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| Topic 1 | - Sustainable Sites: It covers site assessment and planning that involves evaluating various site characteristics, such as topography, hydrology, climate, vegetation, and soil conditions. It also covers assessing a site¡¯s potential as a resource for energy flows while addressing construction activity pollution prevention measures.
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| Topic 2 | - Energy and Atmosphere: In this topic, LEED Green Associates focuses on building reuse, including historic building renovations. It covers material reuse strategies, enclosure materials, and permanently installed interior components into new designs.
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| Topic 3 | - Integrative Strategies: It emphasizes the importance of an integrative process. The topic also covers their knowledge about the value of teamwork in developing integrative green strategies and how they can collaborate throughout different project phases.
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| Topic 4 | - Water Efficiency: This topic measures the skills of LEED Green Associates in optimizing water use in building projects. It explores strategies for reducing outdoor water use through efficient irrigation practices, including landscape water requirements and irrigation systems. It also covers using native and adaptive plant species to minimize irrigation demands.
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| Topic 5 | - Indoor Water Use Reduction: This section measures the skills of LEED Green Associates in minimizing indoor water consumption to reduce water use effectively, including toilets, urinals, faucets, and showerheads. Additionally, candidates will examine appliance types that consume water, such as cooling towers and washing machines.
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| Topic 6 | - Building Loads: This topic is focused on optimizing building performances through effective load management. It addresses design considerations such as building orientation and glazing selection while clarifying regional factors that influence these decisions.
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| Topic 7 | - LEED Process: This topic tests the skills of LEED Green Associates involved in green building initiatives. It focuses on various methods to achieve LEED goals, such as developing credit interpretation rulings and utilizing Regional Priority Credits to explore synergies within the LEED system.
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