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Who here is USGBC LEED Certified?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fordx4" data-source="post: 11403132" data-attributes="member: 102575"><p>In my opinion LEED is a waste of money. After studying it in school and then implementing it into three medical office buildings and one hospital it is not a good financial move. So much additional money is put into gaining additional LEED points to qualify for a higher certification. </p><p></p><p>I could give many examples from just my last project alone but Ill stick to one of favorites aspects of LEED which is the appeals process. You can pay $500 per credit which in your opinion you were valid in getting. The design will then be reviewed again and another opinion by the USGBC will be given. Even if they do agree with you that they were wrong the first time by not giving you the credit they still keep the money. Genius in my opinion from a business stand point. </p><p></p><p>LEED is a great money scheme and I applaud the people that made it up and convinced others they need such a thing. While you may think I am against the whole "green initiative" I am not. I am all for creating a building with energy saving designs in mind and having a return on my investment for said designs. What I am against is giving money to an organization to give me a pat on the back for doing something "green".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fordx4, post: 11403132, member: 102575"] In my opinion LEED is a waste of money. After studying it in school and then implementing it into three medical office buildings and one hospital it is not a good financial move. So much additional money is put into gaining additional LEED points to qualify for a higher certification. I could give many examples from just my last project alone but Ill stick to one of favorites aspects of LEED which is the appeals process. You can pay $500 per credit which in your opinion you were valid in getting. The design will then be reviewed again and another opinion by the USGBC will be given. Even if they do agree with you that they were wrong the first time by not giving you the credit they still keep the money. Genius in my opinion from a business stand point. LEED is a great money scheme and I applaud the people that made it up and convinced others they need such a thing. While you may think I am against the whole "green initiative" I am not. I am all for creating a building with energy saving designs in mind and having a return on my investment for said designs. What I am against is giving money to an organization to give me a pat on the back for doing something "green". [/QUOTE]
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