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USGBC LEED AP BD+C Exam Questions

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41.

IP Prerequisite–Integrative Project Planning and Design applies only to which of the following types of projects? 

  • Healthcare 

  • Hospitality 

  • Warehouses and Distribution Centers 

  • Schools

Correct answer: Healthcare 

IP Prerequisite–Integrative Project Planning and Design applies only to healthcare projects. It does not apply to hospitality, warehouses and distribution centers, or school projects. The Integrative Process credit category is also available to all projects, regardless of type.

42.

Which percentage of rainwater management within the project boundary would earn a project exemplary performance in SS Credit–Rainwater Management? 

  • 100%

  • 99%

  • 98%

  • 95%

Correct answer: 100%

Projects can earn exemplary performance in SS Credit–Rainwater Management by managing 100% of rainwater within a project boundary. 

Projects that manage 99%, 98%, and 95% of rainfall on a project boundary would still earn points in Option 1 of SS Credit–Rainwater Management but would not earn exemplary performance. 

43.

LEED projects can be more transformative if teams recognize their location’s priority environmental issues and address them through what choices?

  • Design, construction, and operation

  • Research and development

  • Legal and financial

  • Marketing and advertising

Correct answer: Design, construction, and operation

By understanding the environmental issues of a project's location and then using techniques to address those issues, project teams can create a sustainable, green building. These techniques are employed through the design, construction, and operation of the building. 

Research and development are useful, but the biggest impact is in the practical application. LEED does not have strategies that cover legal, financial, marketing, or advertising choices even though some strategies will overlap in these areas. 

44.

Which of the following credits does not require documentation? 

  • Regional Priority

  • Innovation

  • Integrative Process

  • All credits require their own documentation 

Correct answer: Regional Priority

No additional documentation is required because Regional Priority documentation is provided from the qualifying credits in other categories. 

The Integrative Process and Innovation credit categories have documentation that project teams must provide to earn points. 

45.

Teams performing a simple box energy model for IP Credit–Integrative Process must assess at least two of the following. Which of these is not a factor they must assess?

  • Supply sources

  • Site conditions 

  • Envelope attributes 

  • Thermal comfort ranges 

Correct answer: Supply sources

The assessment of supply sources refers to water supply sources, not energy supply sources. This credit does not require the assessment of energy supply sources. 

Teams performing a simple box energy model for IP Credit–Integrative Process must assess at least two of the following: site conditions, massing and orientation, basic envelope attributes, lighting levels, thermal comfort ranges, and plug and process load needs. 

46.

The assessment of process water demand includes which of the following? 

  • Assessing kitchen, laundry, cooling tower, and other equipment demand volumes

  • Assessing landscape irrigation design case demand volume

  • Assessing flush and flow fixture design case demand volumes 

  • Assessing potential nonpotable water supply source volumes 

Correct answer: Assessing kitchen, laundry, cooling tower, and other equipment demand volumes

Process water is water that is used for industrial purposes. This means assessing process water demand involves evaluating demand volumes for the kitchen, laundry, cooling tower, and other equipment. 

Process water does not include irrigation or flush and flow fixtures. It is not used to assess potential nonpotable water supply sources. 

47.

What should be assessed when a project team chooses the basic envelope option of IP Credit–Integrative Process? 

  • Insulation values, window-to-wall ratios, glazing characteristics, shading, and window operability 

  • Shading, exterior lighting, and adjacent site conditions

  • Thermal comfort ranges 

  • Plug and process loads and energy demand 

Correct answer: Insulation values, window-to-wall ratios, glazing characteristics, shading, and window operability 

Project teams who have chosen basic envelope attributes to assess should include insulation values, window-to-wall ratios, glazing characteristics, shading, and window operability.

Assessing shading, exterior lighting, and adjacent site conditions is for the site conditions option. Assessing thermal comfort ranges is for the thermal comfort range option. Assessing plug and process loads and energy demand is for the plug and process loads needs option. 

48.

A data center has reduced its indoor water use by 60% from the baseline. Which of the following is true about this achievement? 

  • This project has achieved exemplary performance in WE Credit–Indoor Water Use Reduction

  • This project has earned five points in WE Credit–Indoor Water Use Reduction according to the table provided in the LEED handbook

  • This project has achieved exemplary performance in WE Prerequisite–Indoor Water Use Reduction

  • This project has earned five points in WE Prerequisite–Indoor Water Use Reduction according to the table provided in the LEED handbook

Correct answer: This project has achieved exemplary performance in WE Credit–Indoor Water Use Reduction

Projects that achieve 55% indoor water use reduction below the baseline earn exemplary performance in WE Credit–Indoor Water Use Reduction. Since this project has reduced their indoor water use beyond this minimum, they have achieved exemplary performance. 

