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Principles of LEED ND + Course ID# (change Color)
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4. Principles of LEED-ND
Journey
• Introduction
• Rating System: Section by
Section
• Practical Application
• Interactive Discussion

5. Agenda
8:30 am – 9:00 Introductions, Rating System Basics
9:00 – 9:45 LEED-ND Fundamentals and Case Study Introductions
9:45 – 11:15 Smart Location and Linkages
11:15 – 11:30 Break
11:30 – 12:00pm LEED ND for Local Governments
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch (Developer Presentation from 12:30 – 1:00)
1:00 – 2:30 Neighborhood Pattern and Design
2:30 – 3:45 Green Building and Infrastructure
3:45 – 4:00 Break
4:00 – 4:30 Innovation and Regional Priority
4:30 – 5:00 Process of LEED-ND, Review, Wrap-Up

6. Learning Objectives
• Learn the basic tenets and credit bundles of the LEED-ND rating system
• Apply the knowledge of the LEED-ND rating system to a particular project
• Describe the prerequisites and major credit requirements of the LEED for
Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) rating system
• Explain the stages and process involved in the LEED-ND certification
process
• Describe the range of LEED-ND project types and strategies
• Determine if a project is eligible for LEED-ND certification
• Communicate unique aspects and limitations of LEED-ND

7. LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND)
Joint effort of the US Green Building Council, the
Congress for New Urbanism, and the Natural
Resources Defense Council

8. US Green Building Council (USGBC)

9. Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU)

10. Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

11. Why LEED-ND?

12. Building v. Transportation Energy (kBTUs/SF)
Average
Building
Energy
(43%) Transportation
Energy (57%)
Better
Building
(13%)
Average American Office Building
Better Building Energy Assumes ASHRAE 90.1-2004 Code Compliance
Source: BuildingGreen,com
http://www.buildinggreen.com/auth/article.cfm?fileName=160901a.xml

13. Urban v Suburban Energy Use
Source: Jonathan Rose Companies, LLC for the EPA

14. Report: 98 Percent Of U.S. Commuters Favor Public
Transportation For Others
"With traffic congestion, pollution,
and oil shortages all getting worse,
now is the time to shift to
affordable, efficient public
transportation," APTA director
Howard Collier said. "Fortunately,
as this report shows, Americans
have finally recognized the need
for everyone else to do exactly
that."
Source: The Onion, November 29, 2000 | Issue 36•43

15. Values
Less Bad More Good
Energy Health and Wellness
Water Fostering community
Resources Economic growth
Health Social Justice
Land Use Connection with sources and
Natural Systems disposal
Connection with natural landscape
and agriculture
Beauty, civic pride, etc.

16. Levels of Certification
Certified (40-49 points)
Silver (50-59 points)
Gold (60-79 points)
Platinum (80 + points)
Total Points = 110

17. LEED-ND: Quantifiable Sustainability Planning

18. Phases and Stages

19. Three Stages of Certification
Stage 1 : Pre-Review (optional): Intended to
assist with entitlement approvals
Stage 2 : Certification of Approved Plan:
Certification of what has been approved to
build
Stage 3 : Certification of a Completed
Project: As construction is complete or
near complete

20. LEED-ND: Timeline of a new rating system
• Development started in 2004
• Pilot opened in May 2007 with 238 project registered
• As of 8/8/12: 112 Certified Pilot Projects (29,70,13)
• Switched to LEED-ND 2009 in 2009
• As of 1/30/13: 15 Certified LEED-ND 2009 Projects (109 Registered)

21. Enhanced Assistance Program

22. Costs of LEED-ND
• $1500 flat fee for registration
• $18,000 initial stage review under 20 acres
• $350/acre over 20
• CIRs $220
• LEED Interpretations- $180/USGBC member, $380/non-USGBC
member
• Appeals- $500/appeal
• Consultant fees
• GIS
• LEED Champion

