Santosh

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My self Santosh i being an architect by profession and quite possessed with learning new things, this had lead me to find new interesting things which had created a change in my thoughts .........which you can term as Green Design or Sustainable Design or Environmental Friendly Design......words are different but soul remains the same........and we Indians are born with the soul of green in our upbringing

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

IGBC AP........................

Hello Everyone, 
 This is my first blog in which i will share my experience which i am going through while i am preparing my IGBC AP Examination , its been three months i am preparing for the exam which is scheduled on 5th April 2014 .
Many question had raised during the preparation should i give IGBC AP or LEED AP I hope many readers would have the same question or doubt in their mind: if the Answer is Yes ,than you have to answer some simple question to yourself: 1) Why you have to do this Certification? ( just for Knowledge , Getting upraise in job, starting your own practice) 2) What you have to do after this ? ( will change you current Profile) 3) Planning to go Abroad ?  If you are thinking of only first 2 question than opt for IGBC , since IGBC had covered all the topics of USGBC and made the changes  as per the Indian context ,and as compered to USGBC the Examination fess of IGBC is relevantly very less. so the people like me who are thinking to upgrade their skills and are having no plans to go Abroad than IGBC is the best option for you .
Let me tell you the subject what you will be learning i.e. Green Design OR Sustainable Design is not so complicated  the only catch in this subject is about the understanding of the content what it has , you need to understand the content and the methodology which you need   for getting the project certified. So any readers who are new to construction field its a request from my end that please first understand the basics of on site complication and the methods which is been followed in India , this will allow you to understand why the need of IGBC OR USGBC had occurred. Every site and blobs i had gone through,it has only  given links and question with answer or without answer, but let me tell you don't get confused keep it simple , stick to the basics understand the concept rather than mugging the answers available on internet . Start with IGBC site : http://igbc.in/site/igbc/igbcapexam.jsp Top of the page is for the introduction along with the Examination Criteria and fees structure, at the bottom of this page you will get Examination Structure & Content, please go through the details carefully , why i say Carefully because you have to plan you study accordingly .
Make notes of Credit , intent of credit , different methods to achieve a credit .

Methods what i am adopting : Making pointers of:

  • Design methods
  • Standards and their codes 
  • Green Design
  • Go through the web site which has question bank and mark some of the tricky question which requires some research and understanding.
  • Make a list of question which you will refer before a night of Exam .

Most of the people will think why i had started this blog before giving the exam, the only thing that i want you all to realize that, you will start loving this subject if you adopt the subject and start applying the same in your practice............!

If you have a question, use the contact form and send me. I will answer it in this post, making it available for everyone.


 

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