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1. Low-emitting and fuel efficient vehicles are defined as vehicles that have
achieved a minimum green score of on the ACEEE annual vehicle
rating guide?
A 20
B 30
C 40
D 50
A Project scorecard
3. What must be obtained to confirm materials have been diverted from the waste
stream?
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4. How much more energy efficient are LEED buildings when compared to typical
buildings?
A 8% - 12%
B 15% - 21%
C 25% - 30%
D 37% - 41%
5. A project is undergoing a major renovation and will be phasing out the CFC-
based refrigerant within the HVAC systems. When must the CFC be phased out?
A CFC
B CO2
C SO2
D NOx
7. Choosing to separate construction waste off-site may useful to projects with tight
space constraints. The process of locating all waste in one container is known as:
A Commingled
B Churn
C Postconsumer
D Preconsumer
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8. Which of the following items would qualify for regional material?
B Material extracted 150 miles from project and manufactured 450 miles
from the project
9. The movement of work stations and people within a space is known as:
A Chain-of-custody
B Management plan
C Churn
D Albedo
10. A project purchases RECs equal to 50% of the building’s energy usage. The
project also includes an onsite windmill that provides over 50% of the building’s
energy. What is the maximum amount of energy required to be purchased from
the utility company?
A 0%
B 25%
C 50%
D 75%
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11. Tradable commodities that represent proof that electricity was generated by a
renewable source are:
B Carbon Credit
C FSC coal
D Green-e
A 2
B 3
C 4
D 5
13. A project missed Platinum certification by two points. What level of certification
did it achieve?
A Gold
B Silver
C Bronze
D Gold +
A Gold
B Bronze
C Silver
D Certified
E Platinum
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15. How is an Integrated Project Delivery different from a typical approach?
(choose two)
16. Which of the following are standards referenced by LEED? (choose three)
A ASHRAE
D AIA
B EPAct of 1992
D ASHRAE 52.2-1999
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19. Full Time Equivalent (FTE) occupants are determined from the following two?
A Building occupancy
D Transient occupants
E Usage groups
20. What substances are used in fire-suppression systems and deplete the
stratospheric ozone layer?
A Halons
B HFCs
C Carbon Dioxide
D Ammonia
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22. Which requires the most treatment to become potable?
A Graywater
B Stormwater
C Blackwater
D Well water
23. Which strategy can help promote the use of alternative fuel vehicles?
A Additional parking
B Preferred parking
C No parking
D Assigned parking
24. Water calculations are required for which categories? (choose three)
A Sustainable Sites
B Water Efficiency
25. The architect, HVAC designer and commissioning authority are LEED APs. How
many LEED credits can be earned on the project?
A 1
B 2
C 3
D None
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26. Including a LEED AP will earn a credit in which category?
A Exemplary
B Regional Priority
D Innovation
27. Volatile Organic Compounds are addressed by which categories? (choose two)
A Sustainable Sites
29. The following are included in the development footprint? (choose three)
B Access roads
C Nonbuilding facilities
D Hardscapes
E Private park
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30. Waste diversion can not include which items. (choose two)
A Durable goods
B Excavated soil
C Ongoing consumables
D Hazardous Materials
E Recycled materials
31. A recycling program must address the following items? (choose three)
A Glass
B Plastic
C Rubber
D Carpet
E Metals
32. The Credit Interpretation Request (CIR) and ruling process provides ?
C a line of communication between the LEED project team and the LEED
project review team.
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33. What tool assists the LEED project team with an anticipated LEED point total?
D USGBC website
34. Projects located in urban areas can reduce stormwater runoff by which of the
following?
A Detention pond
B Retention pond
A Geothermal
B Coal
C Fossil Fuel
D Oil
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37. Triple Bottom Line includes the following guiding principles:
A Economic prosperity
B Environmental stewardship
C Social responsibility
D Integrated approach
E Life-cycle cost
38. Materials found onsite and refurbished to be used for a different function are
considered ?
A Salvaged
B Regional
C Recycled
D Churn
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40. A builder would like to achieve an innovation point for the insulation he will be
installing within the attic of a home. What are the steps to ensure the point will be
achieved? (choose three)
C The LEED for Homes Provider submits the IDR to the USGBC
A Architect
B Government Agency
C Civil Engineer
42. A developer owns a 75 year old building and is interested in applying for energy
efficiency grant programs. What should be considered to be replaced to improve
energy efficiency?
A Exterior glass
B Shear walls
C Wood floors
D Plumbing fixtures
E Irrigation system
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43. An owner would like to purchase a building within a TOD (transit-oriented
development) site. Which items may be negatively affected from the site
selection.
