LEED For Neighborhood Development (LEED ND) Rating Systems In Details

LEED For Neighborhood Development (LEED ND) Rating Systems In Details

The LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED ND) rating system is designed to certify new land development projects or the development of land...
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LEED For Building Design And Construction (LEED BD+C) Rating Systems In Details

LEED For Building Design And Construction (LEED BD+C) Rating Systems In Details

All types of buildingsā€”whether newly constructed or any type of existing...
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LEED Rating System Evolution

LEED Rating System Evolution

LEED is updated through a regular development cycle for revisions to the rating system. There are three basic types of LEED development...
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What Is LEED Campus?

What Is LEED Campus?

The LEED Campus program is not for projects uniform in design (unlike the LEED Volume program), but for multiple projects that are located on a single...
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What Is LEED Volume?

What Is LEED Volume?

The LEED VolumeĀ Program is a streamlined certification process for organizations that plan to certify more than twenty-five prototype-based...
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What Is Addenda In LEED?

What Is Addenda In LEED?

Addenda is the term that combines all the changes, improvements, issued LEED interpretations, and modifications made to a LEED rating system...
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What Is A LEED Interpretation?

What Is A LEED Interpretation?

In a process similar to the handling of credit interpretation rulings (CIRs), when a project team has questions about the technical details...
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What is a Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR) in LEED?

What is a Credit Interpretation Ruling (CIR) in LEED?

After the project is registered at LEED Online, if a project team has questions about the technical details of a prerequisite, credit, or MPR...
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LEED Cerficiation For LEED For Neighborhood Development (LEED ND) Projects

Project Certification Process For LEED For Neighorhood Development (LEED ND) Projects

The certification process for LEED ND projects is different from certification of other rating systems due to the lengthy project durations of LEED ND projects...
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LEED Project Review

Project Review Phase For LEED BD+C And LEED ID+C Projects

There are two types of review options for LEED BD+C and LEED ID+C projects. The first option is the...
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GBCI

What is GBCI?

Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), formerly known as Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), is the sister organization of USGBC that administers...
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40/60 Rule | LEED Blog

What Is 40/60 Rule in LEED?

The 40/60 rule is used to choose the appropriate rating system for the project if the project seems to fit under multiple rating systems...
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