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CMP GUIDE CREDENTIAL MAINTENANCE PROGRAM Updated October 2013 LEED® Credential

CMP GUIDE CREDENTIAL MAINTENANCE PROGRAM Updated October 2013 LEED® Credential Maintenance Program Guide COPYRIGHT 2013 Green Building Certification Institute Information in this Guide represents current policies and procedures for GBCI’s Credential Maintenance Program. Information in this Guide supersedes information contained in any previously published Guides. All information and guidelines are subject to change. Please read and understand the entire Guide including all policies, procedure and consequences. ABOUT THE GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION INSTITUTE The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) is a third-party organization that provides independent oversight of professional credentialing and project certification programs related to green building. GBCI is committed to ensuring precision in the design, development, and implementation of measurement processes for green building performance (through project certification) and green building practice (through professional credentials and certificates). Established in 2008 to administer certifications and professional designations within the framework of the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® Green Building Rating Systems™, GBCI continues to develop new programs and offer the marketplace validation that building certifications and professional designations have met specific, rigorous criteria. CMP Guide iii BASICS Reporting Period ............................................................................................................................................... 1 CE Hours .......................................................................................................................................................... 1 LEED-specific ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 Activities .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 Reporting Credential Maintenance ..................................................................................................................... 2 POLICIES Renewal ............................................................................................................................................................. 2 Fees ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Past due ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 Expiration ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 Audits .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Failure to comply .................................................................................................................................................. 4 Waivers/extensions .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Reinstatement ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 APPENDICES A: Multiple Specialties ........................................................................................................................................ 5 B: Prescriptive Credential Maintenance .............................................................................................................. 6 C: Reviews ........................................................................................................................................................... 7 CMP Guide 1 Reporting Period Credentials are maintained in 2-year cycles, or reporting periods, starting when the credential is earned (based on exam or enrollment date) and ending 2 years minus 1 day from the start date. For example: Exam or enrollment date/ reporting period start date Reporting period end date Next reporting period start date Next reporting period end date August 15, 2011 August 14, 2013 August 15, 2013 August 14, 2015 At the end of the 2-year reporting period, LEED Professionals are required to maintain their credential. If LEED Professionals do not complete and report their continuing education (CE) hours the credential expires. CE Hours For CMP , LEED Green Associates complete 15 CE hours, 3 of which must be LEED-specific. LEED APs with specialty complete 30 CE hours, 6 of which must be LEED-specific. LEED APs with multiple specialties complete 6 LEED-specific hours for each additional specialty. GBCI recommends using the LEED credit categories as a guideline to help you determine what constitutes a green building topic: • Sustainable sites encourages strategies that minimize the impact on ecosystems and water resources. • Water efficiency promotes smarter use of water, inside and out, to reduce potable water consumption. • Energy & atmosphere promotes better building energy performance through innovative strategies. • Materials & resources encourages using sustainable building materials and reducing waste. • Indoor environmental quality promotes better indoor air quality and access to daylight and views. LEED-specific All CE hours must be relevant to green building. LEED-specific is defined as an activity that has an explicit connection to processes, procedures, or concepts (i.e. intents, requirements, and strategies) found in any of the current LEED rating systems. For LEED APs, LEED-specific CE hours must relate directly to their specialty. Examples of LEED-specific content include a LEED update, an in-depth LEED project case study, a review of successful or unsuccessful implementation of LEED, or an analysis of the benefits of LEED. Installation of daylight responsive lighting controls in all regularly occupied spaces within 15 feet of windows and LEED-specific task Installation of daylight responsive lighting Green building task Typical building task Installation of lighting controls Activities Continuing education has been carefully adapted to the daily lives of LEED Professionals. Earn hours through these activities related to green building. CMP Guide 2 1. Education (unlimited) Education should be relevant to green building and in the form of preferred courses and presentations from registered providers, self-reported courses and presentations, college and University courses, and Greenbuild International Conference and Expo. LEED-specific credit is given when indicated to GBCI-approved education, which is found in the USGBC course catalog.. Both participants and instructors receive 1 CE hour per hour of education, and those who develop content receive 2 CE hours per course. 