LEED Green Associate Exam
What are the 3 Minimum Program Requirements? - Answers-1. Project must be in a permanent location
on existing land
2. Project must use a reasonable LEED boundary
3. Project must comply with LEED's project size requirements
If a project receives 80 points but does not meet one of the MPRs, what certification level will it receive?
- Answers-None.
How many points for LEED Certified? - Answers-40-49
How many points for LEED Silver? - Answers-50-59
How many points for LEED Gold? - Answers-60-79
How many points for LEED Platinum? - Answers-80+
How many total points are available? - Answers-110. 10 bonus points are possible through Innovation (6
points) and Regional Priority (4 points)
What are the five rating system categories? - Answers-1. LEED for Building Design and Construction
(LEED BD + C)
2. LEED for Interior Design and Construction (LEED ID + C)
,3. LEED Building Operations and Maintenance (LEED O + M)
4. LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED ND)
5. LEED for Homes
If the total area of a building contains 35% square footage for a hospital and 50% for a school, which
rating system COULD be used? - Answers-LEED BD + C: Schools. See: 40/60 Rule.
To be eligible for the LEED BD + C: Core and Shell Development rating system, the developer must
construct less than _______% of the interior gross floor area. - Answers-40%. The tenants must be able
to construct the rest.
Which LEED BD+C project rating systems are eligible for pre-certification (for marketing purposes)? -
Answers-LEED BD+C: Core and Shell Development (LEED BD+C: CS)
Do university building have to be academic buildings to qualify for LEED BD+C: Schools rating system? -
Answers-No. All core and ancillary K-12 buildings on school grounds and higher education and non-
academic buildings are eligible.
LEED BD+C: Data Centers rating system is designed for buildings that contain ______________________
equipment - Answers-High-density computing
What are the eight rating systems within LEED BD+C? - Answers-:NC (New Construction and Major
Renovation)
:CS (Core and Shell Development)
:S (Schools)
:R (Retail)
:DC (Data Centers)
:WDC (Warehouses and Distribution Centers)
:HO (Hospitality)
,:HC (Healthcare)
For the LEED BD+C: HC rating system, a hospital must be open _________________ - Answers-24/7. It
must also provide inpatient medical treatment
What are the three rating systems within LEED ID+C? - Answers-:CI (Commercial Interiors)
:R (Retail)
:HO (Hospitality)
LEED ID+C: CI goes hand-in-hand with which LEED BD+C credit? - Answers-LEED BD+C: CS. A developer
may certify the exterior as BD+C:CS, and the tenant may certify the interior as ID+C: CI
LEED O+M building certifications expire every _____ years. - Answers-Five. Projects must be re
What are the six rating systems within LEED O+M? - Answers-:EB (Existing Buildings)
:R (Retail)
:S (Schools)
:HO (Hospitality)
:DC (Data Centers)
:WDC (Warehouse and Distribution Centers)
What are the catch-all (general types that fall outside of other categories of buildings) categories for
LEED BD+C and LEED O+M? - Answers-LEED BD+C: NC
LEED O+M: EB
For a LEED ND project, the location and design of the neighborhood will aim to reduce VMT, which
stands for ________________________________. - Answers-Vehicle Miles Traveled
, The two types of LEED ND certifications are _____________________ and ____________________. -
Answers-Plan
Built Project
All LEED ND certified lands must address five categories. What are they? - Answers-Smart Location and
Linkage
Neighborhood Pattern and Design
Green Infrastructure and Buildings
Innovation and Design
Regional Priority Credit
What is the maximum number of stories for a project to be eligible for LEED for Homes? Which rating
systems should these projects use instead? - Answers-Eight
LEED BD+C: NC
Which two rating systems require in-field verification? - Answers-LEED BD+C: H (Homes and Multifamily
Low-rise)
LEED BD+C: MR (Multifamily Midrise)
What will be the next version of LEED? - Answers-LEED v5
What are pilot credits? Under what credit category do they qualify? - Answers-Credits proposed for the
next version of LEED. Innovation credits.
