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

by Holly Williams Leppo RA/CID LEED AP (Author), Brad Saeger LEED AP (Author)

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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.; First Edition, New Edition 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 (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #404,013 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Bryce Hanna (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A useful resource for LEED NC V2.2 and CI V2.0 Exams, October 6, 2008

By	Gang Chen "LEEDSeries.com, Bestselling Author... (http://www.ArchiteG.com/) - See all my reviews

There are a number of books that you can use to prepare for LEED AP Exam:

1. USGBC Reference Guide. Since you need to pass at least one of the three LEED Exams (LEED-NC, LEED-CI, LEED-EB) to become a LEED AP, you first need to decide which one of the 3 exams you want to take. You need to select the correct version of the Reference Guide for your exam. Most people tend to take LEED-NC exam to become LEED AP.

The USGBC Reference Guide is comprehensive, but it gives too much information (about 400 over-size pages). A lot of the calculations in the book are too detailed for the exam. It is also expensive (about $200.00 each, most people will not buy it for personal use, and will share an office copy instead).

It is good to read the reference guide from cover to cover if you have the time. The problem is not too many people have time to read the whole reference guide. Even if you do read the whole guide, you may not remember the important issues to pass the LEED AP exam anyway. You need to repeat your reading several times before you can remember any study materials.

Reading the reference guide from cover to cover without a guidebook is the most difficult and inefficient way of preparing LEED AP Exam, because you do NOT know what USGBC and GBCI is looking for in the exam.

2. The USGBC workshops and related handouts are concise, but they do not cover extra credits (exemplary performance). The workshops are expensive, costing hundreds of dollars each.

3. Various books published by third party and available on Amazon. Most of them are not very helpful.

"Leed Prep: What You Really Need to Know to Pass the Leed NC V2.2 and CI V2.0 Exams" is one of the few books that cover both LEED NC and LEED CI exams.

It has 392 pages, and can be a helpful resource for you in preparing for these two exams. It provides a concise review on the subject of the tests, 50 sample questions, a glossary, an introduction to green building, and lists of commonly used acronyms and resources.

Gang Chen, Author of "LEED AP Exam Guide" & "Planting Design Illustrated." LEED AP, AIA

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Studying LEED - See all my reviews

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.