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Article: LEED AP changes coming this year.(FOCUS: BECOMING A SUSTAINABLE CONTRACTOR)
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- Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News
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- March 2, 2009
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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has made some sweeping changes to its accreditation program (AP) for individuals working in the green building industry. The biggest change is that there will be several levels of accreditation for people with different levels of interest and expertise in green building.
In the current LEED AP system, available through March 31 of this year, an applicant can take a two-hour exam in one of three categories: new construction (NC), existing buildings (EB), or commercial interiors (CI). Regardless of the category, an individual who passes the exam receives the LEED AP designation. Beginning in August of this year, those who ...