Cert Prep: LEED Green Associate
2h 15mBeginner2019-01-18
Authors

Fulya Kocak
LEED Fellow and Vice President at Nareit
Course details
Are you passionate—and knowledgeable—about the latest green building principles and practices? If so, earning the LEED Green Associate credential can help you advance your career by demonstrating your expertise in sustainable design, construction, and building operations. In this course, instructor Fulya Kocak Gin gives you an overview of what to expect on the LEED Green Associate exam and provides background on the key topics and concepts you need to know. Fulya covers alternative transportation options, sustainable site strategies, ways to reduce energy and water use, renewable energy solutions, enhanced indoor air strategies, and much more. Plus, she includes a practice exam so you can solidify your understanding of the concepts covered in this course.
Learning objectives
LEED impact categories
Smart growth vs. urban sprawl
Alternative transportation strategies
Sustainable site construction and design strategies
Strategies for reducing indoor and outdoor water use
Renewable energy production, green power, and carbon offsets
Energy efficiency, metering, and demand response
Building product disclosure and optimization
Indoor air quality management design strategies
Learning objectives
LEED impact categories
Smart growth vs. urban sprawl
Alternative transportation strategies
Sustainable site construction and design strategies
Strategies for reducing indoor and outdoor water use
Renewable energy production, green power, and carbon offsets
Energy efficiency, metering, and demand response
Building product disclosure and optimization
Indoor air quality management design strategies
Skills covered
Practice ExamSustainable DesignAEC
Concepts
Introduction
- LEED Green Associate effective exam preparation
- What you should know
LEED Green Associate - Overview
- LEED Green Associate exam overview
Environmental Impact of Buildings
- LEED impact categories
Integrative Process
- Integrative process overview
- Phases of the integrative process
- Integrative process in the LEED rating system
Location and Transportation
- Location and transportation overview
- Smart growth vs. urban sprawl
- Unpreferred locations
- Preferred locations
- Alternative transportation strategies
- LEED neighborhood development
Sustainable Sites
- Sustainable sites overview
- Sustainable site construction strategies
- Sustainable site design strategies - Site assessment
- Sustainable site design strategies - Open spaces and habitats
- Sustainable site design strategies - Rainwater management
- Sustainable site design strategies - Heat island reduction
- Sustainable site design strategies - Lighting pollution reduction
Water Efficiency
- Water efficiency overview
- Outdoor water use reduction
- Indoor water use reduction
- Cooling tower water use
- Water metering
Energy and Atmosphere
- Energy and Atmosphere overview
- Energy consumption reduction
- Building commissioning process
- Renewable energy production, green power, and carbon offsets
- Energy metering
- Demand Response
- Refrigerant management
Materials and Resources
- Materials and Resources overview
- Waste management
- Building product disclosure and optimization - Disclosure
- Building product disclosure and optimization - Responsible sourcing of materials
Environmental Quality
- Indoor Environmental Quality overview
- Indoor air quality management design strategies
- Enhanced indoor air quality strategies
- Indoor air quality management during construction
- Occupant comfort
- Lighting, views, and acoustics
- Indoor Environmental Quality practices during operations
Innovation and Regional Priority
- Innovation
- Regional priority
Conclusion
- Next steps