How is the LEED project boundary defined? - Answers-The platted property line of the project
What are the 3 Minimum Program Requirements? - Answers-1. Project must be in a permanent location
on existing land
2. Project must use a reasonable LEED boundary
3. Project must comply with LEED's project size requirements
If a project receives 80 points but does not meet one of the MPRs, what certification level will it receive?
- Answers-None.
How many points for LEED Certified? - Answers-40-49
How many points for LEED Silver? - Answers-50-59
How many points for LEED Gold? - Answers-60-79
How many points for LEED Platinum? - Answers-80+
How many total points are available? - Answers-110. 10 bonus points are possible through Innovation (6
points) and Regional Priority (4 points)
What are the five rating system categories? - Answers-1. LEED for Building Design and Construction
(LEED BD + C)
2. LEED for Interior Design and Construction (LEED ID + C)
,3. LEED Building Operations and Maintenance (LEED O + M)
4. LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED ND)
5. LEED for Homes
If the total area of a building contains 35% square footage for a hospital and 50% for a school, which
rating system COULD be used? - Answers-LEED BD + C: Schools. See: 40/60 Rule.
To be eligible for the LEED BD + C: Core and Shell Development rating system, the developer must
construct less than _______% of the interior gross floor area. - Answers-40%. The tenants must be able
to construct the rest.
Which LEED BD+C project rating systems are eligible for pre-certification (for marketing purposes)? -
Answers-LEED BD+C: Core and Shell Development (LEED BD+C: CS)
Do university building have to be academic buildings to qualify for LEED BD+C: Schools rating system? -
Answers-No. All core and ancillary K-12 buildings on school grounds and higher education and non-
academic buildings are eligible.
LEED BD+C: Data Centers rating system is designed for buildings that contain ______________________
equipment - Answers-High-density computing
What are the eight rating systems within LEED BD+C? - Answers-:NC (New Construction and Major
Renovation)
:CS (Core and Shell Development)
:S (Schools)
:R (Retail)
:DC (Data Centers)
:WDC (Warehouses and Distribution Centers)
:HO (Hospitality)
,:HC (Healthcare)
For the LEED BD+C: HC rating system, a hospital must be open _________________ - Answers-24/7. It
must also provide inpatient medical treatment
What are the three rating systems within LEED ID+C? - Answers-:CI (Commercial Interiors)
:R (Retail)
:HO (Hospitality)
LEED ID+C: CI goes hand-in-hand with which LEED BD+C credit? - Answers-LEED BD+C: CS. A developer
may certify the exterior as BD+C:CS, and the tenant may certify the interior as ID+C: CI
LEED O+M building certifications expire every _____ years. - Answers-Five. Projects must be re
What are the six rating systems within LEED O+M? - Answers-:EB (Existing Buildings)
:R (Retail)
:S (Schools)
:HO (Hospitality)
:DC (Data Centers)
:WDC (Warehouse and Distribution Centers)
What are the catch-all (general types that fall outside of other categories of buildings) categories for
LEED BD+C and LEED O+M? - Answers-LEED BD+C: NC
LEED O+M: EB
For a LEED ND project, the location and design of the neighborhood will aim to reduce VMT, which
stands for ________________________________. - Answers-Vehicle Miles Traveled
, The two types of LEED ND certifications are _____________________ and ____________________. -
Answers-Plan
Built Project
All LEED ND certified lands must address five categories. What are they? - Answers-Smart Location and
Linkage
Neighborhood Pattern and Design
Green Infrastructure and Buildings
Innovation and Design
Regional Priority Credit
What is the maximum number of stories for a project to be eligible for LEED for Homes? Which rating
systems should these projects use instead? - Answers-Eight
LEED BD+C: NC
Which two rating systems require in-field verification? - Answers-LEED BD+C: H (Homes and Multifamily
Low-rise)
LEED BD+C: MR (Multifamily Midrise)
What will be the next version of LEED? - Answers-LEED v5
What are pilot credits? Under what credit category do they qualify? - Answers-Credits proposed for the
next version of LEED. Innovation credits.
How is the LEED project boundary defined? - Answers-The platted property line of the project
