1. Introduction to theLEEDAP Specialty DesignationsandHow to Maintain Your Credential

2. I.Introduction to The Green Roundtable / NEXUS II.LEED with Specialty Designation III.How to Maintain Your LEED AP Credential SessionAgenda 3. NEXUS NEXUSs range of services: Green project management Design charrettes Feasibility assessment Building systems analysis Carbon footprint reduction ENERGY STAR assessment LEED certification LEED support LEED policy development LEED credit calculation and strategic assistance review Rhode Island Center for Biotechnology & Life Sciences Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Sanctuary 4. Bourne Mill Apartments Boston Childrens Museum Staples Suffolk Universitys 10 West Street DormBurlington Office Park-5 Wall Street Georgetown McDonough School ofBusiness Penn State University Hershey Medical Childrens Hospital 5. Courses LEED Green Associate Exam Prep LEED & Green Project Management Energy Modeling for LEED Certification Case Study Roundtables Product Presentations Rhode Island Center for Biotechnology & Life Sciences Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Sanctuary 6. NEXUS 7. I.Introduction to The Green Roundtable / NEXUS II.LEED with Specialty Designation III.How to Maintain Your LEED AP Credential SessionAgenda 8. Changes to AP Credentialing In June 2009, a new three-level LEED-AP tier system was introduced: Tier ILEED Green Associate Tier IILEED AP Tier IIILEED AP Fellow There are now eligibility requirements for all levels of the exam in addition to credentialing maintenance requirements. 9. LEED AP with Specialty Tier IILEED AP: Extraordinary depth of knowledge in green building practices and specialization in a particular field: Commercial building design and construction Commercial operations and maintenance Commercial interior design and construction Residential design and construction Neighborhood development Must pass 2-part (including GA exam), 4-hour exam (200 multiple choice questions) Biannual educational maintenance requirement of 30 hours 10. LEED AP Exam Requirements Requirements for taking LEED AP exam: Documented work on at least one LEED project within the last 3 years, with verification in the form of a letter of attestation from a supervisor, client, or project manager Submit to application audit 11. LEED AP Exam Requirements For exam eligibility, GBCI considers involvement on a LEED project to mean that the candidate can demonstrate how they have contributed to the registered project through active participation and on-going responsibility and can show how they have been exposed to the LEED process 12. LEED AP Exam LEED AP candidates must pass both the Green Associate and the LEED AP sections of the exam to earn the LEED AP credential.You are allowed three attempts per section during the one-year application period.If you pass one part of the LEED AP exam, you only have to retake the part you failed.If you only pass the first part of the LEED AP exam, you are NOT a LEED Green Associate. 13. LEED Green Associate Exam The Green Associates exam tests: Knowledge of what LEED is Knowledge of administrative processes, including registration, certification, CIRs, etc. Familiarity with terminology Potential strategies for achieving sustainability goals How to be involved with and support other LEED project team members 14. LEED AP Exam The LEED APs exam tests: Knowledge and skills necessary to participate in the design process, to support and encourage integrated design, and to streamline the LEED application and certification processUnderstanding of green building practices and principles, and familiarity with LEED requirements and reference standards 15. I.Introduction to The Green Roundtable / NEXUS II.LEED with Specialty Designation III.How to Maintain Your LEED AP Credential SessionAgenda 16. Maintaining Your LEED AP Credential: LEED APs without Specialty LEED APs without specialty (those who passed exam prior to July 1, 2009) who enroll in the CMP system follow a different CMP compliance path than LEED Green Associates and LEED APs who have taken one of the new specialty exams. For LEED APs without specialty, GBCI provides an enrollment window between fall 2009 and October 27, 2011. Enrolling in the CMP allows these LEED APs to use the new LEED AP with specialty credential aligned with the exam they initially took. 17. LEED APs without Specialty Enrollment is through My Credentials on GBCI website (https://ssl11.cyzap.net/gbcicertonline/login/)Select Enroll in the LEED AP with Specialty Credential The 2-year CMP reporting period begins on