Green Building Fundamentals, Second Edition

Green Building Fundamentals, Second Edition is part of our comprehensive contractor exam prep program designed to help you achieve your state licensing goals quickly and confidently. Whether you’re just starting your journey or upgrading your trade credentials, Contractor Exam Preps gives you the tools, knowledge, and confidence to succeed.

Green Building Fundamentals, Second Edition

The “Green Building Fundamentals, Second Edition” serves as a comprehensive guide for contractors and exam candidates on sustainable construction practices, integrating principles of energy efficiency, sustainable materials, site development, indoor environmental quality, and LEED & GREEN rating systems aligned with construction management, project execution, and regulatory awareness domains.

This book helps readers understand the fundamental concepts of sustainable design and green building practices, which will soon become common practice on every project. It is also intended as a practical study guide for the LEED Green Associate exam, with a step-by-step study guide and an assessment (a practice exam with 80 questions and a focused discussion for each example). This book includes a discussion on why this topic is important to understand, practice, and teach along with practical examples of methods that are being used to increase a project’s environmental performance and¿additional study resources/references.