LEED Green Associate Practice Test

Which strategy includes preventive maintenance for energy efficiency?

1. Occupant engagement

2. Building performance monitoring

3. Building commissioning

4. Training building managers

The correct answer is: Training building managers

The strategy that includes preventive maintenance for energy efficiency is building commissioning. Building commissioning is a systematic process that ensures that a building's systems are designed, installed, tested, and operated to meet the owner's requirements. This involves ongoing maintenance and adjustments to optimize energy performance over time. While occupant engagement, building performance monitoring, and training building managers are important components of building operations and maintenance, they do not directly entail the comprehensive preventive maintenance practices that are central to commissioning. Occupant engagement focuses on involving users of the building to ensure they understand how to use energy-efficient features properly. Building performance monitoring involves tracking energy use and systems performance for further analysis, while training building managers emphasizes skills and knowledge for effective building operation. However, it’s commissioning that comprehensively encompasses preventive maintenance actions to sustain energy efficiency long-term.