the CMP enrollment date and ends 2 years minus 1 day from the start date. 18. LEED APs without Specialty During the enrollment period, LEED APs without specialtymust either pass the new specialty exam (registering before October 27, 2011) OR complete prescriptive CMP requirements during the initial 2-year reporting periodIf enrolling through retesting, only the specialty exam is required After passing the exam, LEED APs must complete continuing education in order to maintain their specialty credential 19. LEED APs without Specialty LEED APs without specialty who do not enroll in the CMP are not required to do any credentialing maintenance or to pay any fees. LEED APs without specialty who dont enroll in the CMP or thosewho enroll and dont maintain the specialty credential will continue to be listed as LEED APs without specialty in the LEED Professional Directory, will hold the credential in perpetuity, and can continue to use LEED AP without specialty title and logo. 20. LEED APs without Specialty If LEED APs without specialty want to get their specialty designation after their enrollment period ends, they must take both parts of the exam. 21. Maintaining Your LEED AP Credential All LEED APs must earn 30 hours (minimum of 6 must be LEED-specific) of continuing education (CE) during the 2-year period following the date they are awarded their credential. CE must be related to green building, green technology and/or LEED. For LEED APs without specialty who enroll in the CMP, these requirements are prescriptive for the initial reporting period.All other CMP requirements are non-prescriptive (no minimum requirements in categories). 22. LEED APs without Specialty Requirements amount to only 24 hours.The six additional CE hours can be earned in any category 23. LEED APs without Specialty If LEED APs without specialty who enrolled through prescriptive credential maintenance decide they want to take the exam instead, their prescriptive credential maintenance requirements change to non-prescriptive and are prorated based on the amount of time between their enrollment date and their exam date. 24. Maintaining Your LEED AP Credential for Newly Accredited LEED Professionals For those who passed the GA or specialty AP exam before August 3, 2009, the reporting period ends August 2, 2011. For those who passed the GA or specialty AP exam after August 3, 2009, the reporting period beings on the exam date and ends 2 years minus 1 day from the state date. 25. Newly Accredited LEED Professionals If LEED APs with specialty maintain their credential by retesting, they must register for the exam between 12 months after the start date and 3 months from the end of the reporting period (months 13-21). LEED APs with specialty who retest do not have to complete continuing education. If LEED APs wait until 24 months after their exam date and their credential expires, they must retake both parts of the exam to become a LEED AP with specialty. 26. Newly Accredited LEED Professionals If LEED APs with specialty enroll and dont fulfill the requirements or if the CE hours are not reported to GBCI, the LEED AP with specialty credential expires and the individual is removed from the LEED Professional Directory.The individual then becomes a LEED AP without specialty. 27. Maintaining Your LEED AP Credential There is a $50 biennial CMP renewal fee.If this fee isnt paid in the 30 days following the end of the reporting periods, the credential expires. This fee is waived for LEED APs without specialty who enroll in the new CMP system. When enrolling, you must also sign the Disciplinary and Exam Appeals Policy and agree to credential maintenance. 28. Maintaining Your LEED AP CredentialLEED APs who have more than one specialty must maintain each of them. One will be designated as the primary specialty; all others will be secondary specialty(ies). LEED APs who passed more than one of the old exams (NC, CI or EBOM) must complete 30 hours of CE for each specialty; 6 of these hours must be LEED-specific for each specialty. The prescriptive requirements apply for the initial reporting period. 