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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]


Week	Reading	Activity	Quiz

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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