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Posted at 10:08 AM on December 18, 2008 by Shari Shapiro

LEED 2009 Credentialing: The Least You Need To Know

My friends over at Re:vision Architecture prepared this very handy guide to the credentialing changes in LEED 2009. Below is a helpful overview:

Benefits of the LEED Credentialing Program To:

INDIVIDUALS:

  • Earn a marketable credential.
  • Listing in GBCI website directory of LEED Professionals.
  • Recognition for involvement in the LEED Certification process.

EMPLOYERS:

  • Become eligible for projects that mandate participation of a LEED AP.
  • Strengthen qualifications for responding to RFPs.
  • Encourage growth of knowledge and understanding of LEED Certification.

INDUSTRY:

  • Encourage and promote a higher understanding of green building.
  • Support the transformation of the built environment.

Timeline:

FEBRUARY 2009

LEED Green Associate Exam - Beta Test
LEED AP + Operations and Maintenance Exam - Beta Test

MARCH 2009

LEED AP + Homes Exam - Beta Test

SPRING 2009

LEED Green Associate Exam - Launch
LEED AP + Operations and Maintenance Exam - Launch
LEED AP + Design and Construction/Interior Design and Construction - Beta Test
New Candidate Application

SUMMER 2009

LEED AP + Homes Exam - Launch
LEED AP + Design and Construction/Interior Design and Construction - Beta Test
New Credentialing Maintenance Program – Launch

Title

LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE FEBRUARY 2009

LEED ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL FEBRUARY 2009

LEED AP FELLOW

LEGACY LEED AP
 

Evoking both environmental protection and growth potential, the LEED Green Associate credential attests to demonstrated knowledge and skill in practicing green design, construction, and operations.

The LEED AP credential signifies an extraordinary depth of knowledge in green building practices and specialization in a particular field: commercial design and construction, commercial operations and maintenance, commercial interiors, residential design and construction, and neighborhood development.

LEED AP Fellows enter an elite class of leading professionals who are distinguished by their years of experience.

All current LEED APs may continue to bear the credential without taking any action.  You may still use the LEED AP title but you will no longer appear in the active LEED Professional directory as of June 2011 unless you gain active status (see below).

Eligibility Requirements

Agree to disciplinary policy and credential maintenance guidelines.

Demonstrate or document involvement in support of LEED projects.

Be employed in a sustainable field of work or engaged in an education program in green building principals and LEED.

Submit to application audit.

Agree to disciplinary policy and credential maintenance guidelines.

Demonstrate professional experience on at least one LEED project.

Document work on a LEED project, within the last two-three years, with verification through LEED Online or employer attestation.

Submit to application audit.

Major contribution to the standards of practice and body of knowledge for achieving continuous improvement in the green building field.

Signing disciplinary policy and agreeing to credential maintenance.

Obtaining The Credential

Application Process + Multiple Choice Assessment

Application Process + Multiple Choice Assessment

Peer review of project portfolio

  

Application Fee

$50

$100

    

USGBC National Member Exam Fee

$150

$300

    

Nonmember Exam Fee

$200

$450

    

Biennial Maintenance Fee

$50

$50

  

$50 (this fee will be waived for the first cycle for all legacy LEED APs who opt in between June 1, 2009 and June 30, 2011)

Biennial CMP Requirements

15 Hours (min 3 LEED specific)

30 Hours (min 6 LEED specific)

  

30 Hours (min 6 LEED specific)

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Chris Hill - December 18, 2008 11:32 AM

Just what I have been looking for! Thanks

Tanya Seaman - December 18, 2008 12:31 PM

Thanks -- this is very helpful!

Shari Shapiro, Esq., LEED AP
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