LEED adds cost to the building process x tens of thousands of dollars.... whatever makes you feel good..... The higher the grade the more cash it will cost you, and that is in the implementation/design of the job, not even bring into the picture the cost of material and labor. I do think a lot of what it does is good stuff, "it just doesn't go far enough".

I think LEED is a slippery slope. It is a balancing act, weighing one thing against another and crossing, sometimes the better choice off, to appease the p.c. side of the equation.

The simpler the building process the better the building in all regards. We as people sure make things complicated.

Tim