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1) The following is true about prerequisites in the LEED rating system:
  1. B and C
  2. No points are awarded for prerequisites
  3. Prerequisites are mandatory
  4. Prerequisites are not required in a category if not attempting any points in a category
2) What agency determines the eligibility for green vehicles?
  1. ACEEE
  2. EPA
  3. GBCI
  4. Green-e
3) Which of the following is not a high priority site for project development?
  1. A Federal Empowerment Zone (FEZ)
  2. A Federal Renewal Community site
  3. A site listed by the EPA National Priorities List
  4. Prime farm land
4) Which of the following are part of the Location and Transportation goals?
  1. B and C
  2. Build in high priority site
  3. Encourage development in dense areas
  4. Site assessment
5) A brownfield site:
  1. A and B
  2. A site requiring remediation to make it safe for occupancy
  3. Brown due to not getting enough rain and sun and grass is not able to grow
  4. Government subsidies may be available for purchase and remediation
6) Which of the following is not an alternate vehicle fuel?
  1. Diesel
  2. Electricity
  3. Natural gas
  4. Propane
7) Which of the following are not considered a diverse use?
  1. 7-11
  2. ATMs
  3. Bank
  4. Restaurant
8) How much would be the gross floor area of a building, if it had a floor-to-area (FAR) of 3, and a total lot area of 10,000 square feet?
  1. 10,000 sf
  2. 15,000 sf
  3. 3,333 sf
  4. 30,000 sf
9) Which of the following would make the biggest increase in water consumption?
  1. Adaptive plants
  2. Native plants
  3. Trees
  4. Turf grass
10) The label for water efficient plumbing fixtures is:
  1. EPA approved
  2. Kohler
  3. UL approved
  4. WaterSense
11) Per the water use reduction prerequisite, every project under BD+C, New Construction rating system must establish what % water reduction from the baseline consumption?
  1. 10%
  2. 20%
  3. 25%
  4. 30%
12) Water used by mechanical systems in buildings is called?
  1. Brown water
  2. Domestic water
  3. Make up water
  4. Process water
13) Which of the following two aid in achieving: outdoor water use reduction?
  1. Invasive plants and trees
  2. Trees and shrubs
  3. Xeriscaping and invasive plants
  4. Xeriscaping and native plants
14) Which of the following can not be used to obtain graywater?
  1. Water from drinking fountains
  2. Water from lavatories
  3. Water from showers
  4. Water from urinals
15) Which of the following is the least efficient water irrigation system
  1. Drip irrigation
  2. Spray irrigation
  3. Water bubbler system
  4. Water channeled directly to root system
16) According the outdoor water use reduction prerequisite, every BD+C project must achieve what % reduction from the Landscape Water Requirement (LWR)?
  1. 10%
  2. 20%
  3. 25%
  4. 30%
17) If a project team is considering to use graywater as an alternative to potable water, the team should first consider?
  1. EPAAct1992
  2. LEED v4 reference guide
  3. LWR
  4. Local Codes
18) The intent of credits in WE are to
  1. Decrease the amount of water used in buildings for non drinking purposes
  2. Focus solely on the water consumption inside buildings
  3. Increase nonpotable water use
  4. Reduce potable water consumption
19) Choose the best answer, why does Energy and Atmosphere contain the most points?
  1. Has the most number of credits
  2. One credit has up to 18 points
  3. Saves the building owner the most money
  4. The most important impact category is revers the the contribution to global climate change
20) Which of the following has the biggest effect on a buildings energy demands?
  1. Building height
  2. Building orientation
  3. Community planning
  4. Configuration of adjacent buildings
21) Which of the following refrigerants Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) is close to zero?
  1. CFC-502
  2. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
  3. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)
  4. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
22) Which of the following are natural refrigerants?
  1. Ammonia, Carbon dioxide, Propane
  2. Ammonia, Helium, Carbon dioxide
  3. Carbon dioxide, CFC-11, Propane
  4. Helium, Carbon dioxide, CFC-11
23) Which of the following is not a renewable energy source?
  1. Biofuel
  2. Natural gas
  3. Solar
  4. Wave
24) Which of the following are considered passive solar?
