CREDENTIAL MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
What is credential maintenance?
Credential maintenance is the continuing education completed by LEED Professionals to maintain current knowledge of green building practices and LEED. Credential maintenance requirements ensure the LEED Professional Credentials maintain their relevance and significance in a constantly evolving industry.
GBCI's Credential Maintenance Program (CMP) is designed to help LEED Professionals grow their knowledge base, stay current with
best practices, and show clients and employers that their expertise
is meaningful in a rapidly transforming and
ever-demanding marketplace. CMP is evidence of GBCI’s commitment to protecting the integrity of the LEED Green Associate and LEED AP credentials; it keeps credentials current with the evolving body of knowledge and practice of green building.
Under CMP, all LEED Professional Credentials given by GBCI must be maintained on a 2-year cycle through the accumulation of continuing education (CE) hours.
Download the CMP Guide
What about LEED APs without specialty?
The LEED AP credential was established in 2001 and over 100,000 green building professionals earned the credential before the specialties were introduced in 2009. Currently, all LEED APs without specialty are eligible to earn the LEED AP with specialty credentials through
enrollment. There are two options for enrollment: testing and prescriptive credential maintenance; choose the one that works best for you.
Learn about enrollment options »