Through a webinar and excerpts from the book Parks and Recreation System Planning, this course traces the history of parks and recreation systems up to our current moment. You’ll learn from examples of recently developed parks and recreation systems that are solving problems and creating benefits which extend far beyond the boundaries of a park.

Effective stakeholder engagement is critical to successful LEED projects. This module shows why stakeholders are important and how to engage them effectively in a LEED project.

Learn about the LEED Cities: Existing v4.1 Gold Las Vegas, Nevada

Learn about the LEED Cities: Existing v4.1 Gold certification of Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Learn about the LEED Cities: Existing v4.1 Gold certification of Tallahassee, Florida.

LEED v4.1 Cities and Communities is a rating system for evaluating the sustainability and standard of living in a city or community. It addresses environmental, social and economic aspects of a city with a clear, data-driven means of benchmarking and communicating progress. This course will provide an overview of the rating system's framework, principles on which it's developed and how it addresses the global issues and challenges such as developing safe, healthy, inclusive, equitable, efficient and resilient cities.

Learn about the LEED Cities: Existing v4.1 Gold Johnson County, Kansas

This case study is available for free here.

A webinar focusing on leaders and practitioners advancing social equity and environmental justice.

The webinar materials are free through these links: webinar recording, USGBC presentation slides and Department of Energy presentation slides.

An informal dialogue with local leaders around Florida, to discuss their work and plans for the future.

The webinar materials are free through these links: webinar recording and presentation slides.

If you would like to complete the quiz and earn CE hours, it is included in the USGBC online course subscription or for purchase on this page.

Learn how cities in Italy, Japan and Mexico are using LEED for Cities to advance their sustainability goals!

The webinar materials are free through these links: webinar recording and presentation slides.

If you would like to complete the quiz and earn CE hours, it is included in the USGBC online course subscription or for purchase on this page.

The City of Santa Monica achieved LEED Platinum in December 2021 and is the first local government to reach this milestone in LEED v4.1 for Cities. During this showcase, we'll talk with local leaders in city government about their certification results, what they learned from the process, and what they plan to do next.

The webinar materials are free through these links: webinar recording and presentation slides.

If you would like to complete the quiz and earn CE hours, it is included in the USGBC online course subscription or for purchase on this page.

Hear from communities using the LEED for Cities and Communities rating system to get to net-zero.