LEED GA Flavor Quiz

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LEED GA Flavor Quiz

This is a small sample of questions similar to the Green Associate Exam questions. Test your knowledge in Green Building and LEED and see how you fair. You will learn much more about Green Building and LEED in the LEED GA training. to register for the training please follow the link https://www.archmfrancis.com/leed-ga-training

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LEED Green Associate Quizlet

To transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built, and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life” denotes which of the following:

10 points

a. The purpose of LEED Online

b. USGBC's 2019-2021 strategic plan

c. USGBC's vision

d. USGBC's mission

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What is NOT a principle that should be followed for a successful green building project?

10 points

a. Multidisciplinary approach

b. Commitment to the process through the life of the project

c. Looking at long term savings

d. Budgeting the planning and design costs separately from the operations costs

e. Committing to green building early in the process

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What are the environmental benefits of selecting a previously developed site for a project?

10 points

a. The site would have a greater development density

b. The site would be located near mass transit

c. Local tax savings may be available

d. Preserving open space

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Which of the following actions can a project team take to increase the density of the project building?

10 points

a. Locate the building in a dense neighborhood

b. Create a smaller footprint and maximize the floor-area ratio

c. Select an infill site for the building

d. Locate the project near a variety of use types

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When selecting windows for a building project, along with performance and adaptability, what else should the project team consider?

10 points

a. The social context of the windows

b. Reusing old windows

c. Leverage points in the windows

d. Embodied energy of the windows

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What document does the project team create for the administrative and procedural requirements for salvaging, recycling, and disposing of non-hazardous demolition and construction waste?

10 points

a. Building recycling plan

b. Owners Project Requirements (OPR)

c. Construction waste management plan

d. Building commissioning plan

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The developer of a new airport terminal wants to include a smoking room inside. Which of the following statements is true about the project's ability to earn LEED certification?

10 points

a. The project is exempt from ETS control.

b. The project could earn LEED certification if appropriate signage is put up designating the smoking area with negative pressure

c. The project could get an exception for ETS control.

d. The project cannot earn LEED certification because it will not meet all the prerequisites

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Which of the following reduces outdoor water use while also improving the triple bottom line?

10 points

a. Replacing vegetated areas with impermeable pavement

b. Using well-water for irrigation

c. Using permeable pavement for all parking spaces

d. Installing a landscape that doesn't require a permanent irrigation system

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Which of the following is a benefit of a building owner choosing to install a wind turbine on site to reduce the building's use of grid-source nonrenewable energy?

10 points

a. Reduced greenhouse gas emissions

b. Lower liabilities

c. Heat island reduction

d. Decreased up-front building costs

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Which of the following is reduced with the help of carbon offsets?

10 points

a. Water contamination

b. Ozone

c. CFCs

d. Greenhouse gas emissions