LEED AP EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS

LEED AP EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS LT Sensitive Land protection - minor improvements allowed in a water-body/wetland buffer - 1. Clearings are limited to 500 SF (45 m2), max. 300 linear feet 2. Maintenance shed 3. Bike path/walkway: a maximum of 12-feet wide (3.5 meters) with an impervious limit of 8-feet wide (2.5 meters). A good design might be an 8-foot impervious trail with 2 feet of gravel on either side. 4. One single-story structure, not exceeding 500 square feet (45 square meters), max. 300 linear feet 5. Grade changes necessary to ensure public access 6. Removal of the following tree types (by qualified arborist): 2COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY GRACE AMELIA, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ● Hazardous trees, up to 75% of dead trees ● Trees less than 6 inches (150 millimeters) diameter at breast height ● Up to 20% of trees more than 6 inches (150 millimeters) diameter at breast height with a condition rating of 40% or higher. ● Trees under 40% condition rating 7. Brownfield remediation activities. LT baseline parking capacity calculation - The calculations of the base ratio is based on a project's use type and size LT transportation demand management strategies - Telecommuting Shuttles Shared parking between uses Residential units rented/sold separately from parking 3COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY GRACE AMELIA, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Transit subsidies Compressed workweek schedules LT infill status - Determine the percentage of land that is previously developed by dividing the previously developed area by the total land area less streets and rights-of- way within 1/2 mile (800 meters) of the project boundary. Water bodies are not included in land area. In order to be considered an infill site, the percentage of previously developed land has to be at least 75%. LT Credit Green Vehicles - Discounted parking rate - the discounted rate must be available to all customers AND publically posted at the entrance of the parking area. The discounted rate must be available in perpetuity after the project's completion. MIN. 20% LT Credit Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses - Diverse Uses - - A use type only counts once (retail store that has a nail salon only counts once) - Uses must come from at least 3 of the 5 categories, exclusive of the building's primary use - No more than two uses of each type (maximum of 2 restaurants for example) 4COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY GRACE AMELIA, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - Uses that are planned count if they are available within one year of LEED occupancy. LT bicycle network - - A continuous network of bike trails - Striped lines on streets (if speed limit is higher than 25mph) - The maximum speed limit on streets is 25 mph (40 kph). If the speed limit is low enough, streets do not need to have dedicated stripes to qualify as a part of the bicycle network. LT High-Priority Site - brownfield remidiation - the soil or groundwater must be contaminated. A building on the site or nearby doesn't count. LT Sensitive land criteria - Sensitive land criteria is listed for five land types: Prime farmland - For prime farm land check with the Natural Resources Conservation Service soil surveys for the area. Flood plain - Usually specified by FEMA. Threatened or endangered species - Any species listed by the U.S. Endangered Species Act listed on any state endangered species legislation or classified by Nature Serve as GH, G1, or G2 are considered threatened or endangered for purposes of this credit. 5COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY GRACE AMELIA, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Water bodies - No development within 100 feet (30 meters) of water bodies. (for ex. streams, ponds) Wetlands - No development within 50 feet (15 meters) of wetlands. LT Credit Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses - Warehouses and Distribution Centers - Option 1 Development and Adjacency. For this option the project must: ● Construct or renovate the project on a previously developed site that was used for industrial or commercial purposes (2 points). OR ● Construct or renovate the project on a site that is both a previously developed and an adjacent site. The adjacent sites must be currently used for industrial or commercial purposes (3 points). Option 2 Transportation Resources, the site must be constructed or renovated on a site that has at least two of the following: ● The site is within a 10-mile (16 kilometer) driving distance of a main logistics hub, defined as an airport, seaport, intermodal facility, or freight village with intermodal transportation. ● The site is within a 1-mile (1600-meter) driving distance of an on-off ramp to a highway. 6COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY GRACE AMELIA, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ● The site is within a 1-mile (1600-meter) driving distance of an access point to an active freight rail line. ● The site is served by an active freight rail spur. LT Credit Access to Quality Transit - Schools - Only school projects have options/requirements for bicycle lanes. For other project types, being able to bicycle to the transit service does not contribute to this credit. LT mapping the surrounding density - On the map, identify the buildings in the area as either residential, non-residential, or mixed use. Also include buildable land, which includes all of the land within that 1/4 mile except non-habitat space such as parking garages, or public rights of way, and land that is excluded from development by law. The project buildings are also not included in the surrounding density calculations (remember it is surrounding density, not project density). Schools only: Physical education spaces that are part of the project site (playing fields, associated bldgs, playgrounds) are excluded from the calculation. LT criteria for EVSE ( for green parking) - 1. A Level 2 or higher charging capacity 2. Compliance with the regional standard. In the U.S., the most common regional standard for these facilities is the Society of Automotive