Charging for plaques??

Robert Andrews

Partner - Managing Director Boston Office

AHA Consulting Engineers, Inc.

LEEDuser Basic Member

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May 2, 2012

I just discovered that plaques are no longer included in the certification cost. GBCI told me that policy went into effect in October of 2011, and it applies to projects that are certified after the policy date, not just to projects registered after the policy date. Shame on me for missing the notification, I guess...however, my question is this: wouldn't it be more fair to apply this policy to projects registered after the policy date, because a project could have been registered for 2 or 3 (or more) years prior to the policy date? I know I told several clients that the plaque is included in the certification fees, and now it costs extra...

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Tristan Roberts

Representative

Vermont House of Representatives

LEEDuser Expert

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Wed, 05/02/2012 - 18:08

Robert, I sympathize. FYI, this LEEDuser page has more information and discussion.

Robert Andrews

Partner - Managing Director Boston Office

AHA Consulting Engineers, Inc.

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Fri, 05/11/2012 - 23:25

Tristan, et al, I am pasting the reply that I received from GBCI: Thank you for contacting the Green Building Certification Institute and for your thoughtful feedback on the plaque policy. The change in the post-certification package was implemented specifically for pre-2009 projects in order to bring it into alignment with the LEED 2009 post-certification package. Essentially, the policy was already applicable to all projects that were registered after the announcement since all of those would be LEED 2009 projects, which have never been eligible to receive a free plaque. The recognition package for all LEED certified projects (Both pre-2009 and 2009) does still include ten complimentary, 11-by-14-inch certificates and a formal letter of certification from GBCI. All certified projects can order a variety of LEED plaques through our vendor partner, Greenplaque.com, to suit their project. Please see instructions on placing your order... Doesn't really answer my question or address my issue, which doesn't really surprise me.

Bill Swanson

Sr. Electrical Engineer

Integrated Design Solutions

LEEDuser Expert

516 thumbs up

Mon, 05/14/2012 - 15:25

PR translator. "Thank you for contacting the Green Building Certification Institute and for your thoughtful feedback on the plaque policy." - Hi. "The change in the post-certification package was implemented specifically for pre-2009 projects in order to bring it into alignment with the LEED 2009 post-certification package." - We needed to reduce our cost obligations. "Essentially, the policy was already applicable to all projects that were registered after the announcement since all of those would be LEED 2009 projects, which have never been eligible to receive a free plaque." - We hope by calling it an alignment you'll accept this change. "The recognition package for all LEED certified projects (Both pre-2009 and 2009) does still include ten complimentary, 11-by-14-inch certificates and a formal letter of certification from GBCI." - Hopefully it won't sting so bad if we remind you of the free stuff we do still give you.