LEED Green Associate Practice Test

Which credit category focuses on reducing resource depletion by diverting waste from landfills?

1. Indoor Environmental Quality

2. Innovation

3. Materials and Resources

4. Location and Transportation

The correct answer is: Materials and Resources

The correct answer is focused on the category that addresses the management of materials throughout their lifecycle with an emphasis on minimizing waste. The Materials and Resources credit category is specifically designed to promote responsible sourcing, reuse, and recycling of materials, which helps to reduce resource depletion by diverting waste from landfills. By prioritizing materials that are reused or recycled, projects can significantly lessen their environmental impact. This aligns with the overall goal of achieving sustainable resource management, thus creating less waste and reducing the consumption of new materials. The other categories mentioned do not primarily target waste management and resource depletion. Indoor Environmental Quality is centered on the health and comfort of the indoor environment; Innovation encourages unique strategies beyond the existing credits; and Location and Transportation is focused on how site and transportation choices can reduce environmental impacts. Each of these plays an important role in overall sustainability but does not specifically address the diversion of waste from landfills like the Materials and Resources category does.