100 Question LEED Green Associate Practice Test
1) Which of the following is a preferred site for a LEED building?
o. A pristine site overlooking a marsh
p. A brownfield with solvent contamination
q. An organic farm
r. habitat for an endangered species
2) A project team is interested in pursuing LEED Platinum Certification for a major
renovation. Which of the following is true?
a. There is an additional fee for Gold and Platinum Level certification
b. There is no registration or certification fee for Platinum Certified buildings
c. The project team must achieve 70 points or more to achieve LEED Platinum
certification
d. LEED Platinum certification requires achieving 80 points or more
3) Which of the following credit categories would potentially add the highest first costs in
a New Building, but also with the quickest payback?
a. Sustainable Sites
b. Water Efficiency
c. Energy and Atmosphere
d. Regional Priority
4) What certification requires a Chain of Custody (COC) number?
a. GreenGuard
b. FSC
c. Green Spec
d. Green-e
5) Which of the following is not a biobased material?
a. Plant material
b. Leather
c. Animal based material
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, d. Marine material
6) What standard would a wet applied liquid adhesive need to meet to be eligible for EQ
Low Emitting Materials credit?
a. Green Seal 36
b. Green Guard
c. Green-e
d. South Coast Air Quality Management District
7) The minimum program requirements for LEED certification serve what purpose?
(choose three)
a. To give clear guidance to customers
b. To protect the integrity of the LEED program
c. To reduce challenges that occur during the LEED certification process
d. To assign your project a unique project ID number
8) A reasonable LEED boundary:
a. Is determined by the project team using the LEED Project Checklist
b. Can be shared by two buildings as long as both are LEED certified
c. Must include a permanent building or space
d. Can include adjacent land for open space credit
9) Which of the following are considered soft costs? (choose two)
a. Project drawings
b. Concrete stain
c. GreenGuard Certified furniture
d. Interest payments
10) Which statement is false about minimum program requirements?
a. Must comply with project size requirements
b. Must use reasonable LEED boundaries
c. Must be in a permanent location on existing land
d. Must have a gross floor area of at least 50% of gross land area within LEED
boundary
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,11) A USGBC logo may be used to indicate: (choose two)
a. That a product meets LEED requirements
b. That a business is a USGBC member
c. That a building is LEED certified
d. That a building is anticipating LEED certification
12) How is density calculated for Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses credit
calculated? (Choose 3)
a. Separate residential density in (dwelling units/ acre)
b. Separate Non-residential density in FAR (Floor Area Ratio)
c. Combined density (buildings/ acre)
d. Combined density: square footage/ acre
13) Who can upload supporting documentation onto LEED Online?
a. The LEED AP and the project Owner
b. The Project Team Administrator
c. The Project Team Member assigned to a given credit
d. The Project Team Administrator and the Project Team Member assigned to a
given credit
14) When local zoning does not define open space, how is it measured?
a. Area within the property boundary minus the development footprint
b. Total area within the property boundary
c. Total area planted with turfgrass
d. Total green roof area in a rural setting
15) Which of the following is true about exemplary performance credits (choose two)?
a. A project could show exemplary performance on each credit
b. Exemplary performance gives a project special certification consideration
c. Exemplary performance is considered meeting the next threshold in percentage
for existing LEED credits measured using percentages
d. Exemplary performance falls under the Innovation credit category
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, 16) Which credit does not have the potential for exemplary performance?
a. Optimize Energy Performance
b. Heat Island Reduction
c. Access to Quality Transit
d. Light Pollution Reduction
17) Which one of the following is not an intent of the Location and Transportation
category?
a. Encourage compact development
b. Promote alternative transportation
c. Encourage development in new areas
d. Connect with existing amenities
18) Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction - Building and Materials Reuse is calculated
by...
a. Weight
b. Cost
c. Volume
d. Surface Area
19) Which are the best ways to reduce potable water in irrigation (choose three)?
a. Reduce lawn (turfgrass)
b. Use irrigation wells
c. Plant or protect native or adapted plants
d. Install drip irrigation
20) What materials are required to be collected under MR Storage and Collection of
Recyclables?
a. Drywall
b. Clean Wood Waste
c. Plastic Bottles
d. Electronic Waste
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1) Which of the following is a preferred site for a LEED building?