23. SLL Prerequisite Review
• Covers both the Project Information Forms and SLL Prerequisites
• Additional fee: $2,250

24. Mapping Applications

25. Land Development and LEED-ND

26. Key Definitions
• Previously Developed
• Infill
• Adjacent
• Project Boundary
• Buildable Land
• Construction Impact Zone
• Minor Improvements

27. Project Boundary

28. Previously Developed

29. Adjacent Site

30. Buildable Land

31. Development Footprint

32. Urban Design Terminology

33. Base Calculations

34. Walking Distances

35. Case Studies

36. Park Avenue Redevelopment Block 3B, Denver (Five Points)
 2.41 Acres
 51 DUs/ Acre
 7,301 SF of
Non-residential
 MU-30 Zoning
Developer: Denver
Housing Authority
Architect: Studio
Completiva
LA: Studio Insite

37. Block 3 Site Plan

38. Block 3 Walk-Through

40. Washington Village Cohousing
Project

44. Residential Pricing
Residence Floors Finished Bedrms Baths Estimated Qty
Building Type Living Sales Price
Area sq.
ft.
Broadway Affordable* 1 605 1 1 $99,300 4
North 1 1,017 2 2 $138,000 3
East 2 1,379 3 2.5 $169,600 1
North, Moderate 1-2 1,017 - 1-2 1-2 $325,000 - 5
Historic & Affordable* 1,175 $350,000
East
Broadway, Market 1-3 1,017 - 1-3 1-3 $525,000 - 21
North, 2,004 $1,125,000
Historic &
East

51. Smart Locations and Linkages (SLL)
27 Points Possible
6 Prerequisites
 Location
 Water
 Imperiled Species
 Wetlands
 Ag. Land
 Floodplains
Major Credit Bundles
9 credits
Photo Credit: DenverInfill.com – Infill Redevelopment (10 pts)
– Transit (7 pts)

52. SLLp1: Smart Location
• ALL: Served by existing or planned water and wastewater
infrastructure
• Option 1 (Infill)A: 75% of site borders Previously Developed (PD)
• Option 1B: 75% of site + adjacent parcels borders PD
• Option 1C: 75% of ½ mile radius PD
• Option 1D: 140 intersections/sq. mile in ½ mile radius
• Option 2, Adjacent and Connected: 90 intersections/sq. mile AND
minimum 600ft block distance in ½ mile radius
• Option 3, Transit Corridor: 50% of units within ¼ mile of 60
weekday/40 weekend day transit rides
• Option 4, Nearby Assets: ¼ mile from 7 diverse uses (project center)

53. 1
SLLp1: Smart Location

54. SLLp2: Imperiled Species and Ecological Communities
• Option 1: Negative
Survey Results
• Option 2: Habitat
Conservation Plan
• Option 3: Habitat
Conservation Plan
Equivalent

55. SLLp2: Imperiled Species and Ecological Communities

56. SLLp3: Wetland and Water Body Conservation
• ALL: Comply with regulations
• Option 1: No wetlands or land within 50 ft of wetlands, 100 ft of
water bodies
• Option 2: Wetlands or water bodies within those distances must only
include minor improvements OR
Earn at least 1 Stormwater Management point AND limit
development impact based on density (higher=higher)

57. SLLp4: Agricultural Land Preservation
• Option 1. Protected Soils Not impacted
• Option 2. Infill Sites
• Option 3. Sites Served by transit
• Option 4. Development rights receiving area
• Option 5. Sites with impacted soils

58. SLLp4: Agricultural Land
Preservation

59. SLLp5: Floodplain Avoidance
• Option 1. Sites without floodplains
• Option 2. Infill or Previously Developed Sites with floodplains :
Follow NFIP guidelines for any development
• Option 3. All other Sites with floodplains: Only PD portions can be
developed, in accordance with NFIP guidelines

60. SLLp5: Floodplain Avoidance

61. SLLc1: Preferred Locations
• 10 pts available
• Option 1. Location Type (5 pts)
• Option 2. Connectivity (5 pts)
• Option 3. High Priority Redevelopment Area (3 pts)

