LEED AP Building Design + Construction (LEED AP BD+C)
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The scope of analysis in Materials and Resources Credit, Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction, Option 4.
Whole-Building Life-Cycle Assessment is a
Under the Building Design and Construction rating systems, projects can opt for a review process that helps teams determine if the project is on track to achieve LEED certification at its preferred level. This process is referred to as
In a large industrial or commercial building, which energy end uses are classified as systems composed of discrete pieces of equipment that can be metered together for the purposes of Energy and Atmosphere Credit, Advanced Energy Metering?
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:
What type of project would benefit from showing compliance with Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Minimum Energy Performance, Option 2. Prescriptive Compliance: ASHRAE 50% Advanced Energy Design Guide?
During a review of the HVAC equipment submittal, the Commissioning Authority (CxA) determined that the contractor substituted a higher efficiency piece of equipment. Which of the following is the priority for the CxA to consider?
The goal of the design charrette during Integrative Process Prerequisite, Integrative Project Planning and Design is to:
Which of the following strategies is allowed under Energy Atmosphere Credit, Renewable Energy Production, and will help a project achieve Energy Atmosphere Credit, Optimize Energy Performance?
A neighborhood housing development organization has dual goals, promoting occupant's health and minimizing
energy costs. What LEED Building Design and Construction, New Construction credit might the LEED AP propose to best achieve the organization's dual goals?
Which would contribute to compliance with Sustainable Sites Credit, Open Space?
A design team is pursuing Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Indoor Air Quality Assessment. The building is 1,000 ft2 (93 m2) and has a 10 ft. (3 m) ceiling height. In order to earn the credit, what is the required volume of
supply air for the entire building flush-out?
What is the system boundary that a building life cycle analysis must be defined to account for?
For a task chair purchased for a healthcare facility, which portion of the product contributes toward Materials and Resources Credit, Furniture and Medical Furnishings?
For Energy and Atmosphere Credit, Advanced Energy Metering, what is the minimum percentage requirement for metering any individual energy end uses?
Which of the following contributes to the value of the commissioning process?
Which of the following actions should be taken to ensure that project teams understand and prioritize the selection of materials compliant with the Materials and Resources Credit, Building Product Disclosure and Optimization?
A downtown office building is unable to construct dedicated parking for its occupants. However, the building developer has partnered with a parking garage to offer discounted parking for its occupants. If the discounted parking rate is $450 per month, how much must the rate be for green vehicles for the building to receive one point for Location and Transportation Credit, Green Vehicles?
Which of the following groups of documents is most likely to support both Indoor Environmental Quality Credit,
Thermal Comfort, and Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Interior Lighting, Option 1. Lighting Control?
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:
An HVAC system consists of an air handler supplying conditioned air (mixture of return air and outdoor air) to an office, corridor, conference room and lobby. For Indoor Environmental Quality Prerequisite, Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance, the ventilation rate procedure calculations must be based upon what HVAC system configuration?
Which of the following Building Product Disclosure and Optimization credits under the Materials and Resources category would a project team achieve by using insulation material that is cradle-to-cradle V3 Gold certified?
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?
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:
Which of the following methods is the referenced standard for demonstrating compliance with Indoor Environmental Quality Prerequisite, Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance?
A new Science Education Center is pursuing LEED certification. Which of the following strategies could be submitted to earn an Innovation in Design credit?
When considering the Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Thermal Comfort, what is the minimum percentage of building occupants that must have individual comfort controls?
The LEED AP has identified a pilot credit that is relevant to the project. This would be documented in LEED Online as a(n)
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?
According to the Integrative Process Credit, the discovery phase of energy-related systems should identify
A new building containing private offices is pursuing Location and Transportation Credit, Access to Quality Transit. Which would comply?
What standard should an engineer use when establishing minimum ventilation rates for a new mechanically ventilated space to earn Indoor Environmental Quality, Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance?
A project team wants to educate the facility manager on the installed building systems to improve Indoor Environmental Quality. They want the facility manager to maintain the systems so that they will continue to function as intended. Which of the following should be provided to the facility manager?
What is the minimum gross floor area required for a Building Design and Construction project to be eligible for
certification?
A project team has installed a rainwater harvesting system on site. In which of the following could this system be recognized?
A project's massing and site orientation can have a direct impact on which of the following prerequisites?
Qualifying spaces for the Sustainable Sites Credit, Places of Respite must
For a whole building energy simulation approach, what should be identical for the base building and the proposed building?
A rectangular office building is located in an extremely humid climate and is shaded by very large adjacent buildings
on all four sides. If the building owner wants to decrease the annual energy cost for operating the building, which of
the following would be the best design approach?
Which rating system is being used if all of the credits below have been submitted towards certification?
- Location and Transportation Credit, Reduced Parking Footprint
- Energy and Atmosphere Credit, Fundamental Refrigerant Management
- Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Acoustic Performance
- Materials and Resources Credit, Persistent, Bio accumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Source Reduction - Lead, Cadmium, and Copper
The Exemplary Performance threshold for Sustainable Sites Credit, Rainwater Management requires:
The Water Efficiency Prerequisite, Outdoor Water Use Reduction requires a reduction over a baseline that is calculated for the site:
Which of the following projects is eligible to pursue the Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Minimum Energy Performance, Option 2. Prescriptive Compliance: ASHRAE 50% Advanced Energy Design Guide?
Which of the following is a source reduction strategy to eliminate waste produced by a project?
An electrical team installs photovoltaic panels over a parking lot. This action contributes to which of the following credits?
