The Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) includes the measure of a material's

Which system is eligible for the Energy and Atmosphere Credit, Renewable Energy Production?

The energy-related systems analysis for Integrative Process credit for Core and Shell projects should include all system loads and occupants required by which Energy and Atmosphere prerequisite?

The project team is working to reduce the building's total energy costs in a cold climate. Which is the best strategy for the project team to consider?

For Energy and Atmosphere Credit, Advanced Energy Metering, what is the minimum amount of time that the metering system should store data?

How can a building owner promote both energy efficiency and thermal comfort in a building?

One point can be achieved through Sustainable Sites Credit, Heat Island Reduction by providing:

For major renovation and new construction projects, the required energy and water-related system analyses should be the same except for

The owner of a 40,000 ft² (3,716 m²) site containing a one-story museum with a 10,000 ft² (929 m²) building footprint and 5,000 ft² (465 m²) of native vegetated landscaping purchases an adjacent 30,000 ft² (2,787 m²) concrete surface parking lot.

The owner plans to construct a 10,000 ft² (929 m²) museum addition and an adjacent exterior sculpture garden.

What is the minimum area of the sculpture garden that must be covered with native or adapted vegetated ground cover to achieve SSc1: Biodiverse Habitat?

When planning a water-efficient landscape design, the designer should consider including

An urban office building project is installing a cooling tower. To save on potable water, the project would like to use a nonpotable water source to provide 20% of the cooling tower makeup water to achieve the maximum number of points under Water Efficiency Credit, Cooling Tower Water Use. Which nonpotable water source would be the most appropriate for use?

The material cost for a project is $100,000. What is the minimum material value needed to achieve Materials and Resources Credit, Building Disclosure and Optimization, Sourcing of Raw Materials, Option 2. Leadership Extraction

Practices?

Which of the following criteria must a Commissioning Authority (CxA) comply with in order to meet the requirements of the Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Fundamental Commissioning and Verification of Building Energy Systems?

The design team and project owner decided not to pursue Energy and Atmosphere Credit, Enhanced Commissioning, but would hire a Commissioning Authority (CxA) to oversee the requirements for Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Fundamental Commissioning and Verification. What is a required responsibility for the CxA to achieve the stated objective?

In the energy modeling of a building envelope, which of the following U-values should be considered as an assembly U-value?

A project has a potable water source as well as two alternative water sources. Which of the following statements is applicable for a project using two alternative water sources?

For minimum acoustic performance, peak-hour is defined as M

When the LEED AP is applying the Integrative Process to a Building Design and Construction project, which of the following must be included in the Basis of Design (BOD)?

Which of the following management measures is used to minimize the spread of infection in indoor environments?

Which of the following is a source reduction strategy to eliminate waste produced by a project?

The design team is attempting to achieve the Increased Ventilation strategy in the Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Enhanced Indoor Air Quality in a conference room. The associated ASHRAE standard requires 400 CFM (11.3 CMM) of ventilation air, but the local code requires 500 CFM (14.1 CMM) of ventilation air. What is the required minimum amount of ventilation air to achieve this credit?

IPp1: Climate Resilience Assessment identifies a high risk of extreme heat caused by the urban heat-island effect and flooding caused by an impervious site. Which combination identifies an appropriate strategy for heat and sea-level or flooding risks?

The gross floor area of a LEED project should be no less than what percent of the gross land area within the LEED project boundary?

A new athletic facility contains a laundry room which is adjacent to the locker rooms. Which strategy will contribute toward the Interior Cross-Contamination Prevention strategy in Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies?

During the early stages of a LEED for Schools project, the team was able to reduce the number of lighting fixtures in classrooms by 25% because the project team selected paint color whose light reflectance value was 75% instead of the initially proposed 64% value. This strategy is an example of applying which of the following credits to the project?

When a project team sustainably develops a project site, the design should

A commercial office building with a footprint of 70,000 ft2 (6 503.2 m2) has an overall site area of 200,000 ft2 (18 580.6 m2). The project design includes 15,000 ft2 (1 393.5 m2) of pedestrian oriented hardscape and 18,000 ft2 (1 672.3 m2) of vegetated open space. Which of the following is necessary to satisfy the requirement for the outdoor space to be physically accessible when calculating the Sustainable Sites Credit, Open Space?

Which of the following mandatory recyclable materials is required by MRp1: Planning for Zero Waste Operations for storage and collection?

Questions 1–5 are based on the same project scenario. Please use the scenario information when answering.

A hospital certified under LEED V5 in 2018 is designing and constructing a 21,000 ft² (1,950.96 m²) vertical addition, plus vegetated terraces and a mechanical penthouse.

