Many of you asked when my updated version of LEED books would be available.
Your wait is over: "LEED ID&C Exam Guide" is available NOW!
"LEED BD&C Exam Guide" (ISBN-10: 0984374108, ISBN-13: 978-0984374106 ) is the most current, exam-oriented, and comprehensive book on LEED ID&C Exam in the market for the following reasons:
It is based on information from the latest USGBC "Green Interior Design and Construction Reference Guide," and the related USGBC workshops, and comprehensive information gathered from many websites, PLUS a lot of information, mnemonics, and study techniques relevant to the exam but is NOT covered by the USGBC reference guide or workshops or any other similar books.
I added new content including: submittals and synergies for each credit or prerequisite; core concepts, recognition, regulations, and incentives for each credit category; more sample questions; valuable information specifically tailored to LEED Green Associate Exam.
I also used a new and better copy editor for "LEED ID&C Exam Guide." He is very detail-oriented and helped to substantially improve the quality of the book. The editor and I have reviewed and edited "LEED BD&C Exam Guide" many times before the final publication.
"LEED ID&C Exam Guide" is very comprehensive but is still much easier to read, at a portable size, and will save you a lot of valuable exam prep time when compared with the 480-page, large-format USGBC "Green Interior Design and Construction Reference Guide."
See Customer Discussion Section at the bottom of the Amazon.com book listing page of "LEED BD&C Exam Guide" for more information on the book.
"LEED BD&C Exam Guide" includes ALL the information in "LEED GA Exam Guide" (ISBN-10: 1432741683, ISBN-13: 9781432741686), PLUS complete discussion of LEED prerequisites and credits for LEED ID&C, PLUS a summary table and a mnemonics for each LEED category, PLUS comprehensive study materials, 20 extra sample questions, an extra mock exam with 100 additional questions for part II of LEED AP ID+C Exam, and information on green building design and construction, LEED certification, and sustainability.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Tips on How to Pass a LEED Exam on the First Try and in One Week and Responses to Some of the Readers' Questions
The following are tips on how to pass a LEED Exam on the first try and in one week and my responses to some readers' questions, and I think they may help you:
1. I found the reference guide way too tedious. Can I only read your book and just refer to the USGBC reference guide (if one is available for the exam I am taking) when needed?
Response: Yes. That is one way to study.
2. Is one week really enough for me to prepare for the exam while I am working?
Response: Yes, if you can put in 40 to 60 hours during the week, study hard and you can pass the exam. This exam is similar to a history or political science exam; you need to MEMORIZE the information. If you take too long, you will probably forget the information by the time you take the test.
In my book, I give you tips on how to MEMORIZE the information, and I have already highlighted/underlined the most important information that you definitely have to MEMORIZE to pass the exam. It is my goal to use this book to help you to pass the LEED exam with the minimum time and effort. I want to make your life easier.
3. Would you say that if I buy your LEED Exam Guide Series books, I could pass the exam using no other study materials? The books sold on the USGBC website run in the hundreds of dollars, so I would be quite happy if I could buy your book and just use that.
Response: First of all, there are readers who have passed the LEED Exam by reading only my books in the LEED Exam Guides Series (www.ArchiteG.com). My goal is to write one book for each of the LEED exams, and make each of my books stand alone to prepare people for one specific LEED exam.
Secondly, people learn in many different ways. That is why I have added some new advice below for people who learn better by doing practice tests.
If you do the following things, you have a very good chance of passing the LEED exam (NOT a guarantee, nobody can guarantee you will pass):
a. If you study, understand and MEMORIZE all of the information in my book, and do NOT panic when you run into problems you are not familiar with, and use the guess strategy in my book, then you have a very good chance of passing the exam.
You need to UNDERSTAND and MEMORIZE the information in the book and score almost a perfect score on the mock exam in this book. This book will give you the BULK of the most CURRENT information that you need for the specific LEED exam you are taking. You HAVE to know the information in my book in order to pass the exam.
b. If you have not done any LEED projects before, I suggest you also go to the USGBC website and download the latest LEED credit templates for the LEED rating system related to the LEED exam you are taking. Read the templates and become familiar with them. This is important. See link below:
http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=222
There are so MANY different ways to study and pass, pick one path that is right for you.
The LEED exam is NOT an easy exam, but anyone with a 7th grade education should be able to study and pass the LEED exam if he prepares correctly.
If you have extra time and money, the only other book I would recommend is the USGBC reference guide, the official book for the LEED exam. I know some people who did not even read the reference guide from cover to cover when they took the exam. They just studied the information in my book, and only referred to the reference guide to look up a few things, and they passed on the first try. Some of my readers have even passed WITHOUT reading the USGBC reference guide AT ALL.
4. I am preparing for the LEED exam. Do I need to read the 2" thick reference?
Response: See answer above.
5. For LEED v3.0, will the total number of points be more than 110 in total if a project gets all of the extra credits and all of the standard credits?
Response: No. For LEED v3.0, there are 100 base points and 10 possible bonus points. There are many ways to get bonus points (extra credits or exemplary performance), but you can have a maximum number of 6 ID bonus points and 4 Regional Priority bonus points. So, the maximum points for ANY project will be 110.
On another note, the older versions of LEED rating systems all have less than 110 possible points except LEED for Home, which has 136 possible points.
6. For the exam, do I need to know the project phase in which a specific prerequisite/credit takes place? (i.e., pre-design, schematic design, etc.)
Response: The information on the project phase (NOT LEED submittal phase) for each prerequisite/credit is NOT mentioned in the USGBC reference guide, but it is covered in the USGBC workshops. If it is important enough for the USGBC workshops to cover, then it may show up on the actual LEED exam.
Most, if not all, other third party books completely miss this important information. I cover it for each prerequisite/credit in my book for the LEED exam because I think it is very important.
Some people THINK that the LEED exam ONLY tests information covered by the USGBC reference guide. They are wrong.
The LEED exam does test information NOT covered by the USGBC reference guide at all. This may include the process of LEED submittal and project team coordination, etc.
I would MEMORIZE this information if I were you, because it may show up on the LEED exam. Besides, this information is not hard to memorize once you understand it, and you need to know it to do actual LEED submittal work anyway.
7. Are you writing new versions of books for the new LEED exams? What new books are you writing?
Response: Yes, I am working on other books in the LEED Exam Guide Series. I will be writing one book for each of the LEED exam. See LEEDSeries.com for more information.
1. I found the reference guide way too tedious. Can I only read your book and just refer to the USGBC reference guide (if one is available for the exam I am taking) when needed?
Response: Yes. That is one way to study.
2. Is one week really enough for me to prepare for the exam while I am working?
Response: Yes, if you can put in 40 to 60 hours during the week, study hard and you can pass the exam. This exam is similar to a history or political science exam; you need to MEMORIZE the information. If you take too long, you will probably forget the information by the time you take the test.
