LEEDs, I'm not sold......

I am not a big fan of LEEDs certified buildings.  I was always taught that energy efficient design was good design in college, so I assume any responsible architect would take that into consideration.  I also don't have a problem with setting design and energy standards that we should try to meet when we design buildings.  The parts that bothers me is why do we have to have a "certified" person oversee the project and once it is designed to a certain standard there is no guarantee that based on the use of the occupant that the potential savings won't be offset by bad usage.  Leaving all the windows open on a hot day while running the air conditioning in a LEEDs certified building does nothing to save me energy.

http://www.usgbc.org/articles/benefits-green-homebuilding
Benefits of Green Homebuilding
Published on 27 Jul 2012Written by Jennifer EastonPosted in Media
Photo credit: Rob Moody
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Benefits of LEED-Certified Homes: Savings, Value, Well-Being, Trusted

Savings: Reducing Energy & Water Consumption

The typical household spends about $2,150 a year on residential energy bills1.

LEED-certified homes are:

• Built to be energy-efficient, ensuring that the home can be comfortably heated and cooled with minimal energy usage;
• This is based on responsible occupant usage and why can't a home be designed to this standard without LEEDS?
• Individually tested to minimize envelope and ductwork leakage;
• Again this can be done without LEEDs if it is important enough to the client
• Designed to minimize indoor and outdoor water usage;
• We need LEEDs to do this too?
• Predicted to use an estimated 30 to 60% less energy than a comparable home built to International Energy Conservation Code.
• All depends on how the occupants use the buildings and again can't this be done without the expense of a "LEEDs certified consultant"?

I am just saying I don't understand why a building that is designed to LEEDs standard is any less than a building that has been designed and certified by a LEEDS consultant?  

So a building built to LEEDs standard, documented by an architect or engineer that is not LEEDs certified, is less efficient, less valuable, or  less trusted because it hasn't been certified?  I just don't get it?