Land8 | James DeRoussel | Activity https://land8.com/members/jamesderoussel/activity/ Activity feed for James DeRoussel. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:54:50 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 60dabb4ca384072572b493337a812dbf James DeRoussel replied to the topic The Ultimate Soundtrack to Landscape Architecture - Participation needed! in the forum RESEARCH https://land8.com/forums/topic/the-ultimate-soundtrack-to-landscape-architecture-participation-needed-2/#post-3552347 Thu, 02 Aug 2018 15:57:10 +0000 Cool idea! Here’s a few that come to mind.

Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell
Mother Nature’s Son – The Beatles
This Land is Your Land – Woody Guthrie
Seminole Wind – John Michael Montgomery
Little Boxes – Malvina Reynolds
Five Feet High and Risin’ – Johnny Cash
June Hymn – The Decemberists
Big City – Merle Haggard

]]> 0 cefc1968e830e16eeb36410a501b7225 James DeRoussel replied to the topic Louisiana Supplemental Plants Exam in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/louisiana-supplemental-plants-exam/#post-233042 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 23:16:36 +0000 Matt, I am an LSU alum (2001) who just moved back to Louisiana after 15 years away. I am a licensed LA in Arizona, but not Louisiana, so I am also considering taking the Louisiana Supplemental Exam this year to get licensed in LA.

As you have probably already seen, the LA Horticulture Commission only says, “The written exam covers plant use and…[Read more]

]]> 0 fa0ede2f6a277b5e439790c7ff9b0878 James DeRoussel's profile was updated https://land8.com/activity/p/53037/ Mon, 29 Jan 2018 22:46:40 +0000 0 d2acc364ceefaa417faf6442b5804ab4 James DeRoussel replied to the topic Design Software in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/design-software/#post-233032 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 17:48:48 +0000 Thanks Robert, that’s excellent. I may well take you up on that offer as we get a little deeper into Vectorworks. I literally started the trial period last week! Right now we are trying to test Vectorworks 3D terrain modeling capabilities versus Civil3D-to-Revit terrain modeling. I like what I see from VW so far.

In a broad sense, have you…[Read more]

]]> 0 bd0f357a33ebc300ffb80c72646f3ea1 James DeRoussel replied to the topic Design Software in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/design-software/#post-233029 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 17:34:34 +0000 I have used AutoCAD my whole career at multiple firms. SketchUp quickly became the go-to program for 3D rendering. My impression is this is where the majority of LA firms are still working: AutoCAD and Sketchup.

With Architects rapidly moving over from AutoCAD to BIM software, Revit in particular, the limitations of AutoCAD for integration with…[Read more]

]]> 0 a5073b4463c298c79f5a56a7043d1aef James DeRoussel joined the group BIM and BIM software https://land8.com/activity/p/53002/ Thu, 25 Jan 2018 20:25:00 +0000 0 75fdae9ce4685200e4bb086eab352af7 James DeRoussel started the topic Concrete Joint Use and Spacing in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://www.land8.com/forums/topic/concrete-joint-use-and-spacing/ Mon, 22 Jan 2018 20:00:29 +0000 Extensive research on the subject has confused me with regards to the use and spacing of different joint types in concrete. I learned over the course of my career at multiple firms to place control (contraction) joints 6-12 feet apart depending on slab thickness and dimensions. On top of that, expansion joints were placed every ~20-25 feet…[Read more]

]]> 0 840084afabe142ca1d542c28c46ca541 James DeRoussel's profile was updated https://land8.com/activity/p/52982/ Mon, 22 Jan 2018 15:25:19 +0000 0 ba9b2b5ba1528c40d6cc0320f70557a5 James DeRoussel started the topic Time Saver Standards vs. Graphic Standards in the forum RESEARCH https://www.land8.com/forums/topic/time-saver-standards-vs-graphic-standards/ Mon, 22 Jan 2018 15:23:13 +0000 I have owned both of these reference books and I am curious if LA’s prefer one over the other and if so, why.

My experience is that Time Saver Standards had good information but it was often hard to find what I was looking for, even when using the index. As of this writing (2018), LA Time Saver Standards (2nd edition) is 20 years old.

Landscape…[Read more]

]]> 0 7aece4a78f4f7b8b97044d71bf7f43a9 James DeRoussel replied to the topic Changes to the LARE exam coming 2012- all computerized and only 4 sections... in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/changes-to-the-lare-exam-coming-2012-all-computerized-and-only-4-sections/page/5/#post-161499 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:06:50 +0000 Thanks for posting this.  I had heard rumors, but nothing concrete.  
 
Very interesting; hopefully the new format makes the exam more accessible, but no less rigorous.

]]> 0 07ca74987b273c03cc41981787048908 James DeRoussel replied to the topic Professional Liability Insurance in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/professional-liability-insurance/#post-161527 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:02:34 +0000 Nobody?!

]]> 0 7ca15c4a86e2e681fc390b42fe0bf8ba James DeRoussel replied to the topic Macs Vs PCs in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/macs-vs-pcs/#post-161787 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 21:35:37 +0000 I made the switch to Mac two years ago and do not regret it.  In fact, I will probably never buy another PC.  It used to be that the limitation was software, as in they did not make AutoCAD for Mac.  Now they do, and regardless, you can run Windows OS on a Mac anyway these days.  I have been running Windows 7 within Parallels on my Mac for two yea…[Read more]

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