LEED Ga Practice Exam
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- 1.
- A.
25/75
- B.
40/60
- C.
Use the rating system that is most applicable
- D.
75/25
- 2.
- A.
Letter of attestation
- B.
LEED Scorecard
- C.
CIR
- D.
Credit Forms
- 3.This source consumes the largest amount of energy in buildings:
- A.
Space Heating
- B.
Office Equipment
- C.
Water Heating
- D.
Lighting
- 4.Legal protection of the ozone layer in the U.S. is provided by this:
- A.
US DOE
- B.
Montreal Protocol
- C.
Kyoto Protocol
- D.
ASHRAE Standards
- 5.
- A.
Credits
- B.
Charrettes
- C.
CIRs
- D.
Minimum Program Requirements
- E.
Prerequisites
- 6.
- A.
1.0 gallons per flush
- B.
0.6 gallons per flush
- C.
1.6 gallons per flush
- D.
1.6 gallons per minute
- 7.The Triple Bottom Line evaluates the human and enviornment effects associated with these:
- A.
Federal, state and local codes
- B.
Social, economics and enviornment
- C.
Energy, water and air
- D.
Global warming, ozone depletion and carbon emissions
- 8.
- A.
Rock
- B.
Wood
- C.
Soil
- D.
Concrete
- 9.To qualify as a regional material, within what distance must a material be extracted, harvested or recovered, and manufactured?
- A.
250 miles
- B.
100 miles
- C.
500 miles
- D.
1000 miles
- 10.Tenant improvement projects would be best suited for this 2009 LEED Rating System:
- A.
LEED for Core & Shell
- B.
LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance
- C.
LEED for Commercial Interiors
- D.
LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations
- 11.For Storage and Collection of Recyclables, a building recycling program must include these items: (Choose 3)
- A.
Plastic
- B.
Brick
- C.
Cardboard
- D.
Metal
- E.
Hazerdous materials
- 12.The two primary responsibilites of the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) are: (Choose 2)
- A.
Develops LEED Green Building Rating Systems
- B.
Provides third party LEED professional credentialing
- C.
Provides and developes LEED based education and research projects
- D.
Provides third party LEED project certification
- 13.Regional Priority credits are new to LEED 2009 and are made available to the project for:
- A.
Achieving the highest threshold level of the credit
- B.
The zip code of the geographic location of the project
- C.
Ensuring all enviornmental concerns associated with energy usage for the project location are achieved
- D.
Determining all local enviornmental issues are achieved as identified by the project team
- 14.The LEED project boundary is defined as:
- A.
The same as the site boundary
- B.
The porton of the site that encompasses only the building and hardscape areas
- C.
The boundary description that is submitted for certification
- D.
The same as the attendance boundary
- 15.The 2009 LEED Rating System vest suited for an office complex where the owner will occupy 60% of the building would be:
- A.
LEED for Core & Shell
- B.
LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance
- C.
LEED for Commercial Interiors
- D.
LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations
- 16.The minimum FTE requirement per Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) for LEED Certification is:
- A.
25 FTE
- B.
1 FTE
- C.
10 FTE
- D.
1 FTE per 100 square feet
- 17.A popular program for comparing the energy performance of multiple buildings:
- A.
ENERGY STAR
- B.
EPAct 1992
- C.
ASHRAE 90.1-2007
- D.
ASHRAE 90.1-2004
- 18.What is unique about the Innovative Performance requirement for the Innovation in Design credit?
- A.
It is not applicable to existing or similar stragies in the LEED rating system
- B.
It is available for achieving the next incremental theshold of the credit
- C.
It is available only for prerequisites
- D.
It is available only for existing or similar credit strategies
- 19.The major consideration when developing a sustainable project budget:
- A.
Final contractor bids
- B.
Life Cycle Costs
- C.
Construction hard costs only
- D.
Triple Bottom Line
- 20.The EPAct 1992 water standard excludes which types of fixtures and equipment?
- A.
Bidets
- B.
Dishwashers
- C.
Lavatory faucets
- D.
Water closets
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