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- Title
The Use of LEED in Planning and Development Regulation.
- Authors
Retzlaff, Rebecca C.
- Abstract
Some jurisdictions in the United States have enacted green building policies and incentives that use a building assessment system to rate their sustainability. One such system is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Using data from a survey of LEED policy administrators and a comparison of LEED policies, this research seeks to understand the status and structure of such policies, their impacts on the built environment, how they work in practice, and the role of planners. The article outlines three types of policies that use the LEED system--government requirements, requirements for private development, and incentives--and finds that LEED policies have been very narrowly applied. Planners have an important role in administering green building polices because they address issues beyond building design and construction and require a holistic and integrative perspective.
- Subjects
CONSTRUCTION laws; SUSTAINABLE architecture; SUSTAINABLE buildings; CONSTRUCTION &; the environment; HOUSING policy; URBAN planning
- Publication
Journal of Planning Education & Research, 2009, Vol 29, Issue 1, p67
- ISSN
0739-456X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0739456X09340578