Abstract This paper will share the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) implementation strategy for New Songdo City International Business District Development, Republic of Korea, which includes the first LEED-registered projects in Korea. This 1500 acre private development of 350 buildings is a master-planned new city of commercial, institutional, retail, and residential facilities. It is a LEED-ND (Neighborhood Development) Pilot Project. The introduction of LEED in Korea for this city, schematically designed in the US and constructed by Korean contractors, provides an opportunity to enhance the global market for environmentally sensitive design, construction materials and methods, and building operation
