USGBC LEED AP BD+C LEED AP Building Design + Construction Online Training
USGBC LEED AP BD+C Online Training
The questions for LEED AP BD+C were last updated at May 12,2024.
- Exam Code: LEED AP BD+C
- Exam Name: LEED AP Building Design + Construction
- Certification Provider: USGBC
- Latest update: May 12,2024
Which of the following could be considered diverted construction waste?
- A . Excavated soil
- B . Land-clearing debris
- C . Alternative daily cover
- D . Asphalt with aggregate
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?
- A . Materials and Resources Credit, Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Sourcing of Raw Materials
- B . Materials and Resources Prerequisite, Construction and Demolition – Waste Management Planning
- C . Materials and Resources Credit, Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Material Ingredients
- D . Materials and Resources Credit, Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Product Declarations
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?
- A . Materials and Resources Credit, Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Sourcing of Raw Materials
- B . Materials and Resources Prerequisite, Construction and Demolition – Waste Management Planning
- C . Materials and Resources Credit, Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Material Ingredients
- D . Materials and Resources Credit, Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Product Declarations
Which of the following items must have safe collection, storage, and disposal for Materials and Resources Prerequisite, Storage and Collection of Recyclables?
- A . Food waste
- B . Medical waste
- C . Electronic waste
- D . Landscape waste
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
- A . to shorten construction duration by reducing shipping times
- B . to avoid spreading products with potentially invasive non-native pests
- C . to incentivize the purchase of products that support the local economy
- D . to promote design with indigenous materials in order to maintain local aesthetic quality
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?
- A . Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Low-Emitting Materials and Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Interior Lighting
- B . Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Low-Emitting Materials and Sustainable Sites Credit, Site Assessment
- C . Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Low-Emitting Materials and Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Minimum Indoor Environmental Quality Performance
- D . Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Enhanced Indoor Environmental Quality Strategies and Indoor Environmental Quality Prerequisite, Minimum Indoor Environmental Quality Performance
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?
- A . Building operating schedule and occupancy hours
- B . Building operating schedule and total window area
- C . Building envelope construction and occupancy hours
- D . Total window area and building envelope construction
For a task chair purchased for a healthcare facility, which portion of the product contributes toward Materials and Resources Credit, Furniture and Medical Furnishings?
- A . Wheels, 4% of product by weight, that do not contain lead, mercury, cadmium or antimony
- B . Fabric, 5% of product by weight, with stain resistant treatment containing Perfluorinated Compounds (PFCs)
- C . Metal base, 20% of product by weight, which do not contain heavy metals and is not plated with hexavalent chromium
- D . Plastic armrests, 30% of product by weight, with added antimicrobial treatment
Which principal areas must the LEED AP focus on to attain the Integrative Process Credit, Integrative Process?
- A . Materials and resources
- B . Location and site selection
- C . Regional priority and innovation
- D . Energy and water related systems
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?
- A . Change the orientation of the design case building
- B . Optimize the slab depth of the design case building
- C . Decrease the gross floor area of the baseline building
- D . Increase the wall mass and types of windows in the baseline building