The original hospital achieved the Gold certification level and was built with the capacity to add three floors—levels six through eight—to the top of the structure. This addition requires partial demolition of the roof and the floor below.

The project is designed to be architecturally cohesive with the existing building façade and is targeting Platinum certification under LEED v5.

The campus is in a dense urban area adjacent to several bus stops, a light-rail transit station within a 2,500 ft. (762 m) walking distance, and a bicycle docking point at the main entrance to the property. An on-campus shuttle service connects patients, visitors, and staff from the parking areas to each medical building and the light-rail station.

The healthcare campus has existing infrastructure; therefore, no new roads, sidewalks, parking structures, or ground-level landscaping will be installed.

The new floors have separate mechanical systems in the penthouse, but piping for public and patient restrooms, janitor closets, and staff break rooms connects directly to the main hospital plumbing system.

The newly installed medical equipment uses gas, steam, and chilled water supplied by the campus central plant.

Based on the project description, which of the following credits can be achieved with all available points awarded?

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?

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?

Which of the following is an example of nonpotable water that can be effectively used for landscape irrigation to improve water efficiency?

How is the distance between the project site and the manufacturing location determined for Materials and Resources Credit. Building Disclosure and Optimization - Sourcing of Raw Materials. Option 2. Leadership Extraction Practices?

The goal of the design charrette during Integrative Process Prerequisite, Integrative Project Planning and Design is to:

Which of the following types of water should a project team focus on utilizing to achieve water savings and acquire points under WEc2: Enhanced Water Efficiency, Option 6. Water Reuse, Path 1. Reuse-Ready System, while reducing reliance on potable water?

A project pursuing LEED BD+C certification is designed with an electric air-source heat pump as the primary heating system to meet EAp1: Operational Carbon Projection and Decarbonization Plan. However, the client is considering adding a small natural-gas boiler for backup heating during extreme weather.

To earn maximum points under EAp1 while maintaining heating-system reliability, what should the LEED AP recommend regarding supplemental heating?

Which of the following sinks is classified as a private lavatory faucet under Water Efficiency Credit, Indoor Water Use Reduction?

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?

Which of the following Sustainable Sites credits are eligible to be used as a campus approach?

A real estate development company plans to build a mixed-use facility in an urban area. Which of the following strategies should the developer implement to support the local economy?

A project team is attempting Location and Transportation Credit, High Priority Site, and selects Option 1: Historic District. To demonstrate that the project is in an infill site, the project team must confirm that:

During construction, a value engineering exercise was conducted. This exercise has resulted in cost savings for the project. However, it is expected that the changes will affect some of the energy efficiency measures. The team has already submitted Energy and Atmosphere Credit, Optimize Energy Performance for review, and Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) returned an anticipated reply. What should the project team do in this situation?

Increasing which of the following variables will require an increase in the outdoor airflow rate under Indoor Environmental Quality Prerequisite, Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance?

Which of the following statements are true for Erosion and Sedimentation Control (ESC) plan prerequisite compliance?

Which of the following could be considered diverted construction waste?

A facility manager cleaning highly reflective paving material is

When calculating the reverberation time of a room, which of the following pieces of information is least relevant?

LEED project boundaries that include multiple similar buildings which are all eligible for certification can be registered as which of the following?

What issue must be present on the project site to achieve Location and Transportation Credit, High-Priority Site, Option 3. Brownfield Remediation?

An office is relocating to a new facility. Any furniture that is relocated to the new site can contribute as a reused material for Materials and Resources Credit, Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Sourcing of Raw Materials if it was purchased:

What building classification requires the energy model to determine the predicted power usage effectiveness (PUE) for Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Minimum Energy Performance?

Under Energy and Atmosphere Credit: Optimize Energy Performance, Option 1: Whole-Building Energy Simulation, how can the energy cost savings be accurately determined?

A LEED Building Design and Construction: Schools project pursuing Location and Transportation Credit, Green Vehicles elects to follow Option 2. Green Buses or School-Owned Vehicles. What action must the project take to meet the Option 2 requirements?

A design team is evaluating strategies to ensure that a healthcare facility remains operational for critical services during frequent power outages. The building currently relies on a diesel generator for emergency power, but the owner is interested in sustainable alternatives that can also contribute to the project’s energy efficiency during normal operations.

Which of the following strategies should the design team recommend to provide energy resilience for the healthcare facility while enhancing energy efficiency during regular operations?

Which of the following innovation proposals is most likely to be successful to achieve an Innovation Credit?

According to Location and Transportation Credit, Sensitive Land Protection, Option 2: Floodplains requirement, projects that do not have legally adopted flood hazard maps should locate on a site that is:

During the early design phase of a new commercial office building, what action should the project team take to reduce the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of refrigerants?

