Green building expands beyond the walls of the home.
Green building expands beyond the walls of the structure to include site and community development considerations. The benefits of a home's green development practices such as xeriscaping, permeable pavement, low-impact development, storm water management, and environmental preservation efforts are more fully realized when done on a larger community or subdivision scale.
National Green Building Standard
The ANSI approved ICC 700-2008 National Green Building Standard incorporates a chapter on Site Design and Development for the creation of Green Subdivisions. The Standard provides site planners and developers with a defined set of criteria for planning and designing green lots as well as a point system that can be used as a basis for scoring how green a project will be.
Additional Resources
Land Development Certification
If you are a developer or site planner ready to pursue Land Development Certification to the National Green Building Standard now, contact us to request a Land Developer Application Packet, which officially puts you in the certification "pipeline." To keep up to date on any important changes or additions to National Green Building Certification, be sure to check the box to sign up for regular Certification Insider Updates.
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