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C. LEED Steering Committee.


5-What is the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) intended to replace? -

🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. Traditional building codes.


6-Which of the following is NOT a component of the impact category Enhance

Social Equity, Environmental Justice, Community Health and Quality of Life? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔E. Support Occupant Comfort and Well-Being.


7-When there are two or more rating systems that might be applicable to a project,

how should the project team decide which rating system to use? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔A. Use the 40/60 rule.


8-A multi-family building that is 3 stories tall would be certified under what rating

system? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. LEED BD+C: Homes.


9-A project that earns 65 points would earn what level of certification? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔A. Gold.


10-What LEED rating system helps create better, more sustainable, well-connected

neighborhoods? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. LEED ND.

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11-Which of the following defines the types of buildings, spaces, and

neighborhoods that the LEED rating system is designed to evaluate? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔D. Minimum Program Requirements.


12-Promoting the triple bottom line is a part of USGBC's: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D.

Guiding principles.

13-The area of a project site that is used by the building structure, defined by the

perimeter of the building plan is the: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. Building footprint.


14-What is true about a project that earns 38 points towards certification? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔B. The project would not earn certification.


15-What LEED credit category rewards projects within relatively dense areas, near

diverse uses, with access to a variety of transportation options, or on sites with

development constraints? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. Location and Transportation.


16-Which of the following determines the level of certification a project earns? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔C. The number of points a project earns.


17-What LEED developments address specific space types and international

requirements? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C. LEED Rating System adaptations.




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, 18-What is the point range for a project to earn LEED Gold? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A.

60-79.


19-What statement is true regarding the LEED Scorecard? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C.

The LEED Scorecard is organized by LEED category.

20-Where should a project team go for updates and errata for the LEED BD+C:

New Construction rating system? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C. usgbc.org.


21-What are the basic types of LEED improvements that are updated through

revisions on a regular development cycle? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A. Errata and

Addenda.

B. Next version of LEED.

C. Adaptations.

22-Exemplary performance and pilot credits are awarded in what LEED category?

- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. Innovation.


23-Which of the following are mandatory for LEED certification? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔A. Meeting the Minimum Program Requirements.


E. Meeting all prerequisites.

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