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What is the showerhead maximum under WEp2 Prescriptive?

Which requirement is part of EAp5 Fundamental Refrigerant Management Option 2 Refrigerants?

A site has athletic fields within disturbed areas. How are they treated for SSc1 Biodiverse Habitat Option 1 calculations?

Under EAp3 Fundamental Commissioning, which commissioning provider engagement timing is required?

To protect soils for habitat restoration, the contractor should do all the following EXCEPT:

Fundamental Air Quality for healthcare facilities references which ventilation standard?

A parcel includes mapped habitat for a listed species. What’s the most appropriate siting decision?

An office has 780 regular occupants and expects 1,200 peak visitors. Determine the total bicycle parking program.

To protect soils for habitat restoration, the contractor should do all the following EXCEPT:

Open offices add continuous monitoring for CO₂, PM2.5, and TVOCs with alarms to the BAS. What closes the loop?

A design includes multiple chillers using R-410A, which has a global warming potential of 800. What does the fundamental refrigerant management prerequisite require?

A project pursuing LTc3 Access to Transit is 0.26 miles [0.42 km] from a bus stop and 0.48 miles [0.77 km] from a rail station. Which service is within the allowable walking distance?

A civil engineer is sizing detention for a mixed-use site. Under SSc3 Rainwater Management, a storm drops 1.5 inches of rain on 120,000 sq ft of impervious roof and paving with a runoff coefficient of 0.90. What runoff volume must be retained on site to meet the credit’s retain-runoff approach?

A commercial garage will pursue the higher EV charging threshold (EVSE installed) for 2 points. With 260 parking spaces, how many EVSE spaces are required?

An HVAC system is commissioned and shows energy use 12% better than baseline modeling. What ongoing strategy helps ensure sustained performance?

A team selects HVAC equipment to earn the low-GWP refrigerant path. Which target secures the higher point value?

A school chooses displacement ventilation for classrooms to improve both comfort and energy use. Which companion move most strengthens the strategy’s effectiveness?

A district energy plan adds thermal storage for night charging and day discharge. Which grid objective is most directly addressed?

A district contract supplies certified renewable electricity for most loads. What condition allows combining it with rooftop PV for a single total?

The team wants to earn credit for resilient interior spaces during smoke events. Which approach is most aligned?

A submittal lists envelope testing as ASTM E783 for air leakage, ASTM E1105 for water penetration, and infrared imaging per ASTM C1153. Which statement is correct?

Makeup water analysis for a cooling tower shows Ca 300 ppm, total alkalinity 200 ppm, silica 100 ppm, chloride 150 ppm, conductivity 1,100 μS/cm. What is the maximum number of cycles allowed?

A project has 160 regular occupants. How many on-site showers with changing facilities are needed?

Enhanced Water Efficiency (WEc2), Option 6: Water Reuse
To earn 2 points, which path must the project pursue?

Equitable Development (LTc2), Option 1: Priority Sites.
Locating the project in a locally designated historic district earns:

How many points are available for Enhanced Water Efficiency under Water Efficiency

For Fundamental Air Quality, what is the minimum efficiency reporting value required for central HVAC filters when using MERV

For Quantify and Assess Embodied Carbon, what scope must be reported for each material, and what follow-up action is required?

A plaza retrofit must earn Heat Island Reduction with limited budget. Which single measure most directly satisfies the nonroof path for a large paved area?

A university is prioritizing materials with transparent and optimized attributes. Which procurement approach best maximizes compliant value under the multi-attribute method?

A restaurant fit-out installs new pre-rinse spray valves in the dish pit. What is the maximum flow rate under the minimum water efficiency prerequisite?

A construction team diverts 80% of site waste and reuses excavated soil on-site. What additional documentation is required for compliance?

Which task belongs to enhanced commissioning rather than the fundamental prerequisite?

An office tower design aims to reduce embodied carbon in the structure. Which action most effectively supports this goal?

