Hi All,
I'm preparing for LEED GA exam. I have some doubts. I'd be really grateful if someone is able to answers my doubts:
I have some questions:
1. Will it be sufficient to use the materials given in the candidate handbook for reference ?
2. Is it necessary to memorize or know the number of LEED points pertaining to each credit for all the LEED rating systems?
2.Is it necessary to memorize HVAC requirements for climate zones, standards for Environmental coating, Minimum air flow requirements for continuous flow systems, Standards for water efficient fixtures
Thanks
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Glen Phillips
Sustainability ProfessionalBright Green
42 thumbs up
April 9, 2014 - 2:58 pm
Good questions! As someone who regularly leads online study courses for the LEED Green Associate exam, I can try to answer them.
1. Technically, all the exam questions are derived from the reference materials in the candidate handbook, although many candidates benefit from a study course - especially if this is their first LEED exam or if it has been a while since they have taken a formal exam.
2. At the Green Associate level, you won't need to know specific point values for any of the Rating Systems, although a basic understanding of the credit weightings is important (including a general sense of which categories of concern are most important).
3. Some of these technical details aren't even covered in the reference materials (as listed in the candidate handbook), so they would not be fair game as an exam question. One thing to keep in mind is that because the Rating Systems (NC, Homes, EB) are source documents for the exam, anything that is listed in the credit requirements (edit- such as the water fixture table Paula mentions below) are fair game for the exam. More generally, the LEED Green Associate exam verifies a candidate's knowledge of many green building concepts and LEED, although it doesn't typically require extensive technical (e.g. mechanical engineering) knowledge. The one notable exception to this is regarding refrigerants (which are covered in extensive technical depth within one of the referenced documents), so be sure you know these well.
Paula Melton
Editorial DirectorBuildingGreen, Inc.
LEEDuser Moderator
180 thumbs up
April 9, 2014 - 2:38 pm
I would memorize the EPA table of water-efficient fixtures. Might not be considered fair game, but they show up in practice tests frequently, and they were on my GA exam.
You should also be familiar with referenced standards, yes, including VOC content standards for various product categories.
Shadi Abousamra
LEED Trainerarchiroots
February 23, 2024 - 10:26 am
As a LEED trainer for 8 years now, in my personal opinion the handbook is great but not to be used as your only study material. Also amount of points inside each credit is not important to memorize. especially not for the LEED Green Associate. Lasly, it is important to know standards, labels, radius...etc I recommend taking a simplified training like this one and continuing to some credible practice exams.