LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE:
PRACTICE EXAM#1 |GRADUATE
EXAM| (2024/2025)(A+ GRADED
100% VERIFIED)
'Process Water' applications in a LEED project may include which of these examples?
-Answer:1. Dishwashers
2. Water associated with a manufacturing process
3. Laundry facilities
Process water: not drinking water; used for more industrial uses; gone through
extensive treatment though
A building material that is made from recycled soda bottles contains? -Answer:Post-
consumer recycled content
A Green Associate Candidate's approved exam application is valid for how long? -
Answer:1 year from the approval date
A high solar reflectance index (SRI) roof would contribute to: -Answer:Reducing heat
island effect
A LEED for New Construction project is looking for the best site for their building.
Incentivizing use of public transportation is a goal for the project. Which of the
following are appropriate strategies for this? -Answer:Locate the project within easy
walking distance of bus stops
A LEED Project Team is designing a school. Which of the following credit topics
presents the best opportunity for educating about green building and LEED Credits
,in a K-5 facility? -Answer:Protect and store habitat; heat island effect; water efficient
landscaping
A LEED Project Team plans to use low-emitting materials. The qualities and
attributes of these materials may also help to achieve which of the following credits:
-Answer:Recycled Content and Regional Materials
A potential use for nonpotable, recycled greywater waste is -Answer:Irrigation
Systems
A school project in predesign wants to incorporate building strategies to maximize
student learning. Which strategies should be considered to achieve this goal? -
Answer:1. Incorporate daylight into classrooms
2. Consider acoustical issues in core learning spaces
According to the EPA, what percentage of solid waste is currently recycled in the
United States? -Answer:32%
According to the EPA, what percentage of time do Americans spend indoors? -
Answer:90%
Ambient Temperature -Answer:The temperature of the surrounding air or other
medium
An approach in which all things find a new use at the end of their useful life is: -
Answer:Cradle to Cradle
An Innovation in Design credit for innovative strategies is likely available for
projects that ____? -Answer:Develop an educational outreach program - goal is to
expand the breadth of green building practices and introduce new ideas; address
environmental issues not addressed elsewhere
An operable window is considered what type of control? -Answer:Thermal comfort -
air speed and temperature
ASHRAE -Answer:American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning
Engineers
ASHRAE, USGBC, and IES worked collaboratively to develop what regulatory
document to overlay traditional building codes? -Answer:Green Codes Certificate
Program
Bake Out -Answer:Process to remove VOCs before occupancy - involves elevating
the building` temperature
, Biodegradable -Answer:Capable of decomposing under natural conditions.
Building Density -Answer:The floor area of the building divided by the total area of
the site (square feet per acre)
Building on greenfields is less appropriate for development because it: -
Answer:Reduces land for open space and farming
By-Product -Answer:A material, other than the principal product, generated as a
consequence of an industrial process or as a breakdown product in a living system
Carbon Footprint -Answer:A measure of greenhouse gas emissions associated with
an activity.
Categories:
SS
WE
EA
MR
IEQ
ID
IO -Answer:Sustainable Sites
Water Efficiency
Energy & Atmosphere
Materials & Resources
Indoor Environmental Quality
Innovation in Design
Innovation in Operations
Credit Interpretation Requests (CIRs) are intended to request: -Answer:An alternate
pathway for achieving an existing LEED credit
A formal question asked of GBCI from the project team. These are submitted when
teams require clarification on their approach to achieving a specific prerequisite or
credit
Credit weightings are based on ___? -Answer:Environmental impacts and human
benefits
Decreasing impervious surfaces on a project site will ____? -Answer:Reduce
stormwater runoff
Demand controlled ventilation is typically adjusted din response to _____? -
Answer:Carbon dioxide concentrations - adjusted based on building occupancy
PRACTICE EXAM#1 |GRADUATE
EXAM| (2024/2025)(A+ GRADED
100% VERIFIED)
'Process Water' applications in a LEED project may include which of these examples?
-Answer:1. Dishwashers
2. Water associated with a manufacturing process
3. Laundry facilities
Process water: not drinking water; used for more industrial uses; gone through
extensive treatment though
A building material that is made from recycled soda bottles contains? -Answer:Post-
consumer recycled content
A Green Associate Candidate's approved exam application is valid for how long? -
Answer:1 year from the approval date
A high solar reflectance index (SRI) roof would contribute to: -Answer:Reducing heat
island effect
A LEED for New Construction project is looking for the best site for their building.
Incentivizing use of public transportation is a goal for the project. Which of the
following are appropriate strategies for this? -Answer:Locate the project within easy
walking distance of bus stops
A LEED Project Team is designing a school. Which of the following credit topics
presents the best opportunity for educating about green building and LEED Credits
,in a K-5 facility? -Answer:Protect and store habitat; heat island effect; water efficient
landscaping
A LEED Project Team plans to use low-emitting materials. The qualities and
attributes of these materials may also help to achieve which of the following credits:
-Answer:Recycled Content and Regional Materials
A potential use for nonpotable, recycled greywater waste is -Answer:Irrigation
Systems
A school project in predesign wants to incorporate building strategies to maximize
student learning. Which strategies should be considered to achieve this goal? -
Answer:1. Incorporate daylight into classrooms
2. Consider acoustical issues in core learning spaces
According to the EPA, what percentage of solid waste is currently recycled in the
United States? -Answer:32%
According to the EPA, what percentage of time do Americans spend indoors? -
Answer:90%
Ambient Temperature -Answer:The temperature of the surrounding air or other
medium
An approach in which all things find a new use at the end of their useful life is: -
Answer:Cradle to Cradle
An Innovation in Design credit for innovative strategies is likely available for
projects that ____? -Answer:Develop an educational outreach program - goal is to
expand the breadth of green building practices and introduce new ideas; address
environmental issues not addressed elsewhere
An operable window is considered what type of control? -Answer:Thermal comfort -
air speed and temperature
ASHRAE -Answer:American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning
Engineers
ASHRAE, USGBC, and IES worked collaboratively to develop what regulatory
document to overlay traditional building codes? -Answer:Green Codes Certificate
Program
Bake Out -Answer:Process to remove VOCs before occupancy - involves elevating
the building` temperature
, Biodegradable -Answer:Capable of decomposing under natural conditions.
Building Density -Answer:The floor area of the building divided by the total area of
the site (square feet per acre)
Building on greenfields is less appropriate for development because it: -
Answer:Reduces land for open space and farming
By-Product -Answer:A material, other than the principal product, generated as a
consequence of an industrial process or as a breakdown product in a living system
Carbon Footprint -Answer:A measure of greenhouse gas emissions associated with
an activity.
Categories:
SS
WE
EA
MR
IEQ
ID
IO -Answer:Sustainable Sites
Water Efficiency
Energy & Atmosphere
Materials & Resources
Indoor Environmental Quality
Innovation in Design
Innovation in Operations
Credit Interpretation Requests (CIRs) are intended to request: -Answer:An alternate
pathway for achieving an existing LEED credit
A formal question asked of GBCI from the project team. These are submitted when
teams require clarification on their approach to achieving a specific prerequisite or
credit
Credit weightings are based on ___? -Answer:Environmental impacts and human
benefits
Decreasing impervious surfaces on a project site will ____? -Answer:Reduce
stormwater runoff
Demand controlled ventilation is typically adjusted din response to _____? -
Answer:Carbon dioxide concentrations - adjusted based on building occupancy
