Getting your LEED Green
Associate and LEED Accredited
Professional (AP) with Specialty credential can help to advance your career
and distinguish you in the green building market (for more
information on getting these specialties click here LINK TO OTHER ARTICLE). But once you
have your credential, there is a certain amount of maintenance to be done. The
green building market is forever evolving and new techniques and strategies are
constantly becoming available. It is therefore important that certified
professionals, like yourself, stay current and up-to-date on the latest green
building practices.
If you have your Green Associate credential you will need to keep
current with your renewals and complete 15 hours of continuing education every 2 years. Of those
15 hours, three must identified as being LEED-specific. If you have your LEED
AP, renewal fees apply and you must complete 30 hours of continuing
education, 6 of which must be LEED-specific. Your hours need to be reported to
the Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), under the same USGBC account you
created when you registered for your exam. To obtain your Continuing Education (CE) hours through the CaGBC, you
can read
some related materials, attend an event
or live webinar, take a workshop,
or complete an on-demand
course. You can choose from the many
course options yourself or, CaGBC has made it even easier to maintain your
credential with the Maintaining
your Green Associate and the Maintaining
your BD+C course bundles. These bundles offer you the exact amount of CE
hours you need (general and LEED-specific) for a discounted rate and all of the
included courses have been approved by the GBCI. Only looking for a few
education hours? See
our individual course offerings, or our course bundles.
CaGBC stays current and relevant in an ever changing market and
works hard to deliver quality education to professionals like you. As the
number one provider of green building education in Canada, they are an
excellent option for Canadians looking to renew their LEED credentials. If you
have any questions, feel free to contact them at education@cagbc.org.