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1. A building manager is comparing the operating cost of the existing boiler to the purchase and operation of a new and more efficient boiler. The building manager discovers that although the upfront cost is significant, purchasing the new boiler would drastically decrease the cost of running and operating the system. This exercise is called

life-cycle costing

value engineering

integrated design

life-cycle assessment

2. Which of the following terms encourages team members to collaborate throughout the process of design and construction to create synergistic solutions?

Charrette

Triple bottom line

Life-cycle analysis

Integrative design

3. Which of the following is a minimum program requirement for the LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations Rating System?

Comply with minimum project size

Include temporary structures in floor area calculations

Define a site boundary for the sole purpose of complying with credits

Comply with the best practices of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

4. Which of the following is a tradable commodity representing proof that a unit of electricity was generated from a renewable source?

Tradable Energy Credit (TEC)

Renewable Wind Certificate

Renewable Energy Certificate

Certificate for Innovative Renewables

5. ASHRAE standards are applicable to which of the following LEED categories?

Sustainable Sites and Energy and Atmosphere

Materials and Resources and Sustainable Sites

Water Efficiency and Indoor Environmental Quality

Energy and Atmosphere and Indoor Environmental Quality

6. The intent of waste management in the Materials and Resources credit category is to

specify the use of green materials

promote the use of rapidly renewable resources

reduce the amount of waste and toxins hauled to landfills

increase the use of pre-consumer/post-consumer recycled content

7. Light colored paving and cool roofs are terms referring to materials with

lower emissivity and lower albedo

lower emissivity and higher albedo

higher emissivity and lower albedo

higher emissivity and higher albedo

8. Which of the following standards addresses guidance for sustainable construction in complying with building codes?

ASHRAE 72

ASHRAE 62.1

ASHRAE 90.1

ASHRAE 189.1

9. Which of the following strategies help improve daylighting in an office building?

Provide individual occupant task lighting

Work with the project glazing contractor to specify low argon windows

Locate private offices toward the building core and organize cubicles at the perimeter

Locate private offices toward the building perimeter and organize cubicles toward the building core

10. Which of the following team members should participate in the initial evaluation to determine which level of LEED certification to target?

Owner

Zoning Official

Project Safety Officer

Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) Certification Reviewer

11. An owner of newly acquired land wants to design a building that uses materials that have minimal impact on the environment.

Which of the following strategies would help achieve this goal?

Life-cycle assessment

Life-cycle costingC Simple payback

Environmental assessment

12. Which strategy is an example of permanent entryway systems used to reduce dust, dirt and contaminants brought into a facility?

Providing sensors at all entrances

Conducting a thermal comfort survey

Installing outdoor air monitoring equipment

Placing grilles, grates or mats at all major entrances

13. Which of the following statements regarding non-potable water is true?

Blackwater can only be used for flush fixtures

Stormwater runoff can be treated and used in a facility's cooling towers

Captured rainwater must be treated before it can be used to irrigate landscaping

can be used for any household purpose as long as it is not consumed

14. Which component directly reduces a building's Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions?

High-efficiency HVAC

Double-glazed windows

Building Commissioning (Cx)

Native plant landscaping

15. A new project is being built adjacent to a park with a 1/8 mi. (0.20 km) trail leading to an urban business district, which includes several retail shops and restaurants. This project qualifies for Location and Transportation Credits by

maintaining open space

reducing heat island effect

providing pedestrian access

encouraging physical activity

16. Which of the following interior items contributes to a comfortable acoustic environment?

Soft surfaces

Wood cabinets

Hollow metal doors

Glass cubicle partitions

17. Which of the following practices ensures that building systems are designed efficiently, installed appropriately and operate as intended?

Positive feedback loop

Negative feedback loop

Building commissioning

Building retrocommissioning

18. A project plans to build a campus of buildings.

Which of the following strategies should the project team consider to reduce energy demand?

Purchase carbon offsets

Design buildings to shade each other

Enroll in a demand response program

Select HVAC equipment without refrigerants

19. What is the term for collecting, reprocessing, marketing and using materials that are diverted or recovered from the solid waste stream?

