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The questions for LEED AP BD+C were last updated at Apr 22,2025.
- Exam Code: LEED AP BD+C
- Exam Name: LEED AP Building Design + Construction
- Certification Provider: USGBC
- Latest update: Apr 22,2025
A design team is pursuing Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Indoor Air Quality Assessment. The building is 1,000 ft2 (93 m2) and has a 10 ft. (3 m) ceiling height.
In order to earn the credit, what is the required volume of supply air for the entire building flush-out?
- A . 3,500,000 ft3 (99 108 m3)
- B . 10,000,000 ft3 (283 168 m3)
- C . 14,000,000 ft3 (396 435 m3)
- D . 35,000,000 ft3 (991 089 m3)
Which of the following Water Efficiency credits differ between LEED Building Design and Construction: New Construction and LEED Building Design and Construction: Healthcare?
- A . LEED Building Design and Construction: Healthcare has no Water Efficiency Credit, Cooling Tower Water Use
- B . LEED Building Design and Construction: New Construction has no Water Efficiency Credit, Cooling Tower Water Use
- C . LEED Building Design and Construction: Healthcare has additional appliance and process water requirements in Water Efficiency Prerequisite, Indoor Water Use Reduction
- D . LEED Building Design and Construction: New Construction has additional appliance and process water requirements in Water Efficiency Prerequisite, Indoor Water Use Reduction
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?
- A . Material reuse
- B . Bio-based elements
- C . Extended producer responsibility
- D . Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) wood products
Which strategy should be employed to improve daylighting when designing a new building?
- A . Increase the building depth
- B . Increase the number of skylights
- C . Increase the height of interior partitions
- D . Decrease the number of exterior light shelves
What are the requirements of commercial projects for long-term bicycle storage under Location and Transportation, Bicycle Facilities – Bicycle Storage and Shower Rooms?
- A . Provide for at least 5% of all regular building occupants, with no less than four storage spaces per building
- B . Provide for at least 10% of all regular building occupants, with no less than five storage spaces per building
- C . Provide for at least 15% of all regular building occupants, with no less than 10 storage spaces per building
- D . Provide for at least 25% of all regular building occupants, with no less than 10 storage spaces per building
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
- A . the Phase II ESA uncovers suspected contamination
- B . contamination was identified by the certified facility
- C . the certified facility’s Phase I ESA is older than 180 days
- D . the local equivalent standard is more stringent than ASTM E1527-05
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?
- A . Owner
- B . Contractor
- C . Occupants
- D . Facility manager
The Sustainable Sites Credit, Heat Island Reduction takes into account both new and three-year aged Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) values for roofing material because
- A . SRI generally increases with age
- B . SRI generally decreases with age
- C . SRI generally remains the same with age
- D . SRI generally does not impact the Heat Island Effect
Which of the following statements is correct when defining the project boundary?
- A . The LEED project boundary cannot include non-contiguous land
- B . The LEED project boundary cannot include more than one building
- C . The land associated with the project supports typical operation
- D . The gross floor area of the LEED project should be no less than 1% of the gross land area within the LEED project boundary
A project’s massing and site orientation can have a direct impact on which of the following prerequisites?
- A . Minimum Energy Performance
- B . Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance
- C . Construction Activity Pollution Prevention
- D . Fundamental Commissioning and Verification