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| Topic 1 | - Location and Transportation: This topic measures the skills of LEED Green Associates in sustainable development. It addresses critical factors in site selection, including development constraints and opportunities related to environmental considerations, and community connectivity concepts, such as walkability and street design, which are vital for promoting sustainable transportation options.
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| Topic 2 | - 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 3 | - Indoor Environmental Quality: This domain measures the skills of LEED Green Associates in creating healthy indoor environments. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining adequate ventilation levels through both natural and mechanical means. Additionally, candidates will be assessed on topics such as tobacco smoke control measures.
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| Topic 4 | - 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 5 | - 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 6 | - 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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| Topic 7 | - 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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