LEED PRACTICE EXAM #3 QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+
# Term Definition
1 Decrease potable water use [Hint: Decrease drinking
The intent of the credits in the Water water use]
Efficiency (WE) category is to:
2 Minimum program requirements
For information on how boundaries
should be drawn for renovation and
addition projects, project teams should
refer to the:
3 EPAct of 1992
The standard used by LEED in the Water
Efficiency (WE) category to determine
the baseline case for building water
usage is the national standard for
maximum flush and flow rates
called:beneficial use of waste materials
is:
4 Are not eligible to earn other credits in the category
In the Location and
Transportation (LT) category,
projects fulfilling the first credit, LEED for
Neighborhood Development Location:
5 Project types
Schools, retail, healthcare, data centers,
hospitality, warehouses and distribution
centers, and homes are all examples of:
6 The mission of USGBC is to:
"To transform the way buildings and communities are
designed, built and operated, enabling an
environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and
prosperous environment that improves the quality of
life." [Hint: Creating the way buildings are and their way
of operating for the better of our environment.]
, 7 Recycle 20% to 40% of construction waste from a project
Which one of the following is NOT a
with one to two material streams.
strategy to achieve a successful waste
management on a project?
8 None
How many LEED APs are required on
LEED certified project teams?
# Term Definition
9 Xeriscaping [Hint: Think Asian valorant]
The use of drought-tolerant native or
adapted plants along with rocks, bark
mulch, and other landscape elements is
called:
10 1\. Energy use reduction 2\. Energy-efficient design
The Energy and Atmosphere (EA)
strategies 3\. Renewable energy sources
category approaches energy from a
holistic perspective, addressing which
three goals? (select three)
11 Examining environmental and human health factors
The LEED v4 MR category credits'
across a product's entire life cycle
approach to materials and resources
includes:
12 40/60 rule
Project teams that are unsure which
rating system is the best fit for their
project should use the:
13 Select two of the following that are
strategies to reduce light trespass 1\. Install downlighting in parking lots to reduce the
spillage of light across the project boundary. 2\. Install
motion sensors or timers to reduce the amount of time
exterior lights stay on when they are not needed.
14 Energy and Atmosphere
Fundamental Commissioning and
Verification is a prerequisite in which
category of the LEED v4 BD+C rating
system?
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+
# Term Definition
1 Decrease potable water use [Hint: Decrease drinking
The intent of the credits in the Water water use]
Efficiency (WE) category is to:
2 Minimum program requirements
For information on how boundaries
should be drawn for renovation and
addition projects, project teams should
refer to the:
3 EPAct of 1992
The standard used by LEED in the Water
Efficiency (WE) category to determine
the baseline case for building water
usage is the national standard for
maximum flush and flow rates
called:beneficial use of waste materials
is:
4 Are not eligible to earn other credits in the category
In the Location and
Transportation (LT) category,
projects fulfilling the first credit, LEED for
Neighborhood Development Location:
5 Project types
Schools, retail, healthcare, data centers,
hospitality, warehouses and distribution
centers, and homes are all examples of:
6 The mission of USGBC is to:
"To transform the way buildings and communities are
designed, built and operated, enabling an
environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and
prosperous environment that improves the quality of
life." [Hint: Creating the way buildings are and their way
of operating for the better of our environment.]
, 7 Recycle 20% to 40% of construction waste from a project
Which one of the following is NOT a
with one to two material streams.
strategy to achieve a successful waste
management on a project?
8 None
How many LEED APs are required on
LEED certified project teams?
# Term Definition
9 Xeriscaping [Hint: Think Asian valorant]
The use of drought-tolerant native or
adapted plants along with rocks, bark
mulch, and other landscape elements is
called:
10 1\. Energy use reduction 2\. Energy-efficient design
The Energy and Atmosphere (EA)
strategies 3\. Renewable energy sources
category approaches energy from a
holistic perspective, addressing which
three goals? (select three)
11 Examining environmental and human health factors
The LEED v4 MR category credits'
across a product's entire life cycle
approach to materials and resources
includes:
12 40/60 rule
Project teams that are unsure which
rating system is the best fit for their
project should use the:
13 Select two of the following that are
strategies to reduce light trespass 1\. Install downlighting in parking lots to reduce the
spillage of light across the project boundary. 2\. Install
motion sensors or timers to reduce the amount of time
exterior lights stay on when they are not needed.
14 Energy and Atmosphere
Fundamental Commissioning and
Verification is a prerequisite in which
category of the LEED v4 BD+C rating
system?
