LEED for Neighborhood Development, created by USGBC in partnership with the Congress for the New Urbanism and the Natural Resources Defense Council, is the first national standard for green neighborhoods. Attendees will  witness the stories of certified pilot projects, both in urban infill locations and suburban locations, learn from challenges overcome by project teams, and obtain best practices in developing green neighborhoods.  This series will offer guidance for land owners and real estate developers considering LEED for Neighborhood Development for a future project, and professionals hoping to get involved with LEED for Neighborhood Development in the future.

Each session in this series is approved for 1.5 hours of LEED Specific (ND) GBCI hours as well as 1.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD hours. 

Listed below are the sessions that are included in this series. For further details regarding each session, or to purchase the session individually, please click on the session title.

Green Communities: Bringing Smart Growth and New Urbanism into LEED

A Tool to Retrofit the Suburbs

Strategies for Urban Infill & Brownfield Redevelopment

Describe the basics of the LEED-ND rating system and current development status of the post-pilot rating system.
Analyze the principles of smart growth and New Urbanism and their role in shaping LEED-ND.
Identify the challenges projects have faced in the pilot program and the strategies used to overcome those obstacles.
Explain the appropriate locations for LEED-ND projects within a region from urban to suburban to certain adjacent sites and strategies for identifying eligible parcels.