Leed green associate pool a - question

1. LEED Green Associate Pool A
Question 1:
What project areas would you find CFCs used in?
A Centrifugal chillers
B Refrigeration
C Hot water heating
D Radiant flooring
Question 2:
Which of the following statements are true?
A Using regional materials will help with construction waste management
B Installing salvaged bicycle racks will help with community connectivity
C Using reflective materials on parking areas will help reduce the heat island effect
D Installing salvaged windows will help save energy
Question 3:
A project team reduces indoor water use 50% from a baseline, well above the 40% credit requirements. What type of
performance does this describe?
A Integrated
B Incremental
C Exemplary
D Innovative
Question 4:
What are local ordinances?
A Building codes based on national model codes

2. B Local government regulations imposed to promote orderly development of private lands and prevent
land-use conflicts
C Recommendations for good building practices
D A law usually found in a municipal code
Question 5:
What specifies the set of rules for the minimum acceptable level of safety for buildings?
A Local ordinances
B American Institute of Architects
C Building codes
D Local zoning
Question 6:
A project team is in the process of selecting a site for new office space. What strategy would help the project earn a
Sustainable Sites credit?
A Using native plants in the landscape to reduce outdoor water use
B Increasing the size of the building footprint to decrease the building density
C Increasing the parking capacity for the purposes of reducing open space
D Locating the project near basic services to provide community connectivity
Question 7:
What should be addressed in the project and building construction budget?
A Green design criteria
B Statement of work
C Request for qualifications
D Life-cycle costs

3. Question 8:
What does the emissivity of a material refer to?
A The measure of a material's ability to reflect sunlight (including the visible, infrared, and ultraviolet
wavelengths) on a scale of 0 to 1
B The ratio of energy radiated by a particular material to energy radiated by a black body at the same
temperature
C The environmental benefits of the material over time
D How hot a surface gets relative to standard black and standard white surfaces
Question 9:
What strategy to control and reduce stormwater runoff will hold water and reduce the rate of runoff?
A Direct runoff into dry ponds
B Increase the area of permeable surfaces
C Install pervious pavement
D Reduce the size of the building footprint
Question 10:
A project team has decided to shrink the building footprint. This change can have a positive impact on what project
area?
A Car-pool parking
B Parking capacity
C Pedestrian access
D Open space
Question 11:
Which of these sites would be most appropriate for community connectivity?
A A site located in proximity to schools, parks, stores, and other services and amenities
B A site that has been documented as contaminated

4. C A site located within 1/4 mile of two or more bus stops
D A site located in an urban residential area
Question 12:
What general documentation is not submitted for LEED certification?
A Project photos / drawings
B Elevations
C Legal contracts
D Project narrative
E Typical floor plans
Question 13:
Which of the following is not a strategy to reduce construction waste?
A Recycle materials
B Use salvaged materials
C Maximize the building footprint
D Sell unused materials
Question 14:
If an HVAC engineer is a LEED AP and also a principal participant on a project, what type of credit can be earned??
A Bonus
B Platinum
C Quantifiable
D Innovation in Design

5. Question 15:
Developing on a greenfield can result in:
A Revitalization of urban areas
B An increased development footprint
C Fragmentation and loss of habitat
D Reducing stormwater runoff
Question 16:
Selecting products that have been developed with a sustainable design is an example of:
A Reuse
B Waste diversion
C Recycling
D Source reduction
Question 17:
The USGBC Trademark Policy permits the following uses of the organization's name:
A U.S. GBC
B US Green Building Council
C U.S. Green Building Council
D USGBC
E United States Green Building Council
Question 18:
What standard might need to be consulted for increasing building energy performance?
A ISO 14020
B ASHRAE 90.1-2007

6. C Green-e
D SMACNA
Question 19:
How is the documentation for Innovation in Design credits for innovative performance submitted?
A Using the CIR process
B Using LEED Online
C Using GBCI's website
D Using USGBC's website
Question 20:
When project team members discuss the albedo of a product, to what are they referring?
A Recycled content
B Emissivity
C Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) content
D The reflectivity of a material
Question 21:
Products that meet ISO 14000 standards are:
A Pre-approved products for LEED
B FSC certified
C Mercury-free
D Environmentally preferable
Question 22:
Reduced emissions are a benefit of purchasing:

