Name: Greening the Neighborhood: LEED-ND Metrics
Author: Eliot Allen

This course describes approaches for making the LEED-ND calculations that will influence the work of the project team throughout the process.

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Course Info

7 video lessons (65 Mins)
Published
2014

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Browse Course Chapters

1. Introduction (1 min)
2. Land and Building Measurements (5 mins)
3. Walking and Biking Metrics (5 mins)
4. Calculating Compactness (17 mins)
5. Transit Service Measurement (12 mins)
6. Connectivity and Centrality (3 mins)
7. Street Network Measurements (18 mins)

Course Description

LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) is a thoroughly quantitative creature, and this course describes the major calculations that the project team will refer to throughout the process. Particular attention is given to unique ND calculations that differ from standard planning practice, such as land use and intersection densities, and walking distances.

Learn these skills

Environmental Planning
Housing
Land Use
LEED
Pedestrian Planning
Resilience Planning
Sustainability
Urban Design
Walkability

AICP CM

This course is approved for 1 AICP CM credit .

SACPLAN CPD

This course is approved for 1 SACPLAN CPD point.

Meet Your Instructor

Eliot Allen

Eliot Allen, certified, LEED AP-ND, is an urban planner and Principal with Criterion Planners of Portland Oregon. Eliot has supervised certification reviews for over 200 neighborhoods worldwide.