Friday, Kelley passed with a speedy one hour to spare.
Monday, I passed by seven points.
Tuesday, John passed. Solid.
So... we are LEED Acredited Proffesional. What does that mean? It means that we get to put it on our biz cards and emails. Well, besides that, it means that we know what it takes to get a building LEED certified (which is a green building rating system).
Yes, it's true that LEED has a lot of problems in it self. It is overpriced, and in my humble opinion it doesn't foster innovation. LEED is an inadequate system and was obsolete at its inception. You can say that it has a fundamental design flaw. It's a point based certification system that encourages people to seek points based on cookie-cutter stategies. You can get a point if you put bike racks on your facility, or if you put in an energy efficient heating system. Doesn't that sound unfair? It is so much more easier to put in bike racks than an energy efficient heating system. It doesn't matter, a point is a point, right?
People are competing to achieve points that may or may not be applicable to the project. But a national sustainable rating system should encourage research, case specifity, and again, innovation. People should compete for newer ways of thinking, and newer strategies for energy efficiency. It just seems like we spend so much energy pushing paper around to get buildings certified, when we should spend energy to try to make things better (aka design).
Anyway, I gave myself a UTI or YI (I guess I get stressed out easily because the test was a lot, but not hard), but I'm glad I did it. I'm going to get started on the AREs (licensing test) next, with the new year if anyone wants a study buddy.
If you are interested in taking the exam you can check out intheleed.com. It was developed by a former Berkeley student. I read the reference guide, (which I have a photocopy of), and the website for the test.
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