Study Demonstrates LEED-ND Rating System Falls Short on Affordable Housing
Research finds fewer than half of LEED ND-certified projects include affordable housing.The national Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design® for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) fails to encourage developers to include affordable housing in new developments. Nicola Szibbo, PhD, a planner with the City and County of Honolulu, reports her recent findings in the Winter 2016 (Vol. 82, No.1) issue of the Journal of the American Planning Association (JAPA). In “Lessons for LEED-ND, Social Equity, and Affordable Housing ,”