Join USGBC and the experts for this important online training on LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System: the first national system for neighborhood design.

This six-part series will explore the rating system’s three credit categories: Smart Location & Linkage (SLL), Neighborhood Pattern & Design (NPD), and Green Infrastructure & Buildings (GIB).  USGBC staff, LEED Faculty, and experts in the field will highlight and explain how to identify appropriate LEED for Neighborhood Development projects, steps to register and certify a project, and rating system prerequisites and credits.

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.

Getting Started

Key Terms and Definitions

The Prerequisites 

Smart Location & Linkage

Neighborhood Pattern & Design

Green Infrastructure and Buildings

Identify appropriate project types for LEED for Neighborhood Development
Describe key LEED for Neighborhood Development terms and definitions Understand LEED for Neighborhood Development prerequisite and credit intents and requirements, and potential LEED strategies
Explain the LEED for Neighborhood Development registration and certification process
Recognize LEED for Neighborhood Development tools and resources