o. A pristine site overlooking a marsh
p. A brownfield with solvent contamination
q. An organic farm
r. habitat for an endangered species
2) A project team is interested in pursuing LEED Platinum Certification for a major
renovation. Which of the following is true?
a. There is an additional fee for Gold and Platinum Level certification
b. There is no registration or certification fee for Platinum Certified buildings
c. The project team must achieve 70 points or more to achieve LEED Platinum
certification
d. LEED Platinum certification requires achieving 80 points or more
3) Which of the following credit categories would potentially add the highest first costs in
a New Building, but also with the quickest payback?
a. Sustainable Sites
b. Water Efficiency
c. Energy and Atmosphere
d. Regional Priority
4) What certification requires a Chain of Custody (COC) number?
a. GreenGuard
b. FSC
c. Green Spec
d. Green-e
5) Which of the following is not a biobased material?
a. Plant material
b. Leather
c. Animal based material
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, d. Marine material
6) What standard would a wet applied liquid adhesive need to meet to be eligible for EQ
Low Emitting Materials credit?
a. Green Seal 36
b. Green Guard
c. Green-e
d. South Coast Air Quality Management District
7) The minimum program requirements for LEED certification serve what purpose?
(choose three)
a. To give clear guidance to customers
b. To protect the integrity of the LEED program
c. To reduce challenges that occur during the LEED certification process
d. To assign your project a unique project ID number
8) A reasonable LEED boundary:
a. Is determined by the project team using the LEED Project Checklist
b. Can be shared by two buildings as long as both are LEED certified
c. Must include a permanent building or space
d. Can include adjacent land for open space credit
9) Which of the following are considered soft costs? (choose two)
a. Project drawings
b. Concrete stain
c. GreenGuard Certified furniture
d. Interest payments
10) Which statement is false about minimum program requirements?
a. Must comply with project size requirements
b. Must use reasonable LEED boundaries
c. Must be in a permanent location on existing land
d. Must have a gross floor area of at least 50% of gross land area within LEED
boundary
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,11) A USGBC logo may be used to indicate: (choose two)
a. That a product meets LEED requirements
b. That a business is a USGBC member
c. That a building is LEED certified
d. That a building is anticipating LEED certification
12) How is density calculated for Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses credit
calculated? (Choose 3)
a. Separate residential density in (dwelling units/ acre)
b. Separate Non-residential density in FAR (Floor Area Ratio)
c. Combined density (buildings/ acre)
d. Combined density: square footage/ acre
13) Who can upload supporting documentation onto LEED Online?
a. The LEED AP and the project Owner
b. The Project Team Administrator
c. The Project Team Member assigned to a given credit
d. The Project Team Administrator and the Project Team Member assigned to a
given credit
14) When local zoning does not define open space, how is it measured?
a. Area within the property boundary minus the development footprint
b. Total area within the property boundary
c. Total area planted with turfgrass
d. Total green roof area in a rural setting
15) Which of the following is true about exemplary performance credits (choose two)?
a. A project could show exemplary performance on each credit
b. Exemplary performance gives a project special certification consideration
c. Exemplary performance is considered meeting the next threshold in percentage
for existing LEED credits measured using percentages
d. Exemplary performance falls under the Innovation credit category
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, 16) Which credit does not have the potential for exemplary performance?
a. Optimize Energy Performance
b. Heat Island Reduction
c. Access to Quality Transit
d. Light Pollution Reduction
17) Which one of the following is not an intent of the Location and Transportation
category?
a. Encourage compact development
b. Promote alternative transportation
c. Encourage development in new areas
d. Connect with existing amenities
18) Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction - Building and Materials Reuse is calculated
by...
a. Weight
b. Cost
c. Volume
d. Surface Area
19) Which are the best ways to reduce potable water in irrigation (choose three)?
a. Reduce lawn (turfgrass)
b. Use irrigation wells
c. Plant or protect native or adapted plants
d. Install drip irrigation
20) What materials are required to be collected under MR Storage and Collection of
Recyclables?
a. Drywall
b. Clean Wood Waste
c. Plastic Bottles
d. Electronic Waste
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