As of the 7/6/12 LEED addenda release, USGBC has integrated the International ACPs into the regular LEED credit language—so rather than reviewing the standalone document, you can see the ACP option

When we did an article in Environmental Building News a few months

In nearly all cases grouts used for ceramic tile installation are are cementitious and zero VOCs. This is of course not the case for elastic grouts. It does not make any sense why a product appli

WEc1: Option to base calculations on the "the month with the highest irrigation demand. The way the calculations for this credit work -- if you have a normal irrigation system, meaning one withou

"projects where no future development is planned are not eligible for this master planning credit." I work on a lot of school projects. I am wondering what "is planned" actually means.

Water Efficiency credits WEp1 and WEc1 no longer include janitor sinks. This has been required by reviewers in the past.

"For recycled materials qualifying under MRc4 also being applied to MRc5, it is “not necessary to track the origin of the raw material before it arrived at the point of extraction” which can includ

"the vague hazardous chemical containment requirement has been removed." This is a layover from LEED v2.0. Rob Watson actually had a lot, if not everything, to do with this.

"Residential projects are not eligible for IEQc7.2: Thermal Comfort—Verification" The USGBC needs to clarify this for mixed-use projects.

"Under the daylight requirements for IEQc8.1, the term "regularly occupied spaces" has been replaced by “applicable spaces.” We're not sure if this is significant—we have a question in to USGBC abo