US Green Building Council LEED-AP-BD+C Exam - Topic 2 Question 9 Discussion

Actual exam question for US Green Building Council's LEED-AP-BD+C exam

Question #: 9
Topic #: 2

Which of the following Building Product Disclosure and Optimization credits under the Materials and Resources category would a project team achieve by using insulation material that is cradle-to-cradle V3 Gold certified?

AMaterial Ingredients, Option 2. Leadership Extraction Practices and Environmental Product Declarations, Option 1. Environmental Product Declarations (EPD)

BMaterial Ingredients, Option 1. Material Ingredient Reporting and Material Ingredients, Option 2. Material Ingredient Optimization

CSourcing of Raw Materials, Option 1. Raw Material Source and Extraction Reporting and Material Ingredients, Option 2. Material Ingredient Optimization

DSourcing of Raw Materials, Option 2. Leadership Extraction Practices and Material Ingredients, Option 2. Material Ingredient Optimization

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Suggested Answer: B

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Cradle-to-cradle certification (Gold level) meets the requirements for Material Ingredient Optimization under Option 2. It demonstrates the product's compliance with advanced environmental standards, supporting the LEED focus on transparency and optimization of building materials to minimize their environmental and human health impacts.

by Denae at Jan 27, 2025, 04:21 AM

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Hermila

3 months ago

Just a fact check, but isn't C also relevant?

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Jacki

3 months ago

I thought it would be B, but A makes sense too.

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Quentin

4 months ago

Wait, are we sure about that?

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Gwenn

4 months ago

Definitely goes for Option A!

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Tomas

4 months ago

Cradle-to-cradle V3 Gold is a big deal for sustainability!

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Clorinda

4 months ago

I’m leaning towards Option A because it mentions Environmental Product Declarations, but I’m not completely confident.

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Mirta

4 months ago

I feel like it might be Option D since it mentions leadership extraction practices, which sounds relevant to sustainable sourcing.

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Kenneth

5 months ago

I remember practicing a question about EPDs, but I can't recall if that was related to insulation materials specifically.

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Tasia

5 months ago

I think the cradle-to-cradle certification relates to material optimization, but I'm not sure which option it falls under.

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Elvera

5 months ago

I'm not entirely sure about this one. There are a lot of different options and credits to keep track of. I'll have to review the LEED reference guide again to make sure I understand which credits are relevant here.

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Reynalda

5 months ago

Okay, I've got this. If the insulation is cradle-to-cradle V3 Gold certified, that would qualify it for the Material Ingredients, Option 2 credit. And since it's an environmental product declaration, it would also get the Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) credit. I'm confident that's the right answer.

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Sharika

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused on this one. I know the question is asking about Materials and Resources credits, but I'm not sure which specific ones would apply to a cradle-to-cradle certified insulation material.

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Stevie

5 months ago

This seems like a tricky question, but I think I can figure it out. The key is understanding which LEED credits are related to cradle-to-cradle certification.

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Jean

1 year ago

D has got to be the answer. I mean, who doesn't love a little 'leadership extraction' in their building materials? Sounds like a party!

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Vilma

12 months ago

Yeah, it definitely sounds like the way to go for building materials.

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Jackie

1 year ago

I think D is the answer too. Leadership extraction sounds impressive.

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Latrice

1 year ago

I agree with Yuki, D seems like the correct choice.

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Yuki

1 year ago

But D includes Leadership Extraction Practices, which is important for the credit.

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Antione

1 year ago

I'm going with C. Sourcing of Raw Materials and Material Ingredient Optimization cover the cradle-to-cradle certification requirement.

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Dominga

1 year ago

I agree. Sourcing of Raw Materials and Material Ingredient Optimization are key for that certification.

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Dominga

1 year ago

That makes sense. C seems like the right choice for cradle-to-cradle certification.

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Roxane

1 year ago

B looks good to me. Material Ingredient Reporting and Material Ingredient Optimization are the obvious choices here.

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Natalya

1 year ago

Hmm, I think the answer is D. Cradle-to-cradle certification means the material is optimized for its ingredients, so that should satisfy the Material Ingredients, Option 2 requirement.

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