Green Exam Prep Test A

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What are the results of incorporating green measures through a comprehensive, holistic design?
Shorter Schedules
Credit Synergies
Cost Savings
Longer Schedules

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What are adaptive plants?

Flowering plants that only bloom once a year
Plants that are invasive
Plants that require more water than other plants
Plants that are low maintenance

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Why should a project team choose local products for construction?

Reduced transportation costs and transportation emissions
Higher quality materials
Increased source reduction
Increased durability

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Which of the following are transient occupants?

Part-time receptionists
Full-time employees
Shift workers
College students in a classroom

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What is the difference between HFCs and HCFCs?

HCFCs have a higher global warming potential and higher ozone depletion potential than HFCs.
HFCs are natural refrigerants
HFCs are slightly less efficient refrigerants than HCFCs
HFCs are being phased out by the Montreal Protocol while HCFCs are not

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The EPA Act of 1992 does NOT address what type of water consuming devices? (Choose 2)
Kitchen faucets
Boilers
Urinals
Cooling Towers

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The project team will not meet the threshold requirements of a particular LEED credit. What is the proper course
of action that the team should take regarding this credit?
Not include the credit in the final application
Apply for an exception
Submit a CIR
Appeal the credit

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A counter made of recycled glass obtained and manufactured within 500 miles of project would contribute
toward:
Recycled materials only
Both local and recycled materials
Local materials only
Neither local nor recycled materials

How is environmental performance evaluated through the use of LEED?

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Throughout the building's life cycle

Through a cradle-to-cradle analysis
Through the amount of energy reduction
Through an integrated design approach

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How can automobile use be reduced?

Creating a ride share board
Replacing the parking lot with underground parking
Providing incentives for purchasing fuel efficient vehicles
Creating parking further from the building entrance

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Which of the following is an example of a source control waste reduction strategy?

Reusing salvaged materials onsite
Pre-ordering materials cut to size
Using co-mingled recycled
Installing recycling bins onsite

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What is a car share membership program?

A program where cars can be rented on an hourly or daily basis to reduce automobile ownership
A program where two or more people drive together to reduce automobile use
A shuttle that ferries people from mass transit to the workplace, school, etc
A program where two people share a common parking space in urban areas

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Which of the following will NOT help reduce the non-roof heat island effect?
Increasing the number of parking spaces
Placing parking under cover
Using paving materials with high SRI values
Planting large non-native trees for shading

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What statement is true about RECs?

RECs are sold within a 500 mile radius of the project
RECs are sold separately from electricity
RECs may only be sold in locations approved by Green-e
RECs can be sold back to an electricity provider through net-metering

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Which of the following is a type of biofuel?

Wind
Hydro
Corn Oil
Solar

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Chlorofluorocarbons, which are refrigerants that lead to the depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer, were
banned under the:
EPA Clean Air Act
Executive Order 95-231
Montreal Protocol
Kyoto Treaty

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What is an example of climate change?

An unexpected snowstorm in Phoenix
A significant two-year increase in wind speeds
A century-long decrease in temperature by 1 degree
A five-year drought

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Potable water comes from what sources? (Choose 2)

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Wells
Cisterns
Municipal water supply
Cooling towers

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What area is included in the building footprint?

Area of the building structure
Stone walkways
Ponds
Parking lots made with permeable concrete

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What should direct the activities of the design team from the pre-design stage through all subsequent stages of
the project?
Landscape design
LEED Reference Guide
Refrigerant choice
Plumbing codes

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Which of the following assists with interactions among prerequisites and credits?
LEED AP
LEED Score Card
USGBC
LEED Online

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Which item con contribute to Construction Waste Management? (Choose 2)

Sheetrock
Tree stumps
Asbestos flooring
Brick

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Which of the following assess environmental performance of products and services and provide guidance on
improving their environmental performance?
ASHRAE
ISO 14000
LEED
IESNA

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What does the use of light colored pervious paving help with?
Durability
Construction Waste Management
Irrigation
Heat Island Effect

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What term also means site area?

