The Changing Face of LEED

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The Changing Face of LEED

• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
• Certification process established by the
• US Green Building Council in 1995 with
• a grant through the US Environmental Protection
  Agency
• A certification process that establishes a
  building (and sites)
• high environmental standards through a point
  system
• in the following categories
• SUSTAINABLE SITES
• WATER EFFICIENCY
• ENERGY ATMOSPHERE
• MATERIALS RESOURCES
• INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
• INNOVATION DESIGN

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The Changing Face of LEED

• Future upgrades will occur on a two year
• basis with continuing education
• requirements for LEED Accredited
• Professionals (LEED APs)
• Whats a LEED AP?
• A building (site) systems professional who has
  successfully
• passed a uniform national examination which
  tests general
• knowledge of LEED principles (design, team
  structure/
• responsibilities, building registration).

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The Changing Face of LEED

• LEED 2009
• Technical advancements to the LEED credits and
  points
• Consolidation of credits and prerequisites from
  commercial and institutional rating systems for
  consistency
• (New Construction, Core and Shell, Commercial
  Interiors, Existing Buildings Operations
  Maintenance, LEED for
  Schools)
• Precedent setting credit interpretation rulings
  (CIRs) have been incorporated into the rating
  system

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The Changing Face of LEED
Certified 40-49 points Silver 50-59
points Gold 60-79 points Platinum 80-110 points

• LEED 2009
• LEED for Homes and LEED for Neighborhood
  Development will not change for LEED 2009
• Credit weightings have increased the total
  points given from a maximum of 69 to 110. The
  increase is due to placing higher credit points
  for initiatives that help the environment the
  most. (Energy efficiency and CO2 reductions will
  have the highest credits.)
• Regionalization Six credits are dedicated to
  points for addressing regional environmental
  issues.

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The Changing Face of LEED

• LEED 2009
• Technical advancements to the LEED credits and
  points
• LEED OnLine
• Upgrades to LEED OnLine that are faster and
  easier to use,
• featuring new help options.
• CERTIFICATION MODEL
• Expanded certification infrastructure
• based on ISO Standards

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LEED Accreditation Levels

• LEED Green Associate
• Pass the core exam, demonstrate knowledge by
  contributing toward green dc
• 50 fee every 2 years
• 15 hours of continuing ed (3 in LEED specific)
  every 2 years
• Agree to disciplinary policy
• Good for those with supporting roles

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LEED Accreditation Levels

• LEED AP 2009
• Pass the core exam and specialty area exam
• Demonstrate profession experience on at least one
  LEED project
• 50 fee every 2 years
• 30 hours of continuing ed (6 in LEED specific)
  every 2 years
• Agree to disciplinary policy
• Good for those actively working on LEED projects

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LEED Accreditation Levels

• Legacy LEED AP
• Continue to bear the credential
• Inactive status
• May opt in
• Not listed in the LEED AP directory (June 2011)

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LEED Accreditation Levels

• OPTING IN for Existing LEED AP
• LEED AP
• Choose to OPT IN
• 50 fee every 2 years
• 30 hours of continuing ed (6 in LEED specific)
  every 2 years
• Agree to disciplinary policy
• Do not have to take the exams, current specialty
  stays have to test for others

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Timeline

• MARCH 2009
• March 27, 2009
• Reference guide available
• APRIL 2009
• April 27th LEED v3 Launch
• JUNE 2009
• June 26th Last date to register
• a project under LEED v2.2
• June 30th Final date to take
• LEED v2.2 AP Exam (Must already be registered.)
• DECEMBER 2009
• December 31st Last date to transition current
  v2.2 projects to v3.0 without a new registration
  fee

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LEED Resources
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USGBC Resources

• www.gbci.org
• www.usgbc.org
• www.triangleusgbc.org
• www.charlotte_at_chapters.usgbc.org
• www.piedmonttriadncchapterusgbc.org

For a greener planet.