Codes and Standards

LEED 2012 to include new credit category for transit-oriented development

April 19, 2012

The updated LEED 2012 system will introduce a new credit category, “Location and Transportation,” to encourage development oriented around public transit and more walkable communities.

“We're really after helping project teams select locations where you can have benefits from existing infrastructure,” says a US Green Building Council representative.

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