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Green building is a holistic concept that starts with the understanding that the built environment can have profound effects, both positive and negative, on the natural environment, as well as the people who inhabit buildings every day. Green building is an effort to amplify the positive and mitigate the negative of these effects throughout the entire life cycle of a building.

While there are many different definitions of green building out there, it is generally accepted as the planning, design, construction, and operations of buildings with several central, foremost considerations: energy use, water use, indoor environmental quality, material section and the building's effects on its site.

These elements make up the basic parameters for the different credit categories within the LEED green building rating system. LEED acts as a framework for decision-making for project teams in all of these areas, rewarding best practices and innovation and recognizing exemplary building projects with different levels of LEED certification.

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. Available for virtually all building types, LEED provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings. LEED certification is a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement and leadership.

LEED is for all building types and all building phases including new construction, interior fit outs, operations and maintenance and core and shell. Unsure of which rating system to use? Check out our interactive Discover LEED tool to get started; then, use the rating system selection guidance to make a final decision.

Millions of people are living, working and learning in LEED-certified buildings around the world.

LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.

LEED is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. Available for virtually all building types, LEED provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings. LEED certification is a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement and leadership.

Millions of people are living, working and learning in LEED-certified buildings around the world.

The LEED Green Associate credential designates individuals who have a documented, up-to-date understanding of the most current green building principles and practices. The LEED Green Associate is a foundational credential and for many it is the first step before earning advanced credentials such as the LEED AP with specialty.

You have two options to take your LEED Green Associate exam. You have the option to take your exam either at a Prometric Test Center or through a remotely proctored internet-enabled (online) location of your choice using Prometric’s ProProctor tool.

The LEED Green Associate exam is open to all individuals. GBCI recommends that candidates taking the LEED Green Associate exam have exposure to LEED and green building concepts through educational courses, volunteering, or work experience before testing.

250    $ for non members and $200 for members 

There are many LEED certificates but you should start by earning LEED Green Associate Certificate first then you choose if you wanted to continue one of LEED apecialities..

The Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) administers LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), performing third-party technical reviews and verification of LEED-registered projects. Dedicated GBCI technical experts ensure the building certification process meets the highest levels of quality and integrity.

To earn LEED certification, a project team must demonstrate compliance with all mandatory prerequisites and select a number of optional credits to pursue. To learn more about the LEED certification process, please visit the Guide to LEED Certification.

USGBC does not certify, endorse or promote products, services or companies, nor do we track, list or report data related to products and their environmental qualities.

LEED is a certification system that deals with the environmental performance of buildings based on overall characteristics of the project. We do not award credits based on the use of particular products but rather upon meeting the performance standards set forth in our rating systems. It is up to project teams to determine which products are most appropriate for credit achievement and program requirements.

Although USGBC does not certify, promote, or endorse products and services of individual companies, products and services do play a role and can help projects with credit achievement. (Note that products and services do not earn projects points.)

The USGBC Credentials page has information on how to register for the exam. Once registered, you’ll be able to schedule your test session at a nearby Prometric testing center.

Exam sessions are available year-round. To locate your nearest testing center and view availability, please visit prometric.com/gbci and select “Locate.”

A candidate must earn a scaled score of 170. The scaled score for all GBCI exams ranges from 125 to 200.

The scaled score is calculated by taking the candidate’s raw score (total number of questions) and mapping it onto a standardized scale between 125 and 200, with the minimum competency threshold always mapped to a scaled score of 170.

Scaled scoring is used as a best practice to manage and report the potential differences in difficulty across different exam forms.

Candidates will receive the results at the test center immediately following the test.

If your attempt was unsuccessful, you may register again in the same way as initial registration. After three unsuccessful attempts, however, you must wait 90 days before submitting a new registration to GBCI.

If you fail your first attempt at taking the exam you may register and pay again in the same way as the initial registration. After three unsuccessful attempts within a 12-month period, you must wait 90 calendar days before submitting a new registration and payment to GBCI. You must pay the exam registration fee for each exam attempt.

The primary language for the LEED Green Associate exam is English. The translation is offered solely as an aid to non-native English speakers and is currently provided in Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean and Spanish.

For candidates who elect to test with an available translation, the exam will be presented with a split-screen. The English question and answer choices will be on the right, and the corresponding translation will appear on the left. The use of translators or foreign-language dictionaries during the examination will not be permitted.

The LEED Green Associate exam is open to all individuals. GBCI recommends that candidates taking the LEED Green Associate exam have exposure to LEED and green building concepts through educational courses, volunteering, or work experience before testing.

• LEED Green Associate: There are no prerequisites or eligibility requirements. However, we do recommended that you have exposure to LEED and green building concepts through education, volunteering, or work experience.
• LEED AP with specialty: You must hold a current LEED Green Associate credential and you must be at least 18 years of age or older. LEED project experience is strongly recommended.

1. Log into your usgbc.org site user account, then navigate to Credentials.
2. Select your exam of choice.
3. Complete the exam registration process.
4. Schedule exam date and location on prometric.com/gbci.

• LEED Green Associate exam: $250 ($200 for USGBC members, $100 for students)
• LEED AP specialty exam: $350 ($250 for USGBC members)
• Combined exam (LEED Green Associate and LEED AP with specialty): $550 ($400 for USGBC members)

Registration is valid for one year. In that year you are allotted three registrations per exam section. After this year expires, you must wait 90 days before registering again. You may also request an extension of the one year registration period for extenuating circumstances. 

A four-function calculator is available on screen as part of your test center and remotely proctored online exam. If you are taking your exam at a test center and would be prefer to use a physical calculator, you may use one that is supplied by Prometric at the test center.

Taking a LEED AP Exam can be intimidating; after all, it's a very difficult process to go through. Here at Ashraf Elghetany –Geen Buildings, we are proud of our 95% pass rate for students attempting to pass the FIRST time

The LEED^® rating system has seven areas of concentration; Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy and Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality, Innovation in Design Process and Regional Priority. Projects obtain credits in these areas to achieve certification.

Projects pursuing LEED certification earn points for green building strategies across several categories. Based on the number of points achieved, a project earns one of four LEED rating levels: Certified, Silver, Gold or Platinum.

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. Available for virtually all building types, LEED provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings.