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One thing that you have to be careful of is that you have full contact with the slope surface or water gets under it and erodes material down hill which then gets deposited where contact between the mat and the surface slow the water. It can be a mess.

Jute netting also works well, but with bigger openings depending what you are using for…[Read more]

Oh you’re welcome, and yes that’s the idea. It’s used heavily in grass applications because the blades have no problem finding their way through. Plant plugs or even larger plants can be installed through the blanket by cutting an ‘X’ shaped incision in the blanket, pulling the flaps back, planting in, and then replacing the flaps around the…[Read more]

Not as simple as that actually. In New Zealand the Institute of Landscape Architects does not have rights and protection over the term ‘Landscape Architect’ so any landscape designer could still call themselves one. We also don’t have the same 5 year programme that north american universities use. You need to submit a portfolio of work and have an…[Read more]

This product looks good….the fibers seem to have the same form as the Enkamat which has a structure that seems like it’ll hold onto soil while allowing plants to grow through. Thanks!

Hi Jenny, I have to suggest Curlex Erosion Control Blanket, it’s manufactured in a variety of specifications but the basic ingredient is aspen fibers woven into a non-directional matrix.

Wow…there are several different takes on the subject. I always understood that a LD is more focused on Landscape Specific projects and is more into the asthetic and horticultural end of design (more plant based). Where as a LA is a licensed professional who has a broader scope of eduacation that covers LD and many other aspects of Site Planning.…[Read more]

What a hairy one. I’ve worked in both types of business. I wouldn’t like to pigeonhole myself in either profession personally. Urban design seems to be the new catch-cry in New Zealand. Especially in a recession, different professions are trying to grab more of the pie and doing all sorts of work they wouldn’t normally and probably shouldn’t.

Feels kinda odd that I am now cleaning and repairing the facilities that I designed and built a few years ago. Am looking for the light at the end of the tunnnel … so to speak, but it sure is dark in there! Acceptance of the situation is currently the hardest part of the entire process and I am getting tired of hearing “…well at least you have…[Read more]

Here in Australia Landscape Designers normally do residential and small commerical jobs where Landscape Architects normally do larger commercial jobs, parks and council park areas. Public areas are also Landscape Architects as a lot more documentation is required. Landscape Designers normally have more practical designs for family residential…[Read more]

Thanks! Looks promising. Have you or anyone else used coir mats (coconut fiber) for the same situation as temporary erosion control which will biodegrade?

You should check out Enkamat, the root system grows in the mat it’self. It’s been highly recommended to me in the past.
good luck.

looks interesting, are the submissions specifically for projects or research in North Carolina?

I would go Intel simply for the fact that they have the i7 chips. As far as ATI vs. InVidia, I haven’t researched that lately. I would head over to a site that does benchmarking for gaming and see how the different processors and graphics cards stack up. It always is better to look model by model than brand by brand in general, as there are always…[Read more]

Thank you for all suggestions.. I have decided to buy a desktop and read all your suggestions about desktops systems. I really don’t want to pay lots money for yesterday’s technology! I have already got a samsung lcd monitor 21”. Now I have some more questions.

What is better for graphics design systems?
1. Amd or intel chips?
2. Nvidia or ATI…[Read more]

http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en/us/Pages/Product/WhatIs.aspx

Core i7 desktop! I think the rest of the posts pretty much cover the others.

Also, invest in a good sized (and quality) monitor. That extra inch is always helpful when rendering site plans. And to help lessen the burden on your PC as it grows older, don’t upgrade your software unless you really need to.

Hope this helps.

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