The answer I got from USGBC was that if I am the Proj. Admin. (I am a consultant) and my company is a member, that is enough to get the discounted rate for my client. I am registering the building under the client's company though. Hope that is right.
My question has to do with the certification agreement. Do most people print that out for the owner for his/her informal commitment before signing the registration form thereby committing oneself to payment of the registration fee? As I understand it, after the project is registered, the owner is given a role and can then sign the cert. agreement; but until then it would seem that the Proj. Administrator is working at risk under the assumption that the owner won't get cold feet after reading all that legalese. Am I making a big deal out of nothing? Thanks
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11477 thumbs up
September 16, 2010 - 9:06 am
Yes, I suppose there is some risk that you register the project and pay the fee, but the owner later decides not to sign, since the way LEED Online handles this is to present the owner with the form when they activate their own LEED Online access.Hard to say what "most" people are doing, but I know that some print out the form and present to owners before completing registration.Perhaps GBCI would grant a refund if the owner refused very early on.I think it's up to you and your read on the client, etc.
Elizabeth McPherson
PrincipalMcPherson Environmental Resources
39 thumbs up
September 16, 2010 - 10:46 am
Thank you, Tristan. I did print it out and sent it to the Owner through the architect and haven't heard back. I think I'll just go on and jump. Of course this wouldn't matter if I was with a big company that would CMA. Guess I should be thinking bigger. I appreciate your time. em