LEED AP BD+C Practice Exam

A technical recommendation on one of the design credits that was submitted for a split review was forwarded to the project team by a LEED reviewer. What tasks must the project team complete?

Which project approach would qualify for the IN Credit Innovation Option 3 Additional Strategies excellent performance point?

To assist the owner more effectively exhibit goods for sale, the project team for a three-story mixed-use building wishes to boost the daylighting of the shop on the bottom level. What aspects of permitting more light into the structure are NOT essential?

A project team is debating prospective locations and integrative synergies during a goal-setting meeting. What approach would allow the project to get a LEED credit?

The location for a company’s new corporate headquarters is being chosen. What location should the project choose if it wishes to be eligible for LT Credit Sensitive Land Protection?

Specific regional priority credits include:

Which activity is an example of an overlapping advantage that a project team may uncover through continuing research when testing alternatives and honing an analysis?

A project team requests a Credit Interpretation Request for an unrelated credit and requirement. Which move will help this process along?

What goods would meet the minimum content and emissions requirements for low-emitting materials in a construction project for an office building?

An existing movie theater is next to a proposal for commercial offices. Which activity would a project team be able to use as an example of a transportation demand strategy to lessen the demand for parking?

Which elements must project teams evaluate using basic box energy modeling before finalizing the schematic design in order to get credit for the Integrative Process?

According to the ITE rulebook, a university housing complex with 50 one-bedroom flats has a basic parking capacity of one place per unit. The project will get 1 point for LT Credit Access to Quality Transit and 1 point for LT Credit Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses. How many parking spots can a project have in total and still qualify for the LT Credit for Reduced Parking Footprint?

In MLO lighting zone 2, there is a national park with walking trails surrounding a lake, a parking space for 150 cars, a national flag in front of the visitors center, and a small amphitheater for performances. There is lighting on the park’s access road that is required by law. What kind of outdoor lighting would not qualify for the SS Credit for Light Pollution Reduction?

A contractor replaced a product with disclosure paperwork for a product without disclosure documentation because a project team member was unclear about the standards for the construction materials. A GreenScreen v1.2 Benchmark is included in the replacement product. In relation to MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Material Ingredients, how should the product be handled?

Which alternatives would be taken into account when assessing the building envelope’s performance as part of a straightforward energy analysis?

A project location with a bike-friendly site has been chosen by the owner. Where should the temporary guest bicycle storage be placed while designing the site layout?

Major remodeling is taking on in an office building. A 100-car parking deck with a white coating that is currently present has a 3-year aged SRI of 37. How many brand-new, uncovered parking spots may be added to a project without it losing its eligibility for the SS Credit for Heat Island Reduction?

Why should a project team take water submetering sites into account when designing a building?

A project team is examining Type III EPDs for various office chairs in the following categories for effect reduction:

Potential for global warming (greenhouse gases)

loss of the ozone layer in the stratosphere

Degradation of soil and water resources

Eutrophication

Ozone troposphere formation

Lack of available nonrenewable energy sources

What characteristic must the chairs have in order to optimize the product?

Which activity is an example of an overlapping advantage that a project team may uncover through continuing research when testing alternatives and honing an analysis?

What enables a project to benefit from the natural resources of the region they reside in?

A hotel’s project team is attempting to get an Innovation credit by including a green cleaning program that makes use of technology and cleaning supplies that are better for the environment. A housekeeping area and mixed-mode ventilation will be included in the building. Which of the following statements about the project’s capacity to satisfy the criteria for the EQ Credit Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies, Interior Cross-Contamination Prevention is true?

For a new school, a whole-building energy simulation produced a baseline building performance of $112,488. What level of building performance improvement is required for LEED certification?

Sites that could satisfy the LT Credit Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses are being examined by a building owner. What website would be credited with this?

What motivates building tenants to recycle?

To help them with their first LEED project, a project team has recruited a LEED consultant. What credit demands images as compliance proof?

Without finishing a budget estimate, how is a project going to attain EQ Credit Low-Emitting Materials?

Existing steel and brick construction surrounds a building. For a new renter, the drywall has been redone. What layers are included in the list of reused parts?

What particular LEED BD+C: Retail paperwork is required for the MR Prerequisite Storage and Collection of Recyclables?

Which of the following qualifies as a faucet for a private restroom?