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Source reduction relates to:
A. Heat island effect
B. Waste prevention
C. Rainwater runoff
D. Energy Reduction
B. Waste prevention
Name the different rating system families
5 rating system families
- BD+C
- O+M
- ID+C
- ND
- Homes
Which of the following is not on the list of seven impact categories:
A. Enhance Social Equity, Environmental Justice, and Community Quality of Life
B. Protect, Enhance and Restore Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
C. Reduce GHS Emissions Associated with Global Climate Change
D. Promote Sustainable and Regenerative Material Resources Cycles
C. Reduce GHG Emissions Associated with Global Climate Change
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?
A. Charrette
B. Stakeholder meeting
C. Team Meeting
Small task group
A. Charrette
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:
A. Energy Star Portfolio Manager
B. Building Manager Energy Star
C. Energy Star Building Benchmarks
D. Energy Star Rating System
A. Energy Star Portfolio Manager
The mission of USGBC is to:
A. “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”
B. “To transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life.”
C. To fundamentally change how we design, build, and operate buildings and communities through certification that honors levels of achievement in areas such as energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and a stewardship of resources.”
D. “To create buildings that use no more resources than they can produce.”
B. “To transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life.”
Three strategies for reducing outdoor water use are (select three):
A. Choose locally adapted plants B. Install submeters C. Use porous pavement D. Use non potable water E. Use potable water
A. Choose locally adapted plants
B. Install submeters
D. Use non potable water
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:
A. Vote from the CEO
B. Vote by the Board of Directors
C. Vote by members of the TAGs
D. Membership-wide vote
D. Membership-wide vote
Building sites that once housed buildings, roadways, parking lots, or were graded or otherwise altered by human activities are called:
A. Brownfields
B. Greenfields
C. Open space
D. Previously developed/disturbed sites
D. Previously developed/disturbed sites
Ventilation rates and indoor air quality levels are addressed by this standard:
A. ASHRAE 90.1
B. ASHRAE 55
C. ASHRAE 62.1
D. SCAQMD
C. ASHRAE 62.1
Which of the following are also green building rating systems? (Select two)
A. BREEAM
B. REACH
C. Green Spheres
D. Green Globes
A. BREEAM
D. Green Globes
The Sustainable Sites category covers three areas:
A. Location, building reuse, reducing transportation
B. Developing a site management plan, implementing conservation programs, and maintaining site lighting to prevent light pollution
C. Minimizing impervious areas, controlling rainwater, incorporating rainwater management into site design
D. Site design and management, rainwater management, heat island
D. Site design and management, rainwater management, heat island
“Fundamental Commissioning and Verification” is a pre req in which category of LEED BD+C rating system?
A. Sustainable Sites
B. Energy and Atmosphere
C. Water Efficiency
D. Materials and Resources
B. Energy and Atmosphere
The Energy and Atmosphere category approaches energy from a holistic perspective, addressing which three goals (select three)?
A. Energy use reduction B. Energy-Efficient design strategies C. Energy benchmarking D. Renewable energy sources E. Building Commissioning
A. Energy use reduction
B. Energy-Efficient design strategies
D. Renewable energy sources
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:
A. Construction indoor air quality management plan
B. Preoccupancy building flush-out
C. Construction waste management plan
D. Construction activity pollution prevention
A. Construction indoor air quality management plan
ASHRAE 55-2010 is the standard for the minimum level of:
A. Min indoor air quality performance
B. Min energy performance
C. Thermal comfort
D. Indoor water use reduction
C. Thermal comfort
Impervious areas found in the built environment and called hardscape include:
A. Mulch, river rock, sand, clay and loose surfaces
B. Concrete, brick, stone, asphalt, and sealed surfaces
C. Bioswales, rain gardens, dry ponds, and vegetated roofs
D. Glazing, signage, metal roofs and all reflective surfaces
B. Concrete, brick, stone, asphalt, and sealed surfaces
All of the following are examples of soft costs with the exception of (select two):
A. Architectural fees B. Structural lumber C. Fixtures D. Legal fees E. Financing
B. Structural lumber
C. Fixtures
The purpose of the Regional Priority category is to:
A. Help project teams that are located in harsh climates achieve credits that are difficult for that region.
B. Help project teams that are located in regions with strict building codes achieve credits that are difficult to achieve in that region.
