5 Ways Your LEED Project Can Be Challenged, Cancelled, or *Gasp* Revoked


June 2010, From the Blog Real Life LEED
Though it hasn't received a tremendous amount of attention, part of the LEED v3 updates included various paths by which LEED project registrations can be cancelled and people can challenge existing LEED certifications and possibly have those projects' LEED status revoked!

If you haven't browsed it yet, I would highly recommend flipping through the GBCI LEED Policy Manual, which lays out the basic regulations surrounding these and other issues that you should know about before starting a LEED project. The following headings are largely copies of the chapters in the policy manual (pgs 12-17), but I've shortened the text to show only the critical requirements in each category.

1. Your Project Wasn't Submitted Before the Rating System Sunset Date

2. Your Project Has Been Inactive on LEED Online for Too Long

3. You Waited Too Long to Submit After Project Completion

4. Someone Challenged Your Certification Rating (and They Were Right)

5. You Forgot To Recertify Your LEED-EB Project

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