This summer, members of the Congress for the New Urbanism will vote on LEED for Neighborhood Development. LEED-ND is a system for rating the sustainability of neighborhoods. The vote is a membership referendum on whether CNU endorses the release of LEED-ND in its present state. To encourage informed participation in the vote
, the DC chapter of CNU has released An Introduction to LEED-ND for CNU Members.
The six-page article covers the essential points that CNU members should know as they consider their ballot. Topics include the background of LEED, how the system is administered, credits of special interest to new urbanism, what the system does and does not do, and the purpose and meaning of the vote. The article is written by Laurence Aurbach, CNU DC Chapter secretary and member of the LEED Location and Planning Technical Advisory Group.
Cross-posted from CNU DC
More information:
, with archive of previous versions.
USGBC page on LEED-ND, with background research and statistics about pilot projects.
LEED Technical Advisory Groups — sign up to receive meeting minutes and other announcements.