2. LEED Project Participation (unlimited) Work on a project registered for LEED certification will count for 1 CE hour per credit. Project administrators can claim an additional 2 CE hours per project. All hours from Project Participation are LEED-specific. 3. Authorship (unlimited) Authorship is a credited contribution to a print or digital publication and is worth 3 CE hours for published article and 10 CE hours for published book. LEED specificity is determined on a case by case basis. 4. Volunteering (no more than 50% of total CE hours) Volunteering includes participation on the USGBC or GBCI Board of Directors, steering committees, or working groups; LEED credential exam item writing; local USGBC chapter boards and committees; or other volunteer organizations that support the LEED system. (Acceptable activities include attending meetings, planning events, performing research and engaging in governance, among others.) Volunteers can claim 1 hour per hour of participation. LEED-specific hours are designated for volunteering that is directly related to LEED. Reporting credential maintenance To self-report CMP activities, Log into your Credentials account and select Report CMP Activity. Renewal Renewal is available one year into your reporting period. Within 24 hours of renewing, your next reporting period will appear on your main menu and your badge will be updated in the usgbc.org People directory. You cannot earn or report CE hours until your new reporting period begins. You will receive notifications that your reporting period is ending. You have 90 days after the end of your reporting period to renew without penalty, but all CMP activities must be earned between the reporting period start and end dates. To renew: 1. Report required CE hours in your Credentials account, ensuring you have met all requirements 2. Follow onscreen instructions 3. Pay the $50 renewal fee Maintaining multiple specialties Leed APs can maintain multiple specialites. LEED APs designate their “primary specialty,” the specialty in which they will complete the majority of their CE hours. All other specialties will be designated as “secondary specialties.” LEED APs must complete 30 CE hours in their primary specialty (6 of which must be LEED-specific) and complete CMP Guide 3 an additional 6 LEED-specific hours for each secondary specialty. If you renew early and earn another specialty, your CMP requirements for that specialty don’t begin until your new reporting period. Fees LEED Professionals who maintain through CE hours are responsible for the biennial $50 CMP renewal fee at the time of renewal. Payments will be accepted only in US dollars. Past Due Credential Holders will have 90 days to renew and report hours previously earned within their reporting period, which starts after the reporting period has ended. You will not be able to earn hours during this time. If you don’t report enough hours and successfully renew by the end of the past due period, your credential will expire. Expiration LEED Professionals’ credential(s) will expire if they fail to complete the CMP requirements and submit for renewal 90 days after their reporting period. Reviews 5-7% of LEED Professionals who maintain through CE hours are randomly selected to participate in CMP audits. Failure to comply Each LEED Professional is responsible for demonstrating full compliance with CMP guidelines. Unsupported, misstated, or fraudulent reporting of CE hours is a violation of GBCI’s Disciplinary and Exam Appeals Policy. Such reporting is cause for action by GBCI and may be grounds for disciplinary action, up to and including revocation of the GBCI credential. See GBCI’s Disciplinary and Exam Appeals Policy for more information. Failure to fulfill and/or report the required CE hours for the CMP reporting period will result in expiration of the LEED Green Associate or the LEED AP with specialty credential. The LEED AP without specialty credential is held in perpetuity and does not have any credential maintenance requirements or fees. Waivers/extensions If unforeseen circumstances prevent you from being able to complete your credential maintenance in your 2-year reporting period, you may request a waiver or extension. Situations that could be recognized by GBCI as hardship include: • Long term unemployment • Military deployment • Health problems • Death in the family This list is not exhaustive nor do these circumstances guarantee a waiver or extension. Written requests with supporting documentation must be received at least 30 days before the end of your reporting period. GBCI reviews requests on a case-by-case basis and only grants waivers or extensions in situations where you were CMP Guide 4 prevented from completing your CMP . Reinstatement To regain a credential after expiration, one must apply, register, and retest as a new candidate. Such individuals are responsible for all applicable fees. CMP Guide 5 Appendix A: Prescriptive Credential Maintenance Requirements Through October 27th, 2013 only, we will offer an alternative path for meeting prescriptive requirements, through USGBC’s Principles of LEED series. For LEED APs without specialty uploads/s3/ cmp-guide-credential-maintenance-program.pdf