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.UIV & Communities
LEED for Cities and Communities is being used by cities, Built by and for local governments,LEED for Cities and
counties,and mixed use or residential communities around Communities:Existing Cities helps cities,towns and counties
the world as a yard stick to gauge their performance.As the measure and manage their sustainability performance.The
project typologies evolve,and market expands,the rating rating system is holistic and takes a triple bottom line approach,
system must evolve and stay adaptable,and agile.The rating balancing the social,economic,and environmental dimensions
system now includes four adaptations, responding to market of sustainability.Different than LEED for buildings,this rating
feedback highlighting the need for differentiating between system evaluates the sustainability of the entire jurisdiction;
cities and communities: it goes beyond leading by example practices in municipal
1. LEED for Cities and Communities:Existing Cities operations to measure progress in community conditions.
To certify,local governments typically work cross-
2. LEED for Cities and Communities:Existing Communities departmentally and with community stakeholders to collect
3. LEED for Cities and Communities:Plan and Design Cities and report data across 9 categories,including Innovation and
4. LEED for Cities and Communities:Plan and Design Communities Regional Priority,not shown below.
EXISTING CITIES
NATURAL ENERGY&
REQUIREMENTS •
UALITYSYSTEMS EMISSIONS OF LIFE
PREREQUISITE Energy&
Transportation Water Greenhouse Waste Quality of Life
(Performance Based) Performance Performance Gas Emissions Performance Performance
Performance
Ecosystem Water Access Power Access, Solid Waste Demographic
PREREQUISITES Assessment &Quality Reliability& Management &Social Equity
Resiliency Assessment
Compact,Integrated Comp Integrated Special Waste
Planning& Green Spaces Mixed Use& Water Energy Streams Social Services
Leadership Transit Oriented Management Efficiency Management &Infrastructure
Development
Green Building Natural Economic
Policy& Resources Safe Multimodal Stormwater Renewable Responsible Growth&
Incentives Conservation Accessibility Management Energy Procurement Opportunity
&Restoration
Light Pollution Clean Smart Water Net Zero Carbon Material Environmental
Reduction Transportation Systems &Cl imate Action Recovery Justice
Resilience Mobility Grid Smart Waste Housing&
CREDITS Planning Management Harmonization Management Transportation
Systems Affordability
Priority Sites Public Health
Educational
Opportunity&
Attainment
Civil&
Human Rights
Visit usgbc.org/LEED/rating-systems/LEED-for-cities to learn more or email us at cities@usgbc.org