How to Become HBDP Certified.

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design-professional-certification

Why HBDP?
 Demonstrate competency in critical high-performance building design knowledge, skills and
abilities,
 Elevate your reputation among peers, in the workplace and among clients.
 Comply with local, state and federal requirements
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Check Your Eligibility.

Review the eligibility criteria on page 2 of the Candidate Guidebook to see if you are
eligible to sit for the exam.
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Apply Online in Just 5 Minutes

The ASHRAE member discounted application fee is $395(non-member - $545). After
ASHRAE approves your application to sit for the exam, you will receive instructions how
to schedule a computer-based test (CBT) at 1 of over 300 locations.
Notes: Non-native English speakers may apply to receive an additional 30 minutes of
testing time. Such applicants must declare their native language, and provide the name
and email of a professional reference who can confirm the applicant is a non-native
English speaker.
Schedule Your Exam.
Testing centers are available worldwide. You must register for and take the examination
within 90 days of the approval of your application.
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Take the Practice Exam

Become more familiar with HBDP exam content and difficulty with this 30-question.
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Review Tips and Strategies for Certification Exam Preparation,

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exam-preparation
Those candidates for ASHRAE certifications who choose to prepare for their exams may
want to use the following strategy:
1. Download the Candidate Guidebook found on the certification program’s webpage.
2. Review the Detailed Content Outline (DCO) found in the Guidebook. The DCO
outlines the topics that will be covered on the exam AND indicates how many items
(out of 100) from each topic area will appear on the exam. Some topic areas will have
more items than will other topic areas.
3. Determine which topic areas you are most comfortable with and which ones you want
to “brush up” on.
4. Decide how much time and effort to expend on studying each topic area, based on the
relative “weight” of the topic area and your experience and comfort level.
5. Browse the list of Available Resources found on the certification program’s
webpage to determine which ones align best with any areas you want to brush up on.
Then you can decide whether you need to obtain additional materials to help with
your examination preparations.

Exam-Taking Strategy
 The first time through the exam, mark an answer for every item – there is no penalty
for “guessing.”
 “Flag” items that either you are not sure of or will take more than 30 seconds to
address and return to them for more consideration if you have time at the end of the
exam.
 On ASHRAE exams, each of the four answer choices will be correct approximately an
equal number of times. No single answer choice is correct a significant number of
times more than any of the others.

Try these Sample Exam Items,

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Questions.pdf
Key and Related Resources
are available for Applicants who wish to purchase a publication or participate in a preparatory
activity.
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Do you Have questions about tasks in the exam?

Detailed Content Outline, in Appendix A of the Candidate Guidebook? Join the ASHRAE
Exchange HBDP Sub-Forum, an online exam study group, to ask - and answer - those questions.
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professional-certification/3492-exam-detailed-content-outline-exam-prep

The following reference are available in the link below: -

1- Standard 90.1-2007_IP, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings (I-P)
2- Standard 90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings (I-P)
3- Standard 90.2-2007, Energy Efficient Design of Low-Rise Residential Buildings
4- Standard 189.1-2011, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings
5- Standard 62.1-2013, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality
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Other Key Resources

• ASHRAE Green Guide: The Design, Construction, and Operation of Sustainable Buildings, 3rd Edition (2010)
• ASHRAE Standard 55-2010 —Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy
• ASHRAE Guideline 0-2005 —The Commissioning Process
• ASHRAE Guideline 1.1-2007
• ASHRAE Guideline 4-2008 (RA 2013) — Preparation of Operating and Maintenance Doc. for Building Systems
• ASHRAE Guideline 14-2002 — Measurement of Energy and Demand Savings

ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guides

• Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small to Medium Office Buildings: Achieving 50% Energy Savings Toward a
Net Zero Energy Building (2011) (Print edition)
• Advanced Energy Design Guide For Small Retail Buildings: Achieving 30% Energy Savings Toward a Net Zero
Energy Building (2006) (Print edition)
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ASHRAE Standard 90.1 2010

ASHRAE Standard 90.1 2010, Part I - Overview
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ASHRAE Standard 90.1 2010, Part II -- Envelope Provisions
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ASHRAE Standard 90.1 2010, Part III -- HVAC Provisions
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ASHRAE Standard 90.1 2010, Part V-- Lighting Provisions
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ASHRAE Standard 90.1 2010, Part IV-- Mechanical Provisions
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ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2010:
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training/educational-resources-by-type/continuing-education/ashrae-standard-90-1-2010-.html

ASHRAE Standards 62.1 and 90.1, and VAV Systems

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training/educational-resources-by-type/continuing-education/ashrae-standards-62-1-and-90-1-and-vav-
systems.html

ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2010:

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training/educational-resources-by-type/continuing-education/ashrae-standard-62-1-2010-.html

Dedicated Outdoor Air Equipment

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resources-by-type/continuing-education/dedicated-outdoor-air-equipment-.html

ASHRAE Standard 189.1-2011

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training/educational-resources-by-type/continuing-education/ashrae-standard-189-1-2011-update-.html

ASHRAE 189.1 Waste Diversion

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Standard 55 Thermal Comfort

CBE Thermal Comfort Tool
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Predicting Outdoor Thermal Comfort
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Principles of Thermal Comfort
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Technology and the Coming Human Centric Lighting Revolution

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Daylighting with Skylights
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