GBES Reviews 71

I bought subscription to prepare for LEED GA exam. I found GBES very poor platform for that purpose. Firstly, the information in the course is not coherent. The provide you with PDF, which seems organized, but kind of consists of patch work pieces of information. Headings and subheadings dont really exist. There is such a variety of fints and sizes of them in the Word, but for some reason PDF looks all the same. Most importantly, they do not give you references what you actually must read and what official sources are, name of books from USGBC... Why not? This is what you are supposed to start with when prepare people for the exam.
Secondly, recorded for the platform videos are the worst videos you can find in the whole internet for all times... It either has a bad quality of sound, some recorded lectures, or it is made by the machine. Videos repeat PDF, but not fully. It is hard to stay concentrated and keep track, hard to get what they say. Videos are completely useless, no effort put into them.
Lastly, platform has lots of technical errors. Sometimes sentence doesn’t fit into the field, so you cannot see the whole question. Number of questions is missing or showing 15/10 etc. it’s not dramatic but makes the whole impression pretty sloppy.
The good part of the course is flash cards and sample tests. These are good.
I was not always passing the tests after reading provided materials, therefore I had to use additional USGBC official materials, which I recommend everyone to use.

Consistently provides contradictory information. One answer will be correct on one practice test and the same answer for the same question will be wrong for another. The reading material is unclear and does not provide definitions for the terms provided at the end of each section. The user interface is terrible. There are too many things wrong with it to list in a post.

I've been using GBES services for years and found their study materials to be extremely helpful in preparing for green building test exams. In order to pass LEED exams its important to take and pass lots of practice exams, and I believe GBES' practice exams were the key to me obtaining my LEED credential!

The practice tests and videos were very helpful for me to pass my LEED BD+C exam! GBES is great!

Simply put, GBES has the best study materials for LEED, WELL, and other credentials that the market has to offer. Their Learning Management System has robust capabilities to customize and design study plans that work each individual. Additionally, their practice tests perfectly mimic the real exams and are the closest thing to taking the actual exam you can find. The customer service is top notch and the entire GBES team is great to work with. Would highly recommend GBES for all green and healthy building education needs!

I love that the practice exam made me feel well prepared for the actual exam! I also really like being able to identify which areas I need more understanding in and am able to take practice test for those knowledge domains specifically!

GBES's study materials have helped me to prepare and pass my LEED GA, O+M, and ID+C exams! The in-person and recorded trainings are super helpful to get an overview before you begin your self-studies, and the flashcards and quizzes truly over-prepare you for the exams. I have felt confident before taking all my exams. Thank you, GBES team!

GBES is a must for study material to help you earn your LEED and other credentials! I am a LEED AP BD+C, ID+C, O+M, ND, HOMES, LEED Green Rater, SITES AP, and WELL AP and I could not have passed my exams without the well organized and in-depth study material!

I used GBES materials to study for my LEED AP ID+C and passed the test on my first try! I found the practice exams to be incredibly helpful, as they lined up really well with the actual exam. Highly recommend GBES!

I used the study materials (videos, flash cards, and practice tests) from GBES to prepare for my LEED Green Associate exam. It helped me so much to tackle this daunting exam! I did so well by using their materials that I have recently utilized their materials to pass the LEED ID+C and BD+C exams! I highly recommend checking them out if you don’t know where to start in your preparation.

This guideline class was specifically useful because of how succinct and to the point it was in terms of content.

Helped me pass the LEED BD+C and WELL AP Exam - the practice tests are very helpful!

I used GBES.com to study for my LEED exam and my WELL AP. I'm not sure how I would have passed without them! The flashcards especially and the key terms to memorize helped me to focus myself and not waste time trying to figure out what was really important. And the practice tests were super helpful to be sure I could go back and study up my weak spots! I passed both exams on the first try. Thanks GBES!

GBES is the sole reason I passed my LEED GA.

Utilized the GBES online LEED GA Practice Tests and Flashcards. I will admit, taking the tests is helpful, but lacks the expected answer summaries and feedback that should accompany a product costing in the $XXX range. For example, on some questions that were correct, but I guessed, the summary was "Great Job." So how does that help me better understand the solution? When I complete the practice tests and go back to review, there is no way to review the explanations, only the choices as right or wrong. Also, the site is often glitchy and crashes. I've experienced this on multiple devices and networks. There are grammatical errors in the questions as well, reducing the credibility of the tests. Ultimately, I feel the value of what I purchased should be in the $25-40 range, not $110.

GBES helped me pass my LEED AP BD+C exam using practice exams. I have also done continuing education with them, and it was easy. Very professional.

Very unprofessional. There are a lot of background noises in the videos. Dog barking, someone cooking and random activities, which effects the voice recordings that you missed the words. Very distracting!

GBES is a really good resource for the WELL exam review. I took the WELL V2 beta exam. While the GBES review questions do not exactly mirror the actual exam questions, I felt more confident answering the actual WELL AP exam questions because the review helped me remember a lot of the relevant information. My WELL score is 187 (93.5%).

The practice exams are really great as a confidence booster. Taking the practice tests over and over is a great way to actually prepare for the exam.

The only comments I have for possible improvement:
1. The questions in the WELL V2 exam have a lot of application based questions, especially the ones that require calculation. I think that's what this reviewer lacked since most of the practice questions draw directly from the text, and application practice questions were a lot less challenging than the ones in the actual exam.

2. There were a few typo errors in the WELL review questions/answers, but this is a nitpick on my end.

I have used GBES twice. Both times with success! My first was for the LEED AP BD+C Exam. The second was most recently for the WELL AP Exam. I have to say I am completely satisfied with how the materials prepared me for each exam. On the LEED exam I had a bit more time to study and prepare. The exam felt very true to the Practice Tests. On the WELL exam, I had only two weeks to study and take the exam. We had an interview with a client and a prerequisite for advancing in the process was to have a WELL AP on staff. KEEP TAKING THE PRACTICE EXAMS!!! What I found was that over time, I began to memorize the questions/answers. This helped tremendously with understanding the concepts. I realize those questions are not exactly on the exam, but knowing the origin of the answer is what helps my retention. The site also offered Webinars on the material which I also found helpful. Lastly, I do recommend creating your own mnemonic devices for memorization. Learn those sentences, and when you sit down to take the exam, regurgitate them as quickly as you can on your scratch paper. You may need them or you may not, but it quickly gets your mind in gear with everything that you studied and practiced. This site has excellent materials for exam prep and is well worth the money if you want to take these exams once and pass. There are plenty of practice tests, flash cards (great quick study tool), webinars and other material source references. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!

I passed LEED AP BD+C Feb/02/2020 in my first try.
The exam is not easy at all, you need to study hard, understand and analyze.
GBES LEED sample question was a big help but not enough, it will give you a good idea, I used sample questions so many times, based on each credit and after finish, each credit I tried 100 by 100 sample questions pool, a mixed question for more than 20 times.
I finished the exam in 90 minute, 30-minute review and 185 scores, got hundred in 3 credits domain.
you need to study carefully and understand each and every credit.
Also, you need to analyze and compare some credit with the same concept. 80-85% of the exam question is based on understanding not memorizing.
Good Luck!