LEED GA_PRACTICE SET_F_2

1. The green design approach taken by LEED:

Reduces the environmental harms of buildings and restores the balance of natural systems

Can only be used on projects with large budgets to offset the higher expenses of green building

Is useful only in urban areas where there is existing infrastructure

Emphasizes occupant health over saving energy

2. What has a long atmospheric life that causes harm to the ozone layer?

NH3

CFCs

HCFCs

HCs

3. The triple bottom line can be described as:

The cost of green building

Socially responsible enterprise and investment

People, planet, profit

Integration of a building with its natural surroundings

4. How could a remote project located away from public transportation reduce its transportation effects?

Encourage carpooling

Locate a project site near a park

Stagger work hours for users

Install pervious pavement

5. In order for an occupant survey to improve the triple bottom line of a project, what should occur after the survey results have been assessed?

Corrective action should be taken to address any problems

The building systems manual should be updated to include the survey results.

The survey results should be uploaded to LEED online.

The survey results should be shared with USGBC.

6. What is a strategy for water efficient landscaping?

Treat wastewater onsite

Create a pond on the property

Use drip irrigation

Use potable water

7. What term refers to the investigation and valuation of the environmental impacts of a given product or service caused or necessitated by its existence?

Soft cost

Life cycle assessment

Hard cost

Life cycle costing

8. The total land area of a project site covered by buildings, streets, parking areas, and other typically impermeable surfaces constructed as part of the project is the:

Development footprint

LEED neighborhood

Restored area

Stormwater retention area

9. What additional LEED certification would a project team likely pursue for an office building that has already earned LEED BD+C: Core and Shell if the offices will be leased out to tenants?

LEED Homes

LEED BD+C: New Construction

LEED BD+C: Core and Shell post-certification

LEED ID+C: Commercial Interiors

10. Which of the following reduces outdoor water use while also improving the triple bottom line?

Replacing vegetated areas with impermeable pavement

Installing a landscape that doesn't require a permanent irrigation system

Using well-water for irrigation

Using permeable pavement for all parking spaces

11. For new construction projects, which of the following tools enable the project team to understand the environmental impact of a building over its entire life?

Cradle-to grave life cycle analysis (LCA)

EPA ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager

ENERGY STAR rating

LEED Online

12. Which of the following project team member(s) is typically responsible for developing the erosion and sedimentation control (ESC) plan for construction activity pollution prevention?

The architect(s)

The civil engineer(s)

The project owner(s)

The LEED AP

13. What landscaping strategy will best eliminate the need for irrigation?

Drip irrigation

Micro-irrigation

Mulching

Xeriscaping

14. What is true about a project that earns 38 points towards certification?

The project would be LEED certified

The project would be LEEDs Certified

The project would be LEED Silver

The project would not earn certification

The project would be LEED Certified

15. If a state has a green building code and a project team wants to pursue LEED certification:

The project team can follow either the state building code requirements or the LEED requirements

The state building code requirements can be used instead of the LEED requirements

LEED requirements can be used instead of the state building code requirements

The state building code requirements have precedent over the LEED requirements

16. What are ways to reduce water pollution from runoff? choose 2

Rain gardens

Impervious concrete hardscapes

Open grid paving

Increasing the building footprint

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17. What amount of time do people in the United States spend on average indoors?

50%

90%

70%

80%

60%

18. A project has construction debris that is nonrecyclable waste. Which of the following actions can the project team take with the waste that will help the project with construction waste management?

Exclude it from the credit calculations

Bury it on site

Waste-to-energy

Send it to a landfill

19. How can an architect make sure that the general contractor understands what products to include in a project?

Send the contractor an email

Select the materials to use in LEED online

Tell the contractor during the LEED charrette

Include the products in the specifications

20. A developer is reviewing potential sites for a new office building in an urban area. What is one of the first steps towards LEED certification?

Discuss overlapping benefits

Convening a goal-setting workshop

Setting construction material quantities

Assigning roles and responsibilities

21. What stakeholders help the project team understand the local context, culture, and history of a project site?

Architect

Cleaning contractor

Local residents

Resale company

22. The addition or increasing the use of graywater in a building can help with:

Reducing potable water used by urinals

Reducing rainwater harvesting

Reducing runoff

Reducing potable water use in faucets

23. During a LEED project when does commissioning take place?

Pre-design phase

Schematic design phase

Substantial completion phase

Discovery phase

24. What is the point range for a project to earn LEED Gold?

70-79

60-79

60-69

50-59

25. Which of the following can increase the heat island effect in urban areas? choose 2

Rooftops covered with a high SRI material

Buildings that have passive ventilation

Vehicle exhaust

Air-conditioners

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26. A project team is reviewing potential building materials for a school project. What impact would reusing brick and stone found off-site have on the triple bottom line? choose 2

The reuse would decrease energy performance.

The reuse would be sustainable.

The reuse would be cost-effective.

The reuse would reduce peak energy demands.

The reuse would take away local jobs.

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27. If an error is found in the LEED rating system, which of the following would USGBC use to address the error?

