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GBCI Candidate Handbook3) Registering or Your ExamTable o Contents

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Green Building Certifcation Institute2101 L Street NW, Suite 650 Washington, DC 20037 www.gbci.org

1.800.795.1746 +1.202.828.1145 www.gbci.org/contact

Valid for October 2009

Candidate HandbookBuilding Design + ConstructionLEED AP


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GBCI Candidate Handbook3) Registering or Your Exam


LEED AP Building Design + Construction Candidate Handbook, revised October 2009.

COPYRIGHT 2009 by Green Building Certication Institute

Information in this Handbook represents current policies and procedures for a LEED Professional

Credentialing exam. Information in this handbook supersedes information contained in any previously

published information.

This booklet may not be brought into the examination.

Eligibility standards, exam content, exam standards, fees, and guidelines are subject to change.

Please read and understand the entire Handbook including all policies, procedures, and consequences.


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GBCI Candidate Handbook3) Registering for Your ExamTable of Contents

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1) 5 Things Every Candidate Should Know 1

2) Applying for Your Exam 2Applying or an Exam

Application Period

Eligibility Requirements

Special Testing AccommodationsRegistering or an Exam

Exam Fees

3) Preparing for Your Exam 6Exam Inormation

Exam Item Development

Exam Format

Exam Language

Exam Timing

Determining Passing Score

Specifcations

Reerences

Sample Questions

4) Scheduling Your Exam 15Exam Scheduling

Bulk Scheduling

Confrm, Cancel, or Reschedule Exam Appointment

Failing to Appear or a Scheduled Exam

Inclement Weather or Other Emergencies

5) Pre-Exam Checklist 176) The Day of Your Exam 18Identifcation Requirements

Name Requirements

Computer-Based Testing

Exam Scoring

Test Security

What to Expect at the Test Center

Test Center Regulations

Grounds or Dismissal rom Test Center

7) After Your Exam 22Passing the ExamFailing the Exam

Credentialing Maintenance Program

Certifcates

Exam Content Appeals

Candidate Confdentiality

Contact Information 24

Changes to the Handbook 26

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GBCI Candidate Handbook3) Registering or Your Exam1) 5 Things Every Candidate Should Know


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1. Ensure that your given name (frst name) and surname (last name) in MyCredentials matches the given name and surname on the identifcation you will present atthe test center. (See page 18.)

IF THE NAMES DO NOT MATCH, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TEST

AND YOU WILL FORFEIT THE FULL EXAM FEE.

2. In order to receive member pricing or your exam, you must enter your CorporateAccess ID into your USGBC account prior to registration. (To update your member status,go to www.usgbc.org > Your Account > Membership.) The member discount is notautomatically applied retroactively to exam registrations that are submitted under non-member pricing.

3. To change or cancel your exam appointment you must do so through Prometricno later than midnight on the third day beore your scheduled examination. All examappointments cancelled/rescheduled 30 days or less beore the examination date arecharged a $30 ee. (As o December 31, 2009, the ee or canceling or rescheduling within30 days o your exam appointment will be $50.) I you do not receive a new confrmationnumber rom Prometric, contact them immediately to confrm that your appointment hasbeen successully cancelled/rescheduled. (See page 15.)

YOU WILL NEED YOUR CONFIRMATION NOTICE FOR ALL COMMUNICATIONWITH PROMETRIC AND GBCI REGARDING YOUR EXAM APPOINTMENT.

4.The only feld you cannot edit in your My Credentials account is the name. (I youneed to change your name, please contact GBCI credentialing sta at www.gbci.org/contact> Name Changes or at 1-800-795-1746, within the US, or at +1-202-828-1145, outside theUS.) Every other feld, including username, email address, password, street address,

company afliation, etc., can be changed, so there is no reason to create a new accountwhen you change jobs, locations, or job titles.

5. I you have a documented disability that would prevent you rom taking a LEEDProessional Credentialing exam under standard conditions, you may request a reasonableaccommodation as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Prometric certifesthat it shall comply with the provisions o the ADA. (See page 13.)


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GBCI Candidate Handbook

2) Applying for Your Exam2

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Applying for an Exam

Go to www.gbci.org and click My Credentials. This will prompt you to log in to your My Credentials account.1.

I you do not have an account, click First Time Here? to create one.

Select Apply or an exam rom your Current Options. (I you do not see this option, it means that you have2.

already applied or an exam or you are a LEED AP credentialed under the New Construction, Commercial

Interiors, or Existing Buildings exam tracks and you havent enrolled in the new system.)Review and, i applicable, update your profle.3.

Veriy that your given name (frst name) and surname (last name) in My Credentials matches the given name4.

and surname on the identifcation you will present at the test center; i it does not, contact GBCI credentialing

sta at www.gbci.org/contact > Name Changes or at 1-800-795-1746, within the US, and +1-202-828-

1145, outside the US, as you cannot update it yoursel.

Select your LEED Proessional Directory preerences; i you are choosing to be listed, please enter a city, state5.

(ZZ i outside the US and Canada), and country. Press Submit.

Select your credentialing route and specialty. Press Submit.6.

Enter inormation or a LEED project with which you have participate in the last three years. You are required7.

to provide the name o the LEED Project, the city, state (ZZ i outside the US and Canada), and country, theLEED Rating System under which the project was registered/certifed, and the projects start date. You are also

required to upload a letter rom a supervisor/client/project manager describing your activities or role on the

LEED project. (See Eligibility Requirements on the next page or more inormation.) Press Submit.

Select whether you would like special testing accommodations based on the Americans with Disabilities Act8.

(ADA). (See Special Testing Accommodations on page 13 or more inormation.) Press Submit.

Review your exam application. You may return to the main menu and leave your application incomplete;9.

however, your application will not be processed until it is completed and submitted. Once you have

confrmed that all inormation is correct and all documentation is uploaded, press Submit.

Read GBCIs Terms and Conditions, Disciplinary and Exam Appeals Policy, and CMP Guidelines. Afrm that10.

you have read and agree to all documents by electronic signature. Press Submit.

Select the credit or debit card type (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover) with which you will pay11.the $100 non-reundable LEED AP application ee. Press Pay ee.

Enter the card number, expiration date, name, and billing address o the credit or debit card with which you12.

will pay the non-reundable application ee. Press Process Payment. Do NOT hit the button more than once;

doing so may cause multiple charges on your credit or debit card.

You will receive an on-screen notifcation that your application is complete and will be provided with your13.

application reerence number.

You will receive notice within seven days that your application is approved or, i more inormation is required,14.

incomplete. I your application is approved, you can proceed to registration. (See Registering or an Exam on

page 14.) I the application is denied or expires (see Application Period on the next page), you must wait 90

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Application PeriodAn approved application is valid or one year rom the approval date. Candidates are allotted three registrations per

exam section per one-year application period. This means that a candidate has three chances to meet the minimum

competency score o 170 or any given LEED proessional credentialing exam section while their application is

active.

For a LEED AP credential, the candidate is allowed three attempts per section during the one year application

period. Both sections are delivered concurrently unless the candidate previously passed one o the sectionsduring the current application period. In this case, the candidate only will be tested on the section they have not

passed. Once the candidate has passed a section o a LEED AP exam, that section will no longer be available to

the candidate during their application period. Candidates must pass both sections o a LEED AP exam to earn the

credential.

Ater an application expires, candidates are required to wait 90 days beore submitting a new application to GBCI.

