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LEED Green Associate ExamGreen Building has evolved in response to: - ANS-Increasing evidence of environmental
impact of buildings.
Increasing demand for natural resources.
Increasing advances in other industries.
BREEAM, CASBEE, Green Globes, SB Tool and LEED are all examples of what? -
ANS-Building Assessment Systems
Which of the following is not a documented benefit of green buildings: Lower operating
costs.
Reduced impact on the environment.
Enhanced occupant comfort and health.
Improved building aesthetics - ANS-Improved building aesthetics
The United Nations report that was published in 1987 and provides the most commonly
cited definition of sustainable development (or, classic definition) is referred to as the: -
ANS-The Bruntland Report
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) was founded in: - ANS-1993
The Precautionary Principle puts the burden of the proof of harmlessness of a new
interventions (technology, process, activity or chemical) on the: - ANS-intervention's
proponents
A widely recognized figure who laid many of the foundations for the green building
movement throughout the 20th century, and who invented the geodesic dome, is: -
ANS-Buckminster Fuller
Triple Bottom-line Reporting refers to: - ANS-Corporate reporting that includes
environmental and social impacts, not just financial.
LEED stands for - ANS-Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Who should participate in the charrette at the start of the integrated design process for a
new green building? - ANS-The entire design team, owners, contractors and
stakeholders.
, SS Credit - Site Development: Protect or Restore Habitat, establishes a hierarchy of
conservation efforts associated with building projects. Which of the following is
considered the highest priority action a project should consider for a selected project
site? - ANS-Conserve ecological resources present on the site.
The Development Density compliance path for LT Credit - Surrounding Density/Diverse
Use, requires that the project is located in a community that meets or exceeds a
minimum existing density threshold. This requirement is intended to conserve
undeveloped greenfields as well as to: - ANS-promote public health and walkability
Which of the following is defined as: "Water that meets or exceeds U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency drinking water quality standards (or a local equivalent outside the
U.S.) and is approved for human consumption by the state or local authorities having
jurisdiction; it may be supplied from wells or municipal water systems." - ANS-Potable
water
In order to achieve WE Prerequisite - Indoor Water Use Reduction, how much less
water does the building need to use compared to a baseline building? - ANS-20%
In order to achieve 1 point (the first tier of achievement) for WE Credit - Outdoor Water
Use Reduction, how much must the project team reduce the landscape water
requirement (LWR) from the calculated baseline? - ANS-50%
LEED v4.1 promotes a transition away from conventionally-fueled (gas and diesel)
automobiles with a credit that promotes which of the following alternatives? -
ANS-Electric vehicles
Which of the following are three characteristics of nighttime site lighting addressed by
SS Credit - Light Pollution Reduction? - ANS-Backlight, uplight and glare
One of the options to achieve LT Credit � High Priority Site is brownfield remediation. A
brownfield designation must be documented. Which of the following is NOT an
acceptable method of documentation? - ANS-Photographs showing that the site is
littered with empty 50-gallon drums from a previous owner that contained an unknown
liquid.
In order to achieve the minimum the requirements of SS Credit - Rainwater
Management, a project must manage on-site the runoff from a specific size storm event.
What size storm event is the minimum that must be achieved? - ANS-The 80th
percentile storm event
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