7. A Recycled water
B Materials with high SRI
C RECs
D Certified wood
Question 23:
A project team for a new home has selected insulation made partly of recycled newspaper. What type of material is
the insulation considered?
A Post-consumer recycled content
B Salvaged
C Rapidly renewable
D Certified recycled wood content
Question 24:
What is not covered under the LEED for Core and Shell rating system?
A Envelope
B HVAC system
C Furniture, furnishings, and equipment (FF&E)
D Tenant fit out
E Structure
Question 25:
What best defines the project boundary?
A Total area within the platted property line not including any non-constructed areas
B Total area within the legal property boundaries of the site; this encompasses all areas of the site,
including constructed and nonconstructed areas
C Portion of the project site submitted for LEED certification

8. D Platted property line of the project defining land and water within it
Question 26:
A product made in part from cardboard boxes collected at curbside pickups or from an onsite, commingled recycling
area is an example of what material?
A Recycled material
B Durable material
C Remanufactured material
D Salvaged material
Question 27:
Which of the following would not be considered part of the 'built environment'?
A Personal shelter
B Single office building
C A city park developed on the site of a former steel mill
D Natural pond
Question 28:
Which LEED rating system topic addresses the creation of walkable streets, compact development, and diverse
communities?
A Transportation
B Ongoing performance
C Neighborhood pattern and design
D Community connectivity
Question 29:
Which of the following does not help achieve a water-efficient landscape?

9. A Planting with native plants
B Green roof
C Micro misters
D Planting with adaptive plants
Question 30:
What environmental issue occurs from stormwater runoff?
A Heat islands
B Sedimentation
C Ozone depletion
D Blackwater
Question 31:
What may happen if a project does not comply with the minimum program requirements?
A Additional fees or fines may be incurred
B The building's certification may be revoked, if the project has earned a LEED certification
C An alternative compliance path can be used
D The project team will need to submit a CIR
Question 32:
What is an example of a negative feedback loop?
A Increased heat islands require more mechanical cooling which generates more greenhouse gas
emissions causing the need for more cooling
B A warmer atmosphere melts more ice, changing the Earth's albedo which further warms the
atmosphere
C A thermostat whose temperature feedback indicates to the system when to turn off
D Warming oceans releasing greenhouse gasses which would warm the ocean even more

10. Question 33:
Which statement is true regarding a LEED for New Construction project?
A This rating system can be used for tenant spaces
B No refrigerants are used in the building
C No refrigerants are used in the HVAC systems
D This rating system is for buildings that do not primarily serve K-12 educational, retail, or designated
healthcare uses
Question 34:
A granite countertop taken from a demolition project and reused in a residence is what type of product?
A Salvaged
B Locally manufactured
C Locally recovered
D Locally extracted
Question 35:
When calculating building energy performance what is included as non-process energy?
A Parking garage ventilation
B Parking garage lighting
C Fans for increased ventilation
D Refrigerator
E Escalator
F Electric kitchen stove
Question 36:
A LEED AP on a project works exclusively on the HVAC system and does not serve as a principal participant. What
statement is true regarding this scenario?

11. A The project would earn a Regional Priority credit
B No Innovation in Design credit would be earned for having the LEED AP work on the project
C The project would earn an Innovation in Design credit
D The project would earn an Energy and Atmosphere credit
Question 37:
Which of the following are not Minimum Program Requirements?
A Minimum use (less than 1%) of CFC-based refrigerants
B Minimum occupancy rate of at least one Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
C The project must be a permanent building or structure
D Minimum building area to site area ratio
Question 38:
A project team is considering registering a two story residential building for LEED for New Construction. Each story is
500 square feet. What statement is true about this scenario?
A The project team could apply for a building size exception in order to use LEED for New Construction
B LEED for New Construction could be used because the project meets the 1,000 square foot minimum
floor area requirement
C LEED for New Construction could be used if the LEED project boundary is no more than 50,000
square feet
D LEED for New Construction could not be used because residential projects must be at least four-
stories high for this rating system
Question 39:
What gives the ozone layer legal protection?
A ASHRAE Standards
B Kyoto Protocol
C US DOE
D Montreal Protocol

