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A new commercial building is being designed to use small capacity air handling units. To meet the requirements of the Carbon Dioxide Monitoring strategy in the Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Enhanced Indoor Environmental
Quality Strategies, where would CO2 monitors need to be located?
Which of the following items must have safe collection, storage, and disposal for Materials andResources Prerequisite, Storage and Collection of Recyclables?
A rectangular office building is located in an extremely humid climate and is shaded by very large adjacent buildings
on all four sides. If the building owner wants to decrease the annual energy cost for operating the building, which of
the following would be the best design approach?
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)'s vision for using LEED internationally includes
Water Efficiency Prerequisite, Outdoor Water Use Reduction, Option 2. Reduced Irrigation, requires that a project's landscape water requirement be reduced by what percentage from the calculated baseline for the project site's peak watering month?
A project team wants to educate the facility manager on the installed building systems to improve Indoor Environmental Quality. They want the facility manager to maintain the systems so that they will continue to function as intended. Which of the following should be provided to the facility manager?
The Required Breathing Zone Outdoor Airflow Vbz for a new banking facility is 0.120 CFM/ft2 (0.6 L/s/m2). If the team
decides to attempt Increased Ventilation under Option 2 in the Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Enhanced Indoor
Air Quality Strategies, what is the minimum Design Zone Outdoor Airflow?
Which of the following would be most useful to a school project that is attempting to pursue Water Efficiency Credit, Indoor Water Use Reduction?
Which strategy should be employed to improve daylighting when designing a new building?
Which would contribute to compliance with Sustainable Sites Credit, Open Space?
When working on a renovation project, asbestos containing materials have been found on the perimeter walls. When calculating the percentage of building being reused under the Materials and Resources Credit, Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction, the materials remediated will be
In the Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Low-Emitting Materials, what types of products need to be evaluated for
both Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) content of the material and VOC emissions of the material?
A contractor is building a retirement community project. 30% of the building's product costs were derived from reused/salvaged materials or met recycled content criteria. Which of the following credits can the LEED AP submit towards certification?
When the LEED AP is applying the Integrative Process to a Building Design and Construction project, which of the following information is required to be present in the Owner's Project Requirements (OPR)?
Which of the following plumbing fixtures apply to the calculations in Water Efficiency Prerequisite, Indoor Water Use Reduction?
An HVAC system consists of an air handler supplying conditioned air (mixture of return air andoutdoor air) to anoffice, corridor, conference room and lobby. For Indoor Environmental Quality Prerequisite, Minimum Indoor AirQuality Performance, the ventilation rate procedure calculations must be based upon what HVAC systemconfiguration?
The Sustainable Sites Credit, Heat Island Reduction takes into account both new and three-year aged Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) values for roofing material because
Which site preparation and construction method contributes to earning the Materials and Resources Credit, Construction and Demolition Waste Management?
A design team is working on a hospital project. In order to meet the Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Minimum
Energy Performance, what option is used?
In order for a product to contribute to Materials and Resources Credit, Building Product Disclosure and Optimization, Environmental Product Declarations, Option 1. Environmental Product Declaration, the product needs to be
When considering the Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Thermal Comfort, what is the minimum percentage of building occupants that must have individual comfort controls?
In the step-by-step guidance for Location and Transportation Credit, Bicycle Facilities, which of the following requirements can define a bicycle network?
Which individual occupant lighting control meets the requirements of Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Interior Lighting?
A project team is using the whole building simulation model to quantify the percentage of energy savings for the project. Which of the following should remain the same for both the baseline building and the proposed building?
During a design charrette, community neighbors raise a concern about potential glare resulting from a project's highlyreflective roof. Which option should the LEED AP recommend to best address these concerns?
Which of the following variables must be included in the calculations for Indoor Environmental Quality Credit. Quality Views?
What are the three phases within the Integrative Process Credit, Integrative Process?
A project team is deciding on the impact of a proposed concrete walkway. Which of the following will be impacted as a result of adding the walkway?
What is the minimum gross floor area required for a Building Design and Construction project to be eligible for
certification?
The project team wants to modify the design of an office building copy room to minimize the risk of airborne contamination to the surrounding space. The design includes a separate exhaust, but due to design constraints the partition walls of the room cannot run deck-to-deck. What can the team do to achieve Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies?
Based on the results of a six-hour waste stream study, the project team for a retail project plans to provide dedicated areas for four easily recyclable waste streams: cardboard, plastic, metal and paper. The project is open to the public 10 hours a day, six days a week. Which of the following actions should be the project team's top priority in order to demonstrate the minimum requirements to achieve Materials and Resources Prerequisite,
Storage and Collection of Recyclables?
