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GHI Continuing Education Unit (CREDIT) CEU Policy

Thank you for your interest in earning continuing education units (CEUs) or credits through our educational and training opportunities.

The majority of our CEUs are delivered through live weekly webinars, which are then recorded and made available on demand. We offer CEUs delivered through professional credentials, certifications, and accredited training.

GHI submits for continuing education ahead of time, and while 99% of the time our courses are approved as submitted, sometimes they are not approved or not approved right away.

We always submit for

  • Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI)
  • Building Performance Institute (BPI) NonWholeHouse
  • American Institute of Architects – AIA (HSW)*
  • Certified Green Professional (NARI & CGP)
  • Certified GreenHome Professional (CGHP) Pillar(s): (TBD by course Energy, Health, Materials, Water, Place)
  • American Institute of Building Designers (AIBD)
  • Building Science Institute (BSI) Verifier
  • Society of American Registered Architects (SARA)

*State Architect / Builder License may be applicable

We frequently also submit for

International Code Council (ICC)

Passive House Consultant US (CPHC)

Occasionally, we will submit for GBCI LEED Accredited Professional (AP) in HOMES, BD+C, and/or OM as well as Michigan Realtor CEUS.

Our courses are likely approved for many other continuing education units. Please check with your CEU authority body and send them your certificate to inquire about its approval. If you find that it is, let us know so we can add it to the list. We are seeking volunteers to help expand our CEU opportunities, so please let us know if you are interested.

Please be patient when receiving your AIA approval and PHIUS Code, as these processes may not be immediate and may take a few weeks. We appreciate your understanding.

GBCI / USGBC / LEED CEU Update

GBCI usually requires a month to review and approve, so we will send you the code when it is approved, which is a change to our policy as of August 2026. The code will come through Gutenberg and be added to your Guten Cert platform when it is approved. 

Registration for our CEU webinars is 100% free. However, we suggest a $55 donation if you need or report CEUS, or consider becoming a member and getting instant access with no registration for all our events. 

On-demand CEUS and professional training typically have a cost associated with them or are offered free or at a discounted rate to GHI members. You can find all our paid courses here.

Every GHI CEU is self-submitted, except American Institute of Architects (AIA) HSW, which GHI will submit on your behalf. It is your responsibility to understand your continuing education program requirements for self-submission; however, we can provide guidance if you need assistance.

For our live webinars, your certificates will be emailed to you from certs@gutenbergcerts.com within the next couple of days of the initial meeting, ideally within one week following the webinar. Check your spam to make sure you got it. You can also visit https://myaccount.gutenbergcerts.com/ and log in using the same email address that you received the Zoom meeting link with to access your account and view all your stored certificates. If you do not receive your certificate within a week, contact support@gutenbergcerts.com for assistance and CC Brett.Little@greenhomeinstitute.org. Please also read the FAQ below on how to register for your GUTEN account. 

To ensure you receive your certificates each week, first log in to Zoom using the correct email address—the one to which you want the certificates sent and recorded. Next, please ensure that the name you want printed on your certificates is set in Zoom.

Then you need to stay for at least the CEU-approved time: 25 minutes in a 30-minute session and 50 minutes in a 1-hour session. If you got kicked out and left, but you come back right away, it will still count if you log in with the same account.  Next, please check your spam folder after the webinar from no-reply@zoom.us to retrieve your email confirmation of CEUs and complete the survey, including entering your AIA or SARA numbers if necessary.

For our on-demand webinars and trainings on our Thinkific Channel, your CEU certificate will be presented, stored in your account, and emailed to you upon completion of the quiz with an 80% passing rate. If you are reporting an AIA or SARA number, please email Brett.Little@greenhomeinstitute.org with the completed certificate, your numbers, and a request for reporting.

Please note that any course older than two years on our channel may no longer be CEU-approved. You may reach out to ask, but if you pay for a course or are a GHI member and it is not, we will resubmit it; however, there is no guarantee it will be approved, so you will be transferred to a similar new course. 

Thank you for your interest in using our educational services to learn how to make the places we live BETTER.

F.A.Q

Q. How do I access my Gutenberg Certificates for live webinars for the first time? 

A. Note: your certificates are safely being recorded in your Gutenberg account, and once you sign up, you will see them.

  1. Navigate to the Recipient Portal: https://myaccount.gutenbergcerts.com
  2. First time access: click on “Sign Up”
  3. Enter the email address that you use for the GHI zoom webinars* in the “Email Address” field 
  4. Enter a password into the next two fields: “Password” and “Confirm Password”
  5. Click “Continue”
  6. You will receive an email with a confirmation code at the email address entered above
  7. Enter the code on the screen 
  8. You should now be able to access your certificates. You will not need the code to log in the next time, just the password.
*Note: you must use the email address associated with the Zoom webinars, which is often associated with the same email in your newsletter subscription and/or GHI membership account. If you accidentally used a different email, the certificate will not be recorded. 
 
Q. Can I add other certificates outside of GHI or from GHI on-demand sessions to Gutenberg or thinkific to manage everything in one place?

A. Good idea! But no. 

Q. How do I find your PHIUS CEU courses?

Q. How do I submit my BPI CEUS 

A. We have an updated link for Aug 2025 to the BPI student CEU submission process here. 

Q. How do I submit my SARA CEUS?

A. https://www.sara-national.org/cereport

Q. How do I submit my GHI CGHP CEUS?

https://greenhomeinstitute.thinkific.com/courses/CGHPCEU2526