BLUG LEED Version 3 Changes Presentation

Boston LEED Users Group:
LEED Version 3 Changes

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What Is LEED v3?

LEED v3 is the newest evolution of the
LEED rating system. It was launched
on April 27, 2009. LEED v3
encompasses three components:
1. LEED 2009, composed of LEED
rating system updates/revisions
2. Revision and evolution of LEED
certification process
3. LEED Online v3

What Is LEED 2009?

LEED 2009 aligns five of
the rating systems—NC,
CS and Schools (now
BD&C), CI (now ID&C)
and EBOM (now EB
O&M).

All ratings in these five
ratings systems are based
on a 110-point system—
100 points plus 10
potential bonus points.

What Is LEED 2009?

LEED 2009 changes include:
1) LEED Prerequisite/Credit
Alignment and Harmonization
2) Predictable Development Cycle
3) Transparent
Environmental/Human Impact
Credit Weighting
4) Regionalization

LEED Prerequisite/Credit Alignment and
Harmonization
• Credits and prerequisites have been
consolidated and aligned, drawing on their most
effective common denominators, so that they’re
consistent across all LEED 2009 rating systems.

• Necessary precedent-setting and clarifying
information from Credit Interpretation Rulings
(CIRs) were incorporated into the rating
systems.

• LEED for Homes and LEED for Neighborhood
Development were not changed under LEED
2009.

Transparent Environmental/Human Impact
Credit Weighting
Credits now have different weightings depending
on their ability to impact different environmental
and human health concerns. More points are
awarded for strategies that have greater positive
impacts on what matters most – energy
efficiency and CO2 reductions.

Transparent Environmental/Human Impact
Credit Weighting
In LEED 2009, more points are awarded in the
Energy & Atmosphere, Water Efficiency and
Sustainable Sites categories than in v2.2, and
fewer points are awarded in Materials &
Resources and Indoor Environmental Quality.

Regionalization

USGBC’s regional councils, chapters and
affiliates worked to identify regionally specific
environmental issues and prioritize six LEED
credits for the region. Projects can receive up to
four extra points (one point per credit) for
earning the priority credits.

LEED Minimum Program Requirements

LEED 2009 now includes Minimum Program
Requirements (MPRs) that each project must adhere
to:

1) Comply with environmental laws

2) Be a complete, permanent building or space

3) Use a reasonable site boundary

4) Comply with minimum FTE & floor area
requirements

LEED Minimum Program Requirements

5) Comply with minimum occupancy rates
(O&M)

6) Commit to sharing whole-building energy
& water usage data

7) Comply with a minimum building area to
site area ratio

Changes to AP Credentialing

In June 2009, a new three-level
LEED-AP tier system was
introduced:
• Tier I—LEED Green Associate
• Tier II—LEED AP
• Tier III—LEED AP Fellow
There are now eligibility
requirements for all levels of the
exam in addition to credentialing
maintenance requirements.

LEED AP with Specialty
Tier II—LEED 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

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

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

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.

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

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 process
• Understanding of green building practices and
principles, and familiarity with LEED
requirements and reference standards

Session Agenda

I. Introduction to The Green Roundtable

II. LEED with Specialty Designation

III. How to Maintain Your LEED AP Credential

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.

LEED APs without Specialty

• Enrollment is through “My
Credentials” on GBCI
website
(https://ssl11.cyzap.net/gbcic
ertonline/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.


• During the enrollment period, LEED APs without
specialty must either pass the new specialty exam
(registering before October 27, 2011) OR complete
prescriptive CMP requirements during the initial 2-
year reporting period
• If 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

• 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
don’t enroll in the CMP or those who
enroll and don’t 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.


• If LEED APs without specialty want
to get their specialty designation
after their enrollment period ends,
they must take both parts of the
exam.

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).

Prescriptive Credentialing Maintenance
Requirements (for LEED APs Enrolling in the CMP)
Category LEED AP BD+C LEED AP ID+C LEED AP O+M
I. Project Site Factors 4 CE hours 1 CE hour 3 CE hours
II. Water Management 3 CE hours 3 CE hours 4 CE hours
III. Project Systems & Energy 6 CE hours 6 CE hours 6 CE hours
Impacts
IV. Acquisition, Installation & 3 CE hours 5 CE hours 4 CE hours
Management of Project Materials
V. Improvements to the Indoor 5 CE hours 6 CE hours 4 CE hours
Environment
VI. Stakeholder Involvement in 2 CE hours 1 CE hour 2 CE hours
Innovation
VII. Project Surrounding & Public 1 CE hour 2 CE hours 1 CE hour
Outreach

Requirements amount to only 24 hours. The six
additional CE hours can be earned in any category

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.
Number of Months after Total CE Hours Required Total LEED-Specific Hours
Reporting Period Start Date Required
0-6 30 hours 6 hours
7-12 22.5 4.5
13-18 15 3
19-24 7.5 1.5

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.

• 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.


• If LEED APs with specialty enroll and don’t
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.


