LEED Green Associate V4 | Complete Exam Prep Course | عربى

In this video, we will give you an introduction to the LEED green associate exam, topic, and the green building definition. You will know the importance of the sustainable movement in buildings and how LEED reflect it. The following points will be discussed:

• Preface | LEED introduction

• Learn more about LEED certification, and accreditation.

• Who can be LEED professional.

• Who created LEED rating system.

• Guiding steps to take the LEED exam.

In this video, we will talk about green building as a definition, and how a building can be described as a green building compared to a conventional building.

• You will understand what is a green building.

• How green buildings exists in our built environment.

• Why green buildings are important.

• How to promote green buildings positively.

To understand the green building movement, you have to know more about the root cause of the problem. In this video, we will talk about climate change and how it reflects negatively on the built environment.

• Climate change and the built environment.

• Understand the climate change concepts.

• Learn the reasoning behind climate change.

• How to overcome climate change.

• The relation between climate change and the built environment.

The triple bottom line is one of the fundamentals of sustainability and green building. Get to know more about it in this video.

• Understand triple bottom line.

• Understand the balancing of social, Environmental, Economic factors.

• learn the three P approach (Planet, Profit, People).

• Understand ecology terminology.

• Learn the importance of eco-systems.

In this video, we will discuss the concepts of greenhouse gases, carbon footprints, and carbon calculator. We will also represent the net zero energy building to provide a holistic understanding of the green building applications.

• What are greenhouse gases.

• Understand the concept of carbon footprint.

• learn how to calculate carbons.

• What are Low Carbon Buildings (LCB).

• Life cycle phases of low carbon buildings.

• Net zero energy building.

• Wrapping up the section topics.

• List of important terminologies.

• Review of study plan.

• What to study, memorize, and read.

• Introduction for the next sections.

It is highly recommended for people who watch the videos, to read also the readings part. It contains nearly the same information, however it can allow for a better understanding of the video materials.

عرض لبعض الاسئلة للتدريب على موضوعات الفصل وللتركيز على عدد من الاسئلة 

الاسئلة الهدف منها هو تأكيد الفهم للمحتوى السابق المعروض فى الفيديو

Answering quiz questions, that will provide students with an understanding on:

• How to answer real-questions in the final exams.

• How to think about the green building and sustainability as concepts.

• Emphasizing triple bottom line benefits.

A new important term will be investigated in detail. In this video, we will know the organization behind LEED rating system, how it works, and how they manage the LEED rating system.

• What is USGBC.

• What is mission, vision, and goals of USGBC.

• Differentiate between USGBC and GBCI

• Get to know USGBC Guiding principles

The core of our course is the LEED Rating System. We will start in this introductory video to talk about it. What are the benefits, why LEED, How it works, and more!

• What is LEED Rating System.

• What is behind LEED rating system.

• Why we pursue LEED? and what are the benefits?

• How LEED Works.

What are LEED credentials and LEED certification levels? Can i be a LEED accredited professional? can a building receives a LEED certification? all that will be covered in this video.

Learn different LEED Credentials:

• LEED Green Associate

• LEED AP (With Specialty)

• LEED Fellow

Learn different LEED Certification Levels:

• LEED Certified

• LEED Silver

• LEED Gold

• LEED Platinum

In this video, we will talk in detail about LEED rating system. What are the types of LEED rating systems, what are LEED credits categories, and what are LEED adaptations.

• LEED Rating Systems.

• LEED Credit Categories.

• LEED Adaptations.

To get a building certified, a building project should meet MPRs. so what are MPRs? in this video, we will talk about it and illustrate the different MPRs.

• What are the Minimum program requirements?

• Why it is important to apply MPRs?

• How MPRs can affect LEED certification.

The LEED rating system is based on points and requirements. That is included in LEED prerequisites and credits. In this video, we will describe how prerequisites and credits works, and the difference between them.

• Understand LEED prerequisites and Credits.

• Learn how to comply with LEED credits and prerequisites.

• Differentiate between prerequisites and credits.