A decorative overhead light fixture is specified for a project that costs $1,500 USD and uses recycled water bottles as part of the diffuser shade. The shades are 10% of the overall weight of the fixture and are 50% post-consumer recycled content. Assuming no other portions of the fixture meet sustainability criteria, what would the contributing value of the fixture be?

Which of the following strategies can be used to decrease the envelope load of a building?

Which of the following should be analyzed when pursuing an Integrative Design Process focusing on Energy-Related

Systems?

A project team member has prepared a map and accompanying table as documentation for the Location and Transportation Credit. Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses. Option 2. Diverse Uses. The map includes the location of each diverse use. the location of the project and the main entrance of the building. The table includes the distance to each use. the name of each use and the category of each use The team lead reviews the documentation and notes an important missing item. Which of the following is the most important item to add to the documentation?

What role does the LEED AP have when creating the Owner's Project Requirements (OPR) document?

What credit rewards customers who change their normal consumption patterns in response to the varying price of energy over time?

Energy and Atmosphere Credit, Demand Response

Energy and Atmosphere Credit, Advanced Energy Metering

Energy and Atmosphere Credit, Building Level Energy Metering

Which practice is recommended for protecting HVAC systems during construction to maintain indoor environmental quality and enhance occupant quality of life?

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

What is the minimum percentage of gross floor area that must be complete for a project to use LEED BD+C: New Construction and Major Renovations?

Which views would qualify as a quality view for Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Quality Views?

What requirements are needed to earn Regional Priority credits?

Major renovation projects must meet which of the following minimum percentage savings when taking credit for renewable energy systems?

When the LEED AP is applying the Integrative Process to a Building Design and Construction project, when should the Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR) be created and updated?

A new five-story building with a 30,000 ft2 (2 800 m2) footprint is being designed on a previously disturbed100,000 ft2 (9 290 m2) site. The remaining on-grade surface will be 35,000 ft2 (3 250 m2) of asphalt parking, and 35,000 ft2 (3 250 m2) of native vegetated open space. To achieve a point for exemplary performance under Option 1 of Sustainable Sites Credit, Site Development - Protect or Restore Habitat, the design team will have to incorporate a native and/or adapted vegetated roof with a minimum area of

A project team reviews office chairs with a Type III environmental product declaration (EPD) for the five different categories of environmental impact reduction. Which of the following must the chairs demonstrate for product optimization?

In new construction projects, EQc4: Resilient Spaces allows designs to earn points from which of the following management modes?

A school wants to incorporate natural daylighting in classrooms on all sides of the building. What can the project design team explain to the school district about how this strategy will affect the operational energy cost?

Which of the following acoustical units are used in Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Acoustic Performance to measure reverberation time?

Under Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Fundamental Commissioning and Verification, a current facilities requirements and operations and maintenance plan must contain which information necessary to operate the building efficiently?

Which of the following credit options can a project team attempt if a local, national, or international organization indicates that the neighborhood site of the project has a significant cultural value?

Which of the following credit categories identifies environmental issues that are most relevant for a project's chapter area or country?

Which of the following cannot be classified as graywater?

A Healthcare Project is constructing a new building adjacent to an existing LEED Certified hospital facility. The new building's location is on the same hospital campus as the certified facility. The entire hospital campus was analyzed with an Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) as part of the certified facility's project scope. The new building project needs to complete a new Phase I ESA if

A project team develops a site plan for a school project with an athletic field and a playground with real grass. In order to qualify for the Water Efficiency Prerequisite, Outdoor Water Use Reduction, the landscape area calculations:

According to the Integrative Process Credit, Integrative Process, the goal-setting workshop should identify

A project design team for an elementary school project is attempting to achieve Innovation Credit, Innovation, Option 1. Innovation. Which of the following strategies would qualify?

Which of the following products must always be included in Materials and Resources credits?

Where must a building's no-smoking signage be posted?

Smoking is prohibited inside LEED-certified buildings in order to eliminate the health risks associated with environmental tobacco smoke. Which building type is exempt from this requirement?

Landscape irrigation practices consume large quantities of potable water. By evaluating the project's outdoor water budget and irrigation water demand early in the design process in Water Efficiency Prerequisite, Outdoor Water Use Reduction project teams will be able to

A new mixed-use development includes residential units and commercial spaces. The project is in an urban area with existing pedestrian paths and public transportation infrastructure. How can the project team minimize exposure to emissions from vehicle traffic around the property while ensuring compliance with LEED strategies?

Under LTc3: Compact and Connected Development, Option 1. Surrounding Density, how far from the project site should project teams measure surrounding density?

In the calculations for Water Efficiency Credit, Outdoor Water Use Reduction, food gardens

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

A project attempting to meet the preferred parking requirements for Location and Transportation Credit, Green Vehicles may provide what incentive to meet the requirements and highlight the project sustainable vehicle strategy?

