Green Subdivisions, PUD’s and Mixed Use Developments

• Integration of green architecture and low-impact site design on multiple-unit sites;  may include such topics as passive solar, cluster development, strategies for dealing with automobiles, preservation/restoration of open space, alternative energy, innovation, and low-impact stormwater management. 

LEED for Neighborhood Development (ND)

• What does it take to develop LEED ND neighborhood projects? Identify strategies and pitfalls, costs and benefits, challenges and solution.
• Is there a critical mass required for developing LEED ND neighborhoods?  This could include shared alternative energy sources, transit oriented development strategies, and alternate sanitation treatment strategies.

Green Infill in Urban Areas

• Emphasis on the redevelopment of individual and multiple sites in urban areas which improve the environment and quality of life.
• Emphasis on accommodating typical zoning, building permits, marketing, financial, aesthetic and neighborhood impediments to green redevelopment.

Green Architecture

• Innovations in green architecture.
• Retrofitting existing buildings and homes with green design strategies.

City Greening

• Greenways, linkages, wildlife corridors, bike and ped paths, parks, recreational facilities, livability, restoring community, restoration of habitat, ponds and lakes, community gardens, master plans, grassroots efforts, etc.
• Incorporating low impact stormwater management and sustainable landscaping into individual sites, PUD’s, mixed use developments and dense/ultra-dense urban areas.