LEED v4 BD&C Mock Exam: Questions, answers, and explanations: A must-have for the LEED AP BD+C Exam, green building LEED certification, and sustainability (LEED Exam Guide Series) (Volume 3) - Softcover

Chen, Gang

Softcover

ISBN 10: 161265021X ISBN 13: 9781612650210

Publisher: ArchiteG, Incorporated, 2014

Synopsis

Pass the LEED AP BD+C Exam, Get Your Building LEED Certified, Fight Global Warming, and Save Money!

The USGBC released LEED v4 in GreenBuild International Conference and Expo in November, 2013. The GBCI started to include the new LEED v4 content for all LEED exams in June 2014. We have incorporated the new LEED v4 content in this book. .

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is one of the most important trends in development and is revolutionizing the construction industry. It has gained tremendous momentum and has a profound impact on our environment.

From this book, you will be able to:

• Identify your weakness through practice questions
• Learn to work well under the pressure of timed tests
• Check your responses against the solutions
• Understand the solutions for the difficult questions through the explanations
• Fully understand the scope, difficulty level, and format of the LEED AP BD+C Exam
• Learn how to pass the LEED AP BD+C Exam
• Become familiar with the new version of LEED rating systems.



There is NO official GBCI book on the LEED AP BD+C Exam. “LEED BD&C Mock Exam” fills in the blanks and demystifies LEED. The book includes 200 questions and simulates the real exam in every aspect, including scope, difficulty level, format, and number of questions in each LEED category. It includes questions, answers, and explanations. This book is small and easy to carry around. You can read it whenever you have spare minutes. It is an indispensable resource for ordinary people, developers, brokers, contractors, administrators, architects, landscape architects, engineers, interns, drafters, designers, and other design professionals.


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What others are saying about LEED BD&C Mock Guide ......




“A Valuable Book! ...”

“The Green Building Certification Institute's LEED AP BD+C Exam have been developed to identify those professionals who have participated in the design and construction of energy efficient and environmentally sound buildings.




This book consists of two complete practice examinations that mimic the actual tests used. Then the correct answers to the questions are given and finally there is a short discussion on each question as to why the correct answer is correct.




This book should not be the first or the only book you use in preparation for the LEED AP BD+C Exam. First you should study the appropriate reference material, a list of which is given in the book. Then the sample exams can identify the areas in which you have trouble.




I recommend this book to everybody that wants to pass the LEED exam with no worries.” —AlexZ




“A Good Book!

“This is a very useful book. It provides general, entertaining, informative, educational and enlightening content about the LEED AP BD&C Exam and green Building LEED Certification. It not only has the LEED AP BD&C Mock Exam, but also has the answers and Explanations for the Mock Exam. Some of the answers have the detailed calculations to make the answers more understandable... ” —Tao Wang

About this title

About the Author

Gang Chen holds a master's degreefrom the School of Architecture, University of Southern California (USC), LosAngeles, and a bachelor's degree from the School of Architecture, South ChinaUniversity of Technology. He has more than 20 years of professional experience.Many of the projects he was in charge of or participated in have been publishedextensively in Architecture,Architectural Record, The Los Angeles Times, The Orange County Register,and more. He has worked on a variety of unusual projects, including well-known,large-scale healthcare and hospitality projects with over one billion dollarsin construction costs, award-winning school designs, highly-acclaimed urbandesign and streetscape projects, multi-family housing, high-end custom homes,and regional and neighborhood shopping centers.
 
Gang Chen is a LEED AP BD+C and alicensed architect in California. He is also the internationally acclaimedauthor of other fascinating books, including Building Construction, Planting Design Illustrated, the ARE Mock Exam series, and the LEEDExam Guide series, which includes one guidebook for each of the LEED exams. For more information, visit GreenExamEducation.com
 
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Review

What others are saying about LEED BD&C Mock Guide ..."A Valuable Book!"The Green Building Certification Institute's LEED AP BD+C Exam have been developed to identify those professionals who have participated in the design and construction of energy efficient and environmentally sound buildings.         

