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LEED for Landscape Architects: A Summary of LEED ND v2.2 Credits Involving Site Issues

Additional Research Sources

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Sustainable Design

• USGBC - U.S. Green Building Council
• The Sustainable Sites Initiative
• Whole Building Design Guide
• BuildingGreen.com
• The Green Guide

Storm Water Management

• The Low Impact Development Center: Sustainable Design & Water Quality Research
• Urban Design Tools - Low Impact Development
• Advanced Pavement Technology - Ecological Paver Systems
• National Ready Mixed Concrete Association: Pervious Concrete
• Pervious Concrete Pavement
• Flowable Fill

Urban Planning and Design

• ULI - Urban Land Institute
• PPS - Project for Public Spaces

Safety & Accessibility

• The Access Board
• The Americans with Disabilities Act Homepage
• National Center on Accessibility
• National Program for Playground Safety
• United States Consumer Product Safety Commission

Park & Recreation

• Great Lakes Park Training Institute
• International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association
• National Playground Contractors Association

Planting Design

• Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society
• Indiana DNR: Invasive Species
• Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin
• U.S. Army - Guide to Poisonous & Toxic Plants
• USDA Forest Service - Plant Species Life Form

Urban Forestry

• Carmel Indiana Department of Community Services - Urban Forestry
• University of Florida Urban Landscape Plants
• James Urban: Growing the Urban Forest (pdf)
• Design Integration for Sustainable Landscape Construction: Urban Trees
• DeepRoot - Urban Forestry Products
• Amereq, Inc. - Urban Forestry Products