[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Re: LEED test

[George J. Nesbitt]

Congratulations
I am wishing I had those letters after my name right now.
I can't get certified as a GreenPoints Rater because I don't have those 
letters, or have been through a $400 2 day training, or the one year one 
day a month Sonoma State Training.
I don't have the time or money for either right now.
I know the material better than the instructors for the $400 2 day 
GreenPoint Rater training that I already went through.
argh.


Lawrence Lile wrote:

>>May I ask what passing this test will do for you and/or your career?
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>I am just curious.
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>Well, maybe nothing!  
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>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.  
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>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? 
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>--Lawerence Lile, PE, LEEP AP, etc, etc.
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>-----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
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>May I ask what passing this test will do for you and/or your career?
>I am just curious.
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>-----Original Message-----
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>>From: Lawrence Lile <LLile at projsolco.com>
>>Sent: Sep 5, 2006 8:39 AM
>>To: greenbuilding at listserv.repp.org
>>Subject: [Greenbuilding] LEED test
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>>Well, I passed the LEED test last Saturday!  
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>>I found it to be less difficult than the Colorado USGBC chapter
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>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.  
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>>Overall, I would describe it as a challenging test.  Study hard if you
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>are going to be taking it!
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>>Lawrence Lile, P.E., LEED AP
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