LEED GA v4 study guide 2023 with complete solution
List the credit categories
Integrative approach
sustainable sites
water efficiency
energy and atmosphere
indoor air quality
location and transportation
material and resources
innnovation
regional priority
LEED's system goals are referred to as ________
Impact Categories
What are the 7 impact categories with their weights
-Weighting of the LEED v4 impact categories
35% Climate change
20% Human health
15% Water resources
10% Biodiversity
10% Natural resources
5% Green economy
5% Community
what buildings use LEED BD+C: Multifamily Midrise
Multi-family residential buildings of 4 to 8 occupiable stories above grade. The building
must have 50 % or more residential space
Sustainable sites credits encourage strategies that minimize the impact on ....
....ecosystems and water resources.
what 3 Standards are used for Thermal Comfort
ASHRAE 55-2010,
ISO 7730:2005,
CEN Standard EN 15251:2007
ash-is-cent
For Individual thermal comfort control credit, control is provided for at least ____
% of individual occupant spaces
50%
For quality views credit, design must achieve a direct line of sight to the outdoors
via vision glazing for ___________% of all regularly occupied floor area.
75%
Case 2. Dense and/or transit-served location
Projects earning 1 or more points under either LT Credit Surrounding Density and
Diverse Uses or LT Credit Access to Quality Transit must achieve a ____%
reduction from the base ratios.
40%
List some diverse use buildings?
, Bank, Church, Supermarket / convenience store
Day care, Dry cleaner / laundry mat, Fire station
Salon, Hardware store, Library, Medical / dental office
Park, Pharmacy, Post office, Restaurant
School
Theatre / museum
Community center
Gym
_____________is an approach to managing rainwater runoff that emphasizes on-
site natural features
Low-impact development is an approach to managing rainwater runoff that emphasizes
on-site natural features to protect water quality by replicating the natural land cover
hydrologic regime of watersheds and addressing runoff close to its source. Examples
include better site design principles (e.g., minimizing land disturbance, preserving
vegetation, minimizing impervious cover) and design practices (e.g., rain gardens,
vegetated swales and buffers, permeable pavement, rainwater harvesting, soil
amendments). These are engineered practices that may require specialized design
assistance." - USGBC
___________is a soil- and vegetation-based approach to wet-weather
management
Green infrastructure is "a soil- and vegetation-based approach to wet-weather
management that is cost-effective, sustainable, and environmentally friendly. Green
infrastructure management approaches and technologies infiltrate, evapotranspire,
capture and reuse stormwater to maintain or restore natural hydrologies." - USGBC
Research in California shows that roughly _____% of all energy used in this U.S.
state is consumed by water treatment and pumping. 5%, 10%, 20%, 50%,
20% (19% )
In the U.S., buildings account for _____% of potable water use, third largest
category behind electricity generation and irrigation. (5%, 15%, 30%, 40%)
13.6%
What kind of buildings can be built within 50ft of a wetland that can be called
Minor Improvement:
One single-story structure per 300 linear feet (90 linear meters) on average, not
exceeding 500 square feet (45 square meters); 1-3-5
globally, the transportation sector is responsible for about _________of energy-
related greenhouse gas emissions (one fifth, one quarter, one third, half)
one-quarter
_____________ replaces the simple straight-line radius used in LEED 2009 for
calculating walking and bicycling distances.
shortest path analysis, replaces the simple straight-line radius used in LEED 2009
what parking spaces should be included in total parking capacity
New and existing surface parking spaces
New and existing garage or multilevel parking spaces
Any off-street parking spaces outside the project boundary
what parking spaces should NOT be included in total parking capacity
List the credit categories
Integrative approach
sustainable sites
water efficiency
energy and atmosphere
indoor air quality
location and transportation
material and resources
innnovation
regional priority
LEED's system goals are referred to as ________
Impact Categories
What are the 7 impact categories with their weights
-Weighting of the LEED v4 impact categories
35% Climate change
20% Human health
15% Water resources
10% Biodiversity
10% Natural resources
5% Green economy
5% Community
what buildings use LEED BD+C: Multifamily Midrise
Multi-family residential buildings of 4 to 8 occupiable stories above grade. The building
must have 50 % or more residential space
Sustainable sites credits encourage strategies that minimize the impact on ....
....ecosystems and water resources.
what 3 Standards are used for Thermal Comfort
ASHRAE 55-2010,
ISO 7730:2005,
CEN Standard EN 15251:2007
ash-is-cent
For Individual thermal comfort control credit, control is provided for at least ____
% of individual occupant spaces
50%
For quality views credit, design must achieve a direct line of sight to the outdoors
via vision glazing for ___________% of all regularly occupied floor area.
75%
Case 2. Dense and/or transit-served location
Projects earning 1 or more points under either LT Credit Surrounding Density and
Diverse Uses or LT Credit Access to Quality Transit must achieve a ____%
reduction from the base ratios.
40%
List some diverse use buildings?
, Bank, Church, Supermarket / convenience store
Day care, Dry cleaner / laundry mat, Fire station
Salon, Hardware store, Library, Medical / dental office
Park, Pharmacy, Post office, Restaurant
School
Theatre / museum
Community center
Gym
_____________is an approach to managing rainwater runoff that emphasizes on-
site natural features
Low-impact development is an approach to managing rainwater runoff that emphasizes
on-site natural features to protect water quality by replicating the natural land cover
hydrologic regime of watersheds and addressing runoff close to its source. Examples
include better site design principles (e.g., minimizing land disturbance, preserving
vegetation, minimizing impervious cover) and design practices (e.g., rain gardens,
vegetated swales and buffers, permeable pavement, rainwater harvesting, soil
amendments). These are engineered practices that may require specialized design
assistance." - USGBC
___________is a soil- and vegetation-based approach to wet-weather
management
Green infrastructure is "a soil- and vegetation-based approach to wet-weather
management that is cost-effective, sustainable, and environmentally friendly. Green
infrastructure management approaches and technologies infiltrate, evapotranspire,
capture and reuse stormwater to maintain or restore natural hydrologies." - USGBC
Research in California shows that roughly _____% of all energy used in this U.S.
state is consumed by water treatment and pumping. 5%, 10%, 20%, 50%,
20% (19% )
In the U.S., buildings account for _____% of potable water use, third largest
category behind electricity generation and irrigation. (5%, 15%, 30%, 40%)
13.6%
What kind of buildings can be built within 50ft of a wetland that can be called
Minor Improvement:
One single-story structure per 300 linear feet (90 linear meters) on average, not
exceeding 500 square feet (45 square meters); 1-3-5
globally, the transportation sector is responsible for about _________of energy-
related greenhouse gas emissions (one fifth, one quarter, one third, half)
one-quarter
_____________ replaces the simple straight-line radius used in LEED 2009 for
calculating walking and bicycling distances.
shortest path analysis, replaces the simple straight-line radius used in LEED 2009
what parking spaces should be included in total parking capacity
New and existing surface parking spaces
New and existing garage or multilevel parking spaces
Any off-street parking spaces outside the project boundary
what parking spaces should NOT be included in total parking capacity
