Great Post!

Dylan, stay posted on LEED v4 on LEEDuser. We are already starting to roll out content with our "new concepts" webcast and report, and will continue to post guidance through the summer, fall, and next year, as we see what specific needs our members have. Thanks for your feedback, and keep it coming.

Thanks for the information Tristan.

I have a question with regard to your comment “The postponement of LEED v4, which had originally been developed as LEED 2012,…”. I was tutored by a LEED AP v1 associate when I began my studies for the LEED v2.2 exam. When LEED 2009 was being announced, USGBC was using the terms LEED v3 and LEED 2009.

This confused many of us, to the point USGBC released a LEED 2009 FAQ document where their first entry was this: “LEED 2009 is part of LEED Version 3 (v3). LEED 2009 refers to the actual LEED rating system and LEED credits. LEED 2009, coupled with an expanded third-party certification program and significant enhancements to LEED Online, make up the multi-faceted initiative that we refer to as LEED v3.”

Is USGBC going to abandon the yearly designation (LEED 2012) and retain only the version number (LEED v3)… or continue with both?

Larry, "LEED 2012" was very clearly abandoned as the name for this version last year—see the link above. It is v4, no ambiguity there.As for LEED 2009, it was confusing, and your quote sums it up. I think we will continue to see "LEED 2009" as the name for the rating system that people are using, although the conflation with "LEED v3" never really died, and perhaps v4 will revive that. This is just speculation. I hope this is a clear answer.