For ingredient strategies, which choice advances optimization beyond simple disclosure?

A project documents 9 qualifying uses within 0.5 miles and a Walk Score in the 70–79 band. How many points?

How many points are available for Enhanced Commissioning under Energy and Atmosphere?

During construction, which meetings must the fundamental commissioning provider attend?

For Enhanced Refrigerant Management, which options are available (choose 2)

A conference center has 460 regular building occupants and expects 800 peak visitors. Determine the bicycle parking program.

A project near a river preserves 60% of existing trees and adds bioswales along the parking edges. Which two environmental outcomes are primarily improved?

Main entry is 0.25 miles from qualifying routes providing 200 weekday trips and 120 weekend trips. Does this meet the minimum transit service requirement?

Devices installed for the energy metering and reporting prerequisite must be capable of recording data at what interval?

A project team wants to align commissioning with post-occupancy performance. What should the team plan for?

A project integrates passive downdraft cooling shafts in a dry climate. What must the team verify to ensure effectiveness?

Nighttime site lighting is redesigned during bird migration seasons. Which change best reduces collision risk?

A project owns 320 off street parking spaces on site, leases 120 spaces in a nearby garage, and subsidizes 60 spaces for a contractor lot. To meet Heat Island Reduction, Parking Under Cover, how many total stalls must be counted in the denominator when determining 100 percent under cover compliance?

An energy model shows that reducing window to wall ratio, improving glazing U-factor, and adding exterior shading decreases annual HVAC energy by 9 percent. Which Energy and Atmosphere credit does this annual savings directly target?

A mixed-use project has an office with 600 regular occupants and 400 peak visitors, plus retail with 100 regular occupants and 800 peak visitors. Calculate the required long-term and short-term bicycle spaces.

To prevent interzone pollutant transfer near copy and janitor rooms, the design should (choose 2):

In a low brightness zone, a site lighting design limits uplight and shields luminaires at property lines, what is the primary performance objective?

Construction waste totals 600 tons. The project salvages 120 tons, recycles 180 tons in separate streams, and sends 150 tons of commingled material to a facility without third-party verification. What is the diversion percentage?

A site boundary is 46 feet (14 meters) from a mapped wetland edge, will the design meet Sensitive Land Protection if no work occurs inside the buffer?

Which action does NOT contribute to interior lighting quality?

A coastal project is designing for flood risk. Which strategy most directly supports resilient site design?

A nonresidential project has 560 regular building occupants. To comply with Path 2 (Showers & Changing), how many on-site or qualifying off-site showers must be provided at minimum?

A site plan shows a protected bike lane running from a building entrance directly to multiple nearby destinations and transit, with no gaps at intersections. Which feature most strengthens the bicycle network credit outcome?

A commercial project has 180 total parking spaces. The team pursues Option 1 (EVSE) at the 2-point level and Option 2 (EV-ready). What is the minimum number of distinct spaces that must be designed across both options?

Which three systems/elements must be included in commissioning? (Choose 3)

A project registers on February 1, 2029. Which standard must it use to comply with Minimum Energy Efficiency?

An interiors package includes natural stone flooring and salvaged wood paneling in use for over a year. How are these treated under the low-emitting materials credit?

A project achieves 50% whole-project water-use reduction and implements alternative water sources. How many points?

A building is setting up Energy Metering and Reporting. Which commitment is required for data sharing?

Which three are required for Leak Detection Sensors? (Choose 3)

A building-mounted luminaire is installed 1.5 mounting heights from the lighting boundary in MLO Lighting Zone LZ3, oriented per requirements. Which maximum ratings are allowed?

An all-electric office targets Electrification, Option 1. What minimum combined weighted average equipment efficiency must space heating and service water heating achieve?

A contract transfers the environmental attributes of purchased renewable electricity to a third party. Is the purchase eligible under the renewable energy credit?

