LEED Introduces Protactinium Level
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 02. 4.08
According to Archinect, LEED Gold and Platinum ratings have been surpassed by Protactinium, which provides points for including cute kittens, puppies and baby seals.
"LEED has unveiled a new level of certification, Protactinium.
In order to qualify for the standard, building designers must commit to a lifetime of celibacy and staff the building exclusively with doe-eyed orphans from third world countries. The building must be a net CO2 sink, producing more oxygen than it consumes. Any bamboo used in construction must be certified panda-free. In the event that straw bale construction is used, the straw must be free-range, sustainably harvested straw.
The building must also levitate above the ground to preserve the site for future use. Only free-range, sustainably harvested electromagnets may be used to levitate the building. The electromagnets should also give back 10% of their energy to levitate doe-eyed orphans in third world countries." ::Archinect
You also get points if you agree to breathe in, but never breathe out while you are inside the building.
Additional points are awarded for filling out the LEED application online, because it takes 7 trees worth of paper to make up all the bullshit you need to spin to get enough points to obtain Protactinium level.
Could we please save such for April 1st please.
Criticism is welcome, but what is the point of the article???
@Sam-Hec - Oh cheer up, already!
You have got to check out the comments at the linked site ... abso-freaking-hilarious !
Ha, points for including cute kittens! FTW.
Wow, Lloyd should create a poll to find out what percentage of Treehuggers actually have a sense of humor.
What do you know about LEED?
Yes, the system is not perfect, but is a LOT better then nothing... and is getting improved by every building build by the standard.
LA: I know a lot about LEED, It is without question the best system around and I always say that, and spend a lot of time criticizing the industry based phony alternatives. I still can have a sense of humor.
Sorry, you have it a bit wrong here. I'm up in Canada so if I clad my building in baby seal fur then I get a regional material credit. And if I steal the fur off the backs of the inuit I also get a re-used material credit. I'm pretty sure there's some innovation points in there too.