Paul, most of your questions are answered in the introductory portion of the LEED-EBOM 2009 Reference Guide. There is also some basic recertification information on the USGBC site that answers some of your questions.
Recertification does involve resubmitting credits, but it can be a streamlined process.
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Scott Dunning
ArchitectHKS, Inc.
17 thumbs up
August 16, 2010 - 10:52 am
I've read the reference guide and would still like you to expand on the timing of recertification. Does the recertification process have to be completed within the five year limit, or can the application be made at the five year mark and the recertification process continue on into year six?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11474 thumbs up
August 30, 2010 - 12:35 am
The LEED Reference Guide specifies that you must file for recertification at least once every five years.My understanding is that as long as you have filed within five years, you have the time it takes your application to be processed as a grace period. This seems like it's cutting it close, though, and doesn't give you much wiggle room in correcting any issues that come up. If you've tracked and documented things through the five year period, I wouldn't think it would be a problem to get the application complete well in time.
Jennifer Turchin
PrincipalCoda Group Inc.
29 thumbs up
September 26, 2011 - 4:44 pm
Regarding the 5 years - does the clock start at the end of the Performance Period or the date of Certification Notification? Our project had almost a 6 month time frame from end of PP until actual certification due to the long review process so it does make a substancial difference.
Additionally, the ongoing tracking requirements still seem unclear from this string and does seem like quite a burdon on building owners to actually keep up the meticulous tracking for that length of time will be a turn off to the whole process.
Barry Giles
Founder & CEO, LEED Fellow, BREEAM FellowBuildingWise LLC
LEEDuser Expert
338 thumbs up
September 26, 2011 - 6:30 pm
The clock starts the day you 'accept' the certification at whatever level you finally get. (Usually you receive a congratulatory email from the GBCI and this links to showing the project as 'certified' on the USGBC website)
Jennifer Turchin
PrincipalCoda Group Inc.
29 thumbs up
September 26, 2011 - 6:32 pm
So the GBCI will not ask for the tracking from the window of time from PP end date to certification? For a specific project I have in mind it was over 6 months...
Barry Giles
Founder & CEO, LEED Fellow, BREEAM FellowBuildingWise LLC
LEEDuser Expert
338 thumbs up
September 26, 2011 - 6:54 pm
Jen, I won't with-hold the info. An example would be Energy star...you can't leave out 6 months of data nor should you leave a hole in data gathering for water use, materials from a construction job etc.
What exactly are you trying to get around? How soon do you need to get re-certified, what was the date of the original certification.