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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:Cottrell, Michelle. [Guide to the LEED Green Associate Exam] Guide to the LEED Green Associate V4 Exam / Michelle Cottrell.—Second edition. pages cm—(Wiley series in sustainable design) Revised edition of: Guide to the LEED Green Associate Exam. Includes index. ISBN 978-1-118-87031-0 (paperback), ISBN 978-1-118-87024-2 (ebk), ISBN 978-1-118-87027-3 (ebk) 1. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System—Examinations—Study guides. 2. Sustainable construction—Examinations—Study guides. 3. Sustainable buildings—Design and construction. I. Title. TH880.C68 2014 720’.47076—dc23
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Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
PART I: RAMPING UP 1
CHAPTER 1 UNDERSTANDING THE CREDENTIALING PROCESS 3
The Tiers of the Credentialing Process 3LEED Green Associate 3LEED Accredited Professional with Specialty 4LEED Fellow 4LEED Professional Certifi catesTM 5
The Exam Registration Process 5
Register! 6
Schedule! 6
Why Earn LEED Credentials? 6
Quiz Time! 7
Online Resources 8
Notes 8
CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTION TO THE CONCEPTS OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 9
The Benefi ts of Green Buildings 10Th e Triple Bottom Line 11
Systems Thinking 12Feedback Loops 12Leverage Points 13
Life‐Cycle Approach 13
Do Green Buildings Cost More? 15
Contents
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Quiz Time! 15
Notes 17
CHAPTER 3 INTEGRATIVE PROCESS 19
The Project Team Members 19
The Traditional Approach 20
The Integrative Approach to Design and Construction 21Discovery 21Design and Construction 24Occupancy, Operations, and Performance Feedback 26
Quiz Time! 27
Online Resources 28
Notes 29
CHAPTER 4 THIRD‐PARTY VERIFICATION 31
USGBC® and GBCI™ 31Roles and Responsibilities 32Th e Policies of USGBC and GBCI 32
Quiz Time! 34
Online Resources 36
Notes 36
CHAPTER 5 THE LEED GREEN BUILDINGCERTIFICATION PROGRAM 37
LEED for Building Design and Construction (BD+C) 38LEED for New Construction and Major RenovationsTM 38LEED for SchoolsTM 38LEED for HealthcareTM 39LEED for Core & ShellTM 39LEED for Retail: New ConstructionTM 40LEED for Data CentersTM 40LEED for Warehouses and Distribution CentersTM 40LEED for HospitalityTMy 40
LEED for Homes 40LEED for Homes: Homes and Multifamily LowriseTM and LEED forHOMES: Multifamily MidriseTM 40
LEED for Interior Design and Construction (ID+C) 41LEED for Commercial InteriorsTM 41
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LEED for Building Operations and Maintenance (O+M) 41LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance 41
LEED for Neighborhood Development (ND) 42LEED for Neighborhood Development: PlanTM and LEED forNeighborhood Development: Built ProjectTM 42
The Categories of LEED 42
Prerequisites and Credits 43Credit Weightings 45
Quiz Time! 45
Online Resources 48
Notes 49
CHAPTER 6 ESSENTIAL LEED® CONCEPTS 51
LEED‐Online 51
Minimum Program Requirements 52MPR 1. Must Be in a Permanent Location on Existing Land 52MPR 2. Must Use Reasonable LEED Boundaries 53MPR 3. Must Comply with Project Size Requirements 53Boundary Types 53
The Steps to Certifi cation 54Devising a LEED Work Plan 54Th e Certifi cation Process 55LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & MaintenanceTM 57Th e Time Frames of Certifi cation Reviews 58
Special Projects 59
Quiz Time! 59
Online Resources 63
Notes 63
PART II: DIVING IN: THE STRATEGIES ANDTECHNOLOGIES OF LEED® 65
CHAPTER 7 LOCATION AND TRANSPORTATION 67
Location 67Strategies 69
Transportation 71Strategies 71Documenting Transportation Strategies 74
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Neighborhood Pattern and Design 75Strategies 76
Quiz Time! 77
Online Resources 80
Notes 80
CHAPTER 8 SUSTAINABLE SITES 81
Site Design and Management 82Strategies 82
Rainwater Management 86Strategies 86
Heat Island Effect 90Strategies 90
Quiz Time! 92
Online Resources 95
Notes 95
CHAPTER 9 WATER EFFICIENCY 97
Indoor Water Use 100Process Water 100Strategies 100
Outdoor Water 103Strategies 104
Quiz Time! 106
Online Resources 108
Notes 108
CHAPTER 10 ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE 109
Commissioning 109
Minimum Energy Performance 110Process Energy versus Regulated Energy 111
Refrigerants 115
Existing Buildings 115
Strategies to Satisfy EA Prerequisites and Credits 115Energy Demand 116Energy Effi ciency 118Renewable Energy 124Ongoing Energy Performance 124
Quiz Time! 126
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Online Resources 129
Notes 130
CHAPTER 11 MATERIALS AND RESOURCES 131
Conservation of Materials 132Strategies 132
Environmentally Preferable Materials 133Strategies 137Calculating Green Building Products for LEED 138
Waste Management 142Strategies to Reduce Waste during Construction 143Strategies to Reduce Waste during Operations andMaintenance 144
Quiz Time! 145
Online Resources 150
Notes 150
CHAPTER 12 INDOOR ENVIRONMENTALQUALITY 151
Indoor Air Quality 152Strategies for Designing for Good IAQ 153Strategies for Improving IAQ during Construction 154Strategies for Improving IAQ during Operationsand Maintenance 154
Thermal Comfort 158Strategies 158
Lighting 160Strategies 162
Acoustics 162Strategies 162
Quiz Time! 164
Notes 168