This means that i a candidate does not earn the credential with their allotted registrations, or i a candidate

allows their application period to expire without using their registrations, they must wait 90 days to reapply. I

a candidates application period expires, they must once again demonstrate eligibility or their chosen credential

route when they reapply.

Eligibility RequirementsTo take the LEED AP exams, you must have previous experience* with a LEED Registered Project within three

years o your application submittal date. This work experience must be documented in the orm o a letter o

attestation rom a supervisor, client, or project manager and must describe your involvement on the LEED Project

as a consultant, contracted worker, member o the LEED Project Team, LEED Homes Provider, LEED Commercial

Reviewer, LEED Homes Green Verifer, or sta member o a Certiying Body (CB).1

I you are audited, GBCI auditors will review this letter o attestation based on these requirements:

The letter must be on letterhead or provide other evidence o its authenticity.

The body o the attestation should be limited to 1,500 words or less.

The letter must be dated.

The letter must be authored and signed by a supervisor, client, project manager, or someone else

qualifed to evaluate the applicants perormance.

The authors title and relationship to the applicant should be demonstrated, or example the authors

business card.

The letter must summarize and confrm the applicants involvement with the LEED Project.

The ull name or Project ID or the LEED Project must be provided.

The letter must provide the dates o the applicants relevant involvement.

I the applicant is not currently involved with this LEED project, the end date o this involvement

cannot be more than three (3) years ago.

Candidates must also agree to the Disciplinary and Exam Appeals Policy and credentialing maintenance

requirements and submit to an application audit. Five to seven percent o all applications will be audited; you will

be notifed immediately i you are chosen or an audit and will be notifed o your eligibility within seven days.

* For the LEED AP credentials, to be personally involved with a LEED Registered Project means that the candidate can show how

they have contributed to the registered project through active participation in it and have on-going responsibility through their

participation. The candidate must show how they have been exposed to the LEED process and have knowledge of the project. The

candidate can work in a variety of fashions that are linked to the project such as in an on-going, full-time role with the LEED Project

team in multiple phases of the project including managing or leading the project design or construction team, or facility management

teams by providing installation, supervision, auditing, consulting, managing or other leadership roles with the project team. This list is

not meant to be exhaustive, but is meant to provide guidance for candidates with their application.


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Special Testing Accommodations

I you have a documented disability that would prevent you rom taking a LEED proessional exam under normal

testing conditions, you may request reasonable accommodations as required by law. Reasonable accommodations

are granted to ensure that every candidate has the opportunity to test on a level feld with other candidates,

but not to provide any candidate with an unair advantage over other candidates. Accommodation requests areconsidered on a case by case basis.

Prometric certifes that it shall comply with the provisions o the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Under the

ADA, entities that administer standardized examinations must oer the examinations in a place and manner that

is accessible to candidates with disabilities. This may require reasonable modifcations to the manner in which the

test is administered. Prometric will provide candidates reasonable auxiliary aids and services, except where it may

undamentally alter the validity o the exam results. Available accommodations include, but are not limited to, a

reader, a scribe, and extended testing time.

I you require special accommodations to sit or a LEED proessional exam, you must indicate this on your Exam

Application. To request accommodations, you and your health care provider will each need to complete one orm

to document the disability and the need or accommodation. You must submit the Candidate and Provider Forms

with your application. Download the Candidate and Provider orms. These two orms require you to provide the

ollowing inormation:

Diagnosis and nature o the disability

Name o tests used to evaluate the condition

Length o the condition

Date you were last seen by your health care provider

Specifc suggested accommodation(s)

There is no additional charge or special accommodations. Each request will be evaluated individually.

GBCI credentialing sta will review this documentation within 30 days o the submittal o your application

and, i approved, will alert Prometric o the necessary accommodations. Candidates who request special testingaccommodations or a LEED credentialing exam will not be able to schedule an appointment with Prometric until

their request is approved and arrangements have been made with Prometric. Candidates will be contacted by emai

regarding the approval status o their special testing accommodations request.
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Registering for an Exam

Go to www.gbci.org and click My Credentials. This will prompt you to log in to your My Credentials account.1.

Select Register or an exam rom your Current Options. (I you do not see this option, it means that you have2.

not applied or an exam or that your application has not yet been approved, was denied, or is expired.)

Confrm that you understand or which exam you are registering and how to schedule an appointment.3.Confrm that your member status is correct.4. The member discount is not automatically applied retroactively to

exam registrations that are submitted under non-member pricing. Please make sure that this pricing is correct

BEFORE continuing and generating eligibility ID. (To update your member status, go to www.usgbc.org >

Your Account > Membership.)

When you exam registration is complete, your eligibility ID will be displayed on-screen. You can use this5.

number to schedule an exam through Prometric, available at www.prometric.com/gbci; please see the Contact

Inormation section (page 24) or your local Prometric phone number.

Candidates may register at any point during their one year application period through My Credentials at www.

gbci.org. There is no required waiting time between registrations during the application period; however,

candidates may have only one pending registration at any given time.

Failure to appear or an appointment or denial o access to an appointment due to a ailure to present proper

identifcation will count as use o one o the three allotted registrations. Exceptions will be made only or

candidates who miss an appointment due to a documented emergency. (See Failure to Appear or a Scheduled

Exam on page 16.)

Exam Fees

Examination ees cover the costs o testing center coordination and stafng, examination development, review,

production and scoring. Prometric accepts electronic credit or debit card payment methods. Prometric does not

currently accept checks or payment or the LEED Proessional exams. Within the US, Prometric charges the examee when the scheduled exam appointment occurs. Outside the US, Prometric charges the exam ee at the time o

scheduling. The exam ee or the LEED AP, per appointment, is:

For combined exam (both part 1, core green buidling knowledge, and part 2, specialty):

USGBC national members: $300

Non-members: $450

For specialty exam only:

USGBC national members: $150

Non-members: $250

Please note that candidates cannot change the credit or debit card inormation or the payment o a scheduledPrometric appointment without cancelling the appointment with Prometric frst.

NOTE TO USGBC MEMBERS: The member discount is not automatically applied retroactively to exam registrations

that are submitted under non-member pricing. Please make sure that this pricing is correct BEFORE registering.

(To update your member status, go to www.usgbc.org > Your Account > Membership.)
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3) Preparing or your exam

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Exam InormationA LEED AP is an individual who has passed the exam and possesses the knowledge and skills necessary to

participate in the design process, to support and encourage integrated design, and to streamline the application

and certication process.

GBCI contracts with a test development rm to develop and deliver the exam. The development o a valid exam

begins with a clear and concise denition o the knowledge, skills and abilities needed in order to successully

serve as a LEED AP. Psychometricians work with experts in the green building industry to identiy criticalcomponents o the roles and responsibilities o an individual supporting the LEED certication process.

All LEED Proessional Credentialing exams are valid and reliable. Validity means that the exam is able to measure

that which it is supposed to measure. Reliability is an index o how accurately the exam measures a candidates

skills. A test must be both valid and reliable to be considered a well-developed exam. The LEED AP exam accurately

assesses each candidates ability to carry out the required responsibilities o a LEED AP.

Exam Item DevelopmentExtensive test statistics are calculated in the process o determining test validity and reliability. This includes careul

analysis o every item on all LEED Proessional Credentialing exams. Exam questions are developed and validated

by global work groups o Subject Matter Experts, are reerenced to current standards and resources, are developedand monitored through psychometric analysis, and satisy the test development specications o a job analysis.

