Gross square footage changes between design and construction review: Additional design phase fees will apply if your project increases in size between the design and construction phases of review. This additional fee will be added to the construction phase certification fee invoice and is calculated based on the added floor area and the fee schedule that was in place when the design application was originally submitted for review.
Other fees: Other fees related to expedited reviews, supplemental appeal reviews, and other optional aspects of the LEED certification process may apply, should you pursue these avenues.
Payment terms: Invoices must be paid within 30 calendar days. A one-time extension of an additional 30 calendar days is available — please contact GBCI.
If invoices are not paid within the required timeframe, they will be cancelled, and in subsequent requests for services, the invoice amount may change according to the prevailing fee schedule. Fees are non-transferrable and non-refundable. In the case of registration, non-payment of registration may result in a cancellation of project registration.
Discounts are available based on the membership status of either the owner or the project administrator for a given LEED project. Visit the fee charts page below for more information on available discounts. If you need assistance at any time, please call or email us. Building projects pursuing LEED certification must:. Now, onward to registration: visit LEED Online , the online portal through which you will submit your application for certification, as well as access a variety of tools and resources, provide the registration information related to your project, submit payment and sign the certification agreement the project owner must do this last one.
Individuals on your project team will be called on to fill certain roles throughout the LEED certification process. Owner: The owner of the project is the person or entity who has the authority to hold and control the real and personal property associated with your project, and accepts or authorizes the acceptance of the certification agreement.
Big takeaway: the owner has ultimate control over the LEED certification application, meaning that the Green Building Certification Institute GBCI: the organization responsible for administering LEED certification will respond to the owner regarding the administration of the project over any other member of the project team. Agent: The agent is the person or entity who is granted actual authority by the owner to register the project and accept the certification agreement.
Project Administrator: This team member acts as a project manager, overseeing the LEED project as well as which project team members are responsible for certain tasks, credits or prerequisites.
The project administrator plays a key quality role by checking that the LEED submission is complete and accurate before submitting the project to GBCI for review, and accepting the review results once the review is complete. Note: the individual who initially registers the project will automatically be granted the role of the project administrator, but the owner may transfer this role to another team member at any time.
Your project is eligible for recertification after 12 months and every 12 months thereafter, and we encourage you to register for recertification as soon as possible. For more information, view the Recertification Guidance. Once your application is prepared, upload your completed materials into LEED Online and make sure to perform a rigorous quality check of your entire application before submitting for review.
We suggest that you open each form and check that you have included all required information, and open each file upload to verify that you have uploaded the correct document.
Cross-check credits and prerequisites to make sure that you have reported common data points, such as gross square footage, occupancy and total material cost consistently.
Please be sure to submit your completed application for review within 60 days of the conclusion of the performance period. The recertification performance period includes the entire time since the previous certification and must be at least a year in length, but may be up to five years in length.
Campus credit approach: If your team is pursuing this approach, be sure to document all campus credit information within the master site. Please note that only credits and prerequisites identified as design credits can be submitted during the design review, and that your application must be submitted before your project is substantially completed.
We offer precertification to help your project attract tenants and help you determine which credits and prerequisites your project is likely to achieve during the full review. Contact GBCI at least five business days please allow longer if you are paying by check prior to submitting an application to request an expedited review to cut your review time in half reduced from business days to business days per review phase.
If GBCI can accommodate your request, they will confirm availability and provide a custom review schedule for your project. They are developed through a deliberative process involving LEED committees and are not conducted within the standard business day timelines.
Please contact GBCI so that they can close your application and maintain accurate records. Campus credit approach: We recommend that you complete the master site review prior to submitting any associated, individual or group projects for review, since the campus credits earned through the master site review will then become available to your individual or group projects associated with it.
If you feel that the results of a review appeal or a CIR appeal are incorrect and wish to challenge those results, you may do so by contacting GBCI. Check below to see which upgrades are available. While all LEED-certified projects are a cut above the rest, each is assigned one of four levels of certification to acknowledge the degree of achievement.
The number of points that your project earns determines the level of LEED certification that your project will receive. Each rating system will remain open and available for certification for at least six years after the rating system registration close date.
