LEED certification

LEED basics

• Market sector FAQs

• Applying LEED for Cities and Communities for local governments
• Applying LEED to airport projects
• Applying LEED to data center projects
• Applying LEED to healthcare projects
• Applying LEED to higher education projects

• What is LEED certification?
• LEED certification process overview
• LEED v5
• LEED v4 energy update basics
• Applying LEED outside the United States
• LEED certification information for product manufacturers

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LEED fees and billing

• New 2023 LEED fees
• LEED fees and price quotes
• Invoices and receipts
• Payment
• Fee related changes to Gross Floor Area, timeline, and/or rating system
• LEED registration and certification fee discounts for members

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Minimum program requirements, rating system selection and multiple buildings

• Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs)
• LEED rating system selection
• Multiple buildings
• Choosing between LEED for Residential and LEED for Building Design and Construction
• Choosing between LEED for Neighborhood Development and LEED for Cities and Communities

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Topics to understand before registering

• LEED Certification Agreement and other legal matters
• LEED requirements and other guidance
• Documenting incomplete spaces within a BD+C or ID+C project

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Preparing a project application in LEED Online

• Registering a project in LEED Online
• LEED Online details and timelines
• LEED Online project team roles and management
• LEED Online forms and uploads
• Documenting precertification compliance
• Documenting certification compliance

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Certification review process

• Submitting a project for review
• During the review process

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After certification is complete

• Promoting your LEED project
• Access and changes in LEED Online after certification
• Maintaining certification

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LEED recertification

• Choosing a recertification approach
• Arc costs
• Getting started with your recertification
• Working in the platforms (LEED Online or Arc) for your recertification
• Preparing your recertification application
• Recertification review process

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LEED Zero

• LEED Zero project eligibility
• How to register a LEED Zero project

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LEED O+M

• Choosing an O+M certification approach
• Project occupancy and space exclusions

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LEED for Residential and LEED for Homes

• Certifying a LEED for Homes project

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LEED for Neighborhood Development

• Getting started with LEED ND
• Using the offline process to apply for LEED for Neighborhood Development
• LEED for Neighborhood Development fees
• LEED for Neighborhood Development review

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LEED for Cities and Communities

• About LEED for Cities and Communities
• Getting started with LEED for Cities and Communities
• Certifying a city or community project
• LEED for Cities and Communities certification fees
• LEED for Communities and LEED BD+C equivalency

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LEED crosswalks

• LEED and WELL streamlined certification process

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