You passed the exam. You paid all the fees. Now you’re ready to … maintain.
It’s a bit more time intensive than you would think, so make sure you don’t leave it all until the end of your reporting period. You really need to incorporate education into your weekly work flow.
For your convenience, I’ve included the links below to the CMP handbooks, which can be hard to find in the GBCI website.
CMP enrollment guide for LEED APs without specialty.
CMP enrollment guide
So, here’s a little walk-through of how to report your CE hours.
1. go to the GBCI homepage .
2. click login to My Credentials at the top right of the page.
3. enter your email address and password
4. make sure that you have enrolled in prescriptive credentialing maintenance (if so, there will be a bullet point in red under ‘Current Options’).
5. select ‘Review/Report CMP activity’
6. You will then see a spreadsheet of all of the categories and minimum required hours for your specialty. Click here to see the table of requirements for all specialties.
7. Click Add/Review on the right next to the section that you believe your course falls under.
8. The activity date is straightforward enough. If it happens to be a course over multiple days, be sure to enter the ending date as well.
9. For the subcategory, the GBCI statement is below. I have posted the Categories and Subcategories here as well.
Subcategories are specific subjects related to the category under which they appear. Subcategories help define the depth and breadth of the category. See Appendix A of the CMP Guide or the Enrollment Guide for the categories and subcategories accepted for CE hours for your credential(s).
10. The ‘Activity Delivery Method’s are listed below. Follow the link to find the GBCI definition of each activity type.
• Professional development courses
• Live presentations
• Self-study programs
• College and university courses
• Certificates, professional licenses, and credentials
• Committee and volunteer work
• Authorship
• LEED project participation
11. The ‘Activity Description‘ should be filled out to the following instructions based on method of delivery:
Professional Development or Continuing Education Course
• At least two-sentence description of course content
Live Presentation
• At least two-sentence description of presentation content
Self-Study Program
• At least two-sentence description of program or material content
College and University Course
• At least two-sentence description of course content
Certificate, Professional License, or Credential
• Title of the certificate, professional license or credential
Committee and Volunteer Work
• Desription of committee or volunteer
Authorship
• Brief description of subject of article or book
Please note the date of publication should match the activity date indicated in your reporting form.
LEED Project Participation
• Description of role on project (including if you were a project administrator)
12. The ‘Activity Details’ should be filled out to the following instructions based on method of delivery:
Professional Development or Continuing Education Course
• Course title
• Course provider
• Course format
Live Presentation
• Presentation title
• Presentation host
• Name(s) of presenter(s)
Self-Study Program
• Program or material title
• Program format
College and University Course
• Course name
• School name
Certificate, Professional License, or Credential
• Certificate, professional license or credential provider
Committee and Volunteer Work
• Name of committee, if applicable
• Leadership position, if applicable
• Volunteer work department, if applicable
Authorship
• Name of article or book
• Name of publication, for article
• Name of publisher, for book
Please note the date of publication should match the activity date indicated in your reporting form.
LEED Project Participation
• Name of project
• Credits participated with
13. Enter the number of CE hours, keeping in mind the restrictions on how many hours you can report for each category.
Professional Development courses
• 1 CE hour for first hour
• .5 CE hours for each additional hour (or part thereof)*
• Professional development courses must be approved by an ERB.
Live Presentations
• 1 CE hour for first hour
• .5 CE hours for each additional hour (or part thereof)*
• CE hours may be earned only once for attending or leading the same instructional program.
• CE hours earned as an instructor, discussion leader, speaker, or panelist may not exceed 50 percent of the total CE hours required during any reporting period.
Self-study programs
• 1 CE hour for first hour
• .5 CE hours for each additional hour (or part thereof)*
• Total CE hours for self-study programs may not exceed 5 hours per 2-year reporting period.
College and University Courses
• 1 CE hour per classroom hour
• Course must be at an accredited college or universityCertificates, Professional Licenses, and Credentials
• 1CE hour for certificates
• 3 CE hours for professional licenses and credentials
• The certificate, professional license, or credential must be earned during the reporting period. CE hours can only be obtained when the license is earned initially. CE hours are not granted for preparatory courses, only for the exam.
Professional Development
• 2 CE hours for holding a leadership position
• .5 CE hours per meeting attendance
• Total CE hours for professional development may not exceed 4 hours per 2-year reporting period.
Authorship
• 3 CE hours for published article
• 10 CE hours for published book
• The work must be published during the LEED Professional’s 2-year reporting period.
• Any published article or book will be automatically audited for verification and will have to demonstrate the linkages to the topics in Appendix A and how the article/book contributes to the competency of LEED Professionals.
LEED Project Participation
• 1 CE hour per LEED Credit or prerequisite
• 2 CE hours per project for being the Project Administrator
And poof. You’re finally done. I will be soon posting my handy little desk chart that I printed out to help myself keep track of what categories I still need to cover and what methods of delivery I have yet to experience! I will provide a link when that’s up. Hope this helps!
