tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182743756361189626.post6714762988015063475..comments2023-09-23T09:32:32.184-04:00Comments on Real Life LEED: LEED Online V3 Executive Status UpdateJoel McKellarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556519233893181810noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182743756361189626.post-57704664539615373952010-01-18T13:46:34.045-05:002010-01-18T13:46:34.045-05:00I currently have a LEED CI v2009 project I am tryi...I currently have a LEED CI v2009 project I am trying to document. What a mess. The functionality issues and errors in the online credit forms are too numerous to mention. As it stands, it's not possible to complete the certification. About 10 out of the 42 credits I'm attempting can't be completed because of problems with the credit forms. Feedback response is erratic. Sometimes I get a phone call in a few hours. I have another request that has now gone 8 business days with no reply. <br /><br />It's tempting to lay the problems at the feet of the (offshored?) web developers but there are serious errors and inconsistencies in the Reference Guide as well. For example, the EAp2 instructions for Energy Star are a mess of contradictions and omissions.<br /><br />My advice to anyone with a LEED 2009 certification in the works: delay starting your documentation as long as you can. Spare yourself the aggravation and wasted time (and fee) and check back in a couple months.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182743756361189626.post-69821642360522297992009-11-25T13:56:40.516-05:002009-11-25T13:56:40.516-05:00The new LEED Online is awful. It is poorly designe...The new LEED Online is awful. It is poorly designed and lacks may features that the previous version had. Like most of LEED 2009 products and the new LEED-AP system, it is not ready for prime time. This whole launch is a major embarrassment and fiasco and the USGBC management should apologize for this disaster. What about the LEED Fellow credential which they first announced, and then announced they had no real idea what it meant and who was qualified? I can guarantee only one thing.. like anything else associated with the USGBC, you will end up paying dearly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182743756361189626.post-71325715516564496152009-11-23T12:41:37.463-05:002009-11-23T12:41:37.463-05:00I have an active project w/ v 3.0 and have submitt...I have an active project w/ v 3.0 and have submitted both Feedback and a letter to my assigned GBCI reviewer about problems I have had. So far I've received responses to neither. <br /><br />I'm honestly working MUCH more slowly in v 3.0 than I do in v 2.0. V 2.0 is slow and glitchy and frustrating so I didn't think it could get any worse, but sadly I was mistaken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182743756361189626.post-23018925969714650622009-11-18T17:47:55.496-05:002009-11-18T17:47:55.496-05:00I have two projects registered with the new Leed O...I have two projects registered with the new Leed Online. It is getting better, but has a long way to go. I am encouraged by the fact that I have received a phone call in response to each "feedback" complaint I've submitted explaining to me how they've addressed the problems. So it is true that they are working around the clock to fix issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182743756361189626.post-47194830872122246632009-11-13T12:57:55.990-05:002009-11-13T12:57:55.990-05:00I've been trying to use the system this week t...I've been trying to use the system this week to submit a schools project for design review. It seems nearly every credit has problems. Many of the calculations don't work (for example, bike parking is required for 5% of peak users, but the form doesn't register a point unless you have 6%. I alone have sent at least 7 distinct issues to GBCI in the last 5 days. The Forms still delete text that is supposed to be saved. Very frustrating. I can't believe they released this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com