Building footprint
Lot
Property area
Development footprint

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One a project with older existing HVAC&R system that uses CFCs, what can the project team do to earn LEED
certification?
Purchase RECs to offset the CFC use
Replace the CFCs with natural refrigerants
Purchase carbon credits
Replace the CFCs with Halons

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The Green Label Plus certification is used for what material?

Wood
Carpets
Cleaning products
Floors

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When should innovative techniques first be addressed for a LEED Project?

During the planning process
When products are ordered
Throughout the construction process as new ideas arise
After the design phase is complete

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At a minimum, what materials should a recycling program include? (Choose 3)

Glass
Batteries
Light bulbs
Metals
Paper

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What is the function of the ozone layer?

Prevents smog creation
Absorbs ultraviolet light
Protects the earth from solar wind
Keeps the earth's atmosphere warm

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If a project is not located near mass transit, what might the team do to help reduce automobile use?
Require employees to use mass transit
Provide a shuttle to mass transit
Nothing can be done
Petition community board for additional transit lines

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The speed at which an appliance loses its refrigeration charge is called the leakage rate, and is the shorter of the
time between refrigerant charges and:
12 months
24 months
6 months
18 months

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What term refers to a mandatory project characteristic, measure, quality, value, or function as identified within
the LEED rating system?
Prerequisite
Minimum Project Requirement
Credit
Certification Requirement

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What can reduce the volume of recycled materials?

Purchasing materials with recycled content
Installing recycling chutes
Reusing water bottles
Using co-mingled recycling

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What needs to be included when providing bicycle storage for people?

A Bicycle lanes for accessibility
B Bicycle security

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What is at the core of an integrated project?

Individual rewards
Collaborative team members
Cost-based decision making
Working in unison

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What is the primary benefit of integrated project planning?

Maximizing opportunities for integrated, cost-effective adoption of green design and construction strategies
Achieving the highest LEED rating possible
Reducing costs over traditional construction practices
Obtaining local, state, and federal incentives for green design and construction strategies

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What is most environmentally preferred water to use for flushing a toilet?

Blackwater
Water from the municipal supply
Graywater
Well water

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Which of the following would be classified as a soft construction cost?

Down payment on the property
Civil engineer consulting fee
Purchase of some steel
Rental of a dumpster

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Which items are considered pre-consumer recycled items?

Carpets made from nylon that includes scraps from production
Cotton insulation manufactured from factory reject denim jeans
Steel beams created from metal reclaimed from the manufacturing line
Demolition debris used on another project

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What strategies are effective at reducing water consumption indoors? (Choose 2)

Implementing cooling tower water management
Increasing water use efficiency
Installing fixtures that meet the EPA Act of 1992 standard
Reducing potable water demand

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How can projects reduce waste sent to a landfill? (Choose 2)

Recycle materials
Co-mingle recycling
Use materials with low life cycle costs
Reuse materials

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What has a long atmospheric life, causing harm to the ozone layer?
CFC
HC
NH3
HCFC

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Which of the following are NOT alternative fuel vehicles acceptable by LEED?
A Methanol powered truck
B Diesel powered car
C Gas-electric hybrid

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Which of the following would help with water efficient landscaping?

Increasing the permeability of the landscape
Replacing hardscapes with open grid paving
Setting the irrigation system on a predefined schedule
Increasing open space

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What type of residences has at least 15% more efficiency than the International Energy Conservation Code?
ENERGY STAR
ComfortWise
EarthCraft
LEED Home Silver certified

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What site and/or project characteristics would contribute to maximizing open space?
Building on a previously developed site
Creating a narrow 10 story building instead of a wider 5 story building
Building on a Greenfield site
Building next door to a park

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What minimum floor area is needed for New Construction, Core and Shell, Schools, Existing Buildings:
Operations and Maintenance projects?
1,000 sq. ft.
There is no minimum
10,000 sq. ft.
5,000 sq. ft.

