LEED Green Associate Exam 1 Questions With
Answers
Natural refrigerants are...
Less efficient
3 Phases of LEED Integrative Process
1. Design and Construction (Implementation)
2. Occupancy, Operations and Performance Feedback
3. Discovery
LEED Charrette
Intensive, muitiparty workshop that brings people from different disciplines and backgrounds
together to produce specific deliverables
LEED Impact Categories (7)
1. Reverse contribution to climate change
2. Enhance individual health and well-being
3. Protect and restore water resources
4. Protect, enhance and restore biodiversity and ecosystem services
5. Promote sustainable and regenerative material resource cycles
6. Build a greener economy
7. Enhance social equity, environmental justice and community equality of life
What must projects submit when local code doesn't permit a LEED requirement?
CIR (Credit Interpretation Request)
Urinal Baseline Water Use
1.0 gpf (3.8 lpf)
Montreal Protocol
Banned the use of CFCs, including in developing countries in 1995, and implemented the phase-out of
HCFCs by 90% in 2015 and 100% in 2030.
Section 608 of EPA Clean Air Act
Implements the Montreal Protocol in the United States
Credit Interpretation Requests (CIR)
Used for the technical guidance of LEED Credits
Source Control Waste Reduction Strategy
Generating less on-site waste, i.e. pre-ordering materials cut to size
What sets the minimal level of safety for buildings?
Building Codes
,'Reused' Material
The material does not change form, but is reused.
'Recycled' Material
The material does change form and then is reused
What has the largest effect on heating and cooling?
Building orientation.
Heat islands _____ cooling costs.
Increase
Balloting process with USGBC helps...
The open consensus process of new LEED versions
Environmental Production Declarations
Used to help understand a products sustainable qualities
WaterSense
Label on consumer products (by EPA) to encourage water efficiency. For LEED certification, plumbing
fixtures require this.
Replicating the natural hydrology and water balance at a site...
Reduces runoff volume and improves water quality
Benefit of commissioning
Fewer system deficiencies
Design Decisions informed by...
Site assessments
ASHRAE 90.1
Measures building energy performance in the Energy and Atmosphere category. Also used to
determine baseline building performance
Vegetated Roof
1. Decreases cost of HVAC systems
2. Has decreased maintenance
3. Has increased product life
Where do you find manufacturer's extraction operation information?
Corporate Sustainability Report (CSR)
Midrise
, 4-8 story building
3 Important Roles of GBCI
1. Oversees LEED credential maintenance
2. Third party technical reviews of registered LEED projects
3. Administration of LEED Exams
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet. intended to provide workers and emergency personnel with procedures
to safely handle a product during fabrication, installation or in a life-safety event.
Payback for commissioning new buildings (years)
4.8 years
Most important factor in emissions reduction?
Building location
Correct notation for USGBC
U.S. Green Building Council
What consumes the most energy in a building?
Space heating
Acid Rain
The precipitation of dilute solutions of strong mineral acids, formed by the mixing of the atmosphere
of various industrial pollutants (primarily sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) with naturally occurring
oxygen and water vapor.
Adapted Plants
Nonnative, introduced plants that reliably grow well in a given habitat with minimal winter
protection, pest control, fertilization, or irrigation once their root systems are established. Adapted
plants are considered low maintenance and not invasive.
Air Quality Standards
The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not to be exceeded during a given time in a
defined area. (EPA)
Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Vehicles that use low-polluting, nongasoline fuels, such as electricity, hydrogen, propane or
compressed natural gas, liquid natural gas, methanol, and ethanol. In LEED, efficient gas-electric
hybrid vehicles are included in this group.
Ambient Temperature
The temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)
Answers
Natural refrigerants are...
Less efficient
3 Phases of LEED Integrative Process
1. Design and Construction (Implementation)
2. Occupancy, Operations and Performance Feedback
3. Discovery
LEED Charrette
Intensive, muitiparty workshop that brings people from different disciplines and backgrounds
together to produce specific deliverables
LEED Impact Categories (7)
1. Reverse contribution to climate change
2. Enhance individual health and well-being
3. Protect and restore water resources
4. Protect, enhance and restore biodiversity and ecosystem services
5. Promote sustainable and regenerative material resource cycles
6. Build a greener economy
7. Enhance social equity, environmental justice and community equality of life
What must projects submit when local code doesn't permit a LEED requirement?
CIR (Credit Interpretation Request)
Urinal Baseline Water Use
1.0 gpf (3.8 lpf)
Montreal Protocol
Banned the use of CFCs, including in developing countries in 1995, and implemented the phase-out of
HCFCs by 90% in 2015 and 100% in 2030.
Section 608 of EPA Clean Air Act
Implements the Montreal Protocol in the United States
Credit Interpretation Requests (CIR)
Used for the technical guidance of LEED Credits
Source Control Waste Reduction Strategy
Generating less on-site waste, i.e. pre-ordering materials cut to size
What sets the minimal level of safety for buildings?
Building Codes
,'Reused' Material
The material does not change form, but is reused.
'Recycled' Material
The material does change form and then is reused
What has the largest effect on heating and cooling?
Building orientation.
Heat islands _____ cooling costs.
Increase
Balloting process with USGBC helps...
The open consensus process of new LEED versions
Environmental Production Declarations
Used to help understand a products sustainable qualities
WaterSense
Label on consumer products (by EPA) to encourage water efficiency. For LEED certification, plumbing
fixtures require this.
Replicating the natural hydrology and water balance at a site...
Reduces runoff volume and improves water quality
Benefit of commissioning
Fewer system deficiencies
Design Decisions informed by...
Site assessments
ASHRAE 90.1
Measures building energy performance in the Energy and Atmosphere category. Also used to
determine baseline building performance
Vegetated Roof
1. Decreases cost of HVAC systems
2. Has decreased maintenance
3. Has increased product life
Where do you find manufacturer's extraction operation information?
Corporate Sustainability Report (CSR)
Midrise
, 4-8 story building
3 Important Roles of GBCI
1. Oversees LEED credential maintenance
2. Third party technical reviews of registered LEED projects
3. Administration of LEED Exams
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet. intended to provide workers and emergency personnel with procedures
to safely handle a product during fabrication, installation or in a life-safety event.
Payback for commissioning new buildings (years)
4.8 years
Most important factor in emissions reduction?
Building location
Correct notation for USGBC
U.S. Green Building Council
What consumes the most energy in a building?
Space heating
Acid Rain
The precipitation of dilute solutions of strong mineral acids, formed by the mixing of the atmosphere
of various industrial pollutants (primarily sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) with naturally occurring
oxygen and water vapor.
Adapted Plants
Nonnative, introduced plants that reliably grow well in a given habitat with minimal winter
protection, pest control, fertilization, or irrigation once their root systems are established. Adapted
plants are considered low maintenance and not invasive.
Air Quality Standards
The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not to be exceeded during a given time in a
defined area. (EPA)
Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Vehicles that use low-polluting, nongasoline fuels, such as electricity, hydrogen, propane or
compressed natural gas, liquid natural gas, methanol, and ethanol. In LEED, efficient gas-electric
hybrid vehicles are included in this group.
Ambient Temperature
The temperature of the surrounding air or other medium (EPA)