29. Maintaining Your LEED AP Credential 30. Maintaining Your LEED AP Credential LEED APs who passed one of the old exams and one of the new exams (BD+C, ID+C or O+M) must complete 30 hours of CE in their primary specialty (6 LEED-specific) and only 6 additional LEED-specific hours for their secondary specialty(ies) The primary specialty corresponds to the NC, CI or EBOM track, and the new specialty exam will become the secondary specialty(ies) 31. Maintaining Your LEED AP Credential 32. Maintaining Your LEED AP Credential If the primary and secondary specialty(ies) are not earned at the same time, the CMP requirement for the secondary specialty is prorated for the reporting period in which it was earned; the reporting period stays the same. 33. Obtaining the CE Hours All professional development/continuing education courses submitted must be approved by an Education Reviewing Body (ERB) in order to be accepted by GBCI.Self-study programs and college and university courses do not have to be approved by an ERB. LEED-specific hours can be earned through ERB- or GBCI-approved activities, project participation and/or authorship. 34. Maintaining Your LEED AP Credential In addition to being ERB-approved, 75% or more or LEED-specific continuing education must be directly related to : The current versions of the ratings systems and reference guides (credits, intents, referenced standards and requirements) OR The LEED certification process OR LEED Online LEED-specific continuing education must also directly support the maintenance of LEED professionals applied knowledge of LEED in a manner that relates to their credential 35. Obtaining the CE Hours https://www.usgbc.org/CourseCatalog/CourseCatalog.aspx 36. Obtaining the CE Hours CE hours are calculated differently depending on the activity delivery method (Sections 1-8): Professional development/continuing education courses Live presentations Self-study programs, including reading College and university courses Certificates, professional licenses and credentials Committee and volunteer work Authorship LEED project participation 37. Obtaining the CE Hours LEED APs should only report activities that: Address topics outlined for each specialty in the CMP Guide Appendix A.There are 7 categories for each specialty and numerous subcategories within those 38. Obtaining the CE Hours LEED APs should only report activities that: Are selected by LEED APs for their own professional development to supplement knowledge in sustainable building, working with an integrated design team or specific specialties Do not endorse or promote any companies or products Increase competency Follow current green building practices and provide accurate and relevant program content 39. Maintaining Your LEED AP Credential 40. Maintaining Your LEED AP Credential 41. Maintaining Your LEED AP Credential 42. Maintaining Your LEED AP Credential 43. Maintaining Your LEED AP Credential 44. Section 1 Professional Development and Continuing Ed Courses or content to enhance and broaden skills and knowledge Includes ERB-approved courses, workshops, careertraining, workforce training, etc.Exam prep courses are not includedIn addition to being approved by an ERB, must be: Designed and instructed by people qualified in the subject matter Provide documentation of course completion Have at least 50 minutes of instructional time 45. Section 1 Professional Development and Continuing Ed CE hours are unlimited for attendees CE hours may be earned only once for attending or leading the same instructional program CE hours earned as an instructor, discussion leader, speaker or panelist may not exceed 50% of the total CE hours per 2-year reporting period Instructors and developers of courses may earn up to 2 additional CE hours per course for developing content 46. Section 1 Professional Development and Continuing Ed CE hours possible:1 CE hour for first hour of the activity 0.5 hours for each additional full half of one activity hour (for example, a 75-minute program earns 1 CE hour; a 90-minute program earns 1.5 hours; a 2-hour program earns 2 hours) 47. Section 2 Live Presentations One-time events where content is delivered either in-person or through broadcast technology Must be between 50 and 90 minutes long Includes non-ERB-approved conference sessions, brown-bag lunches (excluding product-related sessions) and employer training.Exam prep is not included 48. Section 2 Live Presentations CE hours are limited to 5 per reporting period for attendees CE hours earned as an instructor, discussion leader, speaker or panelist may not exceed 50% of the total CE hours per 2-year reporting period 49. Section 2 Live Presentations Instructors and developers of courses may earn up to 2 additional CE hours per course for developing content. CE hours possible1 CE hour for first hour of the activity 0.5 hours for each additional full half of one activity hour 50. Section 3 Self-study Independent review of material Includes content delivered in webinars, books or articles, digitized lectures and written or online