In my book, I give you tips on how to MEMORIZE the information, and I have already highlighted/underlined the most important information that you definitely have to MEMORIZE to pass the exam. It is my goal to use this book to help you to pass the LEED exam with the minimum time and effort. I want to make your life easier.
3. Would you say that if I buy your LEED Exam Guide Series books, I could pass the exam using no other study materials? The books sold on the USGBC website run in the hundreds of dollars, so I would be quite happy if I could buy your book and just use that.
Response: First of all, there are readers who have passed the LEED Exam by reading only my books in the LEED Exam Guides Series (www.ArchiteG.com). My goal is to write one book for each of the LEED exams, and make each of my books stand alone to prepare people for one specific LEED exam.
Secondly, people learn in many different ways. That is why I have added some new advice below for people who learn better by doing practice tests.
If you do the following things, you have a very good chance of passing the LEED exam (NOT a guarantee, nobody can guarantee you will pass):
a. If you study, understand and MEMORIZE all of the information in my book, and do NOT panic when you run into problems you are not familiar with, and use the guess strategy in my book, then you have a very good chance of passing the exam.
You need to UNDERSTAND and MEMORIZE the information in the book and score almost a perfect score on the mock exam in this book. This book will give you the BULK of the most CURRENT information that you need for the specific LEED exam you are taking. You HAVE to know the information in my book in order to pass the exam.
b. If you have not done any LEED projects before, I suggest you also go to the USGBC website and download the latest LEED credit templates for the LEED rating system related to the LEED exam you are taking. Read the templates and become familiar with them. This is important. See link below:
http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=222
There are so MANY different ways to study and pass, pick one path that is right for you.
The LEED exam is NOT an easy exam, but anyone with a 7th grade education should be able to study and pass the LEED exam if he prepares correctly.
If you have extra time and money, the only other book I would recommend is the USGBC reference guide, the official book for the LEED exam. I know some people who did not even read the reference guide from cover to cover when they took the exam. They just studied the information in my book, and only referred to the reference guide to look up a few things, and they passed on the first try. Some of my readers have even passed WITHOUT reading the USGBC reference guide AT ALL.
4. I am preparing for the LEED exam. Do I need to read the 2" thick reference?
Response: See answer above.
5. For LEED v3.0, will the total number of points be more than 110 in total if a project gets all of the extra credits and all of the standard credits?
Response: No. For LEED v3.0, there are 100 base points and 10 possible bonus points. There are many ways to get bonus points (extra credits or exemplary performance), but you can have a maximum number of 6 ID bonus points and 4 Regional Priority bonus points. So, the maximum points for ANY project will be 110.
On another note, the older versions of LEED rating systems all have less than 110 possible points except LEED for Home, which has 136 possible points.
6. For the exam, do I need to know the project phase in which a specific prerequisite/credit takes place? (i.e., pre-design, schematic design, etc.)
Response: The information on the project phase (NOT LEED submittal phase) for each prerequisite/credit is NOT mentioned in the USGBC reference guide, but it is covered in the USGBC workshops. If it is important enough for the USGBC workshops to cover, then it may show up on the actual LEED exam.
Most, if not all, other third party books completely miss this important information. I cover it for each prerequisite/credit in my book for the LEED exam because I think it is very important.
Some people THINK that the LEED exam ONLY tests information covered by the USGBC reference guide. They are wrong.
The LEED exam does test information NOT covered by the USGBC reference guide at all. This may include the process of LEED submittal and project team coordination, etc.
I would MEMORIZE this information if I were you, because it may show up on the LEED exam. Besides, this information is not hard to memorize once you understand it, and you need to know it to do actual LEED submittal work anyway.
7. Are you writing new versions of books for the new LEED exams? What new books are you writing?
Response: Yes, I am working on other books in the LEED Exam Guide Series. I will be writing one book for each of the LEED exam. See LEEDSeries.com for more information.
Why is "LEED ID&C Exam Guide" Needed?
There are two main purposes for this book: to help you pass the LEED AP ID+C (Building Design and Construction) Exam and to assist you with understanding the process of getting a building LEED certified.
The LEED AP ID+C Exam has two parts (or sections):
Part One is EXACTLY the same as the LEED Green Associate Exam. It has 100 multiple choice questions and must be finished within two hours (The total exam time for BOTH parts of the exam is four hours). In this book, "LEED AP ID+C Exam Part One," "LEED AP ID+C Exam Section One," and "LEED Green Associate Exam" are used interchangeably since they are EXACTLY the same.
Part Two is the LEED AP ID+C specialty exam. It focuses on information and knowledge related directly to green interior design and construction (ID+C). It also contains 100 multiple choice questions and must be finished within two hours.
Both sections (Part One and Part Two) of the LEED AP ID+C Exam must be taken back-to-back in the same sitting. The only exception is when a test taker fails one of the two parts, he can retake only the failed section of the exam at a later date.
The raw exam score is converted to a scaled score ranging from 125 to 200. The passing score is 170 or higher. You need to answer about 60 questions correctly for each section to pass. There is an optional 10-minute tutorial for computer testing before the exam and an optional 10-minute exit survey.
The LEED Green Associate Exam is the most important LEED exam for two reasons:
1. You have to pass it in order to get the title of LEED Green Associate.
2. It is also the required Part One (2 hours) of ALL LEED AP+ exams. You have to pass it plus Part Two (2 hours) of the specific LEED AP+ exam of your choice to get any LEED AP+ title unless you have passed the old LEED AP exam before June 30, 2009.
There are a few ways to prepare for the LEED AP ID+C Exam:
1. You can take USGBC courses or workshops. You should take USGBC classes at both the 100 (Awareness) and 200 (LEED Core Concepts and Strategies) level to successfully prepare for Part One of the exam. USGBC classes at 300 level (Green Interior Design and Construction: The LEED Implementation Process) can be taken to prepare for Part Two of the exam. A one-day course normally costs $450 (as of publication) with an early registration discount, otherwise it is $500. You will also have to wait until the USGBC workshops or courses are offered in a city near you.
OR
2. Take USGBC online courses. Refer to the USGBC or GBCI websites for information. The USGBC online courses are less personal and still expensive.
OR
3. Read related books. Unfortunately, there are few official USGBC books on the LEED AP ID+C Exam, and, as of publication, no exam guides with sample questions. LEED AP ID+C Exam Guide is one of the first books covering this subject and will fill in this blank to assist you with passing the exam.
OR
4. The USGBC Reference Guides: They are comprehensive, but they give too much information. Searching for information related to LEED AP ID+C Exam from the USGBC Reference Guides is like "looking for a needle in a haystack." For example, The LEED 2009 Reference Guide for Green Building Design and Construction (ID&C) has about 480 full-size pages. Many of the calculations in the books are too detailed for the exam. They are also expensive (approximately $200 each, so most people may not buy them for their personal use, but instead, will seek to share an office copy).
It is good to read a reference guide from cover to cover if you have the time. The problem is that few people have the time to read the whole reference guide. Even if you do read the whole guide, you may not remember the important issues to pass the LEED exam. You need to reread the material several times before you can remember much of it.
