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• Guide to the LEED® Green Associate™ V4 Exam
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• PART I RAMPING UP
• CHAPTER 1 UNDERSTANDING THE CREDENTIALING PROCESS
• THE TIERS OF THE CREDENTIALING PROCESS
• LEED Green Associate
• LEED Accredited Professional with Specialty
• LEED Fellow
• LEED Professional Certificates™
• THE EXAM REGISTRATION PROCESS
• REGISTER!
• SCHEDULE!
• WHY EARN LEED CREDENTIALS?
• QUIZ TIME!
• ONLINE RESOURCES
• NOTES
• CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTION TO THE CONCEPTS OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
• THE BENEFITS OF GREEN BUILDINGS
• The Triple Bottom Line
• SYSTEMS THINKING
• Feedback Loops
• Leverage Points
• LIFE‐CYCLE APPROACH
• DO GREEN BUILDINGS COST MORE?
• QUIZ TIME!
• NOTES
• CHAPTER 3 INTEGRATIVE PROCESS
• THE PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS
• THE TRADITIONAL APPROACH
• THE INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
• Discovery
• Design and Construction
• Occupancy, Operations, and Performance Feedback
• QUIZ TIME!
• ONLINE RESOURCES
• NOTES
• CHAPTER 4 THIRD‐PARTY VERIFICATION
• USGBC® AND GBCI™
• Roles and Responsibilities
• The Policies of USGBC and GBCI
• QUIZ TIME!
• ONLINE RESOURCES
• NOTES
• CHAPTER 5 THE LEED GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
• LEED FOR BUILDING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION (BD+C)
• LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations™
• LEED for Schools™
• LEED for Healthcare™
• LEED for Core & Shell™
• LEED for Retail: New Construction™
• LEED for Data Centers™
• LEED for Warehouses and Distribution Centers™
• LEED for Hospitality™
• LEED FOR HOMES
• LEED for Homes: Homes and Multifamily Lowrise™ and LEED for HOMES: Multifamily Midrise™
• LEED FOR INTERIOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION (ID+C)
• LEED for Commercial Interiors™
• LEED FOR BUILDING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (O+M)
• LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance
• LEED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT (ND)
• LEED for Neighborhood Development: Plan™ and LEED for Neighborhood Development: Built Project™
• THE CATEGORIES OF LEED
• PREREQUISITES AND CREDITS
• Credit Weightings
• QUIZ TIME!
• ONLINE RESOURCES
• NOTES
• CHAPTER 6 ESSENTIAL LEED ® CONCEPTS
• LEED‐ONLINE
• MINIMUM PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
• MPR 1. Must Be in a Permanent Location on Existing Land
• MPR 2. Must Use Reasonable LEED Boundaries 2
• MPR 3. Must Comply with Project Size Requirements 3
• Boundary Types
• THE STEPS TO CERTIFICATION
• Devising a LEED Work Plan
• The Certification Process
• LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance™
• The Time Frames of Certification Reviews
• SPECIAL PROJECTS
• QUIZ TIME!
• ONLINE RESOURCES
• NOTES
• PART II DIVING IN: THE STRATEGIES AND TECHNOLOGIES OF LEED®
• CHAPTER 7 LOCATION AND TRANSPORTATION
• LOCATION
• Strategies
• TRANSPORTATION
• Strategies
• Documenting Transportation Strategies
• NEIGHBORHOOD PATTERN AND DESIGN
• Strategies
• QUIZ TIME!
• ONLINE RESOURCES
• NOTES
• CHAPTER 8 SUSTAINABLE SITES
• SITE DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT
• Strategies
• RAINWATER MANAGEMENT
• Strategies
• HEAT ISLAND EFFECT
• Strategies
• QUIZ TIME!
• ONLINE RESOURCES
• NOTES
• CHAPTER 9 WATER EFFICIENCY
• INDOOR WATER USE
• Process Water
• Strategies
• OUTDOOR WATER
• Strategies
• QUIZ TIME!
• ONLINE RESOURCES
• NOTES
• CHAPTER 10 ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE
• COMMISSIONING
• MINIMUM ENERGY PERFORMANCE
• Process Energy versus Regulated Energy
• REFRIGERANTS
• EXISTING BUILDINGS
• STRATEGIES TO SATISFY EA PREREQUISITES AND CREDITS
• Energy Demand
• Energy Efficiency
• Renewable Energy
• Ongoing Energy Performance
• QUIZ TIME!
• ONLINE RESOURCES
• NOTES
• CHAPTER 11 MATERIALS AND RESOURCES
• CONSERVATION OF MATERIALS
• Strategies
• ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE MATERIALS
• Strategies
• Calculating Green Building Products for LEED
• WASTE MANAGEMENT
• Strategies to Reduce Waste during Construction 9
• Strategies to Reduce Waste during Operations and Maintenance 10
• QUIZ TIME!
• ONLINE RESOURCES
• NOTES
• CHAPTER 12 INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
• INDOOR AIR QUALITY
• Strategies for Designing for Good IAQ
• Strategies for Improving IAQ during Construction
• Strategies for Improving IAQ during Operations and Maintenance
• THERMAL COMFORT
• Strategies
• LIGHTING
• Strategies
• ACOUSTICS
• Strategies
• QUIZ TIME!
• NOTES
• CHAPTER 13 INNOVATION AND REGIONAL PRIORITY
• INNOVATION
• REGIONAL PRIORITY
• QUIZ TIME!
• ONLINE RESOURCES
• NOTES
• PART III STUDY TIPS AND APPENDICES
• CHAPTER 14 STUDY TIPS
• PREPARING FOR THE LEED® GREEN ASSOCIATE™ EXAM: WEEK SEVEN
• Practice Exam Approach
• THE TESTING CENTER ENVIRONMENT
• EXAM STRUCTURE
• When at the Testing Center
• Exam Scoring
• After the Exam
• ONLINE RESOURCES
• Appendix A RATING SYSTEMS OVERVIEW
• Appendix B MINIMUM PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (MPRs)
• NOTES
• Appendix C LEED® CERTIFICATION PROCESS
• Appendix D MAIN CATEGORY SUMMARIES
• Appendix E TRADE‐OFFS AND SYNERGIES
• Appendix F SAMPLE LEED FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION™ SCORECARD
• Appendix G SAMPLE CREDIT 1
• SS CREDIT OPEN SPACE
• 1 Point
• NOTES
• Appendix H REFERENCED STANDARDS
• Appendix I ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
• Appendix J ANSWERS TO QUIZ QUESTIONS
• NOTES
• Index
• Sample Flashcards
• EULA