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LEED AP EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONSLATEST UPDATE 2025-2026
what are the two compliance paths for indoor water use reduction credits - ANSWER
The three goals of the integrated approach - ANSWER 1. developers mission
2. project environmental setting
3. project community context
Who are the members of the project team? - ANSWER 1. Applicant acting as team leader
2. multidisciplinary group of desing professionals
3. Local supporting partners
10 steps of the LEED work plan - ANSWER 1. Identify project site and prepare
preliminary development program
2. Select rating system
3. Assemble project team and identify relevant organizations
4. check minimum program requirements and prerequisites
5. finalize project boundary and development program
6. reconfirm minimum program requirements and prerequisites compliance
7. develop LEED scorecard
8. Assign roles and responsibilities
9. develop consistent documentation (base mapping, cross-cutting calculations)
10. Quality assurance review and submit for certification
Site Types - ANSWER 1. previously developmed
2. Infill site
,Adjacent site
How would you establish whether something constitutes Previously developed -
ANSWER - At least 75% previously developed land
what is previously developed exception for small- sites? - ANSWER May Consider lots of
less than one acre if a building was constructed somewhere on the lot because it
prevents teams from having to individually assess small home lots to determine the
amount of land use the building footprint versus yard space.
What is an infill site? - ANSWER At least 75% of its boundary borders parcels that
individually are at lest 50% previously developed, and that aggregate are at least 75%
previously developed
How do you calculate infill site? - ANSWER You divide the area that is previously
developed by the total area. Then you take the previously developed area of qualifying
parcels by the total area of qualifying parcels. Then you take the perimiter length that is
adjacente to the qualifying parcels divided by the total perimiter length minus the length
of waterfront perimeter to get the % of perimiter adjacent to qualifying parcels.
what are the considerations for an adjacent site? - ANSWER - If the project site is
abutting to a street right-of-way, the team has to consider the prior development status
of property on the opposite side.
What is the sequence of development? - ANSWER 1. property acquisition
2. preproject conditions
3. existing conditions
4. build-out
what are three maps used in mapping? - ANSWER 1. project site
2. vicinity
3. special maps
,How do you measure the distances of walking and bicycling? DISTANCES are measured
as the amount or distance a pedestrian or bicyclist would travel from an origin point,
such as your home or office, to the nearest destination of a given, such as the closest
bus stop.
Houses or offices accessed through one common building entries are counted based on
the total dwelling units or business establishments reached through common building
entrances
Two ways to count occupants - ANSWER daily averages
peak totals
what are the resources you can use to estimate occupancy if it cannot be predicted
accurately? - ANSWER A) Default occupant density from ASHRAE 62.1-2010, Table 6-1
B) Default occupant density from CEN Standard EN 15251, Table B.2
C) Appendix 2 Default Occupancy Counts
D) Results from applicable studies.
What LEED ND credits reference occupany? - ANSWER 1. SLL credit bicycle facilities
2. NDP Credit transportation demand management
3. NDP Credit local food production
GIB prerequisite and credit indoor water use reduction
4. GIB Credit solid waste management
## What are the three minimum requirements - ANSWER 1. must be in a permanent
location on existing land
2. must use reasonable LEED boundaries
3. Must comply with project size requirements
How does one comply with reasonable LEED boundaries for projects that have a phased
site? -ANSWER- Projects that are phased sites with a master plan for multiple buildings
the project must define a LEED project boundary for each building or follow USGBC
master site guidance
, Gross floor area of LEED project to be no less than __% of gross land area -ANSWER 2%
What is the minimum size both LEED BD+C and LEED O+M? - ANSWER at least 1000
square feet
What minimum size for LEED ID+C? - ANSWER at least 250 square feet
What minimum size for LEED ND? - ANSWER must have atleast two habitable buildings
and no larger than 15 acres
atleast 50% recommended to be new construction or major renovation
what is the difference between preproject conditions and existing conditions? -
ANSWER Those present on the date the developer acquired rights to majority of its
building land through purchase or option to purchase
How is connectivity measured? - ANSWER intersection desity - expressed as
itnersection per square mile
what is an empowerment zone? - ANSWER Empowerment Zone, Enterprise Community,
and Renewal Community sites are designated by the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development. Projects that locate on these sites may be eligible for tax incentives
intended to encourage businesses to open or expand and hire local residents.
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund - ANSWER s a federal grant
program that seeks to expand affordable credit, capital and financial services for
underserved populations through grants and tax credits. It is a subset of the Treasury's
New Markets Tax Credit Program, which provides a tax credit for investing in
designated "community development entities
What is a qualified census tract? - ANSWER has a specified percentage of low-income
households, as established under Section 42 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Difficult
Development Areas are identified each year by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development. Owners of rental property in Qualified Census Tracts and Difficult
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