LEED GA Exam Guide (3rd Large Format Edition)

Gang Chen

Jan 2011 · ArchiteG, Inc.

About this ebook

Pass the LEED Green Associate Exam, Get Your Building LEED Certified, Fight Global Warming and Save Money

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is one of the most important trends of development and is revolutionizing the construction industry. It has gained tremendous momentum and has a profound impact on our environment.

From this book, you will learn how to:

1.Pass the LEED Green Associate Exam.

2.Use LEED exam preparation strategies, study methods, tips, suggestions, mnemonics, and exam tactics to improve your exam performance.

3.Effectively understand, digest, and retain your LEED knowledge.

4.Understand the process of registering and certifying a building for LEED.

5.Understand the scope, main intent, core concepts and strategies, as well as identify the regulations, recognition, and incentives for each major LEED category.

6.Identify the strategies for case studies.

7.Identify the synergy in case studies.

8.Implement the most important LEED related codes and building standards.

9.Get points for categories not yet clearly defined by the USGBC.

There is NO official GBCI book on the LEED Green Associate Exam. This pocket guide fills in the blanks and demystifies LEED. It uncovers the secrets, codes, and jargon for LEED as well as the true meaning of "going green." It provides a solid foundation and fundamental framework for LEED. It covers every major aspect of LEED in plain and concise language, and introduces it to ordinary people. This guide is small and easy to carry around. You can read it whenever you have a few extra minutes. It is an indispensable book for ordinary people, developers, brokers, contractors, administrators, architects, landscape architects, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineers, interns, drafters, designers and other design professionals.

What others are saying about "LEED GA Exam Guide..".

"Finally A comprehensive study tool for LEED GA Prep

"I took the 1-day Green LEED GA course and walked away with a power point binder printed in very small print-which was missing MUCH of the required information (although I didn't know it at the time). I studied my little heart out and took the test, only to fail it by 1 point. Turns out I did NOT study all the material I needed to in order to pass the test. I found this book, read it, marked it up, retook the test, and passed it with a 95%. Look, we all know the LEED GA exam is new and the resources for study are VERY limited. This one's the VERY best out there right now. I highly recommend it."

-ConsultantVA

"Complete overview for the LEED GA exam

"I studied this book for about 3 days and passed the exam ... if you are truly interested in learning about the LEED system and green building design, this is a great place to start."

-K.A. Evans

"I just finished taking the LEED GA exam and, thankfully, I passed it on the first try by using this book as my primary study guide...I particularly liked the way the author organized the information within it. "

-Lewis Colon

Ratings and reviews

“Finally! A comprehensive study tool for LEED GA Prep! “I took the 1-day Green LEED GA course and walked away with a power point binder printed in very small print—which was missing MUCH of the required information (although I didn’t know it at the time). I studied my little heart out and took the test, only to fail it by 1 point. Turns out I did NOT study all the material I needed to in order to pass the test. I found this book, read it, marked it up, retook the test, and passed it with a 95%. Look, we all know the LEED GA exam is new and the resources for study are VERY limited. This one’s the VERY best out there right now. I highly recommend it.” —ConsultantVA “Complete overview for the LEED GA exam “I studied this book for about 3 days and passed the exam … if you are truly interested in learning about the LEED system and green building design, this is a great place to start.” —K.A. Evans “So Glad I made this purchase “Thank you for your very helpful book for my LEED GA Exam Prep. I read it 3 times and followed your instructions for study strategies and easily passed the GA exam with a score of 193 on the first try. Most of my studying was done with Mr. Chen's book supplemented by a short online course. I will definitely be purchasing the follow-up LEED AP Exam guide.” —Philip L. Vanderloo “A Wonderful Guide for the LEED GA Exam “After deciding to take the LEED Green Associate exam, I started to look for the best possible study materials and resources. From what I thought would be a relatively easy task, it turned into a tedious endeavor. I realized that there are vast amounts of third-party guides and handbooks. Since the official sites offer little to no help, it became clear to me that my best chance to succeed and pass this exam would be to find the most comprehensive study guide that would not only teach me the topics, but would also give me a great background and understanding of what LEED actually is. Once I stumbled upon Mr. Chen’s book, all my needs were answered. This is a great study guide that will give the reader the most complete view of the LEED exam and all that it entails. The book is written in an easy-to-understand language and brings up great examples, tying the material to the real world. The information is presented in a coherent and logical way, which optimizes the learning process and does not go into details that will not be needed for the LEED Green Associate Exam, as many other guides do. This book stays dead on topic and keeps the reader interested in the material. I highly recommend this book to anyone that is considering the LEED Green Associate Exam. I learned a great deal from this guide, and I am feeling very confident about my chances for passing my upcoming exam.” —Pavel Geystrin “Best LEED GA study package “1) This book is easy to read 2) This book successfully give you a much needed crash course on; literally, how to study (for this exam and any other exam for that matter) and how to use the material provided most efficiently 3) The material in this book is able to zoom in on the most important items required to pass the exam, and deliver each item in a way which seems less technical and easier to remember. The bottom line: This book is one of a kind at the time of this review, and could be the most affordable tutor available.” —P O "philz", Practicing Architect “Very thoroughly written review manual “Very easy to read and understand the different concepts of LEED and passing the LEED GA. I used this in conjunction with the USGBC study guide and felt that this review guide provided a lot of information. I was very nervous about taking the LEED GA exam, not know if I was getting all of the information that I needed from the USGBC guide. This guide really helped...” —Brian “Really Helpful “I purchased other exam preparation books for the LEED GA test and none of the others compared

About the author

Author BioGang Chen is a LEED AP BD+C and a licensed architect in California. He is also the internationally acclaimed author of other fascinating books, including: Architectural Practice Simplified, Planting Design Illustrated and LEED Exam Guides Series, which include one guide book for each of the LEED exams, ArchiteG.com.