Is LEED Misleading?

If USGBC is cooking the numbers, absolutely they should lose. If they are killing businesses that don't subscribe to them, yes, they should be punished. I think they should have to show not only that LEED certified buildings are far more efficient than non certified buildings, but that it is worth the extra cost across the board.

Man, I should have gone to law school!

No doubt LEED overlooks some worthwhile energy-saving strategies, and no doubt it includes some of dubious or no value; so there is no question that people are being misled.

"Will the USGBC win or lose this lawsuit?" Good grief, what a dopey question. You might as well flip coins, roll dice, or read animal entrails to figure that out. Even when the fat lady sings, the ruling is likely to be appealed.

While I have no idea what will happen, I hope the USGBC loses big-time.

--Tornado

Any nonprofit organization if they mislead the professionals is not a healthy trend to move forward. I read a novel Sate of Fear by Michel. Though it was novel the author has inspired the reader by his story telling ability. I could not close it once I start read the book.

"State of Fear" was written by Michael Crichton. Crichton included an extensive bibliography at the back of the novel that may have been intended to raise the possibility that the premise of his story could be true. In the story, global warming was a cooked up fable by groups and government agencies with vested interests. I agree with MRSWAMY in that the history of quasi governmental agencies is checkered and bears scrutiny.

That said, I have no direct experience with LEEDS and have heard no anecdotal reports of LEEDS not measuring up. It is not widely required here and not yet widely adopted either, so it may be early for such reports to surface here.