Guide to the LEED Green Associate V4 Exam.

Intro -- 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 &amp -- 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 &amp -- 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 &amp -- 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.

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