All LEED Proessional Credentialing exams assess candidates abilities at three hierarchical cognitive levels:

Recognition, Application, and Analysis. It is not necessary to know an items cognitive level, and an items

cognitive level may not be obvious. It is only important that candidates understand that these dierent cognitive

levels are assessed so that candidates can demonstrate both the breadth and depth o their knowledge as it pertains

to the test specications. The ollowing denitions do not represent strict divisions between item types but are

meant to be explanatory guidelines so that candidates understand the various levels at which they may have to

demonstrate knowledge.

Recognition Items: These items assess a candidates ability to recall actual material that is presented in a

similar context to the exam reerences.

Application Items: These items provide the candidate with a novel problem or scenario that the candidate can

solve using amiliar principles or procedures described in the exam reerences.

Analysis Items: These items assess a candidates ability to break the problem down into its components to

create a solution. The candidate must not only recognize the dierent elements o the problem, but must also

evaluate the relationship or interactions o these elements.

Exam FormatThe LEED AP exam is designed to measure your skills and knowledge against criteria developed by Subject Matter

Experts and to assess your knowledge and skill in understanding and to assess your understanding and knowledge

o the LEED Rating System and ability to acilitate the certication process. The LEED AP exam is comprised o two

parts, each part contains 100 randomly delivered multiple choice questions and each part must be completed

in 2 hours; total seat time or the LEED AP exam will be 4 hours and 20 minutes including a tutorial and short

satisaction survey.

Exam LanguageGBCI oers the LEED Proessional Accreditation exam in English. The use o translators or oreign-language

dictionaries during the examination will not be permitted. Additional time to complete the exam will not be

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Exam TimingWhile you are permitted up to 2 hours (2:00) to complete the each part o the LEED AP Building Design +

Construction be prepared to commit 4 hours and 20 minutes (4:20) to the entire process. Total exam time is

broken out as ollows: an optional 10 minute tutorial, the 2-hour (2:00) LEED Green Associate exam, the 2-hour

(2:00) Building Design + Construction specialty exam, and an optional 10 minute exit survey.

Determining the Passing ScoreA valid credentialing exam must have a deensible passing score. The cut score that separates candidates who have

not mastered the content must be based on the minimum level o knowledge required as set orth by Subject

Matter Experts. The perormance o Beta testers was analyzed by proessional psychometricians to gain statistics

about item perormance. The nal cut score recommendation was then determined by a group o test developmen

experts and volunteer Subject Matter Experts using the Ango Method. The nal cut score is approved by the GBCI

Credentialing Steering Committee.

SpecifcationsThe specications or each section o the LEED AP Building Design + Construction exam are organized to include

a list o domains and their corresponding knowledge areas. This structure provides the volunteer Subject MatterExperts with a ramework to guide the development o exam items to assess whether a candidate is capable o

perorming specic tasks and services. The ollowing outline provides a general description o exam content areas

or the LEED AP BD+C exam:

Exam Part 1: LEED Green Associate Exam

The rst part o your exam is the LEED Green Associate which tests your general knowledge o green building

practices or both commercial and residential spaces and both new construction and existing buildings as well as

how to support other proessionals working on LEED projects.

I. Synergistic Opportunities and LEED Application Process

Project Requirements (e.g. site; program; budget; schedule)A. Costs (e.g. hard costs; sot costs; lie-cycle)B.

Green Resources (e.g. USGBC; Environmental Building News)C.

Standards that support LEED Credit (e.g. American Society o Heating, Rerigeration and Air-conditioningD.

Engineers [ASHRAE]; Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association [SMACNA]

guidelines; Green Seal)

Credit Interactions (e.g. energy and IEQ; waste management)E.

Credit Interpretation Rulings/Requests and precedents that lead to exemplary perormance creditsF.

Components o LEED Online and Project RegistrationG.

Components o LEED Score CardH.

Components o Letter Templates (e.g. project calculations; supplementary documentation)I.

Strategies to Achieve CreditJ.Project Boundary; LEED Boundary; Property BoundaryK.

Prerequisites and/or Minimum Program Requirements or LEED CerticationL.

Preliminary Rating (target certication level)M.

Multiple Certications or Same Building (e.g. Operations & Maintenance or certied building newN.

construction; core and shell and commercial interior; certied building in neighborhood development)

Occupancy Requirements (e.g.existing building--building must be ully occupied or 12 continuousO.

months as described in minimum program requirements)

USGBC Policies (e.g. trademark usage; logo usage)P.

Requirements to Earn LEED AP CreditQ.


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Exam Part 2: BD+C Specialty Exam

II. Project Site Factors

Community ConnectivityA.

Transportation (e.g. public transportation; bike storage; uel ecient vehicle parking; parking capacity;1.

car pool parking; car share membership [e.g. Zipcar]; shuttles; carts)

Pedestrian Access (e.g; circulation and accessibility such as cross walks; ramps; and trails)2.

Zoning Requirements (e.g. density components such as calculations -site area and foor area ratio;B.

construction limits; open space; building ootprint; development ootprint; specic landscaping restrictions)DevelopmentC.

Heat Islands (e.g. non-roo; roo; Solar Refectance Index; emissivity; albedo; heat island eect; green1.

roos)

III. Water Management

Types and Quality o Water (e.g. potable; graywater; blackwater; stormwater)A.

Water Management (e.g. water use reduction through xtures such as water closets; urinals; sinks; lavatoryB.

aucets; showers; harvesting; baseline water demand; calculations o Full Time Equivalent; irrigation)

IV. Project Systems and Energy Impacts

Environmental Concerns (e.g. chlorofuorocarbon [CFC] reduction, no rerigerant option, ozone depletion,A.

re suppressions without halons or CFCs, phase-out plan, Hydrochlorofuorocarbons [HCFC])

Green Power (e.g. o-site generated, renewable energy certicates, Green-e providers)B.V. Acquisition, Installation, and Management o Project Materials

Recycled Materials (e.g. pre-consumer, post-consumer, collection requirements, commingled)A.

Locally (regionally) Harvested and Manuactured MaterialsB.

Construction Waste Management (e.g. written plan; accounted by weight or volume; reduction strategies;C.

polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) removal and Asbestos-containing materials (ACM) management)

VI. Stakeholder Involvement in Innovation

Integrated Project Team Criteria (architect, heating-ventilation-air-conditioning [HVAC] engineer, landscapeA.

architect, civil engineer, contractor, Facility Manager)

Durability Planning and Management (e.g. material liecycle, building re-use)B.

Innovative and Regional Design (regional green design and construction measures as appropriate andC. established requirements)

VII. Project Surroundings and Public Outreach

Codes (e.g, building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, re protection)A.

I. Project Site Factors

Considerations or site selectionA.

Land issues (e.g. armland; foodplains [100 year; FEMA maps]; wetlands; water bodies; parkland;1.

browneld; open space preservation; topography; minimization o disturbed area)

Plants and animals (e.g. endangered and imperiled species; native adaptive plants; invasive plant species;2.

