1. Glossary
1.1. Activity Delivery Method
1.1.1. Designates one of the 8 allowable ways you can earn continuing education hours
1.2. Prescriptive requirements
1.2.1. Topic categories in which your hours have to be distributed if you've opted in to the LEED-AP with specialty credential after earning the original LEED-AP credential. These don't apply after your first reporting period, or if you took a test for the new credential.
1.3. ERB
1.3.1. Education Review Body--a title previously conferred on USGBC, but now defunct as GBCI does it's own education reviews
1.4. Activity Content Type
1.4.1. LEED-specific or General. Six of the 30 required hours must be designated LEED-specific, meaning the directly address LEED implementation related to the topic.
2. Resources
2.1. GBCI's Credential Maintenance Program Guide
2.2. Useful GBIC Tutorial video (25 minutes)
3. Three categorization requirements:
3.1. Content category, a.k.a. "Prescriptive Requirement"
3.2. Activity Delivery Method: approved course, live presentation, self-study, project participation, etc.
3.3. General or "LEED-specific"
4. Steps:
4.1. 1. Log in to "My Credentials"
4.2. 2. Click on "Review/Report CMP Activity"
4.3. 3. Pick a Category in the reporting table, and click on "Add/Review."
4.4. 4. Complete the required fields.
4.4.1. Activity Date
4.4.2. Subcategory
4.4.3. Activity Delivery Method
4.4.3.1. Approved activities (no hour limit)
4.4.3.2. Live presentations (not pre-approved, limit 5 hours)
4.4.3.3. Self-study (limit 5 hours)
4.4.3.4. College and university courses (no hour limit)
4.4.3.5. Certificates, professional licenses, and credentials (no hour limit)
4.4.3.6. Committee and volunteer work (limit 4 hours)
4.4.3.7. Authorship (no limit)
4.4.3.8. LEED project participation (10 hours max)
4.4.4. Activity Description: A narrative of what the activity covered.
4.4.5. Activity Details: Course name and program it was part of.
4.4.6. Activity Content Type: General or "LEED-specific"
4.4.7. CE Hours