This book consists of two complete practice examinations that mimic the actual tests used. Then the correct answers to the questions are given and finally there is a short discussion on each question as to why the correct answer is correct.       

This book should not be the first or the only book you use in preparation for the LEED AP BD+C Exam. First you should study the appropriate reference material, a list of which is given in the book. Then the sample exams can identify the areas in which you have trouble.     

I recommend this book to everybody that wants to pass the LEED exam with no worries."
--AlexZ
 
"A Good Book!
"This is a very useful book. It provides general, entertaining, informative, educational and enlightening content about the LEED AP BD&C Exam and green Building LEED Certification.It not only has the LEED AP BD&C Mock Exam, but also has the answers and Explanations for the Mock Exam. Some of the answers have the detailed calculations to make the answers more understandable... "
--Tao Wang

Strategies for Preparing for LEED AP BD+C ExamThere are several strategies for preparing for LEED AP BD+C Exam:
1. Bare bone strategy:
This strategy is bold, risky, but effective, low cost, and takes the least amount of time. You can spend about two weeks to prepare and pass the exam:

a. Download and read the latest candidate handbook for LEED AP BD+C Exam
b. Study the FREE PDF files listed at the end of the latest candidate handbook for LEED AP BD+C Exam (About 20% to 30% of the test content will come from these materials).
c. Study my books, LEED v4 BD&CExam Guide and LEED v4 BD&C Mock Exam (Covers the fundamental and most important information of the remaining 70% to 80% of test content will come from these materials).
d. Do NOT buy or read the USGBC reference guide AT ALL

Pros:
a. Save time and money and still have a good chance of passing. In fact, a number of my readers did pass the exam using this approach.
b. You can prepare and pass the exam in about two weeks.

Cons:
a. Your score may not be as high as you want since you COMPLETELY skip the USGBC reference guide (probably range from 170 to 180).
b. You mayfeel nervous during the real exam. You may swear that you fail in the exam, and end up passing. You may have no clue why you pass but I know why you pass the exam though: my books cover the fundamental and most important information of the exam and set up a solid foundation for your LEED knowledge.

2. Middle of the road strategy:
This strategy is exactly the same as bare bone strategy, except that you do the following extra things:

a. Buy or read portion of the USGBC reference guide to supplement my two books:
Only refer to or read the USGBC reference guide for items you have questions, or for detailed information not covered by my books such asthe "Behind the Intent" and "Step-by-Step Guidance" Sections and Calculations. I skip these sections in my book, LEED v4 BD&C Exam Guide because it takes too much time for you to read the information,and I think you should be able to handle most of the tasks covered in these sections if you MASTER the other sections.
b. Do a few extra sets of mock exams.

Pros:
a. Save time and money and still have an excellent chance of passing. In fact, many readers did pass the exam using this approach.
b. You can prepare and pass the exam in about two to four weeks.

Cons:
a. Your score may not be as high as you want (probably range from 170 to 185).
b. You may still feel nervous during the real exam.
3. Comprehensive strategy:
This strategy is exactly the same as bare bone strategy, except that you do the following extra things:

a. Buy or read the USGBC reference guide from cover to cover several times.
b. Write your own notes or create your own spread sheets based on the USGBC reference guide.
c. Do every set of mock exams that you can find.

Pros:
a. You have an excellent chance of passing if you can REALLY read the reference guide. In fact, several readers did pass the exam using thisapproach.

Cons:
a. Your score may be either very high or very low (probably either range from 180 to 200, OR fail).
b. You need to spend two months or more to prepare and pass the exam.
c. You drag the exam prep process too long, and become tired of reading the USGBC reference guide, OR you can NOT find enough time to read the reference guide, and you end up failing the exam.

If you can pass the specialty exam, you should be able to pass the LEED Green Associate Exam. Make sure you download the PDF files listed in the candidate's handbook and peruse them.

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About this edition

• Publisher: ArchiteG, Incorporated
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 161265021X
• ISBN 13: 9781612650210
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 240