Is anyone LEED certified?

[April20]

I opened my big mouth earlier this year and agreed to become LEED certified because they want one of us to be. I then forgot about it. I was reminded yesterday and have to be certified by the end of the fiscal year (Oct 1). I checked into it and realized they''ve tightened the strings a little bit. Things aren''t as easy as they used to be!

I was wondering if anyone had gone through the certification process and test recently and if so, could comment on the amount of time it consumed. I have a bad, bad feeling it''s a LOT. This''ll teach me.

 

[trillionaire]

My FI is LEED certified, but he did it last year before they changed the test. (I think now, you have to do continuing ed to remain certified, but you take a smaller version of the test?) He didn''t study seriously and did not pass the first time. (missed it by a few Q''s). He passed the second time... I''ll ask him how much studying is needed when he gets home.

 

[April20]

I think you''re right- you do have to do continuing ed to keep it.

The kicker is, you have to qualify to take the exam- either by working on a LEED project, being enrolled in a related curriculum or proving you work for a company that is envirnomentally focused. And this may provide my escape route. I am not working on a LEED project and I''m not enrolled in a curriculum. When I worked for Sbux, I could totally qualify as they were quite LEED focused, but the company I work for now, um, not so much. We''re not a design firm or even similar. It''s going to take some fancy footwork for my managers to qualify me. So I''m just gonna sit back and watch it develop.

 

[vespergirl]

My husband is - there were some teaching seminars and tests, but I don''t remember it being an especially grueling process. However, he did the LEED certification shortly after his MBA, so maybe it just paled in comparison to that amount of work