★1 AIA and 1 LA CES; 1 SITES, 1 LEED AP BD+C and 1 GBCI pending
Buildings and landscapes are interconnected, and their careful integration enhances energy efficiency, water conservation, and biodiversity. By combining the LEED and SITES rating systems, design teams can create integrated projects that address environmental resilience, occupant well-being, and climate adaptation on every scale-indoors and out. This session will explore the powerful synergies between SITES and LEED, showcasing how these two frameworks can work in harmony to amplify a project’s sustainability impact. SITES offers a sustainable vision for how the land surrounding buildings performs, delivers ecosystem services, and promotes restoration of habitat. We’ll unpack the core principles of LEED and SITES and why they’re a natural fit together. Then, we’ll dive into case studies that integrated both systems, highlight best practices for aligning credits, managing trade-offs, achieving dual certification and the key challenges and lessons learned.
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