Easiest points in the book. Have a LEED-AP on the team, you gain this 1 point. Hopefully someday, it will be you earning a LEED project this one point in the near future! Good luck!!! Intent:
- To support and encourage the design integration required by a LEED for New Construction green building project and to streamline the application and certification process
Implementation:
- Educate the project team members about green building design and construction/application of LEED rating system early in the life of the project.
- Consider assigning the LEED AP as a facilitator of an integrated design & construction process
Submittal DOCUMENTATION:
- Provide name of LEED AP, company, brief description of his/her role, and copy a of LEED AP Certificate.
Submittal Phase:
- construction
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why construction phase when the LEED AP is involved right from the start?
Lilian,
I double checked, and the reference guide does say Construction Phase. It doesn’t explain why, but this would be my best guess:
Rememeber that there are two submittal phases for LEED: design and construction phase. The purpose of the design phase is so that a project team can hear back from the usgbc whether or not those credits submitted during the design phase will be most likely accepted as is, or if they need to re-work things in order to raise the chances of meeting the requirements of that particular credit by final review. Since this credit is so easy (all you have to do is have a LEED AP on board), there is no bother submitting it once during the design phase submittal, only to have the response be “you will probably recieve 1 credit for this during final review”.
I hope that makes sense. Thanks for the question Lilian.
thanks Pat…guess does make sense.
but i am not finding in my reference guide that says construction phase…which page?
What is a Project Administrator Role in Leed?
I have purchased the audio and digital study guide, but did not get an email to allow me to download. How long should I wait?
Thanks
I have a question from a practice exam:
What are factors in determining a project’s cost for LEED certification:
A. USGBC membership, project size, and project type (office, mixed use, education, government)
B. LEED rating system (LEED NC, LEED EB, etc) and project type
C. Project size and LEED rating system
D. USGBC membership and certification level being sought
E. Certification level earned
Ans are C+E. Can someone explain why E? Is it because if you ever get Platnum, all cost will get refund?
My exam is next week. Any help will be greatly appreciated!
I am pretty sure you do not get refunds for platinum status.
I take that back it does refund for platinum. Trick question. No wonder i cant pass the damn test.
Be careful on that question — only the CERTIFICATION fees are refunded if you get platinum…i’ve seen the question worded as such with REGISTRATION fees…which do not get refunded, regardless of platinum achievement.
What is the project administrators role in LEED?
Cindy, the project administrator manages the LEED Online process. They are
1) the main contact for LEED Online
2) they invite team members
3) they validate project information
4) assign credit responsibility
5) submit the complete template
They do not have to be the LEED AP but often are. By contrast the LEED AP coordinates among the different project team disciplines and are knowledgeble about the application process.
Thank you!
Back to Stephanie’s question, one of the factors in determining certification costs is definitely ‘membership’ (see table for current Certification Fees) onine. Nonmembers pay about $250 more than members. So is the only reason D is not part of the answer because it says ‘certification level being *sought*’ as opposed to *earned*? I still don’t see how you can leave out membership costs when thinking about certification, as far as I can tell. Am I missing something? Both exam workshops I took say certification is based on rating system, membership, and size (and then, yes, there is the tricky part about level of certification). But I don’t think you can leave out membership.
As a side note, I’m noticing that some of the practice exams (including the flashcards) are from LEED 2.0 and/or 2.1, not 2.2. I wonder if this is why some of the answers seem a bit off.
Hey anne,
All of your rationale is right. I think the only reason D is bc its anticipated rather than earned (as you said). Membership is only left out because the options that include membership include false items (such as project type).
If you want to be really particular, the question as what ARE factors not what are THE factors. So you don’t have to include all of them. Not ideally worded I agree, it would be better if it was SOME factors.