Stenger LIFE: LEED update - a.k.a House update

Two years ago when we broke ground we also registered our project to become LEED Certified. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, and is a building rating system associated with the USGBC. Kris and I are both LEED Accredited professionals, which basically means we are dedicated to building in an energy and environmentally conscious way. So, when we designed our house, we wanted to design it to the highest level possible. So, we were going for Platinum. Now that we are cracking the whip with our third party consultant to finally get everything submitted, we are one signature away from getting our project submitted. Having gone through all the paperless paperwork, we are hoping to get Gold. At this point, though, I will be happy just to get certified!
For those of you who are not familiar with the LEED process, you can read our post about the benefits of LEED here. But to give a short list of the not-so-technical things that we did in the design and construction of the house here goes:
1. Urban infill - the house was built on a lot that was subdivided from a previously developed lot.
2. Site - the house is situated between two specimen Oak trees - which we had trimmed and fertilized about a year before we started construction. We protected them during construction and love all the shade on the site.
3. ICF ground floor - we did a turn-key contract with Greenblock for the site work, foundation, and ground floor insulated concrete block. There were some challenges due to the angles of the walls, but from ground breaking to walls up only took about 2 weeks!

(okay - the list is getting too wordy, and I don't have all night, so I'm just going to list stuff from here on out!)
4. Spray foam insulation on 2nd floor and roof. (Ground floor is already insulated with the ICF block)
5. White standing seam metal roof.
6. HIGH efficiency Jeld-win windows and doors and sliding glass doors.
7. SEER 15 high efficiency A/C unit and system.
8. Grey water recycling system - collects water from bathroom sinks, showers, and clothes washer and used to flush toilets.
9. Low-flow faucets and dual flush low volume toilets.
10. Motion sensors on lights in bathrooms.
11. Timers on exhaust fans in bathrooms. Fans are Energy Star rated.
12. All Energy Star appliances - high-efficiency clothes washer, dishwasher, refrigerator, etc.
13. ALL Energy Star light fixtures and ceiling fans (this was a pain as it is difficult to find "modern" style light fixtures and fans that are Energy Star - but we did it!) and exterior fixtures. All are either compact florescent, florescent, or LED fixtures.
13. Gas tankless water heater.
14. Finishes - polished concrete floors on ground level, cork flooring throughout on 2nd floor.
15. Kitchen counter tops - quartz stone with 30% recycled material.
16. Bathroom tile - recycled material
17. All paint is low or no VOC paint and primer.
18. All wood stain is water based stain (low VOC).
19. Rain water is collected into 4 150 gallon rain barrels connected to downspouts.
20. No irrigation system.
21. No garage.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head. If our two hybrid vehicles counted, I'd list those too. Really, a lot of this stuff is easy and should be done anyway for every house, but a lot of people have no clue. We hope that our house (which Kris built with his own hands for 85% of it) sets an example that it can be done!
We are looking forward to getting the certification process finished and share the news once its over!