LEED Ga_practice Set B_1
Settings
.
- 1.Which of the following purchasing decisions would reduce the environmental harm used in the operations of a school project?
- A.
Power adapters, new textbooks made from new-growth wood pulp, trash cans
- B.
High VOC paints, low SRI roofing materials, metal furniture
- C.
High VOC carpets and carpet pads, low VOC furniture, green cleaning products
- D.
Paper towels that are FSC certified, cafeteria food from a local farm, ENERGY STAR Computers
- 2.What do the credits in the Materials and Resources (MR) category focus on?
- A.
Minimizing the embodied impacts associated with the entire life-cycle of building materials
- B.
Reducing the quantity of materials used on a project
- C.
Selecting materials that are more energy efficient than traditional building materials
- D.
Helping project teams select materials that have the most environmental benefits at the least cost
- 3.What is the exterior surface of the building referred to as?
- A.
Building footprint
- B.
Envelope
- C.
Building density
- D.
Floor area ratio
- 4.A restaurant is located on the second floor of a building. How can the project team decrease indoor water use demand?
- A.
Install high efficiency toilets
- B.
Use rainwater for toilet flushing
- C.
Place restrooms on the first floor of a building
- D.
Use graywater for washing dishes
- 5.To improve occupant satisfaction a project team conducts a survey of the occupants. Which of the following are important IEQ topics to ask about in the survey? (Choose 3)
- A.
Are the bicycle racks conveniently located?
- B.
Are any areas are too hot or too cold?
- C.
How are the acoustics?
- D.
How frequently does an individual take public transportation to work?
- E.
Is the lighting adequate?
- 6.A team for a school project is reviewing potential site locations and building designs. What would have the greatest impact on improving test scores for the students?
- A.
Installing low-emitting furniture and desks
- B.
Locating the building in a walkable neighborhood
- C.
Orienting the building to maximize daylighting
- D.
Including an indoor swimming pool
- 7.What rating system has a credit category named Smart Location and Linkage?
- A.
LEED ID+C
- B.
LEED O+M
- C.
LEED BD+C
- D.
LEED ND
- 8.Decreasing the parking footprint of a project can be accomplished by which of the following actions? (Choose 3)
- A.
Building in places well served by transit
- B.
Locating projects in high-density, mixed-use areas
- C.
Separating employee and visitor parking
- D.
Instituting transportation demand management strategies
- E.
Not including the parking area in the LEED project boundary
- 9.A tenant of an office space wants an open office layout. What is one trade-off of this decision?
- A.
The acoustics may be poor
- B.
Daylighting will be harder to achieve.
- C.
The space will not be able to include task lighting.
- D.
The room will have decreased air quality.
- 10.A developer is building a medical park that will have ten buildings for doctors' offices. Which of the following is a strategy for achieving energy efficiency?
- A.
Purchasing carbon offsets
- B.
Building a district heating and cooling system
- C.
Siting the buildings close to each other
- D.
Installing a community solar garden
- 11.What would be the direct result of specifying more costly, high-performance windows during the Construction phase?
- A.
Less energy consumed by the building
- B.
Inexpensive downsizing of the HVAC system
- C.
Increased building costs
- D.
Decreased overall project costs
- 12.The Sustainable Sites category focuses on all of the following EXCEPT which of the following:
- A.
Integrating the site with local and regional ecosystems
- B.
Preserving the biodiversity on which natural systems rely
- C.
The ways in which community infrastructure affects occupants' behavior and environmental performance.
- D.
Restoring project site elements
- 13.A project team is reviewing strategies to increase energy efficiency. Which of the following will help reduce plug-load demands?
- A.
Efficient street lighting
- B.
Computer modeling
- C.
High-performance glazing
- D.
Installing appliances that meet or exceed ENERGY STAR requirements
- 14.A project design with a focus on creating a healthy building includes materials with low VOC emissions, grates used in the entryway, higher-rated MERV filters, and air intakes located in an open-air parking garage. Which of these design strategies negatively impacts good indoor-air quality?
- A.
The materials with low VOC emissions
- B.
The location of the air intakes
- C.
The grates used for the entryway
- D.
The higher-rated MERV filters
- 15.When evaluating materials that would help with heat-island reduction, which of the following is the MOST important material attribute?
- A.
A three-year aged SR value
- B.
Thermal emittance
- C.
An SRI
- D.
An SR
- 16.How can the heat island effect on the roof of a building be reduced?
- A.
Painting the roof with a high SRI coating
- B.
Providing underground parking
- C.
Increasing the amount of roof insulation
- D.
Covering the roof with recycled materials
- 17.Which of the following appropriately refers to LEED's system goals?
- A.
Impact Categories
- B.
Prerequisites
- C.
Credits
- D.
Prerequisites and Credits
- 18.When determining the ventilation levels of a space needed for good indoor air quality, which of the following should the project team consider? (Choose 2)
- A.
The space's proximity to the exterior building envelope
- B.
The number of occupants in the space
- C.
The activities performed in the space
- D.
The time of day the space will be used
- 19.Which of the following is a priority designation used in LEED?
- A.
To encourage investment in economically disadvantaged or low-income areas
- B.
To prevent project teams from building in sensitive habitats
- C.
To help projects locate near existing infrastructure
- D.
To encourage project teams to build in a LEED-ND project area
- 20.Which of the following are green building rating systems that exist in addition to LEED? (Choose 3)
- A.
Green Star
- B.
BREEAM
- C.
Green Globes
- D.
ASHRAE
- E.
WaterSense
- 21.Which of the following is an example of the triple bottom line in practice?
- A.
A residential project that contributes to neighborhood revitalization
- B.
An energy efficient building built on a site with endangered species
- C.
A building with good indoor air quality and minimal insulation
- D.
A building material purchased and shipped from overseas
- 22.A building owner wants to increase efficiency to lower the operating costs of a new building project. What strategy would help with this goal?
- A.
Provide daylighting
- B.
Install triple-paned glass windows instead of double-paned glass windows
- C.
Install a photovoltaic system on the roof
- D.
Install all LED lighting
- 23.What types of water should be prioritized for irrigation? (Choose 2)
- A.
Potable water
- B.
Graywater
- C.
Rainwater
- D.
Blackwater
- 24.Which of the following actions can a project team take to help manage runoff on-site in a dense urban area? (Choose 2)
- A.
Design all parking under the building
- B.
Increase the size of the drainage pipes
- C.
Install a green roof
- D.
Harvest rainwater
- 25.Extracting and sourcing raw materials in a responsible manner is intended to avoid all of the following EXCEPT:
- A.
Deforestation
- B.
Degradation of water sources
- C.
Depletion of the ozone layer
- D.
Infringement of indigenous people's rights
- E.
Threats to rare and endangered species
Back to top