62. 1
SLLc1: Preferred Locations

63. SLLc2: Brownfields Redevelopment
• 2 pts available
• Option 1. Brownfield Site
• Option 2. High-Priority Brownfield Site

64. SLLc3: Reduced Automobile Dependence
• 7 pts available
• Option 1. Transit-Served
Location
• Option 2. Metropolitan
Planning Organization
(MPO) location with Low
VMT : % of average
regional VMT per capita
(80-90% for 1 pt, 30% or
less for 7)

65. SLLc3: Reduced Automobile Dependence
3

66. SLLc3 Documentation

67. SLLc3 Documentation cont.

68. SLLc4: Bicycle Network and Storage
• 1 pt available
• BICYCLE NETWORK: 1 of 3
– ¼ mile bicycling distance to 5 mile bicycle network
– IF 100% Residential, ¼ mile to a bicycle network connecting to
a school or employment center within 3 miles
– ¼ mile to bicycle network connecting to 10 diverse uses within
3 miles
• AND BICYCLE STORAGE: ALL
– 1 enclosed space for 30% for MF residential plus 1 visitor
parking per 10 DUs or 4 spaces min.
– 1 enclosed space per 10% of workers for retail plus a
shower/changing area once 100 workers are projected, plus 1
visitor parking for each 5,00 SF or 4 spaces min.
– 1 enclosed space per 10% of planned occupancy for non-retail
commercial plus 1 visitor parking space for each 10,000 SF plus
1 shower/changing room once 100 users are projected

69. SLLc5: Housing and Jobs Proximity
• 3 pts available
• Option 1. Project with affordable residential component (3 pts): 1/2
mile walk of 1:1 jobs based on Dwelling Units
• Option 2. Project with residential component (2 pts): 1/2 mile walk of
1:1 jobs based on Dwelling Units
• Option 3. Infill project with nonresidential component (1 pt): ½ walk
of transit stop AND ½ mile walk of ½ the number of DUs as jobs
created

70. SLLc5: Housing and Jobs Proximity
5

71. SLLc6: Steep Slope Protection
• 1 pt available
• Option 1. No disturbance of slopes over 15%
• Option 2. Previously developed sites with slope over 15%: Restore
% of slope area based on slope (Greater slope, greater restoration)
AND follow Option 3 for any undeveloped slopes
• Option 3. Undeveloped sites with slopes over 15%: Do not disturb
any over 40%, see rating guide for additional guidance

72. SLLc6: Steep Slope6Protection

73. SLLc7: Site Design for Habitat or Wetland Conservation
• 1 pt available
• Option 1. Sites without significant habitat or wetlands or water
bodies
• Option 2. Sites with significant habitat: don’t disturb, create
management plan
• Option 3. Sites with wetlands or water bodies: conserve all on site

74. SLLc8: Restoration of Habitat or Wetlands
• 1 pt available
• Restore 10% of development footprint and protect in perpetuity

75. SLLc9: Conservation Management of Habitat or
Wetlands
• 1 pt available
• Create a minimum 10-year on site conservation management
program with dedicated funding source for all sensitive areas

76. Neighborhood Pattern and Design (NPD)
44 Points Possible
3 Prerequisites
 Urban Design
 Density
 Connectivity
Major Point Bundles
15 credits
– Urban Design (12 pts)
– Density (6 pts)
– Mixed-Income AND/OR
Diverse Housing Types (7
pts)

77. NPDp1: Walkable Streets
• ALL:
– 90% of principal entries must face a public space
– 15% of street frontage must meet building height to street width
ratio of 1:3
– 90% of streets bust have continuous sidewalks on both sides
– No more than 20% of street frontages are faced with garages
and service bays

