To achieve the professional designation of USGBC LEED Accredited Professional Interior Design and Construction from the USGBC, candidates must clear the AP ID+C Exam with the minimum cut-off score. For those who wish to pass the USGBC LEED Accredited Professional Interior Design and Construction certification exam with good percentage, please take a look at the following reference document detailing what should be included in USGBC LEED AP ID+C Exam preparation.
The USGBC AP ID+C Exam Summary, Sample Question Bank and Practice Exam provide the basis for the real Certified LEED Accredited Professional Interior Design and Construction (AP ID+C) exam. We have designed these resources to help you get ready to take USGBC LEED Accredited Professional Interior Design and Construction (AP ID+C) exam. If you have made the decision to become a certified professional, we suggest you take authorized training and prepare with our online premium USGBC LEED Accredited Professional Interior Design and Construction Practice Exam to achieve the best result.
USGBC AP ID+C Exam Summary:
| Exam Name | USGBC LEED Accredited Professional Interior Design and Construction |
| Exam Code | AP ID+C |
| Exam Fee |
Combined exam: $550 ($400 for USGBC members) Specialty only: $350 ($250 for USGBC members) |
| Exam Duration | 120 Minutes |
| Number of Questions | 100 |
| Passing Score | 170 out of 200 |
| Format | Multiple Choice Questions |
| Schedule Exam | USGBC |
| Sample Questions | USGBC LEED AP ID+C Exam Sample Questions and Answers |
| Practice Exam | Certified LEED Accredited Professional Interior Design and Construction (AP ID+C) Practice Test |
USGBC LEED Accredited Professional Interior Design and Construction Syllabus Topics:
| Topic | Details |
|---|---|
| LEED Process and Project Priorities (7 Questions) |
- Minimum requirements for LEED certification and Platinum requirements (e.g., program requirements, prerequisites) - LEED interpretations and addenda - LEED system synergies and tradeoffs (e.g., between credits, between strategies) - LEED project boundary - Variation among requirements depending on project type / conditions (e.g., commercial, institutional, retail, healthcare; base building conditions) - LEED project administration (e.g., documentation, Arc, review process, appeal) - Project priorities (e.g., regional priority, project-type credits, exemplary performance, pilot credits, innovative strategies) |
| Integrative Process, Planning, and Assessments (9 Questions) |
- Climate resilience (e.g., site-specific natural hazards) - Human use, health impact and social context (e.g., cultural awareness, historic or heritage awareness, community engagement) - Carbon assessment (e.g., operational, embodied, transportation, refrigerants, product selection, longterm direct and indirect carbon emissions) - Integrative Design Process (e.g. timing, engagement, interdisciplinary collaboration, design charrette, discovery, LEED goal setting) |
| Location and Transportation (8 Questions) |
- Compact and connected development (e.g., walkability, street design and intersection density, floor area ratio [FAR], residential and commercial density, access to transit) - Transportation demand management (e.g., parking capacity and management, bicycle storage and shower facilities, bicycle maintenance, base building facilities) - Electric vehicles (e.g., EV parking, EV supply equipment specifications |
| Water Efficiency (10 Questions) |
- Fixture and fittings (e.g., prescriptive versus performance path, water use reduction through fixtures such as toilets, urinals, faucets [kitchen and lavatory], showerheads, fixtures within and outside of the tenant's space used by project occupants) - Appliance and process water (e.g., equipment types [cooling towers and washing machines], commercial kitchen equipment) - Types and quality of water (e.g., potable, nonpotable, alternative water sources) - Water reuse (e.g., water reclamation, alternative water sources) - Water use measurement (e.g., water meters, submeters, types of water sources to measure, data management and analysis) - Leak detection (e.g., leak detection sensors) |
| Energy and Atmosphere (17 Questions) |
