CME 215 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Building rating systems or building assessment systems are frequently used to: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅grade the performance of a building project based on a specific set of green or sustainable
criteria.
LEED - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
LEED developed in (1995-1998) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅created this method for determining the
degree to which a building stacked up against the criteria used to provide a "green" score for the
project.
LEED was developed by - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅USGBC
LEED is organized around 5 major groups or rating systems - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Building Design
and Construction (BD+C)
2. Interior Design and Constructions (ID+C)
3. Building Operations and Maintenance (O+M)
4. Neighborhood Development
5. Homes
LEED (BD+C) addresses 8 major building typologies - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. New Construction (NC)
2. Core and Shell (CS)
3. Schools
4. Retail
5. Data Centers
6. Warehouses and Distribution Centers
7. Hospitality
8. Health Care
current full syntax for rating tools is: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅LEED {System} : {Tool}
,i.e. LEED O+M : Data Centers (aka LEED building operations and maintenance tool for data centers)
LEED ID+C - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Commercial Interiors
Retail
Hospitality
LEED O+M - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Existing Buildings
Schools
Retail
Hospitality
Data Centers
Warehouse and Distribution Centers
LEED ND - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Plan
Built Project
LEED homes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Homes and Multifamily Lowrise
Multifamily midrise
LEED Green Associate (GA) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the fundamental credential and can be pursued by
anyone who is employed in a building or environmental field.
LEED Accredited Professional (AP) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅required to have in-depth knowledge of
green building practices and must specialize in a particular type of building rating system.
LEED AP Fellow - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-the most prestigious professional credential within USGBC.
-developed to honor and recognize distinguished LEED AP's who have made a significant contribution to
the field of green building and sustainability at a regional, national, or international level.
, LEED v4 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the most recent version of the USGBC building rating system, and it
can be applied to a wide variety of new and existing building types. It is structured with three minimum
program requirements and a max of 110 points divided into 10 categories.
Six steps to a LEED registered project - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Ensuring that the building is eligible for
certification.
2. Registering the project with the GBCI
3. Ensuring and documenting that project meets the MPRs and prerequisites and can attain at least the
minimum number of points to achieve the LEED certified level.
4. Submitting the required documentation via LEED online
5. If necessary, appealing points denied by the GBCI
6. Receiving final notification from the GCBI that the project has achieved LEED certification
LEED online - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅stores all LEED information, resources and and support in one
place
-project teams submit all of their documentation online in one easy to use format
LEED: Location and Transportation category (v4) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅apply to BD+C:NC, BD+C:CS,
and BD+C: S
-Sensitive Land Protection
High-Priority Site
Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses
Access to Quality Transit
Bicycle Facilities
Reduced Parking Footprint
Green Vehicles
Sustainable Sites (SS) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅addresses issues of construction impacts on the building
site, animal habitat, stormwater management, heat island effects, and the reduction of light pollution.
Building rating systems or building assessment systems are frequently used to: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅grade the performance of a building project based on a specific set of green or sustainable
criteria.
LEED - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
LEED developed in (1995-1998) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅created this method for determining the
degree to which a building stacked up against the criteria used to provide a "green" score for the
project.
LEED was developed by - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅USGBC
LEED is organized around 5 major groups or rating systems - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Building Design
and Construction (BD+C)
2. Interior Design and Constructions (ID+C)
3. Building Operations and Maintenance (O+M)
4. Neighborhood Development
5. Homes
LEED (BD+C) addresses 8 major building typologies - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. New Construction (NC)
2. Core and Shell (CS)
3. Schools
4. Retail
5. Data Centers
6. Warehouses and Distribution Centers
7. Hospitality
8. Health Care
current full syntax for rating tools is: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅LEED {System} : {Tool}
,i.e. LEED O+M : Data Centers (aka LEED building operations and maintenance tool for data centers)
LEED ID+C - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Commercial Interiors
Retail
Hospitality
LEED O+M - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Existing Buildings
Schools
Retail
Hospitality
Data Centers
Warehouse and Distribution Centers
LEED ND - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Plan
Built Project
LEED homes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Homes and Multifamily Lowrise
Multifamily midrise
LEED Green Associate (GA) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the fundamental credential and can be pursued by
anyone who is employed in a building or environmental field.
LEED Accredited Professional (AP) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅required to have in-depth knowledge of
green building practices and must specialize in a particular type of building rating system.
LEED AP Fellow - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-the most prestigious professional credential within USGBC.
-developed to honor and recognize distinguished LEED AP's who have made a significant contribution to
the field of green building and sustainability at a regional, national, or international level.
, LEED v4 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the most recent version of the USGBC building rating system, and it
can be applied to a wide variety of new and existing building types. It is structured with three minimum
program requirements and a max of 110 points divided into 10 categories.
Six steps to a LEED registered project - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Ensuring that the building is eligible for
certification.
2. Registering the project with the GBCI
3. Ensuring and documenting that project meets the MPRs and prerequisites and can attain at least the
minimum number of points to achieve the LEED certified level.
4. Submitting the required documentation via LEED online
5. If necessary, appealing points denied by the GBCI
6. Receiving final notification from the GCBI that the project has achieved LEED certification
LEED online - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅stores all LEED information, resources and and support in one
place
-project teams submit all of their documentation online in one easy to use format
LEED: Location and Transportation category (v4) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅apply to BD+C:NC, BD+C:CS,
and BD+C: S
-Sensitive Land Protection
High-Priority Site
Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses
Access to Quality Transit
Bicycle Facilities
Reduced Parking Footprint
Green Vehicles
Sustainable Sites (SS) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅addresses issues of construction impacts on the building
site, animal habitat, stormwater management, heat island effects, and the reduction of light pollution.