This Certification Challenge Policy has been put in place to protect the integrity of the LEED certification program as a credible, accurate, and industry-recognized system for evaluating the design and construction of sustainable buildings. This policy is not meant to serve as a vehicle for the adjudication of disputes between outside parties. Accordingly, this policy and the certification challenge process detailed herein do not replace any applicable judicial or other alternative dispute resolution processes that third parties may have available to resolve such disputes between themselves.
Complaints that might warrant initiation of the Certification Challenge Process should be submitted to legal gbci. Additionally, if GBCI revokes certification of any project for which a Platinum-level certification was previously awarded, and for which the project owner received a rebate of any or all certification fees, the owner of such project shall be liable for refunding all monies so received to GBCI.
Further, the owner of such project shall immediately terminate all use and display of any LEED trademarks, associated logos, and other intellectual property licensed by GBCI. Brand Community. Congratulations on your decision to pursue LEED certification for your project!
LEED certification involves four main steps: Register your project by completing key forms and submitting payment. Apply for LEED certification by submitting your completed certification application through and paying a certification review fee. Receive the certification decision from GBCI. Building projects pursuing LEED certification must: Comply with environmental laws Be a complete, permanent building Use a reasonable site boundary Comply with minimum floor area requirements Comply with minimum occupancy requirements Commit to sharing whole-building energy and water usage data Comply with a minimum building area to site area ratio Building projects pursuing LEED v4 or LEED v4.
Now, onward to registration. From here, you can assemble your project team and the documentation process begins! Project Team Roles Individuals on your project team will be called on to perform certain roles throughout the LEED certification process.
Big takeaway: the owner has ultimate control over the LEED certification application, meaning that GBCI the organization responsible for administering LEED certification will respond to the owner regarding the administration of the project over any other member of the project team.
The project administrator plays a key quality role by checking that the LEED application is complete and accurate before submitting the project to GBCI for review and accepting the review results once the review is complete. Note, precertification is valid for three years. Concise narratives are included to describe project-specific circumstances these are really helpful for the GBCI reviewer All finished? GBCI will check your application for completeness and compliance with the selected rating system and attempted credits.
GBCI will respond with its preliminary review within business days, indicating which prerequisites and credits are awarded and which are marked as pending, with a request for more information.
Your team can accept the preliminary review results as final if you are satisfied, or prepare new or revised documentation or attempt additional credits before submitting for final review. Part 2: Final Review optional The final review stage allows you to submit supplementary information requested by the reviewer during the preliminary review or amend the application. GBCI suggests you submit these clarifications within 25 business days after receiving the preliminary review results.
GBCI will then review revised or newly submitted prerequisites and credits, and reconsider any awarded credits or prerequisites for which information has changed since the return of the preliminary review was completed.
GBCI will respond with a final LEED certification review report within business days, marking prerequisites and attempted credits as either awarded or denied. Like the preliminary review, you can either accept the review results as final, or revise your application and resubmit for a supplemental appeal review.
Part 3: Supplemental appeal Review optional, fees apply The supplemental appeal review stage provides an additional round of review and allows you to submit additional information, amend the application or add new credits not previously attempted.
GBCI will review the previously denied or newly submitted prerequisites and credits, and reconsider any anticipated credits or prerequisites for which information has changed since the return of the final review.
The fee associated with supplemental appeal reviews varies depending on the level of complexity of the credits or prerequisites submitted. In cases where credits are directly linked to a base prerequisite, only the prerequisite needs to be appealed. GBCI will respond with an updated LEED certification review report within business days, indicating which prerequisites and attempted credits have been either awarded or denied. E-mail new password. This feature available to logged-in users only.
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Blog post Tip sheet 17 critical—and misunderstood—LEED terms The LEED family of rating systems uses specific jargon—becoming familiar with these terms is a great way to gain a basic understanding of this important program. January 3, You rely on LEEDuser. Can we rely on you? LEEDuser is supported by our premium members, not by advertisers.
LEED certification. Close Save changes. Add new comment To post a comment, you need to register for a LEEDuser Basic membership free or login to your existing profile. July 18, - pm. Log in or register to post comments. Probably use LEED for. August 26, - pm. October 20, - pm. Certification guides outline the process and necessary details for projects attempting LEED certification. Determine which rating system you will use. Guidance is available for LEED v4 and earlier versions. Await the application review.
Generally, projects undergo two stages of review, with time for the project team to respond to questions raised between reviews. Register your project. Registration provides projects with a declared intent to certify.
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