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Revision Examination Tests
“Come all for this Greatness”
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LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE EXAM QUESTIONS 2024-2025 -
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
What are the three tiers of LEED AP designation?
Ans: LEED Green Associate
LEED AP with Specialty
LEED AP Fellow
Quiz What are the five AP specialty designations?
Ans: BD&C (Building Design and Construction)
ID&C (Interior Design and Construction)
O&M (Operations and Maintenance)
Homes
ND (Neighborhood Development)
Quiz Describe the responsibilities of GBCI and USGBC with respect to LEED.
Ans: GBCI-Administers the LEED credentials, oversees evaluation of project applications
and determinations of LEED certifications
USGBC-Responsible for development of LEED rating systems, publication of the LEED
reference guides, and educational programming
Quiz How many hours of continuing education must a LEED Green Associate complete
biennially?
Ans: 15 hours (3 hours must be LEED specific)
There is also a $50 fee biennially
, Quiz What does opt in mean in regard to LEED credentials?
Ans: Signing the GBCI disciplinary policy and agreeing to participate in the credentialing
maintenance program. If you don't opt in, you will not have a specialty designation (This
applies to those who were already LEED AP prior to the 2009 changes)
Quiz What are the LEED rating systems and how should they be applied to projects?
Ans: LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations (LEED NC)- applies to entire
commercial buildings such as offices, retail store, hotels, institutional facilities (such as
libraries and churches), and residential buildings with four or more habitable stories.
LEED for Core & Shell Development (LEED CS)- designed to complement the LEED for
Commercial Interiors rating system (It covers core building elements such as structure,
building envelope, and HVAC systems)
LEED for Schools (LEED S)-used for certification of K-12 educational facilities and can also
be used for prekindergarten or post-secondary buildings
LEED for Healthcare (LEED HC)- used for inpatient, outpatient, and long-term care facilities
LEED for Retail: New Construction (LEED R-NC)- adapted to the needs of the retail
environment
LEED for Commercial Interiors (LEED CI)- used for certification of tenant spaces in
commercial and institutional buildings
LEED for Retail: Commercial Interiors (LEED R-CI)- interior retail spaces
LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance (LEED EBO&M)- designed to
encourage sustainable maintenance, cleaning, and operation of existing commercial
structures.
LEED for Homes (LEED H)- applies to single family homes and low-rise residential
construction (fewer than 4 stories)
LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED ND)- emphasizes the elements of site
selection, design, and construction that create vibrant, walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods
Quiz List four things that are new to the LEED 2009 rating system.
Ans: 1. Revised rating systems were released for LEED NC, LEED CI, LEED CS, LEED
EBO&M, and LEED S.
2. Upgrades were made to LEED Online to improve and streamline the application process
and help resolve technical problems.
3. Responsibilities for building certification were assigned to GBCI.
Revision Examination Tests
“Come all for this Greatness”
... 100% Correct answers...
LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE EXAM QUESTIONS 2024-2025 -
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
What are the three tiers of LEED AP designation?
Ans: LEED Green Associate
LEED AP with Specialty
LEED AP Fellow
Quiz What are the five AP specialty designations?
Ans: BD&C (Building Design and Construction)
ID&C (Interior Design and Construction)
O&M (Operations and Maintenance)
Homes
ND (Neighborhood Development)
Quiz Describe the responsibilities of GBCI and USGBC with respect to LEED.
Ans: GBCI-Administers the LEED credentials, oversees evaluation of project applications
and determinations of LEED certifications
USGBC-Responsible for development of LEED rating systems, publication of the LEED
reference guides, and educational programming
Quiz How many hours of continuing education must a LEED Green Associate complete
biennially?
Ans: 15 hours (3 hours must be LEED specific)
There is also a $50 fee biennially
, Quiz What does opt in mean in regard to LEED credentials?
Ans: Signing the GBCI disciplinary policy and agreeing to participate in the credentialing
maintenance program. If you don't opt in, you will not have a specialty designation (This
applies to those who were already LEED AP prior to the 2009 changes)
Quiz What are the LEED rating systems and how should they be applied to projects?
Ans: LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations (LEED NC)- applies to entire
commercial buildings such as offices, retail store, hotels, institutional facilities (such as
libraries and churches), and residential buildings with four or more habitable stories.
LEED for Core & Shell Development (LEED CS)- designed to complement the LEED for
Commercial Interiors rating system (It covers core building elements such as structure,
building envelope, and HVAC systems)
LEED for Schools (LEED S)-used for certification of K-12 educational facilities and can also
be used for prekindergarten or post-secondary buildings
LEED for Healthcare (LEED HC)- used for inpatient, outpatient, and long-term care facilities
LEED for Retail: New Construction (LEED R-NC)- adapted to the needs of the retail
environment
LEED for Commercial Interiors (LEED CI)- used for certification of tenant spaces in
commercial and institutional buildings
LEED for Retail: Commercial Interiors (LEED R-CI)- interior retail spaces
LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance (LEED EBO&M)- designed to
encourage sustainable maintenance, cleaning, and operation of existing commercial
structures.
LEED for Homes (LEED H)- applies to single family homes and low-rise residential
construction (fewer than 4 stories)
LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED ND)- emphasizes the elements of site
selection, design, and construction that create vibrant, walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods
Quiz List four things that are new to the LEED 2009 rating system.
Ans: 1. Revised rating systems were released for LEED NC, LEED CI, LEED CS, LEED
EBO&M, and LEED S.
2. Upgrades were made to LEED Online to improve and streamline the application process
and help resolve technical problems.
3. Responsibilities for building certification were assigned to GBCI.
