LEED for Cities and Communities is being used by cities, counties, and mixed use or residential communities around the world as a yard stick to gauge their performance.

LEED for Cities and Communities: Existing Cities is built by and for local governments to help cities, towns and counties measure and manage their sustainability performance.

Resources for local governments using LEED for Cities and Communities: Existing Cities:

Courses:
- LEED for Cities and Communities: Existing Cities v4.1 - Overview course of the most recent updates to the rating system. (GBCI Course: 1 CE)
- Addressing Resilience in LEED for Cities and Communities – Learn how cities can incorporate resilience with the support of Natural Systems Credit: Resilience Planning. (GBCI Course: 1 CE)
- LEED v4.1 Cities & Communities: Existing Cities- Step-by-step guidance on TR credit Compact, Mixed Use & Transit Oriented Development – This course explains the importance of the credit and how to pursue its options. (GBCI Course: 0.5 CE)
Articles:
FAQs:
- Visit the USGBC Help Center for detailed FAQs
Reports:
- Aligning Sustainability Plans with LEED for Cities and Communities
- Tracking Progress on Global Goals: Local Governments

Learn about several cities that have achieved LEED for Cities & Communities: Existing Cities certification:

Rating System materials – LEED v4.1 Cities and Communities: Existing Cities

Look for related courses in the USGBC online course catalog listed below. For more information about LEED and how it applies to your existing city, contact us at USGBC.

Please note that this course page does not contain any presentations or formal course materials, it is a landing page for resources to support LEED for Cities and Communities: Existing Cities projects.

LEED for Cities and Communities: Existing Cities Educational Resources

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