ENROLLMENT
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LEED APs who enrolled can find information about prescriptive credential maintenance in Appendix E of the CMP Guide.
Prescriptive credential maintenance requires earning a minimum number of CE hours within each of seven GBCI categories:
| Category | BD+C | ID+C | O+M |
| Project site factors | 4 CE hours | 1 CE hours | 3 CE hours |
| Water management | 3 CE hours | 3 CE hours | 4 CE hours |
| Project systems & energy impacts | 6 CE hours | 6 CE hours | 6 CE hours |
| Acquisition, installation and mangement of project materials | 3 CE hours | 5 CE hours | 4 CE hours |
| Improvements to the indoor environment | 5 CE hours | 6 CE hours | 4 CE hours |
| Stakeholder involvement in innovation | 2 CE hours | 1 CE hours | 2 CE hours |
| Project surrounding & public outreach | 1 CE hours | 2 CE hours | 1 CE hours |
Prescriptive credential maintenance is only required the first reporting period after enrollment. In subsequent reporting periods, there is no prescriptive requirement and CE hours can be distributed in any of the GBCI categories.