LEED-ND Certified Neighborhood
U.S. Green Building Council
Grandview Yard has achieved LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) certification, making it the first project in the state of Ohio and the largest project in the U.S. to be certified.
The first standard of its kind, LEED-ND certification recognizes and rates healthy environments reaching the highest standards of smart growth and new urbanism. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) program encourages sustainable and environmentally responsible design and development on a broad and integrated neighborhood scale.
Like a scene in a movie that begins with the camera tightly focused on one element before zooming out to reveal an eye-opening new perspective, LEED-ND is about acknowledging context and connection.
Grandview Yard achieved LEED-ND Certified status for implementing practical and measurable strategies and solutions in areas including sustainable site development, smart location and linkage, neighborhood master planning and design, materials selection, energy efficiency, and green building infrastructure and buildings.
The specific features of Grandview Yard that reflect the LEED-ND certified standard include a high-density master plan developed on a blighted, formerly industrial site, a comprehensive on-site remediation and reclamation strategy used to transform the blighted industrial district into a vibrant mixed-use urban community, and a design that complemented a compact neighborhood with a diversity of land uses—including pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, highly landscaped streets, building facades, 3-acres of public parks and green spaces, pedestrian and bicycle-friendly circulation flow, and access to public transportation.
Equal parts preservation, conservation and innovation, Grandview Yard is nationally recognized for presenting “community” in a way that reflects classic design, connectivity, and public space ideals and principles while embracing and deploying modern materials, technologies, and green practices.
Being a green community means that sustainable principles are considered and incorporated in every aspect of planning, design as well as construction. Ultimately, the goal of the USGBC is to encourage creation of neighborhoods designed to support a smarter and more sustainable lifestyle. Grandview Yard is a model for developers and communities nationwide striving to build green, connected, and sustainable environments and neighborhoods.
LEED or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is an internationally recognized green building rating system that provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient environments by recognizing and rating performance in areas including, sustainable technologies, smart location and linkage, neighborhood pattern and design, and green building infrastructure and buildings.
Features of Grandview Yard that reflect these standards include:
- High-density master plan developed on a blighted, formerly industrial site
- Comprehensive onsite remediation and reclamation strategy used to transform the blighted industrial district into a vibrant mixed-use urban neighborhood
- Designed as a compact neighborhood with a diversity of land uses including pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, highly landscaped streets, building facades, 3-acres of public parks and green spaces, a pedestrian and bicycle friendly circulation flow, and access to public transportation
- Individually LEED-certified mixed-use and office buildings throughout
- Environmentally responsible mobility options including miles of walking and biking trails in the area for Grandview Yard residents, tenants, visitors, and the surrounding community
- Six certified green projects that reduced negative environmental effects through better building performance