  1. Solar PV panels and Solar thermal collectors
  2. Solar PVs and Building orientation
  3. Solar thermal collectors and using shades to prevent summer sun from heating the building
  4. Thermal mass and Building Orientation
25) Scope 1 energy refers to:
  1. Direct energy from the owned or controlled sources
  2. Energy sources that are not owned or directly controled
  3. Green power
  4. Purchased energy
26) The systematic process for analyzing and optimizing building system performance during the operational phase is called ?
  1. Commissioning
  2. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
  3. Retrocommissioning
  4. Systems engineering
27) The ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA standard that sets the base line case for the minimum energy efficiency to be used in EA Prerequisite is- Minimum Energy Performance is
  1. 52.2-2007
  2. 55-2010
  3. 90.1-2010
  4. EPA Act of 1994
28) CxA refers to:
  1. Carbon exempt Atmosphere
  2. Commissioning Appropriately
  3. Commissioning Authority
  4. Contract Authority
29) In order to achieve the Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction credit, a project cannot:
  1. Remediate a brownfield site
  2. Renovate an abandoned building
  3. Restore a historic building
  4. Salvage building materials
30) Rapidly renewable materials can replenish in how many years?
  1. 10
  2. 15
  3. 20
  4. 5
31) When choosing environmentally friendly products, a project team should look for:
  1. Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs and Custodial assessments
  2. Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs and Greenwashing reports
  3. Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and third party Corporate Sustainability Reports (CSR)
32) For storage and collection of recyclables prerequisite, materials to be recycled should include:
  1. Biobased products, cardboard, and Mixed Paper
  2. Metals, Glass, and Mixed Paper
  3. Metals, Glass, and Wood-products
  4. Wood-products, cardboard and glass
33) Which of the following are not related to the Building Product Disclosures and Optimization credits?
  1. Assessment of the ingredients of the materials
  2. EPDs
  3. VOC levels of materials and products used inside buildings
  4. Where and how a material is sourced
34) The embodied energy of a product refers to the energy consumed during the:
  1. Entire life cycle of a product
  2. Extraction and manufacturing of a product
  3. Transportation and construction of a product
  4. Transportation and manufacturing of a product
35) A product that does not contain any recyclable content is most similar to:
  1. Cradle -to-gate
  2. Cradle-to-cradle
  3. Cradle-to-grave
  4. Cradle-to-label
36) Within how many miles is the location valuation factor that values products and materials extracted, manufactured and purchased for a project?
  1. 1,000 miles
  2. 100 miles
  3. 200 miles
  4. 500 miles
37) To earn points for achieving Construction Demolition and Waste Management on a project, a project must show:
  1. Conduct waste stream audits
  2. Recycle 20 to 40% of the construction waste from a project with one or two material streams
  3. Recycle construction waste and compost food waste
  4. Recycling 50% of construction waste with three product streams
38) Recyclable or compostable material such as food, glass, paper, and plastics make up approximately what percent of material that ends up in landfills in the US?
  1. 40%
  2. 50%
  3. 60%
  4. 70%
39) Which of the following is not a part of Indoor Environmental Quality?
  1. Flush out
  2. Participation in Demand Response
  3. Providing day-lighting inside a building
  4. Testing for Radon
40) Which of the following products carry the Green label Plus label?
  1. Adhesives
  2. Carpets
  3. Furniture
  4. Paints
41) The preferred method by most contractors to achieve the Indoor Air Quality Assessment credits is to:
  1. Conduct air testing
  2. Flush out
42) Which of the following will not result in increased day lighting?
  1. Clerestories
  2. Glare control devices
  3. Light shelves
  4. Low height cubicles
43) Which of the following strategies address both quality lighting and day lighting?
  1. Light tubes and window configuration
  2. Sky lights and solar tubes
  3. Window configuration and skylights
  4. Window configuration and vision glazing
44) When choosing an air filter for the best air quality it is better if the MERV value is?
  1. Does not matter since this value is a function of energy requirements
  2. High
  3. Low
45) The prerequisite Tobacco Smoke control requires no smoking with in how many feet of an entrance, air intake or operable window?
  1. 15 feet
  2. 20 feet
  3. 25 feet
  4. 30 feet
46) The Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) plan is generally the responsibility of the?
  1. Architect providing Contract Administrative (CA) services
  2. General Contractor
  3. Mechanical Contractor
  4. Owner
47) The standard to measure thermal comfort is?
  1. ASHRAE 55-2010
  2. ASHRAE 62.1-2010
  3. ASHRAE 90.1-2010
48) The standard for the baseline for minimum indoor air quality is?
