LEED Green Associate Exam (LEED-Green-Associate) Free Practice Test

Question 1

What is the process that is performed on existing buildings to identify and recognize system improvements that make the building more suitable for current use?

A. Life-cycle assessment

B. Energy modeling

C. Retrocommissioning

D. Fundamental Commissioning (Cx)

Correct Answer: C

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Question 2

What is the scope of the LEED impact category component Protect Human Health from Direct Exposure to Negative Health Impacts?

A. Building occupants and design and construction crew during the construction phase and use phase ol the building cycle, within the project boundary and its immediate surroundings

B. Building occupants during use and demolition phase of the building cycle, within the project boundary

C. Occupants and construction crew during construction or renovation phase of the building cycle, within the project boundary

D. Design and construction crew during the construction phase, within the project boundary and excluding its immediate surroundings

Correct Answer: A

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Question 3

Which of the following options does the triple bottom line entail?

A. Health, safety and environment

B. Time, cost and quality

C. Energy, water and materials

D. People, planet and profit

Correct Answer: D

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Question 4

An integrative process involves stakeholders identifying overlapping relationships, services and redundancies among systems. What does this result in?

A. Reduced performance and reduced costs

B. Reduced performance and increased costs

C. Increased performance and reduced costs

D. Increased performance and increased costs

Correct Answer: C

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Question 5

Which term describes misinformation presented to consumers to portray a product or policy as being more environmentally friendly than it is?

A. Greenwashing

B. Green infrastructure

C. Environmental certification

D. Biomimicry

Correct Answer: A

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Question 6

A wood product that is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is guaranteed to be

A. grown in a tropical forest

B. packaged with environmentally friendly materials

C. purchased from a LEED AP

D. harvested from a well-managed source

Correct Answer: D

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Question 7

A tile manufacturer produces tiles that are made from fully recyclable materials and are designed for easy disassembly and possible recycling at the end of their life. Which of the following life cycle assessment approaches does this manufacturer use?

A. Cradle to site

B. Cradle to gate

C. Cradle to cradle

D. Cradle to grave

Correct Answer: C

Question 8

The LEED rating system was designed to

A. serve as a model National Green Building code

B. serve as a complement to local building codes

C. serve as a ceiling for local building codes

D. serve as a floor tor local Green Building codes

Correct Answer: B

Question 9

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) member logo may be displayed when

A. a professional is a member of the local USGBC chapter

B. the organization is a member of USGBC

C. a professional successfully passes the LEED AP exam

D. the project team successfully completes and certifies a project with the LEED Rating System

Correct Answer: B

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Question 10

Which of the following represents a unit of carbon dioxide equivalent that is reduced, avoided, or sequestered to compensate for emissions occurring elsewhere?

A. Carbon offsets

B. Demand response

C. Renewable energy

D. Calculator

Correct Answer: A

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Question 11

Unless mitigated, resource consumption over the life of a conventional building

A. gradually decreases the total emissions footprint

B. incrementally increases the total emissions footprint

C. fluctuates between increasing and decreasing the total emissions footprint

D. remains steady

Correct Answer: B

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Question 12

The maximum points a new construction platinum LEED for Neighborhood Development certification level can earn are

A. 8

B. 16

C. 10

D. 12

Correct Answer: B

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Question 13

Which LEED adaptation includes the ability to reduce point thresholds for LEED certification levels based on building size?

A. LEED Building Design and Construction: Schools

B. LEED Neighborhood Development: Built Project

C. LEED Building Design and Construction: Homes

D. LEED Interior Design and Construction: Retail

Correct Answer: C

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Question 14

Which Of the following is an example Of Integrative process?

A. Rapid incorporation of design changes during construction

B. Ongoing evaluation of feedback mechanisms during building operation

C. Conscientious maintenance of building equipment during building operation

D. Judicious use of recyclable materials during construction

Correct Answer: B

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