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» PROJECT REGISTRATION
The LEED process begins with registration. The project team submits a registration form and a fee to GBCI.
Itis helpful if the project administrator—the team member who registers the project—has previous green
building and LEED project experience; ideally, he or she is a LEED Accredited Professional. Once registered,
the team receives information, tools, and communications that will help guide the certification process. All
project activity, including registration and credit compliance documentation, is completed in LEED Online,
a data collection portal through which the team uploads information about the project. This site provides
credit templates to be completed and signed by a specified member of the team.
» APPLICATION PREPARATION
Each LEED credit and prerequisite has documentation requirements that must be completed as part of the
application process. The project team selects the credits it has chosen to pursue and when the necessary
documentation, including required information and calculations, has been assembled, the project team
uploads the materials to LEED Online.
» SUBMISSION
When the team is ready for its application to be reviewed, the project administrator submits the appropriate
fee and documentation. For LEED BD+C and ID+C projects, the team can wait to submit documentation
until the building project is complete, or the team can seek review of its design-related prerequisites and
credits before completion, and then apply for construction-related credits after the project is finished.
» APPLICATION REVIEW
Whether the design and construction credits are submitted together or separately, each credit undergoes
one preliminary review. The certification reviewer may request additional information or clarification. The
team then submits final documentation. After the final review, a team may appeal any adverse decisions on
individual credits for an additional fee.
CERTIFICATION
Certification is the final step in the LEED review process. Once the final application review is complete,
the project team can either accept or appeal the final decision. LEED-certified projects receive formal
certificates of recognition, a plaque, and tips for marketing the achievement. Projects may be included in
USGBC’s online LEED Project Directory of registered and certified projects.
PROJECT CREDIT INTERPRETATION RULINGS AND
LEED INTERPRETATIONS
The LEED rating systems are intended to be flexible, voluntary tools to improve the performance of
buildings and promote market transformation. At times a project team may want clarification, further
guidance, or additional ways to comply with the rating system’s requirements. Project teams therefore have
several options in engaging with USGBC and GBCI during the certification submittal process.
Project credit interpretation rulings (Project CIRs), administered by GBCI, allow teams to obtain technical af
guidance on how LEED requirements pertain to their projects. Project CIRs do not guarantee credit award; 2 rf un 91