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LEED Exam Prep
Developed by the US Green Building Council, LEED® stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. The LEED rating system is the most distinguished and widely accepted green building certification. It has gained international recognition in many regions such as Dubai, Chile, Brazil, Italy, India and China and even is being adopted in some local building codes in the United States.
To fully benefit from these changes, architects, engineers, interior designers, and contractors need to achieve one of the five LEED AP accreditations to demonstrate they are familiar with the LEED certification process. This requires an understanding of the prerequisites and credits required to achieve the various levels of LEED certification.
Note: To apply for the LEED Green Associate exam with GBCI, you must either:
- Have previous experience supporting a LEED-registered project - or -
- Be employed in a sustainable field of work - or -
- Attend an education program that addresses green building principles.
A CleanEdison course fulfills this requirement!
Available Course Types
LEED Green Associate
New to LEED? Start here! If you want to be a green professional you need this credential. This is the pre-requisite for any LEED Advanced Course. View our LEED Green Associate 1-Day Course Comparison or our LEED Green Associate 1-Day Course Schedules.
Green Professional Training Program
Need LEED Experience in order to sit for your AP Exam? Get hands-on experience here! Internship which includes work experience on an actual LEED Project.
These classes qualify you to take the LEED Specialty Exams.
LEED AP Building Design and Construction
Geared toward professionals participating in the design and construction phases of efficient high-performance buildings. View our LEED AP Building Design and Construction Course Comparison.
LEED AP Operations and Maintenance
Course is geared toward professionals participating in the ongoing operations of existing commercial and institutional buildings. View our LEED AP Operations and Maintenance Course Schedules.
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written by Kevin Tauteriaglia, August 02, 2009
I have my LEED Green Associate already, and I have a good amount of Green Building Project experience, so now I need to take a course and then sit for the LEED BD&C exam. When does that exam become available?
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written by Jeremy Seltzer, LEED AP, July 29, 2009
Dave -
Congratulations on getting that LEED AP right before the changeover to 3.0! You are one of about 100,000 people that sat for the LEED AP exam in June, so you are not the only one in this situation.
The best class for people who took NC to take is our BD&C class. BD&C stands for Building Design & Construction. It is the NEW 3.0 version of LEED NC2.2, and covers not only New Construction, but also Schools and Core & Shell.
The best part about your situation is that you do not have to sit for the exam. You can simply transfer your LEED AP under NC2.2 to a LEED AP for BD&C.
Call me at CleanEdison if you have any questions about this process: 888-513-3476.
Congratulations on getting that LEED AP right before the changeover to 3.0! You are one of about 100,000 people that sat for the LEED AP exam in June, so you are not the only one in this situation.
The best class for people who took NC to take is our BD&C class. BD&C stands for Building Design & Construction. It is the NEW 3.0 version of LEED NC2.2, and covers not only New Construction, but also Schools and Core & Shell.
The best part about your situation is that you do not have to sit for the exam. You can simply transfer your LEED AP under NC2.2 to a LEED AP for BD&C.
Call me at CleanEdison if you have any questions about this process: 888-513-3476.
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written by Dave Kontsi, July 28, 2009
In June I took a course with you guys under LEED NC2.2. I passed and became a LEED AP which was great, but now I realized with the changeover that I'm completely unprepared to design under version 3.0 without having taking a class. I don't think I need to take another test, because my accreditation is still good - but which course should I take to get an 'update' on the need LEED?
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written by Jiang Liang, July 27, 2009
I took the GA course last week. Great instructor, great materials. Very confident in test preparation. Highly recommend course.
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written by Barbara Collins, July 27, 2009
I recently took the LEED GA course with CleanEdison and can safely say that it is the reason that I passed my exam. Being out of school for a number of years, I found that the test-taking strategies the course provides you with are crucial to doing well on the exam; without them it would have been impossible to effectively apply my experience to the test.
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written by Jeremy Seltzer, LEED AP, July 23, 2009
Helene-
Glad you enjoyed the course and congratulations on passing your exam.
It sounds like you have a few different choices. You can pursue your LEED AP credential under Building Design & Construction (BD&C), Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance (EB:O&M), or Interior Design & Construction (ID&C).
If your work is more with buildings that are new constructions, go for BD&C. This is the LEED specialty designed for people that are working on newly-constructed buildings larger than 4 stories. Your furniture can help them reach credits that revolve around material reuse, rapidly renewable materials, & certifiable wood.
If your clients are generally working on existing buildings and renovations, then EB:O&M would be the way to go. There are a lot of people pursuing that credential right now because there are fewer new constructions in our economy right now, and more building owners & managers looking to take their existing building and make it more energy efficient.
Lastly, if you find that a lot of your clients are interior designers, then ID&C is for you. Again, for these folks, your furniture can help them reach credits that revolve around material reuse, rapidly renewable materials, & certifiable wood.
Please don't hesitate to give a call to the office if you want more details. I know that the LEED process can be confusing, so we have a whole team here ready to answer your questions. Call me here: 888-513-3476.
Glad you enjoyed the course and congratulations on passing your exam.
It sounds like you have a few different choices. You can pursue your LEED AP credential under Building Design & Construction (BD&C), Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance (EB:O&M), or Interior Design & Construction (ID&C).
If your work is more with buildings that are new constructions, go for BD&C. This is the LEED specialty designed for people that are working on newly-constructed buildings larger than 4 stories. Your furniture can help them reach credits that revolve around material reuse, rapidly renewable materials, & certifiable wood.
If your clients are generally working on existing buildings and renovations, then EB:O&M would be the way to go. There are a lot of people pursuing that credential right now because there are fewer new constructions in our economy right now, and more building owners & managers looking to take their existing building and make it more energy efficient.
Lastly, if you find that a lot of your clients are interior designers, then ID&C is for you. Again, for these folks, your furniture can help them reach credits that revolve around material reuse, rapidly renewable materials, & certifiable wood.
Please don't hesitate to give a call to the office if you want more details. I know that the LEED process can be confusing, so we have a whole team here ready to answer your questions. Call me here: 888-513-3476.
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written by Chad Kremer, July 22, 2009
Thank goodness for CleanEdison's 1-day class. I have a lot of experience in architecture and 1-day with CleanEdison was all I needed to get my Green Associate. Thanks C.E.!
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written by Helene Godin, July 21, 2009
I am working for a furniture studio that provides furniture to a lot of 'sustainable' engineering and architecture firms...I just took your course in Jacksonville and then passed my GA this morning. Which LEED specialty should I pursue now to become a LEED AP?
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written by Doug Metcalf, July 15, 2009
I recently graduated from college with my degree in mechanical engineering. Like a bunch of my friends, I couldn't get a job in this economy! I figured a good way for me to make myself more marketable would be to pursue this LEED certification so I went for it. Now I'm a LEED GA and I had a few interviews last week...all of a sudden employers are interested. They like that I'm "driven".
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written by Jacqueline La Schwade, July 13, 2009
CleanEdison's customer support is the first group of people that have actually been able to answer my questions about LEED. This new 3.0 version can be so confusing, but they made it simple -- call them. They will help you!!
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Sounds like you are in good shape. The Building Design & Construction (BD&C) and Interior Design & Construction (ID&C) exams become available starting on September 15. We usually recommend taking our course about 3 weeks before the date of your exam, so you should look to take a LEED BD&C course at the end of this month so you can get your accreditation as soon as possible.
If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to call: 888-513-3476.