• There is a $50 biennial CMP renewal fee. If this
fee isn’t 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.


• LEED 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.


Number of Total CE Hours Total LEED- Total Biennial CMP
Specialties Required Specific Hours Renewal Fee
Required
1 30 hours (BD+C 6 hours (BD+C $50
(e.g., NC) specific) specific)

2 60 hours (30 12 hours (6 BD+C- $50
(e.g., NC and CI) BD+C-specific and specific and 6
30 ID+C-specific) ID+C-specific)

3 90 hours (30 18 hours (6 BD+C- $50
(e.g., NC, CI and BD+C-specific, 30 specific, 6 ID+C-
EBOM) ID+C-specific and specific and 6
30 O+M-specific O+M-specific)

• 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)

Number of Total CE Hours Total LEED-Specific Hours Total Fee
Specialties Required Required
1 (e.g., NC) 30 hours 6 hours (BD+C specific) $50

2 (e.g., NC and 36 hours 12 hours (6 BD+C-specific $50
ID+C) and 6 ID+C-specific)
3 (e.g., NC, ID+C, 42 hours 18 hours (6 BD+C- $50
Homes) specific, 6 ID+C-specific
and 6 Homes-specific)

Homes, O+M) specific, 6 ID+C-specific 6
Homes-specific and 6
O+M-specific)
Homes, O+M, ND) specific, 6 ID+C-specific 6
Homes-specific, 6 O+M-
specific and 6 ND-specific)


• 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.

Time after Start of Reporting Period Prorated LEED-specific Hours
Required for Secondary Specialty
0-6 months 6 LEED-specific hours
7-12 months 4.5 LEED-specific hours
13-18 months 3 LEED-specific hours
19-24 months 1.5 LEED-specific hours

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.


• 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

https://www.usgbc.org/CourseCatalog/CourseCatalog.aspx

• 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

• 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


• 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

Activity Definition Examples Key Features Hours Not
Possible Included
Professional Courses or • Courses • Must be ERB- • 1 CE • Exam prep
Development/ content to • Workshops approved hour for • Unapproved
Continuing enhance and • Career • Minimum 50 minutes first hour employer
Education broaden skills training educational content • 0.5 hours training
and • Workforce • Unlimited hours for for each
knowledge training attendees additional
• Hours earned only full half
once hour
• As instructor,
discussion leader,
speaker or panelist,
hours may not
exceed 50% of the
total CE hours per
reporting period
• Instructors &
developers can earn
2 additional hours
per course for
developing content

Possible Included
Live Presentations One-time • Conference • Does not have to be • 1 CE • Exam
events where sessions ERB-approved hour for prep
content is • Brown-bag • Between 50 and 90 first hour • Product-
delivered lunches minutes • 0.5 hours related
either in- • Employer • Hours limited to 5 for each sessions
person or training per reporting period additional
through for attendees full half
broadcast • As instructor, hour
technology discussion leader,
speaker or panelist,
hours may not
exceed 50% of the
total CE hours per
reporting period
• Instructors &
developers can
earn 2 additional
hours per course for
developing content

Possible Included
Self-study Independent • Webinars • Only LEED-specific • 1 CE hour • Exam
review of • Books or hours have to be for first prep
material articles ERB-approved hour • Product-
• Digitized • Addresses topics in • 0.5 hours related
lectures Appendix A of CMP for each overviews
• Written or Guide (list of additional
online exams categories accepted full half
at least 60 for CE hours) hour
minutes long • Provide information on
periodical read, page
numbers and linkage
to Appendix A
• Hours limited to 5 per
reporting period

College Courses offered Advanced Life • Credit and non-credit • 1 CE hour • Exam
and by accredited Cycle courses accepted per prep
University institutions that Assessment • Only LEED- specific classroom
Courses are part of a and Corporate/ hours have to be hour
curriculum Product ERB-approved
Sustainability • CE hours unlimited
Assessment

Possible Included
Certificates, Successfull • Green • Does not count • 1 hour for • Exam prep
Professional y passing Advantage towards LEED- certificates • Credentials
Licenses examination Certification specific hours • 3 hours for earned
and s in related • Professional • Must be earned professional outside
Credentials professions Engineers during reporting licenses and reporting
or Exam period credentials period
industries • Only counted when
credential is earned
Committee Unpaid • Participation in: • Does not count • 2 hours for
and activity oUSGBC or towards LEED- holding
Volunteer which GBCI Board specific hours leadership
Work supports of Directors • CE hours limited to position
LEED oSteering 4 per reporting • 0.5 hours
committees period per meeting
oLocal chapter attendance

