LEED Accredited Professional

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This may have been asked and answered on this forum:

Is a person who has earned the LEED Green Associate certificate considered a LEED AP?

2

No.
That would be the next step.
I am a LEED Green Associate.
In LEED world I have a Tier 1: Entry level credential.
the next step is to be a LEED AP + a specialty which is Tier 2.

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Here is the language from the LEED Candidate Handbook:
“Designating Your Credential
As soon as you have passed the Green Associate exam, you can use the title LEED Green
Associate and/or the logo.
(LEED GA is not an approved abbreviation for the LEED Green Associate credential, and should not
be used under any circumstances.)
As soon as you have passed the specialty exam, you must use the title LEED AP followed by your
specialty(ies) (BD+C, O+M, ID+C, ND, Homes) and/or the corresponding logo(s). For example: LEED
AP BD+C, LEED AP O+M, LEED AP ID+C. The term LEED Accredited Professional is never to be
used.
You should no longer use LEED Green Associate as the LEED AP with specialty credential supersedes
the LEED Green Associate credential.”