LEED AP Building Design + Construction (LEED AP BD+C) Certification Exam: Comprehensive LEED AP BD+C Dumps for Learning

1. What is the maximum number of points a project pursuing LEED for New Construction can achieve under Location and Transportation Credit, Access to Quality Transit?

2. Which of the following sinks is classified as a private lavatory faucet under Water Efficiency Credit, Indoor Water Use Reduction?

3. Which one of the following represents quality transit service as defined in Location and Transportation Credit, Access to Quality Transit?

4. The Required Breathing Zone Outdoor Airflow Vbz for a new banking facility is 0.120 CFM/ft2 (0.6 L/s/m2). If the team decides to attempt Increased Ventilation under Option 2 in the Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Enhanced Indoor

Air Quality Strategies, what is the minimum Design Zone Outdoor Airflow?

5. Which of the following must be included in the Sustainable Sites Credit, Site Assessment?

6. What is the definition of the evapotranspiration rate?

7. What type of project would benefit from showing compliance with Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, MinimumEnergy Performance, Option 2. Prescriptive Compliance: ASHRAE 50% Advanced Energy Design Guide?

8. A rectangular office building is located in an extremely humid climate and is shaded by very large adjacent buildings on all four sides.

If the building owner wants to decrease the annual energy cost for operating the building, which of the following would be the best design approach?

9. For Location and Transportation Credit, Access to Quality Transit, a project team preparing timetables and service-level documentation must ensure the materials include

10. Which of the following projects is eligible to pursue the Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Minimum Energy Performance, Option 2. Prescriptive Compliance: ASHRAE 50% Advanced Energy Design Guide?

11. Which of the following could be considered diverted construction waste?

12. A contractor is building a retirement community project. 30% of the building's product costs were derived from reused/salvaged materials or met recycled content criteria.

Which of the following credits can the LEED AP submit towards certification?

13. Which of the following items must have safe collection, storage, and disposal for Materials and Resources Prerequisite, Storage and Collection of Recyclables?

14. Several Materials and Resources credits give a bonus location valuation factor, which allows products extracted, manufactured and produced within 100 mi. (161 km) of the project to take double valuation in credit calculations. The intent of this bonus is

15. Selecting a high-reflectance interior paint which is compliant with South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1113 can help contribute towards which two credits?

16. A project team is using the whole building simulation model to quantify the percentage of energy savings for the project.

Which of the following should remain the same for both the baseline building and the proposed building?

17. For a task chair purchased for a healthcare facility, which portion of the product contributes toward Materials and Resources Credit, Furniture and Medical Furnishings?

18. Which principal areas must the LEED AP focus on to attain the Integrative Process Credit, Integrative Process?

19. A project team compares a life-cycle assessment (LCA) model to a baseline design to determine the reductions in six impact categories. One impact category exceeds the baseline by 7%.

Which alternative analyses should the team run to check different impact measurements?

20. What is the minimum number of members of the integrated project team for the Integrative Process Prerequisite, Integrative Project Planning and Design?

21. A project in a cold climate does not want a highly reflective roof because they want the heat absorption.

How can this project comply with Sustainable Sites Credit, Heat Island Reduction?

22. Discussing the project goals to help identify the credits and options that the team should attempt is an example of

23. A LEED Building Design and Construction project includes an outdoor stage for theatrical performances. In pursuit of Sustainable Sites Credit, Light Pollution Reduction the engineer has specified an LED fixture to illuminate actors on the stage while limiting light pollution.

Which of the following suggestions should the LEED AP give to the project owner?

24. Which of the following groups of documents is most likely to support both Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Thermal Comfort, and Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Interior Lighting, Option 1. Lighting Control?

25. When the project occupancy is not known, which method is recommended?

26. In order to meet the minimum qualifications for Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Fundamental Commissioning and Verification a Commissioning (Cx) agent must have completed the commissioning process activities for a minimum of how many similar projects?

27. A Healthcare Project is constructing a new building adjacent to an existing LEED Certified hospital facility. The new building's location is on the same hospital campus as the certified facility. The entire hospital campus was analyzed with an Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) as part of the certified facility's project scope.

The new building project needs to complete a new Phase I ESA if

28. The total land area within a 1/4 mi. (0.40 km) radius of a project boundary consists of 130 acres (53 hectares) and has a residential to nonresidential ratio of 60:40. Within this same total land area, there are 780 dwelling units and1,600,000 ft2 (148 645 m2) of nonresidential building space.

Given these parameters, what are the surrounding residential and nonresidential densities when attempting to achieve Location and Transportation Credit, Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses?

29. Which of the following project team members should be integrated early into the design phase to assist with earning the Materials and Resources Prerequisite, Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning?

30. In the calculations for Water Efficiency Credit, Outdoor Water Use Reduction, food gardens

31. A luxury hotel project is in the design phase and is located on a scenic waterfront. It is one point away from attaining LEED Platinum certification. The LEED AP is recommending that the team pursue Innovation Credit, Innovation, Option 3. Additional Strategies.

Which of the following credits would be desirable considering the location of the project?

32. What supporting material is required for all LEED Building Design and Construction projects in order to document Location and Transportation Credit, Bicycle Facilities for the bicycle network?

33. Which of the following will result in a higher demand for potable water use in irrigation?

34. What is the minimum gross floor area required for a Building Design and Construction project to be eligible for certification?

35. When preparing the Sustainable Sites Prerequisite, Construction Activity Pollution Prevention, the Construction General Permit must contain which of the following?

36. A comprehensive rainwater management plan may include design elements such as

37. During preliminary energy analysis, what energy reduction strategies can best help in reducing the energy load in the new building construction project?

38. For schools intended for grades eight and below (or ages 14 and below), which of the following scenarios would demonstrate compliance with Location and Transportation Credit, Access to Quality Transit, Schools, Option 2. Pedestrian Access?

39. A new five-story building with a 30,000 ft2 (2 800 m2) footprint is being designed on a previously disturbed100,000 ft2 (9 290 m2) site. The remaining on-grade surface will be 35,000 ft2 (3 250 m2) of asphalt parking, and 35,000 ft2 (3 250 m2) of native vegetated open space. To achieve a point for exemplary performance under Option 1 of Sustainable Sites Credit, Site Development - Protect or Restore Habitat, the design team will have to incorporate a native and/or adapted vegetated roof with a minimum area of

40. What is a benefit of including the public in a charrette for a new school before the pre-design phase?

41. The material cost for a project is $100,000.

What is the minimum material value needed to achieve Materials and Resources Credit, Building Disclosure and Optimization, Sourcing of Raw Materials, Option 2. Leadership Extraction Practices?

42. What credit rewards customers who change their normal consumption patterns in response to the varying price of energy over time?

43. A newly constructed school has installed solar thermal systems and wind turbines on site. To achieve the maximum number of Energy and Atmosphere points, which team members must be included?

44. Which of the following buildings meets the Minimum Program Requirements for LEED certification?

45. Which views would qualify as a quality view for Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Quality Views?

46. Which of the following innovation proposals is most likely to be successful to achieve an Innovation Credit?

47. For Energy and Atmosphere Credit, Advanced Energy Metering, what is the minimum amount of time that the metering system should store data?

48. When working on a renovation project, asbestos containing materials have been found on the perimeter walls. When calculating the percentage of building being reused under the Materials and Resources Credit, Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction, the materials remediated will be

49. Location and Transportation Credit, Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses, Option 1. Surrounding Density requires project teams to exclude what type of land area from the calculations?

50. An existing vacant office building will be completely renovated and new mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems will be installed. 20% of the building's gross floor area will be complete at the time of certification. There will be a data center and some retail stores on the ground floor of the building at a future date.

Which rating system is applicable for the building?

51. Plug-in task lighting will be utilized in a LEED project at all workstations. The task lighting is not included in the installed lighting power calculations for Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Minimum Energy Performance since

52. A building owner in an arid climate is trying to design an outdoor lunch area for the tenants.

Which landscaping strategy is important to employ in order to reduce water demand?

53. During the early stages of a LEED for Schools project, the team was able to reduce the number of lighting fixtures in classrooms by 25% because the project team selected paint color whose light reflectance value was 75% instead of the initially proposed 64% value.

This strategy is an example of applying which of the following credits to the project?

54. The LEED AP is leading the first design charrette for a new LEED project with the project's owners.

What document should be used to record the project goals to be used throughout the design of the project?

55. Which of the following prerequisites or credits are affected by using plug-in devices when attempting to achieve Indoor Environmental Quality Credit. Thermal Comfort?

56. What phase of the integrative process gives the team the greatest chance of success in meeting the project's environmental goals cost-effectively?

57. A commercial office building with a footprint of 70,000 ft2 (6 503.2 m2) has an overall site area of 200,000 ft2 (18 580.6 m2). The project design includes 15,000 ft2 (1 393.5 m2) of pedestrian oriented hardscape and 18,000 ft2 (1 672.3 m2) of vegetated open space.

Which of the following is necessary to satisfy the requirement for the outdoor space to be physically accessible when calculating the Sustainable Sites Credit, Open Space?

58. Which of the following project types is required to consider the perimeter floor area instead of the regularly occupied floor area under the Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Daylight calculations?

59. The design team and project owner decided not to pursue Energy and Atmosphere Credit, Enhanced

Commissioning, but would hire a Commissioning Authority (CxA) to oversee the requirements for Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Fundamental Commissioning and Verification.

What is a required responsibility for the CxA to achieve the stated objective?

60. A school wants to incorporate natural daylighting in classrooms on all sides of the building.

What can the project design team explain to the school district about how this strategy will affect the operational energy cost?

61. Which would contribute to compliance with Sustainable Sites Credit, Open Space?

62. A decorative overhead light fixture is specified for a project that costs $1,500 USD and uses recycled water bottles as part of the diffuser shade. The shades are 10% of the overall weight of the fixture and are 50% post-consumer recycled content.

Assuming no other portions of the fixture meet sustainability criteria, what would the contributing value of the fixture be?

63. For major renovation and new construction projects, the required energy and water-related system analyses should be the same except for

64. The scope of analysis in Materials and Resources Credit, Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction, Option 4.

Whole-Building Life-Cycle Assessment is a

65. Which federal agency designates Federal Renewal Community sites, which can be considered High Priority Sites for project development?

66. In addition to Materials and Resources Credit, Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction, Option 3. Building and Materials Reuse, salvaged materials contribute to the achievement of

67. The owner of a large multi-building property is seeking LEED certification. In determining the LEED project boundaries the LEED AP may include non-contiguous parcels of land if

68. At the time of registering a project in LEED Online, Regional Priority credits are determined based upon the project's

69. A commercial new construction project consists of mixed space usage. When deciding which LEED rating system to use, the LEED AP should follow which of the following rules?

70. A design team is working on a hospital project. In order to meet the Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite, Minimum

Energy Performance, what option is used?

71. A new commercial building is being designed to use small capacity air handling units. To meet the requirements of the Carbon Dioxide Monitoring strategy in the Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Enhanced Indoor Environmental Quality Strategies, where would CO2 monitors need to be located?

72. Based on the results of a six-hour waste stream study, the project team for a retail project plans to provide dedicated areas for four easily recyclable waste streams: cardboard, plastic, metal and paper. The project is open to the public 10 hours a day, six days a week.

Which of the following actions should be the project team's top priority in order to demonstrate the minimum requirements to achieve Materials and Resources Prerequisite, Storage and Collection of Recyclables?

73. Which of the following is true regarding LEED Pilot Credits?

74. LEED project boundaries that include multiple similar buildings which are all eligible for certification can be registered as which of the following?

75. What percentage of a building's surface area may be excluded from the calculation for Materials and Resources Credit, Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction, Option 2. Renovation of Abandoned or Blighted Buildings because of deterioration or damage when maintaining existing building structure, enclosure and interior structural elements?

76. U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)'s vision for using LEED internationally includes

77. Every location in the U.S. identifies how many regional credits?

78. Which of the following strategies will aid in reducing indoor water use?

79. What are the three phases within the Integrative Process Credit, Integrative Process?

80. Which of the following is required to earn Energy and Atmosphere Credit, Renewable Energy Production if using a Solar Photovoltaic System?

81. Qualifying spaces for the Sustainable Sites Credit. Places of Respite must tgj

82. Which of the following standards needs to be followed to comply with Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Thermal Comfort?

83. Which of the following products must always be included in Materials and Resources credits?

84. Who must be a member of the integrated project team for the Integrative Process Prerequisite, Integrative Project Planning and Design?

85. In a large industrial or commercial building, which energy end uses are classified as systems composed of discrete pieces of equipment that can be metered together for the purposes of Energy and Atmosphere Credit, Advanced Energy Metering?

86. Which of the following is a leadership extraction practice that rewards projects for choosing materials with closed-loop recycling and take-back programs in LEED?

87. Which of the following is the location of CO2 sensors in naturally ventilated spaces to comply with the Indoor Environmental Quality Prerequisite, Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance?

88. The Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) includes the measure of a material's

89. The contractor has submitted waste hauling reports for review in order to achieve Materials and Resources Credit, Construction and Demolition Waste Management.

Which of the following materials on the documentation contribute towards the credit?

90. A LEED Building Design and Construction: Schools project pursuing Location and Transportation Credit, Green Vehicles elects to follow Option 2. Green Buses or School-Owned Vehicles.

What action must the project take to meet the Option 2 requirements?