From Rick: "In response to overwhelming feedback from our members, core LEED users and engaged stakeholders, USGBC announced today that it will delay ballot on LEED 2012 until June 1, 2013.

Wow, Rob's still got influence. He even got them to change the name to v4.

Thanks for all the hints folks. I clicked "none" on the lease part, and it still didn't say completed. Then I went back and put in 0s for any areas that were blank/not used.

Project deadlines are found in the Certification Policies Manual starting on page 16 and rating system specific deadlines are in the appendices starting on page 31.

I'm curious how others would interpret MRP 2 Must be a Complete Building or Space as it relates to an outdoor sports facility. The facility has a series of 'buildings' that are connected (some cont

I would suggest contacting GBCI directly about any potential loss of documentation. I believe some will be lost, but GBCI will be able to more specifically answer that question. 

For those that are interested, I believe that it would be worth viewing the Subcommittee on Investigations & Oversight Hearing-Green Building Rating Systems: http://science.house.gov/hearing/su

Thanks for this helpful article Mark. We've been doing LEED consulting since 2002 and we typically offer assistance with specifications as a basic service.

Item 6, while not specs specific, is an excellent point. It implies employing an integrative design path. This uses LEED as a framework that defines metrics and not the bar.

What is the procedure to fill out form PIf1 in regards to using the exception for a CI project without sub metered utilities?