  1. ASHRAE 55-2010
  2. ASHRAE 62.1-2010
  3. ASHRAE 90.1-2010
49) Source reduction relates to:
  1. Energy reduction
  2. Heat Island effect
  3. Rainwater runoff
  4. Waste prevention
50) There are how many different rating systems within LEED?
  1. 4
  2. 5
    BD+C, O+M, ID+C, ND, and Homes
  3. 6
  4. 7
51) Two strategies for conserving materials throughout a project's life cycle are (select two):
  1. Design smaller, more flexible homes and buildings
  2. Install a vegetative roof on at least 50% of roof surface
  3. Plant native and adaptive species
  4. Reuse existing buildings and salvaged materials
52) Which of the following is not on the list of seven impact categories?
  1. Enhance Social Equity, Environmental Justice, and Community Quality of Life
  2. Promote Sustainable and Regenerative Material Resources Cycles
  3. Protect, Enhance, and Restore Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
  4. Reduce Greenhouse gas Emissions Associated with Global Warming
53) Generally held at the beginning of the project, what process brings together the project team with stakeholders and outside experts for creative thinking and collaboration and to assist in establishing goals?
  1. Charrette
  2. Small task group
  3. Stakeholder meeting
  4. Team meeting
54) Integrative project team members such as the contractors, vendors, tradespeople, and other stakeholders come together at which point in the design process to first discuss the project?
  1. After the design phase
  2. Before schematic design process begins
  3. During design phase
  4. During the construction phase
55) The EPA has a green building benchmark program in which buildings submit energy data about their building to see where they stand among like buildings in the country with regards to energy use. This program is known as:
  1. Building manager Energy Star
  2. Energy Star Building Benchmarks
  3. Energy Star Portfolio Manager
  4. Energy Star Rating System
56) The mission of the USGBC is to:
  1. "Make better buildings: places that complement our environment and enhance our communities; places that give people better, brighter, healthier spaces to live, work, and play"
  2. "To create buildings that use no more resources than they can produce"
  3. "To transform the way buildings are designed, built, and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life"
57) Three strategies for reducing outdoor water use are (select 3):
  1. Choose locally adapted plants
  2. Install submeters
  3. Use nonpotable water
  4. Use porous pavements
58) A regular building occupant who spends 40 hours a week in the project building is described as an FTE which stands for:
  1. Fixed-Time Employee
  2. Fixed-Time Equivalent
  3. Full-Time Employee
  4. Full-Time Equivalent
59) Ongoing improvements to LEED, which are based on principles of transparency, openness, and inclusiveness, involve volunteer committees and working groups as well as USGBC staff, and are approved by a:
  1. Membership-wide vote
  2. Vote by members of the TAGs
  3. Vote by the board of directors
  4. Vote from the CEO
60) Building sites that once housed buildings, roadways, parking lots, or were graded or otherwise altered by human activities are called:
  1. Brownfields
  2. Greenfields
  3. Open Space
  4. Previously developed/disturbed sites
61) Waste light from building sites that produces glare, is directed upward to the sky, or is directed off the site, is called:
  1. Albedo
  2. Horizontal foot candles
  3. Infrared emittance
  4. Light trespass
62) The most sustainable forms of outdoor irrigation are (select 2):
  1. No irrigation
  2. Sprinkler
  3. Watering at night
  4. using harvested rainwater
63) The use of drought-tolerant native or adapted plants along with rocks, bark mulch, and other landscape elements is called:
  1. Greenscaping
  2. Integrative water management
  3. Rain gardening
  4. Xeriscaping
64) The sustainable sites (SS) category covers 3 areas:
  1. Developing a site management plan, implementing conservation programs, and maintaining site lighting to prevent light pollution
  2. Location, building reuse, reducing transportation
  3. Minimizing impervious areas, controlling rainwater, incorporating rainwater management into site design
  4. Site design and management, rainwater management, heat island effect
65) The goals of the Water Efficiency (WE) category are:
  1. Increase rainwater runoff quality and reduce rainwater runoff quantity
  2. Water efficiency and increases in potable water use
  3. Water efficiency and reduction in potable water use
  4. reduction of potable water use for irrigation and process water
66) a computer generated representation of the anticipated energy consumption of a building is called:
  1. Energy Star Rating
  2. Energy audit
  3. Energy model
  4. Lfe-cycle cost analysis
67) In its solid waste management hierarchy, the EPA ranks which four preferred strategies for reducing waste?