Federal wildlie Protection Act; Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] policies; heritage and champion

trees; habitat restorations; nesting areas)


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Community connectivity- services (nearby amenities; natural amenities; water trails; opportunities or jointB.

use o acilities such as allowing community access to a school playing eld)

DevelopmentC.Building and land (e.g. open space; building ootprint; development ootprint; specic landscaping1.

restrictions such as use o pollen-ree plant materials; visual and/or physical connection to landscape/

garden/nature; security requirements that infuence site issues such as in healthcare-Alzheimers; psychiatric

patients)

Lighting (e.g. light pollution; interior and/or exterior light trespass; lighting zone; maximum candela;2.

lighting power densities)

Climate conditions (e.g. seasonal changes; solar availability & clear sky data such as sun path diagrams/D.

charts; day lighting and lighting on streetscapes; precipitation data such as annual averages; temperature

such as heating and cooling degree days; relative humidity)

II. Water Management

Water treatment (e.g. techniques such as packaged biological removal systems, constructed wetlands, andA.

high eciency ltration systems)

Stormwater (e.g. rate: imperviousness, pre-development and post-development discharge rate, retentionB.

and detention)Irrigation demand (e.g. evapotranspiration, landscape coecient such as plant species actor, plantingC.

density, microclimate actor)III. Project Systems and Energy Impacts

Energy perormance policies (e.g. Minimum Energy Perormance: building simulation model; CarbonA.

ootprint; intensity-BTU/SF; emissions reductions; building orientation; ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design

guides)

Building components (e.g. building envelope; HVAC; service water heating; power; lighting; otherB.

equipment; lighting power density; receptacle load; insulation; windows)

On-site renewable energy (e.g. wind; solar; passive solar; geothermal; biomass; low impact hydro; biogas)C.

Third-party relationships--requirements (e.g. prescriptive and perormance requirements orD.

Commissioning Agent; design and submittal review; systems manual; ollow-up by Commissioning Agent;third party duty requirements)

Energy perormance measurement (e.g. measurement verication, building energy simulation vs. meteringE.

devices, payment accountability, capability vs. plan; International Perormance Measurement and Verication

Protocol [IPMVP])

Energy tradeos (e.g. integration and identication o tradeos in energy savings between mechanical,F.

electrical, and building components; lighting design that considers energy use reduction and lighting power

density relationship with daylighting)

Sources (e.g. central plants; distributed energy (cogeneration); alternative uels such as biodiesel, H2 uelG.

cells, wood-chip gasication)

Energy usage (e.g. building schedules; occupancy and o-hours; indoor/outdoor air usage rates and impactH.

on energy perormance)

IV. Acquisition, Installation, and Management o Project MaterialsBuilding reuse (e.g. roo, walls, pre-planned conversion o school building to oce use)A.

Rapidly renewable materials (e.g. bamboo fooring, cotton batt insulation, wheatboard, cork, wool)B.

Material acquisition (e.g. certied wood; chain o custody procedures)C.


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V. Improvements to the Indoor Environment

Minimum ventilation requirement (e.g. indoor air quality; natural ventilation; mixed mode ventilation)A.

Tobacco smoke control (e.g. prohibiting smoking; designated smoking area; negative pressure; residentialB.

units; weather-stripping; blower door test)

Air quality (e.g. carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration, densely occupied spaces vs. non-densely occupiedC.

spaces; HVAC system integration/automation; air ltration [particulate matter reduction practices])

Ventilation eectiveness (e.g. heat recovery strategy; breathing zone; exltration/inltration; breathing zoneD.outdoor airfow, natural ventilation design)

Indoor air quality (IAQ)E.

Pre-construction (e.g. development o IAQ Management Program; outdoor air ventilation; ventilation1.

systems design or the reduction in indoor air pollutants)

During construction (e.g. protection o absorptive materials rom moisture damage; HVAC protection2.

during construction, handling HVAC operation during construction; moisture control including indoor

moisture issues and dehumidication practices; mold prevention and/or remediation)

Beore occupancy (e.g. HVAC system capability; fush-out procedures, timing requirements or fush-out3.

or testing, air quality testing, contaminant concentrations)

During occupancy (e.g. development and implementation o a green cleaning policy; use o products and4.

materials, equipment, procedures; integrated pest management)G GG5.

Low-emitting materials (e.g. adhesives and sealants; paints; coatings; carpet; composite wood and agriberF.

products; VOCs; urea-ormaldehyde; VOC budget option, VOC emissions, VOC content)

Indoor/outdoor chemical and pollutant control (e.g. entryway systems; walk-o mat contract or cleaningG.

requirement; hazardous gas mixing; pressurize room; door closers; deck-to-deck partitions; MERV 13 or

regularly occupied spaces; radon protection, reduction practices or radon gas, other soil gas contaminants)

Lighting controls (e.g. individual occupant control; task lighting; dual levels; occupancy sensors; daylightH.

sensors; building automation system; window and foor area, geometry actor, visible transmittance,

shading devices, light shelves, skylights)

Thermal controls (e.g. individual occupant control o thermal comort; operable windows; thermostat;I.

diusers; radiant panel options; building automation system; thermal comort design, written plan orcorrective action; distribution o space heating and cooling)

Views (e.g. through interior glazing, vision glazing; glare eects on individuals such as patients, students)J.

Types o building spaces (e.g. regularly occupied spaces; individual occupant work spaces; group multi-K.

occupant spaces, classroom and core learning spaces)

VI. Stakeholder Involvement in Innovation

Design workshop/charrette (meeting on integrated green strategies)A.

Ways to earn credit (e.g. innovative methods; building as a teaching tool; tailor lighting color to task;B.

Green educational program; residential construction methodologies; tenant guidelines; documentation o

sustainable building costs impacts)

Education o building manager (development o a building manual and a demonstration walkthrough oC.

the green eatures in the building)VII. Project Surroundings and Public Outreach

Inrastructure (e.g. access inormation to sewer and water supply service areas; municipal utilities such asA.

availability and capacity o existing lines, uture demand, power & water management district)

Zoning requirements (e.g. land use change amendments; public hearings)B.

Government planning agencies (e.g. Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], local, state, ederal, USDA,C.

Public Health Code)

Reduced parking methods (e.g. shared parking acilities, carpools, car-share, bike secure parking)D.

Transit oriented development (e.g. access to train, bus, multi-modal interaces)E.

Pedestrian oriented streetscape design (bike & pedestrian connectivity, vehicular trac interace, bike lanes)F.


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Reerences

Exam Part 1: LEED Green Associate ExamThe primary source or the development o the core reerences is the LEED Rating System. The LEED for Building

Design & Construction Reference Guide, combined with the additional sources listed below, is helpul in learning

more about the LEED rating system and its application in practice.

Reerences

LEEDforBuildingDesign&ConstructionReference

Guide, U.S. Green Building Council (available or

purchase at www.usgbc.org/store > Publications)

Sustainable Building Technical Manual: Part II, byAnthony Bernheim and William Reed (1996)

Guidance on Innovation & Design (ID) Credits (US

Green Building Council, 2004)

Guidelines for CIR Customers (US Green Building

Council, 2007)

LEED OnlineSample Credit Templates(www.

usgbc.org)

Cost of Green Revisited, by Davis Langdon (2007)

Energy Performance of LEED for New

Construction Buildings: Final Report, by Cathy

Turner and Mark Frankel (2008)You should also be amiliar with the content o the

U.S. Green Building Councils website, www.usgbc.org,

including, but not limited to the various LEED Rating

Systems, LEED Checklists, LEED Project Registration,

LEED Certication content, and the purpose o LEED

Online.