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What will have to be included in the project work if the project is to be considered a major renovation?
Carpet and flooring upgrades
Complete HVAC overhaul
Installation of a new irrigation system
Toilet replacements

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For the purposes of LEED certification, a project building includes all areas except :
The grounds around the building
Shared parking structure on a neighboring property
Parking lots
An occupied and operational building

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What may happen if a project does NOT comply with the minimum program requirements?
Additional fees or fines may be incurred
Certification may be revoked
The project team will need to submit a CIR
An alternative compliance path can be used

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The USGBC provides tools for registered projects. Which tool is NOT provided?
Errata
LEED Scorecard
Document version control
Rating System version comparison

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Water use reduction helps with what other project area?

A Plumbing codes
B Erosion control

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What are the purposes of LEED Minimum Program Requirements? (Choose 3)

Protect the integrity of the LEED program
Reduce certification process challenges
Give clear guidance to customers
Verify buildings are meeting environmental goals
Ensure prerequisites are met

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What is the average LEED certification fee for a project registered by a USGBC member?
$1,000
$5,000
$10,000
$2,000

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What types of water can NOT be used for irrigation purposes?

Potable water
Blackwater
Laundry water
Stormwater

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What is an advantage of co-mingled recycling vs. separate containers?

More materials can be put into one container
The materials can be donated more easily
Recycling fees will be reduced
People and contractors are more likely to use it

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Which of the following would NOT curb automobile use?

Creating a ride share board
Creating incentive programs for carpooling
Encouraging street parking
Setting parking fees at levels to encourage carpooling

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What percentage of waste does construction and demolition debris contribute to landfills each year?
20%
50%
30%
40%

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On average, every kilowatt-hour (kWh) of renewable power avoids the emission of how much carbon dioxide?
One pound
One ton
The amount of CO2 generated by an average home in one day
One gallon

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Sustainable design strategies are effectively implemented only by using a:

Whole building approach
Incremental approach
Conventional approach
Flexible approach

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On a site with 100,000 sq. ft. of building land area, a floor area ratio (FAR) of 1.0 would be how many square feet
of built building floor area?

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100,000 sq. ft.

10,000 sq. ft.
50,000 sq. ft.
1,000 sq. ft.

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The EPA Clean Air Act established regulations that helped with what environmental issue?
CO2 levels inside buildings
Smog
Humidity from heat islands
Using and recycling ozone-depleting compounds

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What is the average savings in a commercial building when implementing water efficiency goals?
10%
20%
40%
30%

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What information should NOT appear in a CIR? (Choose 2)

Background information on the issue
Supporting information
Attachments such as photographs, drawings, and product information sheets
Confidential information

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What treaty legally protects the ozone layer?

Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Kyoto Protocol
US EPA TSAC
Montreal Protocol

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What individual characteristic does NOT necessarily provide access to CIRs?

A LEED AP
A person who has attended a USGBC workshop within the past 12 months
A person who works for a USGBC member company
A registered project team member

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What additional LEED certifications could a project earn if the building was LEED Core & Shell pre-certified?
(Choose 2)
New Construction
Commercial Interiors
Operations & Maintenance
Core & Shell post-certification

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Construction waste management should address what items?

Selecting products that have less packaging
Identifying where new materials will be purchased from
Deciding if co-mingled vs. separated recycling containers will be used
Determining what sustainable materials will be used for construction

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Which is NOT a Minimum Program Requirement?

Uniform site boundary
Minimum floor area
Minimum building ratio
Permanent building/space

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Office cubicles that contain recycled steel are considered what type of material?

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Source reduced
Sustainable
Fireproof
Hazardous
What happens after the project registration fee is paid to GBCI?
The project will receive a certification plaque
The project team gains access to LEED Online
The project will have a Green Rater assigned to the project
The project will receive pre-certification

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What is the average housing density of a high density development area?

7 or more dwelling units per acre of buildable land
15 or dwelling units per acre of buildable land
10 or dwelling units per acre of buildable land
20 or dwelling units per acre of buildable land

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Which of the following statements is true about innovative design?

Prerequisites cannot earn innovative design credits
Coming in under budget and on schedule is innovative design
Having an integrated project team is innovative design
Using graywater on a project is innovative design

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A preliminary rating would NOT include what item?

