EDC Quickie Poll
Is the current Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) professional accreditation process a measure of sustainable design expertise? [392 votes total]

Yes (148)
 38%
No (244)
 62%


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Posted By: heather bison

Posted On: Feb 28, 2009
Views: 590
Leed exam prep

Apparently if you have already passed the test you have an option to upgrade so to speak.
I am schedule for next week but my friend has helped me with studying and says with this resource its fairly easy . I will be attending the courses next week which will definitely help me pass. Clean Edison Training Centers is a great resource. I might sign up for private tutoring depending on how the course goes..plus if I dont pass I can retake it free of charge..
does anyone know any good sites that have group stuidies online as well?


Posted By: Mary Joe de Beck

Posted On: May 21, 2004
Views: 1190
LEED AP and sustainable building

Regardless, of the difficulty or ease of the test, it serves as a measure of the evolution that we as a society are experiencing with respect to the building industry – more people are aware of the test, and more are taking the test, and more are talking about the test, and more firms are asking their staff to take the test, and all of that builds the necessary dialog for building sustainable buildings. The whole LEED concept is about understanding and integrating sustainable design and involving an integrated stakeholder design team and protecting our environment with all of our choices in the process. It certainly shouldn't be perceived as a threat or discredited by anyone with a specialized area of expertise. I personally would like to see high school students as well as professional architects both study for and pass the test (at any level of difficulty)...for that matter, I would like all voters and tax payers and anyone who lives on the planet to take the test and pass. The dialog around building sustainably is way more important than the status of the accreditation : ) I think most people understand that.


Posted By: Lisa LEED AP

Posted On: May 19, 2004
Views: 1218
LEED

LEED is a great tool and a great benchmark for anyone to use. True sustainable designers will be able to meet LEED requirements and produce a building that has high caliber architectural design. I have always pushed for sustainable design in my office and I believe I have proved my knowledge on the subject. However, it wasn't until I passed the exam that others began to listen to what I had to say.


 
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