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HBDP – High-Performance Building Design Professional Certification

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More than 3,000 certifications have been earned by professionals who have demonstrated their knowledge and expertise in the HVAC&R industry. Gain a competitive edge by earning an ASHRAE certification in high-performance building design.

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Developed with the participation of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) and with input from the Green Building Initiative (GBI) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the HBDP certification, an ANSI-Accredited Personnel Certification Program under ISO/IEC 17024 – Accreditation #1139, validates competency to do the following:

Design and integrate sustainable HVAC&R systems into high performing buildings.

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Check Your Eligibility
Review the eligibility criteria on page 2 of the Candidate Guidebook to see if you are eligible to sit for the exam.
Key Policies
Review key policies related to Request for Special Accommodations, Impartiality, Certification Complaint Process, Appeal of Certification Denial, and Guidelines for Suspending, Withdrawing or Reducing the Scope of Certification.
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Apply Online in Just 5 Minutes
The ASHRAE member discounted application fee is $395 (non-member – $545). After ASHRAE approves your application to sit for the exam, you will receive instructions how to schedule a computer-based test (CBT) at 1 of over 300 locations.

Note: Non-native English speakers may apply to receive an additional 30 minutes of testing time. Such applicants must declare their native language, and provide the name and email of a professional reference who can confirm the applicant is a non-native English speaker.
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Schedule Your Exam
Testing centers are available worldwide.

The health and safety of certification exam candidates is of the utmost importance to ASHRAE.  As part of the global effort to contain and mitigate the impact of COVID-19, ASHRAE testing partner PSI has instituted enhanced procedures which includes temporarily closing test centers in the United States through April 13. PSI anticipates testing will resume April 14.

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In the event of temporary test center closing, ASHRAE exam candidates may receive additional time to schedule and sit for their certification exam.
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Get Ready to Take Your Exam
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Take the Practice Exam
Become more familiar with HBDP exam content and difficulty with this 30-question, online Practice Exam.
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Take Your Exam!
Note: beginning July 1, 2020, the HBDP certification exam will test against the tasks in Appendix B of the HBDP Candidate Guidebook.
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Questions?
These Certification FAQs can help. Please call 678-539-1105 or email with any additional questions.

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Earn 45 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)
Certificants are required to renew their certification every three years. The purpose of renewal is to ensure that a level of continuing competence is maintained through acceptable professional development activities in subject matter related to the certification earned. To be eligible for certification renewal, forty-five (45) Professional Development Hours (PDHs) must be earned by December 31 of the renewal year. See a list of acceptable PDH activities. Complete recertification information can be found in the certification Candidate Guidebook.

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Key Policies
Review key policies related to Request for Special Accommodations, Impartiality, Certification Complaint Process, Appeal of Certification Denial, and Guidelines for Suspending, Withdrawing or Reducing the Scope of Certification.
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Submit your Recertification Application
By December 31 of the final year of your three-year certification period, submit a completed recertification application attesting to having earned 45 acceptable PDHs, together with an application fee ($195 for members, $295 for non‐members).
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