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LEED Green Associate Exam Prep Introductory Course| LEED V4
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LEED Green Associate Exam Prep Introductory Course| LEED V4

An Introductory Course to Start Your Preparation for the LEED Green Associate Exam and to Gain Deep Insight About LEED.
Created byProjectific Inc
Last updated 10/2019
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What you'll learn

  • Start your LEED Green Associate exam preparation.
  • Gain deep insight about the LEED green building certification program.
  • Understand the main principles behind green buildings and their benefits to the environment.
  • Learn about the U.S. Green Building Council and its programs.

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Course content

3 sections • 20 lectures • 1h 17m total length

  • Introduction to Green Buildings and Sustainability2:21

    Green buildings are environmentally responsible, resource-efficient structures considered throughout their lifecycle from siting to deconstruction. They mirror natural systems, turning waste into sustainable cycles and evolving toward higher performance.

  • Environmental Impacts of Built Environments3:37

    Explore how built environments drive environmental impact and how green buildings reduce energy use, emissions, and pollutants, while regenerative design aims for net zero energy.

  • Triple Bottom Line1:17

    Balance economic prosperity, social responsibility, and environmental stewardship in green buildings, as a skylight demonstrates energy efficiency, lower costs, and healthier spaces.

  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Climate Change and Green Buildings2:53

    Explore how greenhouse gases drive warming; water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, and ozone. The built environment accounts for 67 percent of emissions; consider scope 1, 2, and 3.

  • Sustainable Thinking2:46

    Explore sustainable thinking in green buildings by integrating systems thinking, lifecycle thinking, and an integrated process to connect envelope, materials, energy, and occupants throughout the project life.

  • Systems Thinking6:20

    Analyze systems thinking by identifying interconnections between open and closed systems, emergent properties, and the impact of feedback loops (positive and negative) through leverage points and ripple effects.

  • Life-Cycle Approach4:20

    Apply the life-cycle approach to green buildings by evaluating materials from extraction to disposal, using cradle to grave and cradle to cradle principles, embodied energy, LCA, and lifecycle costing.

  • Integrated Process2:22

    Learn how the integrated process connects stakeholders through information flow and collaboration to deliver sustainable projects, contrasting it with the design-bid-build approach that causes delays and extra costs.

  • Integrated Building Process in Details5:14

    Engage the full project team early to implement an integrated process. Evaluate location, climate, code requirements, and community needs to guide design toward long-term savings.

  • Iterative Process5:59

    Explore an iterative process where the entire project team discovers, researches, and refines ideas through charettes, team meetings, and stakeholder workshops, using metrics to measure success and drive integrated design.

Requirements

  • No previous LEED or green building experience is required for this course.

Description

Prepared by the world's most trusted LEED exam prep provider, this LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation Introductory Course will introduce students to the LEED rating system and provide deep insight about the principles of green buildings. This course is designed to be a solid starting point for the candidates who want to earn the LEED Green Associate credential, which is created for professionals who want to demonstrate green building expertise in non-technical fields of practice. Please note that this course in an introductory course, and cannot be used as a complete exam preparation material for the LEED Green Associate exam.

On the first section, the course will provide deep insight about green buildings and sustainability, and explain the main principles behind green buildings. The discussion will then continue with the integrative process, which is one of the main elements of green building design and construction. In the second section, the students will be introduced to the U.S. Green Building Council, LEED, and the LEED professional credentials. On the third section, the candidates will be introduced to the structure of the LEED rating system and will gain a deeper understanding on how the LEED rating system actually works.

The course will help the student to learn, rather than to memorize the essential information for the exam. It does not matter how much time passes after taking the exam, as learning the real reasons behind the green building and LEED principles through observation will help to consolidate this information concisely.

This course is also recommended for students, professionals, and anyone who has not chosen to take an LEED professional exam, but nonetheless retains a strong interest in LEED and green buildings.

*LEED® and USGBC® are registered trademarks of the U.S. Green Building Council. We are not affiliated with the USGBC or the Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) and we do not administer LEED professional exams or the LEED green building certification program. We do not claim any endorsement or recommendation of our products or services by USGBC or GBCI.

Who this course is for:

  • Students, professionals, and anyone who retains a strong interest in LEED and green buildings.

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