Acing the LEEP AP v4 ExamKey Study Lessons from the “Father of LEED Exam Prep”

Another valuable presentation from the world’s leading

green building network:

According to Alex Spilger, the LEED Green Associate &

LEED AP exams require different studying approaches.

Who is Alex Spilger?

Aka the “Father of LEED Exam Prep”…

Alex is the founder of GreenStep Education, LEED exam preparation and project experience provider

Committed to excellence, Alex has taken the LEED exam 22 times – more than anyone else in the world!

He’s also worked on more than 100 LEED projects & is a dedicated advocate for the sustainable built environment.

Alex helps people at the world’s top companies pass the LEED exams

Of course you are FREE to choose any LEED exam

prep provider on the market!

Alex reports that the newLEED v4 Green Associate

exam is Tricky…

…but new LEED v4 APBD+C exam is TOUGH.

Plan to spend at least 30-40% more time studying &

memorizing for the LEED AP v4 exam than you did for the

LEED Green Associate exam.

And the new LEED v4 AP BD+C exams are DIFFERENT from the LEED 2009 exams…

1. More Detail2. More Calculations 3. LEED Project Experience

1. More Detail

While the LEED Green Associate exam tests you holistically, with questions that come from multiple

sources...

The LEED AP v4 exams have much more detail and cover new credits and information… and all of the LEED AP v4

questions come from one document.

100% of the questions on the LEED AP v4 exam come from the Reference Guide

The Problem is…

…The Reference Guides are not designed to be

study tools.

The BD+C Reference Guide

is 800+ page long!

The questions on the LEED AP v4 exam come from 13 or so sections including...

Intents, Requirements, Potential Technologies and Strategies, Referenced Standards, Implementation, Calculations, Exemplary Performance, Definitions, Changes from LEED 2009, etc.

The LEED BD+C Reference Guide is comprised of multiple rating systems, but LEED for New Construction is the predominant focus…

HINT!Your best strategy is to

use focused study materials

... Not ones that cover

everything about LEED and green

building.

2. More Calculations

Difficult calculations are common on the LEED AP v4 exams…

Questions you may encounter include not only addition and subtraction, but also more complex questions

calculating densities per acre, FAR, flush/flow rates, SRI, flushout requirements, green power, carbon offsets, etc.

Speed matters!The LEED AP v4 exam calculations may eat up

your exam time… You only have 2 hours.

Run your practice tests with a clock.

“The perfect is the enemy of the good.”

-Voltaire

HINT!Your best strategy is to seek out the

“best” answer, instead of getting stuck looking for

the “correct” answer.

3. Project Experience

The LEED v4 exams attempt to gauge LEED project experience from within the exam itself.

Don’t underestimate the value of having worked on a LEED project.

“Exposure to the LEED project credit calculations familiarized me with the

process and helped me with the more difficult exam calculation questions.”

We’ve heard the following feedback fromLEED Project Experience attendees again and again…

This is exactly why GreenStep’s LEED v4 AP exam preparation study guides include actual project

experience.

You’ll complete LEED creditson real LEED projects in San Francisco.

These LEED credits are common to almost all LEED certification projects.

Read more tips from Alex and get practice tests from someone who really knows the

exam!

Take our FREE LEED v4 BD+C Practice Teston Poplar Network today!

The more familiar you are with the test and calculations, the faster you’ll be able to complete each

questions and move on.

Or buy GreenStep’s LEED exam preparation materials today

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