Not at all. The guidelines are simply develop things that can help socially
i.e. http://www.bamboobike.org/Home.html, environmentally (products that are not harmful in their production, use, and end cycle)…
the reason why there is no objective criteria is because it stops the thinking of new processes and ideas. LEED buildings are great but architects that are trying to meet the standards seem to just add things that are from the list to become certified. There is a loss of innovation.
do you think blasting a mountain, higher local instances of asthma, heavy transportation costs, mercury stricken local waters, blocked creeks, toxic sludge ponds, and high production of greenhouse gases sustainable?