Prepare for the LEED AP Homes Exam!

LEED AP Homes Exam Prep Course Overview

Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design or LEED is the most distinguished and widely accepted environmental design and green building certification.

Do you need green building expertise to distinguish your home(s) during the toughest housing market in a generation? With the LEED AP Homes credential, you will be qualified to work on sustainable homes and pursue LEED certification. Our LEED AP Homes Exam Prep Course will walk you through everything that you need to pass, even if you have no prior experience with LEED. This course is approved by the American Institute of Architecture (AIA) for continuing education credit.

LEED AP Homes Exam Prep Course Benefits

• Improved pass rate! Get the edge you need to pass your LEED exam on the first try
• Receive an EXACT STUDY PLAN for the LEED exam that gives the most results in the least amount of time
• Learn from experienced LEED Accredited Professionals (LEED AP)
• Learn a systematic analysis and breakdown into "plain language" on how LEED certification works
• Learn how procrastination can lead to failure, and what to do about it
• Learn how to know when you've studied enough
• Includes four online simulated practice exams
• Includes the Everblue LEED Homes Handbook

Who Takes LEED AP Homes Exam Prep?

Anyone in the residential housing market interested in LEED. Ideal for homebuilders, homeowners, contractors, realtors, lawyers, and anyone else who wants to prove their green expertise with the most valuable green credential: LEED AP.

Admission and Eligibility of LEED Examination Candidates 

It is the candidate's responsibility to confirm they meet the examination and eligibility requirements of the Green Building Certification Institute www.gbci.com prior to enrolling in this course.  NIU Outreach and Everblue Training Institute provide courses to help candidates prepare for the examinations, but assume no responsibility or authority for the eligibility, application and admission of candidates, examination processes or award of credentials.

LEED AP Homes Exam Prep Course Syllabus

The Everblue LEED AP Homes Exam Prep course includes live, in-class instruction with a complete review of LEED credit categories, LEED rating systems, and the LEED building certification process, hundreds of simulated exam questions, a practice exam, worksheets and strategies for passing the exam.

The LEED AP Homes Exam Prep course includes the following:

PRE-COURSE MATERIALS

• Course preparation instructions
• LEED Homes exam registration instructions

COURSE SYLLABUS

• Introduction
• Test format
• Computer based testing overview
• Course preparation instructions and memorization requirements
• Introduction to the USGBC, GBCI, and LEED
• Introduction to the LEED rating systems
• Comprehensive LEED credit category review - simulated questions relevant to each credit
               – Location and Linkages (LL)
               – Sustainable Sites (SS)
               – Water Efficiency (WE)
               – Energy & Atmosphere (EA)
               – Materials & Resources (MR)
               – Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ)
               – Awareness and Education (AE)
               – Innovation and Design Process (ID)
• Strategies for taking the test
• Overview with simulated test questions

Course Dates

• December 3-4, 2009 from 9a.m. - 5p.m.
• May 6-7, 2010 from 9a.m. - 5p.m.

Course Location

• December 3-4, 2009 - NIU Naperville, 1120 E. Diehl Road, Naperville, IL.  Click on NIU Naperville link for hotel information.
• May 6-7, 2010 - NIU Hoffman Estates, 5555 Trillium Blvd., Hoffman Estates, IL.  Click on NIU Hoffman Estates link for hotel information.

Course Price

• December 3-4, 2009 course - $645 regular and $595 alumni; after 11/19/09 - $150 late registration fee will be assessed to the fee.
• May 6-7, 2010 course - $645 regular,$595 alumni, and $595/person group rate; after 4/22/10 - $150 late registration fee will be assessed to the fee.

Continuing Education Credit - 14 hours

Sustainable Design and Development Certificate Candidates may take this course to satisfy 14 hours of the Part 3 Certificate Electives requirement

Register online for December 2009 course click here

Register online for May 2010 course click here

Register by phone at 1.800.345.9472

If you are currently unemployed and receiving benefits from the Illinois Department of Employment Security, you may qualify for WIA funding for this program.  For more information visit www.wia.niu.edu.

NIU Outreach offers online training for a Certified Compliance Inspector of Stormwater and a Certified Preparer of Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans. Click here for more information.

NIU Outreach also offers training in Facilities Managment. For more information, visit our web site at www.fm.niu.edu.