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This book will help builders and developers make the most of desirable land features when planning and designing projects to receive high ratings under the National Green Building Standard (NGBS). See how others have earned the highest green ratings and home buyer approval by preserving on-sitee natural beauty, limiting the development footprint, and reducing outdoor maintenance. Whether you are building on an urban infill lot, developing a rural site, or reclaiming a suburban greyfield, this book will help you construct communities that model a new green lifestyle. Learn how to Design properties to ensure they are at least as green as the homes to be built on them, Achieve maximum points in each lot/land development category of the National Green Building Standard (NGBS).