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For the original title question, I think Chad is right – it’s too dependant on the specific circumstances of client, project, team, and LA. If, as LA, your goal is to push native plants and sustainable design, then that’s your goal. You’ll either go somewhere with it if your client agrees or is open and willing to spend the money, or if they want…[Read more]

I like these comments, i made me think back to comming out of school and getting my first job… ahh the thrill of design, I can design anything, let me at ’em…. sadly the first task I had was to do one color-up and then to write and file memos for the senior project,manager then I moved up to editing details, and so on. we all expect to do…[Read more]

It’s funny how often I get this same question from students. They see and study big landscape driven projects and wonder why there summer internships projects all began and end with the engineers or architects final base plane. Ultimately this year I have given the same response, only you can prevent being on the bottom of the pile. Andrew as in t…[Read more]

I would hope that in addition to whatever the position requires, that they’d be looking for skills that are currently lacking (or want improvement) in that office AND a person/personality that is someone who would bring a positive influence, good attitude, and the ability to get along with others! is there a credential for that? I can bring THAT.…[Read more]

agreed, if everyone just kept a compost of food waste think how much organic matter could be kept from being “thrown away”. then that could be used for mulching, soil improvement, etc…or for systems similar to this…

NR-

certification

Your check is in the mail.. ; )

I said, “besides work,” but I should have said, “money.”

Still, one thing I think I learned more than anything in running my own small business several years ago was the importance of billability and efficiency. Not to demean quality of work (read-graphic abaility, etc.)- Quality of renderings and work can be viewed as a marketing tool both to…[Read more]

I don’t know of any books already published, but I did discover that the Library of American Landscape History has a project to recover information about his career, and there’s some bio stuff on the site as well. Here’s the website: http://www.lalh.org/manning.html

Ya a little creepy. but it does offer a base to grow off of. If they are powered from decomposing insects (organic matter) what if the technology was further developed to use any organic waste. Food waste from dinner could be used to power your home. Albeit it would take a whole lot of food to produce enough power, but the future is wide open for…[Read more]

It kind of creeps me out, too. I imagine it does digest the whole thing.
It’s funny how many weird, obscure ways there are to produce energy.

i like the ideals in the video…just wish the pictures showed the growth a little better. i do like how the pushed the use of biodiversity to enhance the area. here’s a link that breaks desertification down a little further http://www.greenfacts.org/en/desertification/

ya roland, cool idea, but it kind of creeps me out for some reason. i’m assuming the entire bodies are “digested” by the fuel cells??

I just read this article about carnivorous gadgets: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/06/carnivorous-gadgets-eat-bugs-and-mice-for-charging-up-video.php
Kind of weird.

What do all of you think about the role of reputation? At the first firm I worked for my boss had a reputation for using native plants. Usually no one objected. He was also able to get civil engineers to work with him on stormwater issues sometimes. The firm was not large, so I wouldn’t call them heavy hitters. Then again, there weren’t too many…[Read more]

I suggest this question has to be answered in terms of what the goal/objective of the LA firm is; I include sole practitioners in that label. If the firm is struggling financially, then the obvious objective might be to improve cash flow, thereby making accommodation of the team’s needs a priority in order to curry favor and land the project. If…[Read more]