Title | The Green Housing Privilege? An Analysis of the Connections Between Socio-Economic Status of California Communities and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2013 |
Authors | Mehdizadeh, R., M. Fischer, and J. Burr |
Journal | Journal of Sustainable Development |
Volume | 6(5) |
Date Published | 05/2013 |
Publisher | Canadian Center of Science and Education |
ISSN | 1913-9071 |
ISBN Number | 1913-9063 |
Keywords | affordable homes, certification, community and real estate development, energy and environmental design, green building, socio-economic |
Abstract | This statistical analysis investigated the socio-economic patterns of current residential Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification in California cities and towns. Specifically focusing on the LEED certification process, this analysis assesses the correlation between the percent of residential buildings with LEED certification in California places and the socio-economic characteristics of those places. The pre-analytic hypothesis was that wealthier cities and towns would have a greater number of LEED certified homes with higher levels of LEED certification. |
URL | http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jsd/article/view/23643 |
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