C. Give project teams an incentive to achieve credits that are a regional priority.
D. Prioritize the needs of certain regions in the country that are more environmentally impacted than others.
C. Give project teams an incentive to achieve credits that are a regional priority.
The integrative process should be started:
A. Between the design and construction process
B. After the design process begins
C. Before the design process begins
D. As soon as the project team is assembled regardless of what stage design is in
E. After the bidding process is complete
C. Before the design process begins
Select the two terms that are incorrectly formatted per USGBC trademark policy:
A. USGBC B. US Green Building Council C. LEED GA D. U.S. Green Building Council E. LEED Green Associate
B. US Green Building Council
C. LEED GA
Measurement of how far a pedestrian or biker would travel from a point of origin to a destination, reflecting access to amenities, safety, convenience, and obstructions to movement is called:
A. Integrative travel analysis B. Shortest path analysis C. Continuous line mapping D. Destination mapping E. Simple straight-line radius
B. Shortest path analysis
In the Location and Transportation category, project fulfilling the first credit, “LEED for Neighborhood Dev Location”:
A. Are require to fulfill all the other credits in the category
B. Automatically get certified as LEED Neighborhoods Dev
C. Are not eligible to earn other credits in the category
D. Get a reduced rate on their LED cert
E. Are required to have one LEED AP on the project team
C. Are not eligible to earn other credits in the category
Open space is defined as what in a LEED project?
A. Ext space that encourages interaction with the environment, social interaction, passive rec, and physical activities.
B. The space between the building perimeter and the perimeter of the project site boundary.
C. Community interior space in a building that is not occupied by inhabitants all the time, such as lobbies, copy rooms, restrooms, janitorial closets, and break rooms
D. Space within the LEED project boundary that is open for credit interpretation.
E. Space within the LEED project boundary that the credit requirements do not apply to because they would be cost prohibitive, such as soil remediation behind a building that previously housed leaky oil barrels.
A. Ext space that encourages interaction with the environment, social interaction, passive rec, and physical activities.
Installing underground parking can achieve synergies across multiples credits by reducing what two environmental impacts? (select two)
A. Light pollution B. Soil erosion C. Rainwater runoff D. Ozone depletion E. Heat island effect
C. Rainwater runoff
E. Heat island effect
Installing a vegetated or green roof can achieve synergies across multiple credits by reducing what two environmental impacts? (select two)
A. Rainwater runoff B. Light pollution C. Heat island effect D. Soil erosion E. Ozone depletion
A. Rainwater runoff
C. Heat island effect
The standard used by LEED in the Water Efficiency category to determine the baseline case for building water usage is the national standard for maximum flush and flow rates called:
A. ASHRAE 90.1 B. EPAct of 1992 C. EPA Energy Star D. Water Policy Act of 1992 E. ISO 14044
B. EPAct 0f 1992
The intent of the credits in the Water Efficiency category is to:
A. increase nonpotable water use
B. Limit the use of drinking water to bathrooms and kitchens only
C. Decrease potable water use
D. Decrease water used in buildings for nondrinking purposes
E. Increase the amount of potable water used for landscaping and industrial processes
C. Decrease potable water use
The purpose of the design case in the Water Efficiency category is to:
A. Show that the project is designed for the efficient use of water throughout
B. List the names and occupations of the project designers
C. Show that innovative water conservation practices have been used to achieve savings
D. Show that the project design will achieve significant reductions in water use from the baseline water use calculation
E. Show that the project will achieve a significant increase in water use from the baseline water use calculation
D. Show that the project design will achieve significant reductions in water use from the baseline water use calculation
After a building’s water usage is successfully reduced through efficient fixtures, irrigation, and nonpotable water use, what is the critical final step that must be done to track usage and identify leaks?
A. Install submeters on indoor water fixtures, process systems, and outdoor irrigation equipment
B. Begin submitting monthly reports to the water utility on daily water usage
C. Commission monthly inspections on all building mechanicals
D. Install submeter on all building systems
E. Remove submeters and train facility staff to perform manual daily usage calcs
A. Install submeters on indoor water fixtures, process systems, and outdoor irrigation equipment
The ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA standard that sets the baseline case for min energy efficiency to be used in EA-PreReqs-Min Energy Performance and EA Credit-Optimize Energy Performance is:
A. 52.2-2007 B. 62.1-2010 C. 55-2010 D. 90.1-2010 E. EPAct of 1994
D. 90.1-2010
The Montreal Protocol banned the production of which refrigerant and is phasing out which other refrigerant?
A. HFCs; CFCs B. CFCs; HCFCs C. CO2; CO D. HCFCs; HFCs E. ODP; GWP
B. CFCs; HCFCs
Green power, carbon offsets, and RECs must be certificied by which program to qualify for points in EA Credit-Green Power and Carbon Offsets:
A. Center for Resource Solutions B. Energy Star C. Green-e certification program D. WaterSense E. DOE State Energy Program
C. Green-e certification program
EPA’s Energy Star Portfolio Manage is an interactive, online management tool that supports the tracking and assessment of energy and water consumption. In Portfolio Manager, what score represents average building performance, and what score (or above) means the building is a top performer?