Targeted LEED certification level
Completed LEED Scorecard
Credits that will be attempted
Conceptual design

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What would NOT qualify as a previously developed site?

Lot that was recently graded
Lot reseeded with native grasses
Lot where there used to be a road
Greenfield lot donated to the city

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Each LEED 2009 Rating System has ___ regional priority credits specified by zip code and can earn ___ points
for this section.
4, 4
6, 3
6, 4
6, 5

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What are acceptable ways to reference USGBC in text? (Choose 2)

United States Green Building Council
U.S. Green Building Council
U.S. GBC
US Green Building Council
USGBC

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A multi-building development has five buildings each on a two-acre site. How is the LEED project boundary
determined?
The boundary is at the edge of the ten-acre area
The boundary is at the edge of the building footprint
Each building has the boundary at the edge of the two-acre area
The project team determines the boundary

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What implies a direct impact on global warming?

Ozone depleting potential
Global warming potential
Service life
Refrigerant charge

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Which of the following would not be included in local zoning requirements?

Green power
Open space limits
Landscape restrictions
Construction limits

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What gives the ozone layer legal protection?

Kyoto Protocol
US DOE
Montreal Protocol
ASHRAE Standards

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What factors would an accountant consider when calculating the life-cycle cost of a building? (Choose 2)
Operating costs
Maintenance costs
ROI
Carbon production

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What area would NOT be considered previously developed?

Railroad yard
Vacant urban lot
Site of an old barn
Wetland

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USGBC was organized and then LEED was created because the green building industry lacked which important
factor?
An oversight organization to bring together all parts of the green building industry
A system and organization to spread green building information
A standard measurement and definition of green building
A certification award to encourage interest in the real estate industry

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Which of the following statements are true regarding regional priority credits (RPCs)?
RPCs can be earned by reducing automobile use
RPCs are awarded for locating the project in urban areas
RPCs are not new credits; they are 'bonus points'
RPCs are awarded for using local green power.

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What is a density radius calculation used for?

To define the area where basic services are located
To define properties included in the development density calculation
To measure any bus/rail line locations relative to the entrance of a building
To define the project site area

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Green tags are also called:

LEED certification plaques
Chain of custody certifications
Renewable energy certificates
Discounted parking passes

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What generally defines the LEED project boundary?

Site boundary
Building footprint
Area of disturbance and all surrounding roadways
Building footprint & hardscapes

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What can help reduce indoor potable water use?

Installing a blackwater system
Installing a green roof
Replacing fixtures with salvaged toilets manufactured in 1992
Installing reduced-flow aerators on sinks

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A project design includes graywater for non-potable applications and native plants for landscaping. What project
areas would these strategies NOT affect?
Reducing wastewater
Maximizing the open space of the project
Restoring a previously developed site
Reducing water for landscaping

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The ASHRAE standards cover which LEED topic?

VOCs
Insulation
Carbon Emissions
HVAC&R

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What are ways to reduce water pollution from stormwater runoff? (Choose 2)
Open grid paving
Increasing the building footprint
Rain gardens
Impervious concrete hardscapes

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Which of the following causes depletion of the ozone layer?

Mercury
Solar radiation
Heat islands
Halons

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Which of the following will have a direct environmental impact?

Taking advantage of utility incentives
Meeting the project schedule
Minimizing erosion during construction
Offering rebates on solar systems

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Where can graywater come from?

Wells
Municipal potable water supply systems
Toilets
Showers

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The heat island effect can vary temperatures by more than ___.
5 degrees Fahrenheit
15 degrees Fahrenheit
20 degrees Fahrenheit
10 degrees Fahrenheit

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What is the LEED Scorecard also commonly referred to as?

Summary sheet
Project record
Checklist
Project estimate

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What is an appropriate use of the USGBC Logo?

To indicate that a company is a USGBC member
On a website, used as a link to a third-party site describing LEED
On a product, such as white roofing material, that can help earn LEED credits
Next to text that discusses the LEED Rating System

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What urban area is a best choice for a LEED project?

Areas with low development density
Areas that are not previously developed
Areas with zero development density
Areas with a high development density

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