
Sustainable Design / Green Design
LEED® Implementations for Site Development:
- Reduce Environmental Impacts from Development, Both During and After Construction
- Protect Existing Environmentally Sensitive Areas and Enhance Habitat Areas
- Use Existing Site Characteristics to Guide Development
- Minimize Post-Development Run-off Effects on the Environment
- Limit Disturbance to Maximize Natural Areas and Open Space
- Use Native Plantings to Reduce or Eliminate the Need for Irrigation
- Use Site Structures for Maximum Energy Efficiency
- Provide In-fill and Brownfields Development
- Provide Site Environmental Remediation and Mitigation
- Maximize Alternative Accessibility to Reduce Reliance on Automobiles
- Conserve/Reuse Water
- Use Recycled Materials
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