Reading the reference guide from cover to cover without a guidebook is a difficult and inefficient way of preparing for the LEED AP ID+C exam, because you do NOT know what USGBC and GBCI are looking for in the exam.
OR
5. Various books published by a third party are available on Amazon. However, most of them are not very helpful.
To stay at the forefront of the LEED and green building movement, I sign up for USGBC courses and workshops myself, and I review the USGBC and GBCI websites and many other sources to get as much information as possible on LEED. Based on this very comprehensive research, I summarize the information in my latest book, "LEED ID&C Exam Guide: A Must-Have for the LEED AP ID+C Exam: Study Materials, Sample Questions,
Mock Exam, Green Interior Design and Construction, Green Building LEED Certification, and
Sustainability (LEED v3.0)." I have done the hard work so that you can save time preparing for the exam by reading it.
"LEED ID&C Exam Guide" will fill in the blanks and become a valuable, reliable source:
a. It will give you more information for your money. It has more information than the related USGBC workshops.
b. It is exam-oriented and more effective than the USGBC reference guides.
c. It is better than most, if not all, of the other third-party books. It gives you comprehensive study materials, sample questions and answers, mock exams and answers, and critical information on building LEED certification and going green. Other third-party books only give you a fraction of the information.
d. It is comprehensive yet concise. It is easy to carry around. You can read it whenever you have a few extra minutes.
e. It is great a timesaver. I have highlighted the important information that you need to understand and MEMORIZE. I also make some acronyms and short sentences to help you easily remember the credit names.
It should take you about 1 to 2 weeks of full-time study to pass each of the LEED exams. I have met people who have spent 40 hours to study and passed the exams.
You can find sample texts and other information on the LEED Exam Guides Series in customer discussion sections under each of my book's listing on Amazon.
The LEED AP ID+C Exam has two parts (or sections):
Part One is EXACTLY the same as the LEED Green Associate Exam. It has 100 multiple choice questions and must be finished within two hours (The total exam time for BOTH parts of the exam is four hours). In this book, "LEED AP ID+C Exam Part One," "LEED AP ID+C Exam Section One," and "LEED Green Associate Exam" are used interchangeably since they are EXACTLY the same.
Part Two is the LEED AP ID+C specialty exam. It focuses on information and knowledge related directly to green interior design and construction (ID+C). It also contains 100 multiple choice questions and must be finished within two hours.
Both sections (Part One and Part Two) of the LEED AP ID+C Exam must be taken back-to-back in the same sitting. The only exception is when a test taker fails one of the two parts, he can retake only the failed section of the exam at a later date.
The raw exam score is converted to a scaled score ranging from 125 to 200. The passing score is 170 or higher. You need to answer about 60 questions correctly for each section to pass. There is an optional 10-minute tutorial for computer testing before the exam and an optional 10-minute exit survey.
The LEED Green Associate Exam is the most important LEED exam for two reasons:
1. You have to pass it in order to get the title of LEED Green Associate.
2. It is also the required Part One (2 hours) of ALL LEED AP+ exams. You have to pass it plus Part Two (2 hours) of the specific LEED AP+ exam of your choice to get any LEED AP+ title unless you have passed the old LEED AP exam before June 30, 2009.
There are a few ways to prepare for the LEED AP ID+C Exam:
1. You can take USGBC courses or workshops. You should take USGBC classes at both the 100 (Awareness) and 200 (LEED Core Concepts and Strategies) level to successfully prepare for Part One of the exam. USGBC classes at 300 level (Green Interior Design and Construction: The LEED Implementation Process) can be taken to prepare for Part Two of the exam. A one-day course normally costs $450 (as of publication) with an early registration discount, otherwise it is $500. You will also have to wait until the USGBC workshops or courses are offered in a city near you.
OR
2. Take USGBC online courses. Refer to the USGBC or GBCI websites for information. The USGBC online courses are less personal and still expensive.
OR
3. Read related books. Unfortunately, there are few official USGBC books on the LEED AP ID+C Exam, and, as of publication, no exam guides with sample questions. LEED AP ID+C Exam Guide is one of the first books covering this subject and will fill in this blank to assist you with passing the exam.
OR
4. The USGBC Reference Guides: They are comprehensive, but they give too much information. Searching for information related to LEED AP ID+C Exam from the USGBC Reference Guides is like "looking for a needle in a haystack." For example, The LEED 2009 Reference Guide for Green Building Design and Construction (ID&C) has about 480 full-size pages. Many of the calculations in the books are too detailed for the exam. They are also expensive (approximately $200 each, so most people may not buy them for their personal use, but instead, will seek to share an office copy).
It is good to read a reference guide from cover to cover if you have the time. The problem is that few people have the time to read the whole reference guide. Even if you do read the whole guide, you may not remember the important issues to pass the LEED exam. You need to reread the material several times before you can remember much of it.
Reading the reference guide from cover to cover without a guidebook is a difficult and inefficient way of preparing for the LEED AP ID+C exam, because you do NOT know what USGBC and GBCI are looking for in the exam.
OR
5. Various books published by a third party are available on Amazon. However, most of them are not very helpful.
To stay at the forefront of the LEED and green building movement, I sign up for USGBC courses and workshops myself, and I review the USGBC and GBCI websites and many other sources to get as much information as possible on LEED. Based on this very comprehensive research, I summarize the information in my latest book, "LEED ID&C Exam Guide: A Must-Have for the LEED AP ID+C Exam: Study Materials, Sample Questions,
Mock Exam, Green Interior Design and Construction, Green Building LEED Certification, and
Sustainability (LEED v3.0)." I have done the hard work so that you can save time preparing for the exam by reading it.
"LEED ID&C Exam Guide" will fill in the blanks and become a valuable, reliable source:
a. It will give you more information for your money. It has more information than the related USGBC workshops.
b. It is exam-oriented and more effective than the USGBC reference guides.
c. It is better than most, if not all, of the other third-party books. It gives you comprehensive study materials, sample questions and answers, mock exams and answers, and critical information on building LEED certification and going green. Other third-party books only give you a fraction of the information.
d. It is comprehensive yet concise. It is easy to carry around. You can read it whenever you have a few extra minutes.
e. It is great a timesaver. I have highlighted the important information that you need to understand and MEMORIZE. I also make some acronyms and short sentences to help you easily remember the credit names.
It should take you about 1 to 2 weeks of full-time study to pass each of the LEED exams. I have met people who have spent 40 hours to study and passed the exams.
You can find sample texts and other information on the LEED Exam Guides Series in customer discussion sections under each of my book's listing on Amazon.
USGBC and GBCI seem to enjoy confusing LEED exam takers and making their lives miserable
One thing that I notice is that USGBC and GBCI tend to spread their information everywhere, but not in one place. They seem to enjoy confusing LEED exam takers and making their lives miserable.
For example, they have some information regarding the responsible party and project phase or case studies that are part of their workshops, but not in their reference guide; they also have a lot of information that is at the GBCI and USGBC websites, but not anywhere else, such as CIR guidelines, MPRs and related requirements, etc.