Exam Part 2: LEED AP BD+C Specialty Exam

Primary Reerences*

LEED for Building Design and Construction

Reference Guide, U.S. Green Building Council

(2009) (available or purchase at www.

usgbc.org/store > Publications)

Cost of Green Revisited, by Davis Langdon

(2007)

Sustainable Building Technical Manual: Part

II, by Anthony Bernheim and William Reed

(1996)

The Treatment by LEED of theEnvironmental Impact of HVAC Refrigerants

(LEED Technical and Scientic Advisory

Committee, 2004)

Guidance on Innovation & Design (ID)

Credits (US Green Building Council, 2004)

Guidelines for CIR Customers (US Green

Building Council, 2007)

Ancillary Reerences

Energy Performance of LEED for New Construction

Buildings: Final Report, by Cathy Turner and Mark Frankel

(2008)

Foundations of the Leadership in Energy and Environmenta

Design Environmental Rating System: A Tool for Market

Transformation(LEED Steering Committee, 2006)

AIA Integrated Project Delivery: A Guide(www.aia.org)

Review of ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2004:

Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, by Brian

Kareis (www.workplacegroup.net) Best Practices of ISO - 14021: Self-Declared Environmen-

tal Claims, by Kun-Mo Lee and Haruo Uehara (2003).

Bureau o Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov)

International Code Council(www.iccsae.org)

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Standards for

Accessible Design (www.ada.gov)

GSA 2003 Facilities Standards (General Services

Administration, 2003)

Guide to Purchasing Green Power(Environmental

Protection Agency, 2004)

Green Building & LEED Core Concepts Guide , 1st Edition(US Green Building Council, 2009) (available or

purchase at www.usgbc.org/store > Publications)
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Questions:

1:What Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) program

set standards or low-emitting carpets, adhesives,

and pads?

A. Green Seal

B. Green Guard

C. Green-e Certied

D. Green Label Plus

2: Why should a green project be located in an

existing community?

A. Adequate parking is available on site.

B. The zoning approval or the project is easier.

C. Native plantings can be used or erosion control.

D. The connection to basic community resources is

present.

3: Graywater is most oten used or:

A. drinking.B. irrigation.

C. dishwashers.

D. swimming pools.

4:What rerigerant contributes the most to global

warming potential (GWP)?

A. HFC-23

B. CFC-12

C. Propane

D. HCFC-123

5: A general contractor (GC) attempts a credit in

Local or Regional Materials and discovers that

the specifed product has only a portion o the

material manuactured within the required

radius. What should the GC do?

A. Not list the product

B. Not use the product

C. List the entire product

D. List only the portion within the required radius

Answers:

1: D. Green Label Plus

This question aligns itsel with:

I. Synergistic Opportunities and LEED Application

Process

D. Standards that support LEED credit

2: D. The connection to basic community resources is

present.


II. Project Site Factors

B. Community connectivity

2. Pedestrian Access

3: B. irrigation.


III. Water Management

A. Types and quality o water

4: A. HFC-23


IV. Project Systems and Energy Impacts

A. Environmental concerns

5: D. List only the portion within the required radius


V. Acquisition, Installation, and Management o Project

Materials

Locally (regionally) harvested and manuacturedB.

materials

Sample QuestionsDisclaimer:The items listed here were discarded in the process o creating items or the new LEED AP BuildingDesign + Construction exam. The items are provided or your convenience to allow you to better amiliarize your-

sel with the ormat and general content o items on the exam.

The content o these items, while representative o the type o questions on the LEED AP BD+C exam, does not

necessarily mirror the content that will appear on the actual exam. Further, your ability to correctly answer these

sample items does not in any way predict or guarantee your ability to successully answer questions on the actualLEED AP BD+C exam.

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Questions:

1: A ormer landfll site is under consideration

or a new low-cost housing development. For

Sustainable Sites Credit, Brownfeld Development,

which remediation strategies are appropriate?

(Choose three.)

A. Solar detoxicationB. Cap contaminants in place

C. Treating contaminants on-site

D. Hauling contaminated soil o-site

E. Employing Pump and Treat method

2. A building has 100 occupants. Calculate

the baseline potable water usage or sewage

conveyance or Water Efciency, Innovative

Wastewater Technologies.

A. 96,400 gallons (364,913 liters)

B. 100,000 gallons (378,541 liters)C. 109,200 gallons (413,366 liters)

D. 140,300 gallons (531,093 liters)

3. The proposed design has south acing glazing

with a high visible transmittance. The team is

considering applying tint flm in order to reduce

the loading on the HVAC system. Which o the

ollowing achieves Indoor Environmental Quality,

Daylight and Views Credit?

A. Film on glazing, providing 70% o space access todaylight, and 88% space with views

B. Reducing the area o glazing, providing 65% o

space access to daylight, and 78% space with views

C. Shading devices instead o lm, providing 75% o


D. Shading devices and light monitors instead o lm,

reducing the glazing area providing 80% o space

access to daylight, and 90% space with views

Answers:

1: A. Solar detoxication

C. Treating contaminants on-site

E. Employing Pump and Treat method



Considerations or site selectionA.Land issues1.

2: C. 109,200 gallons (413,366 liters)



Water treatmentA.

3: D. Shading devices and light monitors instead o

lm, reducing the glazing area providing 80% o



III. Project Systems and Energy Impacts

F. Energy tradeos

6: What is the legal instrument that regulates

current land use?

A. Zoning

B. Licensing

C. Abatement

D. Commissioning

6: A. Zoning



CodesA.

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4: A LEED Core and Shell project is salvaging

historic interior paneling and doors rom the

building that previously occupied this site. In

addition to Materials and Resources Credit,

Materials Reuse, what other Material and

Resources Credit is impacted?

A. Building Reuse

B. Recycled Content

C. Rapidly Renewable Materials

D. Construction and Demolition Waste

5: The developer o an ofce building is

concerned about the cost o the individualized

lighting control system that is specifed to

satisy the Indoor Environmental Quality Credit,

Controllability o Systems - Lighting. How

might the rest o the project team convince

the developer o the value o the system with

relationship to frst costs?

A. Increased end-user comort and satisaction will

enhance productivity

B. Reduced heat load results in reduction in the

number and size o air conditioning equipment

C. The system will reduce the lighting use which

results in reduced electricity cost or the tenant

D. The system will integrate with the natural day

lighting design and reduce the electricity cost or

the tenant, while increasing comort

6: A school (non-university) is built on a large

parcel o land. Ninety-fve percent o the

students live within a 3/4 mile (1.2 kilometers)

walking distance rom the main entrance o

the school. What must the project also provide

to maximize the number o points earned in

Sustainable Sites?

A. Separate pedestrian and bike routes rom vehicular

trac

B. Shuttle service or pedestrians during inclementweather conditions

C. Pedestrian access rom at least 50% o the

residential neighborhoods

D. Dedicated bike lane that extends to the end o the

school property in one direction

4. D. Construction and Demolition Waste


V. Acquisition, Installation, and Management o Project

Materials

A. Building reuse

5. B. Reduced heat load results in reduction in the

number and size o air conditioning equipment


V. Improvements to the Indoor Environment

K. Lighting controls

6: A. Separate pedestrian and bike routes rom vehicular

trac



F. Pedestrian oriented streetscape design


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Exam SchedulingGo to www.prometric.com/gbci to schedule an exam appointment. Enter your Eligibility ID to proceed with1.

selecting a test site, scheduling a date and time and entering payment inormation.

When the exam appointment is scheduled, you will receive a confrmation number onscreen and rom2.

Prometric through an email. Record your confrmation number. You will need this confrmation number to

confrm, cancel, or reschedule your appointment through the Prometric website, www.prometric.com/gbci.

You will not be able to confrm, reschedule, or cancel with your Eligibility ID. Once you have scheduled an

exam, please print your confrmation notice rom Prometric.

