This information piece was provided by Gabriella Jacobs of AFE The Association for Facilities Engineering AFE is the only professional organization that prepares someone for handling the range of disciplines required for optimal functioning of any facility. Its name was changed to more accurately reflect the modern demands of the profession. The national headquarters office is in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Special data is set aside in a section for members only as part of their benefits.
Our national, regional and local officers are equipped with applications for potential members, also. The examinations can be taken at an AFE-sponsored event or under certain proctored conditions elsewhere. The CPE credential can be earned the traditional way learning and being graded upon the entire, 10-discipline curriculum at once or in four equally weighted modules. They have up to five years to complete all of the modules, then they are fully credentialed CPEs, just like their colleagues who studied and were tested on all topics at once. To maintain the credential, a CPE must earn at least eight re-certification credits every five years.