I just finished writing "LEED GA Exam Guide" (published on 10/28/09), "LEED BD&C Exam Guide" (published on 12/18/09), and "LEED ID&C Exam Guide" (published on 3/8/10). Another thing that I notice is that because USGBC has expanded the LEED systems so much, they have to have different task groups to write different reference guides, but they are NOT even consistent between reference guides for different LEED systems. It seems like their tasks forces do not even talk to each other and coordinate: For example, ALL LEED systems were based on the platform set by LEED NC, but for EAp2, LEED CI only listed 2 related credits as synergies, but the LEED NC has included MANY more credits for synergies for the same credit, and most of them DO apply to LEED CI also, but the LEED ID+C reference guide misses these credits. Page 121 of LEED Interior Design and Construction Reference Guide also mistakenly listed EAp1 as IEQp2 under Domestic hot water systems for Table 1.
If you are taking the LEED AP ID+C Exam, USGBC suggests you to take USGBC classes at both the 100 (Awareness) and 200 (LEED Core Concepts and Strategies) level to successfully prepare for Part One of the exam. USGBC classes at 300 level (Green Interior Design & Construction: The LEED Implementation Process) can be taken to prepare for Part Two of the exam. A one-day course normally costs $445 (as of publication) with an early registration discount, otherwise it is $495. You will also have to wait until the USGBC workshops or courses are offered in a city near you.
The problem is: when you go there, after you spend 8 hours and close to $500 for each workshop, the instructor will tell you that the workshops are NOT for LEED exam prep. Come on, you have just spent so much money and time and go through the trouble for the workshops, and they just tell you now the workshops are NOT tailored for the LEED exams? Give me a break.
So, I think third party books are absolutely necessary and they are much more helpful than the USGBC publications and workshops or GBCI and USGBC websites alone.
For example, they have some information regarding the responsible party and project phase or case studies that are part of their workshops, but not in their reference guide; they also have a lot of information that is at the GBCI and USGBC websites, but not anywhere else, such as CIR guidelines, MPRs and related requirements, etc.
I just finished writing "LEED GA Exam Guide" (published on 10/28/09), "LEED BD&C Exam Guide" (published on 12/18/09), and "LEED ID&C Exam Guide" (published on 3/8/10). Another thing that I notice is that because USGBC has expanded the LEED systems so much, they have to have different task groups to write different reference guides, but they are NOT even consistent between reference guides for different LEED systems. It seems like their tasks forces do not even talk to each other and coordinate: For example, ALL LEED systems were based on the platform set by LEED NC, but for EAp2, LEED CI only listed 2 related credits as synergies, but the LEED NC has included MANY more credits for synergies for the same credit, and most of them DO apply to LEED CI also, but the LEED ID+C reference guide misses these credits. Page 121 of LEED Interior Design and Construction Reference Guide also mistakenly listed EAp1 as IEQp2 under Domestic hot water systems for Table 1.
If you are taking the LEED AP ID+C Exam, USGBC suggests you to take USGBC classes at both the 100 (Awareness) and 200 (LEED Core Concepts and Strategies) level to successfully prepare for Part One of the exam. USGBC classes at 300 level (Green Interior Design & Construction: The LEED Implementation Process) can be taken to prepare for Part Two of the exam. A one-day course normally costs $445 (as of publication) with an early registration discount, otherwise it is $495. You will also have to wait until the USGBC workshops or courses are offered in a city near you.
The problem is: when you go there, after you spend 8 hours and close to $500 for each workshop, the instructor will tell you that the workshops are NOT for LEED exam prep. Come on, you have just spent so much money and time and go through the trouble for the workshops, and they just tell you now the workshops are NOT tailored for the LEED exams? Give me a break.
So, I think third party books are absolutely necessary and they are much more helpful than the USGBC publications and workshops or GBCI and USGBC websites alone.
Preface for "LEED ID&C Exam Guide"
There are two main purposes for this book: to help you pass the LEED AP ID+C (Building Design and Construction) Exam and to assist you with understanding the process of getting a building LEED certified.
The LEED AP ID+C Exam has two parts (or sections):
Part One is EXACTLY the same as the LEED Green Associate Exam. It has 100 multiple choice questions and must be finished within two hours (The total exam time for BOTH parts of the exam is four hours). In this book, "LEED AP ID+C Exam Part One," "LEED AP ID+C Exam Section One," and "LEED Green Associate Exam" are used interchangeably since they are EXACTLY the same.
Part Two is the LEED AP ID+C specialty exam. It focuses on information and knowledge related directly to green interior design and construction (ID+C). It also contains 100 multiple choice questions and must be finished within two hours.
Both sections (Part One and Part Two) of the LEED AP ID+C Exam must be taken back-to-back in the same sitting. The only exception is when a test taker fails one of the two parts, he can retake only the failed section of the exam at a later date.
The raw exam score is converted to a scaled score ranging from 125 to 200. The passing score is 170 or higher. You need to answer about 60 questions correctly for each section to pass. There is an optional 10-minute tutorial for computer testing before the exam and an optional 10-minute exit survey.
The LEED Green Associate Exam is the most important LEED exam for two reasons:
1. You have to pass it in order to get the title of LEED Green Associate.
2. It is also the required Part One (2 hours) of ALL LEED AP+ exams. You have to pass it plus Part Two (2 hours) of the specific LEED AP+ exam of your choice to get any LEED AP+ title unless you have passed the old LEED AP exam before June 30, 2009.
There are a few ways to prepare for the LEED AP ID+C Exam:
1. You can take USGBC courses or workshops. You should take USGBC classes at both the 100 (Awareness) and 200 (LEED Core Concepts and Strategies) level to successfully prepare for Part One of the exam. USGBC classes at 300 level (Green Interior Design and Construction: The LEED Implementation Process) can be taken to prepare for Part Two of the exam. A one-day course normally costs $450 (as of publication) with an early registration discount, otherwise it is $500. You will also have to wait until the USGBC workshops or courses are offered in a city near you.
OR
2. Take USGBC online courses. Refer to the USGBC or GBCI websites for information. The USGBC online courses are less personal and still expensive.
OR
3. Read related books. Unfortunately, there are few official USGBC books on the LEED AP ID+C Exam, and, as of publication, no exam guides with sample questions. LEED AP ID+C Exam Guide is one of the first books covering this subject and will fill in this blank to assist you with passing the exam.
To stay at the forefront of the LEED and green building movement and make my books more valuable to their readers, I sign up for USGBC courses and workshops myself. I review the USGBC and GBCI websites and many other sources to get as much information as possible on LEED. LEED AP ID+C Exam Guide is a result of this very comprehensive research. I have done the hard work so that you can save time preparing for the exam by reading this book.
Strategy 101 for the LEED AP ID+C Exam is that you must recognize that you have only a limited amount of time to prepare for the exam. So, you must concentrate your time and effort on the most important content of the LEED AP ID+C Exam. To assist you with achieving this goal, the book is broken into two major sections: (1) the study materials and (2) the sample questions and mock exam.
