LEED and WELL Credentials: History + Statistics

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Charlie Cichetti talks about</span> <strong>LEED and WELL history and statistics</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Along with a bit of storytelling, he discusses the latest numbers, trends, and LEED professional exams. By listening in, he hopes you can take the next step towards becoming part of the LEED movement.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“Maybe you have a colleague or a friend… or a student you know needs a little nudge to finally go ahead, study, take the exam, pass it, and advance their career.” - Charlie Cichetti</span></em></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">LEED AP Exam: A History</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There’s been about eighteen years’ worth of LEED projects, but the first LEED Accreditation Professional Exam first came out a year later, in 2001. The exam wasn’t updated until June 2009, the last time anyone could take it LEED NCv2.2’s exam.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Three tiers to the exams rolled around one after another, more advanced, specific, and challenging.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Updated LEED AP Exam</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">LEED Green Associate (GA), Tier 1 of the new version of LEED exam, came out that summer. Everyone starts with this hundred-question exam, but not everyone opts to take the other tiers.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Following the GA exam, Tier 2: Specialty was launched. People taking this exam get to be accredited in their desired fields of specialization. Tier 2 can be taken on the same day as the GA exam, provided that they pass it first.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sometime later, Tier 3: LEED Fellow also came out but is for 10+ year industry leaders and is not exam-based.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Statistics of LEED</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This April 2018, USGBC updated their interactive overv