Learning With LEED Step 6 - Who Should Take the LEED Exam?
So who exactly should be considering a LEED credential? Let's see...
If you're :
- An Architect
- A real estate professional
- An engineer
- An interior designer
- A lawyer
- A product representative
- A contractor
- A government official
- A construction manager
- A student
- A broker
- Passionate about global climatic issues and desire to understand green building.
- Anyone in the building/construction/operations industry
- A person looking to discover a rewarding and interesting career
- Basically anyone interested in LEED!
Did you know that federal and local governments are requiring more and more government and privately owned buildings to become LEED certified?
As of now, all construction and renovation of federal buildings must be LEED Silver certified.
The City of Pasadena, California Green Building Ordinance requires all privately owned buildings to achieve LEED certification and LEED Silver certification for municipal buildings with 5,000 square feet or more of new construction. And, in Boston, Massachusetts, all new buildings of more than 50,000 square feet are now required to adhere to LEED standards.
To fully benefit from these changes, architects, engineers, interior designers, and contractors need to achieve one of the five LEED AP accreditations to demonstrate they are familiar with the LEED certification process. This requires an understanding of the prerequisites and credits required to achieve the various levels of LEED certification.
Even lawyers, bankers, appraisers, and building owners would benefit from the LEED Green Associate accreditation. This provides a general understanding of LEED concepts and sustainable building practices.
So become a LEED specialist today!
- Learning With LEED Step 1 - What Is LEED All About?
- Learning With LEED Step 2 - The USGBC - Who Are They?
- Learning With LEED Step 3 - The GBCI - What Role Do They Play?
- Learning With LEED Step 4 - Let's Talk About The LEED Rating System
- Learning With LEED Step 5 - The Numerous Benefits That LEED Gives You
- Learning With LEED Step 6 - Who Should Take the LEED Exam?
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written by EDWARD KORAB, April 23, 2011
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The LEED Professional accreditation demonstrates your knowledge of the LEED building rating system, which has become more and more prevalent in the commercial (and somewhat the residential) building industry, especially for governmental and "showcase" buildings. Beyond working on LEED projects, the LEED cred shows your expertise in green building design, which connotes energy efficiency and long-term planning.
All of our LEED courses are available online as well as live. You have to become a LEED Green Associate (GA) prior to a LEED Accredited Professional (AP), but that can mean that you take both tests on the same day, just that you take the GA exam first. The online GA test prep course can be found at the following link: [url= http://www.cleanedison.com/lee...-prep.html . Then you need to choose the AP that makes the most sense for you, based on the type of project you work on the most (or would like to work on). The most general is Building Design and Construction (BD&C). If you work mostly on renovations or operations, then you might want to do Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance (EBOM).
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