Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI)


Qualification: Greenbuild will be offering GBCI (LEED AP with specialty and LEED Green Associate) Continuing Education (CE) Hours for all educational sessions, workshops, and tours.


Submission: To earn Continuing Education (CE) Hours, attendees will need to self-report through the GBCI Web site.


All Concurrent Education Sessions, Residential Summit Education Sessions, Offsite Education Sessions, Tours and Workshops at Greenbuild are approved for Green Building Certification Institute Continuing Education (CE) credits. These CE credits apply to the professional development/continuing education courses delivery model (Section 1). Some, but not all, of the specialty updates have been approved for GBCI Continuing Education credits. Please see this chart to see which sessions have been approved.

409.5 GBCI CE Hours will be offered at Greenbuild
15.5 of these hours have been approved as LEED-Specific Courses under GBCI’s CE program.

LEED-specific courses

Below is a list of all credit hours that have been approved as LEED-specific courses, and the LEED specialty that they address:

Greenbuild Education Sessions Approved for LEED-Specific GBCI Continuing Education Credits

Session Number Session Title GBCI CE Hours LEED Specialty
BR12 How the LEED EB Certification Process Transforms Your Operations and Engages People 1.5 O+M
GR01 LCA into LEED: The Objective Behind the LCA Pilot Credit and a Roundtable Session to Help Advance the LEED LCA Credit Calculator 1.5 BD+C, ID+C
OR03 Mixed-income Green Urbanism: LEED ND and Affordable Housing 1.5 ND, Homes
OR07 Lessons Learned from the LEED for Homes Mid-rise Multifamily Pilot 1.5 Homes
RS1B Lessons Learned from the LEED for Homes Mid-rise Multifamily Pilot 1.5 Homes
SU03 Specialty Update: The New "LEEDuser" – Expert Guidance to Streamline Your LEED Experience 1.0 All
SU15 Specialty Update: USGBC Research Activities: Advancing Knowledge and Practice 1.0 All
SU16 Specialty Update: LEED Certification: Quality and Capacity 1.0 All
SU17 Specialty Update: The New LEED Online v3: Executive Status Update 1.0 All
SU18 Specialty Update: The Road to a Green Campus: 10 Stops Along the Way 1.0 O+M
SU19 Specialty Update: Introducing the Green Office Guide: Integrating LEED Into Your Leasing Process 1.0 BD+C, ID+C, O+M
SU28 Specialty Update: The Evolving Recognition of Certified Wood Products in LEED 1.0 All

Greenbuild 2009 is November 10-13 in Phoenix, Arizona