C Community connectivity
D Stormwater Management
A Cx qualifications
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47. What would you not consider in a Life-Cycle Analysis? (choose two)
A Durability
C Rentable income
D Reuse potential
49. What refers to the consideration of initial cost vs. overall value?
B Value engineering
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50. What should be considered when pursuing LEED in a local community? (choose
three)
D Environmental conditions
E Local incentives
51. The project team has elected to submit a CIR regarding a rainwater capture
system. What should be included in the submission?
A $200
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53. Which of the following are recommended for a LEED project’s contractor plan?
(choose three)
E Ventilation schedule
B Design guidance
55. LEED 2009 online includes new features such as ? (choose three)
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56. Site area is defined as?
57. Which strategy most effectively reduces heat island, mitigates stormwater and
restores habitat?
A Non-native plants
B Pervious pavers
D Vegetated roof
58. An environmental site management program with less fertilizers would reduce
what?
C stormwater runoff
D heat island
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59. What strategy would help restore the groundwater aquifers? (choose three)
A Vegetated roof
C Native plants
D Rain gardens
E Graywater systems
A Public parks
B Water bodies
C Public roads
D Right-of-way
E Parking lots
A Additional parking
B Assigned parking
C Preferred parking
D No parking
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63. What is considered a basic service? (choose three)
A Restauraunt
B Hospital
C Day-care
D Museum
E Bank
C Increased stormwater
65. What is the most effective heat island reduction strategy? (choose two)
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66. Low flow fixture saves how much potable water when compared to standard
fixtures?
A 30%
B 60%
C 90%
67. Which of the following strategies would help reduce demand for potable water?
(choose three)
A Native plants
B Non-native plants
C Efficient fixtures
D Rainwater capture
E Pervious paving
A Landscape irrigation
B Sewage conveyance
C Swimming pools
E Showerheads
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69. Which is a flush fixture?
A Water closet
B Waterless urinal
C Shower
D Kitchen sink
E Lavatory
70. Water use reduction calculates the percent water savings by comparing the
baseline case to what?
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72. Discharged water in rivers and lakes contains the following contaminants?
(choose three)
A Bacteria
B Nitrogen
C Toxic metals
E Carbon
A ASHRAE 52.2
B ASHRAE 55
C ASHRAE 62.1
D ASHRAE 90.1
A Green-e
B Green-c
C Greenfields
D Green seal
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75. Increasing a building’s ventilation rate would effect which LEED categories?
(choose two)
A Sustainable Sites
B Water Efficiency
76. What is the most efficient, cheapest and simplest way to comply with the intent of
fundamental refrigerant management?
A HCFC
B CFC
C HFC
D HC
E CO2
*note: CO2, H2O, NH3, HC and Air are considered to be natural refrigerants
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78. What does not qualify for green power? (choose two)
A Solar
B Geothermal
C Biomass
D Fossil fuels
E Natural gas
79. A college campus has a central plant with an old CFC-11 refrigerant and plans to
replace it with what?
A CFC-12
B HCFC-123
C CFC-114
D HFC-23
B Natural refrigerants
C Release of CFC’s
A Smog
B Acid Rain
C Climate Change
D Greenhouse gases
E CFC’s
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82. CFC’s are found in what? (choose two)
A Centrifugal chillers
C Insulation products
D Roofing materials
83. An office building has a split system with 1% CFC-based refrigerants. Which it
true?
A Almost anywhere
B European market
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85. What made CFC’s illegal in the United States?
A EPAct of 1992
B Greenbuild
C SMACNA
D ASHRAE
E Montreal Protocol
A Ozone depletion
87. What would you find within a comingled office bin? (choose three)
A Tuna cans
B Local newspaper
C Soda cans
E Carpet tiles
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88. What should be considered when developing an ongoing recycling plan for a
tenant? (choose three)
A Fabric scraps
B Sawdust
C Peanut shells
D Soda cans
90. Crushed aggregate from a neighboring, demolished building is used for backfill
on a newly developed site. Which item would this promote?
A Building reuse
B Material reuse
C Recycled content
E Regional Material
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91. What standard references recycled materials?
A ISO 14021
B 40 CFR
C FSC
D EPAct of 1992
E Green seal
A Cork
C Bamboo
D Linseed oil
93. The main goals of providing recycled products are? (choose two)
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94. How are regional materials defined?
A Design phase
B Construction phase
C Exemplary phase
D Innovation phase
E Registration phase
A Sustainable Sites
B Water Efficiency
C Innovation
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97. Innovation in Design should have what attributes?
D Recycling program
E Ventilation rate
A Zoning
B Codes
C ASHRAE
E Architects
100. What may be considered community based open space? (choose two)
A Pedestrian-oriented hardscape
B Parking lots
C Public parks
D Private parks
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