78. NPDp3: Connected and Development
NPDp2: Compact Open Community
• Option 1. Projects in Transit Corridors: higher thresholds than Option
• Option 1. Projects with Internal
2 for proximate dwelling units
Streets : 140 intersections/ sq.
mile, no gates AND at least
• Option 2. All Otherevery 800 minimum residential density of 7
one throughway Projects: ft
DUs/acre AND 0.5 FAR nonresidential
• Option 2. Projects Without
• EXCLUDES parking structures
Internal Streets: existing
connectivity within a ¼ mile
must be at least 90
intersections/ sq. mile

79. NPDp3: Connected and Open Community

80. NPDc1: Walkable Streets
• 12 points available
• Urban Design credit

81. NPDc1: Walkable Streets; Facades (a, b, and c)

82. NPDc1: Walkable Streets; Entries (d and e)

83. NPDc1: Walkable Streets; Fenestration (f)

84. NPDc1: Walkable Streets; No Blank Walls (g)

85. NPDc1: Walkable Streets; Un-shuttered Retail (h)
• Must be specified in CC&R or
other binding documents

86. NPDc1: Walkable Streets; On-street Parking (i)

87. NPDc1: Walkable Streets; Sidewalks (j)

88. NPDc1: Walkable Streets; Elevated Finish Floor (k)

89. NPDc1: Walkable Streets; Street Level Retail (l)
• 50% of office buildings include ground-floor retail along 60% of
street-level façade for nonresidential or mixed-use projects
• 100% of mixed-use buildings must have 60% of street-level façade
with retail, residential or live/work spaces

90. NPDc1: Walkable Streets; Height-to-Width Ratio(m)

91. NPDc1: Walkable Streets; Target Speeds (n and o)
• 75% of residential have a target
speed of 20 MPH
• 70% non-residential/mixed-use
streets have a target speed of
25 MPH

92. NPDc2: Compact Development

93. NPDc3: Mixed-Use Neighborhood Centers
3

94. NPDc4: Mixed-income Diverse Communities
4

95. Mixed-Income Documentation

96. Mixed-Income Documentation cont.

97. NPDc5: Reduced Parking Footprint
• 1 pt available
• Residential: If any lots, locate at the rear or side of buildings
• AND use no more than 20% of development footprint for new off-
street parking and no lot larger than 2 acres
• AND provide bicycle facilities per the bicycle network credit

98. NPDc5: Reduced Parking Footprint
5

99. NPDc6: Street Network
• 2 pts available
• Through ways at every 400ft, 90% of cul-du-sacs having non-
motorized connections
• AND internal + external connectivity is over 300 (1 pt) or over 400 (2
pts) intersections/ sq. mile

100. NPDc6: Street Network

101. NPDc7: Transit Facilities
• 1 pt available
• All working with local transit authority
• Shelters must be covered and include seating and illumination
• AND reserve spaces for future transit stops
• AND provide kiosks etc.

102. NPDc8: Transportation Demand Management
• 2 pts available (.5 pts per requirements met)
• Option 1. TDM program
• Option 2. Transit Passes
• Option 3. Developer-sponsored transit
• Option 4. Vehicle sharing
• Option 5. Unbundling of parking

103. NPDc9: Access to Civic and Public Space
• 1 pt available
• 90% of dwelling units and nonresidential entrances be located within
a ¼ mile walk distance of a street, square, or paseo greater than 1/6
of an acre
• Under an acre? No narrow spaces! 1:4 width:length

104. NPDc10: Access to Recreation facilities
• 1 pt available
• 90% of dwelling units and nonresidential entrances be located within
a 1/2 mile walk distance of an active recreation field at least one
acre in size or publically accessible recreation center at least 25,000
SF

105. NPDc11: Universal Accessibility
• 1 pt available
• Option 1. Projects with dwelling units: See rating guide
• Option 2. Projects with non-compliant public right-of-way or
accessible travel routes: design and construct 100% of ROWs in
accordance with ADA-ABA Accessibility Guidelines

106. NPDc12: Community Outreach and Involvement
• 2 pts available
• Option 1. Community Oureach: open meetings, modified design,
ongoing communication
• Option 2. Charrette: at least 2 day long charrette

