US Green Building Council LEED AP ND Exam - Topic 9 Question 19 Discussion

Actual exam question for US Green Building Council's LEED AP ND exam

Question #: 19
Topic #: 9

A community seeking LEED tor Neighborhood Development Certification is planning to design and construct a permanent garden and provide related facilities for local residents to cultivate food production. The community Is in an area of 10 acres (4.05 hectares) and contains 120 dwelling units. According to the requirements of 'local food production.* what is the minimum area of the community garden?

AOption A

BOption B

COption C

DOption D

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Suggested Answer: C

by Josphine at Aug 14, 2025, 12:55 AM

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Reita

2 months ago

Sounds about right, but I hope they plan it well!

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Tamra

3 months ago

Totally agree, we need more community gardens!

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Lawanda

3 months ago

The minimum area for the garden is usually around 0.5 acres.

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Mammie

3 months ago

I think it should be at least 1 acre for it to be effective.

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Carissa

3 months ago

Wait, is that really enough space for 120 units?

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Cristy

3 months ago

I remember something about needing at least 1,000 square feet per 10 units, but I’m confused about how that translates to the total area needed here.

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Stephanie

4 months ago

I’m not entirely sure, but I think the LEED guidelines specify a certain percentage of the total site area for gardens. Could it be around 10%?

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Harris

4 months ago

I feel like we practiced a similar question about local food production requirements. Was it something like 0.5 acres per 100 units?

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Larae

4 months ago

I think the minimum area for the community garden is based on the number of dwelling units, but I can't remember the exact calculation.

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Lavera

4 months ago

I've got a good strategy here. I'm going to calculate the minimum garden area based on the number of dwelling units and then see which option matches that.

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Carman

4 months ago

I'm a bit confused by the different units used (acres and hectares). I'll need to convert them to the same unit to make a proper comparison.

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Yaeko

5 months ago

The key information here is the requirement for "local food production." I'm going to carefully review the options to see which one best meets that criteria.

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Rashida

5 months ago

Okay, let's break this down step-by-step. The community is 10 acres, has 120 dwelling units, and needs to provide a minimum area for a community garden. I think I can figure this out.

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Reynalda

5 months ago

This question seems straightforward, but I want to make sure I understand the requirements correctly before selecting an answer.

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Osvaldo

5 months ago

I think the answer is Option B. It looks like the best fit for the requirements of the local food production criteria.

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Sherell

5 months ago

I agree with you, Thersa. It makes sense to consider the number of residents who will benefit from the garden.

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Thersa

7 months ago

I think the minimum area of the community garden should be based on the number of dwelling units.

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