Bruce, R D; Gebken, R J and Strong, S D (2009) The impact of the leadership in energy and environmental design accredited professional (LEED-ap) credential on prime/general contractor employees. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 5(3), pp. 182-196. ISSN 1557-8771
Abstract
LEED accreditation is quickly becoming one of the most popular professional designations available to members of the building design and construction community. The purpose of this research was to determine the impact the LEED-AP designation has had on Prime/General Contractor employees versus employees of Owners, Architecture/Engineer firms, Subcontractors, and other organization types. Researchers created a 35-question instrument titled the Perceptions of LEED-AP Survey and e-mailed it to a total of 46,332 LEED-APs. Upon closing, 9,060 (22%) responded. A one-way analysis of variance was utilized to determine whether significant differences existed between mean responses of LEED-APs working for Prime/General Contractors and LEED-APs working for all other organization classifications. Results indicated that LEED-APs working for Prime/General Contractors felt stronger than LEED-APs working for other organization classifications that the credential has increased their salary, opportunities for promotion, and prestige among superiors and individuals within their organization.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | accreditation; certification; construction education; LEED |
| Index terms: | general contractor, survey, certification, subcontractor, construction education, owner, engineer, environmental design, building design, variance, promotion, becoming, LEED accreditation, construction community |
| Subjects: | administrative processes, measurement and scaling, sociology, professional development, management, sustainability and energy, profession, data collection methods, philosophical process, professional education, architectural design, environmental policy, practitioner |
| Topics: | Roles and Professions, Stakeholder Management, Information Management, Research Practice, Contract Administration, Human Resources, Design Practice, Sustainability, Education |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCEA |
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