Activity Definition Examples Key Features Hours Not Included
Possible
Authorship Publication • Article in • Must be related to • 3 hours for • Short letters
or articles Architectural topics in Appendix A articles to an editor
and/or Record • Automatically audited • 10 hours • Blogs or
books that • Can count towards for books individual
focus on LEED-specific hours if blog entries
green linkages to rating • Unpublished
building system(s) is manuscripts
and/or demonstrated
LEED • Must be published
during reporting period
LEED Paid or • Civil • Project must be • 1 hour per • Projects
Project unpaid work engineer registered but credit or which
Participation related to performs certification is not prerequisite implement
credit stormwater required • 2 hours per green
implemen- calculations • Counts toward LEED- project for building or
tation and for SSc6.1 specific hours project LEED but
documen- and SSc6.2 • Verified through LEED- administra- aren’t
tation Online or project tors registered for
manager, client or LEED
employer attestation certification
• Hours limited to 10 per
reporting period

Section 1– Professional Development and
Continuing Ed

• Courses or content to enhance and broaden skills
and knowledge
• Includes ERB-approved courses, workshops,
career training, workforce training, etc. Exam
prep courses are not included
• In 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

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

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)

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


• 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


• Instructors and developers of courses may
earn up to 2 additional CE hours per
course for developing content.
• CE hours possible
 1 CE hour for first hour of the activity
 0.5 hours for each additional full half of
one activity hour

Section 3 – Self-study
• Independent review of material
• Includes content delivered in webinars, books
or articles, digitized lectures and written or
online exams at least 60 minutes long
• Only LEED-specific hours must be approved
by an ERB
• Any study relevant to practice
that addresses topics in
Appendix A are accepted for CE
hours as long as information on
the periodical read, exact pages
and linkage to Appendix A is
supplied

Section 3 – Self-study

• Does not include exam prep or product-
related overviews
• CE hours are limited to 5 per reporting
period
 1 CE hour for first hour of the
activity
 0.5 hours for each additional full
half of one activity hour

Section 4 – College and University Courses

• Courses offered by accredited institutions that
are part of a curriculum
• Both credit and non-credit courses accepted
• Only LEED-specific hours must be approved by
an ERB
• CE hours are earned at a rate of 1 CE hour per
classroom hour
• CE hours are unlimited
• Exam prep is not included

Section 5 – Certificates, Professional Licenses
and Credentials
• Successfully passing examinations for
certificates, professional licenses or credentials
in related professions or industries
• Does not count towards LEED-specific hours
• Must be earned during the reporting period and
are only counted when license is initially earned
 1 CE hour for certificates
 3 CE hours for professional licenses and
credentials

Section 6 – Committee & Volunteer Work

• Participation in USGBC or GBCI Board of
Directors, steering committees, working groups,
credential exam writing or job task analysis; local
USGBC chapters or other volunteer
organizations that support the LEED system
• Does not count towards LEED-specific hours
• CE hours are limited to 4 hours per reporting
period

Section 6 – Committee & Volunteer Work
• USGBC or GBCI meeting is a single official
gathering of committee members to transact
business where there is no cessation of
proceedings and where official recorded
minutes are kept
 2 CE hours for holding leadership position
(chair, vice chair, president, vice president
or chapter advocacy program leader or
serving on USGBC or GBCI Board of
Directors)
 0.5 hours per meeting attendance

Section 7 – Authorship
• Authoring published articles or books related to
the Appendix A topics that contribute to the
competency of LEED professionals
• Articles and books are automatically audited
• Can contribute to LEED-specific hours if
linkages to rating system(s) is/are
demonstrated
• Work must be published during the 2-year
reporting period
 3 CE hours for published articles
10 CE hours for published books

Section 8 – LEED Project Participation

• Paid or unpaid work related
to credit implementation and
documentation
• Project must be registered
but certification is not
required
• Earns LEED-specific hours
• Verified through LEED-
Online and/or project
manager and/or client or
employer attestation

Section 8 – LEED Project Participation

• CE hours limited to 10 per 2-year reporting
period
 1 CE hour per LEED credit or
prerequisite
 2 CE hours per project for project
administrators

Documenting Your CE Hours
CE hours are documented online through “My
Credentials”:

Select the category to which the CMP activity
applies and select “Add”


Enter the
activity date,
subcategory,
delivery
methods,
description,
details,
content type
and CE hours
earned

Documenting Your CE Hours – Resources

A CMP toolbox with:
• activity descriptions
• step-by-step guide to
documenting CMP activity
• activity tracking forms
is available at
http://www.gbci.org/Display
Page.aspx?CMSPageID=2
28

Documenting Your CE Hours – Resources


• Random audits of 5-7% of CE hours will be
conducted. Backup documentation of reported
hours will be requested and will be reviewed and
either accepted or denied by GBCI.
• If hours are denied and a deficiency is
determined, additional hours must be reported
and submitted with backup documentation within
90 days (and before the end of the AP’s reporting
period).
• If the deficiency remains after 90 days, the
credential expires.

Resources for Credentialing Maintenance

• GBCI website (General information and links
to CMP Guide [for LEED APs with Specialty])
http://www.gbci.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSP
ageID=202
• CMP Enrollment Guide for LEED APs without
Specialty
http://www.gbci.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentI
D=3666
• My Credentials section of GBCI website
https://ssl11.cyzap.net/gbcicertonline/login/

Thank You

The Green Roundtable / NEXUS (617) 374-3740
www.nexusboston.org

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