YOU WILL NEED YOUR CONFIRMATION NOTICE FOR ALL COMMUNICATION

WITH PROMETRIC AND GBCI REGARDING YOUR EXAM APPOINTMENT.

I you do not receive a confrmation email rom Prometric, please call Prometric customer service. Please see the

Contact Inormation section (page 24) or your local Prometric phone number.

Bulk SchedulingTo schedule fve or more candidates at one time, you may use Prometrics Bulk Registration process. First,

candidates should individually apply and regsiter or the exam at www.gbci.org > My Credentials. (See Applying

or an Exam on page 11 and Registering or an Exam on page 14.)

Go to www.prometric.com/gbci, click Schedule Exam, select your location, and click Bulk Registration. Enter each

candidates Eligibility ID number and provide payment inormation to pay the exam ees in bulk. Alternatively, call

Prometrics Bulk Registration line and provide each candidates Eligibility ID number over the phone. Please see

the Contact Inormation section (page 24) or your local Prometric phone number.

Confrm, Cancel, or Reschedule Exam AppointmentYou can confrm, cancel, or reschedule your exam appointment through one o two ways: visit www.prometric.

com/gbci anytime and follow the on-screen instructions (this is the recommended method), or call Prometric

customer service. Please see the Contact Inormation section (page 24) or your local Prometric phone number.

To change or cancel your reservation you must do so through Prometric no later than midnight on the third day

beore your scheduled examination. All exam appointments cancelled/rescheduled 30 days or less beore the

examination date are charged a $30 ee. (As o December 31, 2009, the ee or canceling or rescheduling within

30 days o your appointment will be $50.)I you do not receive a new confrmation number rom Prometric,

contact them immediately to confrm that your appointment has been successully cancelled/rescheduled.

Leaving a message on the local test centers answering machine or contacting GBCI are NOT acceptable methods o

cancelling/rescheduling your appointment. You will need your confrmation to reschedule or cancel.

Exam Appointment Reschedule/Cancel Deadline

Monday Previous Friday, by 11:59 pm

Tuesday Previous Saturday, by 11:59 pm

Wednesday Previous Sunday, by 11:59 pmThursday Previous Monday, by 11:59 pm

Friday Previous Tuesday, by 11:59 pm

Saturday Previous Wednesday, by 11:59 pm

Sunday Previous Thursday, by 11:59 pm

Your GBCI account does not have a real-time link to Prometric. Please do not check your GBCI account or contact

GBCI or Prometric appointment inormation. Your My Credentials account will not display your appointment

inormation, until ater your exam has been delivered and your results have been returned rom Prometric. Your

GBCI account will show your exam results as Pending until GBCI receives your test results rom Prometric.


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Failing to Appear or a Scheduled ExamI you are absent rom an examination that you were scheduled to attend, and you did not reschedule or cancel

according to the policy, you must reregister at www.gbci.org > My Credentials and will be responsible or the all

exam ees.

All candidates seeking excused absences based on an emergency situation must contact Prometrics candidate carewithin 10 days o the original examination date. Please see the Contact Inormation section (page 24) or your

local Prometric phone number. Prometric will require that you ax documentation o the emergency in order to

excuse the absence. Inclement weather is not acceptable as an excused absence unless the test center was closed

(see below). I, on the day o your exam, you are unable to attend the examination or which you are scheduled,

you may be excused and be allowed to retest without charge or the ollowing reasons:

Documented illness, either yoursel or immediate amily member

Death in the immediate amily

Disabling trafc accident

Court appearance or jury duty

Military duty

Examples o acceptable documentation or excused absences are listed below. This list is not exhaustive.

Illness: Doctors note, emergency room admittance, etc.

Must be signed by a licensed doctor

Must include the date o the medical visit

Must include contact inormation or the licensed doctor

Does not need to give details o the illness or emergency, but i it does not, the doctor should at

least indicate that the candidate should not test.

Death in the Family: Death certifcate or doctors note

Must be signed by a licensed doctor or mortician

Must include the date

Must include contact inormation or the doctor or mortician

Trafc Accidents: Police report, receipt rom the mechanic or towing company


Must include contact inormation

Court Appearance: Court or jury summons, subpoena


Must specifcally name the candidate

Military Duty

Must have the date

Must specifcally name the candidate

Inclement Weather or Other EmergenciesTest administration will be delayed or cancelled only in emergencies. I severe weather or a natural disaster makes

the test center inaccessible or unsae, the test administration may be cancelled. In the event o test center closings

due to inclement weather, candidates will be contacted by Prometric to reschedule their appointment ree o

charge.


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Are You Ready?

One Month Before Your Exam

I you have a documented disability that would prevent you rom taking the LEED proessional

credentialing exams under standard conditions, you may request a reasonable accommodation as

required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Prometric certifes that it shall comply with

the provisions o the ADA. See page 13 or more inormation.

Review the address listed in your My Credentials profle so that, i you successully pass, your

certifcate is mailed to the most current address. (See page 24.) To edit your address you may visitwww.gbci.org > My Credentials > Update Profle.

One Week Before Your Exam

Confrm that the exam scheduled with Prometric is or the correct date, time, and location. I it is

not, contact Prometric online at www.prometric.com/gbci with your confrmation number or call

Prometrics customer service. Please see the Contact Inormation section (page 24) or your local

Prometric phone number.Please note that GBCI does NOT handle scheduling. Do NOT contact GBCI to confrm, reschedule,

or cancel an exam appointment. Prometric requires TWO FULL DAYS beore your exam to cancel

or reschedule. (See page 15.)

Ensure that your given name (frst name) and surname (last name) in My Credentials matches the

given name and surname on the identifcation you will present at the test center. (See next page.)



Be prepared to test without anything; no papers, books, ood, beverages, bags (including pock-

etbooks and purses), or electronic devices (including calculators) are allowed in the exam room.

Small lockers are provided or candidates to secure purses, wallets, keys, cellular telephones, etc.

(See page 20.)

Read and understand this Candidate Handbook, including all policies, procedures, and

consequences.

Ensure that your given name (frst name) and surname (last name) in My Credentials matches thegiven name and surname on the identifcation you will present at the test center. (See next page.)




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Identifcation Requirements

Candidates must provide valid, unexpired ID with a signature and a photograph that looks like the candidate.

Acceptable examples include:

Identifcation with photo and signature

Passport

Drivers LicenseMilitary ID

Signed Photo Check or Credit Card

ORIdentifcation with signature A

N

D

Identifcation with photo

Signed Check Card Alien ID Card

Signed Credit Card Employee ID Card

Student ID

Unacceptable orms o ID include but are not limited to an expired ID, an ID without an expiration date, and a

Social Security Card.

Name Requirements

Your given name (frst name) and surname (last name) in My Credentials must match the given

name (frst name) and surname (last name) on the identifcation you will present at the test center.

I the names do not match, you will NOT BE ALLOWED TO TEST AND YOU WILL FORFEIT THE FULL

EXAM FEE. To change your name, contact GBCI at www.gbci.org/contact > Name Changes or at 1-800-795-

1746, within the US or +1-202-828-1145, outside the US.

