We know. “In The Know” took a several week long — unannounced — hiatus. Maggie and I apologize, but we have been working on a number of international efforts that have kept us occupied!
In short, we’re back, so is Mad Men, and we have a tremendous amount to share in the coming weeks.
The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee has proven that sustainable, supportive and healthy communities aren’t limited to the nation’s top zip codes or tony neighborhoods. The Westlawn Gardens redevelopment project in Milwaukee, Wisconsin has earned the highest level of certification for any LEED 2009 for Neighborhood Development (LEED ND) built project for redeveloping a severely distressed public housing project into an award winning, mixed-income community. The Housing Authority&r
As part of the LEED, Materials and Health Initiative, six Senior Materials Research Fellows have joined the team to help deepen the understanding around the effect of materials ingredients on the health of those who interact with the built environment.
At USGBC, we’ve had no shortage of notable milestones of late. Beyond the launch of LEED v4 in November, an extraordinary accomplishment that’s poised to push the green building industry to new heights, we also certified our 20,000th commercial project in December and crossed the 50,000 LEED-certified homes mark in January.
A reminder for those interested in working with volunteer experts in the development and maintenance of the LEED rating system:
The current LEED Committee Call for Volunteers is scheduled to close on Thursday, April 10th at 5:00 pm PST. This call seeks professionals with specific expertise related to the Pilot Credit Library Working Group, Implementation Advisory Committee, six Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) and one residential seat on the Technical Committee.
More information is available at the following pages:
You decided to become a LEED professional, you took the exam, and passed!
Under the Credential Maintenance Program (CMP), you are required to maintain your credential by fulfilling continuing education requirements every two years.
April 1st quarterly addenda to the LEED rating systems and reference guides are now available.
There are two ways to view the changes:
INTERPRETATIONS:
In January, we published an article on credit substitutions. Based on interest, we now have additional substitutions available for LEED for Homes and Multifamily Midrise, as well as a new pilot alternative compliance path for the Materials and Resources credit category:
Materials and Resources Pilot Alternative Compliance Path: Pilot ACP 84 (new)
Starting on June 30, 2014, the LEED Green Associate and LEED AP exams will evolve for the LEED v4 rating system — and the candidate handbooks are now available to help you prepare.
With the launch of LEED v4, new LEED v4 professional credential exams will be released on June 30, 2014. Learn more.
In the v4 exams, each item will have two test specification attributes: knowledge and task attributes.
Check out the sample questions below to get a sense for the type of content that will be tested. (Answers are followed by an asterisk).
Sample questions from the v4 Green Associate exam