As the number of green homes in the Charlottesville area continues to creep upward, the folks at Treehugger remind us that one can never set our sights too high.”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.Heh.

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