107. NPDc13: Local Food Production
• 1 pt available
• ALL: Allow gardening in the
project
• Option 1. Neighborhood Farms
and Gardens
• Option 2. Community-Supported
Agriculture
• Option 3. Proximity to Farmer’s
Market

108. NPDc14: Tree-lined and Shaded Streets
• 2 pts available
• Option 1. Tree-lined streets: 60% of new and existing streets should
have 40 ft spacing (1 pt)
• Option 2. Shaded streets: 40% of length of sidewalks shaded (1 pt)

109. NPDc15: Neighborhood Schools
• 1 pt available
• Locate or design the project so
50% of the dwelling units are
within a ½ mile walk distance of
a school

110. Green Infrastructure and Building (GIB)
29 Points Possible
4 Prerequisites
 Certified Green Building
 Energy Efficiency
 Water Efficiency
 Construction Pollution Plan
Major Bundles
17 credits
– Green Buildings (5 pts)
– Stormwater Management
(4pts)

111. GIBp1: Certified Green Building
• Design, construct, or retrofit
one whole building to be
certified under LEED or
equivalent (ISO/IEC 17021)

112. GIBp2: Minimum Building Energy Efficiency
• 90% of nonresidential and/or multifamily buildings over three stories
must show a 10% improvement over ASHRAE 90.1-2007
• 90% of residential buildings must meet ENERGY STAR

113. GIBp3: Minimum Building Water Efficiency
• Indoor water usage in new and majorly renovated buildings must be
20% less than the referenced baseline

114. GIBp4: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention

115. GIBc1: Certified Green Buildings
• 5 pts available
• Option 1. Project with affordable residential component (3 pts): 1/2
mile walk of 1:1 jobs based on Dwelling Units
• Option 2. Project with residential component (2 pts): 1/2 mile walk of
1:1 jobs based on Dwelling Units
• Option 3. Infill project with nonresidential component (1 pt): ½ walk
of transit stop AND ½ mile walk of ½ the number of DUs as jobs
created

116. GIBc2: Building Energy Efficiency
• 2 pts available
• 90% of nonresidential and/or multifamily buildings over three stories
must show a 18% (1 pt) or 26% (2 pt) improvement over ASHRAE
90.1-2007
• 90% of residential buildings must meet a HERS score of 75

117. GIBc3: Building Water Efficiency
• 1 pt available
• Indoor water usage in new and majorly renovated buildings must be
40% less than the referenced baseline

118. GIBc4: Water Efficient Landscaping
• 1 pt available
• 50% reduction in potable water from a baseline midsummer case
• No irrigation automatically receives the credit

119. GIBc5: Existing Building Reuse
• 1 pt available
• Do not demolish ANY historic structures or cultural landscapes
• AND the greater of the following:
• a. 50% of one existing building structure (including structural
floor and roof decking) and envelope (including exterior skin and
framing but excluding window assemblies and nonstructural
roofing material).
• b. 20% of the total existing building stock (including structure
and envelope, as defined above).

120. GIBc6: Historic Building Preservation and Adaptive
Reuse
• 1 pt available
• Do not demolish ANY historic structures or cultural landscapes
• Rehabilitate any historic structure to appropriate standards

121. GIBc7: Minimized Site Disturbance During
Construction
• 1 pt available
• Option 1. Development footprint on previously developed land
• Option 2. Undeveloped portion of project left undisturbed

122. GIBc8: Stormwater Management
• 4 pts available
• Retain water on site per the following table:

123. GIBc9: Heat Island Reduction
• 1 pt available
• Option 1. Nonroof measures: 50% of hardscape must employ heat
island reduction measures (see rating guide)
• Option 2. High-reflectance and vegetated roofs: 75% SRI value
roofing in the project or 50% vegetated
• Option 3. Mixed nonroof and roof measures

124. GIBc10: Solar Orientation

125. GIBc11: On-Site Renewable Energy
• 3 pts available

126. GIBc12: District Heating and Cooling
• 2 pts available
• 80% of the buildings (excluding existing and single family
residential) must be heated and/or cooled from a central plant
• Additional efficiency requirements in Rating Guide

