rating systems

Location, Transportation, and Urban Design in LEED 2012

Most CNU members know that CNU partnered with the US Green Building Council to produce LEED-ND. But did you know the USGBC also created a new category of credits (Location and Transportation) in all of its other rating systems? And that the USGBC set up a new committee (Location and Planning Tec... read more »

Why Rate Neighborhood Design?

This essay discusses the reasons for neighborhood ratings, which can be grouped into six broadly overlapping categories: communication, recognition, planning, marketing, research and investing. ... read more »