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Maintain your LEED AP credential

LEED APs with specialty maintain their credentials by earning 30 continuing education hours every two years.

The process is designed to facilitate continued professional development within the field of green building, thus growing knowledge and experience and improving job performance. Access the CMP Guide for additional information about credential maintenance.

Earning CE hours

Continuing education has been carefully adapted to the daily lives of LEED Professionals. Earn hours through these activities related to green building:

  1. Education
  2. LEED project experience
  3. Authorship (credited contribution to a print or digital publication)
  4. Volunteering (with USGBC, GBCI, a USGBC Chapter, or a LEED-related nonprofit organization)

Keep up your credential

Use My Credentials to view or report your education activities.

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