Leed V4 Green Associate Exam Tutorial

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A comprehensive study course for your LEED Green Associate exam.

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.7

- Students who take this course will be better-prepared to take their LEED Green Associate exam and become credentialed under the Green Business Certification Inc.
- Learn how topics such as energy
- water
- and resources apply to our built environment.

What you'll learn

Students who take this course will be better-prepared to take their LEED Green Associate exam and become credentialed under the Green Business Certification Inc.

Learn how topics such as energy

water

and resources apply to our built environment.

* Requirements

* This course requires basic computer knowledge and the ability to understand fundamental sustainability concepts.

Description

This LEED Green Associate tutorial is equipped with nine sections and 75 sample questions. It includes an introduction to LEED, the organizational aspects of the USGBC, and the following sections are dedicated to each scorecard category. Whether you are a student, professional, or interested in environmental impacts from the built environment, this course will give you a broad scope of LEED content to pass your exam on the first try.

Who this course is for:

This course should be taken by anyone interested in building sustainability, but specifically those who are seeking their LEED Green Associate credential.
Any student interested in the environment would also benefit from LEED concepts.
Professionals looking to obtain another professional credential would benefit from this course.

Course content

9 sections • 23 lectures

Introduction to LEED 8 lectures

Welcome to the Course Preview 02:03

The course welcome and instructor information.

Introduction Preview 02:43

Welcome to the course! This introduction will give you the skills necessary to understand LEED and the USGBC. Before going into the specific categories, we will go over the organization and structure of LEED.

Lecture 2: The Exam Process Preview 06:34

To win a game, you have to know how it's played. This lecture covers what to expect to prepare for and take your exam. This includes the content you'll need to know as well as valuable study tips.

Lecture 3: LEED Overview Preview 02:35

You have to build from the ground up. We begin by learning what LEED is and what the U.S. Green Building Council sets out to do. Learn about the structural organization to get ready for the more complex information that is soon to come.

Lecture 4: The Rating Systems Preview 09:39

Did you know that not all buildings are built equally? Of course you did. Now you can learn what that means from the perspective of a rating system. 21 of them, in fact. Don't worry, you only need to focus on the big picture.

Lecture 5: The Scorecard Preview 09:37

This is the skeleton of what you'll need to know for the rest of the course. It's also where you'll be regularly reminded to print out and study that scorecard until you can recite it in front of a thousand people with no mistakes.

Lecture 6: Integrative Process Preview 03:00

Part of what makes LEED special is how it requires all kinds of stakeholders with various levels of expertise to communicate, share knowledge, and achieve their common goals. Perhaps the greatest construction was the friendships we've made?

Section 1 Quiz: LEED Overview

Test your knowledge of the basic LEED concepts and mission. There will be 10 multiple-choice questions here, but this section has 16 questions on the actual LEED exam, so you'll want to get them correct before exam day.

Location and Transportation 2 lectures

Lecture: Location and Transportation Preview 10:58

This is the basic lecture of the Location and Transportation category. We will cover the scorecard, the best practices in selecting a location, and of course, alternative transportation.

Section 2 Quiz: Location & Transportation

Now that you know how to pick the best sites and get to them without much environmental harm, here is the Location and Transportation quiz.

Section 3: Sustainable Sites 2 lectures

Lecture: Sustainable Sites Preview 13:15

This is the lecture for the Sustainable Sites category. Learn how buildings can be designed to have the least possible impact on the surrounding environment by best practices in construction, runoff reduction, and maximizing greenscapes.

Section 3 Quiz: Sustainable Sites

This is the content knowledge quiz for the Sustainable Sites category. Once you learn the differences from Location & Transportation, you're on your way to passing both category questions on the LEED exam.

Section 4: Water Efficiency 2 lectures

Lecture: Water Efficiency Preview 12:06

This is where we learn about the most important molecule in our lives: Water. Did you know that we don't necessarily have to use sprinklers? At least not the conventional ones? Are waterless toilets are a better idea than they sound?

Section 4 Quiz: Water Efficiency

Test your knowledge of the best-practice water uses. Remember those flush and flow rates!

Section 5: Energy & Atmosphere 2 lectures

Lecture: Energy & Atmosphere Preview 17:03

This lecture covers the Energy & Atmosphere category. Learn about energy metering, demand response, refrigerant management, and other crucial milestones that a green building can accomplish.

Section 5 Quiz: Energy & Atmosphere

This quiz will test your EA knowledge. Climate change mitigation is a key concept of LEED and the greatest challenge humanity now faces. The LEED exam will be nothing in comparison.

Section 6: Materials and Resources 2 lectures

Lecture: Materials and Resources Preview 13:39

Discover how buildings can make the best use of materials through purchasing, construction, and disclosures. Remember, transparency is key! Monitoring and disclosure are the names of the game.

Section 6 Quiz: Materials and Resources

This section can be quite confusing, but it is another important category nonetheless. Aren't they all?

Section 7: Indoor Environmental Quality 2 lectures

Lecture: Indoor Environmental Quality Preview 15:48

Nobody likes to work when it's too hot or too cold. Even worse, nobody likes to work in a building that makes them sick. Learn how to improve a building's indoor environmental quality and get rid of that sick building syndrome.

Section 7 Quiz: Indoor Environmental Quality

This is the quiz for the EQ category. Make sure you're comfortable when you take it and free from thermal and acoustic distractions. That's always part one of any quiz.

Section 8: Innovation & Design and Regional Priority 2 lectures

Lecture: Innovation & Design and Regional Priority Preview 05:12

This section actually covers two LEED categories. Innovation & Design allows projects to be a bit experimental to achieve greater reductions and go where no building has gone before. Regional Priority addresses local issues with already-existing methods.