CHAPTER 13 INNOVATION AND REGIONALPRIORITY 169
Innovation 169
Regional Priority 171
Quiz Time! 172
Online Resources 173
Notes 173
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PART III: STUDY TIPS AND APPENDICES 175
CHAPTER 14 STUDY TIPS 177
Preparing for the LEED® Green Associate™ Exam:Week Seven 177
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Practice Exam Approach 178
The Testing Center Environment 178
Exam Structure 179When at the Testing Center 180Exam Scoring 180Aft er the Exam 181
Online Resources 181
APPENDIX A RATING SYSTEMS OVERVIEW 183
APPENDIX B MINIMUM PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (MPRS) 185
Notes 186
APPENDIX C LEED® CERTIFICATION PROCESS 187
APPENDIX D MAIN CATEGORY SUMMARIES 189
APPENDIX E TRADE‐OFFS AND SYNERGIES 193
APPENDIX F SAMPLE LEED FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION™ SCORECARD 195
APPENDIX G SAMPLE CREDIT 197
SS Credit Open Space 1971 Point 197
Notes 197
APPENDIX H REFERENCED STANDARDS 199
APPENDIX I ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS 207
APPENDIX J ANSWERS TO QUIZ QUESTIONS 211
Notes 220
INDEX 221
SAMPLE FLASHCARDS
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Acknowledgments
To all my students and readers, thank you so much for all the feedback, sugges-tions, and insight for the second edition of this study guide. Your questions and eagerness to learn continues to inspire me.
I would like to thank each of the image contributors, as the exam prep series would not be the same without your added visual integrity. Each of you helped to maintain my excitement about the book, as the readers will appreciate as well. Preparing for the exam with the added help of your images will greatly help them to remember the strategies of the rating system.
Melissa Mayer, Editorial Assistant, at John Wiley & Sons—I enjoyed the opportunity to work with you and look forward to continuing my writing eff orts with Wiley. You were incredibly supportive and motivating—for that I cannot thank you enough. Amanda, Kerstin, Amy, and Nancy—your support during production has always made the process streamlined and enjoyable. Th ank you, Lisa Ryan at Stellar Searches, for helping me with yet another index!
A tremendous thank you to my family and friends for all of your support, motivation, interest, and patience. I really cannot thank you all enough!
Mom, thank you for taking care of Izzy while I was on the road, for always sending me home with your delicious meals, and for all the surprises aft er I fi n-ished each chapter.
Th is past year has been incredibly enlightening, as I am always on a quest to better myself and grow. I have been fortunate enough to reconnect with a very special person from my past who has not only been extremely supportive and motivating, but makes me strive even harder to meet my goals, both personally and professionally. Juan, this is just the beginning of our next chapter together. . . .
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Introduction
Guide to the LEED ®Green Associate V4 Exam is the resource to prepare for theLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED ® ) Green Associate exam. Th is exam prep guide provides a road map to studying for the LEED Green Asso-ciate exam as administered by Green Building Certifi cation Institute (GBCI™). Guide to the LEED Green Associate V4 Exam is aimed at those professionals seekingknowledge about the basic knowledge and understanding that is required in order to pass the exam and earn the LEED Green Associate accreditation.
As a means to introduce myself, I am a LEED consultant and an education provider, focused on sustainable design and building operation concepts. I have traveled the country helping many students to prepare for the LEED Green Asso-ciate and LEED Accredited Professional (AP) exams. Th e LEED Green Associate class typically is a one‐day seminar and reviews all of the information as pre-sented in this book. During this class, I share my LEED project experiences and study tips in order to help make sense of this challenging information and present it in a logical format to help streamline the studying eff orts for my students. Th is book breaks down the diffi cult information to be retained into a coherent and straightforward approach, as compared to simply repeating what would be found in the study reference material outlined by GBCI.
EXAM PREP GUIDE STRUCTURE
Guide to the LEED Green Associate V4 Exam is organized into three parts as amethod to break down the information to comprehend. First, an introduction is needed to review the concepts and processes, in order to then understand the next part, the technologies and strategies to implement. Finally, the appen-dices include charts and diagrams summarizing the critical information, as well as other resources to narrow down the amount of information to be studied as preparation to sit for the LEED Green Associate exam. Th e composition of the book is as follows:
Part I: Ramping Up is composed of the following information: ■ Chapter 1 : Understanding the Credentialing Process ■ Chapter 2 : Introduction to the Concepts of Sustainable Design ■ Chapter 3 : Integrative Process ■ Chapter 4 : Th ird‐Party Verifi cation ■ Chapter 5 : Th e LEED Green Building Certifi cation Program ■ Chapter 6 : Essential LEED Concepts