A distribution center is pursuing EQc5 Air Quality Testing and Monitoring Option 1 Preoccupancy Air Testing. The occupied floor area is 120,000 square feet. How many measurement locations are required?

Within the analysis radius, occupied floor area totals 3,000,000 ft² over 600,000 ft² of buildable land. What density value applies?

residential tower allows smoking in dwelling units and is documenting enclosure performance for EQp3 No Smoking or Vehicle Idling. The conditioned floor area is 80,000 square feet [7,432 square meters] and the pressure test for new construction is at 50 Pascals. What is the maximum allowable air leakage?

Option 2: MBCx, Energy Information System (EIS) (Choose 3) Which features are required for the EIS?

A design team drafts a plan for Planning for Zero Waste Operations that includes commingled recycling for paper, cardboard, glass, plastics, and metals. Which required element must be added to comply with the prerequisite?

A pendant luminaire is measured at UGR = 18 and TM-30 values Rf = 79, Rg = 96, Rcs,h1 = +6%. Does it meet both glare and color criteria?

For Occupant Experience, Path 2 Quality Views, which condition earns 2 points?

Your water efficiency model shows a 65 percent indoor water reduction, well above the 60 percent threshold in that credit. When mapped under PRc1 Project Priorities, which label best describes this achievement?

Which three count toward the list of 10 features in the credit Accessibility & Inclusion (EQc3) ?  (Choose 3)

Site lighting at the boundary uses luminaires with low uplight and controlled backlight per the BUG system. What result is most likely at the property line?

A project on a previously disturbed site pursues Biodiverse Habitat, Option 1 Preserve and Restore Habitat, Path 2. If the team restores 20 percent of the previously disturbed area, how many points are earned?

A lab pursuing EA EAp4 Energy Metering and Reporting wants to trend chilled water plant electricity and exterior lighting separately. What should be installed?

Which inspection plan aligns with the site disturbance prerequisite?

A fit-out under EQc5 Air Quality Testing and Monitoring Option 1 Preoccupancy has 52,000 square feet [4,831 m2] of occupied area. How many test locations are required?

When calculating required outdoor air, which variable has the greatest influence?

A project plans public-facing ground-floor amenities. Which strategy best supports equitable development goals?

A product’s environmental declaration lists impacts only through manufacturing. What boundary scope does this represent?

A contractor dewaters an excavation to the storm system for two weeks. How often must the erosion and sedimentation controls at the discharge be inspected?

A storm drops 1.2 inches of rain on 90,000 square feet of impervious surface with a runoff coefficient of 0.85. What runoff volume must be retained on site under the retain-runoff approach?

A project team asks what analysis they must produce for the 25-year Carbon Assessment. What is required from the team to comply?

To meet pre-occupancy testing, which statement is accurate about sampling?

For EQp1 Construction Management scheduling, what action reduces IAQ risk where adjacent clinics remain open?

When calculating nonresidential density in the compact and connected development credit, which mapping rule applies?

Why is a system-by-system refrigerant inventory required?

Which exclusion can be applied to the weighted COP calculation under EAc1 Electrification?

A garage installs both EV-ready and EVSE spaces. What is correct for counting?

The team is shortlisting hazards. Which pair best fits required “natural hazards” for study over the service life?

A 4.5-acre site has 1.2 acres of greenfield. Under SSc1 Biodiverse Habitat Option 1 Path 1, what minimum area must be protected from disturbance?

A project with conventional setbacks retains the 80th percentile rainfall volume and reuses part of it for irrigation. What does the rainwater management credit award in total?

Under EAc3 Option 2 Energy Simulation, which energy basis replaces cost?

An owner wants analytics to keep performance on track. Which capability is essential for the fault detection and diagnostics platform?

Per EAp3 Fundamental Commissioning, what sampling requirement applies to contractor documentation?

Alongside installing leak detection sensors, what must the project develop to earn the water leak detection option?