A. Silver; Platinum B. 0; 100 C. Certified; Gold D. 25; 75 E. 50; 75
E. 50; 75
The location valuation factor values products and materials extracted, manufactured, and purchased within 100 miles of the project site at what percentage of their base contributing cost?
200%
Which one of the following is not a strategy to achieve a successful waste management on a project?
A. Recycle 20% to 40% of construction waste from a project with one to two material streams
B. Monitor and track waste recycling
C. Compost food waste
D. Supply a recyclable storage plan for all regular recyclable items.
Conduct waste stream audits
A. Recycle 20% to 40% of construction waste from a project with one to two material streams
ASHRAE 62.1-2010 is the standard used by LEED to create the baseline for:
A. Thermal comfort
B. Ventilation design and indoor air quality
C. Indoor air contaminants and thermal comfort
D. Thermal ventilation
E. Outdoor air exchanges
B. Ventilation design and indoor air quality
Greenguard Certification is the third-party certification program for:
A. Adhesives and sealants B. Paints and coatings C. Products for use in indoor spaces D. Flooring E. Composite wood
C. Products for use in indoor spaces
CIBSE AM10 defines the correct format of what process for a building?
A. Mechanical ventilation B. Natural ventilation C. Mixed-mode ventilation D. Flush-out E. Construction IAQ management plan
B. Natural ventilation
ASHRAE 55-2010 is the standar used by LEED to create the baseline for:
A. Thermal comfort
B. Ventilation design and indoor air quality
C. Indoor air contaminants and thermal comfort
D. Thermal ventilation
E. Outdoor air exchanges
A. Thermal comfort
A total of how many credits and points are available in the Innovation category?
A. Once credit, five points B. One credit, six points C. One credit, four points D. Two credits, four points E. Two credits, six points
E. Two credits, six points
To achieve exemplary performance for an innovation credit, a project team must:
A. Achieve all of the credits in a single category
B. Achieve double the credit requirements or the next incremental percentage threshold of an existing credit
C. Achieve all of the credits in the five categories: SS, WE, EA, MR, EQ
D. Must conceive of an idea for an innovative credit that has never been used by a project team before
E. Consist entirely of LEED APs
B. Achieve double the credit requirements or the next incremental percentage threshold of an existing credit
A total of how many regional priority credit choices are available for a total of how many points?
A. Four credit choices for six points B. Six credit choices for five points C. Eight credit choices for six points D. Two credit choices for four points E. Six credit choices for four points
E. Six credit choices for four points
Innovation credits are:
A. Only in LEED BD+C rating systems
B. Have only been around since LEED 2009
C. In every rating system
D. Only available to Gold and Platinum certified projects
E. Only available to Certified and Silver certified projects
C. In every rating system
The process of growing plants in suspension in an air or mist environment without the use of soil
aeroponics
A metric to define the reflectivity of an object from darkest black to white using a scale from 0 to 1.
albedo
A nonprofit founded in 1980 whose mission is to advance energy efficiency as a fast, cheap, and effective means of meeting energy challenges
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
The organization that oversees the creation, promulgation, and use of thousands of standards and guidelines that directly impact businesses in nearly every sector. This organization is also actively engaged in accrediting programs that assess conformance to standards, including globally recognized cross-sector programs such as the ISO 9000 (quality) and ISO 14000 (environmental) management systems.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
A furniture sustainability standard developed by a joint committee of stakeholders using a consensus process described by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
ANSI/BIFMA e3-2011
A body of saturated rock through which water can easily move
aquifer
A standard that defines the range of indoor thermal environmental conditions acceptable to a majority of occupants, but accommodates an ever increasing variety of design solutions intended both to provide comfort and to respect today’s imperative for sustainable buildings
ASHRAE 55-2010
A standard that specifies minimum ventilation rates and other measures intended to provide indoor air quality that is acceptable to human occupants and that minimizes adverse health effects, and is the recognized standard for ventilation system design and acceptable indoor air quality.
ASHRAE 62.1-2010
A standard that sets the minimum requirements for energy-efficient design of most buildings, except low-rise residential buildings, by offering, in detail, the minimum energy-efficient requirements for design and construction of new buildings and their systems, new portions of buildings and their systems, and new systems and equipment in existing buildings, as well as criteria for determining compliance with these requirements.
ASHRAE 90.1-2010
A process used to remove airborne contaminants from a building caused by the off-gassing of furniture, paints, adhesives, sealants, carpets, wall covering, and other building materials by increasing the temperature in the building before it is occupied
bake-out
A standard from which a basis of change can be measured for improvement
baseline case
A constructed rainwater control feature containing an engineered basin, soil, stone, and vegetation designed to reduce rainwater runoff and increase groundwater recharge
bioswale
The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of liquid water 1 F. This standard measure of energy is used to describe the energy content of fuels and compare energy use.
