LEED CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉construction activity pollution prevention (required), site
assessment, site development - protect or restore habitat, open
space, rainwater management, heat island reduction, light pollution
reduction. Answer: prerequisites and possible credits for sustainable
sites (7)
◉outdoor water use reduction (required), indoor water use
reduction (required), building level water metering (required),
outdoor water use reduction, indoor water use reduction, cooling
tower water use, water metering. Answer: prerequisites and
possible credits for water efficiency (7)
◉fundamental commissioning and verification (required), minimum
energy performance (required), building level energy metering
(required), fundamental refrigerant management (required),
enhanced commissioning, optimize energy performance*, advanced
energy metering, demand response, renewable energy production,
enhanced refrigerant management, green power and carbon offsets.
Answer: possible credits for energy and atmosphere (11)
,◉storage and collection of recyclables (required), construction and
demolition waste management planning (required), building life
cycle impact reduction, building product disclosure and
optimization - environmental product declarations, building product
disclosure and optimization - sourcing of raw materials, building
product disclosure and optimization - material ingredients,
construction and demolition waste management. Answer: possible
credits for materials and resources (7)
◉minimum indoor air quality performance (required),
environmental tobacco smoke control (required), enhanced indoor
air quality strategies, low emitting materials, construction indoor air
quality management plan, indoor air quality assessment, thermal
comfort, interior lighting, daylight, quality views, acoustic
performance. Answer: possible credits for indoor environmental
quality (11)
◉innovation, LEED accredited professional. Answer: possible credits
for innovation (2)
◉4 specific credits. Answer: possible credits for regional priority
◉must be in a permanent location on existing land, must use
reasonable LEED boundaries, must comply with project size
requirements. Answer: minimum program requirements
,◉1000 square feet. Answer: minimum size requirement for LEED
BD+C and O+M projects
◉250 square feet. Answer: minimum size requirement for LEED
ID+C projects
◉at least 2 habitable buildings but no larger than 1500 acres.
Answer: project size requirements for LEED ND
◉40. Answer: point threshold to meet LEED certified
◉50. Answer: point threshold to meet LEED silver
◉60. Answer: point threshold to meet LEED gold
◉80. Answer: point threshold to meet LEED platinum
◉40%. Answer: how much energy used today do buildings account
for?
◉reverse contribution to global climate change; enhance individual
human health and wellbeing; protect and restore water resources;
protect, enhance and restore biodiversity and ecosystem services;
promote sustainable and regenerative material resources cycles;
, build a greener economy; enhance social equity, environmental
justice and community quality of life. Answer: what are the 7 impact
categories?
◉· GHG emissions reduction from building operations
· GHG emissions reduction from transportation energy use
· GHG emissions reduction from materials and water-embodied
energy use
· GHG emissions reduction by embodied energy of water reduction
· GHG emissions reduction from a cleaner energy supply
· Global warming potential reduction from non-energy-related
drivers. Answer: 6 impacts in the reverse contribution to global
climate change category
◉· Support occupant comfort and well-being
· Protect human health from direct exposure to negative health
impacts
· Protect human health globally and across the entire built
environment life cycle. Answer: 3 impacts in the enhance individual
human health and wellbeing category
◉· Water conservation
· Water quality protection
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉construction activity pollution prevention (required), site
assessment, site development - protect or restore habitat, open
space, rainwater management, heat island reduction, light pollution
reduction. Answer: prerequisites and possible credits for sustainable
sites (7)
◉outdoor water use reduction (required), indoor water use
reduction (required), building level water metering (required),
outdoor water use reduction, indoor water use reduction, cooling
tower water use, water metering. Answer: prerequisites and
possible credits for water efficiency (7)
◉fundamental commissioning and verification (required), minimum
energy performance (required), building level energy metering
(required), fundamental refrigerant management (required),
enhanced commissioning, optimize energy performance*, advanced
energy metering, demand response, renewable energy production,
enhanced refrigerant management, green power and carbon offsets.
Answer: possible credits for energy and atmosphere (11)
,◉storage and collection of recyclables (required), construction and
demolition waste management planning (required), building life
cycle impact reduction, building product disclosure and
optimization - environmental product declarations, building product
disclosure and optimization - sourcing of raw materials, building
product disclosure and optimization - material ingredients,
construction and demolition waste management. Answer: possible
credits for materials and resources (7)
◉minimum indoor air quality performance (required),
environmental tobacco smoke control (required), enhanced indoor
air quality strategies, low emitting materials, construction indoor air
quality management plan, indoor air quality assessment, thermal
comfort, interior lighting, daylight, quality views, acoustic
performance. Answer: possible credits for indoor environmental
quality (11)
◉innovation, LEED accredited professional. Answer: possible credits
for innovation (2)
◉4 specific credits. Answer: possible credits for regional priority
◉must be in a permanent location on existing land, must use
reasonable LEED boundaries, must comply with project size
requirements. Answer: minimum program requirements
,◉1000 square feet. Answer: minimum size requirement for LEED
BD+C and O+M projects
◉250 square feet. Answer: minimum size requirement for LEED
ID+C projects
◉at least 2 habitable buildings but no larger than 1500 acres.
Answer: project size requirements for LEED ND
◉40. Answer: point threshold to meet LEED certified
◉50. Answer: point threshold to meet LEED silver
◉60. Answer: point threshold to meet LEED gold
◉80. Answer: point threshold to meet LEED platinum
◉40%. Answer: how much energy used today do buildings account
for?
◉reverse contribution to global climate change; enhance individual
human health and wellbeing; protect and restore water resources;
protect, enhance and restore biodiversity and ecosystem services;
promote sustainable and regenerative material resources cycles;
, build a greener economy; enhance social equity, environmental
justice and community quality of life. Answer: what are the 7 impact
categories?
◉· GHG emissions reduction from building operations
· GHG emissions reduction from transportation energy use
· GHG emissions reduction from materials and water-embodied
energy use
· GHG emissions reduction by embodied energy of water reduction
· GHG emissions reduction from a cleaner energy supply
· Global warming potential reduction from non-energy-related
drivers. Answer: 6 impacts in the reverse contribution to global
climate change category
◉· Support occupant comfort and well-being
· Protect human health from direct exposure to negative health
impacts
· Protect human health globally and across the entire built
environment life cycle. Answer: 3 impacts in the enhance individual
human health and wellbeing category
◉· Water conservation
· Water quality protection
