Sustainable Sites Initiative: US updated rating criteria for open spaces design

The paper presents the U.S. Sustainable Sites Initiative, by illustrating and commenting the recent updates of the rating criteria in addition to a number of certified projects, including some sites visited by the author in California. The system is compared with existing tools, as LEED 2009 for Nei...

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Main Author: Renata Valente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2014-10-01
Series:Techne
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Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/techne/article/view/4389