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Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: pt. I RAMPING UP
• ch. 1 Understanding The Credentialing Process
• Tiers of the Credentialing Process
• Leed Green Associate
• Leed Accredited Professional with Specialty
• Leed Fellow
• Leed Professional Certificates[™]
• Exam Registration Process
• Register!
• Schedule!
• Why Earn LEED Credentials
• Quiz Time!
• Online Resources
• Notes
• ch. 2 Introduction To The Concepts Of Sustainable Design
• Benefits of Green Buildings
• Triple Bottom Line
• Systems Thinking
• Feedback Loops
• Leverage Points

• Life-Cycle Approach
• Do Green Buildings Cost More?
• Quiz Time!
• Notes
• ch. 3 Integrative Process
• Project Team Members
• Traditional Approach
• Integrative Approach to Design and Construction
• Discovery
• Design and Construction
• Occupancy, Operations, and Performance Feedback
• Quiz Time!
• Online Resources
• Notes
• ch. 4 Third-Party Verification
• USGBC® and GBCI[™]
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Policies of USGBC and GBCI
• Quiz Time!
• Online Resources
• Notes
• ch. 5 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[™]
• Categories of LEED
• Prerequisites and Credits
• Credit Weightings
• Quiz Time!
• Online Resources
• Notes
• ch. 6 Essential Leed&Reg; Concepts
• Leed-Online
• Minimum Program Requirements
• MPR 1 Must Be in a Permanent Location on Existing Land
• MPR 2 Must Use Reasonable LEED Boundaries
• MPR 3 Must Comply with Project Size Requirements
• Boundary Types
• Steps to Certification
• Devising a LEED Work Plan
• Certification Process
• Leed for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance[™]
• Time Frames of Certification Reviews
• Special Projects
• Quiz Time!
• Online Resources
• Notes
• pt. II DIVING IN: THE STRATEGIES AND TECHNOLOGIES OF LEED®
• ch. 7 Location and Transportation
• Location
• Strategies
• Transportation
• Strategies
• Documenting Transportation Strategies
• Neighborhood Pattern and Design
• Strategies
• Quiz Time!
• Online Resources
• Notes
• ch. 8 Sustainable Sites
• Site Design and Management
• Strategies
• Rainwater Management
• Strategies
• Heat Island Effect
• Strategies
• Quiz Time!
• Online Resources
• Notes
• ch. 9 Water Efficiency
• Indoor Water Use
• Process Water
• Strategies
• Outdoor Water
• Strategies
• Quiz Time!
• Online Resources
• Notes
• ch. 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
• ch. 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
• Strategies to Reduce Waste during Operations and Maintenance
• Quiz Time!
• Online Resources
• Notes
• ch. 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
• ch. 13 Innovation And Regional Priority
• Innovation
• Regional Priority
• Quiz Time!
• Online Resources
• Notes
• pt. III STUDY TIPS AND APPENDICES
• ch. 14 Study Tips
• Preparing for the LEED® Green Associate[™] Exam: Week Seven
• Practice Exam Approach
• 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
• SS Credit Open Space
• 1 Point
• Notes
• APPENDIX H REFERENCED STANDARDS
• APPENDIX I ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
• APPENDIX J ANSWERS TO QUIZ QUESTIONS
• Notes.

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Author/Creator:

Cottrell, Michelle

Contributors:

Ebooks Corporation

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Guide to the LEED Green Associate Exam [by Cottrell, M.]

Related Series:

Wiley series in sustainable design

Subjects:

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System — Examinations — Study guides

Sustainable construction — Examinations — Study guides

Sustainable buildings — Design and construction

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System

Examinations

Sustainable construction

Sustainable buildings

Genres:

Study guides

General Notes:

Revised edition of: Guide to the LEED Green Associate Exam.
Includes index.
Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments Introduction PART I: RAMPING UP Chapter 1: Understanding the Credentialing Process The Tiers of the Credentialing Process 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 Systems Thinking Life-cycle Approach Do Green Buildings Cost More? Quiz Time! Notes Chapter 3: Integrative Process The Integrative Approach to Design and Construction Quiz Time! Online Resources Notes Chapter 4: Third-Party Verification 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 HOMES LEED for Interior Design and Construction (ID+C) LEED for Building Operations and Maintenance (O+M) LEED for Neighborhood Development (ND) The Categories of LEED Prerequisites and Credits Quiz Time! Online Resources Notes Chapter 6: Essential LEED(r) Concepts LEED-Online Minimum Program Requirements The Steps to Certification 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 Neighborhood Pattern and Design Quiz Time! Online Resources Notes Chapter 8: Sustainable Sites Site Design and Management Rainwater Management Heat Island Effect Quiz Time! Online Resources Notes Chapter 9: Water efficiency Indoor Water Use Outdoor Water Quiz Time! Online Resources Notes Chapter 10: Energy and Atmosphere Commissioning Minimum Energy Performance Refrigerants Existing Buildings Strategies to Satisfy EA Prerequisites and Credits Quiz Time! Online Resources Notes Chapter 11: Materials and Resources Conservation of Materials Environmentally Preferable Materials Waste Management Quiz Time! Online Resources Notes Chapter 12: Indoor Environmental Quality Indoor Air Quality Thermal Comfort Lighting Acoustics 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(r) Green Associate Exam: Week Seven The Testing Center Environment Exam Structure Online Resources Appendix A: Rating Systems Overview Appendix B: Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) Appendix C: LEED(r) Certification Process Appendix D: Main Category Summaries Appendix E: Trade-offs and Synergies Appendix F: Sample LEED NC Scorecard Appendix G: Sample Credit Appendix H: Referenced Standards Appendix I: Abbreviations and Acronyms Appendix J: Answers to Quiz Questions Sample Flashcards.
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1118870271
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