Building Vitality: Equitable Development in LEED v4.1

Objectives

1. Explain how to achieve the LEED v4.1 BD+C High-Priority Site and Equitable Development credit and promote the needs and goals of existing residents and businesses.
2. Describe how the LEED v4.1 BD+C High-Priority Site and Equitable Development credit can promote the social and economic revitalization of economically depressed or disadvantaged communities.
3. Discuss how the LEED v4.1 BD+C High-Priority Site and Equitable Development credit can help with the redevelopment of contaminated sites and improve environmental health.
4. Review how the EPA’s EJSCREEN: Environmental Justice Mapping and Screening Tool can help design professionals contribute to an equitable development project.