The only LEED Professional Study Guide approved by USGBC, this text is designed to help readers pass the Green Associate exam, certifying their knowledge of the green industry's preeminent standards: the first step in becoming a LEED Professional. In an easy-to-review format, it pulls together all the critical points readers need to know about green building. It provides many flexible study tools, including individual and group learning activities, as well as review and practice questions utilizing the same format as the actual exam.