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  LEEDS Awareness

  I came to this site by seaching for more info on LEEDS. Thank you for opening my eyes to the pitfalls of the certification process.
  I agree the focus should be on the end product being more efficient and sustainable, but the LEEDS certification is a powerful marketing tool and some businesses will always corrupt this for their own gain.
  It seems the key is getting the information I've read here out to the media. Make people aware of the skewed point system. I wasn't aware of the lame process of awarding the same amount of points for vastly different components of a project. I trust consumers will want to know more. Since LEEDS is the only certification available, either they simply need to change the awarding of points to a more balanced system, based on environment value, or someone else should start a certification process. Obviously the first option would be desirable. USGBC has done so much in so little time, it would be a huge setback to start over.
  I say, "tweak it".
  On LEED green-building program confronts critics and growing pains posted 2 years, 7 months ago 11 Responses

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  LEEDS Awareness

  I came to this site by seaching for more info on LEEDS. Thank you for opening my eyes to the pitfalls of the certification process.
  I agree the focus should be on the end product being more efficient and sustainable, but the LEEDS certification is a powerful marketing tool and some businesses will always corrupt this for their own gain.
  It seems the key is getting the information I've read here out to the media. Make people aware of the skewed point system. I wasn't aware of the lame process of awarding the same amount of points for vastly different components of a project. I trust consumers will want to know more. Since LEEDS is the only certification available, either they simply need to change the awarding of points to a more balanced system, based on environment value, or someone else should start a certification process. Obviously the first option would be desirable. USGBC has done so much in so little time, it would be a huge setback to start over.
  I say, "tweak it".
  On Top green-building system is in desperate need of repair posted 2 years, 7 months ago 11 Responses