Certified Case Studies

Normal, Illinois has been a leader in making sustainable development happen for the last decade. They were the first LEED ND project, and continue their history of innovation by becoming the 2nd registered project under the Living Community Challenge. This project is looking at the redevelopment of 7.5 municipally owned acres into a mixed-use neighborhood…

The City of Seattle is considered to be at the forefront of sustainability so it is only fitting that there be a Living Community within its boundaries. North Rainier is a Hub Urban Village with remarkable existing and potential strengths. Because of its close proximity to downtown, the numerous underdeveloped or vacant properties, the existing…

With 800 ft of waterfront along the St. Lawrence River and the Seaway, this 6.25-acre site holds a rich history of diverse uses including a Shipbuilding fort (French 1758-63, British during 1770s War of Independence), Upper Canada’s Largest Flour mill in the 1830s, a large bootlegging distillery in the 1860s, a submarine sonar chart company…

This project explores how the Living Community Challenge can be used as a tool by existing residential neighborhoods to not only maximize the social and environmental benefits of community redevelopment, but also address some of the inherent challenges: maintaining affordability for existing residents, guarding against gentrification, and minimizing the displacement of homes, businesses, and institutions.…

Positioned on the shores of Sarasota Bay between the urban core of the city and an adjacent residential neighborhood, sits Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, the world’s only botanical research garden specializing in epiphytes, or air plants, such as orchids and bromeliads. Since its inception, Selby Gardens has become a leading botanical garden in the United…

California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) is located Monterey County. It occupies a total land area of +1,300 acres (main campus is +600 acres) and occupies the site and some buildings that originally functioned as the Fort Ord military base from 1917 until 1994. The University seeks to transform the campus into a “21st-century setting…

Williams College is a private, four-year residential liberal arts college located in Williamstown, a city located in the Berkshires in northwestern Massachusetts, 135 miles from Boston and 165 miles from New York City. The College’s attendance is approximately 2,200 students and the campus consists of 110 existing buildings, green space, and private infrastructure (including roads owned…

The Living Community at Sacramento Valley Station (SVS) and the associated Area Plan poses a unique opportunity to grow a regional transportation hub in the midst of a large developing urban center on a former Brownfield site. The project centers around goals of revitalizing a downtown liability to make a positive regional asset, reducing carbon…

San Francisco State University’s Romberg Tiburon Campus is located on San Francisco Bay and is a scientific and educational bridge to the extraordinary physical, biological, and cultural diversity of nearby marine and coastal ecosystems. The 53-acre campus is set within a compelling landscape and bay shore replete with cultural and environmental history.