Discussing the project goals to help identify the credits and options that the team should attempt is an example of
Which of the following project types is required to consider the perimeter floor area instead of the regularly occupied floor area under the Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Daylight calculations?
According to the Integrative Process Credit, the discovery phase of energy-related systems should identify
Which system is eligible for the Energy and Atmosphere Credit, Renewable Energy Production?
The required minimum scope of analysis for a product-specific declaration that contributes toward Materials and Resources Credit, Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Environmental Product Declarations, Option 1. Environmental Product Declaration is
A downtown office building is unable to construct dedicated parking for its occupants. However, the building developer has partnered with a parking garage to offer discounted parking for its occupants. If the discounted parking rate is $450 per month, how much must the rate be for green vehicles for the building to receive one point for Location and Transportation Credit, Green Vehicles?
According to the Integrative Process Credit, Integrative Process, the goal-setting workshop should identify
What reference standard is used to determine compliance with the Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Minimum Energy Performance when the whole building energy modeling option is used?
The owner of a large multi-building property is seeking LEED certification. In determining the LEED project boundaries the LEED AP may include non-contiguous parcels of land if
An existing vacant office building will be completely renovated and new mechanical, electrical and plumbingsystems will be installed. 20% of the building's gross floor area will be complete at the time of certification. Therewill be a data center and some retail stores on the ground floor of the building at a future date. Which rating systemis applicable for the building?
The WaterSense label or local equivalent requirement in Water Efficiency Prerequisite, Indoor Water Use Reduction ensures that eligible newly installed plumbing fixtures will
A LEED AP is evaluating whether Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Acoustic Performance is feasible for a LEED
AP Building Design and Construction: Healthcare project. Which of the following groups of documents would best inform this decision?
A LEED Building Design and Construction: New Construction office building's HVAC system includes hot water from a central utility plant. The central utility plant is owned and operated by a management company. The office pays a flat fee for hot water, included as part of the leas. The management company does not meter or invoice for actual hot water consumption. For the project to meet the requirements for Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Building-Level
Energy Metering, an energy meter must be installed for
Plug-in task lighting will be utilized in a LEED project at all workstations. The task lighting is not included in the installed lighting power calculations for Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Minimum Energy Performance since
What stage of LEED for Neighborhood Development certification listed below is eligible for points under Building Design and Construction: New Construction, Location and Transportation Credit, LEED for Neighborhood Development Location?
Several Materials and Resources credits give a bonus location valuation factor, which allows products extracted,
manufactured and produced within 100 mi. (161 km) of the project to take double valuation in credit calculations. The
intent of this bonus is
The project landscape architect suggests reducing the area planned for surface parking and replacing it with additional vegetated space. What benefit would this strategy provide to the owner?
A LEED Building Design and Construction project includes an outdoor stage for theatrical performances. In pursuit of Sustainable Sites Credit, Light Pollution Reduction the engineer has specified an LED fixture to illuminate actors on the stage while limiting light pollution. Which of the following suggestions should the LEED AP give to the project owner?
A project is designed to remodel an existing warehouse into multi-family housing. The exterior facade of the warehouse will remain, but 40% of the interior will be demolished and replaced for interior new construction. New materials will be used for the new construction. To achieve points in the Materials and Resources Credit, Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction, which credit path option would apply?
What is the best strategy for a LEED AP to suggest in order to quantify the impact of increasing the window-to-wall ratio on a Building Design and Construction project?
What LEED Building Design and Construction project type should exclude weekend transit service from the transit service level calculations for Location and Transportation Credit, Access to Quality Transit, if the project occupants do not commute to the building during weekends?
In the energy modeling of a building envelope, which of the following U-values should be considered as an assembly U-value?
For an emergency care facility project, which of the following credits can be achieved if the total cost of
permanently installed products are 25% cradle-to-cradle V3 Gold and 25% GreenScreen List Translator?
What percentage of a building's surface area may be excluded from the calculation for Materials and ResourcesCredit, Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction, Option 2. Renovation of Abandoned or Blighted Buildings because ofdeterioration or damage when maintaining existing building structure, enclosure and interior structural elements?
An owner has requested that the project team redesign a large office building. As part of the redesign, the owner would like to move the main entrance to the opposite side of the building. Achievement of which credit may be affected by the move?
Which of the following projects is eligible to pursue the Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite,Minimum Energy Performance, Option 2. Prescriptive Compliance: ASHRAE 50% Advanced Energy Design Guide?
Which of the following buildings meets the Minimum Program Requirements for LEED certification?
The contractor has submitted waste hauling reports for review in order to achieve Materials and Resources Credit, Construction and Demolition Waste Management. Which of the following materials on the documentation contribute towards the credit?