LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE
CERTIFICATION FINAL EXAM
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Question: The LEED® Green Associate™ exam is scored out
of how many points?
Correct answer: 200
Question: buildings account for approximately what
percentage of total energy used today?
Correct answer: 40%
Question: The Montreal Protocol banned which refrigerants?
Correct answer: CFC
Question: Which category did the Location and
Transportation category come from?
Correct answer: sustainable sites
Question: transportation emissions contributed to ___% of the
total greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. in 2008.
Correct answer: 33%
Question: A project team that is almost done designing a new
construction office building wishes to achieve option 1 of the EQ Credit—Interior Lighting to get a platinum certification.
To achieve the credit they will:
Correct answer: Provide individual lighting controls for at
least 90% of occupants
Question: A new credit in LEED v4 that encourages early
analysis of energy, site, and water systems to inform design
is:
Correct answer: Integrative Process
Question: The highest form of material conservation is:
Correct answer: Reuse
Question: Two benefits of using pervious materials for
hardscapes are:
Correct answer: 1. Restore the local water table
- Reduce rainwater runoff
Question: If a project team decided that a drugstore would
earn the LT Credit—LEED for Neighborhood Development Location, what other Location and Transportation (LT) credit would be easy to earn?
Correct answer: The project would not be eligible for any
other LT credits
Question: Tradable commodities representing proof that a unit
of electricity was generated from a renewable energy resource are called
Correct answer: Renewable energy certificates
Question: A study conducted by the New Buildings Institute
investigated 121 LEED-certified commercial office buildings in the U.S. and found that they used what percentage less energy than the national average?
Correct answer: 24%
Question: Furniture is not required to be included in Materials
and Resources (MR) credit calculations. However, if furniture
is included in MR credit calculations:
Correct answer: It must be reused furniture.
Question: Rather than focusing on specific environmental
problems and how they can be reduced, as LEED 2009 did,
the LEED v4 rating system asks the critical question of:
Correct answer: What should a LEED project accomplish?
Question: For information on how boundaries should be
drawn for renovation and addition projects, project teams