As part of the LEED CMP (credential maintenance program), the GBCI requires that LEED Green Associates must complete 15 Continuing Education (CE) hours biennially (i.e. every two years).

LEED APs must complete 30 Continuing Education (CE) hours biennially (i.e. every two years).

Certificates of Completion from eight hour online, eight hour virtual and one and two day offline LEED Green Associate prep courses sold on Green-Buildings.com have been accepted by the GBCI as a valid education requirement.

However, Green-Buildings.com is not affiliated with the GBCI and does not guarantee that the GBCI or any specific entity will recognize courses offered through Green-Buildings.com.

LEED Green Associate (aka LEED GA) candidates are required by the GBCI to do the following:

1. Agree to the disciplinary policy and Credential Maintenance Program (CMP) as outlined at www.gbci.org.

2. EITHER document involvement in support of a LEED certification project OR be employed in a sustainable field of work OR engaged in an education program in green building principles and LEED.