LEED Green Associate

LEED Green Associate practice questions, page 4 of 4, with answer review and explanations.

Question 16

What unit is green power purchased in?

  1. Kilowatt-hour (kWh)
  2. British thermal units (BTUs)
  3. Dollar amount of the purchase price
  4. Megawatt-hour per square foot (MWh/sf)

Question 17

Which of the following strategies meets energy demand with renewable energy?

  1. Installing a solar hot water heater
  2. Incinerating waste to heat a home
  3. Implementing a composting program in an office break room
  4. Purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from a clean coal plant

Question 18

The project team is conducting a feasibility study of a building project. The developer has pre-qualified four potential sites that are all financially viable. Within the context of LEED, which site is the most applicable?

  1. A brownfield site with no access to metro
  2. A brownfield site in a national park with car access only
  3. A greenfield site with access to public transport and proximity to grocery stores
  4. A brownfield site with access to five lines of public transportation and basic services

Question 19

Which of the following strategies prioritizes cost-effectiveness when designing a LEED project?

  1. Onsite renewable systems
  2. Enhanced Commissioning (Cx)
  3. Measuring and verifying systems performance for one year
  4. Applying an integrative design process

Question 20

Which of the following is a minimum program requirement for the LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations Rating System?

  1. Comply with minimum project size
  2. Include temporary structures in floor area calculations
  3. Define a site boundary for the sole purpose of complying with credits
  4. Comply with the best practices of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)