Site Development—Maximize Open Space

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LEED for New Construction SSc5.2
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Projects earn a point by providing vegetated open space.

This is an unofficial summary for general information only.

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	Two New Cohousing Books EBN: From the Library - March 2006		More Reasons Cohousing is Green EBN: Letters - October 2002
	Cohousing: How Green Is My Village? EBN: Feature - September 2002		Cohouses Are Smaller EBN: Letters - March 1999
	Getting to Know a Place: Site Evaluation as a Starting Point for Green Design EBN: Feature - March 1998		Cambridge Cohousing EBN: Projects - October 1997

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AFWA HQ (190,000 sq. feet) (17,000 sq. meters) Military base, Commercial office Alberici Corporate Headquarters (110,000 sq. feet) (10,000 sq. meters) Commercial office Alcyone (200,000 sq. feet) (19,000 sq. meters) Restaurant, Multi-unit residential Aldo Leopold Legacy Center (12,000 sq. feet) (1,100 sq. meters) Interpretive Center, Commercial office Annie Creek Restaurant and Gift Shop (10,000 sq. feet) (970 sq. meters) Restaurant, Retail

AFWA HQ The world headquarters for the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) is located at Offutt Air Force Base (...

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Periodicals
	CoHousing: Contemporary Approaches to Housing Ourselves The Cohousing Association of the United States, publisher		New Urban News: Covering design and development of human-scale neighborhoods New Urban News, publisher
Books
	Senior Cohousing: A Community Approach to Independent Living -- The Handbook by Charles Durrett (2005)		Above and Beyond: Visualizing Change in Small Towns and Rural Areas by Julie Campoli et al. (2004)
	The Cohousing Handbook: Building a Place for Community by Chris ScottHanson et al. (2004)		Village Homes: A Community by Design by Mark Francis (2003)

ARTICLES Two New Cohousing Books EBN: From the Library - March 2006 More articles CASE STUDIES AFWA HQ Offutt Air Force Base, NE USA More case studies BIBLIOGRAPHY New Urban News : Covering design and development of human-scale neighborhoods New Urban News, publisher More bibliography items

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