LEED Accredited Professional
1.
A 10 acre multi-building development has five buildings. How is the LEED boundary determined
if each building will be a separate LEED project?
Select one:
a. Each building has the boundary at the edge of a two-acre area
b. The project team determines the LEED boundary for each LEED project
c. The LEED boundary is at the edge of each building's footprint
d. The LEED boundary is at the perimeter of the ten-acre area
2.
A 100,000 SF (9,290 m2) new office building will have mixed-mode ventilation and steam
boilers. The building owner wants to hire a consulting firm owned by a relative for the Cx process. What
is true about this decision?
Select one:
a. The firm can be hired if all of the findings are reported directly to the LEED reviewer and not the
owner
b. The firm can be hired if they have worked on at least two other projects that were around 100,000 SF
(9,290 m2) in size and had mixed-mode ventilation and steam boilers
c. The firm can be hired if they participate in the integrative process and are part of the design and
construction team
d. Relatives are not allowed to be hired as a CxA in LEED
3.A 2-story mixed use project will have retail space on the first floor and hospitality space on the second
floor. Since there more than two rating systems that might be applicable to a project, how should the
project team decide which rating system to use?
Select one:
a. Check the local code official what rating system to use
b. If an appropriate rating system falls between 40% and 60% of the gross floor area, project teams must
independently assess their situation and decide which rating system is most applicable
c. Choose the rating system that will result in the lowest certification costs
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d. Use both rating systems and achieve all rating system specific credits for both LEED BD+C: Retail and
LEED BD+C: Hospitality
4.
A hotel project in a historic district requests that the walkoff mats in the primary direction of
travel for the main building's entrance be less than 10 feet (3 meters) long due to the constraints of the
historic building porch depths. Who should address this request?
Select one:
a. The project administrator
b. LEED technical customer service
c. A GBCI certification reviewer
d. The USGBC steering committee
5.
A LEED AP in a goal setting workshop is working on their first LEED BD+C: Schools project. What
prerequisites would be applicable to the project and need to be assigned to team members?
Select one:
a. SS Prerequisite Environmental Site Assessment and EQ Prerequisite Minimum Acoustic Performance
b. EQ Prerequisite Minimum Acoustic Performance and IP Prerequisite Integrative Project Planning and
Design
c. MR Prerequisite PBT Source Reduction - Mercury and SS Prerequisite Environmental Site Assessment
d. IP Prerequisite Integrative Project Planning and Design and MR Prerequisite PBT Source Reduction
6.
A LEED BD+C project will be constructed and operated on a permanent location on existing land,
and will be a minimum of 1,000 SF (93 m2). What else must the project do to meet the minimum
program requirements?
Select one:
a. The project must have at least one LEED AP on staff
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b. The project boundary must include all contiguous land that is associated with the project and
supports its typical operation
c. The owner must hire a CxA that has experience on at least two other LEED projects
d. The project team must perform a simple energy box model
7.
A LEED reviewer has sent a project team technical advice on one of the design credits that was
submitted in a split review. What does the project team need to do?
Select one:
a. Nothing, it is up to the project team if they want to take the advice of the reviewer
b. Document a narrative for the technical advice and submit it during any appeals process
c. Update the narrative of the credit and resubmit it for another design review
d. Respond to the technical advice the LEED reviewer sent
8.
A national park located in MLO lighting zone 2 has walking paths around a lake, a 150-car
parking lot, a national flag in front of the visitors center, and a small amphitheater for giving
presentations. The road leading to the park has government mandated lighting. What exterior lighting
would be exempt from SS Credit Light Pollution Reduction?
Select one:
a. Walking paths, landscape lighting, and parking lot
b. National flag, the amphitheater, and the roadway
c. Roadway, national flag, and parking lot
d. Parking lot, roadway, and walking paths
9.
A national park located in MLO lighting zone 2 has walking paths around a lake, a 150-car
parking lot, a national flag in front of the visitors center, and a small amphitheater for giving
presentations. The road leading to the park has government mandated lighting. What exterior lighting
would be exempt from SS Credit Light Pollution Reduction?
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Select one:
a. Walking paths, landscape lighting, and parking lot
b. National flag, the amphitheater, and the roadway
c. Roadway, national flag, and parking lot
d. Parking lot, roadway, and walking paths
10.
A project has achieved one pilot credit, has earned exemplary performance in three credits, and
has used a strategy for innovation. How many points would this project earn?
Select one:
a. 2
b. 4
c. 5
d. 3
11.
