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Question:
Which of the following products does LEED recommend for recycling?
Response:
Paper
Feedback:
Options 3 and 4 represent hazardous materials and excavated soil, which are not a part of LEED
calculations.
Plastic
Batteries
Earth
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Question:
Which is the proper authority to perform commissioning?
Response:
Independent commissioning agent
Feedback:
LEED requires third party commissioning.
System designer
Project team member
LEED AP
Question:
Which of the following is not a basic service?
Response:
Airport
Feedback:
An airport is not a basic service, so it does not need to be within a 1/2 mile of the LEED project.
Hospital
Beauty clinic
Theater
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Question:
What are the advantages of adaptive plants? (Choose 2)
Response:
They take over the area and push out other plants
They require cheaper pesticides
They require less irrigation
Feedback:
Native or adaptive plants are adapted to the local environment and require little or no irrigation or
pesticides. They restore the ecosystem because of their indigenous nature.
They restore the ecosystem
Question:
What are the CO2 monitoring locations? (Choose 2)
Response:
At 5 feet above the floor level
At 4 feet above the floor level
Feedback:
CO2 monitoring locations should be between 3 feet and 6 feet above the floor.
At 2 feet above the floor level
At 7 feet above the floor level
Question:
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What is a LEED project boundary?
Response:
Project site submitted for LEED certification
Feedback:
The project team determines whether the LEED project boundary is a portion of the development or
the total project area, which they then submit for LEED certification. This must be consistent
throughout the calculations for all of the credits.
Total site area
Building foot print
Built-up area
Question:
A green roof addresses which of the following concerns of LEED?
Response:
Heat island effect
Feedback:
A green roof does not address light pollution. Xeriscaping is a strategy to address water efficiency.
Light pollution
Xeriscaping
Storm water management
Question:
Which of the following supports early compliance of the Montreal Protocol?
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Response:
Install fire suppression systems that do not contain halons or HCFCs
Feedback:
The Montreal Protocol directly addresses the substances that deplete the ozone layer, including CFC,
HCFC, and halons.
Install renewable energy on site
Purchase green power
Reduce GHG emissions
Question:
Which of the following does not have high thermal emissivity and solar reflectivity?
Response:
Paint with SRI 89
White china mosaic
White cement
Asphalt road
Feedback:
A high SRI value is an indicator of high solar reflectivity and thermal emissivity. White cement and
white china mosaic are high SRI materials.
Question:
What is the acceptable minimum efficiency reporting value for air filtration media to minimize and control
pollutant entry into buildings?
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Response:
MERV 13 or higher
Feedback:
Replacing all filtration media immediately prior to occupancy with a Minimum Efficiency Reporting
Value (MERV) of 13 (as determined by ASHRAE) helps in maintaining IAQ and prevents-cross
contamination of regularly occupied areas.
MERV 8 or higher
MERV 1
MERV 5
Question:
Which of the following is black water?
Response:
Process water
Municipal water
Harvested rain water
Wastewater from toilets
Feedback:
Wastewater from toilets is always considered black water.
Question:
What are the measures of thermal comfort?
Response:
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Air temperature
Feedback:
Air temperature, radiant temperature, air speed, and relative humidity are the measures of thermal
comfort.
Relative humidity
Feedback:
Air temperature, radiant temperature, air speed, and relative humidity are the measures of thermal
comfort.
Coefficient of performance
Fan speed
Question:
Which of the following refrigerants effectively addresses both direct and indirect adverse impacts on
environment?
Response:
NH3
Feedback:
NH 3 is a natural refrigerant with zero ODP (ozone depletion potential) and zero GWP (global
warming potential).
CFC
HCFC 22
HCFC 123
Question:
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What areas can be excluded from achieving the minimum daylight factor?
Response:
Copy room
Feedback:
Achieving the minimum daylight factor is not required for copy rooms, storage areas, mechanical,
laundry, and other low occupancy support areas.
Office cabins
Meeting room
Storage area
Question:
What is heat island effect?
Response:
Temperature of a rural area exceeding the temperature of surrounding urban areas
Temperature of an urban area exceeding the temperature of surrounding rural areas
Feedback:
LEED defines heat island effect as when an urban areas temperature is at least 10 degrees higher
than the surrounding suburban or rural areas.
Heat island in an urban area
Heat island in a rural area
Question:
What comfort temperatures are to be achieved in IGBC Green Factory Buildings?
