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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #65121 in Books
• Published on: 2009-05-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 184 pages

Customer Reviews

Good for a first version
While this book has a lot of the problem of a first version (typos, vague questions, etc.) I studied for one week using this, the PPI practices exams, & other free materials and got a 186. If I had failed I probably would have given this 2 stars, but i passed so i'll give it 4. Not great, not horrible. Definitely helpful.

Great intro material but lacking some required info, highly recommended
Great intro material but lacking some required info, highly recommended.

Good for a intro toward LEED GA exam, but some material that will be tested is missing. Also its a shame only one example test is included. additional study will be required from other sources as a result, but I still recommend this text because it is easy to read, clear and covers the basics very succinctly and well.

This book could help to alleviate the problem of the shortage of LEED GA Exam prep materials
The LEED Green Associate (GA) Exam is a brand new exam GBCI launched in 2009. The biggest problem for LEED GA Exam is the shortage of LEED GA Exam prep materials.

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 Green Associate 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 the exam. A one-day course can cost $445 if you register early enough, and can be as expensive as $495 if you miss the early bird special. You will also have to wait until the USGBC workshops or courses are offered in a city near you.

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2. Take USGBC online courses. You can go to the USGBC or GBCI websites for information. The USGBC online courses are less personal and still expensive.

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3. The USGBC's "Green Building and LEED Core Concepts Guide." It is somewhat useful, but does not have enough information for you to pass the LEED GA Exam.

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4. The USGBC Reference Guides: They are comprehensive, but they give too much information. Searching for information related to LEED GA 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 (BD&C) has about 700 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 GA exam, because you do NOT know what USGBC and GBCI are looking for in the exam.

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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 GA Exam Guide: A Must-Have for the LEED Green Associate Exam: Comprehensive Study Materials, Sample Questions, Mock Exam, 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.

This research also helps me become very familiar with the new LEED systems, and proves to be extremely valuable when I write reviews on the new LEED GA Exam and the related exam prep materials.

I have reviewed almost all the LEED GA Exam prep materials available in the market, and here is my review on "LEED Prep GA: What You Really Need to Know to Pass the LEED Green Associate Exam":

"LEED Prep GA: What You Really Need to Know to Pass the LEED Green Associate Exam" covers some basic content for LEED GA Exam, including information on LEED credit category, introduction of the LEED GA Exam, a list of commonly used acronyms and resources, a glossary, index, and 1 set of mock exam (100 questions in total).

"LEED Prep GA: What You Really Need to Know to Pass the LEED Green Associate Exam" has 184 pages. It could help to alleviate the problem of the shortage of LEED GA Exam prep materials.

Gang Chen, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Author of "LEED GA Exam Guide," "Architectural Practice Simplified," "Planting Design Illustrated," and other books on various LEED exams, architecture, and landscape architecture