A project team for a LEED BD+C Healthcare is in a goal setting workshop. What credits would be
applicable to the project and need to be assigned to team members
Select one:
a. SS Credit Direct Exterior Access, EQ Credit Quality Views, SS Credit Joint Use of Facilities
b. MR Credit Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction, LT Credit High Priority Site, SS Credit Site Master Plan
c. SS Credit Site Master Plan, SS Credit Site Assessment, EQ Credit Acoustic Performance
d. SS Credit Places of Respite, SS Credit Direct Exterior Access, MR Credit PBT Source Reduction –
Mercury
12.
A project team in a goal-setting meeting is discussing potential sites and integrative synergies.
What strategy would earn the project a LEED credit?
Select one:
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a. Locating the site in an area with a combined surrounding density of 22,000 SF / acre (5,050 m2 /
hectare) of buildable land
b. Locating the project in an area that has received LEED v4 LEED ND Conditional Approval
c. Reducing parking by 10% from the required baseline ratio of the project type
d. Locating a project's functional entry within 200-yards (180-meters) walking distance of a bicycle
network that connects within 3 miles (4,800 meters) of a LEED v4 LEED ND Certified Plan project
13.
A project team member finds an issue not addressed in the LEED reference guide regarding
indoor plumbing fixtures and submits a suggested approach to the credit during the standard LEED
review process. What is true about this approach?
Select one:
a. The approach will be rejected and a Project CIR will need to be submitted instead
b. The approach will be rejected because it is outside the scope of the review process
c. If the approach is accepted it can be precedent-setting and can be used in future project reviews
d. They will receive a determination in the review comments at the discretion of the reviewer assigned
to the project.
14.
A project team member has excluded a section of land in order to meet the requirements of one
of the LEED credits. Which statement is true about this action?
Select one:
a. This action is not allowed
b. Certain sections of land can be excluded from the site boundary if a responsible party submits a
licensed professional exemption form.
c. This action is allowed if the gross floor area of the LEED project building is less than 2% of the gross
land area within the LEED project boundary
d. This action is only allowed if a project narrative is written to explain the exclusion
15.
A project team wishes to get a Credit Interpretation Request on a credit and prerequisite that
are unrelated. Which action will assist with this process?
Select one:
a. Submit two CIRs: one for the credit and one for the prerequisite
b. Submit only one CIR for the prerequisite
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Two CIRs would be needed, not just one for the prerequisite.
c. Submit only one CIR for the credit
d. Submit one CIR covering both the credit and prerequisite
16.
A project was registered in January of 2013. In April 2013 USGBC published Addenda for a credit
the project team is pursuing. What statements are true regarding this project?
Select one or more:
a. The project team must follow any addenda published prior to January, 2013
b. The project team can choose to follow any addenda published after April, 2013
c. The project team can choose to follow any addenda published prior to January, 2013
d. The project team must follow any addenda published in April, 2013
17.
A team in a goal setting-workshop has selected to pursue LEED Gold, identified credits to pursue
and assigned responsible parties to each credit and prerequisite. After evaluating possible energy
strategies what does the team need to document for IP Credit Integrative Process?
Select one:
a. The preliminary project schedule
b. How the analysis informed the design decisions in the OPR and BOD
c. The aggregate costs of the meetings
d. The credit calculations for each credit
18.
A team member is reviewing the LCA narrative for MR Credit Building Life-Cycle Impact
Reduction Option 4 Whole-Building Life Cycle Assessment. What table is going to be included in the
narrative?
Select one:
a. Table comparing the LCA impact indicators for different building orientations
b. Table showing the percent change for all impact indicators between the baseline and proposed
buildings
c. Table showing the assemblies that were included in the analysis
d. Table comparing the LCA impact indicators for different service lives of the buildings
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An office complex near a lake is being designed. The project will be built on a prime tract of
undeveloped real estate 40 ft. (12 meters) from the lake. The project will be located 1/8 mile (200
meters) from 3 public bus lines.
19.
Which credit would NOT be achievable for the project?
Select one:
a. SS Credit Rainwater Management
b. LT Credit Access to Quality Transit
c. LT Credit Sensitive Land Protection
d. SS Credit Site Development-Protect or Restore Habitat
20.
During an early design review, a project team has decided to consolidate the building footprint
and add underground parking. These changes can contribute to earning which credits?
Select one or more:
a. LT Credit Reduced Parking Footprint
b. SS Credit Rainwater Management
c. WE Prerequisite Indoor Water Use Reduction
d. SS Credit Heat Island Reduction
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