12. Question 40:
What would a project team use to compare different products' abilities to reject solar heat?
A Perviousness
B Albedo
C Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
D Emissivity
Question 41:
What is a brownfield?
A An infill site
B Previously used or redeveloped land that may be contaminated with hazardous waste or pollution
C Gaps between existing infrastructure
D A site that has been graded
Question 42:
What is one of the goals of filling in the LEED Score Card?
A To estimate the ROI of the project
B To obtain owner buy-in for the project
C To determine credit responsibilities
D To determine the target certification level
Question 43:
What are indigenous plants?
A Plants with high watering requirements
B Plants that require lots of fertilizer
C Plants that are high maintenance

13. D Plants that have been in the area for many years and are not invasive
Question 44:
Within what distance must a material be extracted, harvested, recovered, or manufactured to be considered a
regional material?
A 250 miles
B 500 miles
C 100 miles
D 200 miles
Question 45:
How can the heat island effect of a parking lot be reduced for LEED credit?
A Installing shaded parking covers that have low SRI values
B Installing asphalt that has a high SRI value
C Orienting the building so that the building shades the parking lot from any afternoon sun
D Reduce the size of the parking lot
E Installing pervious paving
Question 46:
Which of the following are NOT soft costs?
A Windows
B Commissioning of the building's systems
C Project drawings
D City permits
Question 47:
Which LEED category has the greatest total number of points a project can earn?

14. A Indoor Environmental Quality
B Water Efficiency
C Sustainable Sites
D Energy and Atmosphere
Question 48:
Which of the following are sources of graywater?
A Toilets
B Municipal potable water supply systems
C Showers
D Washing machines
E Wells
Question 49:
Which of the following materials, if reused, would be considered pre-consumer recycled content?
A Construction and demolition debris
B Sawdust
C Walnut shells
D Sunflower seed hulls
E Milk jugs
Question 50:
A project team is removing cisterns from a project design and will install a green roof instead. What project area
would this change impact?
A Heat Island Effect
B Construction Waste Management

15. C Onsite Renewable Energy
D Stormwater Management
Question 51:
On a project with an older, existing HVAC&R system that uses CFCs, what can the project team do to earn LEED
certification?
A Purchase Renewable Energy Certificates to offset the CFC use
B Replace the CFCs with Halons
C Purchase carbon credits
D Replace the CFCs with natural refrigerants
Question 52:
What is an example of adaptive reuse?
A Designing classrooms so they can be divided into separate class spaces
B Tearing down an old steel mill and putting residences on the property
C Renovating a historic home
D Designing a building with a flexible floor plan that can accommodate offices or apartments
Question 53:
Which of the following is NOT a type of biofuel?
A Soybean oil
B Vegetable oil
C Wood chips
D Geothermal
Question 54:
What has a long atmospheric life that causes harm to the ozone layer?

16. A HCs
B CFCs
C HCFCs
D NH3
Question 55:
Which of the following are transient occupants?
A Part-time receptionists
B Shoppers
C Full time employees
D Shift workers
E College students in a classroom
Question 56:
Which of the following is a strategy to prevent stormwater runoff?
A Minimizing the quantity of open space in the project boundary
B Installing a vegetated roof
C Locating the building 40 feet from a water body
D Replacing native plants with turf grass to capture and filter the water
Question 57:
What does the weighting and level of importance of a LEED credit depend on?
A The ease with which the credit can be earned
B Quantity of resources consumed
C Environmental and human health concerns
D Cost of implementation

17. Question 58:
Which of the following are strategies for conserving potable water?
A Installing a dual flush toilet
B Installing a bioretention pond
C Increasing the infiltration of stormwater runoff
D Installing an onsite septic system
Question 59:
A multi-family building that is 3 stories tall would be certified under what rating system?
A LEED for New Construction
B LEED for Commercial Interiors
C LEED for Homes
D LEED for Core and Shell
Question 60:
What is a Minimum Project Requirement (MPR) for LEED Certification?
A A minimum occupancy rate of 300 Full Time Equivalents (FTEs)
B A minimum occupancy rate of 100 Full Time Equivalents (FTEs)
C A minimum occupancy rate of 25 Full Time Equivalents (FTEs)
D A minimum occupancy rate of 1 Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
Question 61:
Reductions in the water use of cooling towers, boilers, and chillers are calculated as part of what usage group for
water efficiency?
A Harvested water
B Process water

