USGBC Updated LEED-AP-BD+C Exam Questions and Answers by murphy

At least 60% of the project’s gross floor area must be complete for the project to use the New Construction and Major Renovations adaptation. “Complete” generally means that the area is fully designed and constructed within the project scope rather than being left for future tenant development. When less than 40% of the gross floor area is complete, Core and Shell Development is normally the appropriate adaptation. For projects where between 40% and 60% is complete, the team evaluates the applicable rating-system selection provisions and project scope. The 60% threshold ensures that a New Construction certification represents the environmental performance of most of the completed building rather than primarily evaluating an unfinished shell.

The distance between the project site and the manufacturing location is determined by the straight line distance. This is because theLEED V5Reference Guide for Building Design and Construction states that the distance should be measured as the crow flies1. The straight line distance is the shortest distance between two points on a plane, regardless of the mode of transportation or the road conditions. The image that you sent shows the straight line distance between the project site and the manufacturing location as the line segment AB.

LEED V5Reference Guide for Building Design and Construction, Materials and Resources Credit: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Sourcing of Raw Materials, page 551

Using a non-native or non-adapted plant species on both the vegetated roof and ground level will impact the Sustainable Sites credit Site Development-Protect or Restore Habitat the most. This credit requires that at least 20% of the site area (excluding building footprint) or 5% of the site area (including building footprint) must be vegetated with native or adapted plants. Non-native or non-adapted plants do not qualify for this credit and may also have negative impacts on the local ecosystem and biodiversity. The other credits are not directly affected by the choice of plant species, although they may have other requirements related to vegetation, such as shading, reflectance, or lighting.

LEED V5BD+C Reference Guide, Sustainable Sites Category, SSc Site Development-Protect or Restore Habitat, page 648.

At the time of registering a project in LEED Online, Regional Priority credits are determined based on the project’s longitude and latitude.Regional Priority credits are bonus points that reward projects for addressing the environmental, social, and public health issues that are most relevant to their location1.The project team must enter the project’s address and confirm the precise location using the Google Maps interface in LEED Online2.The longitude and latitude coordinates are then used to identify the Regional Priority credits that are applicable to the project2.The project can earn up to four Regional Priority points by achieving the base credits that correspond to the Regional Priority credits1.References:

Regional priority credit lookup | U.S. Green Building Council

Regional Priority (RP) credits – U.S. Green Building Council