LEED Addenda

Consensus-based review

Project CIR process

LEED Interpretations

28. A building owner has concerns about the costs of increasing the ventilation from the minimum required for indoor air quality. Which of the following could help offset the operating costs?

Using demand control ventilation

Specifying low-emitting materials

Implementing a green-cleaning program

Installing higher rated MERV filters

29. What is an example of a construction hard cost?

On-site renewable energy system

Payments received from recycled materials

Permit fees

Reporting on a building's energy consumption over time

30. Who develops ongoing improvements to LEED?

USGBC member-based volunteer committees in conjunction with USGBC staff

USGBC Board of Directors

World Green Building Council (WGBC)

USGBC Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs)

31. Which of the following refrigerants are banned under the Montreal Protocol? choose 2

Isopentane

HFCs

CFCs

HCFCs

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32. A data center in a rural area wants to be net-zero. Which of the following design decisions will help the project team achieve this?

Install a photovoltaic system on site

Purchase carbon offsets

Purchase Renewable Energy Credits (RECs)

Provide all occupants with electric vehicles

33. Building automation system will assist with collecting data about which of the following:

Cleanliness of restrooms

Complaints from occupants about a loud fan noise in a conference room

Maintenance schedule for replacing air filters

Energy spikes that occur every morning

34. An owner has selected an office building site in a natural area. They want to provide views to the outside to most people while also using daylighting to reduce energy demand. Which strategy would achieve these goals?

Having adjustable window shades and operable windows

Installing cubicles with low partitions and placing conference rooms and offices in the core of the building

Installing an under floor air distribution system

Locating conference rooms and offices near the glazing

35. Which of the following is an acceptable way to encourage building users to choose alternative transportation?

Share parking among two or more buildings

Allow off-street parking

Install multi-level parking

Install preferred parking

36. What are the environmental benefits of cogeneration? Choose 2

Reduced erosion and sedimentation

Reduced wastewater generation

Reduced air pollution

Recharging of aquifers

Reduced greenhouse gas emissions

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37. What is the scope of the Protect and Restore Water Resources impact category?

Protection and Restoration of Water Regimes and Natural Hydrological Cycles and Local Biodiversity, Habitat Protection and Open Spaces

GHG Emissions Reduction by Embodied Energy of Water Reduction and GHG Emissions Reduction from Materials and Water Embodied Energy Use

Water Conservation, Water Quality Protection, and Protection and Restoration of Water Regimes and Natural Hydrological Cycles

38. What is an economic benefit for the triple bottom line that LEED-certified buildings may have?

Reduced waste sent to landfills

Qualification for tax rebates

More healthful and productive environments for occupants

Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions

39. Which of the following impact categories are given the greatest weight in LEED?

Build a Greener Economy and Enhance Social Equity, Environmental Justice, Community Health and Quality of Life

Protect and Restore Water Resources and Protect, Enhance and Restore Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Promote Sustainable and Regenerative Material Resources Cycles and Reverse Contribution to Global Climate Change

Reverse Contribution to Global Climate Change and Enhance Individual Human Health and Well-Being

40. Changing the building envelope from single-pane glazing to double-pane glazing would result in which of the following?

Decreased energy demand

Increased daylighting

Improved occupant controls

Increased energy efficiency

41. What is an example of value engineering?

Selecting insulation with higher upfront costs but lower life cycle costs

Increasing the diversion rate of recycled materials

Replacing an asphalt parking lot with less costly crushed gravel that has higher SRI

42. Promoting the triple bottom line is a part of USGBC's:

Vision

Guiding principles

Strategic goals

Mission

43. LEED projects located outside of the United States may use green cleaning products that adhere to which of the following standards?

EN 15251:2007

SMACNA

Green Label Plus

Global Eco labeling Network

44. In many buildings the most significant savings associated with water efficiency result from:

Reduced energy costs

Reduced development costs

Keeping contaminants at safe levels in reservoirs and aquifers

Reduced maintenance costs

45. LEED rewards projects for all of the following design strategies EXCEPT which of the following:

Locating the project in a historic district

Limiting parking

Locating the project near existing utilities

Locating the project in an area with nearby uses

46. What can a project team do to reduce the need for pesticides?

Install hardscapes around the entire building perimeter

Use only native plants in the landscaping

Develop a coordinated program of nonchemical strategies

Do not permit smoking around building entrances

47. What is lighting power density measured in?

Footcandles per floor area

Number of luminaires per unit area

The quantity of light trespass on adjacent sites, measured in watts

Installed lighting power per unit area

48. The operation of buildings, including landscaping, accounts for ____ of total water use in the United States

6%

20%

14%

18%

49. A business owner is building an office in a city that has air quality issues during the summer. The owner wants to hear recommendations for design decisions that improve indoor air quality. Which of the following are strategies that would achieve the project goal? choose 2

Install walk-off mats in the entryways

Use natural ventilation

Permit smoking around side entrances only

Use materials with low VOC emissions

Orient the building east to west

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50. A building owner wants to have improved IAQ after construction to improve occupant health. Which of the following products would a project team need to verify have low-VOCs? choose 3

Ceiling paint

Computer workstations

No smoking signs located outside the building

Acoustic insulation

Granite countertops

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