The new LEED 2009 has been out for several months It is divided into 2 parts: LEED Green Associate for those who don’t require a full LEED Accredited Professional designation, and a LEED AP in specific areas, e.g., Building Design and Construction (the old LEED-NC), Operations and Maintenance (the old LEED-EB), etc.

Those LEED APS who took the exam before July 1, 2009 and passed, will maintain their existing general LEED AP designation, but will be required to earn CEUs by 2011, similar to what is coming for PEs in Michigan.

The exam is now divided into 2 sections, similar to the P.E. exam.  Each section consists of 100 questions and is a 2 hour exam, as compared to the old exam, which was a total of 2 hours. The Green Associate is the first, more general part, while the second part is the specialization section where you have to decide whether you’re going to concentrate in new construction, existing building O & M, or something else.

Many building owners, municipalities, school districts, etc. are now asking how many LEED APs are on staff and what the LEED experience of the organization is – even if they’re not planning on getting their building LEED certified. We have experience in 17 LEED projects, on most of which we were the LEED Project Administrators, and have projects ranging from Certified to Gold, with several Platinum possibilities in the near future, one of which is a John Deere dealership in Des Moines, as well as some affordable homes for Habitat for Humanity.

The train has left the station and is picking up speed. Are you on it, or chasing it? If you need help, give us a call.