LEED v4 Practices, Certification, and Accreditation Handbook

This book provides users with a practical user-friendly roadmap that presents the guidelines for selecting the LEED v4 rating system to better fit a particular project, also explaining the modifications in the credentialing process, including the 3-Tier system requiring applicants to first take the LEED™ Green Associate exam.

Sam Kubba (Author)

9780128038307, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 15 December 2015

708 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 4.3 cm, 1.11 kg

LEED v4 Practices, Certification, and Accreditation Handbook, Second Edition, provides users with a practical user-friendly roadmap that presents the guidelines for selecting the LEED v4 rating system to better fit a particular project (e.g. LEED for Building Design and Construction, LEED for Operations and Maintenance, LEED for Interior Design and Construction, LEED for Building Design and Construction, or LEED for Neighborhood Development).

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSPREFACE TO FIRST EDITIONFOREWORDINTRODUCTION – THE GREEN MOVEMENT TODAY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMYCHAPTER 1: Defining “Green? and “Sustainability?CHAPTER 2: Basic LEED™ ConceptsCHAPTER 3: LEED™ Documentation & Technical RequirementsCHAPTER 4: LEED™ Tier System, Standards and CodesCHAPTER 5: Design Strategies & the Green Design ProcessCHAPTER 6: Green Materials and ProductsCHAPTER 7: Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)CHAPTER 8: Water Efficiency & Sanitary WasteCHAPTER 9: Impact of Energy & AtmosphereCHAPTER 10: Economics of Green DesignA1 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONSA2 GLOSSARYA3 SAMPLE EXAM QUESTIONSBIBLIOGRAPHYINDEX

Subject Areas: Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ], Building construction & materials [TNK]