Chapter One covers LEED Exam Preparation Strategies, Methods, Tips, Suggestions, Mnemonics, and Exam Tactics to Improve Your Exam Performance.
Chapters Two and Three cover general information. I use the question and answer format to try to give you the most comprehensive coverage on the subject of the LEED AP exam. I have given you only the correct answers and information to save you time, i.e., you do not need to waste your time reading and remembering the wrong information. As long as you understand and remember the correct information, you can pass the test, no matter how the USGBC changes the format of the exam.
Chapter Four contains the LEED AP ID+C Exam Technical Review, including Overall Purpose, Mnemonics, Core Concepts, Recognition, Regulation and Incentives, Overall Strategies and Technologies, and Specific Technical Information.
Specific Technical Information for each credit includes Purpose, Credit Path, Considerations and Benefits, Submittals, Synergies, Possible Strategies and Technologies, Extra Credit (Exemplary Performance), Project Phase, LEED Submittal Phase, Related Code or Standard, and Responsible Party.
The final section contains sample questions and a mock exam. These are intended to match the latest real LEED AP ID+C Exam as closely as possible and assist you in becoming familiar with the format of the exam.
Most people already have some knowledge of LEED. I suggest that you use a highlighter when you read this book; you can highlight the content that you are not familiar with when you read the book for the first time. Try covering the answer and then read the question. If you come up with the correct answer before you read the book, you do not need to highlight the question and answer. If you cannot come up with the correct answer before you read the book, then highlight that question. This way, when you do your review later and read the book for the second time, you can focus on the portions that you are not familiar with and save yourself a lot of time. You can repeat this process with different colored highlighters until you are very familiar with the content of this book. Then, you will be ready to take the LEED AP ID+C Exam.
The key to passing the LEED AP ID+C Exam, or any other exam, is to know the scope of the exam, and not to read too many books. Select one or two really good books and focus on them. Actually understand the content and memorize it. For your convenience, I have underlined the fundamental information that I think is very important. You definitely need to memorize all the information that I have underlined. You should try to understand the content first, and then memorize the content of the book by reading it multiple times. This is a much better way than "mechanical" memory without understanding.
There is a part of the LEED AP ID+C Exam that you can control by reading study materials: the section regarding the number of points and credit process for the LEED building rating system. Become very familiar with every major credit category and try to answer all questions related to this part correctly.
There is also a part of the exam that you may not be able to control. You may not have done actual LEED building certification, so there will be some questions that may require you to guess. This is the hardest part of the exam, but these questions should be only a small percentage of the test if you are well prepared. Eliminate the obvious wrong answers and then attempt an educated guess. There is no penalty for guessing. If you have no idea what the correct answer is and cannot eliminate any obvious wrong answer, then do not waste too much time on the question, just pick a guess answer. The key is, try to use the same guess answer for all of the questions that you are completely unsure of. For example, if you choose "d" as the guess answer, then be consistent and use "d" as the guess answer for all the questions that are completely unsure of. That way, you likely have a better chance of guessing more correct answers.
This is not an easy exam, but you should be able to pass it if you prepare well. If you set your goal for a high score and study hard, you will have a better chance of passing. If you set your goal for the minimum passing score of 170, you will probably end up scoring 169 and fail, and you will have to retake the exam again. That will be the last thing you want. Give yourself plenty of time and do not wait until the last minute to begin preparing for the exam. I have met people who have spent 40 hours preparing and passed the exam, but I suggest that you give yourself at least two to three weeks of preparation time. On the night before the exam, look through the questions on the mock exam that you did not answer correctly and remember what the correct answers are. Read this book carefully, prepare well, relax and put yourself in the best physical, mental and psychological state on the day of the exam, and you will pass.
The LEED AP ID+C Exam has two parts (or sections):
Part One is EXACTLY the same as the LEED Green Associate Exam. It has 100 multiple choice questions and must be finished within two hours (The total exam time for BOTH parts of the exam is four hours). In this book, "LEED AP ID+C Exam Part One," "LEED AP ID+C Exam Section One," and "LEED Green Associate Exam" are used interchangeably since they are EXACTLY the same.
Part Two is the LEED AP ID+C specialty exam. It focuses on information and knowledge related directly to green interior design and construction (ID+C). It also contains 100 multiple choice questions and must be finished within two hours.
Both sections (Part One and Part Two) of the LEED AP ID+C Exam must be taken back-to-back in the same sitting. The only exception is when a test taker fails one of the two parts, he can retake only the failed section of the exam at a later date.
The raw exam score is converted to a scaled score ranging from 125 to 200. The passing score is 170 or higher. You need to answer about 60 questions correctly for each section to pass. There is an optional 10-minute tutorial for computer testing before the exam and an optional 10-minute exit survey.
The LEED Green Associate Exam is the most important LEED exam for two reasons:
1. You have to pass it in order to get the title of LEED Green Associate.
2. It is also the required Part One (2 hours) of ALL LEED AP+ exams. You have to pass it plus Part Two (2 hours) of the specific LEED AP+ exam of your choice to get any LEED AP+ title unless you have passed the old LEED AP exam before June 30, 2009.
There are a few ways to prepare for the LEED AP ID+C Exam:
1. You can take USGBC courses or workshops. You should take USGBC classes at both the 100 (Awareness) and 200 (LEED Core Concepts and Strategies) level to successfully prepare for Part One of the exam. USGBC classes at 300 level (Green Interior Design and Construction: The LEED Implementation Process) can be taken to prepare for Part Two of the exam. A one-day course normally costs $450 (as of publication) with an early registration discount, otherwise it is $500. You will also have to wait until the USGBC workshops or courses are offered in a city near you.
OR
2. Take USGBC online courses. Refer to the USGBC or GBCI websites for information. The USGBC online courses are less personal and still expensive.
OR
3. Read related books. Unfortunately, there are few official USGBC books on the LEED AP ID+C Exam, and, as of publication, no exam guides with sample questions. LEED AP ID+C Exam Guide is one of the first books covering this subject and will fill in this blank to assist you with passing the exam.
To stay at the forefront of the LEED and green building movement and make my books more valuable to their readers, I sign up for USGBC courses and workshops myself. I review the USGBC and GBCI websites and many other sources to get as much information as possible on LEED. LEED AP ID+C Exam Guide is a result of this very comprehensive research. I have done the hard work so that you can save time preparing for the exam by reading this book.
Strategy 101 for the LEED AP ID+C Exam is that you must recognize that you have only a limited amount of time to prepare for the exam. So, you must concentrate your time and effort on the most important content of the LEED AP ID+C Exam. To assist you with achieving this goal, the book is broken into two major sections: (1) the study materials and (2) the sample questions and mock exam.
Chapter One covers LEED Exam Preparation Strategies, Methods, Tips, Suggestions, Mnemonics, and Exam Tactics to Improve Your Exam Performance.
