Practice Exam 1 Flashcards
1
Q
- What LEED rating system focuses on the where, what, and how to build green at a community scale?
A. LEED BD+C: Retail
B. LEED BD+C: Schools
C. LEED BD+C: New Construction
D. LEED for Neighborhood Development
A
D
2
Q
- What is the LEED standard for Indoor Air Quality?
A. 90.1
B. 62.1
C. SMACNA
D. ANSI
A
D
3
Q
- How many points must a LEED Gold project earn?
A. 40-49
B. 50-59
C. 60-79
D. 80-100
A
C
4
Q
- How many points must a LEED Silver project earn?
A. 30-39
B. 40-49
C. 50-59
D. 60-69
A
C
5
Q
- What is the lowest level of LEED certification?
A. Silver
B. Gold
C. Certified
D. Platinum
A
C
6
Q
- How many levels are there of LEED certification?
A. One Level
B. Two Levels
C. Three Levels
D. Four Levels
A
D
7
Q
- Who manages the LEED certification process?
A. GBI
B. GBCI
C. ANSI
D. ASHRAE
A
B
8
Q
- Who developed the LEED Impact Categories?
A. U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
B. United States Department of Energy (DOE)
C. Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA)
D. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
A
A
9
Q
- What type of system is one that materials and resources are constantly brought in from the outside, used in
some way, and then released outside the system in some form of waste?
A. Closed Flow
B. Open Flow
C. Open System
D. Closed System
A
D
10
Q
- What is an intense workshop designed to produce specific deliverables called?
A. Stakeholder Meeting
B. Charrette
C. Task Group
D. Team Meeting
A
B
11
Q
- A project is renovating an existing building and wants to use green building strategies. What is the first step
the design team should do?
A. Set Goals
B. Look for Opportunities for Improvement
C. Hire a LEED AP
D. Identify local suppliers of green products
A
A
12
Q
- Which of these is the result of toilets and urinals?
A. Graywater
B. Blackwater
C. Potable Water
D. Something
A
13
Q
- Which of these fixtures use gallons per minute (gpm) to measure water consumption?
A. Something
B. Indoor flush fixtures
C. Indoor Flow Fixtures
D. Something
A
B
14
Q
- Using drought-tolerant native or adapted plants along with rocks, bark mulch, and other landscape elements
is called
A. Weatherizing
B. Xeriscaping
C. Naturalizing
D. Hydrological
A
B
15
Q
- A project team has incorporated Rainwater Management strategies by installing an open-grid parking lot
and reducing the impervious pavement surrounding the project site buildings. What other environmental
impact is reduced by this design?
A. Light Pollution
B. Heat Island Effect
C. Potable Water Use for Irrigation
D. Green House Gas Emissions
A
16
Q
- The result of using flat, dark surfaces of roadways, parking lots, and tarred rooftops that absorb and retain
the sun’s heat during the day and are slow to radiate it at night is known as
A. Emissivity
B. Heat Island Effect
C. Thermal Reflectance
D. Radiation
A
17
Q
- Which of these is a major concept in the integrative process that is integral to green building and
sustainability?
A. Open Design
B. Systems Thinking
C. Co-locating
D. Framework
A
18
Q
- The ‘Prius effect’ is an example of a(n)
A. Positive Feedback Loop
B. Negative Feedback Loop
C. Closed Feedback Loop
D. Open Feedback Loop
A
19
Q
- Which of these describes the integrative process approach to designing a LEED project?
A. Creating a project checklist
B. Accounting for the interactions among all building and site systems
C. Holding an all-day Charrette
D. Hiring a LEED AP to manage the project design
A
B
20
Q
- Which of these is an important tool in the iterative process?
A. Charrette
B. One-on-one conversations
C. Stakeholders
D. Cost associated with a green strategy
A
21
Q
- Which of these treaties banned the production of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerants and is phasing out
hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) refrigerants?