18. C Outdoor water
D Indoor water
Question 62:
Which of the following are not required to be identified in writing to achieve an Innovation in Design (ID) credit for
innovative performance?
A The proposed submittals to demonstrate compliance
B The intent of the proposed credit
C The baseline threshold of the existing LEED credit
D The proposed requirement for compliance
Question 63
What does ASHRAE 55-2004 specify?
A Thermal comfort
B Indoor air quality
C Energy performance
D Commuting surveys
Question 64:
What is the primary reason that a LEED project can have higher development costs compared to conventional
development?
A Green building goals were not set in the pre-design phase
B Material costs rose
C Team members worked together instead of separately
D New, green building technologies were used

19. Question 65:
A rainwater harvesting system can help with:
A Heat island effect
B Water efficiency
C Stormwater management
D Site restoration
Question 66:
Which statement is true about CFCs in the United States?
A CFC production in the United States will be phased out by 2010
B CFC production in the United States will be phased out by 2030
C CFCs are no longer used in the United States
D CFC production in the United States ended in 1995
Question 67:
What are the best design strategies for improving indoor air quality during operations and maintenance of a building?
A Increase the ventilation in the building
B Use air filters with high minimum efficiency reporting value (MERV) ratings
C Use natural refrigerants
D Orient the building for optimal sun exposure
E Use soft surfaces on the interiors
Question 68:
What are some of the economic benefits of green building?
A Reduced utility costs
B Increasing the tax base to the community

20. C Reduced liabilities due to poor indoor air quality causing health issues
D Reduced disturbance of greenfield sites
Question 69:
For a sustainable site, plants should be selected that minimize evapotranspiration. What is evapotranspiration?
A A plant's ability to attract pests
B The quantity of fertilization a plant requires
C The loss of water from a plant's leaves
D The quantity of pesticide a plant requires
Question 70:
Which of the following causes depletion of the ozone layer?
A Solar radiation
B Heat islands
C Mercury
D Halons
Question 71:
What statement is true about RECs?
A RECs provide electricity
B RECs depreciate in value
C RECs are reduced from utility bills
D RECs are tradable commodities

21. Question 72:
A project team decides to build up, instead of out, to reduce the building footprint. This strategy could help earn what
credit?
A Development Density
B Community Connectivity
C Heat Island Effect, Roof
D Maximize Open Space
Question 73:
Which refrigerants are considered environmentally benign?
A Halons
B Propane
C Hydrocarbons
D Hydrofluorocarbons
Question 74:
ASHRAE standards are used in all of the following LEED categories except:
A Materials and Resources
B Indoor Environmental Quality
C Sustainable Sites
D Energy and Atmosphere
Question 75:
The Green Label Plus certification is used for what material?
A Carpets
B Cleaning products

22. C Wood
D Floors
Question 76:
What practice would be used to investigate lumber from the point where the lumber was extracted to the point where
the lumber was disposed of?
A Regenerative design
B Cradle to cradle
C Cradle to grave
D Upcycling
Question 77:
The selection of a less efficient refrigerant for HVAC&R systems can result in an increase in what types of emissions?
A Radon
B CO2
C CFCs
D VOCs
E NH3
Question 78:
Some wood flooring recovered onsite from a renovation project was refurbished and reused onsite. What type of
material is the wood flooring considered?
A Regional/local material
B Recycled content
C Salvaged material
D Virgin wood

23. Question 79:
What is the EPAct of 1992 used for?
A To determine the baseline building energy performance for buildings 20,000 sq. ft. or less
B To define the VOC content limits of certain building materials
C To define ODP and GWP limits for refrigerants
D To set the baseline water flow requirements of toilets and fixtures
Question 80?
To meet the minimum program requirements for a new welcome center in a park, how big does the welcome center
need to be if the LEED project boundary is 100,000 square feet?
A At least 60% of the LEED project boundary
B At least 40% of the LEED project boundary
C 1,000 square feet
D 2,000 square feet of gross floor area
Question 81:
A project using recycled materials manufactured 750 miles from a project site would not impact what LEED credit?
A Community Connectivity
B Construction Waste Management
C Regional Materials
D Recycled Materials
Question 82:
What type of construction materials are recovered from building sites and reused on different building sites in the
same or a different capacity?
A Salvaged material
B Durable material

