1. LEED AP BD+C Made Easy
Welcome to Green Building Academy’s LEED AP BD+C Examination preparation course LEED AP BD+C Made Easy
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2. Course Objective
Prepare yourself for LEED AP BD+C examination in 6 to 8 Weeks
The objective of the course is to prepare yourself for LEED AP BD+C examination within the next 6 to 8 weeks. Consist study is the key to success of LEED AP Exam. We strongly recommend you to keep a target date for examination and spend 1-2 hr on daily basis till the examination.
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3. Trainer’s Profile: K.M. Bazeeth Ahamed
1999: Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering – Bharathidhasan University, India
2002 Masters in Mechanical Engineering, Specialized in Heat Power Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, India
– Academics: Refrigeration & Air-conditioning, Heat & Mass Transfer, Thermal Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics etc
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4. Trainer’s Profile: K.M. Bazeeth Ahamed contd..
2006 till date MEP Contracting, Energy Audits, Green Building consultancy, CFD Simulation for buildings etc.
2007: Qualified as Certified Energy Manager and Auditor, BEE India
2008: LEED AP,2010: LEED AP BD+C, 2011: LEED AP O+M
2014: Qualified as ASHRAE Certified Building Energy Assessment Professional and GSAS Certified Green Professional.
Conduct LEED training courses from March 2010, trained more than 2000 Professionals.
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5. Our Team: Mr. Arshad Siddiqui, Architect, LEED AP BD+C & ID+C
Trainer & Consultant,
Green Building Academy
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6. Who Should take this course?
Candidates who passed LEED Green Associate Examination
Candidates who have under gone a course on LEED Green Associate or familiar with LEED Green Associate course contents
Does not cover the basics of Green Buildings or LEED
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7. Course Contents LEED Rating systems and LEED certification process
Location and Transportation
Sustainable Sites
Water Efficiency
Energy & Atmosphere
Materials & Resources
Indoor Environmental Quality
Integrative Process
Innovation & Regional Priority
The course content is divided into 9 chapters. The 1st Chapter is about LEED Rating Systems and LEED Certification process. LEED Rating Systems is covered in Chapter 2 of LEED Green Associate course and LEED Certification Process is covered in Chapter 11 of LEED Green Associate course. So chapter 1 is just a review of contents in LEED Green Associate course.
From Chatper 2 to Chapter 9 we are going to discuss each prerequsite and credit of various LEED Categories.
We will start with Location and Transportation followed by Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials and resources, Indoor Environmental Quality, Integrative process and finally the bonus categories Innovation and Regional Priority
Integrative process is the first category in LEED Reference manual but we are going to cover it only in Chapter 8 because the requirements of Integrative Process is closely related with the credits in Energy and Water. So you will have a better understanding of Integrative process if it is discussed after study all other categories
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8. Preparing for the exam Spend 1-2 Hrs/day for the first 5 weeks
Spend longer hrs during the week before the examination
Expect longer questions
Develop patience and concentration to read and interpret from longer questions
Active participation during the course.
Use the forum to clarify your doubts
Use our study materials as primary resource
Take practice questions
Refer to Reference manual when you need more explanation or clarification
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9. Thank You and Good Luck
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