LEED AP O+M Practice Exam

1. Question

A mixed-use facility has installed the following meters:

Municipal potable water meter (whole building)
Rainwater harvesting system meter
Cooling tower submeter
Tenant-level submeters (not accessible to facility manager)
Data recorded for 10 months

Which of the following issues would prevent compliance with WEp1, Water Metering and Reporting?

Alternative water is not metered separately

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Cooling tower metering is not required

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Tenant data is not accessible to facility manager

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Data is not collected for a full 12 months

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2. Question

A 40-space commercial parking garage is adding EV charging for a LEED O+M project. The owner wants the smallest compliant package, but one of the EVSE stalls also needs to be accessible for people with mobility, ambulatory, and visual limitations. Which proposal works?

1 EVSE stall, no accessibility features

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2 EVSE stalls, no accessible stall

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4 EVSE stalls, all accessible

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2 EVSE stalls, with 1 accessible stall

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3. Question

A building has no refrigerant-based equipment and does not create a refrigerant management policy. What is true?

Automatically compliant

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Earns credit automatically

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Must still create a policy for future systems

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Only inventory tracking is required

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4. Question

A project uses high-reflectance roofing but covers only 30% of roof area. Which is true?

Must use weighted calculation

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Automatically compliant

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Roof alone is sufficient

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Vegetation is not allowed

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5. Question

A project purchases renewable energy from an off-site wind farm. Which of the following is NOT compliant with Tier 3 requirements?

Renewable energy is Green-e certified

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Renewable energy is located in the same country

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Renewable energy was contracted 6 years ago

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Contract length 4 years

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6. Question

A project is developing Management Mode for Respiratory Diseases under Resilient Spaces. Which standard must it follow?

ASHRAE Guideline 44

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ASHRAE 62.1-2022

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ASHRAE 52.2-2017

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ASHRAE 241-2023

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7. Question

A team is trying to document Renewable Energy, Tier 3. Which setup fails the requirement?

A 3-year off-site Green-e certified contract

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An off-site Green-e certified contract starting after the reporting period begins

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Renewable energy certificates retired by the project

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Energy Attribute Certificates generated within 18 months before the LEED project

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8. Question

A retail project apply for Enhanced MBCx and fault detection/ diagnostics (FDD) on a 8,300 kBtu/hr system, which item is not required?

Remotely accessible smart analytics with exportable reports

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Data historian that stores critical trends for at least 3 years

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Coverage of 100% of the system capacity for all air handling and large refrigerant equipment

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Coverage of at least 60% of capacity for air handling and large refrigerant equipment

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9. Question

How many prerequisites are there in the Materials and Resources category in O+M?

0

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1

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2

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3

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10. Question

For the Exterior Lighting strategy in SSc2: Light pollution reduction and bird collision reduction, when should all nonessential exterior fixtures be turned off?

Between sunset and sunrise

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Between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.

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Between midnight and 6 a.m.

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Only when the building is unoccupied

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11. Question

A grocery-anchored retail project is 27,000 sq ft (2,508 sqm). During the 12-month reporting period, it uses 243,000 gal/yr of potable water. Under Water Efficiency Performance (WEc1), how many points does it earn?

1

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2

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3

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4

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12. Question

A project achieves a 36% diversion rate. How many points does this correspond to in Waste Reduction Performance?

4

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5

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6

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7

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13. Question

Which two project setups satisfy LTc2: Transportation Demand Management, Shared Mobility Options? (choose 2)

A carshare service on-site serving 4% of regular occupants

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A bicycle-share station 0.4 miles (640 m) from the project serving 3% of regular occupants

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An e-scooter share on-site serving 2% of regular occupants

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A bike-share on-site serving 1% of regular occupants

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14. Question

In EQc3 Occupant Experience Performance, which two survey requirements must be met ? (choose 2)

A 5 point scale

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A 7 point scale

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Visitors are required to survey

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Calculate mean satisfaction

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15. Question

When performing the Climate Resilience Assessment for IPp1, how many natural hazards must the project team identify at a minimum?

1

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2

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4

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6

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16. Question

When calculating Source Energy Use Intensity for EAp3: Minimum Energy Performance, which conversion factor statement is NOT correct?

Chilled water from water-cooled chillers counts as 32.5% of the electricity SEF.

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Chilled water from air-cooled chillers counts as 40% of the electricity SEF.

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District heat from steam counts as 120% of the natural gas SEF.

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District heat from hot water counts as 80% of the natural gas SEF.

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17. Question

A U.S. office building achieves an ENERGY STAR® score of 79. How many points will it earn under EAc2: Optimized Energy Performance (Option 1)?

6

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7

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8

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9

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18. Question

A facility is establishing protocols for Advanced Water Metering WEc2. Which of the following actions is NOT required to maintain credit compliance?

Recording data at least once per week.

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Using the data to regularly analyze time trends.

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Sync data automatically with ARC

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Calibrating project-owned meters per manufacturer intervals.

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19. Question

Under the Project Priority library options, which of the following is NOT an accurate description of a strategy?

Pilot Credits are provisional LEED strategies tested for future adoption.

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Exemplary Performance applies to strategies outside the rating system.

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Project-Type Credits address unique needs for building applications.

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Regional Priority credits have geographical importance.

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20. Question

A commercial project with 1,000 regular occupants attempts LTc2 Transportation Demand Management Option 2: Shared Mobility Options. Which of the following deployments successfully satisfies all conditions without failing thresholds?

Providing 15 e-bikes located on-site.

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Providing 20 bicycles located 0.26 miles (418 m) away.

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Providing 10 carshare vehicles and 5 e-bikes located 0.10 miles (160 m) away.

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Providing 20 e-scooters located 0.20 miles (320 m) away.

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21. Question

In EQc7 Green Cleaning, which two options meet the janitorial paper requirement? (choose 2)

EPA Safer Choice

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Green Seal GS-37

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At least 40% post-consumer recycled content

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Green Seal GS-01

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22. Question

Under EAc7 Commissioning Option 2 Path 2 Enhanced MBCx, which load is specifically required to be metered and visualized hourly?

Commercial kitchen

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Annual summary report

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Staff training

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Quarterly summary

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23. Question

A facility already has a composting stream and wants to add yard trimmings as a new stream. Which option can still apply?

Option 1 Organics Recycling

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Option 2 Waste Management & Education

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Option 3 Zero Waste Audit

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None, because an existing program always disqualifies the site

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24. Question

A project team is reviewing their carbon projection results. They notice that electricity emissions decrease significantly over the 25-year projection, but emissions from natural gas remain flat.

The owner questions the results, arguing that all emissions should decrease over time as energy systems improve.

Both electricity and fuel emissions should decrease

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Only electricity emissions decrease; fuel emissions remain constant

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Only fuel emissions decrease

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Both remain constant

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25. Question

A commercial office building employs 120 full-time staff. The safety program includes onboarding training, hazard communication, and annual refreshers. However, no staff member has received CPR, first aid, or AED training.

What is the compliance status?

Compliant, because general training is provided

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Compliant, if emergency procedures are documented

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Not compliant, only if safety incidents have occurred

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Not compliant, because additional training is required for larger buildings

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26. Question

A facility generates 10,000 kg of waste.

Recycled: 2,000 kg
Composted: 1,000 kg
Reused: 500 kg
Asbestos insulation: 150kg

What is the diversion rate?

35%

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30%

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45%

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50%

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27. Question

A project team is documenting EAp1 Carbon Projection from Energy Use. Which of the following is NOT required?

Submit annual energy use and grid data

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Provide a high-level end-use breakdown

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Provide a 25-year business-as-usual carbon projection

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Demonstrate a minimum 10% emissions reduction

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28. Question

Which is NOT required under Option 2: Waste Management and Education?

Waste inventory

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Staff training

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TRUE zero-waste audit

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Bin labeling

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29. Question

A project has 400 regular occupants. A survey receives 80 valid responses. Of those respondents, 18 drive alone, 22 carpool, 20 use public transit, and 20 walk. How many points does the project earn?

4

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3

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2

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5

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30. Question

A 212,000 sq ft (19,695 sqm) hospital project includes a sustainability consultant with LEED AP O+M credentials who actively participates in operations planning. What benefit can the project claim?

Pilot Credit

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Innovation Strategy

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LEED Professional

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Regional Priority

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