The ollowing examples are examples o non-compliance with the name policy and are NOT allowed to test:

Nicknames Michael Jones Mike Jones

James Smith Jimmy Smith

Missing given name Sarah Catherine BlackCatherine BlackJohn Robert Butler Robert Butler

Dierent given name Lee Chang John Chang

Dierent surname Diane Cooper Diane Gray

Initial(s) instead o name D. J. Baker Daniel Jonathan Baker

M. Jason Watson Mark Jason Watson

Inormal given names Skip Taylor Robert Taylor

Misspellings/Typos Thomas MikkerThomas Miller

For candidates whose names conorm to the cultural naming customs o using two surnames or the cultural

naming customs o placing the surname beore the given name, the ollowing are allowable:

Two surnames Jose Garcia Flores = Jose Garcia

Jose Garcia Flores = Jose Flores

Surname preceding given name Lee Ming =Ming Lee


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Computer-Based TestingThe LEED proessional credentialing exams are computer-based tests, but candidates do not need extensive

computer experience to take a test. Exam questions and answer options are displayed on screen. The computer

records your responses and times your exam. You are able to change your answers, skip questions, and ag

questions or later review.Beore starting the exam, you will have the option o taking a short tutorial to amiliarize yoursel with the

computer testing environment. You will have ten minutes to spend on this tutorial. This time will not be deducted

rom the time you are allotted to the complete the exam. Test site proctors are available to answer questions you

may have about the computer-based testing system, but they cannot answer questions about the content o the

exam itsel. GBCI encourages candidates to participate in the tutorial in order to amiliarize themselves with the

exam ormat. Be aware that if a candidate exits the exam session, the exam cannot be restarted.

In the event that a sotware or hardware problem occurs beore or during the test, please wait to see i the test

center administrator, with assistance rom Prometric technical support, can resolve the problem. In the event a

computer must be restarted, the computer sotware has been designed to suspend testing time until the computer

is operating again. I your exam cannot be administered because o technical difculties, your exam will berescheduled at your earliest convenience.

Exam ScoringRaw exam scores are converted to a scaled score that ranges rom a minimum o 125 to a maximum o 200

with a passing score set at 170. The scaled score is reported onscreen at the conclusion o the exam and in the

score report that is received at the test site ollowing completion o your exam. GBCI reports scaled scores so that

candidates know that a passing score o 170 is required to pass on each exam. In this way, conusion about what is

required to become a LEED Proessional is avoided.

Test SecurityTo ensure the integrity o the LEED proessional credentialing program, specifc measures are enorced during

the administration o your exam. Beore taking the examination you will be required to accept a nondisclosure

agreement which prohibits any disclosure o exam content:

Test questions and answers are the exclusive property o GBCI.

The examination and the items (questions and answers) are protected by copyright law. Theexam may not be copied or reproduced in part or in whole, by any means whatsoever, includingmemorization.

Future discussion or disclosure o the content o the exam, orally or in writing, or by any othermeans, is prohibited.

Thet or attempted thet o exam items is punishable to the ullest extent o the law.

Failure to comply with the agreement will prevent you rom testing.

You will be observed at all times while taking the exam. This may include direct observation by test center sta, as

well as audio and video recording o your exam session. Your participation in irregular behavior in or around

the test center during the exam may result in invalidation of the results of your examination, termination of

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What to Expect at the Test Center

It is recommended that you arrive at the test center at least 30 minutes prior to your scheduled exam appointment

to get settled, check in, and begin the tutorial. Candidates who arrive at test site ater their scheduled exam times

will lose their reservations and be considered absent, and the policy or Failure to Appear or a Scheduled Exam

will apply. (See page 16.)

Your test session should begin within 30 minutes o your scheduled appointment. I circumstances arise at the test

site that delay your test session more than 30 minutes ater your scheduled appointment time, you will be given

the choice o continuing to wait or rescheduling your appointment.

You will be escorted to a workstation by test center staff. You must remain in your seat during the exam except whenauthorized to leave by test center staff. Raise your hand to notify test center staff if:

You experience problems with your computer

An error message appears on the computer screen (do not clear the message)

You need additional scratch paper or pencil

You need to take a break (testing time will NOT be suspended)

You need the test center sta or any other reason

In the event that you encounter negative conditions at the test site such as HVAC failures, excessive noise, ortechnology malfunctions we recommend that you immediately notify the proctor and request that the issue isdocumented in an Incident Report. Be sure to record the Incident Report number. In unlikely cases where suchconditions may occur, it does not modify or change the required passing score.

To report a problem with your exam experience, report the incident with the proctor at the test site and call

candidate care within 10 days of the original examination date. Please see the Contact Inormation section

(page 24) or your local Prometric phone number.

Test Center Regulations

Nothing may be brought into the exam room with you. Small lockers are provided or candidates to secure purses

wallets, keys, cellular telephones, pagers, etc. Lockers will not accommodate briecases, laptop computers or large

purses and bags.

No papers, books, ood, beverages, bags (including pocketbooks and purses), or electronic devices

(including calculators) are allowed in the exam room.

Eating, drinking, and tobacco use are prohibited in the exam room.

Unauthorized paper may not be brought into or removed rom the exam room (scrap paper and

pencils will be provided by the test site sta and collected at the conclusion o your exam).

You may not leave the exam room during your exam without the test proctors permission. I you

leave the building during your exam, the test proctor will terminate your exam session.

You must present your photo ID each time you enter the exam room.


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Grounds or Dismissal rom the Test Center

Any candidate who engages in misconduct or does not comply with the test proctors warning to discontinue

inappropriate behavior may be dismissed rom the test site, have exam results invalidated, or be subject to

other appropriate sanctions. Fraud, deceit, dishonesty, or other irregular behavior in connection with taking the

exam is strictly prohibited. Irregular behavior includes, but is not limited to, copying or allowing the copyingo examination content, ailing to work independently, possessing unauthorized devices or source materials,

surrogate testing or other dishonest conduct, disrupting other examinees, and possessing, reproducing, or

disclosing exam questions, answers, or other inormation regarding the content o the examination. The ollowing

behaviors are considered to be misconduct:

Giving or receiving assistance o any kind

Communication with other examinees or with any outside source by way of telephone, personalcomputer, internet, or any other means during the course of the exam is prohibited.

Use or suspected use o any prohibited aids (any device that would provide an advantage while

taking the exam) during the examination period. This includes but is not limited to LEEDReerence Guides, notes, exam reerences, study materials, practice exams, etc.

Attempting to take the exam or another person

Creating a disturbance o any kind

Removing or attempting to remove examination questions, answers, or notes about the exam, in

any ormat, rom the exam room

Tampering with the operation o the computer

Failure to comply with the exam regulations o the test proctor

The chie proctor is authorized to take appropriate action to investigate, stop, or correct an observed or suspected

irregular behavior or misconduct, including discharging examinees rom the exam site and confscation o anyprohibited devices or materials. Examinees or any other persons implicated in an irregularity will be reported to

GBCI or urther action.

GBCI will make a ruling based on the consideration o both the candidates report and Prometrics report o the

incident. To appeal GBCIs ruling, send an email o your ormal appeal to GBCI credentialing sta at www.gbci.

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Passing the Exam

I you receive a score o 170 or higher on both parts o the exam, you earn the LEED AP designation. Upon receipt

o that notifcation, you may use LEED AP ollowed by your specialty(ies) (BD+C, Homes, ID+C, ND, O+M,)

as a proessional designation on business cards and signatures. All other instances should be noted as LEED AP

ollowed by your specialty(ies). Passing both parts o a LEED AP exam also authorizes you to use the LEED AP logothat corresponds with your specialty(ies) in accordance with theGBCI logo guidelines.You will receive an automatic email rom GBCI notiying you when your results have posted. I you have elected

to have your listing displayed in the LEED Proessional Directory, your listing will be posted along with your

results.