  1. Recycling, reclaiming, renewable, and burning
  2. Reduce, Reuse, recycle, and waste to landfill
  3. Source Reduction, reuse, recycling, and waste to energy
  4. Source depletion, reclaim, renew, and waste to water
68) Wastewater from toilets is what type of water?
  1. Blackwater
  2. Graywater
  3. Indoor Water
  4. Tertiary
69) The plan that outlines measures to minimize contamination in a building during construction and describes procedures to flush the building of contaminants prior to occupancy is called:
  1. Construction activity pollution prevention
  2. Construction indoor air quality management plan
  3. Construction waste management plan
  4. Preoccupancy building flush out
70) Nonrenwable resources that emit greenhouse gases, are limited in quantity, and cannot be replaced as fast as they are consumed are:
  1. Ethanol, hydrogen, biodiesel, natural gas
  2. Oil, coal, and natural gas
  3. Solar, wind, and biomass
  4. Wood, methane, and CO2
71) What is true about an integrative process?
  1. The integrative process is a linear process
  2. The integrative process is applicable to any phase in the life cycle of a building or land-use project
  3. The integrative process is only used for new construction design processes
  4. The integrative process results in longer construction schedules
72) Which of the following assess environmental performance of products and services and provide guidance on improving their environmental performance?
  1. ASHRAE
  2. IESNA
  3. ISO 14000
  4. LEED
73) An existing office building has a 20-year old chiller that uses CFC-11. An owner is considering a major renovation of the building and applying for LEED for New Construction certification. What statement is true about the project's ability to earn LEED certification?
  1. The owner can implement a phase-out plan to earn LEED certification
  2. The owner can leave the existing system in place as-is
  3. The owner must replace the chiller to earn LEED certification
  4. The owner will not be able to achieve a Platinum level certification
74) Which integrative project team members bring the most experience to the Discovery phase regarding post-occupancy behavior?
  1. Architects
  2. Building owners
  3. Facility managers
  4. HVAC engineers
75) What is the impact of creating a dense, compact mixed-use neighborhood?
  1. Decreased availability of alternative transportation
  2. Increased in flooding from stormwater runoff and the heat island effect
  3. Increased in the travel time to work for occupants
  4. Less pavement for roads and less infrastructure for utilities
76) Which of the following is one of the most toxic and common sources of indoor air pollution in an existing building?
  1. CFCs
  2. Mercury
  3. Radon
  4. VOCs
77) Which of the following are the environmental benefits of reusing a building?(Choose 2)
  1. Increases water efficiency
  2. Makes landfills last longer
  3. Preserves a site's historical, cultural, and aesthetic values
  4. Reduces demands on virgin resources
78) What components are included in the impact category for Reverse Contribution to Global Climate Change?
  1. GHG Emissions Reduction from Building Operations Energy Use and GHG Emissions Reduction from a Cleaner Energy Supply
  2. GHG Emissions Reduction from Materials and Water Embodied Energy Use and Move to Cyclical, Non-Depleting Material Cycles
  3. GHG Emissions Reduction from Materials and Water Embodied Energy Use and Water Quality Protection
  4. GHG Emissions Reduction from a Cleaner Energy Supply and Protect Human Health from Direct Exposure to Negative Health Impacts
79) What is the minimum certification level in LEED?
  1. Accredited
  2. Approved
  3. Authorized
  4. Certified
80) SMACNA guidelines should be followed for what reason?
  1. To develop a green cleaning program
  2. To establish an integrated pest management plan
  3. To minimize indoor air quality issues caused by construction
  4. To select carpets with low VOCs
81) What is each LEED rating system made up of?
  1. 3rd party standards
  2. A combination of credit categories
  3. Impact categories
  4. Interpretations
82) A vehicle meeting which standard would be considered a green vehicle?
  1. EPA Transportation and Air Quality standard
  2. Green-e Certified
  3. SCAQMD air quality standards
  4. Vehicle with a minimum green score of 45 on the ACEEE annual vehicle guide
83) When thinking about room layouts early in the design process, which of the following should be considered?
