GBES is here to offer you the most useful LEED exam tips that you can use. When you visit your local Prometric center to take a LEED exam, you may not know what to expect. Charlie Cichetti, LEED expert and CEO of GBES, highlights the process of taking a computer-based exam in this setting.

Test Day at Prometric

  • Get a good nights sleep
  • Wear comfortable clothes
  • Bring photo ID that matches your registration info
  • Eat before exam
  • Don’t bring a lot of stuff
  • Earplugs and/or headsets will be provided
  • Don’t stress!

LEED Exam Tips

  • 100 questions, 2 hours
  • 4 multiple choice answers each
  • Whiteboard and dry erase pens
  • Highlight tool
  • Strikethrough tool

LEED Exam Overview

The LEED exams are 100-question, computer-based tests. The exam content is drawn from knowledge domains, which reflect the rating systems’ credit categories and what you need to know.

LEED Green Associate Knowledge Domains: LEED AP Knowledge Domains:
  • LEED Process (16 questions)
  • Integrative Process (8 questions)
  • Location and Transportation (7 questions)
  • Sustainable Sites (7 questions)
  • Water Efficiency (9 questions)
  • Energy and Atmosphere (10 questions)
  • Materials and Resources (9 questions)
  • Indoor Environmental Quality (8 questions)
  • Project Surroundings and Public Outreach (11 questions)
  • LEED Process (12 questions)
  • Location and Transportation (5 questions)
  • Sustainable Sites (9 questions)
  • Water Efficiency (13 questions)
  • Energy and Atmosphere (21 questions)
  • Materials and Resources (10 questions)
  • Indoor Environmental Quality (15 questions)

(There are 15 beta questions in each exam that are not scored, bringing the question total to 100.)