In January, USGBC will transfer responsibility for the LEEDProfessional Accreditation program to GBCI, which will manage allaspects of the LEED AP program including exam development,registration and delivery. The institute will also oversee thedevelopment of the maintenance program for LEED AP credentialholders.
The goal of establishing independence between the green buildingstandards setting processes and the personnel certificationadministration was a key driver in GBCI's formation, PeterTempleton, VP of education & research, tells GlobeSt.com. "Thedevelopment of standards, the industry education initiatives andthe certification of personnel all need to be separate efforts," hesays.
In addition, managing the LEED certification of personnel wasbecoming too time-consuming for USGBC to handle, he adds. Currentlythere are some 42,000 people in the building trades and real estateindustry that have taken the exam to become LEED certificate. "Asgreen building becomes more popular those numbers will onlyincrease," he says.
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Erika Morphy
Erika Morphy has been writing about commercial real estate at GlobeSt.com for more than ten years, covering the capital markets, the Mid-Atlantic region and national topics. She's a nerd so favorite examples of the former include accounting standards, Basel III and what Congress is brewing.