- Energy performance and efficiency (e.g., referenced standards, building performance factors, prescriptive, performance [energy modeling], plug and process loads, 10-year operational carbon projection) - Electrification (e.g., electrification readiness, limit on-site combustion) - Reduction of energy use or operational carbon (e.g., ventilation energy, heat recovery, thermal bridging, infiltration, building envelope) - Renewable energy supply (e.g., on-site and off-site renewable energy; renewable energy procurement, Energy Attribute Certificates [EACs], equity project) - Refrigerants (e.g., use of refrigerants on site, methods and approaches, Global Warming Potential [GWP] benchmarks, installation, leakage amounts) - Commissioning (e.g., commissioning provider [CxP], owner’s project requirements [OPR], basis of design [BOD], monitoring-based commissioning [MBCx], building enclosure commissioning [BECx], Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing [MEP] systems, training of staff, operations and maintenance plan, referenced standards and milestones) - Energy metering (e.g., energy use measurement, building automation controls, benchmarking) - Emergency and future proofing (e.g., energy storage, power resilience [critical loads]) - Grid interactive (e.g., grid efficiency and reliability, demand response programs, load shifting, peak thermal loads) |
| Materials and Resources (17 Questions) |
- Interiors life-cycle assessment (e.g., life-cycle stages, modules and building scope; high-impact materials; interior materials; quantify global warming potential [GWP] impacts) - Procurement of low-embodied carbon materials (e.g., environmental product declaration [EPD], embodied carbon conservation measures, multi-attribute products) - Material reuse (e.g., existing interior nonstructural elements [walls, doors, floor coverings, ceiling systems], furniture [reuse, salvage or refurbish furniture and furnishings], incorporating reuse from off-site) - Material stewardship (e.g., where materials came from, end of life of materials, how to recover value, design for disassembly, extended producer responsibility [EPR], recycled content) - Low-emitting materials selection (e.g., product categories [paints and coatings, adhesives and sealants, flooring, ceiling, walls, insulation, composite wood, furniture]) - Human and ecological health impacts (e.g., emissions and formaldehyde evaluation, material ingredient reporting and optimization, toxicity, evaluating environmental claims) - Multi-attributes products (e.g., human health, climate health, ecosystem health, circular economy, social health & equity) - Construction and demolition waste management (e.g., waste reduction, waste diversion goals, recycle and/or salvage nonhazardous construction and demolition materials, waste management plan, source separation of materials, materials recovery) - Operations and ongoing waste management (e.g., waste reduction, storage and collection of recyclable materials [mixed paper, corrugated cardboard, glass, plastics, and metals], safe storage areas for batteries and mercury-containing lamps, electronic waste, organic waste composting, staff training) |
| Indoor Environmental Quality (17 Questions) |
- Thermal environment (e.g., overcooling, heating, thermal safety, cooling solutions and fans, thermal comfort control) - Sound environment (e.g., exterior and interior noise, background noise, reverberation, noise exposure, acoustical comfort, acoustical privacy, soundscape, quiet zones, sensory zones) - Lighting environment (e.g., color rendering, surface reflectance, types of fixtures, luminance, Unified Glare Rating [UGR], lighting controls, daylight [glare, human health impacts, illuminance, surface reflectance, spatial Daylight Autonomy [sDA], Annual Sunlight Exposure [ASE], proximity to windows for daylight access]) - Biophilic environment (e.g., integrated biophilic design, connection to outdoor environment, direct line of sight to outdoors, repeated and sustained engagement with nature, quality views) - Accessibility and inclusion (e.g., accessibility codes, strategies for safety and aging, social health, wayfinding, neurodiversity, adaptable environment [choice and flexibility]) - Construction management (e.g., no smoking, extreme heat protection, HVAC protection, source control, pathway interruption, housekeeping, scheduling, construction indoor air quality) - Ventilation strategy (e.g., natural vs. mechanical, outdoor air, regional climate conditions, local air quality, ventilation design, performance-based indoor air quality procedure [IAQP]) - Management of and improvements to indoor air quality (e.g., filtration, air cleaning, air testing, ongoing monitoring, full and partial smoking prohibitions) - Management modes for risk events (e.g., respiratory infection, wildfire, power outages) - Resilient planning and design (e.g., thermal safety, extreme heat and cold, operable windows) |
Both USGBC and veterans who’ve earned multiple certifications maintain that the best preparation for a USGBC AP ID+C professional certification exam is practical experience, hands-on training and practice exam. This is the most effective way to gain in-depth understanding of USGBC LEED AP ID+C concepts. When you understand techniques, it helps you retain USGBC LEED Accredited Professional Interior Design and Construction knowledge and recall that when needed.