Two to three months ater you pass the exam, you will receive ormal notifcation rom GBCI, including a

congratulatory letter and a certifcate recognizing you as a LEED AP.

Failing the ExamI you receive a score o 169 or lower on either part o the exam you will be denied the LEED AP credential. You

will receive a print out o your exam results which will indicate your perormance on each section. You will

receive an automatic email rom GBCI notiying you when your results have posted.

Retaking the Exam

I you ail the exam, you may retake by registering again (as long as your application is active) in accordance with

the ollowing policy. Candidates are allotted three registrations per exam section per one year application period.

This means that you have three chances to meet the minimum competency score o 170 or any given LEEDProessional Credentialing exam section while your application is live.

For a LEED AP credential, the candidate is allowed three attempts per section during the one year application

period. Both sections are delivered concurrently unless the candidate previously passed one o the sections

during the current application period. In this case, the candidate only will be tested on the section they have not

passed. Once the candidate has passed a section o a LEED AP exam, that section will no longer be available to

the candidate during their application period. Candidates must pass both sections o a LEED AP exam to earn the

credential.

Please note that candidates are responsible or the ull exam ee or the part(s) that they retake.

Credentialing Maintenance Program

Candidates who successully pass both parts o the LEED AP exam must complete 30 Continuing Education (CE)

hours biennially. For more inormation about GBCIs Credentialing Maintenance Program (CMP), view theGBCI

website, the CMP Guide, and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
http://www.gbci.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=121http://www.gbci.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=202http://www.gbci.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=202http://www.gbci.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=3665http://www.gbci.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=119http://www.gbci.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=119http://www.gbci.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=3665http://www.gbci.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=202http://www.gbci.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=202http://www.gbci.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=121


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Certifcates

Certifcates will be mailed directly rom GBCI headquarters two to three months ater the test date. In the event

that a certifcate arrives damaged, with an incorrect name or spelling or, ater a reasonable period o time (three

weeks ater mailing), does not arrive at all, the certifcate will be replaced ree o charge. These requests should be

made in writing to GBCI credentialing sta at www.gbci.org/contact > Certifcate Requests.

In the event a LEED Proessional loses the certifcate, needs a replacement, wants the name on the certifcate to

be changed, or would like a duplicate certifcate, the LEED Proessional should orward this request in writing to

GBCI credentialing sta at www.gbci.org/contact > Certifcate Requests. A twenty-fve dollar ($25) ee will be

charged or processing the new certifcate. Replacement certifcates are processed on a monthly schedule.

Exam Content Appeals

Following completion o the exam candidates may submit, in writing, comments on any question(s) they believe

to contain technical errors in content. In your correspondence include your contact inormation, test date, the

specifc concerns about the question, as well as an indication o any comments let on the question during theexam. You are not allowed to copy the question beore leaving the test center and are not expected to recreate the

entire question in your correspondence. GBCI will review the question and you will be notifed o the fndings.

Because o the need or test security, GBCI will not release exam questions or answers to candidates. GBCI does

not respond to complaints or challenges received more than 10 days ater the test date and does not respond to

complaints sent to organizations other than GBCI.

GBCI provides this process or candidates who believe an exam question contains technical errors in

content. The exam challenge process is not made available or complaints about ail scores or exam

difculty.

GBCI does not modiy exam scores under any conditions. In the event o a successul exam content

appeal, you will be given the opportunity to retest; your score will not be changed. The only way to

earn a LEED Proessional credential is to earn a 170 on the required exam(s).

Candidate Confdentiality

GBCI recognizes your rights to control personal inormation. GBCI policy is designed to saeguard this inormation

rom unauthorized disclosure. You can change your preerence to be contacted by third parties through your My

Credentials profle: www.gbci.org > My Credentials > Update Profle.

To protect your rights to control score distribution, exam scores are released only to you, the test taker and

authorized GBCI sta. GBCI does not release test scores except or use in research studies that preserve your

anonymity. In addition, GBCI does not release any account details to any third parties without the candidates

written permission.

Ofcial statistics regarding the LEED Proessional exams, including all item perormance data, individual data, and

demographic data, will be considered confdential unless ofcially released by GBCI. Candidates scores will always

remain confdential unless released with written consent o a candidate.


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Prometric1501 South Clinton Street

Canton Crossing Tower, 14th Floor

Baltimore, MD 21224

Website: www.prometric.com/gbciPrometrics website is available or scheduling, rescheduling, cancelling, and confrming exam appointments 24

hours per day. To schedule an exam, you will need to have frst applied and registered with GBCI. To reschedule,

cancel, or confrm an exam appointment, you will need your Prometric issued 16-digit confrmation number.

Prometric Call Centers:

North America:

Customer service: To schedule, reschedule, cancel and confrm appointments or or general

testing inormation (Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 20:00 PM ET [GMT -5])

888 215 4154

Candidate care: For any problems encountered during your experience with Prometric

(Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 21:00 ET; Saturday, 9:00 to 17:00 PM ET [GMT -5])

800 853 6769

Bulk Registration (fve or more candidates) 800 774 1292

Special Conditions (Candidates with disabilities) 800 967 1139

Latin America:

To schedule, reschedule, cancel and confrm appointments or or general testing

inormation

443 751 4995

Asia Pacifc:

Australia and New Zealand (Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 17:00 [GMT +10:00]) 612 96405899

China 8610 62799911

India (Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:30 [GMT +05:30]) +91 124 4147700

PMI Testing (Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:30 [GMT +5:30]) +91 124 4517140Japan 81 3 5541 4800

Korea 82 2 2116 8331

or 1566-0990

South East Asia (Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 20:00 [GMT +08:00]) 60 3 7628 3333

Europe, Middle East, Arica:

Europe 31 320 239 540

Middle East (Sunday to Thursday) 31 320 239 530

North Arica (Sunday to Thursday) 31 320 239 530

Sub-Sahara Arica 31 320 239 593

Contact Inormation


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Contact Inormation

Green Building Certifcation Institute

2101 L Street NW, Suite 650

Washington, DC 20037

Website: www.gbci.orgGBCIs website is available 24 hours per day or exam application and registration, inormation regarding the LEED

proessional credentialing program, and access to your My Credentials account.

Call Center: Within the US, 800-795-1746; outside the US, +1-202-828-1145 (Monday, Thursday, and Friday,

9:00 to 17:30 ET; Tuesday and Wednesday, 9:00 to 19:00 ET)

GBCIs call center is available or questions regarding exam registration, USGBC Membership pricing, My

Credentials, the LEED Proessional Directory, and the LEED proessional credentialing program.

Credentialing Department: www.gbci.org/contact

GBCIs credentialing sta are available or questions, comments, and concerns regarding certifcates, LEED

proessional exam records, USGBC membership pricing reunds, exam content appeals, exam development, exam

scoring, exam ormat, and all other LEED proessional exam program policies and procedures.


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Summary of change Section(s) affected Date

As o September 1, 2009, Prometric charges the ull exam ee at the

time o scheduling or candidates in all locations.

Applying or Your Exam 10/1/2009

Disciplinary Policy is now the Disciplinary and Exam Appeals Policy as

it has been expanded to include exam appeals procedures.


Addition o defnition or the term project experience or eligibility

requirements.


As o December 31, 2009, the ee or canceling or rescheduling within

30 days o your exam appointment will be $50.

5 Thing Every Candidate

Should Know;

Scheduling Your Exam

10/1/2009

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