Recycling

Chain -of-custody

Salvaged materials

Building material reuse

20. What is the current standard LEED uses to determine the baseline for indoor water savings?

Energy Policy Act (EPACT) of 1992. 2005

ANSI 17024

The local standard in which the project is located

The Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013

21. Which of the following strategies meets energy demand with renewable energy?

Installing a solar hot water heater

Incinerating waste to heat a home

Implementing a composting program in an office break room

Purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)from a clean coal plant

22. Which impact categories have been identified as most important for a LEED project to accomplish?

Increase return on investment, promote human scale development

Protect biodiversity and ecosystem services, improve business efficiency

Reduce contribution to climate change, enhance human health and well-being

Increase return on investment, promote sustainable and regenerative material cycles

23. The LEED Project team performs an initial review that indicates 34 credit points can be achieved from the credit categories.

How many additional points would result in the project achieving LEED Silver?

10 additional points

15 additional points

20 additional points

30 additional points

24. Which of the following principles is a part of the integrated process?

Cradle-to-cradle

Systems thinking

Project scheduling

Building information modeling

25. As of 1996, the Montreal Protocol banned the production of what chemical compound known to have ozone-depleting potential?

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs]

Hvdrofluorocarbons (HFCs)

Hvdrofluorocarbons Phaseout Management Plan (HPMP)

Hvdrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)

26. A developer has asked the building designer to incorporate a landscape irrigation system using the building's graywater in order to earn LEED points.

Which is the most appropriate source of graywater for this use?

Urinal

Toilet

Janitor sink

Bathroom sink

27. Which of the following is a benefit of a building owner choosing to install a solar photovoltaic?

Lower liabilities

Heat Island Reduction

Decreased upfront building cost

Reduced greenhouse gas emissions

28. Which strategy will help build consensus for a project's sustainability goals?

Hosting a charrette

Survey building occupants

Circulating a project scorecard

Including LEED language in project specifications

29. What green building objective does utilizing high efficiency water fixtures achieve?

Preventing stormwater pollution

Conserving the Earth's potable water supply

Providing adequate watering for indigenous plants

Utilizing more unused graywater for flushing water closets

30. A project has 16 employees working for four hours per day, 20 employees working six hours per day, and 10 employees working eight hours per day.

What is the Full Time Equivalent (FTE) occupancy of the project?

28

33

33

46

31. An office without transit access can substantially reduce its transportation impact i?

ample parking spaces are provided

the office is located at a major intersection

workers are able to walk from the office to basic services

green power is purchased to offset projected automobile travel

32. The project team is conducting a feasibility study of a building project . The developer has pre-qualified four potential sites that are all financially viable .

Within the context of LEED, which site is the most applicable?

A brownfield site with no access to metro

A brownfield site in a national park with car access only

A greenfield site with access to public transport and proximity to grocery stores

A brownfield site with access to five lines of public transportation and basic services

33. Which of the following is a minimum program requirement for LEED@ for New Construction and Major Renovations projects?

Be a permanent building or space on existing land

Commit to sharing data for water usage only

Comply with maximum floor area requirements

Comply with maximum ventilation rate requirements

34. Which of the following is a strategy that a design team should consider In order to decrease the Impact of a new construction project?

Maximize views of the existing wetland

Select native plants to provide habitat for local fauna

Locate the project in an existing office park with ample parking

Increase the project's footprint to maximize roof space for a solar array

35. Who completes and signs the credit templates for a project pursuing LEED certification?

The Commissioning (Cx) agent

The specified team member

The certified LEED Reviewer

The local authorities having jurisdiction

36. A new tenant in an existing office building is pursuing LEED certification. The tenant would like to encourage alternative transportation methods.

Which of the following items can be used to satisfy this request and achieve LEED Location and Transportation Credit?

Provide underground parking

Designate preferred parking for motorcycles

Develop on a brownfield site after remediation

Develop an alternative commuting incentive program

37. In a large site that has a short, intense rainy season and a long, dry season, what component of a collected rainwater irrigation system is most likely to make it cost prohibitive over a conventional system?

Irrigation piping systems

Irrigation control systems

Rainwater storage cisterns

Landscaping plant selection

38. Which of the following is an appropriate usage of U.S .

Green Building Council (USGBC) terminology for a LEED project?

LEED certified building

LEED's certified building

LEED Accredited Building

LEED Registered, Gold Building

39. According to a study completed by the Heschong Mahone Group, which of the following Indoor Environmental Quality strategies can improve student test scores in schools by 7%-18%?

Installing ergonomic furniture

Putting plants in the classroom

Providing increased dayliqhting

Using thermal comfort controls

40. Which of the following strategies is considered an approach to land management that mimics natural systems and manages rainwater as close to the source as possible?

Xeriscaping

Passive Design

Evapotranspiration

Low-Impact Development

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