Cert Prep: LEED Green Associate

Introduction

• LEED Green Associate effective exam preparation
• What you should know

1. LEED Green Associate: Overview

• LEED Green Associate exam overview

2. Environmental Impact of Buildings

• LEED impact categories

3. Integrative Process

• Integrative process overview
• Phases of the integrative process
• Integrative process in the LEED rating system

4. Location and Transportation

• Location and transportation overview
• Smart growth vs. urban sprawl
• Unpreferred locations
• Preferred locations
• Alternative transportation strategies
• LEED neighborhood development

5. Sustainable Sites

• Sustainable sites overview
• Sustainable site construction strategies
• Sustainable site design strategies: Site assessment
• Sustainable site design strategies: Open spaces and habitats
• Sustainable site design strategies: Rainwater management
• Sustainable site design strategies: Heat island reduction
• Sustainable site design strategies: Lighting pollution reduction

6. Water Efficiency

• Water efficiency overview
• Outdoor water use reduction
• Indoor water use reduction
• Cooling tower water use
• Water metering

7. Energy and Atmosphere

• Energy and Atmosphere overview
• Energy consumption reduction
• Building commissioning process
• Renewable energy production, green power, and carbon offsets
• Energy metering
• Demand Response
• Refrigerant management

8. Materials and Resources

• Materials and Resources overview
• Waste management
• Building product disclosure and optimization: Disclosure
• Building product disclosure and optimization: Responsible sourcing of materials

9. Environmental Quality

• Indoor Environmental Quality overview
• Indoor air quality management design strategies
• Enhanced indoor air quality strategies
• Indoor air quality management during construction
• Occupant comfort
• Lighting, views, and acoustics
• Indoor Environmental Quality practices during operations

10. Innovation and Regional Priority

• Innovation
• Regional priority

Conclusion

• Next steps