LEED v4 for Neighborhood Development
2018
Link to the resource: https://www.usgbc.org/resources/leed-v4-neighborhood-development-current-version
- Format:
- Guide
- Target population:
- Local administrations and citizen associations
- Objetive:
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Evaluate the conditions of residential urban developments, from the perspective of sustainability and resilience.
- Methodology:
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The conditions of an urban development are analysed according to the fulfilment of a long list of criteria and requirements related to its location and connectivity, morphology and urban design, green infrastructure, building efficiency and innovation.
The fulfilment of each criterion provides a score that will then be added to give an overall assessment.
- Opportunities and limitations:
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The list of criteria is wide and varied, although focused on aspects of the physical environment more than on social aspects.
Although access to the document is free, official LEED certifications usually involve payment for evaluation and processing at some point.
- Indicators:
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Connectivity with multiple types of public transport. Level of protection of green areas. Residential density. Residential diversity. Uses other than at a distance of less than 400 metres.
- Thematic:
- Housing and neighbourhood communities Public space Green infrastructure Mobility and accessibility Cohesion and social capital
- Link to health:
- Physical Social
- Scale of the field of study:
- Neighbourhood (or higher)
- Implementation phase:
- Diagnosis / pre-project Monitoring and evaluation
- Methodological approach:
- Observation