A. The Kyoto Treaty
B. The Montreal Protocol
C. ASHRAE
D. SMACNA
A
22
Q
- What refrigerant can be used by a LEED project?
A. Halon
B. Hydropentachlorodimethyl (HPD)
C. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC)
D. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC)
A
A
23
Q
- ASHRAE Standard 189.1 can be as an alternate path to compliance to what building code?
A. ANSI
B. IGCC
C. 90.1
D. CA’s Title 24
A
24
Q
- The ASHRAE Standard 52 determines what for air filters?
A. Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
B. Minimum Efficiency Recording Value
C. Maximum Efficiency Reporting Value
D. Maximum Efficiency Recording Value
A
25
Q
- Which of these purchases would meet the requirement for being obtained locally for LEED Material and
Resources (MR) credits?
A. Bamboo floor harvested 600 miles away and purchased 300 miles from the project site
B. Stone extracted and processed 80 miles away and purchased within 75 miles from the project site
C. Vinyl floor manufactured 1,350 miles away and purchased within two miles of the project site
D. Marble extracted and processed 1500 miles away and purchased within 700 miles of the project site
A
26
Q
- What is pre-consumer recycled material?
A. Waste generated by households or commercial, industrial and institutional facilities
B. Material left over from a manufacturing process
C. Recovery and reemployment of materials recovered from existing building or construction sites
D. Material diverted from the waste stream during the manufacturing process and used for another
purpose
A
27
Q
- A non-profit organization is planning to rent three floors of an existing 15-story building. What LEED rating
system would you recommend to the project ream to follow?
A. LEED BD+C: New Construction
B. LEED ID+C: Commercial Interiors
C. LEED O+M: Existing Buildings
D. LEED BD+C: Retail
A
28
Q
- What is the intent of the Materials and Resources (MR) credit Construction and Demolition Waste
Management Planning credit?
A. To manage the removal of trees and shrubs and other land clearing debris
B. To divert waste from disposal in landfills
C. To lessen the burden on landfills through waste-to-energy conversion
D. To minimize soil being hauled to disposed of in landfills
A
29
Q
- Which of these are addressed by a construction activity pollution prevention plan?
A. Preservation of open space
B. Using native and adapted vegetation
C. Controlling airborne dust generation
D. Irrigation demand required by the project site
A
30
Q
- Allowing building occupants to dispose of cans, paper, and other recyclables in one container is called?
A. Specialized waste management
B. Universal collection
C. Contained
D. Commingled
A
31
Q
- A project design team was asked by the owner to replace a black asphalt parking lot with grey pervious
concrete in order to achieve Rainwater Management. What other environmental impact is reduced by this
design change?
A. Heat island effect
B. Light Pollution
C. Daylight
D. Emissivity
A
32
Q
- Which of these strategies would encourage pedestrian access to a project site?
A. Plant a garden on the project site that is accessible to all employees
B. Provide a shuttle from the project site to a transit station
C. A natural trail open to the public connecting the building to other buildings on the site
D. Roads with increased vehicle speeds
A
33
Q
- Which of these sites is the best location to promote smart growth?
A. 1500 unit housing development that sprawls outside the city
B. 20 senior housing apartments, 1 senior care facility, 1 elderly care home
C. 300 housing units that are nearby to jobs, a school, and a shopping center
D. 400 housing units with two bus stops within 3 miles
A
34
Q
- A project team is planning to use high-efficiency plumbing fixtures and smart-technology irrigation. What
LEED category would this enable the project to earn points in?
A. Innovation
B. Water Efficiency
C. Materials and Resources
D. Energy and Atmosphere
A
35
Q
- What is the best type of water that a home owner could use for landscape irrigation?
A. Greywater
B. Well water
C. Spring water
D. Potable water
A
36
Q
- What type of vegetation is best for landscaping a project to reduce the need for irrigation?
A. Turf
B. Native plants
C. Noxious plants
D. Artificial grass
A