New federal guiding principles assessments pricing to go into effect on May 1

Micah Silvey

Feature image: The LEED Gold 1222 22th Street building in Washington, D.C. Image credit: Halkin Mason Photography.

On May 1, the registration and certification fees for several LEED rating systems and programs will increase by an average of 12%. This pricing increase will also extend to include federal guiding principles assessments.

This is the first pricing increase for GBCI since 2016, and the decision was not made lightly. We remain committed to providing the highest-quality services and meeting your project’s goals. This increase in fees will support those efforts.

Registered federal guiding principles projects may take advantage of the current fees by prepaying before April 30. Contact us to request a prepayment invoice.

All invoices generated on or after May 1 will follow the new fees highlighted below.

Guiding principles assessment fees (per building)

Note: Buildings also pursuing LEED certification do not incur registration or review fees for the guiding principles if applications are submitted in tandem.

Silver, Gold or Platinum USGBC members

Organizational or Non-USGBC nonmembers

Registration

$1,350

$1,700

Design Review

 

Minimum

 

Minimum

Project gross floor area (excluding parking): less than 250,000 square feet

$0.053/sf

$2,600

$0.062/sf

$3,075

Project gross floor area (excluding parking): 250,000499,999 square feet

$0.050/sf

$13,250

$0.061/sf

$15,500

Project gross floor area (excluding parking): 500,000–749,999 square feet

$0.046/sf

$25,000

$0.055/sf

$30,500

Project gross floor area (excluding parking): 750,000 square feet or greater

Contact

Contact

Construction Review

 

Minimum

 

Minimum

Project gross floor area (excluding parking): less than 250,000 square feet

$0.018/sf

$875

$0.020/sf

$1,025

Project gross floor area (excluding parking): 250,000–499,999 square feet

$0.017/sf

$4,500

$0.020/sf

$5,000

Project gross floor area (excluding parking): 500,000749,999 square feet

$0.016/sf

$8,500

$0.018/sf

$10,000

Project gross floor area (excluding parking): 750,000 square feet or greater

Contact

Contact

Appeal Review

$600/requirement

Contact GBCI to request a prepayment invoice

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