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Keven Graham posted an update in the group
The Sustainable Sites Initiative 14 years, 6 months ago
Joy, have your Chapter Trustee or President check in with Liz at ASLA national and she can certainly help find appropriate speakers for you. Also, the ASLA Sustainable Design & Development PPN can help guide you as well. We have many talented speakers that can address many different aspects of this topic.
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Joy Kuebler posted an update in the group
The Sustainable Sites Initiative 14 years, 6 months ago
The NY Upstate Chapter of the ASLA is teaming with the NY State AIA for the first time ever to put a JOINT conference together! Sustainability is a particular topic that is HOT on both arenas. Please feel free to let me know if there are people interested in presenting at the conference regarding the SSI to LEED roll out, or to a particularly…[Read more]
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Andrew Spiering posted an update in the group
The Sustainable Sites Initiative 14 years, 6 months ago
Feel free to use the group’s forum to post questions and discussion topics. Just click the “+ Start Discussion” link.
Thanks!
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STEPHANIE Landregan FASLA LEED posted an update in the group
The Sustainable Sites Initiative 14 years, 6 months ago
Charles,
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Charles A. Warsinske posted an update in the group
The Sustainable Sites Initiative 14 years, 6 months ago
My civil engineer handed me a brochure on the Filterra Bioretention System which appears to be a vault, filled with gravel, sand and a little peat moss that takes in and filters storm water. The vault is topped with a tree grate where you plant a plant from the recommended list provided by Filterra. Has anyone used this system? They recommend that…[Read more]
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Geoffrey Katz posted an update in the group
The Sustainable Sites Initiative 14 years, 6 months ago
I agree with Heather about building a track record of using the SSI. It is through application in the real world that tools like the SSI show their strengths and value.
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Heather L. Venhaus posted an update in the group
The Sustainable Sites Initiative 14 years, 6 months ago
I am anxious to see the outcome of the pilot projects. I think the real world application and testing of Sites is of the upmost importance and we will learn a great deal from this process.
In order to continue building natural capital through the design construction and maintenance of regenerative systems, we need to see the application of…[Read more]
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Steven Rodie posted an update in the group
The Sustainable Sites Initiative 14 years, 6 months ago
Hi Heather! You and I have had many past conversations when you were in the trenches with SSI. So what are your current thoughts from your new perspective relative to what needs to happen to keep the SSI momentum going? Is practical application the key….or are there other issues that are just as critical?
You’ve been a great resource…..hope…[Read more]
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Heather L. Venhaus posted an update in the group
The Sustainable Sites Initiative 14 years, 6 months ago
Hey Folks! Just a quick note to say hello and introduce myself. After completing the 2009 report, I resigned as project manager of the Sustainable Sites Initiative to pursue other opportunities and spend more time with my 7 month old son. I am excited to hear your thoughts and concentrate more strongly on the practical application of the…[Read more]
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Jim Del Carpio posted an update in the group
Irrigation Design 14 years, 9 months ago
Hi All,
A little Bio. for your consumption. I started irrigation design in 2001 in Arizona. Worked with a L. A. in Arizona, who exclusively went after IRRIG. projects. He did very well, However I wanted to grow to other areas and moved on. Jump to the present, In the last office I worked in (March 2009), My billable hours for Irrigation Design was…[Read more] -
Rachma Kania posted an update in the group
Therapeutic Landscapes Network 14 years, 9 months ago
Hi there,
nice to see this group on L8L. I’m hoping to find information, reference, or anything else that can help me doing my thesis about healing garden and its relation with the patient’s health recovery. Esp. the design concept and its criteria. So far, i have a few articles by Cooper Marcus and Marni Barnes, and also Ulrika. Anyone can tell…[Read more]
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Rebecca S. Borges posted an update in the group
Therapeutic Landscapes Network 14 years, 9 months ago
Hi All,
I’m new to your group and new to landscape architecture, currently enrolled in the masters program at the Illinois institute of Technology in Chicago.
I was hoping to gain some insight from this group with regards to healing gardens and urban agriculture. My latest school project requires both programs previously mentioned. If you have…[Read more]
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Naomi Sachs, ASLA, EDAC posted an update in the group
Therapeutic Landscapes Network 14 years, 11 months ago
Live! New Therapeutic Landscapes Network website: http://www.healinglandscapes.org
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Matthew Schafer posted an update in the group
The Sustainable Sites Initiative 14 years, 11 months ago
Did anyone go to Chicago and see any SSI presentations? Anything good?
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Sara Fix posted an update in the group
Irrigation Design 14 years, 11 months ago
Hello fellow irrigation designers! I am taking the Certified Landscape irrigation Auditor Exam in the beginning of October and was wondering if anyone has the 2007 manual? Let me know if you would be willing to part with it! Thanks 🙂
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Burcu Tiryaki posted an update in the group
Irrigation Design 14 years, 11 months ago
Hi all.. I just joined the group..I use eaglecad for irrigation projects for 7years. It also runs in Autocad. You may test yourself by freeware version if you want…
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Naomi Sachs, ASLA, EDAC posted an update in the group
Therapeutic Landscapes Network 14 years, 11 months ago
The ASLA Student Awards were announced today, and this one looks germane to the topic of Therapeutic Landscapes:
Residential Design Category HONOR AWARD
The Productive Landscape: Urban Housing for Autistic Adults
John Gough, Student ASLA, and Adam C. Nordfors, Student ASLA
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
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jared jones posted an update in the group
Irrigation Design 14 years, 12 months ago
Rob-
We use Land FX; which it sounds like the same setup as Raincad. It is extremely simple to pick up on and their support is like no other. We have been using it for almost 5 years now without one complaint. I would give them a call and talk to their rep if you are interested.
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Matthew Schafer posted an update in the group
The Sustainable Sites Initiative 15 years ago
Yes, the meeting went great! Stacy summed it up pretty good. It was fantastic to have Dominique come in and talk with us about her experiences using SSI on a project. From our discussions, we know there are a lot of kinks in SSI (as one would expect) but my feeling from her was that the document works well in establishing that necessary baseline…[Read more]
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Stacy Ernst posted an update in the group
The Sustainable Sites Initiative 15 years ago
I thought it was great – especially Dominique’s experience with SSI for Lenexa City Center project. Several of the pre-requisites were un-achievable on that one. Those points were very worthy, highlighted the critical importance of proper site selction and deemed certainly worth keeping central in the SSI focus, but totally screwd the pooch (so to…[Read more]
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