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LEED Green Associate Exam Study
Guide with Complete Solutions
demand response - Answer✔✔-an intentional reduction in the electricity usage in response to a
curtailment event or changes in the price of electricity
MERV - Answer✔✔-Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
In a city with high air pollution, using air filters with which of the following minimum efficiency reporting
values would be the best choice to enhance indoor air quality?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 14 - Answer✔✔-14
Which of the following is the primary factor of light trespass onto adjacent sites?
A. Glare
B. Uplight
C. Backlight
D. Facade lighting - Answer✔✔-Backlight
Which of the following diverse uses are classified under the "services" diverse use category? (Choose 3)
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A. Dry cleaner
B. Education center
C. Bank
D. Pharmacy
E. Restaurant - Answer✔✔-Dry Cleaner, Bank, Restaurant
For the LEED for Homes certification, at the beginning of the project, project teams will need to hire a
__________, which will be responsible for overseeing all the certification process and incorporate the
rating system requirements into the project's design and construction.
A. Legacy LEED AP
B. LEED for Homes Provider Organization
C. LEED AP Homes
D. LEED Pro Reviewer - Answer✔✔-D. LEED for Homes Provider Organization
LEED Pro Reviewer - Answer✔✔-professionals that evaluate the educational LEED courses on
EDUCATION@USGBC.
Legacy LEED AP - Answer✔✔-professionals who passed the LEED AP exam before 2009; not offered
anymore and all new LEED APs should choose a specialty
In LEED, which of the following standards is used for fundamental commissioning?
A. ASHRAE Standard 52.2-2007
B. ASHRAE Standard 55-2010
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C. ASHRAE Standard 90.1
D. ASHRAE Guideline 0-2005 - Answer✔✔-D. ASHRAE Guideline 0-2005
ASHRAE Guideline 0-2005 - Answer✔✔-Commissioning essentials
ASHRAE Guideline 1.1-2007 - Answer✔✔-HVAC&R technical requirements for commissioning
ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2010, Appendix G with errata - Answer✔✔-Used for whole building
energy simulation; prereq - min. energy performance
ASHRAE 90.1 - Answer✔✔-Energy standard for buildings, also used to identify project's climate zone
ASHRAE 62.1-2010 - Answer✔✔-Ventilation for acceptable indoor air quality
ASHRAE 52.2-2007 - Answer✔✔-Air filter standards
ASHRAE Standard 55-2010 - Answer✔✔-Thermal Comfort conditions for human occupancy
2011 ASHRAE Handbook - Answer✔✔-Handbook about the HVAC applications, in the credit it relates to
the HVAC background noise
In order to increase occupant comfort, LEED encourages project teams to provide individual lighting
controls that enable occupants to adjust the lighting to suit their preferences for at least __________ of
the individual occupant spaces.
A. 80%
B. 90%
C. 95%
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D. 100% - Answer✔✔-B. 90%
To be considered a green vehicle, a vehicle must achieve a minimum green score of __________ on the
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) annual vehicle rating guide.
A. 25
B. 35
C. 45
D. 50 - Answer✔✔-C. 45
ACEEE - Answer✔✔-American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Which of the following standards/guides are project teams advised to review, in order to implement a
successful integrative process?
A. ANSI Consensus National Standard Guide 2.0 for Design and Construction of Sustainable Buildings and
Communities
B. Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Applications Manual AM10
C. Advanced Buildings Core Performance Guide
D. Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) - Answer✔✔-A. ANSI Consensus National
Standard Guide 2.0 for Design and Construction of Sustainable Buildings and Communities
CIBSE AM10 - Answer✔✔-The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Applications
Manual AM10 is a standard that defines the process for natural ventilation in nondomestic buildings.
Advanced Buildings Core Performance Guide - Answer✔✔-Energy design guide
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LEED Green Associate Exam Study
Guide with Complete Solutions
demand response - Answer✔✔-an intentional reduction in the electricity usage in response to a
curtailment event or changes in the price of electricity
MERV - Answer✔✔-Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
In a city with high air pollution, using air filters with which of the following minimum efficiency reporting
values would be the best choice to enhance indoor air quality?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 14 - Answer✔✔-14
Which of the following is the primary factor of light trespass onto adjacent sites?
A. Glare
B. Uplight
C. Backlight
D. Facade lighting - Answer✔✔-Backlight
Which of the following diverse uses are classified under the "services" diverse use category? (Choose 3)
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A. Dry cleaner
B. Education center
C. Bank
D. Pharmacy
E. Restaurant - Answer✔✔-Dry Cleaner, Bank, Restaurant
For the LEED for Homes certification, at the beginning of the project, project teams will need to hire a
__________, which will be responsible for overseeing all the certification process and incorporate the
rating system requirements into the project's design and construction.
A. Legacy LEED AP
B. LEED for Homes Provider Organization
C. LEED AP Homes
D. LEED Pro Reviewer - Answer✔✔-D. LEED for Homes Provider Organization
LEED Pro Reviewer - Answer✔✔-professionals that evaluate the educational LEED courses on
EDUCATION@USGBC.
Legacy LEED AP - Answer✔✔-professionals who passed the LEED AP exam before 2009; not offered
anymore and all new LEED APs should choose a specialty
In LEED, which of the following standards is used for fundamental commissioning?
A. ASHRAE Standard 52.2-2007
B. ASHRAE Standard 55-2010
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C. ASHRAE Standard 90.1
D. ASHRAE Guideline 0-2005 - Answer✔✔-D. ASHRAE Guideline 0-2005
ASHRAE Guideline 0-2005 - Answer✔✔-Commissioning essentials
ASHRAE Guideline 1.1-2007 - Answer✔✔-HVAC&R technical requirements for commissioning
ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2010, Appendix G with errata - Answer✔✔-Used for whole building
energy simulation; prereq - min. energy performance
ASHRAE 90.1 - Answer✔✔-Energy standard for buildings, also used to identify project's climate zone
ASHRAE 62.1-2010 - Answer✔✔-Ventilation for acceptable indoor air quality
ASHRAE 52.2-2007 - Answer✔✔-Air filter standards
ASHRAE Standard 55-2010 - Answer✔✔-Thermal Comfort conditions for human occupancy
2011 ASHRAE Handbook - Answer✔✔-Handbook about the HVAC applications, in the credit it relates to
the HVAC background noise
In order to increase occupant comfort, LEED encourages project teams to provide individual lighting
controls that enable occupants to adjust the lighting to suit their preferences for at least __________ of
the individual occupant spaces.
A. 80%
B. 90%
C. 95%
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D. 100% - Answer✔✔-B. 90%
To be considered a green vehicle, a vehicle must achieve a minimum green score of __________ on the
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) annual vehicle rating guide.
A. 25
B. 35
C. 45
D. 50 - Answer✔✔-C. 45
ACEEE - Answer✔✔-American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Which of the following standards/guides are project teams advised to review, in order to implement a
successful integrative process?
A. ANSI Consensus National Standard Guide 2.0 for Design and Construction of Sustainable Buildings and
Communities
B. Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Applications Manual AM10
C. Advanced Buildings Core Performance Guide
D. Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) - Answer✔✔-A. ANSI Consensus National
Standard Guide 2.0 for Design and Construction of Sustainable Buildings and Communities
CIBSE AM10 - Answer✔✔-The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Applications
Manual AM10 is a standard that defines the process for natural ventilation in nondomestic buildings.
Advanced Buildings Core Performance Guide - Answer✔✔-Energy design guide
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