LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE EXAM PREP GUIDE
SAMPLE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
A bioswale would be used to help earn credit in what LEED
category
a. Water Efficiency
b. Energy and Atmosphere
c. Sustainable Sites
d. Indoor Environmental Quality Correct Answers Sustainable
Sites
A charrette is:
a. generally held at the end of the project
b. the process of bringing in the design team only for focused
conversations
c. the process brings together the project team with stakeholders
and outside experts for creative thinking and collaboration
d. a gathering of LEED APs for a general discussion on
sustainability Correct Answers the process brings together the
project team with stakeholders and outside experts for creative
thinking and collaboration
A computer generated representation of the anticipated energy
consumption of a building is called a(n):
a. energy model
b. energy star rating
c. energy audit
d. life-cycle analysis Correct Answers energy model
,A developer is reviewing potential sites for a new office
building in an urban area. What is one of the first steps towards
LEED certification?
a. coveting a goal-setting workshop
b. setting construction material quantities
c. discuss overlapping benefits
d. assigning roles and responsibilities Correct Answers coveting
a goal-setting workshop
A door found onsite and turned into a table as part of a major
renovation would be considered what type of material?
a. reused
b. renewable material
c. commingled material
d. recycled material Correct Answers reused
A landmark national effort to codify green building practices
into adoptable, adaptable, and enforceable green building codes
has produced a green building code now available as an overlay
to traditional building codes called the:
a. National Green Construction Code (NgCC)
b. National Green Building Code (NgBC)
c. International Green Building Code (IgBC)
d. International Green Construction Code (IgCC) Correct
Answers International Green Building Code (IgBC)
A major consideration when developing sustainable design is:
a. final contractor bids
b. life-cycle costs
c. construction hard costs only
d. construction change orders Correct Answers life-cycle costs
,A nationally recognized system for inspecting and calculating a
homes's energy performance, HERS stands for:
a. Heating, Electrical, and Refrigeration Society
b. Heat Energy Reduction Standard
c. Home Energy Rating System
d. Home Energy Reduction System Correct Answers Home
Energy Rating System
A new credit in LEED v4 that encourages early analysis of
energy, site, and water systems to inform design is:
a. Integrative Process
b. Site Assessment
c. Fundamental Commissioning and Verification
d. Demand Response Correct Answers Integrative Process
A program that allows utilities to call on buildings to decrease
their electricity use during peak times, reducing the strain on the
grid and the need to operate more power plants, thus potentially
avoiding the costs of constructing new plants is called:
a. ASHRAE 90.1
b. HERS
c. Energy Star Portfolio Manager
d. demand response Correct Answers demand response
A project developer is creating an erosion and sedimentation
control plan. The plan must conform to which of the following
requirements?
a. the EPA Construction General Permit or the local equivalent
b. the LEED ESC Plan
c. the landscape architects site elevations
, d. the Owner's Project Requirements (OPR) Correct Answers
the EPA Construction General Permit or the local equivalent
A project team has been asked by the owner to achieve Silver
level certification of an LEED O+M registered dental clinic.
How many total points must the project receive to be certified to
the Silver level?
a. 40-49
b. 50-59
c. 60-79
d. 80 or above Correct Answers 50-59
A project team incorporating natural ventilation into building
design would most likely include:
a. light shelves
b. MERV 13 filters
c. operable windows
d. LED lighting Correct Answers operable windows
A project team is almost done designing a new construction
office building wishes to achieve option 1 of the EQ Credit -
Interior Lighting to get platinum certification. To achieve the
credit they will:
a. install LED light bulbs in all fixtures
b. install one skylight in every regularly occupied space
c. provide individual lighting controls for at least 90% of
occupants
d. provide individual lighting controls for at least 50% of
occupants Correct Answers provide individual lighting controls
for at least 90% of occupants
SAMPLE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
A bioswale would be used to help earn credit in what LEED
category
a. Water Efficiency
b. Energy and Atmosphere
c. Sustainable Sites
d. Indoor Environmental Quality Correct Answers Sustainable
Sites
A charrette is:
a. generally held at the end of the project
b. the process of bringing in the design team only for focused
conversations
c. the process brings together the project team with stakeholders
and outside experts for creative thinking and collaboration
d. a gathering of LEED APs for a general discussion on
sustainability Correct Answers the process brings together the
project team with stakeholders and outside experts for creative
thinking and collaboration
A computer generated representation of the anticipated energy
consumption of a building is called a(n):
a. energy model
b. energy star rating
c. energy audit
d. life-cycle analysis Correct Answers energy model
,A developer is reviewing potential sites for a new office
building in an urban area. What is one of the first steps towards
LEED certification?
a. coveting a goal-setting workshop
b. setting construction material quantities
c. discuss overlapping benefits
d. assigning roles and responsibilities Correct Answers coveting
a goal-setting workshop
A door found onsite and turned into a table as part of a major
renovation would be considered what type of material?
a. reused
b. renewable material
c. commingled material
d. recycled material Correct Answers reused
A landmark national effort to codify green building practices
into adoptable, adaptable, and enforceable green building codes
has produced a green building code now available as an overlay
to traditional building codes called the:
a. National Green Construction Code (NgCC)
b. National Green Building Code (NgBC)
c. International Green Building Code (IgBC)
d. International Green Construction Code (IgCC) Correct
Answers International Green Building Code (IgBC)
A major consideration when developing sustainable design is:
a. final contractor bids
b. life-cycle costs
c. construction hard costs only
d. construction change orders Correct Answers life-cycle costs
,A nationally recognized system for inspecting and calculating a
homes's energy performance, HERS stands for:
a. Heating, Electrical, and Refrigeration Society
b. Heat Energy Reduction Standard
c. Home Energy Rating System
d. Home Energy Reduction System Correct Answers Home
Energy Rating System
A new credit in LEED v4 that encourages early analysis of
energy, site, and water systems to inform design is:
a. Integrative Process
b. Site Assessment
c. Fundamental Commissioning and Verification
d. Demand Response Correct Answers Integrative Process
A program that allows utilities to call on buildings to decrease
their electricity use during peak times, reducing the strain on the
grid and the need to operate more power plants, thus potentially
avoiding the costs of constructing new plants is called:
a. ASHRAE 90.1
b. HERS
c. Energy Star Portfolio Manager
d. demand response Correct Answers demand response
A project developer is creating an erosion and sedimentation
control plan. The plan must conform to which of the following
requirements?
a. the EPA Construction General Permit or the local equivalent
b. the LEED ESC Plan
c. the landscape architects site elevations
, d. the Owner's Project Requirements (OPR) Correct Answers
the EPA Construction General Permit or the local equivalent
A project team has been asked by the owner to achieve Silver
level certification of an LEED O+M registered dental clinic.
How many total points must the project receive to be certified to
the Silver level?
a. 40-49
b. 50-59
c. 60-79
d. 80 or above Correct Answers 50-59
A project team incorporating natural ventilation into building
design would most likely include:
a. light shelves
b. MERV 13 filters
c. operable windows
d. LED lighting Correct Answers operable windows
A project team is almost done designing a new construction
office building wishes to achieve option 1 of the EQ Credit -
Interior Lighting to get platinum certification. To achieve the
credit they will:
a. install LED light bulbs in all fixtures
b. install one skylight in every regularly occupied space
c. provide individual lighting controls for at least 90% of
occupants
d. provide individual lighting controls for at least 50% of
occupants Correct Answers provide individual lighting controls
for at least 90% of occupants
