LEED Green Associate V4 Exam Complete Study Guide (Second Edition)

A Note to Our Readers: The LEED Green Associate v4 exam was retired on April 26, 2026, and all candidates should now take the LEED Green Associate v5 exam. To prepare for the new v5 version, please use the new edition of this book — LEED Green Associate V5 Exam Prep Complete Study Guide, Fourth Edition — which is fully updated to reflect the latest version of the exam.

PASS THE LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE EXAM WITH FLYING COLORS!

Having been widely adopted as the primary course material for bachelor’s and master’s degree classes in architecture and civil engineering in the universities all over the United States, the LEED Green Associate V4 Exam Complete Study Guide is the only resource a candidate needs, in order to successfully pass the exam. The study guide provides deep insight into the principles of green building; and helps the reader to learn, rather than to memorize the essential information for the exam. Thus, this approach equips candidates to successfully pass the LEED Green Associate exam with flying colors in order to actively apply green building and LEED principles in real life.

As LEED v4 is quite different in comparison to the former versions, the book was entirely re-written; thus, it was not updated from a previous edition. All of the chapters contain guidance on the aspects that require extensive attention, while the book points out the finer details to focus on for the exam purposes. 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.

Even though the LEED Green Associate exams are sometimes referred to as conceptual exams, in reality the exam goes well beyond that. Without diving into the LEED prerequisites and credits, a candidate cannot ever guarantee passing the test; as a result, this exam preparation guide covers the core concepts of each LEED credit category, and then evaluates the LEED prerequisites and credits to demonstrate how those green building concepts turn into real projects with LEED requirements.

• Pass the LEED Green Associate exam with flying colors
• Thoroughly understand and apply green building and LEED principles for life, and retain all the information you have learned
• Know all the important things to consider during the exam beforehand

The book 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.

A. Togay Koralturk is an expert on green buildings and sustainability, and is the author of the LEED Complete Study Guide series, which is widely adopted as the primary course material for bachelor's and master's degree classes in architecture and civil engineering in universities throughout the United States. Holding a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and a master's degree in construction management from the University of Southern California, he began his career in Los Angeles, California, in project management, earning his LEED AP credential along the way in 2008. He has played a major role in directing numerous projects pursuing LEED certification worldwide and in educating professionals about green buildings and sustainability. His works on green buildings and LEED have sold thousands of copies worldwide, and their sales continue to grow.