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will bring emphasis to the elements that determine a development's relationship
with its neighborhood, region, and landscape. LEED-ND sets standards in four
categories that pinpoint essential neighborhood characteristics:
• Complete, compact, and connected neighborhoods
• Location efficiency
• Resource efficiency
• Environmental preservation.
Currently, the LEED-ND system is being piloted by the USGBC. The post-pilot
version of the rating system, which will be available to the public, is expected to
launch in 2009 (See LEED-ND criteria pullout).
Getting started with LID
LID can be implemented by many different groups, including communities,
counties, developers, agencies, or individuals. Implementing LID can take many
forms. For some, implementation might be encouraged on a voluntary basis
during the site plan review process. For others, LID might become an expected
application at each site and be institutionalized in an ordinance or through
multiple ordinances.
A key first step is for different institutions within a local government to
discuss the pros and cons of various approaches to LID. These stakehold-
ers might include mayors/supervisors, councils/trustees, planning commissions,
City of Wixom, MI Habitat Park. Source: Hubbell, Roth & Clark. Inc.
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