Chapters Two and Three cover general information. I use the question and answer format to try to give you the most comprehensive coverage on the subject of the LEED AP exam. I have given you only the correct answers and information to save you time, i.e., you do not need to waste your time reading and remembering the wrong information. As long as you understand and remember the correct information, you can pass the test, no matter how the USGBC changes the format of the exam.
Chapter Four contains the LEED AP ID+C Exam Technical Review, including Overall Purpose, Mnemonics, Core Concepts, Recognition, Regulation and Incentives, Overall Strategies and Technologies, and Specific Technical Information.
Specific Technical Information for each credit includes Purpose, Credit Path, Considerations and Benefits, Submittals, Synergies, Possible Strategies and Technologies, Extra Credit (Exemplary Performance), Project Phase, LEED Submittal Phase, Related Code or Standard, and Responsible Party.
The final section contains sample questions and a mock exam. These are intended to match the latest real LEED AP ID+C Exam as closely as possible and assist you in becoming familiar with the format of the exam.
Most people already have some knowledge of LEED. I suggest that you use a highlighter when you read this book; you can highlight the content that you are not familiar with when you read the book for the first time. Try covering the answer and then read the question. If you come up with the correct answer before you read the book, you do not need to highlight the question and answer. If you cannot come up with the correct answer before you read the book, then highlight that question. This way, when you do your review later and read the book for the second time, you can focus on the portions that you are not familiar with and save yourself a lot of time. You can repeat this process with different colored highlighters until you are very familiar with the content of this book. Then, you will be ready to take the LEED AP ID+C Exam.
The key to passing the LEED AP ID+C Exam, or any other exam, is to know the scope of the exam, and not to read too many books. Select one or two really good books and focus on them. Actually understand the content and memorize it. For your convenience, I have underlined the fundamental information that I think is very important. You definitely need to memorize all the information that I have underlined. You should try to understand the content first, and then memorize the content of the book by reading it multiple times. This is a much better way than "mechanical" memory without understanding.
There is a part of the LEED AP ID+C Exam that you can control by reading study materials: the section regarding the number of points and credit process for the LEED building rating system. Become very familiar with every major credit category and try to answer all questions related to this part correctly.
There is also a part of the exam that you may not be able to control. You may not have done actual LEED building certification, so there will be some questions that may require you to guess. This is the hardest part of the exam, but these questions should be only a small percentage of the test if you are well prepared. Eliminate the obvious wrong answers and then attempt an educated guess. There is no penalty for guessing. If you have no idea what the correct answer is and cannot eliminate any obvious wrong answer, then do not waste too much time on the question, just pick a guess answer. The key is, try to use the same guess answer for all of the questions that you are completely unsure of. For example, if you choose "d" as the guess answer, then be consistent and use "d" as the guess answer for all the questions that are completely unsure of. That way, you likely have a better chance of guessing more correct answers.
This is not an easy exam, but you should be able to pass it if you prepare well. If you set your goal for a high score and study hard, you will have a better chance of passing. If you set your goal for the minimum passing score of 170, you will probably end up scoring 169 and fail, and you will have to retake the exam again. That will be the last thing you want. Give yourself plenty of time and do not wait until the last minute to begin preparing for the exam. I have met people who have spent 40 hours preparing and passed the exam, but I suggest that you give yourself at least two to three weeks of preparation time. On the night before the exam, look through the questions on the mock exam that you did not answer correctly and remember what the correct answers are. Read this book carefully, prepare well, relax and put yourself in the best physical, mental and psychological state on the day of the exam, and you will pass.
Sample Pages for "LEED ID&C Exam Guide"
"LEED ID&C Exam Guide" includes ALL the information in "LEED GA Exam Guide," PLUS complete discussion of LEED prerequisites and credits for LEED ID&C, PLUS a summary table and a mnemonics for each LEED category, PLUS comprehensive study materials, 20 extra sample questions, an extra mock exam with 100 additional questions for part II of LEED AP ID+C Exam, and information on green building design and construction, LEED certification, and sustainability.
Sample Text from "LEED ID&C Exam Guide"
... 2. LEED exam preparation requires short-term memory
Now that you know the nature of the LEED Exam, you should understand that LEED Exam Preparation requires Short-Term Memory. You should schedule your time accordingly: in the early stages of your LEED exam Preparation, you should focus on understanding and an initial review of the material; in the late stages of your exam preparation, you should focus on memorizing the material as a final review...
SSc1: Site Selection (1-5 points)
Purpose:
To encourage tenants to choose buildings that avoid inappropriate sites and/or are wisely located on a site to alleviate environmental impact.
Credit Path:
Ch1 (Choice One): Choose a building that is LEED Certified (5 points).
Related Strategies and Technologies for Base Building:
1) Create an Erosion and Sedimentation Control (ESC) Plan early in the project, preferably during the design stage.
2) Use the Stabilization Method: mulching, temporary, or permanent seeding.
3) Use Structural Method if erosion has already occurred: silt fencing, earth dikes, sediment basins, and sediment traps.
Your base building should avoid sites that meet any one of the following criteria:
a) Virgin (previously undeveloped) land that is lower than five feet above the elevation of the 100-year flood per the definition of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
b) Virgin land that is within 50 feet of a water body, such as a lake, river, stream, or sea (NOT including small man-made ponds), per the terminology of the Clean Water Act.
c) Within 100 feet of wetlands per the definition of the US Code of Federal Regulations, 40 CFR, Parts 230-233, and Part 22, Definition of Wetlands, and areas of special concern or isolated wetlands per local rules, OR within setback distance from wetlands per local codes, whichever is more restrictive.
d) Habitat for any species on state OR federal endangered or threatened lists.
e) Public parkland unless a public land owner has accepted a trade for land of equal or greater value as parkland (This does not apply to Park Authority projects).
f) Prime farmland per the definition of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
Ch2: Place the tenant space in a building that has one or more of the following features at submittal (1-5 points). Each of the following features can be achieved by meeting the related LEED 2009 NC credit:
SSc1, Ch2F1 (Choice Two, Feature 1): Brownfield Redevelopment (1 point)
Note: The USGBC reference uses the word path, but feature is a clearer choice given the context of the credit.
1) A building located on a contaminated site as documented by a local voluntary cleanup program or by an ASTM E1903-97 Phase II Environmental Site Assessment;
OR
2) A building located on a brownfield as defined by a federal, state, or local governing agency.
The site contamination must have been effectively remediated...
EAc3: Measurement and Verification (2-5 points)
Purpose:
To have ongoing optimization and accountability of tenant water and energy consumption over time.