24. C Pre-consumer recycled material
D Post-consumer recycled material
Question 83:
What generally defines the LEED project boundary?
A Building footprint
B Building footprint and hardscapes
C Site boundary
D Area of disturbance and all surrounding roadways
Question 84:
What should the project team do with the LEED Score Card once it has been completed for a new construction
project?
A Refer to it during the construction process
B Mail it to GBCI
C Use it to determine project soft-costs
D Use it to determine the baseline building water use
Question 85:
What statement is true regarding ChloroFluoroCarbons (CFCs) and HydroChloroFluoroCarbons (HCFCs)?
A CFCs have a greater global warming potential (GWP) than HCFCs
B LEED encourages replacing CFC or halon-based fire suppression systems with HCFCs
C The ozone depletion potential (ODP) of HCFCs and CFCs is about the same
D CFCs are banned under the Montreal Protocol while HCFCs are not

25. Question 86:
The practice of placing windows or other transparent media and reflective surfaces in such a way that during the day
natural light provides effective internal illumination is referred to as:
A Natural ventilation
B Lighting power density
C Passive ventilation
D Daylighting
Question 87:
What environmental issue is associated with refrigerants used in HVAC&R systems?
A Pollution of water bodies
B Increased air pollution
C Increased use of fossil fuels
D Damage to the Earth's ozone layer
Question 88:
What is not true about Innovation in Design (ID) credits?
A ID credits can be awarded for specific environmental issues related to the region the project is located
in
B Exemplary performance is only available for existing LEED credits
C ID credits are awarded for environmental impacts
D Each innovative performance credit awarded requires a 12 month follow up to verify the strategy is
comprehensive
Question 89:
What area is NOT considered previously developed?
A Stone quarry

26. B Nature preserve
C Unused parking lot
D Racetrack
Question 90:
A building owner's project includes a major HVAC renovation, significant envelope modifications, and core plumbing
renovation. An interior fit-out is not part of the project. What LEED rating system would be most appropriate for this
project?
A LEED for New Construction
B LEED for Core and Shell
C LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance
D LEED for Commercial Interiors
Question 91:
What is source reduction?
Question 91:
Which of the following are not alternative fuel vehicles?
A Liquid natural gas powered van
B Diesel powered car
C Gas-electric hybrid
D Methanol powered truck
A Reducing energy use in a building
B Decreasing the materials used for manufacturing products
C Reducing the heat island effect
D Reducing the amount of stormwater runoff

27. Question 93:
What types of water can NOT be used for flushing toilets?
A Blackwater
B Non-potable water
C Stormwater
D Graywater
Question 94:
How does LEED evaluate the environmental performance of a building?
A By the amount of energy reduction
B Through a cradle to grave analysis
C Using LEED Online
D From a whole building perspective over a building's life cycle
Question 95:
Which of the following is a type of graywater?
A Wastewater that has not come in contact with toilet waste or kitchen sinks
B Stormwater collected and held in a cistern
C Rainwater collected in a retention pond
D Wastewater from urinals
Question 96:
What is not an example of a basic service?
A Public park
B Bank

28. C Mass transit
D House of worship
Question 97:
What is an example of an ongoing operating cost?
A Design of a sedimentation control plan
B Attorney fees for building contracts
C Carpet installation
D Salaries for janitorial services in a building
Question 98:
Energy efficiency is defined as:
A Any strategy that reduces resource use 20% from a baseline comparison
B Any strategy that reduces resource use 10% or more from a baseline comparison
C The replacement of any older building product with a newer building product
D The use of technology that requires less energy to perform the same function as a conventional item
Question 99:
A vehicle must meet which requirement to be considered low-emitting and fuel-efficient?
A Green Seal score of 40 or more
B Green Label score of 40 or more
C Green score of 40 or more
D Green-e score of 40 or more

29. Question 100:
How many of the 110 possible LEED points can be earned for addressing regionally specific environmental issues?
A 1
B 10
C 4
D 2