# Leed Certification on The No Agenda Show

Leed Certification comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from June 2015 to July 2025.

- **Chapters:** 4
- **Episodes:** 4
- **Discussed:** June 2015 – July 2025
- **Related topics:** [Green Building](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/green-building.md), [Architecture](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/architecture.md), [Bitcoin Mining](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bitcoin-mining.md), [Certification](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/certification.md), [Exit Strategy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/exit-strategy.md), [Green Energy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/green-energy.md), [Knighting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/knighting.md), [Light Bulbs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/light-bulbs.md), [Philips](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/philips.md), [Podcasting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/podcasting.md)

## Chapters 1–4 of 4

### Green Podcast Certification and PEED Logo

- **Episode:** [1786: Best Exit Strategies](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1786-best-exit-strategies.md)
- **Published:** 2025-07-31
- **Time:** 1:26:24–1:29:09
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1786-best-exit-strategies/chapter/green-podcast-certification-and-peed-logo.md

To capitalize on green energy trends, the hosts propose a "PEED" certification for podcasts under 15 minutes, mocking the LEED building standards. The suggested logo features a parody of the "peeing boy" decal often seen on vehicles.

Keywords: [green energy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/green-energy.md), leed, [podcasting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/podcasting.md), peed, [certification](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/certification.md), [exit strategy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/exit-strategy.md)

### LEED Certification Constraints, China Bitcoin Mining Regulation

- **Episode:** [996: Rats on a Plane](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/996-rats-on-a-plane.md)
- **Published:** 2018-01-05
- **Time:** 18:00–19:47
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/996-rats-on-a-plane/chapter/leed-certification-constraints-china-bitcoin-mining-regulation.md

LEED-certified buildings are criticized for "crippling" appliances like dishwashers and water heaters to meet environmental standards, leading to power outages during cold snaps. Simultaneously, the China Central Bank has instructed local governments to regulate and reduce the power usage of Bitcoin miners to scale back production.

Keywords: [leed certification](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/leed-certification.md), [green building](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/green-building.md), [bitcoin mining](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bitcoin-mining.md), china central bank, power usage

### Technocracy and Light Bulb Regulation, Philips Scandal

- **Episode:** [963: Born This Way](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/963-born-this-way.md)
- **Published:** 2017-09-10
- **Time:** 1:50:18–1:56:13
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/963-born-this-way/chapter/technocracy-and-light-bulb-regulation-philips-scandal.md

The discussion explores the concept of technocracy, where experts and bureaucrats make laws without public votes, such as the ban on incandescent light bulbs. A scandal in the Netherlands allegedly involves Philips colluding with government experts to push mercury-based CFL bulbs. The hosts also critique LEED certification requirements that lead to "crippled" appliances, such as dishwashers with disabled heating elements.

Keywords: [technocracy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/technocracy.md), [philips](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/philips.md), [light bulbs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/light-bulbs.md), [leed certification](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/leed-certification.md), incandescent ban

### No Agenda Art, Stephen Myers Knighting, LEED Certification Scam

- **Episode:** [732: Psych!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/732-psych.md)
- **Published:** 2015-06-21
- **Time:** 1:05:30–1:10:21
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/732-psych/chapter/no-agenda-art-stephen-myers-knighting-leed-certification-scam.md

The hosts showcase listener-submitted artwork and perform a knighting ceremony for Stephen Myers, an architect from Austin who donated $1,000. This leads to a critical discussion of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. The hosts characterize the green building certification as a "scam" or "rabbit hole" involving heavy subsidies and bureaucratic rubber-stamping.

Keywords: sarcastquatch, stephen myers, [knighting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/knighting.md), [leed certification](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/leed-certification.md), [green building](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/green-building.md), [architecture](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/architecture.md)

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