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Hello Marc –
Jessica Terdeman wrote the Architecture for Humanity article for this project. She is on LinkedIn as… Jessica Terdeman Designer / Project Manager. She may be able to help you with questions.
http://architectureforhumanity.org/updates/2014-01-27-learning-from-via-verde-ny-team-takes-a-trip

My Grading, Drainage and Construction Documentation (section 4) Bootcamp in the San Francisco Bay area is a 3-day, 25 hour class that costs $450. Unlike just about everyone else, I am constantly upgrading my material to keep it as current as is possible. The text is now at 400 pages of material including over 180 questions and Advanced Items…[Read more]

I’m not sure there is much of a difference between the two.  And IIRC, RB marketed Netafim for a while way back and then Netafim managed to establish a niche market in the US.  Both use a variety of barbed fittings to make the network in any layout imaginable.  
Netafim I installed in middle 90s is still in use at many clients houses.  One has 17y…[Read more]

if you’re on Linked-In, I’d recommend you ask your question in that group :
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=152044

Hi Jason, Nca, ty for your input.

I like this NAS idea, especially that it actually doesn’t need to run all the time for backups. The thing is that the cloud also has the advantage of re-locating your files somewhere away from your other storage solutions, which I find really reassuring Vs events like fire, burglary, etc.

I’ve now checked…[Read more]

We’re subscribed to Crashplan. Its a little better than carbonite all around imo, reliable, similar framework.
We also maintain our own ftp (w/filezilla) as well as using dropbox and box.net for transfers.

Not a huge fan of the cloud, but I do have a free Dropbox account for larger file transfers and keeps me from setting up an FTP site that people never seem to be able to figure out.

I do self backups to hard disk, and plan on getting a web-capable NAS. You could also do the same thing with Linux and free/cheap software with an old PC. But I like…[Read more]

Tanya, thanks for your feedback.

Read this:

http://www.deeproot.com/blog/pdfs/Comparing_Silva_Cells_and_Structural_Soil.pdf

I’ve heard the same issues with the long term performance of structural soils. It does not work as well as other methods and the trees don’t get nearly the size they do with trenching or mechanical support methods.

Dennis, 
I was told by some local Chicago LA’s that the city was moving away from structural soil because of the reasons I mentioned. You would know that better than I through. That being said the issues arising from the use of structural soil have become more apparent in years 10-15 but it also depends on the species you selected, genetics, and…[Read more]

The City of Chicago requires structural soil for plant pits in narrow planting areas.  The projects that I have worked on the trees were in similar 5’x5′ plant pits with tree grates.  My last project was in the downtown area and it required lava rock to be used in lieu of mulch.  You might also google Cornell Structural Soil or Amsterdam Tree San…[Read more]

Very true, I’m not a BIM specialist, but vectorworks is closing in on practices in the UK. An excellent tool, and cost effective. Cheap upgrades if you take the service option.

We are using Carbonite. Its not cheap (depending on how much space you need) and you do need at least 5mps upload speed for the initial upload, but it is automatic and saves daily after that. I don’t know if its our ‘favorite’ but after researching all of the options, its the one that works best for the amount of storage we need.

Goustan,
Definitely look at AWS and their Glacier service.

If you’re on Linked-In, I’ve found this group of certified arborists most resourceful :
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=3107134

Hi Robert, Thanks for your answer. Using windows, interested into pro use.

My aim is to have a safe haven for my libraries and work archives. Would be updated frequently with current work. This way, if another hardware/software problem occurs, I can just simply wipe the problematic drives and get my core files back quickly.
A side benefit is that…[Read more]

What are your trying to preserve? I assume that since you had a virus you are using windows machine. Is this for personal information or work related. How often do you want to download your backup, or is it intended just as a backup and you will only occasionally restore files.
If you have a NAS there are several options that run directly from…[Read more]

This might be helpful:
http://urbanforestry.frec.vt.edu/stormwater/Resources/TreesAndStruc…

and this:
http://joa.isa-arbor.com/request.asp?JournalID=1&ArticleID=2952&Type=2