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LEED Green Associate Practice Questions with Correct Answers Right sizing is an important factor that will affect the energy demand of a project. The bigger the building, the higher the energy demand; therefore, projects should not be developed larger than their needs. In the LEED for Homes rat...

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Right sizing is an important factor that will affect the energy demand of a project. The bigger the

building, the higher the energy demand; therefore, projects should not be developed larger than their

needs. In the LEED for Homes rating system, points are adjusted in all catefories according to the square

footage of the home; thus, homes that are bigger need to earn more points to achieve a LEED

certification, while smaller sized homes can become LEED-certified by earning fewer points. Other LEED

rating systems do have not size adjustments. This adjustment factor is called the: - Answer✔✔-home size

adjustment factor


Which level of LEED BD+C certification can a project reveive by meeting all the Minimum Program

Requirements (MPRs), meeting all the prerequisites except one, and additionally earning 75 points? -

Answer✔✔-cannot receive LEED certification


Which of the following strategies is not addressed by the Materials and Resources credit category? -

Answer✔✔-purchasing carbon offsets


____________ evaluates all the environmental effects of a product quantitatively for the whole lifetime

of that material. - Answer✔✔-life-cycle assessment (LCA)


A 40 story mixed use development project contains a hotel on the 1st 20 floors and resitdetntial units on

the floors above 20. Which of the following rating system(s) should the project team use for the project?




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- Answer✔✔-either choose "LEED BD+C: Hospitality" or "LEED BD+C: New Construction and Major

Renovation"


Installing photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roof of a building, can contribute to which of the following? -

Answer✔✔-generation of on-site renewable energy




reducing heat island effect


Which of the following CANNOT be considered as a passive solar power? - Answer✔✔-photovoltaic (PV)

panels & solar thermal collectors


Which of the following represents a tradable, nontangible commodity associated with the qualities of

renewable energy generation, and is a proof that when purchased, an amount of energy was created

using renewable energy sources? - Answer✔✔-renewable energy certificate (REC)


Which of the following is NOT a type of reflectivity measurement? - Answer✔✔-spatial daylight

autonomy (sDA)


Which of the following would make the biggest increase in the outdoor water consumption of a project's

landscaping? - Answer✔✔-turfgrass


Embodied energy of a product refers to the energy consumed during the: - Answer✔✔-entire life-cycle

of a product


Which of the following statements about Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is false? - Answer✔✔-projects

seeking LEED certification should only use FSC certified wood products or a local equivalent




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When addresing the LEED requirements for the heat island effect, which of the following values do

projects need to use for the NON-ROOF measures? - Answer✔✔-solar reflectance (SR) value




3-year ages solar reflectance (SR) value


Some of the Building Product Disclosure and Optimization credits include the location valuation factor of

LEED, and if the products used in the project are extracted, manufactured, and purchased within 100

miles of the project, they will be valued at: - Answer✔✔-200% of their cost


Minimizing the building footprint of a project, CANNOT aid in: - Answer✔✔-increasing the amount of

captured rainwater from the roof


Scope 1 energy refers to: - Answer✔✔-direct energy from the owned or controlled sources


A product that does not contain any recyclable content, is most similar to which of the following? -

Answer✔✔-cradle-to-grave


Some Location and Transportation credits require projects to provide preferred parking for some types of

vehicles, such as green vehicles. Which of the following statements is true regarding the preferred

parking location in LEED requirements? - Answer✔✔-preferred parking spaces should have the shortest

walking distance to the main entrance of the building (exclusive of spaces designated for people with

disabilities)


___________ abbreviation is disapproved by USGBC, and CANNOT be used under any circumstances. -

Answer✔✔-LEED GA


Which rating system is eligible for a LEED pre-certification? - Answer✔✔-LEED BD+C: Core & Shell

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