LEED AP BD+C v4 Exam 2025
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
What does the acronym "LEED" stand for? - ✔✔Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design
What does the acronym "GBCI" stand for? - ✔✔Green Business Certification Inc.
Buildings are __________ and people are __________ - ✔✔certified; credentialed
What are the knowledge domains? - ✔✔1. LEED Process, 2. Integrative Strategies, 3.
Location and Transportation, 4. Sustainable Sites, 5. Water Efficiency, 6. Energy and
Atmosphere, 7. Materials and Resources, 8. Indoor Environmental Quality, 9. Project
Surroundings and Public Outreach
How many LEED BD+C adaptations are there? - ✔✔8
What are the LEED BD+C adaptations? - ✔✔1. New Construction and Major
Renovations, 2. Core and Shell Development, 3. Schools, 4. Retail, 5. Data Centers, 6.
Warehouses and Distribution Centers, 7. Hospitality, 8. Healthcare
What are the LEED certification levels, and how many LEED points are required for
each certification level? - ✔✔Certified: 40; Silver: 50; Gold: 60; Platinum: 80
How should project teams determine a project's rating system if more than one rating
system could apply? - ✔✔Use the 40/60 rule:
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, - if a rating system would be appropriate for <40% of a project's gross floor area, do not
use that rating system
- if a rating system would be appropriate for >60% of a project's gross floor area, that
rating system should be used
- in between, project team uses discretion
How many LEED impact categories are there? - ✔✔7
What are the LEED impact categories? - ✔✔1. Reverse contribution to global climate
change
2. Enhance individual human health and well-being
3. Promote and restore water resources
4. Protect, enhance, and restore biodiversity and ecosystem services
5. Promote sustainable and regenerative material resources cycles
6. Build a greener economy
7. Enhance social equity, environmental justice, community health, and quality of life
What are the Minimum Program Requirements? - ✔✔1. Must be in a permanent
location on existing land
2. Must use reasonable LEED boundaries
3. Must comply with project size requirements (minimum of 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor
area)
What are the certification programs available to projects that include multiple
buildings? - ✔✔Volume and Campus
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
What does the acronym "LEED" stand for? - ✔✔Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design
What does the acronym "GBCI" stand for? - ✔✔Green Business Certification Inc.
Buildings are __________ and people are __________ - ✔✔certified; credentialed
What are the knowledge domains? - ✔✔1. LEED Process, 2. Integrative Strategies, 3.
Location and Transportation, 4. Sustainable Sites, 5. Water Efficiency, 6. Energy and
Atmosphere, 7. Materials and Resources, 8. Indoor Environmental Quality, 9. Project
Surroundings and Public Outreach
How many LEED BD+C adaptations are there? - ✔✔8
What are the LEED BD+C adaptations? - ✔✔1. New Construction and Major
Renovations, 2. Core and Shell Development, 3. Schools, 4. Retail, 5. Data Centers, 6.
Warehouses and Distribution Centers, 7. Hospitality, 8. Healthcare
What are the LEED certification levels, and how many LEED points are required for
each certification level? - ✔✔Certified: 40; Silver: 50; Gold: 60; Platinum: 80
How should project teams determine a project's rating system if more than one rating
system could apply? - ✔✔Use the 40/60 rule:
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, - if a rating system would be appropriate for <40% of a project's gross floor area, do not
use that rating system
- if a rating system would be appropriate for >60% of a project's gross floor area, that
rating system should be used
- in between, project team uses discretion
How many LEED impact categories are there? - ✔✔7
What are the LEED impact categories? - ✔✔1. Reverse contribution to global climate
change
2. Enhance individual human health and well-being
3. Promote and restore water resources
4. Protect, enhance, and restore biodiversity and ecosystem services
5. Promote sustainable and regenerative material resources cycles
6. Build a greener economy
7. Enhance social equity, environmental justice, community health, and quality of life
What are the Minimum Program Requirements? - ✔✔1. Must be in a permanent
location on existing land
2. Must use reasonable LEED boundaries
3. Must comply with project size requirements (minimum of 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor
area)
What are the certification programs available to projects that include multiple
buildings? - ✔✔Volume and Campus
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