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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
	BDC05 LEED v4 for Building Design and Construction Checklist. U.S. Green Building Council, 2016

	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		GAQ#12	Ans.
	GA04 LEED v4 User Guide. U.S. Green Building Council, 2019
	GA05 Guide to LEED Certification: Commercial. U.S. Green Building Council
	GA06 LEED Certification Fees. U.S. Green Building Council
	GA07 Addenda Database. U.S. Green Building Council

	Two Day Instructor LED Power Jam Study - Practice Exams Provided! Contact: Lori Brown at labrown2@csuchico.edu

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