Leed Prep: What You Really Need to Know to Pass the Leed NC V2.2 and CI V2.0 Exams [Paperback]

Holly Williams Leppo (Author), Brad Saeger (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1591261406 | ISBN-13: 978-1591261407 | Publication Date: June 6, 2008 | Edition: New

Whether you are preparing for the LEED NC or LEED CI exam, LEED Prep gives you a complete, concise review of the four subject areas covered on the exam as well as comprehensive summaries of each credit and prerequisite in the LEED NC and CI Rating Systems. LEED Prep will help you prepare efficiently with this easy-to-read synthesis of the most important information in the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED for New Construction Version 2.2 and LEED for Commercial Interiors Version 2.0 Reference Guides. Also included to supplement your review is an introduction to green building, a comprehensive glossary, and lists of commonly used acronyms and resources.

Make the most of your limited preparation time. Get the power to pass with LEED Prep.

Rapid Preparation for the LEED NC and LEED CI Exams Thorough, concise review of the four LEED exam subject areas Complete summaries of each credit and prerequisite of the LEED NC and CI Rating System 50 open-ended and short answer questions assess your knowledge of the exam topics Matrices designed to help you test your recall of the credits and prerequisites

Exam Topics Covered Knowledge of LEED Credit Intents and Requirements Coordinating a Project Team Implementing a LEED Process Verifying, Participating in, and Performing Technical Analyses for LEED Credits

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC®) did not participate in the development and/or publication of the LEED Prep, and does not participate in the development or administration of the LEED exam review courses. The USGBC is not affiliated with PPI. LEED and USGBC are registered trademarks of the U.S. Green Building Council.

Product Details

• Paperback: 392 pages
• Publisher: Professional Publications, Inc.; New edition (June 6, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591261406
• ISBN-13: 978-1591261407
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,139,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Holly Williams Leppo, AIA, LEED AP, is a registered architect in Pennsylvania and Virginia and a certified interior designer in Virginia. She holds professional certifications from the National Council of Architecture Registration Boards and the National Council for Interior Design Qualifications, and is a LEED Accredited Professional. She is a partner and vice-president at SMB&R, Inc. in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.

Holly specializes in adapting old building forms for new uses, including study of applicable building codes, accessibility requirements, appropriate historical forms and proportions, and integration of new technologies, building materials, and techniques into a historic context. She believes strongly in the concept of adaptive reuse of old structures as an environmentally responsible way to meet the demands of modern uses while preserving a community's heritage.

Holly earned her Master of Architecture degree at Washington University in St. Louis after completing a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in integrative arts at The Pennsylvania State University, where she was named to Phi Beta Kappa.

Prior to joining SMB&R, Holly was employed by Hopke & Associates of Williamsburg, Virginia, where served a two-year appointment to the City of Williamsburg Architectural Review Board.

Holly is the author of five technical review guides published by Professional Publications, Inc. of Belmont, California and designed to assist candidates for the Architect Registration Exam in their preparation for professional licensing exams. She is also the author of LEED Green Associate and Accredited Professional exam preparation materials.

In 2009, Holly was named one of Building Design + Construction magazine's "40 Under 40: Superstars of the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry" and was honored by the Central Penn Business Journal "Forty Under 40". Both of Holly's alma maters have recognized her professional achievements in 2010; she is a recipient of the Penn State Alumni Association Alumni Achievement Award representing The Schreyer Honors College and the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University Young Alumni Award for Distinction.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointing, February 13, 2009

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Bryce Hanna (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Leed Prep: What You Really Need to Know to Pass the Leed NC V2.2 and CI V2.0 Exams (Paperback)

This publication was of little use to me while studying for the LEED AP exam. If you really want to pass the exam before the roll out of LEED 3.0 (you cannot register for the current exam ofter 03.31.09) then your money is best spent elsewhere.

Had I known that most of the information in this book can be easily found online for free, then I would not have purchased it. Most notably, the "reformatted" credit information simply repackages the credit information available directly from the USGBC as a free pdf. The bulk of this book consists of this reformatted credit information and yet contains no new or insightful information. The charts and advice available from websites such as www.intheleed.com and "Learning to LEED" are much more helpful. The author of the intheleed website also offers the information available on his website in a well organized e-book for HALF THE PRICE of this book.

Real preparation requires complete study of the reference guide, which is pricey if you don't have one available to you. Save your money for that. Also consider spending money on the mock exams from www.greenexamprep.com. They provide exam relevant questions with answers AND analysis, all of which is sorely missing from this book.

I was able to pass the exam handily without recourse to this publication, I would recommend focusing one's attention and resources elsewhere.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible Book, February 17, 2009

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Studying LEED - See all my reviews

This review is from: Leed Prep: What You Really Need to Know to Pass the Leed NC V2.2 and CI V2.0 Exams (Paperback)

I am not one to write reviews but will take the time to forewarn anyone looking for a good way to study for the LEED exam- Do not go this route. The book is not organized in a logical manner. Rather then presenting the information in the same structure as the exam- by section and points, it talks around the structure in theoretical and broad ideas of green architecture and forces one to constantly cross-reference an index of what this general information relates to on the actual exam. It is basically useless and I give it one star because zero is not an option.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This should not be your only LEED study book., March 31, 2009

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A. Miller - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Leed Prep: What You Really Need to Know to Pass the Leed NC V2.2 and CI V2.0 Exams (Paperback)

Had I not read the full text version (from USGBC) first, I would not have passed the exam. Yes, the full version is very long but at least you would understand the intent of each credit and how the USGBC was thinking when they created the credits. With this book, you have no background on the subjects, just short lists of facts to memorize but no way to understand how they are really applied. Using just this book would be something like taking calculus, deciding to skip all the classes, and just before the final, obtaining a copy of someone else's `cheat sheet'.

Because it is so short on detail and is just lists of bullet points and words to memorize, you really can't use this as a reference book later.