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CS-2009 SSp1:Construction Activity Pollution Prevention

Licensed Professional Exemption - Outside the US

The template for SSp1 allows for "Streamlined Path" in which a "Registered Civil Engineer" signs to accept responsibility that a proper ESC Plan has been created that is equal to or more stringent than the 2003 EPA CGP requirements. The project in consideration here is in China. In short, does the USGBC accept China's certification of "registered civil engineers" as equivalent to the US, and thus accept the streamlined documentation path with their electronic signature? Obviously the same ESC requirements still need to be met, but we do need clarity on what registration is applicable. Are there other considerations that then result from the signature exemption... IE that the "contractor declaration and documentation" or " project team date-stamped photos" options are preferred as more reliable verification of the plan implementation, instead of the simple "narrative description"? Or is that not the case, the three options are still all available (as seems true because the form does not grey it out)?

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Thu, 11/29/2012 - 19:10

Last I knew only US certification was valid for the LPE.

Fri, 11/30/2012 - 19:20

The Licensed Professional designation is linked under your account with USGBC and currently states: "the LP must have a U.S. license but it does not have to be issued from the state of the project. LPE is currently not available to users with international licenses".

Tue, 12/04/2012 - 22:32

Thank you Lisa and Eric. Lisa, can you tell me where you found that (IE, what you mean by "linked under your account with USGBC")... ie, at usgbc.org, leedonline.com, or ?

Tue, 12/04/2012 - 22:53

Here - LEED Online-Home > Welcome to LOv3 Help > Your Account > Personal Information Personal Information The information provided in this section of LEED Online v3 should be kept updated as it is used as a source of communication between that person and CBs, USGBC, and GBCI. Also, LOv3 uses account information to automatically populate fields when registering a project or completing forms. Personal profile features: Allows users to provide Licensed Professional, LEED Accredited Professional, and USGBC Member information (see image)

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