127. GIBc13: Infrastructure Energy Efficiency
• 1 pt available
• All water and wastewater
pumps, street lights, and traffic
lights must be 15% more
efficient than the least-cost
options

128. GIBc14: Wastewater Management
• 2 pts available
• Reuse wastewater on site per the following table:

129. GIBc15: Recycled Content in Infrastructure
• 1 pt available
• 50% of the total materials used in the following categories must be
recycled:
• Roadways, parking lots, sidewalks, unit paving, and curbs.
• Water retention tanks and vaults.
• Base and sub-base materials for the above.
• Stormwater, sanitary sewer, steam energy distribution, and water piping.

130. GIBc16: Solid Waste Management Infrastructure
• 1 pt available
• Meet 4 of 5:
• Include at least one recycling drop-off point
• Include at least one hazardous materials drop-off point
• Include a compost station
• Include recycling containers on every block next to trash cans
• Recycle/salvage 50% of construction waste

131. GIBc17: Light Pollution Reduction
• 1 pt available
• 50% of shared area lights have motion controls
• AND all shared area lights must have daylight sensors
• AND comply with lighting zone requirements

132. Innovation in Design (ID)
6 Points Possible
 Innovation
 Exemplary Performance
 LEED Professional

133. IDPc1: Innovation OR Exemplary Performance
• Innovation: Not addressed by the rating
system
• Exemplary Performance: Typically a doubling
of a threshold
– ND specifies which credits can get exemplary
status and at what threshold

134. Exemplary Performance
• Available for:
• SLL Credits 1 (Preferred Locations),3 (Locations with Reduced
Automobile Dependence), and 8 (Restoration of Habitat or
Wetlands)
• NPD Credits 1(Walkable Streets),3(Mixed-use Neighborhood
Centers),4 (Mixed-Income Diverse Communities),11(Visitability
and Universal Design),13(Local Food Production), and 14(Tree-
lined and Shaded Streets)
• GIB Credits all except 7

135. Innovation Credit Example

136. IDPc2: LEED Accredited Professional
• 1 point
• Can be EITHER a LEED AP, CNU-A, or Smart
Growth Accredited Through the NRDC (Does
this exist?)

137. RPc1: Regional Priority Credit
• Attempt to
Regionalize LEED
• Regional Priority
Credit Viewer

138. Regional Priority (RP)
4 Points Possible (out of 6)
For 80203
GIBc15 Recycled Content in Infrastructure
GIBc4 Water-Efficient Landscaping
NPDc2 Compact Development (>38 DUs/acre )
NPDc5 Reduced Parking Footprint
NPDc8 Transportation Demand Management
SLLc4 Bicycle Network and Storage

139. Learning Objectives
• Learn the basic tenets and credit bundles of the LEED-ND rating system
• Apply the knowledge of the LEED-ND rating system to a particular project
• Describe the prerequisites and major credit requirements of the LEED for
Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) rating system
• Explain the stages and process involved in the LEED-ND certification
process
• Describe the range of LEED-ND project types and strategies
• Determine if a project is eligible for LEED-ND certification
• Communicate unique aspects and limitations of LEED-ND

140. LEED ND Resources
USGBC LEED ND Web Portal
• new.usgbc.org/leed/rating-systems/neighborhoods
• Download the free rating system and checklist documents
• Download the free Government Guide to LEED ND at:
• new.usgbc.org/resources/local-government-guide-leed-neighborhood-development
NRDC LEED ND Web Portal
• www.nrdc.org/cities/smartgrowth/leed.asp
• Download the free Citizens Guide to LEED ND and a cool slideshow
CNU LEED ND Web Portal
• www.cnu.org/leednd

141. Thank You!
C2 Sustainability Conor Merrigan | conor@c2sustainability.com
www.c2sustainability.com Cliff Lind | cliff@c2sustainability.com