For an emergency care facility project, which of the following credits can be achieved if the total cost of
permanently installed products are 25% cradle-to-cradle V3 Gold and 25% GreenScreen List Translator?
Which of the following is the location of CO2 sensors in naturally ventilated spaces to comply with the Indoor Environmental Quality Prerequisite, Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance?
When attempting Regional Priority Credit, what must be provided in LEED Online?
A project team seeking certification for a new school is attempting to achieve Materials and Resources Credit, Construction and Demolition Waste Management, Option 2. Reduction of Total Waste Material. What strategy can be taken to meet the requirements of this credit?
To assess the feasibility of earning Location and Transportation Credit, Reduced Parking Footprint, the project team should be familiar with what local government regulation?
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
Which strategy can maximize the efficiency of water use in an irrigation system?
A design team pursuing LEED for a new office building project calculated that with the water fixtures specified for the project, a 24% water reduction can be achieved compared to the LEED baseline. What does this mean to the team in terms of pursuing LEED?
A comprehensive rainwater management plan may include design elements such as
In pursuit of the Materials and Resources Credit, Building Disclosure and Optimization - Sourcing of Raw Materials, Option 2. Leadership Extraction Practices, which of the following statements is true related to products purchased for temporary use (formwork, bracing and scaffolding) on the project?
Under the Energy and Atmosphere Credit, Optimize Energy Performance, what method should display lighting use for establishing allowable lighting power?
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 a leadership extraction practice that rewards projects for choosing materials with closed-loop recycling and take-back programs in LEED?
Which of the following must be included in the Sustainable Sites Credit, Site Assessment?
Who must be a member of the integrated project team for the Integrative Process Prerequisite, Integrative Project Planning and Design?
Which of the following statements are true for Erosion and Sedimentation Control (ESC) plan prerequisite compliance?
Which one of the following represents quality transit service as defined in Location and Transportation Credit, Access to Quality Transit?
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?
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
The required minimum scope of analysis for a product-specific declaration that contributes toward Materials and Resources Credit, Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Environmental Product Declarations, Option 1. Environmental Product Declaration is
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 of the following standards needs to be followed to comply with Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Thermal Comfort?
One point can be achieved through Sustainable Sites Credit, Heat Island Reduction by providing:
Under Energy and Atmosphere Credit: Optimize Energy Performance, Option 1: Whole-Building Energy Simulation, how can the energy cost savings be accurately determined?
Which federal agency designates Federal Renewal Community sites, which can be considered High Priority Sites for
project development?
Which of the following Materials and Resources credits or prerequisites is reviewed under the design phase documentation submission?
Which principal areas must the LEED AP focus on to attain the Integrative Process Credit, Integrative Process?
An accessible garden planted with native plants contributes to the achievement of which of the following credit pairs?
Location and Transportation Credit, Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses, Option 1. Surrounding Density requires project teams to exclude what type of land area from the calculations?
What supporting material is required for all LEED Building Design and Construction projects in order to document Location and Transportation Credit, Bicycle Facilities for the bicycle network?
Which of the following strategies would be considered an acceptable minor improvement within the wetland buffer for Location and Transportation Credit, Sensitive Land Protection?
A project team is providing additional ventilation under Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies. What credit could this adversely affect?
What percentile of runoff from a regional development of an office building must a project manage on site by using low-impact development and green infrastructure to achieve three points under the Sustainable Sites Credit-Rainwater Management, Option 1. Percentile of Rainfall Events?
While working on a 12,000 ft² (1,114.8 m²) medical building, a LEED AP asks the flooring manufacturer to submit the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for the flooring specified. The manufacturer doesn't have an EPD for their products, but all products meet ISO 14040/44 for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). They ask if it would be acceptable to send the ISO 14040/44 LCA information in lieu of an EPD. How do you respond?
Which of the following is omitted from the assessment while performing preliminary energy modeling?
The LEED project has a main entrance and two service entrances in an alley behind the building. Which entrances need non-smoking signage and at what maximum distance from the door(s) can the non-smoking signage be posted?
An office project has the following items in its break room kitchen: a kitchen sink, a residential-style dishwasher, and a coffee machine. How would these items be addressed in Water Efficiency Prerequisite, Indoor Water Use Reduction?
At the time of registering a project in LEED Online, Regional Priority credits are determined based upon the project's
Which of the following credits advocates the values and benefits of green building design and construction as well as outdoor physical activity?
Which of the following documents contains the design team's interpretation of the Owner's Project Requirements?
A project's installed water fixtures do not exceed WaterSense maximum levels. Which compliance path should the LEED AP select under Water Efficiency Prerequisite, Indoor Water Use Reduction, and what type of documentation is required to demonstrate compliance with this path?
For Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan, which of the following
items is required for credit compliance?
A project in a cold climate does not want a highly reflective roof because they want the heat absorption. How can this
project comply with Sustainable Sites Credit, Heat Island Reduction?
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)'s vision for using LEED internationally includes
A building owner in an arid climate is trying to design an outdoor lunch area for the tenants. Which landscaping strategy is important to employ in order to reduce water demand?
What are the Storage and Collection of Recyclables requirements for only Retail projects under the Materials and Resources Prerequisite?
Which site preparation and construction method contributes to earning the Materials and Resources Credit, Construction and Demolition Waste Management?
Which of the following buildings meets the Minimum Program Requirements for LEED certification?
In the energy modeling of a building envelope, which of the following U-values should be considered as an assembly U-value?
TESTED 30 Nov 2025
