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Session 1 References

Candidate Handbook Links: Primary References

Green Building & LEED Core Concepts Guide, 1st Edition (USGBC, 2009)
(available at www.usgbc.org/store)

Green Office Guide: Integrating LEED Into Your Leasing Process, Section 2.4
(USGBC, 2009)

LEED 2009 for New Construction and Major Renovations Rating System (USGBC, 2009)

LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance Reference Guide, Introduction
(U.S. Green Building Council, 2008)

LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance Reference Guide, Glossary
(USGBC, 2008)

LEED for Homes Rating System (USGBC, 2008)

Cost of Green Revisited, by Davis Langdon (2007)

Sustainable Building Technical Manual: Part II, by Anthony Bernheim and William
Reed (1996)

The Treatment by LEED® of the Environmental Impact of HVAC Refrigerants (LEED
Technical and Scientific Advisory Committee, 2004)

Guidance on Innovation & Design (ID) Credits (USGBC, 2004)

Guidelines for CIR Customers (USGBC, 2007)

Candidate Handbook: Ancillary References

Energy Performance of LEED® for New Construction Buildings: Final Report,
by Turner & Frankel (2008)

Foundations of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Environmental
Rating System: A Tool for Market Transformation (LEED Steering Committee, 2006)

AIA Integrated Project Delivery: A Guide (www.aia. org)

Review of ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2004: Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality,
by Brian Kareis (www.workplacegroup.net)

Best Practices of ISO – 14021: Self-Declared Environmental Claims, by Kun-Mo Lee and
Haruo Uehara (2003).

Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov)

International Code Council (www.iccsafe.org)

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Standards for Accessible Design (www.ada.gov)

GSA 2003 Facilities Standards (General Services Administration, 2003)

Guide to Purchasing Green Power (U.S. EPA, 2004)

LEED 2009 for Operations & Maintenance Rating System (USGBC, 2009)

USGBC Knowledge Exchange

USGBC Research Publications

State Level Energy Consumption, Energy Information Administration

Turner & Frankel 2008, Energy Performance of LEED for New Construction Buildings

Kats 2003, The Costs & Financial Benefits of Green Building

Allen Matkins 2010, 4th Annual Green Building Survey

Perceived Business Benefits to Green, Greening of Corporate America

Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency, dsireusa.org

Minimum Program Requirements

Credit Interpretation Requests (CIR), Guidelines for CIR Customers

USGBC – Illinois Chapter 2009, Regional Green Building Case Study Project

LEEDuser.com

Session 2 References

Sustainable Sites
Building vs. Transportation Energy
Site Design & Management
Urban Heat Island Effect

Water Efficiency
Water Use in Commercial Buildings
Indoor Water Use Distribution – Las Vegas
Energy Policy Act 1992

Energy & Atmosphere
Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey
Energy Performance for LEED for New Construction Buildings
The Treatment by LEED® of the Environmental Impact of HVAC Refrigerants
Green Power & RECs

Session 3 Resources

Sample LEED GA Questions from Sessions 1, 2 and 3