A project team is designing a new mixed-use development that aims to achieve LEED certification. To encourage electric-vehicle use, the team plans to install EV charging stations in the parking garage. The project site is in a region where 70% of electricity comes from renewable sources.

To align with LEED strategies for sustainable transportation, what consideration should the project team prioritize when installing the EV charging stations?

A project team compares a life-cycle assessment (LCA) model to a baseline design to determine the reductions in six impact categories. One impact category exceeds the baseline by 7%. Which alternative analyses should the team run to check different impact measurements?

During preliminary energy analysis, what energy reduction strategies can best help in reducing the energy load in the new building construction project?

Which of the following items must have safe collection, storage, and disposal for Materials and Resources Prerequisite, Storage and Collection of Recyclables?

A project team is designing an office building and wants to ensure thermal comfort for occupants, especially in naturally conditioned spaces. How should the design team enhance thermal comfort in the naturally conditioned areas?

When required to measure residential and non-residential densities, Location and Transportation Credit, Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses, Option 1. Surrounding Density requires project teams to measure the residential and non-residential densities in what way?

Which of the following transit modes is considered to be walkable if it is within 1/2 mile (0.8 km) of the functional entry of a project?

Which of these is a method to assess the regional context of a building's design for sustainability?

Which of the following components is critical for developing a successful water-balance model for WEc2: Enhanced Water Efficiency, Option 1. Whole-Project Water Use?

Questions 1–5 are based on the same project scenario. Please use the scenario information when answering.

A hospital certified under LEED V5 in 2018 is designing and constructing a 21,000 ft² (1,950.96 m²) vertical addition, plus vegetated terraces and a mechanical penthouse.

The original hospital achieved the Gold certification level and was built with the capacity to add three floors—levels six through eight—to the top of the structure. This addition requires partial demolition of the roof and the floor below.

The project is designed to be architecturally cohesive with the existing building façade and is targeting Platinum certification under LEED v5.

The campus is in a dense urban area adjacent to several bus stops, a light-rail transit station within a 2,500 ft. (762 m) walking distance, and a bicycle docking point at the main entrance to the property. An on-campus shuttle service connects patients, visitors, and staff from the parking areas to each medical building and the light-rail station.

The healthcare campus has existing infrastructure; therefore, no new roads, sidewalks, parking structures, or ground-level landscaping will be installed.

The new floors have separate mechanical systems in the penthouse, but piping for public and patient restrooms, janitor closets, and staff break rooms connects directly to the main hospital plumbing system.

The newly installed medical equipment uses gas, steam, and chilled water supplied by the campus central plant.

Based on the project design and the credit options that the project team may attempt, what is the highest LEED certification level that can be achieved?

Every location in the U.S. identifies how many regional credits?

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?

When should a preliminary water budget analysis be conducted?

Which of the following is a strategy to reduce waste produced by a project?

In addition to Materials and Resources Credit, Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction, Option 3. Building and Materials Reuse, salvaged materials contribute to the achievement of

Which of the following is required in determining the baseline for Water Efficiency Prerequisite, Indoor Water Use Reduction?

Discussing the project goals to help identify the credits and options that the team should attempt is an example of

In Sustainable Sites Credit, Light Pollution Reduction, which factor is included in the lamp lumen uplight calculation?

A request to change the lighting fixtures in a conference room is made by a tenant. Which of the following credit scorecard changes will be directly and indirectly impacted by the change in lighting fixtures?

Which of the following features is commonly included in a building’s leak-detection system to enhance water efficiency?

For a task chair purchased for a healthcare facility, which portion of the product contributes toward Materials and Resources Credit, Furniture and Medical Furnishings?

A building owner installs a building automation system (BAS) to allow programmable load control. Which of the

following credits can be pursued because of the installation?

Which of the following is omitted from the assessment while performing preliminary energy modeling?

A topographic assessment of a project site located 150 ft. (45 m) from a water body was conducted. The results of the slope analysis show that the site is generally sloping 6% to 8% to the northwest over most of the site, with some steep slopes located at the eastern edge of the property, which may impact the runoff volume. Which one of the following LEED credits or prerequisites will be affected by these results?

The project team achieved a strategy not addressed in the LEED Green Building Rating System, which proved to be a significant, measurable environmental benefit for the project. What can the project team do in order to get a benefit for this strategy?

To assess the feasibility of earning Location and Transportation Credit, Reduced Parking Footprint, the project team should be familiar with what local government regulation?

Which of the following must be included in the Sustainable Sites Credit, Site Assessment?

At the time of registering a project in LEED Online, Regional Priority credits are determined based upon the project's