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Response:
28 +/- 2 deg C
Feedback:
According to ECBC (revised version May 2008) / ASHRAE 90.1-2004 standards, a factorys whole
building simulation should use comfort temperatures of 28 +/- 2 deg C.
24 +/- 2 deg C
22 +/- 2 deg C
26 +/- 2 deg C
Question:
Which of the following materials are considered regional materials?
Response:
Wood that is certified by Forest Stewardship Council
Cradle-to-cradle certified products
Bamboo extracted, processed and manufactured within 500 km of the project site
Feedback:
Regional materials are those extracted, processed and manufactured within an 800 km radius of the
project site.
Wood that is extracted within 300 km miles of the project site
Question:
Which of the following issues are addressed by the provision of adequate visitors parking?
Response:
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Heat island effect
Stormwater management
Street parking
Feedback:
Parking spaces are usually the cause of heat island effect and storm water runoff. Adequate parking
is a functional requirement. Option D is a code and not an issue.
NBC
Question:
Which issues are typically components of energy efficiency guidelines? (Choose 2)
Response:
Effects of microclimate
Building orientation
Feedback:
Options C and D, though related to energy efficiency, are predominantly indoor air quality issues.
Adequate fresh air supply
VOC content of indoor air
Question:
Which of the following are water-efficient irrigation practices?
Response:
Scheduled watering
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Feedback:
Option 3 refers to landscape maintenance. Xeriscaping is a water-efficient landscaping practice.
Weather-based irrigation controls
Raised mowing
Xeriscaping
Question:
In order to limit disturbance and preserve natural topography of a green home site, which of the following are
considered as landscape?
Response:
Potted plants
Green roof
Walkways
Soft landscape
Feedback:
Refer to the natural topography or landscape credit under Site Selection and Planning of the IGBC
Green Homes rating system.
Question:
Which of the following is a passive design technique for optimizing energy performance?
Response:
On-site renewable energy
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Purchase of green power
Optimum orientation of the building
Feedback:
Energy simulation is only an evaluation technique. Orientation is a passive strategy that optimizes
energy performance.
Energy simulation
Question:
Which of the following types of energy meters enhances continuous monitoring and performance of a factory
building?
Response:
Energy meter for chilled water consumption
Energy meter for pumping grey water
Energy meter for pumping municipal water
All of the above
Feedback:
Refer to the metering credit under Energy Conservation in IGBCs guidelines for Green Factory
Buildings.
Question:
Which of the following is a measure of a materials ability to reject solar heat?
Response:
Infrared emissivity
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SRI
Feedback:
Solar reflectance index, or SRI, is the measure of a materials ability to reject solar heat. Albedo, or
solar reflectance, is the ratio of reflected solar energy to incoming solar energy. A material with high
visible reflectance has a low solar reflectance. Infrared emissivity is the ability to emit energy by
radiation.
Visible reflectance
Albedo
Question:
Which of the following is the objective of exterior light pollution reduction?
Response:
Reduce impact on nocturnal environment
Feedback:
The last option is a means of complying with light pollution reduction, not the objective. The purpose
of reducing exterior light pollution is to enhance the nocturnal environment and to increase night sky
access.
Reduce lighting energy consumption
Reduce lighting wattage
To turn off non-emergency lighting
Question:
What is a brownfield?
Response:
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Contaminated site
Feedback:
A brownfield is a damaged or contaminated site that requires cleanup.
Site filled with earth
Sustainable site
Greenfield site
Question:
Which of the following sites satisfy LEED requirements?
Response:
Prime farmland
Constructed wetlands
Site extremely close to lakes with scenic views
Brownfield site
Feedback:
Options A, B, C are sites that are to be avoided during selection.
Question:
The performance of a factory under IGBC Green Factory Buildings is measured by which number of
categories?
Response:
7
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Feedback:
Refer to the IGBC Green Factory Buildings score card.
5
6
4
Question:
What makes up the LEED credit equivalence process?
Response:
Identify the intent, requirements, submittals and design approach for the proposed innovation credit
Feedback:
The LEED credit equivalence process is comprised of: identifying the intent of the proposed
Innovation credit, the proposed requirement for compliance, the proposed submittals to demonstrate
compliance, and the design approach used to meet the required elements.
Propose education of occupants
Propose green housekeeping
Propose innovative acoustic performance
Question:
Which of the following increases the water table?
Response:
Usage of waterless urinals
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Usage of low flow fixtures
Reuse of treated water
Rain water harvesting
Feedback:
Options A, B, and C reduce water consumption.

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