LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 2024.
LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATION EXAM
1. What are the Minimum Program Requirements (MPR) for a LEED project?: 1.)
Must be in a permanent location on existing land
2.) Must use a reasonable site boundary
3.) Must comply with the project size requirements
2. What is ASHRAE 62.1 related to?: Relates to ventilation, controlling air
contaminant levels, humidity, and temperature within a space
3. What is ASHRAE 55 related to?: Relates to the comfort criteria of specific design
conditions that take into account temperature, humidity, airspeed, outdoor
temperature, outdoor humidity, seasonal clothing, and expected activity. These all
relate to occupant thermal comfort.
4. What is ASHRAE 90.1 related to?: Relates to HVAC systems. HVAC systems are
defined as:
-Equipment
-Distribution systems
-Terminals that provide the processes of heating
-Ventilating
-Air-conditioning
5. What does ASHRAE stand for?: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and
Air-Conditioning Engineers
6. What ASHRAE standards would be used for the Energy and Atmosphere
category?: ASHRAE 90.1
, .
7. What ASHRAE standards would be used for the Indoor Environmental Quality
category?: ASHRAE 62.1 is related to ventilation and ASHRAE 55 is related to the
thermal comfort criteria of occupants
8. What standard addresses the thermal comfort of building occupants?: -
ASHRAE 55
9. What LEED category would SMACNA standards be used for?: Indoor
Environmental Quality (IEQ)
10. What LEED category would the Green-e standard be used for?: Energy and
Atmosphere (EA)
11. What LEED categories contain standards related to VOC emissions?: Material
& Resources (MR) and Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)
12. What is a MERV rating?: Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value. This rating is
used to rate the ability of an air conditioning filter to remove dust from the air as it
passes through the filter. Higher rating is better.
13. What is the EPA act of 1992?: The Energy Policy Act of 1992 covers many
products and services related to energy. It also sets standards for toilets and other
water fixtures in both commercial and residential models.
14 What is ISO 14021?: This series standards, Environmental Labels and Declaration,
are communication tools that convey information on environmental aspects of a product
or service to the market. This standard is used for recycled materials to label their pre
and/or post-consumer content.
15. What is IESNA?: Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. Publisher
of lighting design and illumination standards.
16. What is Green-e?: A program established to promote green electricity products
and provide consumers with a nationally recognized method to identify those products.
, .
17. What does an ENERGY STAR rating refer to?: This rating is a measure of a
building's energy performance compared with that of similar buildings, as determined by
this rating systems Portfolio Manager. A score of 50 represents average building
performance.
18. What does Certification by Forest Stewardship Council mean?: This
certification means forest managers have adopted environmentally and socially
responsible forest management practices. It allows companies to manufacture and sell
products made from sustainable wood.
19. What is Chain-of-Custody (CoC) certification?: This refers to chronological
documentation or paper trail. It is important in LEED when dealing with certified wood.
COmpanies that process, manufacture, and/or sell products made of certified wood can
earn this certification by having an audit done of their documentation. This certification
shows the FSC that the name and logo are being used correctly.
20. What are Credit Interpretation Rulings?: They are designed for technical and
administrative guidence for MPR, Prerequisites, and Credits. They may be submitted any
time after the project is registered and must be completed using LEED Online.
21. Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs) can be used for what purpose?: These
are used to ask one clear and concise question for technical and administrative guidance
on MPRs, Prerequisites, or Credits.
22. For multiple building developments who determines the LEED Project
Boundary?: The project team.
23. What is LEED online?: This is the primary resource for managing the LEED
documentation process
24. What are some of the features of LEED online?: Project teams can manage
details, complete documentation required for LEED credits and prerequisites, upload
, .
supporting files, submit applications for review, receive reviewer feedback, and
ultimately earn LEED certification.
25. What is the purpose of a LEED Scorecard?: The purpose is to assist in
determining the Total Project Score and achievable Credits at the inception of a LEED
Project.
26 Where can the LEED Scorecard be found?: USGBC's website
27. What are the LEED Reference Guides used for?: A user's manual that guides a
LEED project from registration to certification of the design and construction of a
project.
28. What do the LEED Reference Guides contain?: Strategies, case studies, and
documentation requirements for each credit and prerequisite in a rating system.
29. Who can access LEED Online?: Anyone assigned to a project by the project
administrator
30. What general documentation must be submitted for LEED certification?:
Project Narrative
1.) Project photos/drawings
2.) Typical floor plans
3.) Elevations
31. What organization is responsible for LEED project registration?: GBCI 32.
What is a LEED intent?: Identifies the main sustainability goal or benefit of the
prerequisite or credit (USGBC)
33. What does a Prerequisite represent?: This represents the key criteria that define
green building performance. They must be completed for a project to earn
certification
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 2024.
LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATION EXAM
1. What are the Minimum Program Requirements (MPR) for a LEED project?: 1.)
Must be in a permanent location on existing land
2.) Must use a reasonable site boundary
3.) Must comply with the project size requirements
2. What is ASHRAE 62.1 related to?: Relates to ventilation, controlling air
contaminant levels, humidity, and temperature within a space
3. What is ASHRAE 55 related to?: Relates to the comfort criteria of specific design
conditions that take into account temperature, humidity, airspeed, outdoor
temperature, outdoor humidity, seasonal clothing, and expected activity. These all
relate to occupant thermal comfort.
4. What is ASHRAE 90.1 related to?: Relates to HVAC systems. HVAC systems are
defined as:
-Equipment
-Distribution systems
-Terminals that provide the processes of heating
-Ventilating
-Air-conditioning
5. What does ASHRAE stand for?: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and
Air-Conditioning Engineers
6. What ASHRAE standards would be used for the Energy and Atmosphere
category?: ASHRAE 90.1
, .
7. What ASHRAE standards would be used for the Indoor Environmental Quality
category?: ASHRAE 62.1 is related to ventilation and ASHRAE 55 is related to the
thermal comfort criteria of occupants
8. What standard addresses the thermal comfort of building occupants?: -
ASHRAE 55
9. What LEED category would SMACNA standards be used for?: Indoor
Environmental Quality (IEQ)
10. What LEED category would the Green-e standard be used for?: Energy and
Atmosphere (EA)
11. What LEED categories contain standards related to VOC emissions?: Material
& Resources (MR) and Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)
12. What is a MERV rating?: Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value. This rating is
used to rate the ability of an air conditioning filter to remove dust from the air as it
passes through the filter. Higher rating is better.
13. What is the EPA act of 1992?: The Energy Policy Act of 1992 covers many
products and services related to energy. It also sets standards for toilets and other
water fixtures in both commercial and residential models.
14 What is ISO 14021?: This series standards, Environmental Labels and Declaration,
are communication tools that convey information on environmental aspects of a product
or service to the market. This standard is used for recycled materials to label their pre
and/or post-consumer content.
15. What is IESNA?: Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. Publisher
of lighting design and illumination standards.
16. What is Green-e?: A program established to promote green electricity products
and provide consumers with a nationally recognized method to identify those products.
, .
17. What does an ENERGY STAR rating refer to?: This rating is a measure of a
building's energy performance compared with that of similar buildings, as determined by
this rating systems Portfolio Manager. A score of 50 represents average building
performance.
18. What does Certification by Forest Stewardship Council mean?: This
certification means forest managers have adopted environmentally and socially
responsible forest management practices. It allows companies to manufacture and sell
products made from sustainable wood.
19. What is Chain-of-Custody (CoC) certification?: This refers to chronological
documentation or paper trail. It is important in LEED when dealing with certified wood.
COmpanies that process, manufacture, and/or sell products made of certified wood can
earn this certification by having an audit done of their documentation. This certification
shows the FSC that the name and logo are being used correctly.
20. What are Credit Interpretation Rulings?: They are designed for technical and
administrative guidence for MPR, Prerequisites, and Credits. They may be submitted any
time after the project is registered and must be completed using LEED Online.
21. Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs) can be used for what purpose?: These
are used to ask one clear and concise question for technical and administrative guidance
on MPRs, Prerequisites, or Credits.
22. For multiple building developments who determines the LEED Project
Boundary?: The project team.
23. What is LEED online?: This is the primary resource for managing the LEED
documentation process
24. What are some of the features of LEED online?: Project teams can manage
details, complete documentation required for LEED credits and prerequisites, upload
, .
supporting files, submit applications for review, receive reviewer feedback, and
ultimately earn LEED certification.
25. What is the purpose of a LEED Scorecard?: The purpose is to assist in
determining the Total Project Score and achievable Credits at the inception of a LEED
Project.
26 Where can the LEED Scorecard be found?: USGBC's website
27. What are the LEED Reference Guides used for?: A user's manual that guides a
LEED project from registration to certification of the design and construction of a
project.
28. What do the LEED Reference Guides contain?: Strategies, case studies, and
documentation requirements for each credit and prerequisite in a rating system.
29. Who can access LEED Online?: Anyone assigned to a project by the project
administrator
30. What general documentation must be submitted for LEED certification?:
Project Narrative
1.) Project photos/drawings
2.) Typical floor plans
3.) Elevations
31. What organization is responsible for LEED project registration?: GBCI 32.
What is a LEED intent?: Identifies the main sustainability goal or benefit of the
prerequisite or credit (USGBC)
33. What does a Prerequisite represent?: This represents the key criteria that define
green building performance. They must be completed for a project to earn
certification
