Enrollment for LEED APs
Enrollment windows began closing August 1st! Act now and enroll today!
If you have not enrolled to earn your new LEED AP with specialty credential, then we urge you to do so today. If you have not received a credential profile from the GBCI, then contact them immediately to update / create a profile, and find out when your enrollment window closes.
If you choose to earn the LEED AP with specialty credential after your enrollment window closes, you will have to sit the LEED Green Associate exam and the relevant specialty exam providing you meet the eligibility requirements.
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Key QuestionsWhy should I enroll to earn the LEED AP with specialty credential?
There are four key benefits to upgrading a LEED AP without specialty credential to LEED AP with specialty:
- Differentiates you as a professional – identifies you have a robust knowledge of green building principles and practices
- Shows you have specialized knowledge – shows you have expertise in a particular type of LEED project
- Proves your expertise is current and relevant – identifies you have committed to continued education in order to keep your knowledge and skills current with changes to green building technology and the LEED rating system
- Ensures your credential continues to be recognized into the future by the green building industry and the LEED rating systems
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What if I’m not sure I want the LEED AP with specialty credential?
Enrolling now in prescriptive education preserves your options and has no risk – there is no enrollment fee, and you have two years to earn the required CE hours. If you choose not to fulfill the credentialing requirements, your credential will lapse back to LEED AP, and you will have lost nothing. Enrolling buys you time to determine if upgrading adds value to you or your company in the coming years.
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What happens if I don’t earn the new credential?
If you choose not to enroll, or complete your credentialing maintenance you will:
- Remain a LEED AP indefinitely
- Appear in the LEED Professional Directory
- Not have to pay any renewal fees or earn any CE hours
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How do I enroll?
If you enroll with GBCI on or before your deadline you can choose between two options:
- Writing and passing any of the five specialty exams (you do not have to write the Green Associate exam)
- Committing to prescriptive continuing education for a 2-year period in order to upgrade to one of BD+C, O+M, or ID+C. If you would like to choose a specialty in an area other than that which you wrote your original LEED exam, enroll with the default specialty and then contact GBCI to switch the specialty for you.
For more information, view the Enrollment Guide
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What is prescriptive credentialing maintenance?
Enrolling in prescriptive continuing education allows existing LEED APs to earn the LEED AP with specialty (for BD+C, O+M, ID+C) credential. Prescriptive education requires LEED APs to complete a minimum number of continuing education hours on specific topics over an initial 2-year period.
The minimum hours that are part of this prescriptive education ensure that the LEED APs have completed education that mirrors the level of knowledge required to pass a specialty exams.
Below are the minimum CE-hour requirements in various subject categories for each LEED AP specialty. These minimums amount to 24 hours, six (6) additional CE hours must be earned and can come from any category. Six (6) of the 30 hours must be LEED specific.
Category
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Required Prescriptive CE Hours
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LEED AP BD+C
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LEED AP ID+C
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LEEP AP O+M
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Project Site Factors
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4
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1
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3
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Water Management
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3
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3
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4
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Project Systems and Energy Impacts
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6
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6
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6
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Acquisition, Installation and Management of Project Materials
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3
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5
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4
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Improvements to the Indoor Environment
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5
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6
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4
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Stakeholder Involvement in Innovation
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2
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1
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2
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Project Surrounding and Public Outreach
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1
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2
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1
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For more information, view the Enrollment Guide
To see how CaGBC courses meet these requirements, click here.
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