Comparative Analysis of LEED-ND & DGNB-ND rating system

초록

LEED Neighborhood Development (ND) is a sustainable certification rating system for a smart green neighborhood development conceived by the USA. Similarly, DGNB Urban Districts (UD) is a smart green certification rating system conceived by Germany. LEED-ND has set a standard for the smart green urban practices particularly in the USA and DGNB-UD has set a standard for the smart green practices particularly in Germany. However both sustainable district certification systems are applied also internationally to a growing extent. The comparative analysis in the LEED-ND and DGNB-UD identifies both common and different elements of the two smart green planning standards. This paper aims to comparatively analyze LEED-ND and DGNB-UD based on the Smart Green Criteria established by this paper. The paper analyzes statistically each Smart Green Criteria of LEEDND and DGNB-UD. The comparative analysis of Smart Green Criteria of LEED-ND and DGNB-UD will highlight viewpoint and significance of each system. The comparative analysis of LEED-ND and DGNB-UD will highlight strengths, weaknesses, and differences of both smart green urban district certification and rating systems. As a conclusion, the paper addresses the five Smart Green Criteria in order of importance for future sustainable urban assessment measurements: Smart Green Site, Smart Green Economy, Smart Green Transportation, Smart Green Community, and Smart Green Infrastructure.