Celebration Pointe will be the first green transit-oriented development in the state and will seek
LEED-ND (Neighborhood Development) certification in keeping with national guidelines for community sustainability.
The Current, a 17-story high-rise rental tower developed by Anderson Pacific LLC, Ledcor Properties and QUALICO, and managed by Alliance Residential Company, makes its mark as the first residential building in Long Beach, Calif., to be awarded LEED-NC Silver Certification, as well as the first project to achieve
LEED-ND Gold in the city.
The development is certified
LEED-ND (Neighborhood Development) Silver and the 11 buildings in Phase I are certified LEED-H (Homes) Gold.
CarbonPlanner projects GHG reductions associated with
LEED-ND credits, extending the power of LEED.
The new
LEED-ND (for Neighborhood Development) category focuses on complete residential, commercial and mixed-use projects developed by a single entity.
It is the highest designation and the first
LEED-ND Platinum certification in New York City, as well as the first Platinum certification for a university campus plan nationally.
Building on existing LEED rating systems,
LEED-ND looks beyond the single building footprint and focuses on improvements at the neighborhood scale.
Urban Villages comply with the essential components of
LEED-ND, and a proposal is being made in the city's comprehensive plan update to use
LEED-ND as a tool to measure the long-term sustainability of proposed Urban Village master plans.
The LEED for Neighborhood Development (
LEED-ND) guidelines, as well as best practices for creating high-performance healing environments as outlined by LEED for Healthcare, informed the process.
Dockside Green is the prototype for Platinum
LEED-ND (Neighborhood Development) certification.