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Greening the Neighborhood: LEED-ND Core Concepts

Learn about the six key elements used throughout the submission preparation process: site type, boundary, buildable land, development program, terminology, and mapping.

Eliot Allen
Taught By Eliot Allen
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Course Info

  • Duration 6 video lessons (29 Mins)
  • Published Published
    2014
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    1.
    Introduction
    Chapter Duration 1 min
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    2.
    LEED-ND Certification Step-by-Step
    Chapter Duration 13 mins
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    3.
    Technical Resources for Certification
    Chapter Duration 3 mins
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    Project Boundary and Site Type
    Chapter Duration 4 mins
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    Buildable Land and Development Program
    Chapter Duration 3 mins
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    Terminology and Mapping
    Chapter Duration 3 mins

Course Description

Project certification begins with an understanding of several concepts used throughout the submission preparation process. This course begins with a step-by-step overview, followed by chapters on six key elements: site type, boundary, buildable land, development program, terminology, and mapping.

Learn these skills

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

AICP CM

This course is approved for .5 AICP CM credit. 

SACPLAN CPD

This course is approved for 1 SACPLAN CPD point. 

Meet Your Instructor

Eliot Allen

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.

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Nice overview of the process with a green lens.

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Nice overview of the process with a green lens.
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