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~~~ <br /> <br />18D0 Massachusetts Ave, NW <br />Suite 300 <br />Washington, DC 20D36 <br />T: 202 828-7422 <br />F: 202 828-5110 <br />www.usgbc.org <br />FAQ <br />F~~QU~~ft ~ ~~~~~ ~~~st~~as. <br />,bout LEED® for ~leighborhood Developmer~~ <br />What is LEED for Neighborhaod Development? <br />LEED for Neighborhood Devetopm ent is a rating system that integrates the principles <br />of smart growth, new urbanism, and green building into the first national standard for <br />neighborhood design. it is being developed by USGBC in partnership with the <br />Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) and the Natural Resources Defense Council <br />(NRDC). <br />What is the significance of LEED for Neighborhaod Development certification? <br />Using the framework of other LEED rating systems, LEED for Neighborhood <br />Development recognizes development projects that successfully protect and enhance <br />the overall health, natura (environment, and quality of life of our communities. The <br />rating system encourages smart growth and new urbanist best practices, promoting <br />the location and design of neighborhoods that reduce vehicle miles traveled and <br />communities where jobs and services are accessible by foot or public transit. It <br />promotes more efficient energy and water use-especially important in urban areas <br />where infrastructure is ofEen overEaxed. <br />What is the status of LEED for Neighborhood Development? <br />The LEED for Neighborhood Devetopm ent pilot program is well underway. A ca[I for <br />pilot projects took place between in early 2007. Due to overwhelming interesf in the <br />pilot program, additional resources were made available that enabled us to <br />accommodate twice as many projects as originally anticipated, and 238 projects from <br />39 states and 6 countries are now registered to participate in the pilot program. These <br />projects are in the process of gathering documentation based on the rating system, <br />which they will submit to USGBC in order to become certified. The information learned <br />during the pilot program will be used to make further revisions to the rating sy stem and <br />certification process, and the resulting draft rating system will be pasted for public <br />comment before it is submitted for f nal approvals and balloting. <br />What can projects do to get certified if they missed the deadline for participation <br />in the pilot program? . <br />Although the period for applying to be in the pilot program has passed, projects will be <br />able to participate in the post-pilot program, which will be universally available to <br />interested markets and should launch in early 2009. LEED for Neighborhood <br />. Development.enables projects to certify at both very early and very late stages of <br />development, so the vast majority of projects interested in the pilot program should <br />also be able to utilize the post-pilot program. For now, projects can look to the pilot <br />rating system and other information that is pasted at wwwr.usnbc.orglleedlnd for <br />general guidance as to what LEED for Neighborhood Development is about, although <br />the rating system will change somewhat as a result of the pilot program. <br />USGBC staff and the LEED for Neighborhaod Development Gore Committee are <br />developing ways for projects that are interested in pursuing LEE D for Neighborhood <br />1 of 3 <br />