LEED AP BD+C PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
what are the 8 LEED AP BD+C adaptations? - ANSWER New Construction and
Major Renovations
Core and Shell Development
Schools
Retail
Data Centers
Warehouses and Dist. Centers
Hoslitality
Healthcare
what are the 8 LEED AP BD+C adaptations? - ANSWER New Construction and
Major Renovations
Core and Shell Development
Schools
Retail
Data Centers
Warehouses and Dist. Centers
Hospitality
Healthcare
required LEED strategies are called ____ and optional LEED strategies are called
____ - ANSWER prereauisites; credits
,what are the LEED certification levels - ANSWER LEED certified, LEED silver,
LEED gold, LEED platinum
how many points are need for each LEED cert level? - ANSWER Cert: 40-49
points
Silver: 50-59 points
Gold: 60-79 points
Platinum: 80+ points
which certification feature is unique to LEED BD+C: Core and Shell? - ANSWER
Core and Shell projects can be precertified
list the 7 LEED impact categories - ANSWER 1. Reverse contribution to global
climate change
2. Enhance individual human health and well-being
3. Protect and restore water resources
4. Protect, enhance, and restore biodiversity and ecosystem services
5. Promote sustainable and regenerative material resource cycles
6. Build a greener economy
7. Enhance social equity, environmental justice, and community quality of life
what are the 4 general LEED certification steps - ANSWER 1. Register project
2. Prepare application
3. Submit application
,4. Receive certification
what are the 11 steps of the LEED Work plan? - ANSWER 1. Initiate discovery
phase
2. Select LEED rating system
3. Check minimum program requirements
4. Establish project goals
5. Define LEED project scope
6. Develop LEED scorecard
7. Continue discovery phase
8. Continue iterative process
9. Assign roles and responsibilities
10. Develop consistent documentation
11. Perform quality assurance review and submit for certification
for LEED BD+C projects, the construction phase review needs to be submitted no
later than ____________ after the project is substantially completed -
ANSWER 2 years
the ____________ was established to help project teams with multiple rating
system choices decide on a rating system and is based on the percentage of a
project's gross floor area that is appropriate for a particular rating system -
ANSWER 40/60 rule
list the 3 minimum program requirements (MPRs) - ANSWER 1. Must be in a
permanent location on existint land
, 2. Must use reasonable LEED boundaries
3. Must comply with project size requirements
the project ____________ process is designed to allow project teams to obtain
technical guidance on how LEED requirements, including MPRs, prereqs, and
credits, pertain to their projects - ANSWER credit interpretation ruling (CIR)
The LEED project boundary may not include land that is owned by a party other
than that which owns the LEED project unless the following is true: - ANSWER
The land owned by another owner is associated with and supports normal
building operations for the LEED project building
what are the 3 phases of the integrative process? - ANSWER 1. Discovery Phase
2. Implentation Phase (design and construction)
3. Occupancy, operations, and performance feedback phase
what are the 5 steps to the iterative process? - ANSWER 1. Conduct research
and collect data within the scope of work
2. Analyze the data
3. Share data analyses with team members at grouo workshops
4. Receive feedback to identify synergies, wastes, and other opportunities for
savings and efficiency across all of the disciplines
5. Create/refine design
what is the intent of IP prerequisite Integrative Project Planning and Design -
ANSWER to maximize opportunities for integrated, cost-effective adoption of
green design and construction strategies, emphasozing human health as a
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