US Green Building Council LEED-Green-Associate Exam - Topic 1 Question 26 Discussion

Actual exam question for US Green Building Council's LEED-Green-Associate exam

Question #: 26
Topic #: 1

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Which of the following credit categories does not have a prerequisite?

AWater Efficiency

BMaterials and Resources

CLocation and Transportation

DIndoor Environmental Quality

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Suggested Answer: A

Water Efficiency is the only credit category that does not have a prerequisite in LEED v4 for Building Design and Construction. Prerequisites are the minimum requirements that all projects must meet to be eligible for LEED certification. They are mandatory and non-weighted, meaning they do not contribute to the project's score. The other credit categories have at least one prerequisite each, as shown in the table below:

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Angelyn

6 months ago

Location and Transportation is tricky, but I think it does have some.

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Hoa

6 months ago

Materials and Resources usually has a lot of prerequisites.

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Judy

7 months ago

Really? I thought all categories had some kind of requirement.

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Jordan

7 months ago

Totally agree, it's the easiest one to tackle.

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Twana

7 months ago

Water Efficiency has no prerequisites!

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Ettie

7 months ago

I practiced a similar question, and I think Water Efficiency was mentioned as having no prerequisites.

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Shantay

8 months ago

I feel like Materials and Resources definitely has prerequisites, but Indoor Environmental Quality might too.

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Paz

8 months ago

I remember studying that Location and Transportation has some prerequisites, but I can't recall the specifics.

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Bernardine

8 months ago

I think Water Efficiency might be the one without a prerequisite, but I'm not entirely sure.

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Kindra

8 months ago

Okay, let me review the options again. I think C is the right answer, but I want to double-check to be certain.

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Leonora

8 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I'll have to think it through carefully to make sure I don't miss any details.

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Bette

8 months ago

I'm pretty sure the answer is C. Location and Transportation doesn't have any prerequisites, unlike the other categories.

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Ena

8 months ago

C seems like the logical choice here. The other categories all have some kind of prerequisite, but Location and Transportation doesn't appear to have any.

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Pete

8 months ago

Wait, what? I'm totally lost on this one. I don't recall seeing anything about Scope 3 categories in the Net Zero Cloud materials. I'll have to guess on this.

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Irene

8 months ago

I feel like the answer has to be firewall since they typically generate detailed logs, but I can't recall specifics.

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Antonio

2 years ago

I'm pretty sure C) Location and Transportation is the winner here. No prerequisites? Sign me up!

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Catina

2 years ago

D) Indoor Environmental Quality has a prerequisite as well.

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Bernardine

2 years ago

C) Location and Transportation is the correct answer, no prerequisites needed!

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Cathrine

2 years ago

B) Materials and Resources also has a prerequisite.

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Alesia

2 years ago

A) Water Efficiency has a prerequisite, so that's not it.

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Daniel

2 years ago

Haha, I bet the indoor air quality category is the most 'breathtaking' to achieve. But seriously, I think C) is the right answer.

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Elouise

2 years ago

Hmm, I'm going to go with C) Location and Transportation. It's the only one that doesn't have any pesky prerequisites.

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Noel

2 years ago

Yeah, C) Location and Transportation is the only credit category that doesn't require anything beforehand.

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Martina

2 years ago

I agree, C) Location and Transportation seems like the best choice since it doesn't have any prerequisites.

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Selma

2 years ago

I think you're right, C) Location and Transportation is the only one without a prerequisite.

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Reid

2 years ago

C) Location and Transportation sounds right to me. Probably the easiest credit category to achieve.

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Dorthy

2 years ago

D) Indoor Environmental Quality may require specific materials or systems.

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Cathrine

2 years ago

C) Location and Transportation does not have a prerequisite, so it is easier to achieve.

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Latonia

2 years ago

B) Materials and Resources can be challenging depending on the project.

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Devon

2 years ago

A) Water Efficiency is also relatively easy to achieve.

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Verlene

2 years ago

I think Indoor Environmental Quality is the one without a prerequisite, as it focuses more on the quality of air and lighting inside the building.

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Lourdes

2 years ago

I think the correct answer is C) Location and Transportation. That category doesn't have any prerequisites, unlike the others.

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Melynda

2 years ago

I think you're right, let's go with C) Location and Transportation.

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Dana

2 years ago

I agree, C) Location and Transportation doesn't have any prerequisites.

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Alesia

2 years ago

But Water Efficiency usually requires specific measures to be implemented, so I think it has a prerequisite.

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Tamesha

2 years ago

I disagree, I believe Water Efficiency is the one without a prerequisite.

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Alesia

2 years ago

I think Location and Transportation does not have a prerequisite.

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