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LEED Green Associate Exam - 8 Week Self Study Course <Back>
 

Schedule – Combination of “Self Study” followed by the 2 Day Instructor Led “Power Jam Study”

LEED Green Associate Exam - Reading Material
 
Self Study
Note: LCCG = GA01 LEED Core Concepts Guide. An Introduction to LEED and Green Building. 3rd Edition [New! LEED BD+C v4 Credit Summary Sheet]
           
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Week Reading Activity Quiz
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1 LEED v4 Green Associate Candidate Handbook [USGBC Web Site] ACT#01 - INTRO [Ans.] Q#1 [Ans.]
  GA02 Excerpt Introduction. LEED BD+C RG v4 - Pgs. 1-35    
         
  Recommended Reading - to Complete Activity #1      
  BDC02 Green building incentive strategies. U. S. Green Building Council, 2014.
  BDC04 Foundations of LEED. U.S. Green Building Council, 2020. [PDF format]
  BDC05 LEED v4 for Building Design and Construction Checklist. U.S. Green Building Council, 2016. [Excel Format] [PDF Format]
         
  LCCG: Imagine it - Pg. 1      
  LCCG: Section 1. Introduction to Green Buildings and Communities - Pgs. 2-17   GAQ#1 Ans.
  LCCG: Section 2. Sustainable Thinking - Pgs. 18-31   GAQ#2 Ans.
  LCCG: Section 3.Sustainable Thinking at Work: New Processes for Green Building - Pgs. 32-49 GAQ#3 Ans.
  LCCG: Section 5. About USGBC and LEED - Pgs. 84-93   GAQ#4 Ans.
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2 GA08 Integrative Process - Pgs. 8-11 ACT#02 - IP [Ans.]  
       
  GA02 Excerpt LT Overview. LEED BD+C RG v4 - Pgs. 55-57 ACT#03 - LT [Ans.]  
  GA08 Location and Transportation (LT) - Pgs. 12-31    
       
  LCCG: Section 4. Green Building Core Concepts and Application Strategies - Pgs. 50-55   GAQ#5 Ans.
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3 GA02 Excerpt SS Overview. LEED BD+C RG v4 - Pgs. 137-138 ACT#04- SS [Ans.]  
  GA08 Sustainable Sites (SS) - Pgs. 32-51    
       
  LCCG: Section 4. Green Building Core Concepts and Application Strategies - Pgs. 56-60   GAQ#6 Ans.
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4 GA02 Excerpt WE Overview. LEED BD+C RG v4 - Pgs. 257-258 ACT#05- WE [Ans.]    
  GA08 Water Efficiency (WE) - Pgs. 52-66    
       
  LCCG: Section 4. Green Building Core Concepts and Application Strategies - Pgs. 61-63   GAQ#7 Ans.
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5 GA02 Excerpt EA Overview. LEED BD+C RG v4 - Pgs. 319-320 ACT#06- EA [Ans.]  
  GA08 Energy and Atmosphere (EA) - Pgs. 67-90    
       
  LCCG: Section 4. Green Building Core Concepts and Application Strategies - Pgs. 64-70   GAQ#8 Ans.
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6 GA02 Excerpt MR Overview. LEED BD+C RG v4 - Pgs. 467-472 ACT#07- MR [Ans.]  
  GA08 Materials and Resources (MR) - Pgs. 91-112    
       
  LCCG: Section 4. Green Building Core Concepts and Application Strategies - Pgs. 71-76   GAQ#9 Ans.
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7 GA02 Excerpt EQ Overview. LEED BD+C RG v4 - Pgs. 507-508 & 599-602 ACT#08- EQ [Ans.]  
  GA08 Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ) - Pgs. 113-143    
       
  LCCG: Section 4. Green Building Core Concepts and Application Strategies - Pgs. 77-81   GAQ#10 Ans.
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8 GA02 Excerpt: Innovation Overview - Pg. 777 ACT#09- IN & RP [Ans.]  
  GA08 Innovation - Pgs. 144-146    
       
  GA02 Excerpt: Regional Priority Overview - Pg. 789    
  GA08 Regional Priority - Pgs. 147    
       
  LCCG: Section 4. Green Building Core Concepts and Application Strategies - Pgs. 82-83   GAQ#11 Ans.
  LCCG: Conclusion - Pgs. 94-95    
  LCCG: Appendix A - Pg. 97    
  LCCG: Appendix B - Pg. 98    
   
  GA03 LEED v4 Impact Category and Point Allocation Process Overview. U.S. Green Building Council, 2013 [PDF Format] GAQ#12 Ans.
  GA04 LEED v4 User Guide. U.S. Green Building Council, 2019 [PDF Format]    
  GA05 Guide to LEED Certification: Commercial. U.S. Green Building Council [PDF Format]    
  GA06 LEED Certification Fees. U.S. Green Building Council [PDF Format]
  GA07 Addenda Database. U.S. Green Building Council. [PDF Format]
       
  Two Day Instructor LED Power Jam Study - Practice Exams Provided!
Contact: Lori Brown at labrown2@csuchico.edu
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