Projects cannot earn exemplary performance in WE Prerequisite–Indoor Water Use Reduction. Data centers are eligible to earn the maximum six points for reaching at least 50% indoor water use reduction from the baseline in WE Credit–Indoor Water Use Reduction; however, school, retail, hospitality, and healthcare projects can earn only up to five points (not including the exemplary performance option) in this credit. Projects cannot earn points in prerequisites. 

49.

A project with a total site area of 78,241 SF has set aside 23,472 SF as an outdoor space. To achieve SS Credit–Open Space, what is the minimum of vegetated outdoor space this project needs? 

  • 5,868 SF

  • 3,521 SF

  • 4,694 SF

  • 1,760 SF

Correct answer: 5,868 SF

To achieve SS Credit–Open Space, this project set aside 30% of its total site area (78,241 SF), and of that 30% (23,472 SF), a minimum of 25% must be vegetated (5,868 SF). 

The areas of 3,521 SF, 4,694 SF, and 1,760 SF are all below the minimum 25% of vegetated space for this project and therefore would not earn this project points in SS Credit–Open Space. 

50.

What standard should be used to determine the minimum outdoor air intake flow for mechanically ventilated spaces in the United States?

  • ASHRAE 62.1–2010

  • ASHRAE 90.1–2010

  • ANSI/BIFMA e3-2011

  • ISO 14044

Correct answer: ASHRAE 62.1–2010

To comply with EQ Prerequisite–Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance, mechanically ventilated spaces must meet the requirements set out in ASHRAE Standard 62.1–2010. 

ASHRAE 90.1–2010 is the standard for energy efficiency. ISO 14044 is used in MR Credit–Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction. ANSI/BIFMA e3-2011 is the standard used in EQ Credit–Low-Emitting Materials.

51.

LEED provides options for a project's outdoor space for SS Credit–Open Space, but which of the following is required? 

  • An outdoor space must be physically accessible 

  • An outdoor space must be recreation-oriented

  • An outdoor space must contain a food garden

  • An outdoor space must also meet the criteria of SS Credit–Site Development 

Correct answer: An outdoor space must be physically accessible 

An outdoor space can have turf, have a garden, and/or provide habitats for native flora and fauna, but these are options the project team can choose from. Regardless of the option or combination of options the team chooses, the outdoor space for SS Credit–Open Space must be physically accessible to the occupants. 

An outdoor space doesn't have to be recreation-oriented, have a food garden, or meet the criteria of SS Credit–Site Development. These are some options that project teams must choose from to create an eligible outdoor space for SS Credit–Open Space. 

52.

For WE Prerequisite–Indoor Water Use Reduction, project teams must reduce their baseline water use by a minimum of what percentage? 

  • 20% 

  • 30% 

  • 15% 

  • 50% 

Correct answer: 20% 

Project teams must reduce their indoor water use by 20% from the baseline. All newly installed water fixtures must be WaterSense labeled. 

WE Prerequisite–Outdoor Water Use Reduction requires a 30% reduction. A reduction of 15% is not enough to achieve WE Prerequisite–Indoor Water Use Reduction. WE Credit– Outdoor Water Use Reduction requires a 50% reduction. 

53.

Which of the following can projects choose to assess in their energy modeling analysis?

  • Site conditions, massing, and orientation

  • Building systems and construction documents

  • Owner's project requirements, basis of design, and design documents

  • Default assumptions and adjacent site conditions

Correct answer: Site conditions, massing, and orientation

Projects hoping to earn IP Credit–Integrative Process must assess at least two potential strategies for energy modeling analysis, including site conditions, massing, orientation, basic envelope attributes, lighting levels, thermal comfort ranges, and plug and process load needs. 

An energy modeling analysis does not assess building systems, construction documents, owner's project requirements, basis of design, design documents, default assumptions, or adjacent site conditions. 

54.

A hospital project has achieved LT Credit–High Priority Site, SS Credit–Site Development: Protect or Restore Habitat, SS Credit–Rainwater Management, and SS Credit–Heat Island Reduction. Which of the following is true regarding this project? 

  • This project is not eligible for SS Credit–Site Master Plan

  • This project has achieved SS Credit–Site Master Plan

  • This project must also achieve SS Credit–Open Space in order to earn SS Credit–Site Master Plan

  • SS Credit–Site Master Plan requires projects to achieve all six of the credits listed in the LEED BD+C guide

Correct answer: This project is not eligible for SS Credit–Site Master Plan

While this project has achieved the minimum four of the six credits required, SS Credit–Site Master Plan, only school projects are eligible for this credit.

