A Local Government Guide to LEED for Neighborhood Development

April 2012

By: U.S. Green Building Council

https://www.usgbc.org/drupal/legacy/usgbc/docs/Archive/General/Docs6131.pdf
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Green Building

This guide presents the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) certification system as a resource for municipalities to achieve their sustainability goals. It highlights four approaches that municipalities have used to utilize LEED-ND and provides several case studies for each: 

  1. Lead by Example 

  1. Remove Barriers and Pave the Way 

  1. The Case for Incentives 

  1. Technical Assistance and Education