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LEED ND Exam - 8 Week Self Study Course <Back>

Schedule – Combination of “Self Study” followed by the 2 Day Instructor Led “Power Jam Study”
LEED ND Exam - Reading Material

Self Study
Note: RG = ND01 LEED for Neighborhood Development Reference Guide. v4 Edition [purchase form USGBC]


Week	Reading	Activity	Quiz - Coming soon!

1	LEED v4 Neighborhood Development Candidate Handbook	ACT#1 - INTRO [Ans.]
	RG: Preface - pgs. 4-8
	RG: Getting Started - pgs. 9-48
	RG: Minimum Program Requirements - pgs. 49-54
	RG: Rating System Selection Guidance - pgs. 55-58
	ND02 Green Building Incentive Strategies. U. S. Green Building Council, 2014. [USGBC Web Site]
	ND04 Foundations of LEED. U.S. Green Building Council, 2009.
	ND05 LEED v4 for Neighborhood Development Checklist. U.S. Green Building Council, 2013. [Print each checklist for reference]
	ND07 LEED Online: Register a Project. U.S. Green Building Council, 2014. [USGBC Web Site] [Create a USGBC account. Obtain your company's USGBC membership number.]
	ND09 Rating System Selection Guidance. U.S. Green Building Council, 2014.

2	RG: Smart Location and Linkage (SLL) - pgs. 59-116	ACT#2 - SLL [Ans.]
3	RG: Smart Location and Linkage (SLL) - pgs. 117-168

4	RG: Neighborhood Pattern and Design (NPD) - pgs. 169-244	ACT#3 - NPD [Ans.]
5	RG: Neighborhood Pattern and Design (NPD) - pgs. 245-304

6	RG: Green Infrastructure and Buildings (GIB) - pgs. 305-394	ACT#4 - GIB [Ans.]
7	RG: Green Infrastructure and Buildings (GIB) - pgs. 395-484

8	RG: Innovation (IN) - Pgs. 485-496	ACT#5 - IN & RP [Ans.]
	RG: Regional Priority (RP) - Pgs. 497-502

	ND03 Guide to LEED Certification: Commercial. U.S. Green Building Council, 2014.
	ND06 LEED Addenda (Corrections + Interpretations). U. S. Green Building Council, 2014
	ND08 LEED Certification Fees. U.S. Green Building Council, 2014.
	ND10 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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