useless across the board.  Leed professional accreditation is a joke costs too much money for initial testing and upkeep - leed for buildings is a marketing ploy - pay $ get certification, everybody pats each other on the back for complying with a system based on good ideas but failing miserably.

it is a joke perpetuated on clients.

few to no architects see it as a valuable thing, but they all demand it so they can include it in employee resumes that get sent out for RFP's and RFQ's. 

There is an older, less popular version called physics. Why don't we use that one anymore?

(feeling pretty sarcastic today...)

that said, you know i'll be getting my BD+C soon, because it's what firms want, because it's what clients want... 

tintt, I'm still pretty into physics, and software for simulation is better and easier to use than ever, but sadly it can only do so much.

If we had different priorities as a society we might be willing to pay for the well-studied and achievable construction (and transportation, and energy solutions) necessary to make our lifestyles sustainable, but we don't, so we get a checklist that makes everyone feel a little better because they can pat themselves on the back.