What are LEED-specific hours?

Answer

Both LEED Green Associate and LEED AP with specialty credentials require LEED-specific continuing education hours. LEED-specific hours meet at least one of the following criteria:

• process-related to LEED,
• credit- or category-related, such as dealing with requirements, intents or version comparisons,
• an in-depth, technical LEED update,
• an in-depth LEED project case study targeted toward a specific LEED credit,
• a best practice lesson that entails successful or unsuccessful implementation of LEED, or
• show benefits of using LEED (return on investment, grants, taxes or incentives).

If you are a LEED AP, six of your required 30 continuing education hours must be LEED-specific. If you are a LEED AP with specialty, the six LEED-specific hours must directly relate to your specialty designation.

If you are a LEED Green Associate, three of your required 15 continuing education hours must be LEED-specific.