Legacy LEED APs can earn IDc2 in LEED 2009 projects

Thank you Tristan for the informative reply... In fact, being specialized in something is far better than being "Generic" _ Jack of all trades _...

Tristan, Thank you for the information on the potential for changes in 2011. Do you have a link describing such? I am currently GA and was waiting for the ND test. But lately I have been having some hard feelings about the costs and cred' maintenance requirements - especially becuase so many of my Legacy AP colleagues are not required to do anything. I still support the system and the USGBC, but I am hesitating to commit to a higher level of maintenance requirements. There are so many thousand Legacy members out there. If they too were asked to maintain their credentials I would feel like the system was more equitable. Credential Maintenance seems particularly important because the technological advances are frequent in Green trades and products.

Tristan, when LEED Neighborhood Development (LEED ND) was rolled out, USGBC issued a statement that legacy LEED APs could earn the ID credit until the time when the ND exam was released. Now that the ND exam is available, is this policy currently being enforced, as with LEED for Homes? Given the vast differences in these two rating systems as compared to the others, it's certainly easy to understand why a LEED AP Homes and LEED AP ND would be required in order to earn the ID or IDP credit. This is from the LEED ND Rating System document: Note: A separate LEED Accredited Professional exam track for professionals wanting to specialize in the LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System will be available in early 2010; this IDP credit can be achieved if a principal member of the project design team is accredited as a result of passing the exam.