[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Re: LEED test

[Lawrence Lile]

>May I ask what passing this test will do for you and/or your career?
I am just curious.

Well, maybe nothing!  

If you land a project that requires LEED (many federal projects are
requiring LEED compliance now) then it will help.  There are a few
architects that believe LEED to be a basic part of a required skill set.
I know one that uses Green building principles in every project.
Although few of his projects are actually LEED registered, all of the
ones he does for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources would
qualify as Green buildings, for example.  He doesn't like to like to
work with people who aren't at least LEED certified.  

I made it a priority because I believe Green architecture is a vital
component to a sustainable future.  I use these principles on design
projects as a matter of course. Also, letters look good behind your
name.  Will I ever get a job doing a LEED project?  Who knows? 

--Lawerence Lile, PE, LEEP AP, etc, etc.





-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Shepard [mailto:sbtdesigns at earthlink.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 12:37 PM
To: Lawrence Lile
Subject: [BULK] Re: [Greenbuilding] LEED test
Importance: Low

May I ask what passing this test will do for you and/or your career?
I am just curious.


-----Original Message-----
>From: Lawrence Lile <LLile at projsolco.com>
>Sent: Sep 5, 2006 8:39 AM
>To: greenbuilding at listserv.repp.org
>Subject: [Greenbuilding] LEED test
>
>Well, I passed the LEED test last Saturday!  
> 
>I found it to be less difficult than the Colorado USGBC chapter
practice test (at least I scored higher on the real test than the
practice test) however I would nto describe either as "easy".   On a
typical question, you have a field of seven possible answer choices, you
must pick three, two are obviously right and two more are close or
ambiguous.  Many of the questions covered LEED application process,
which you don't have any chance to study if your company is not a USGBC
member and you can't access the members only areas.  
> 
>Overall, I would describe it as a challenging test.  Study hard if you
are going to be taking it!
> 
>Lawrence Lile, P.E., LEED AP
> 
> 
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