LEED-ND Approved by New Urbanists

The membership of the Congress for New Urbanism (CNU) has approved the current version of the LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) rating system. The system must be approved by all three participating organizations—CNU, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)—before it can be launched for use.

CNU membership voted 94% to 6% in favor of launching the system; the organization claims that around 10% of its membership voted. A similar member ballot in USGBC is ongoing, and NRDC is polling its own board and that of Smart Growth America. CNU president and CEO John Norquist said of the vote, "Over the years, CNU members helped improve the system's ability to assess the degree to which projects embrace the principles of the Charter of the New Urbanism. The ballot result confirms their work.”

The membership of the Congress for New Urbanism (CNU) has approved the current version of the LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) rating system. The system must be approved by all three participating organizations—CNU, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)—before it can be launched for use.

CNU membership voted 94% to 6% in favor of launching the system; the organization claims that around 10% of its membership voted. A similar member ballot in USGBC is ongoing, and NRDC is polling its own board and that of Smart Growth America. CNU president and CEO John Norquist said of the vote, "Over the years, CNU members helped improve the system's ability to assess the degree to which projects embrace the principles of the Charter of the New Urbanism. The ballot result confirms their work.”

More information about the rating system is available at www.usgbc.org/leed/ or www.cnu.org/leednd/.

– Allyson Wendt