LEED Green Associate Exam Questions and Correct Answers the Latest Update and Recommended Version
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LEED Green Associate
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LEED Green Associate
What are the three tiers of LEED AP designation?
LEED Green Associate
LEED AP with Specialty
LEED AP Fellow
What are the five AP specialty designations
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LEED Green Associate Exam Questions
and Correct Answers the Latest Update
and Recommended Version
What are the three tiers of LEED AP designation?
✓ LEED Green Associate
✓ LEED AP with Specialty
✓ LEED AP Fellow
What are the five AP specialty designations?
✓ BD&C (Building Design and Construction)
✓ ID&C (Interior Design and Construction)
✓ O&M (Operations and Maintenance)
✓ Homes
✓ ND (Neighborhood Development)
Describe the responsibilities of GBCI and USGBC with respect to LEED.
✓ GBCI-Administers the LEED credentials, oversees evaluation of project applications and
determinations of LEED certifications
✓ USGBC-Responsible for development of LEED rating systems, publication of the LEED
reference guides, and educational programming
How many hours of continuing education must a LEED Green Associate complete biennially?
✓ 15 hours (3 hours must be LEED specific)
✓ There is also a $50 fee biennially
What does opt in mean in regard to LEED credentials?
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✓ Signing the GBCI disciplinary policy and agreeing to participate in the credentialing
maintenance program. If you don't opt in, you will not have a specialty designation (This
applies to those who were already LEED AP prior to the 2009 changes)
What are the LEED rating systems and how should they be applied to projects?
✓ LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations (LEED NC)- applies to entire
commercial buildings such as offices, retail store, hotels, institutional facilities (such as
libraries and churches), and residential buildings with four or more habitable stories.
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✓ LEED for Core & Shell Development (LEED CS)- designed to complement the LEED for
Commercial Interiors rating system (It covers core building elements such as structure,
building envelope, and HVAC systems)
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✓ LEED for Schools (LEED S)-used for certification of K-12 educational facilities and can
also be used for prekindergarten or post-secondary buildings
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✓ LEED for Healthcare (LEED HC)- used for inpatient, outpatient, and long-term care
facilities
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✓ LEED for Retail: New Construction (LEED R-NC)- adapted to the needs of the retail
environment
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✓ LEED for Commercial Interiors (LEED CI)- used for certification of tenant spaces in
commercial and institutional buildings
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✓ LEED for Retail: Commercial Interiors (LEED R-CI)- interior retail spaces
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✓ LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance (LEED EBO&M)- designed to
encourage sustainable maintenance, cleaning, and operation of existing commercial
structures.
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✓ LEED for Homes (LEED H)- applies to single family homes and low-rise residential
construction (fewer than 4 stories)
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✓ LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED ND)- emphasizes the elements of site
selection, design, and construction that create vibrant, walkable, mixed-use
neighborhoods
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List four things that are new to the LEED 2009 rating system.
✓ 1. Revised rating systems were released for LEED NC, LEED CI, LEED CS, LEED EBO&M,
and LEED S.
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✓ 2. Upgrades were made to LEED Online to improve and streamline the application process
and help resolve technical problems.
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✓ 3. Responsibilities for building certification were assigned to GBCI.
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✓ 4. The LEED AP credentialing program was comprehensively revised, including the launch
of the tiered credentialing system administered by GBCI.
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✓ 5. New rating systems were announced for health care, retail, existing schools, and
neighborhood development.
What are the seven credit categories of the LEED rating systems?
✓ Sustainable Sites (SS)
✓ Water Efficiency (WE)
✓ Energy and Atmosphere (EA)
✓ Materials and Resources (MR)
✓ Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)
✓ Innovation in Design/Operations (ID or IO)
✓ Regional Priority (RP)
What does balloting mean in regard to the LEED rating systems?
✓ When a new version of a rating system is being drafted, after the 2 comment periods are
complete, the revisions to the rating system are put to a vote and all USGBC members are
encouraged to submit a vote for or against the approval of the revisions.
Which credit category offers the most points in the LEED rating systems?
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