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Welcome to greenexamacademy.com – your FREE online LEED AP exam resource. If you are new to LEED, learn all about it in the Newbies section. Before you get into the core material of the exam, you should visit what to study to learn exactly what you’ll need to know.
The information on this website is generated primarily for the LEED for New Construction version 2.2 track. However, there is a lot of cross-over between all exam tracks which this information can also prove very useful for.
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Below, you’ll find a list of various helpful charts and tips that will help you with your LEED AP Exam preparation, as well as summaries for each of the prerequisites and credits that you’ll need to memorize. Please feel free to Bookmark this website and use it as much as you’d like. Also, please don’t be afraid to ask questions or post comments. It’s the people like you getting involved who have helped to shape the material on this website to be as great as it is, not me! Also, check out my new book!
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Sustainable Sites
- SS P1 – Construction Activity Pollution Prevention (prerequisite )
- SS 1 – Site Selection
- SS 2 – Development Density & Community Connectivity
- SS 3 – Brownfield Redevelopment
- SS 4.1 – Alternative Transportation – Public Transportation Access
- SS 4.2 – Alternative Transportation -Bicycle Storage & Changing Rooms
- SS 4.3 – Alternative Transportation – Low Emission & Fuel EfficientVehicles
- SS 4.4 – Alternative Transportation – Parking Capacity
- SS 5.1 – Site Development – Protect or Restore Habitat
- SS 5.2 – Site Development – Maximize Open Space
- SS 6.1 – Stormwater Design – Quantity Control
- SS 6.2 – Stormwater Design – Quality Control
- SS 7.1 – Heat Island Effect – Non-Roof
- SS 7.2 – Heat Island Effect – Roof
- SS 8 – Light Pollution Reduction
Water Efficiency
- WE 1.1 – Water Efficient Landscaping – Reduce by 50%
- WE 1.2 – Water Efficient Landscaping – No Potable Use or No Irrigation
- WE 2 – Innovative Wastewater Technologies
- WE 3.1 – Water Use Reduction – 20% Reduction
- WE 3.2 – Water Use Reduction – 30% Reduction
Energy & Atmosphere
- EA P1 – Fundamental Commissioning of the Building Energy Systems (prerequisite )
- EA P2 – Minimum Energy Performance (prerequisite )
- EA P3 – Fundamental Refrigerant Management (prerequisite )
- EA 1 – Optimize Energy Performance
- EA 2 – On-Site Renewable Energy
- EA 3 – Enhanced Commissioning
- EA 4 – Enhanced Refrigerant Management
- EA 5 – Measurement & Verification
- EA 6 – Green Power
Materials & Resources
- MR P1 – Storage and Collection of Recyclables (prerequisite )
- MR 1.1 – Building Reuse, Maintain 75% of Existing Walls, Floors, & Roof
- MR 1.2 – Building Reuse, Maintain 95% of Existing Walls, Floors & Roof
- MR 1.3 – Building Reuse, Maintain 50% of Interior Non-Structural Elements
- MR 2.1 – Construction Waste Management, Divert 50% from Disposal
- MR 2.2 – Construction Waste Management, Divert 75% from Disposal
- MR 3.1 – Materials Reuse, 5%
- MR 3.2 – Materials Reuse, 10%
- MR 4.1 – Recycled Content, 10% (post-consumer + 1/2 pre-consumer)
- MR 4.2- Recycled Content, 20% (post-consumer + 1/2 pre-consumer)
- MR 5.1 – Regional Materials, 10% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally
- MR 5.2 – Regional Materials, 20% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally
- MR 6 – Rapidly Renewable Materials
- MR 7 – Certified Wood
Indoor Environmental Quality
- EQ P1 – Minimum IAQ Performance (prerequisite )
- EQ P2 – Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control (prerequisite )
- EQ 1 – Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring
- EQ 2 – Increased Ventilation
- EQ 3.1 – Construction IAQ Management Plan, During Construction
- EQ 3.2 – Construction IAQ Management Plan, Before Occupancy
- EQ 4.1 – Low-Emitting Materials, Adhesives & Sealants
- EQ 4.2 – Low-Emitting Materials, Paint & Coatings
- EQ 4.3 – Low-Emitting Materials, Carpet Systems
- EQ 4.4 – Low-Emitting Materials, Composite Wood & Agrifiber Products
- EQ 5 – Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control
- EQ 6.1 – Controllability of Systems, Lighting
- EQ 6.2 – Controllability of Systems, Thermal Comfort
- EQ 7.1 – Thermal Comfort, Design
- EQ 7.2 – Thermal Comfort, Verification
- EQ 8.1 -Daylight & Views, Daylight 75% of Spaces
- EQ 8.2 – Daylight & Views, Views for 90% of Spaces