  1. Acoustics
  2. Entryway systems
  3. Environmental tobacco smoke control
  4. Using materials with recycled content
84) A project design includes low-impact development and erosion and sedimentation control. Which of the following will be aided by these strategies?(Choose 2)
  1. Access to diverse uses
  2. An increase of the floor-area ratio
  3. The creation of buffers between development and water resources
  4. Walkability
85) What are the key criteria that define green building performance?
  1. Innovative designs
  2. Minimum program requirements
  3. Prerequisites
  4. Third party standards
86) What statement is true regarding HydroFluoroCarbons (HFCs)?
  1. HFCs are scheduled to be banned under the Montreal Protocol
  2. HFCs have high ozone depletion potential
  3. Many HFCs have a significant global warming potential
  4. The HFC refrigerant group includes NH3, CO2, and propane
87) Which of the following are enforceable within the building industry?
  1. Acoustic design
  2. International Green Construction Code (IgCC)
  3. Material sourcing
  4. Quality of views
88) A laboratory project requires a lot of special-use equipment and systems to keep the areas inside sterile. What would a sub-contractor need to safely handle a product during installation?
  1. A Health product disclosure (HPD)
  2. A Material safety data sheet (MSDS)
  3. MERV 13 filters
  4. The quantity of recycled content in a product
89) Proper ventilation systems remove which of the following contaminants?(Choose 3)
  1. CFCs
  2. Material off-gassing
  3. Phosphorus
  4. Radon
90) What is the intent of the Indoor Environmental Quality credits?
  1. Decreasing the lighting power density for interior lights
  2. Promote better indoor air quality and access to daylight and views
  3. Reducing indoor potable water use
  4. Using reused materials inside the building envelope
91) Which of the following is aided by the avoidance of building on sensitive land or previously undeveloped land?
  1. Brownfield remediation
  2. Rainwater management
  3. Reducing parking footprint
  4. Reducing vehicle miles traveled
92) Which responsibilities would belong to the general contractor during construction to improve indoor air quality?(Choose 2)
  1. Capping the ducts to mechanical systems
  2. Making sure someone is sweeping periodically to control dust
  3. Overseeing the rainwater management plan
  4. Verifying construction waste is placed in the proper trash bins
93) An owner wants to offset the environmental impact of a building's energy use. What is a benefit of purchasing off-site renewable energy or renewable energy certificates (RECs) over installing onsite renewable energy systems such as photovoltaic panels?
  1. Off-site renewable energy and RECs are less expensive than grid-source non-renewable energy
  2. RECs can be shared across multiple LEED projects
  3. RECs only have to be purchased one-time to offset the building's lifetime energy use
  4. The upfront costs to the building owner would be lower
94) A project owner is concerned about the safety of building occupants during the evening hours as they walk to the parking lot. What exterior lighting strategy would ensure occupant safety, prevent light pollution, and conserve energy?
  1. Install up-lighting in the parking lot
  2. Installing timers that switch to motion activation after the building is closed
  3. Strategically place lighting to shine into the roads surrounding the property
  4. Use shielded LED fixtures that are on 24 hours day
95) A project that specifies soil restoration as part of its site design is contributing to which of the following environmental benefits?
  1. Increasing open space
  2. Preventing construction activity pollution
  3. Reducing heat islands
  4. Restoring habitat
96) What are three important factors of the LEED Green Building Rating System?(Choose 3)
  1. It is consensus-based
  2. It is government-financed
  3. It is market-driven
  4. It is voluntary
97) A project team for a school project is designing classrooms that will improve the learning experience. Which of the following building components meet this goal while maintaining preferable life-cycle impacts?
  1. New polyester carpet tiles
  2. Refurbished desks that contain recycled content
  3. Reused acoustic tiles
  4. Single-pane glazing
98) Which of the following is NOT a component of the impact category Enhance Social Equity, Environmental Justice, Community Health and Quality of Life?
  1. Create a Strong Sense of Place
  2. Promote Human Rights and Environmental Justice
  3. Provide Affordable, Equitable and Resilient Communities
  4. Support Occupant Comfort and Well-Being
99) Energy efficiency is defined as:
  1. Any strategy that reduces resource use 10% or more from a baseline comparison
  2. Any strategy that reduces resource use 20% from a baseline comparison
  3. The replacement of any older building product with a newer building product
  4. The use of technology that requires less energy to perform the same function as a conventional item

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