Glossary

A LEED project team member who is technically qualified to verify the content of a LEED credit submittal template, and is authorized by the project administrator to sign the template and upload it to LEED Online. The Declarant must have had asignificant degree of responsibility for the credit, such as participation in or oversight of the implementation or verification. The declarant for credits may be restricted or nonrestricted. For example, for Sustainable Sites Credit 4, only the property manager or facility manager may submit verification; for others, any team member, including contractors or consultants, can prepare the submittal documentation.