I'm afraid that a lot of the arguments for raising the bar are being made by people who are a lot more advanced in their thinking and practice than the overwhelming majority of USGBC members. And they are not even speaking the same language as those who are not yet using LEED at all, which represent even bigger percentages. This silent mega-majority is who we need to be reaching and bringing into the fold.

Smaller steps by a real majority of the industry will have a bigger impact than giant leaps by a few. Does anyone know an accurate number for the percentage of all US construction and renovation that is using LEED? I would guess it to be under 10%. We shouldn't forget about the 90%

When did LEED become a leadership recognition tool rather than a market transformation tool? I do not believe that raising the bar higher and higher on a smaller and smaller segment of the industry will have the effect that we all want to see.