Groups – Activity – Bingshan Wong

Mitchell Rasor posted an update in the group The Sustainable Sites Initiative 14 years, 5 months ago

How does LEED ND differ from SSI.

Lisa Port, APLD posted an update in the group The Sustainable Sites Initiative 14 years, 5 months ago

does anyone know of speakers or events that discuss/educate/explain more about SSI, that are taking place in the Seattle area?

Jennifer Nitzky, RLA, ASLA, ISA posted an update in the group L.A.R.E. – ANYTHING GOES 14 years, 5 months ago

My head is still trying to recoup after taking both C and E for the first time…

Dean Howell posted an update in the group L.A.R.E. – ANYTHING GOES 14 years, 5 months ago

I took section C. My plan was to get through the test on my trace without putting it on the test sheets. Get them worked out and leave the labeling and all that for the end. I thought it was a good plan since I got through it with a few hours to spare. I checked them over and then started putting them from my trace onto the sheets. With about an…[Read more]

Cliff Jones posted an update in the group L.A.R.E. – ANYTHING GOES 14 years, 5 months ago

How’d it go? No one has commented how things went today/yesterday.

Andrew Spiering posted an update in the group The Sustainable Sites Initiative 14 years, 5 months ago

Hey Kerri,

I’ll do my best to be there!

Thanks,
Andrew

Baskar G posted an update in the group LEED in Landscape Architecture 14 years, 5 months ago

Here in india, i do not think how much points or requiremrnt is fulfilled as per LEED USA, but green building is done in india on based on india green building council .
explain more about your projects about commerical/ factory/ park /residentials.

Susannah posted an update in the group LEED in Landscape Architecture 14 years, 5 months ago

Does anybody have any experience with LEED projects in India? We are working on a possible LEED ND project in Tamil Nadu and I’m not sure how some of the US requirements will transfer over there. Is the USGBC pretty amenable to adjusting the prerequisites based on differences in infrastructure systems?

Geoffrey Katz posted an update in the group California Native Plants 14 years, 6 months ago

Glenn, and all
True that clients like to see green plants in the summer. Which is why some designers advocate a mix of native (80%) and non-native (20%) plants. The non-natives – which may require some summer water – stay green while the natives go summer brown.

Ray Freeman posted an update in the group L.A.R.E. – ANYTHING GOES 14 years, 6 months ago

Once upon a time, the reference manual had symbols for plants used in planting plan vignettes. These disappeared in 2006. I suspect this is what you may be referring to.

Susannah,

One vignette solution showed a swale constructed entirely in fill adjacent to a road. There was clearly no need for a swale given the existing topo depicted. They also…[Read more]

Susannah posted an update in the group L.A.R.E. – ANYTHING GOES 14 years, 6 months ago

Why do you say that?

Ray Freeman posted an update in the group L.A.R.E. – ANYTHING GOES 14 years, 6 months ago

I’ve looked at SOME of the Section E material from Shake-n-Bake.
It was pretty bad.

Susannah posted an update in the group L.A.R.E. – ANYTHING GOES 14 years, 6 months ago

I have used the Section C material. It’s pretty good.

Glenn Kranich posted an update in the group California Native Plants 14 years, 6 months ago

Since many of our native plants go dormant in the summer as a survival technique to dry summers, I’m saying “advantageous for the summer-dry months” as it relates to the clients who prefer to see green plants and leaves still hanging onto their Buckeyes. Alternatively, Juncus, Western Sword Fern, and Iris, for instance, often receive summer water…[Read more]

Geoffrey Katz posted an update in the group California Native Plants 14 years, 6 months ago

Glenn Do you really need to irrigate these plants that you mention in summer? They are native to N California, and so in a “natural” context do not get any summer water. Why would you need to irrigate them in a cultured situation?

Kerri A posted an update in the group The Sustainable Sites Initiative 14 years, 6 months ago

The Sustainable Sites Initiative: Metrics for a greener City” with Allegra Bukojemsky and April Philips
June 10, 2010 6:30 pm
AIA San Francisco, 130 Sutter Street, Suite 600

The Sustainable Sites Initiative SITES TM is the nation’s first rating system for the design, construction and maintenance of sustainable landscapes. This missing link in g…[Read more]

Tamera posted an update in the group The Sustainable Sites Initiative 14 years, 6 months ago

Thanks Stephanie, I see what you mean. Thanks so much!

STEPHANIE Landregan FASLA LEED posted an update in the group The Sustainable Sites Initiative 14 years, 6 months ago

Hello Tamera,
Well, As a LEED AP, I can tell you that LEED doesn’t deal with the spaces BETWEEN the buildings on a level that is watershed centric, site planning, soils responsive. LEED does not give points for passive solutions, but favors mechanical solutions. In so many ways, LEED is very narrow, and SSI is very broad. Those are just a few…[Read more]

Ahmad Ali Al-Gilani posted an update in the group Graphics 14 years, 6 months ago

Dear All,

I am looking for Landscape Archiyects for my office in Jeddah- Saudi Arabia, if you or some one you know interested please send your Cv to : aa.algilani@gmail.com
Salary based on experiance, benifits include, housing allowancw, helth insurance, and transportation. please forwared to those who might be interested, new graduates and those…[Read more]

Ray Freeman posted an update in the group L.A.R.E. – ANYTHING GOES 14 years, 7 months ago

Thanks Charles. The Seattle class had a good group of students. We had a sizable contingent from British Columbia and one person wandered in from Texas! There were many thoughtful questions posed. I enjoyed the experience.