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Intermediate0.5 CE LEED v4

The Growing Importance of Agricultural Land Conservation

There are many compelling reasons to protect agricultural lands and limit suburban sprawl. Protecting agricultural lands is a critical step in ensuring future generations' food security. The LEED v4 ND Agricultural Land Conservation prerequisite establishes the minimums that neighborhood projects must follow to select development sites that do not disturb agricultural land and also meet the prerequisite requirements.
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GBCI: 0920031104
Continuing education: 0.5 CE
AIA credits: 0.5 LU
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Objectives

  1. The importance of agricultural land conservation and how it applies to the LEED ND Rating System.
  2. Learn how the LEED v4 ND Agricultural Land Conservation prerequisite works.
  3. Discover the best agricultural land conservation strategies that can be used in the LEED ND Rating System.
  4. Explanation of land conservation terms like agricultural buffers, transfer of development rights, and loss mitigation.

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