Credit Paths:
1st Case: Tenant Space Occupying Less than 75% of the Total Building Area:
Achieve at least one of the following:
* Use a sub-meter to measure and document energy use within the tenant space. (2 points)
* Negotiate a lease whereby the tenant's energy costs are separate from the base rent. (3 points)
OR
2nd Case: Tenant Space Occupying 75% or More of the Total Building Area:
Install continuous metering devices for the following: (5 points)
Mechanical (HVAC):
* Air and water economizer and heat recovery cycles
* Air distribution static pressure and ventilation air volumes
* Cooling load
Electrical:
* Lighting systems and controls
Plumbing:
* Indoor water riser and outdoor irrigation system
* Boiler efficiencies
Refrigeration:
* Chiller efficiency at variable loads (kW/ton)
Other:
* Constant and variable motor loads
* Variable frequency drive operation
* Building-related process energy and equipment
For 2nd case above, the project team needs to create and implement a Measurement and Verification (M&V) Plan that includes information above and is consistent with Option B, C, or D of the International Performance Measure and Verification Protocol (IPMVP) Volume I: Concepts and Options for Determining Energy and Water Savings in New Construction, 2001. (The 2009 edition is already available. I expect USGBC will update to the latest the edition very soon)
Offer a process for corrective action if the M&V plan results show the energy savings have not been achieved.
Submittals:
1) Create an IPMVP-compliant M&V plan, and confirm it is consistent with Option B, C, or D
2) For Tenant Space Occupying 75% or more of the total building area, collect utilities bills, lease agreements or other paperwork to show that tenant energy costs are paid by the tenant
3) Summarize the monitoring systems for the tenant space, and show that at least the required systems are monitored
Synergies:
Measurement and verification may help to achieve optimal energy performance and ensure accountability. If you need to obtain an energy performance contract or other funding, use the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP). M&V plans typically include tracking the performance of renewable energy generation systems to identify operational issues.
EAc3 may contribute to the following credits:
* SSc1, Ch2F11: On-Site Renewable Energy
* EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
* EAc1: Optimize Energy Performance
* EAc4: Green Power
Commissioning and M&V often use the same devices. Refer to the following credits for related criteria:
* EAp1: Fundamental Commissioning of the Building Energy Systems
* EAc2: Enhanced Commissioning
Possible Strategies and Technologies:
1) Create an M&V Plan to evaluate energy systems and/or building performance.
2) Use engineering analysis and energy simulation to characterize the energy systems and/or building.
3) Use proper metering to measure the use of energy.
4) Verify performance by comparing actual performance to predicted performance (Performance Factor); then group them by system or component if needed.
5) Compare actual performance to baseline performance to track energy efficiency.
IPMVP can be used to verify savings related to energy conservation measures (ECMs) and strategies. This LEED credit goes above and beyond normal IPMVP M&V goals. M&V can go above and beyond energy systems and ECMs, and energy conservation strategies. IPMVP gives guidance on M&V strategies and their uses. Use these together with trend logging and monitoring of important energy systems, and seek ongoing accountability for building energy performance.
Extra Credit (Exemplary Performance):
None
Project Phase:
Design Development
LEED Submittal Phase:
Design
Related Code or Standard:
1) International Performance Measure and Verification Protocol (IPMVP), Volume I, Efficiency Valuation Organization (EVO), Concepts and Options for Determining Energy Savings in New Construction, effective 2001
Responsible Party:
MEP Engineer, Building Controls Designer/Manufacturer...
Sample Text from "LEED ID&C Exam Guide"
... 2. LEED exam preparation requires short-term memory
Now that you know the nature of the LEED Exam, you should understand that LEED Exam Preparation requires Short-Term Memory. You should schedule your time accordingly: in the early stages of your LEED exam Preparation, you should focus on understanding and an initial review of the material; in the late stages of your exam preparation, you should focus on memorizing the material as a final review...
SSc1: Site Selection (1-5 points)
Purpose:
To encourage tenants to choose buildings that avoid inappropriate sites and/or are wisely located on a site to alleviate environmental impact.
Credit Path:
Ch1 (Choice One): Choose a building that is LEED Certified (5 points).
Related Strategies and Technologies for Base Building:
1) Create an Erosion and Sedimentation Control (ESC) Plan early in the project, preferably during the design stage.
2) Use the Stabilization Method: mulching, temporary, or permanent seeding.
3) Use Structural Method if erosion has already occurred: silt fencing, earth dikes, sediment basins, and sediment traps.
Your base building should avoid sites that meet any one of the following criteria:
a) Virgin (previously undeveloped) land that is lower than five feet above the elevation of the 100-year flood per the definition of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
b) Virgin land that is within 50 feet of a water body, such as a lake, river, stream, or sea (NOT including small man-made ponds), per the terminology of the Clean Water Act.
c) Within 100 feet of wetlands per the definition of the US Code of Federal Regulations, 40 CFR, Parts 230-233, and Part 22, Definition of Wetlands, and areas of special concern or isolated wetlands per local rules, OR within setback distance from wetlands per local codes, whichever is more restrictive.
d) Habitat for any species on state OR federal endangered or threatened lists.
e) Public parkland unless a public land owner has accepted a trade for land of equal or greater value as parkland (This does not apply to Park Authority projects).
f) Prime farmland per the definition of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
Ch2: Place the tenant space in a building that has one or more of the following features at submittal (1-5 points). Each of the following features can be achieved by meeting the related LEED 2009 NC credit:
SSc1, Ch2F1 (Choice Two, Feature 1): Brownfield Redevelopment (1 point)
Note: The USGBC reference uses the word path, but feature is a clearer choice given the context of the credit.
1) A building located on a contaminated site as documented by a local voluntary cleanup program or by an ASTM E1903-97 Phase II Environmental Site Assessment;
OR
2) A building located on a brownfield as defined by a federal, state, or local governing agency.
The site contamination must have been effectively remediated...
EAc3: Measurement and Verification (2-5 points)
Purpose:
To have ongoing optimization and accountability of tenant water and energy consumption over time.
Credit Paths:
1st Case: Tenant Space Occupying Less than 75% of the Total Building Area:
Achieve at least one of the following:
* Use a sub-meter to measure and document energy use within the tenant space. (2 points)
* Negotiate a lease whereby the tenant's energy costs are separate from the base rent. (3 points)
OR
2nd Case: Tenant Space Occupying 75% or More of the Total Building Area:
Install continuous metering devices for the following: (5 points)
Mechanical (HVAC):
* Air and water economizer and heat recovery cycles
* Air distribution static pressure and ventilation air volumes
* Cooling load
Electrical:
* Lighting systems and controls
Plumbing:
* Indoor water riser and outdoor irrigation system
* Boiler efficiencies
Refrigeration:
* Chiller efficiency at variable loads (kW/ton)
Other:
* Constant and variable motor loads
* Variable frequency drive operation
* Building-related process energy and equipment
For 2nd case above, the project team needs to create and implement a Measurement and Verification (M&V) Plan that includes information above and is consistent with Option B, C, or D of the International Performance Measure and Verification Protocol (IPMVP) Volume I: Concepts and Options for Determining Energy and Water Savings in New Construction, 2001. (The 2009 edition is already available. I expect USGBC will update to the latest the edition very soon)
Offer a process for corrective action if the M&V plan results show the energy savings have not been achieved.
