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You could just buy your own quarry!
http://www.businessbroker.net/business-for-sale/westover-rock-granite-quarry-two-harbors-minnesota/292345.aspx#
Whats so great about basalt? If you don’t want red Colorado stone, you could try slate from here in the Black Hills – check out Dakota Stone in Hill City, SD http://www.dakotastone.net/ledge_building…[Read more]

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I’m guessing that the Texas reference was a joke (probably based on some fact…you should hear Aggie jokes but I digress)….sometimes hard to tell on-line… 
Like Robert, I’m from Texas … actually also the Dallas area.  The firm that I work for has worked / is working on numerous LID, LEED, and storm management projects; uses nativ…[Read more]

thank you jeff. thanks for the opinions and ideas. i’ll surely try to improve it later.

He’s in TX – might explain some of it.  
I, too have always worked in places that required innovative stormwater solutions, native plants, minimizing impact, etc (even in ‘red’ counties in the south).

Omar,
If sustainable design is your real passion / your interest, I say “go for it” and don’t worry about what others think. Every comment that you will receive is based upon “that” person’s experiences so take everyone (including me) with a grain of salt.
I’ve been in the business for 20+ years. I was a degree change student with a BS in B…[Read more]

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I’m currently on a LA BSc course at the moment and your first paragraph made me chuckle.. sounds like a pretty accurate assessment to me!

Thank you Goustan for your information.. 🙂

I don’t know what world Mr. Wainner is living in, but in my world sustainablililty is already written into law, and will only be growing. Best Management Practices in erosion control is a requirement. Dealing with drought conditions, rising flood waters, changing climate are all jobs you can get NOW, for places that have suffered horribly already,…[Read more]

In Thailand they use this material : (see PDF)

and this plant :
Scientific name : Chrysopogon zizanioides 
Scientific name (old but frequent) : Vetiveria zizanioides  
Common english name : Vetiver
Thai name : หญ้าแฝกหอม 

I’ve seen several pictures of projects in central america using it for erosion control. The use of that plant is fairly rec…[Read more]

Good luck, keep us posted !

Gustan those are great reflections. I am right there. My hope is to convince the client to spend a bit more money on the front end with a BioNova consultant but have me still running the show. I’ll let you all know how my ‘pitch’ is received.

I actually had a possibility once to go for it and give it a go, for a hotel. This has been discussed, as I put forward the possibility for a NSP, and my client was familiar enough with the concept to have  an itch. Now, there was not time for extra-training, or no extra budget for coaching, so when the client asked me if I could vouch 100% for…[Read more]

Vince Onel,
A project you may want to look at as a case study would be:
Powhatan Springs Park ~Oculus
A great inspirational firm is Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). They designed a multipurpose space denoting space for activities by changing material types and cleverly placing tables and benches.
Gym roof doubles as public space
~Jeff

My initial reaction to having a client interest in a NSP was that I can figure this out on my own and work with a pool contractor of my choosing to build it. But while the concept is fairly simple, the ramifications of failure are quite large. There are lots of minor details that go into having acceptable water quality and I’m more feeling like…[Read more]

Janine thanks for the links. Tell me which menu to select on the first website to see images of natural pools. I found it on the second site.

Check this out: http://www.landezine.com/index.php/2014/01/lemvig-skatepark-by-effekt/

Hi Sara, not too sure we have many french LAs in here, so I will try to help you…

I’m a french, graduated from France, but I’ve never really worked there, so I don’t know up to which extent I can help. Anyways, bring it on, what are your questions ?

I lived in Germany for 11 years (2000-11) and worked the last 4 of those at a design/build firm that has built several of these pools: http://www.grothe-neue-gaerten.de. I also freelanced for a similar company that builds several each year: http://www.gaerten-von-gaertner.de. 
It is really not that difficult, and the possibilities for design are endless. You…[Read more]