British thermal unit (Btu)
A number issued by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and assigned to each order of certified wood purchased by a consumer.
chain of custody
Any of several simple gaseous compounds that contain carbon, chlorine, fluorine, and sometimes hydrogen, that are used as refrigerants, cleaning solvents, and aerosol propellants and in the manufacture of plastic foams, and that are believe to be a major cause of stratospheric ozone depletion. **Are banned in many countries, including the U.S.
Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)
A standard that defines the process for natural ventilation in nondomestic buildings
CIBSE AM10 (Chartered Institution of Building Service Engineers Application Manual)
A product certification program for assessing and constantly improving products by requiring product ingredients to be disclosed to an independent, accredited assessor. It rewards achievement in fire categories: material health, material reutilization, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness. There are five levels of certification: Basic, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum
Cradle to Cradle Certified (C2C)
A fee-based inquiry to USGBC as to how to implement a strategy for a certain prereq or credit
credit interpretation request (CIR)
An activity related to the processing of materials all the way through to the delivery of the final product to the end user
downstream activity
An EPA provided building benchmarking system that is the most widely used in the US. The energy and water data for a building is entered into a web-based tool that then displays where the building type falls in whole building energy use compared to other buildings of the same type. GHG emissions are also measured.
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
A metric that expresses a building’s energy use as a function of its size.
Energy use intensity (EUI)
A standardized, internationally recognized, comprehensive tool for providing information on a product’s environmental impact based on an ISO-compliant LCA and can be verified by a third party. This includes a detailed analysis that considers all processes in the life cycle of the product, such as raw material extraction and refining, energy use and efficiency during manufacture, transportation methods, and end of life
environmental product declaration (EPD)
Energy act that requires that all toilets use no more than 1.6 gallons of water per flush and all urinals use no more than 1.0 gallon per flush, among other requirements. This standard is used in LEED credits for the Water Efficiency category to calculate the baseline daily water usage of a project
EPAct of 1992
The section of a system that allows for feedback and self correction and adjusts its operation according to differences between the actual output and the desired output
feedback loop
Land that is likely to be flooded by a store of a given size (such as a 100-year storm)
flood plain
The density of nonresidential land use, exclusive of structured parking, measured as the total nonresidential building floor area divided by the total build-able land area available for nonresidential structures.
floor-area ratio (FAR)
Untreated household wastewater that has not come into contact with toilet waste. This includes wastewater from bathtubs, showers, bathroom sinks, and washing machines. It does not include wastewater from kitchen sinks or dishwashers.
graywater
A 3rd part organization that provides independent oversight of professional credentialing and project certification programs related to green buildings.
Green Business Certification Inc (GBCI)
A program that gives assurance that products designed for use in indoor spaces meet strict chemical emissions limits, which contributes to the creation of healthier interiors and gives credence to manufacturers’ sustainability claims with empirical scientific data from an unbiased, third-party organization
Greenguard Certification
The patchwork of natural areas that provide habitat, flood protection, clean air, and clean water at the scale of a city or county, or rainwater management systems that mimic nature by soaking up and storing water at the scale of a neighborhood or site.
Green infrastructure (GI)
A hazard assessment method that evaluates individual chemicals. Chemicals are assigned to one of four main categories. Benchmark 1 is for chemicals substances known to be associated with certain health problems and are of the highest concern, while Benchmark 4 is for chemicals with the lowest level of concern.
GreenScreen
An open standard for reporting product ingredients and their associated health hazards. It is several pages long, and includes a one-page summary listing company information, metadata about the report, and ingredients. Subsequent pages include more detail about individual ingredients and their associated health hazards, and details on any certifications and associated materials.
Health Product Declaration (HPD)
A refrigerant used as a replacement for chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerants and propellants in aerosol canisters; considered to be less destructive to the atmosphere
hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC)
A refrigerant that is considered a long-term replacement for CFC and HCFC since it consists of hydrogen, fluorine, and carbon but not ozone damaging chlorine; it does, however, contribute a small amount to global warming
hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)
An organization that publishes nationally and internationally used standards for the lighting industry.
Illuminating Engineer Society of North America (IESNA)
A sustainable approach of controlling pest infestation and damage in an economical way while minimizing hazards to people, property, and the environment.
integrated pest management (IPM)
The content areas of the LEED GA exam that reflect the rating systems’ credit categories and what an exam candidate needs to know, including concepts such as the LEED process, integrative strategies, LEED credit categories, and project surroundings and public outreach.
knowledge domains
The USGBC green building program is the preeminent program for the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of high performance green buildings
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
The principle of continuously improving any process through the elimination of waste in every step of manufacturing.
lean process improvement
The installed lighting power per unit area
lighting power density (LPD)