This project has not achieved SS Credit–Site Master Plan because hospitals are not eligible for this credit. To earn it, eligible projects must achieve four of the following six credits: SS Credit–Open Space, LT Credit–High Priority Site, SS Credit–Site Development: Protect or Restore Habitat, SS Credit–Rainwater Management, SS Credit–Light Pollution Reduction, and SS Credit–Heat Island Reduction. Neither SS Credit–Open Space nor any of the other options are required, and projects can choose which four they would like to earn to achieve SS Credit–Site Master Plan. 

55.

A project team is struggling to choose a rating system for their building. They are using the 40/60 rule to help them decide. What is this rule based on? 

  • The gross floor area of the building

  • The number of relevant credits

  • The surrounding density

  • The number of credit points available

Correct answer: The gross floor area of the building 

The 40/60 rule is based on the gross floor area. If 60% or more of the gross floor area suits a rating system, the team should choose that rating system even if the rest of the project does not fit. 

The 40/60 rule is not based on the number of relevant credits, the surrounding density, or the number of credit points available. 

56.

What should be the first step for project teams hoping to earn points in the Regional Priority credit category? 

  • Identify applicable Regional Priority credits

  • Choose a project location

  • Contact the USGBC for guidance

  • Achieve specific levels of performance

Correct answer: Identify applicable Regional Priority credits

Applicable credits vary depending on the project's location, so project teams hoping to earn points in Regional Priority must know what credits should be prioritized. 

At this point in the project, a location has probably already been chosen. However, location does not change a project's ability to earn Regional Priority credits, only which credits apply. There is no need to contact the USGBC for guidance. The project team must know what strategies they will be using before achieving specific levels of performance. 

57.

Which of the following spaces would not be eligible for use as places of respite for SS Credit–Places of Respite? 

  • A solarium that is also used as a treatment room

  • A separate space in an interior atrium with seating areas and plants

  • An outdoor area with a small garden

  • An edible garden used for horticulture therapy but not available to all occupants

Correct answer: A solarium that is also used as a treatment room

Places of respite must not be located where medical intervention or direct medical care is delivered. Horticulture therapy space is eligible if it accounts for no more than 50% of the required area. 

Places of respite may be located in an interior atrium or an outdoor area for SS Credit–Places of Respite. Horticulture therapy gardens may be used as places of respite even if they are not available to all building occupants as long as they don't account for more than 50% of the required area. 

58.

A project team has decided to attempt Option 2: Financial Support of SS Credit–Site Development: Protect or Restore Habitat. How much financial support do they need to provide to earn the credit? 

  • At least $0.40 per square foot ($4 per square meter) of the total site area 

  • At least $1,000 for every 200 yards (183 meters) of previously developed land 

  • There is no set amount that needs to be given, but it should be substantial enough to be awarded the credit

  • At least 1% of profits made for the next five years

Correct answer: At least $0.40 per square foot ($4 per square meter) of the total site area 

Projects hoping to earn Option 2: Financial Support of SS Credit–Site Development: Protect or Restore Habitat must provide financial support of at least $0.40 per square foot ($4 per square meter) of the total site area. So, if a project consists of 30,000 SF (2,787 square meters), they should provide at least $12,000 ($11,148) to an eligible organization. 

There is not a set amount, but projects cannot give whatever they want either. Projects should provide $0.40 per square foot ($4 per square meter) for the total site area. Projects don't give $1,000 for every 200 yards (183 meters) of previously developed land or 1% of profits made for the next five years, which are not standards in this credit. 

59.

What are the mandatory and prescriptive provisions for EA Prerequisite–Minimum Energy Performance options?

  • ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–2010

  • USGBC-approved equivalent standard

  • Whole-building energy simulation

  • Prescriptive Compliance

Correct answer: ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–2010

When project teams choose to use one of the prescriptive compliance options for this prerequisite, they are still required to comply with the mandatory and prescriptive provisions of ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–2010. 

Whole-building energy simulation is the first option for this prerequisite, not a provision. Options 2 and 3 are Prescriptive Compliance options; this is not a provision. International projects may follow a USGBC-approved equivalent standard, but this alternative should still be equivalent to ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–2010. 

60.

Projects that meet the Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) and have selected a rating system should then move on to which of the following steps? 

  • Registering the project on LEED Online

  • Assembling an integrative team of professionals

  • Submitting documentation for credits

  • Conducting a four-hour charrette

Correct answer: Registering the project on LEED Online

Once a project has chosen a rating system they would like to use, they should register the project on LEED Online. From LEED Online, projects can upload documentation and submit credits. 

Assembling an integrative team of professionals should have already begun before online registration. Projects can't submit credit documents until they register their project. Conducting a four-hour charrette is required only for healthcare projects. 

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