When a project complete a credit requirement, the project will be eligible to receive a set of points. Who determines the number of points for each credit? based on what? and why some credits are given more value than others? that will be discussed in this video in a concept called LEED credit Weighting.

• 7 LEED impact Categories.

• LEED Credit Weighting.

The LEED certification process for buildings is illustrated with ease in this video. a set of steps that will allow project to be certified. Learn more about LEED online, the platform which LEED projects use to manage project submittals and process.

• Learn the LEED process in detail.

• Understand the 4 phases of LEED certification.

• Learn the differences between LEED registration types.

• Get to know the different entities related to LEED communications.

• Experience LEED Online platform

• learn the role of GBCI during LEED Certification

• Wrapping up the section topics.

• List of important terminologies.

• Introduction for the next sections.

Answering quiz questions, that will provide students with an understanding on:

• How to answer real-questions in the final exams.

• How to exclude answers and think holistically.

• Learn how to approach questions and find an answer logically.

Learn more about sustainable thinking, leverage points, and how systems can relate to changes and adjustments.

• Sustainable Thinking understanding.

• Systems thinking and leverage points.

• Understand how systems work in loops.

Learn more about life cycle approaches. in this video we will investigate the following:

• Understand Lifecycle Assessment (LCA)

• Understand Lifecycle costing analysis (LCC)

• learn the differences betweei lifecycle assessment and lifecycle costing.

The integrative process is the start point for a green building. In this video, we will investigate the integrated process and how projects can utilize it.

To provide a comprehensive integrated design process, project teams should understand the sequence and the process in steps. In this video, we will explain the steps for a complete integrated design approach.

It is highly recommended for people who watch the videos, to read also the readings part. It contains nearly the same information, however it can allow for a better understanding of the video materials.

An introductory lecture that describes the topics that will be discussed during the chapter. Location and transportation intent will be explained as well.

• Location and transportation intent.

• Location and Transportation overview.

• Location and transportation concepts and strategies.

In this video, Location concepts are explained and illustrated to allow the students to know more about location sustainable strategies.

The following strategies are addressed:

• Smart Growth.

• Increased density through compact development.

• Development density

• Density Radius

• Floor Area Ratio (FAR)

• Walking Distance

• Selecting LEED Certified Neigborhood

• Diversity of Uses

• Locate near Public Transit

In this video, Transportation concepts are explained and illustrated to allow the students to know more about Transportation sustainable strategies.

The following strategies are addressed:

• Public Transportation

• Reduced Parking spaces

• Alternative Fuel Vehicles

• Compressed Work week

• Telecommuting

• Carpooling

• Encourage Bicycling

In this video, Neighborhood Development and design concepts are explained and illustrated to allow the students to know more about neighborhood sustainable strategies.

The following strategies are addressed:

• Smart Location and Linkage

• Neighborhood pattern and design

• Green infrastructure and buildings

An introductory lecture that describes the topics that will be discussed during the chapter. Sustainable sites intent will be explained as well.

• Sustainable Sites intent.

• Sustainable Sites overview.

• Sustainable Sites concepts and strategies.

An introductory lecture that describes the topics that will be discussed during the chapter. Water Efficiency intent will be explained as well.

• Water Efficiency intent.

• Water Efficiency overview.

• Water Efficiency concepts and strategies.

An introductory lecture that describes the topics that will be discussed during the chapter. Energy and Atmosphere intent will be explained as well.

• Energy and Atmosphere intent.

• Energy and Atmosphere overview.

• Energy and Atmosphere concepts and strategies.

An introductory lecture that describes the topics that will be discussed during the chapter. Materials and Resources intent will be explained as well.

• Materials and Resources intent.

• Materials and Resources overview.

• Materials and Resources concepts and strategies.

An introductory lecture that describes the topics that will be discussed during the chapter. Indoor Environmental Quality intent will be explained as well.

• Indoor Environmental Quality intent.

• Indoor Environmental Quality overview.

• Indoor Environmental Quality concepts and strategies.

An introductory lecture that describes the topics that will be discussed during the chapter. Innovation in Design intent will be explained as well.

• Innovation in Design intent.

• Innovation in Design overview.

• Innovation in Design concepts and strategies.