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What’s the deal with my LEED AP designation?

LEED 2009 is in the process of coming out… but what happens if you’ve already received your LEED AP designation? The chief question, or course, is whether you have to test again or not.

According to the Green Building Certification Institute, there are over 1,300 LEED APs in Seattle. If you are one of them, you should be at least interested in this topic.

To clarify some earlier information I had posted, and to provide you with concrete specifics, here is the lowdown via the Green Building Certification Institute: 

The last day to register for the LEED NC v2.2 and LEED CI v2.0 exams will be March 31. Any candidate who has registered for one of those exams with http://www.gbci.org by that day will be able to schedule their exam date going forward, until a final deadline for testing is established. Candidates that take the exam after March 31 will not be able to test again because registration will be closed at that point.

Existing LEED APs will not be required to retest, assuming they enroll in the new system before summer of 2011. From summer of 2009 to 2011, existing LEED APs can enroll in the new version by agreeing to the disciplinary policy and taking on credential maintenance. After 2011, passing an exam will be the only means of becoming a LEED AP+.

Existing LEED APs who enroll in the system will receive the updated designation which most closely corresponds to the exam they passed. For example, if someone passed the LEED NC exam in 2003, they would become a LEED AP+ Design & Construction.

Hope that clears things up.

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4 Responses to “What’s the deal with my LEED AP designation?”

  1. Matt the Engineer Says:
    January 17th, 2009 at 12:33 pm

    So if I’m a LEED AP now and I don’t do anything, will I lose my accreditation?

  2. Anonymous Says:
    January 19th, 2009 at 10:34 am

    The article includes a link to http://www.gcbi.org, which is incorrect. It should be http://www.gbci.org.

  3. Katie Says:
    January 20th, 2009 at 9:55 am

    Thank you anonymous for that tip. The link has been corrected! Matt, my understanding is that those who do nothing will remain LEED AP’s but with “inactive status.” I’ll get more information on exactly what that means asap…..

  4. Jamie Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 10:09 am

    You will not loose you AP title. You have that for the rest of your life. It’s weather or not you are an active LEED AP .. meaning.. you are the LEED AP of record on a project. The new system is coming out soon. What all the existing LEED APs will have to do is sign a Disciplinary form and pay 50 dollars. Every 2 years you will have to pay this 50 bucks and do a certain amount of CE (Continuing Education Hours).

    Nothing to really worry about.. just keep an eye out for the information. You have until June 2011 to sign into the new system then 2 years to complete you continuing ed hours. PLENTY of time.

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