Submittals:
1) Create an IPMVP-compliant M&V plan, and confirm it is consistent with Option B, C, or D
2) For Tenant Space Occupying 75% or more of the total building area, collect utilities bills, lease agreements or other paperwork to show that tenant energy costs are paid by the tenant
3) Summarize the monitoring systems for the tenant space, and show that at least the required systems are monitored
Synergies:
Measurement and verification may help to achieve optimal energy performance and ensure accountability. If you need to obtain an energy performance contract or other funding, use the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP). M&V plans typically include tracking the performance of renewable energy generation systems to identify operational issues.
EAc3 may contribute to the following credits:
* SSc1, Ch2F11: On-Site Renewable Energy
* EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
* EAc1: Optimize Energy Performance
* EAc4: Green Power
Commissioning and M&V often use the same devices. Refer to the following credits for related criteria:
* EAp1: Fundamental Commissioning of the Building Energy Systems
* EAc2: Enhanced Commissioning
Possible Strategies and Technologies:
1) Create an M&V Plan to evaluate energy systems and/or building performance.
2) Use engineering analysis and energy simulation to characterize the energy systems and/or building.
3) Use proper metering to measure the use of energy.
4) Verify performance by comparing actual performance to predicted performance (Performance Factor); then group them by system or component if needed.
5) Compare actual performance to baseline performance to track energy efficiency.
IPMVP can be used to verify savings related to energy conservation measures (ECMs) and strategies. This LEED credit goes above and beyond normal IPMVP M&V goals. M&V can go above and beyond energy systems and ECMs, and energy conservation strategies. IPMVP gives guidance on M&V strategies and their uses. Use these together with trend logging and monitoring of important energy systems, and seek ongoing accountability for building energy performance.
Extra Credit (Exemplary Performance):
None
Project Phase:
Design Development
LEED Submittal Phase:
Design
Related Code or Standard:
1) International Performance Measure and Verification Protocol (IPMVP), Volume I, Efficiency Valuation Organization (EVO), Concepts and Options for Determining Energy Savings in New Construction, effective 2001
Responsible Party:
MEP Engineer, Building Controls Designer/Manufacturer...
Sample questions from "LEED ID&C Exam Guide"
...101. With regard to submittals, what does a project team need to submit for MRc2: Construction Waste Management? (Choose 3)
a. A list of actual materials costs, not including equipment and labor, for materials per CSI MasterFormat™ 2004 Edition Divisions 03-10, 31 (section 31.60.00 Foundations) and 32 (section 32.10.00 Paving, 32.30.00 Site Improvements, and 32.90.00 Planting), including Division 12 is optional
b. A list of actual materials costs, including equipment and labor, for materials per CSI MasterFormat™ 2004 Edition Divisions 03-10, 31 (section 31.60.00 Foundations) and 32 (section 32.10.00 Paving, 32.30.00 Site Improvements, and 32.90.00 Planting), including Division 12 is optional
c. A list of manufacturers' names, product names, costs, and percentage of pre- and post-consumer content
d. Manufacturers' letters or cutsheets indicating the listed products' recycled content
e. A plan showing the location of the recycle area
102. With regard to submittals, what does the project team need to submit for MRc5: Regional Materials? (Choose 3)
a. A list of actual materials costs, not including equipment and labor, for materials per CSI MasterFormat™ 2004 Edition Divisions 03-10, 31 (section 31.60.00 Foundations) and 32 (section 32.10.00 Paving, 32.30.00 Site Improvements, and 32.90.00 Planting), including Division 12 is optional
b. A list of actual materials costs, including equipment and labor, for materials per CSI MasterFormat™ 2004 Edition Divisions 03-10, 31 (section 31.60.00 Foundations) and 32 (section 32.10.00 Paving, 32.30.00 Site Improvements, and 32.90.00 Planting), including Division 12 is optional
c. A list of product purchases extracted, harvested, or manufactured regionally.
d. Paperwork showing manufacturers' names, product names, costs, the distance between the extraction site and the project, and the distance between the manufacturer and the project
e. Manufacturers' letters or cutsheets indicating the materials' origin and manufacture within a 300 miles radius of the site
103. With regard to IEQc5: Indoor Chemical and Pollutant Source Control, which of the following rooms shall be isolated, i.e., the areas are exhausted sufficiently to create a negative pressure when the doors to these areas are closed, provide hard lid ceilings, deck-to-deck partitions, and self-closing doors, etc? (Choose 3)
a. Printing rooms
b. Laundry rooms
c. Gift shops
d. Public restrooms
e. Science laboratories...
You can find more comprehensive study materials, sample questions, mock exam, and information on green building leed certification, and sustainability in LEED ID&C Exam Guide.
a. A list of actual materials costs, not including equipment and labor, for materials per CSI MasterFormat™ 2004 Edition Divisions 03-10, 31 (section 31.60.00 Foundations) and 32 (section 32.10.00 Paving, 32.30.00 Site Improvements, and 32.90.00 Planting), including Division 12 is optional
b. A list of actual materials costs, including equipment and labor, for materials per CSI MasterFormat™ 2004 Edition Divisions 03-10, 31 (section 31.60.00 Foundations) and 32 (section 32.10.00 Paving, 32.30.00 Site Improvements, and 32.90.00 Planting), including Division 12 is optional
c. A list of manufacturers' names, product names, costs, and percentage of pre- and post-consumer content
d. Manufacturers' letters or cutsheets indicating the listed products' recycled content
e. A plan showing the location of the recycle area
102. With regard to submittals, what does the project team need to submit for MRc5: Regional Materials? (Choose 3)
a. A list of actual materials costs, not including equipment and labor, for materials per CSI MasterFormat™ 2004 Edition Divisions 03-10, 31 (section 31.60.00 Foundations) and 32 (section 32.10.00 Paving, 32.30.00 Site Improvements, and 32.90.00 Planting), including Division 12 is optional
b. A list of actual materials costs, including equipment and labor, for materials per CSI MasterFormat™ 2004 Edition Divisions 03-10, 31 (section 31.60.00 Foundations) and 32 (section 32.10.00 Paving, 32.30.00 Site Improvements, and 32.90.00 Planting), including Division 12 is optional
c. A list of product purchases extracted, harvested, or manufactured regionally.
d. Paperwork showing manufacturers' names, product names, costs, the distance between the extraction site and the project, and the distance between the manufacturer and the project
e. Manufacturers' letters or cutsheets indicating the materials' origin and manufacture within a 300 miles radius of the site
103. With regard to IEQc5: Indoor Chemical and Pollutant Source Control, which of the following rooms shall be isolated, i.e., the areas are exhausted sufficiently to create a negative pressure when the doors to these areas are closed, provide hard lid ceilings, deck-to-deck partitions, and self-closing doors, etc? (Choose 3)
a. Printing rooms
b. Laundry rooms
c. Gift shops
d. Public restrooms
e. Science laboratories...
You can find more comprehensive study materials, sample questions, mock exam, and information on green building leed certification, and sustainability in LEED ID&C Exam Guide.
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