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New Tool To Tackle Green Sprawl
ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) (a membership association of local governments committed to advancing climate protection and sustainable development) is developing a new tool to rate the sustainability of communities, called the Star Community Index. http://www.iclei-usa.org/programs/sustainability/star-community-index
This, along with LEED for Neighborhoods, and the changes to LEED 2009 which will incorporate more sustainable site mandates are good steps towards tackling "green sprawl"--building green buildings on unsustainable sites, which has, to date, been a problem with the LEED system.
This, along with LEED for Neighborhoods, and the changes to LEED 2009 which will incorporate more sustainable site mandates are good steps towards tackling "green sprawl"--building green buildings on unsustainable sites, which has, to date, been a problem with the LEED system.
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