The LEED for Communities rating systems have provided a framework for over 265 projects to improve their holistic
sustainability, by addressing energy, water, waste, transportation, public health, and quality of life — and retooling the way
communities are planned, developed, and operated.
The LEED for Communities frameworks encompass social, economic, and environmental performance indicators and
outcomes-oriented strategies with a clear, data-driven means of benchmarking and communicating progress.
LEED for Communities are places such as new or redeveloping mixed-used communities, master-planned developments,
business improvement districts (BIDs), economic development zones, neighborhoods, corporate and university campuses,
and military installations.
Certification is typically initiated by private sector planners or developers, corporate entities, quasi-government authorities,
universities or non-governmental organizations.
This workshop will address both LEED for Communities rating systems.
