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LEED GA Exam Eligibility: Do I Qualify with the Sustainable Field of Work?

 

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Vaughn asks: I want to become a LEED Green Associate and was wondering about the qualifications for the exam. I am currently working on a research project in gasification technology. Gasification involves the breakdown in organic material to produce gases. These gases contain high quantities of hydrogen and carbon monoxide and low quantities of carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor. From here there are many things that can be done with the gas to produce clean energy. The focus of this research is to produce energy more efficiently by producing this gas and then using a fuel cell to produce energy. This process is much more efficient than simple using a regular combustion steam process. In wanting to become LEED certified, I need to eligibility to sit for the exam. Does this qualify as employment in a sustainable field of work?

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Advice provided by: Kirk Anthony Hamilton, LEED AP, Kirk Anthony Hamilton Design
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Vaughn, thank you for your question. Let me first of all say that I have not taken the LEED Green Associate exam. However, if you are preparing for this exam, you may want to attempt this free LEED Green Associate exam to prepare.

The requirements for becoming a LEED GA as it pertains to the work experience requirement are somewhat vague as I am sure you have found.

I don't speak for GBCI and cannot make a guarantee, but I am confident that your job description should fit the criteria for a sustainable field of work.

Based on the Green Building Certification Institute’s (GBCI) candidate handbook you will need an official letter (on the company letter head) from your employer supervisor/ project manager etc confirming your employment, a description of the field of trade and your role in that company.

I am positive an expansion of the description you gave as asserted by your supervisor will definitely meet GBCI’s requirements.

You can download the detailed LEED Green Associate handbook from the USGBC’s website.

If you need to be 100% confident, you may always enroll in an educational prep program which will satisfy your efforts to meet the minimum eligibility requirements.

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