Land8 | James Sipes | Group Activity https://land8.com/members/jamessipes/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which James Sipes is a member. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:50:42 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 7b01ddbfcb9077679e2ece866123b56b Gudmundur Arngrimsson joined the group Green Streets https://land8.com/activity/p/64891/ Tue, 27 Sep 2022 14:46:53 +0000 0 5066791f5fd424d611778ad17cc343d6 Morvarid joined the group Green Streets https://land8.com/activity/p/63011/ Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:14:59 +0000 0 59a7f23b7279da469a37e7c2e10d6177 anjali kumthekar joined the group Green Streets https://land8.com/activity/p/62789/ Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:31:41 +0000 0 9b578d3abf2f7ae65329e4f2335d2b0a Roberto Cigliano joined the group Green Streets https://land8.com/activity/p/62724/ Sat, 03 Apr 2021 13:54:22 +0000 0 db0fe5e8a6835de55b929b7d5f59a6f3 Amelia joined the group Green Streets https://land8.com/activity/p/62417/ Sun, 31 Jan 2021 22:18:25 +0000 0 46d1757ca4cf2887d53989779d93fce7 Lucia Pastor-Roux joined the group Green Streets https://land8.com/activity/p/62344/ Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:41:03 +0000 0 2dfc21b011ee77605abca8eeba57b3d5 StudioCK joined the group Green Streets https://land8.com/activity/p/59611/ Fri, 06 Sep 2019 13:26:56 +0000 0 881d6b21e5273f67197f1287c5c5f414 Premier Concepts posted an update in the group Green Streets: Feels really great to see that more people are opting for […] https://land8.com/activity/p/59446/ Tue, 06 Aug 2019 10:27:31 +0000 Feels really great to see that more people are opting for green street. Recently we worked for a residential area where they asked us create green street rather than regular one. Check out website to see our work: https://www.premierconceptswa.com/

]]> 0 c3dcf39c8ed77c9f38c2781413c3427c Premier Concepts joined the group Green Streets https://land8.com/activity/p/59445/ Tue, 06 Aug 2019 10:21:28 +0000 0 2fa5a1cf62c23a582c82e31a68bd74a4 Arnaud Van Blommen joined the group Green Streets https://land8.com/activity/p/58734/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 07:14:36 +0000 0 d3c9957759c7b8d5a6a3577133cfc858 Bruce McWilliam Associates Landscape Design Group 778-809-9784 joined the group Green Streets https://land8.com/activity/p/53747/ Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:33:51 +0000 0 7f1f60eb5a031b3e66187a3c614dba1b Teresa Buckwalter posted an update in the group Green Streets: Does anyone have a good source for cost information on the […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21704/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:54:37 +0000 Does anyone have a good source for cost information on the difference between a regular streetscape and one that incorporates bioretention? Thanks

]]> 0 9cea1988a08170042d9f370aa3363618 Bryan Pynn posted an update in the group Green Streets: Just what I wanted...more green streets! https://land8.com/activity/p/21705/ Mon, 22 Aug 2011 03:27:20 +0000 Just what I wanted…more green streets!

]]> 0 97294dd571fcde7a055b3c46adffd32a Deborah Christman posted an update in the group Green Streets: Thanks. It looks good! Now for a big rain to see it in action! https://land8.com/activity/p/21706/ Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:58:05 +0000 Thanks. It looks good! Now for a big rain to see it in action!

]]> 0 090fbd5ef06456081e99e0d8384558e7 John Galbavy posted an update in the group Green Streets: https://land8.com/activity/p/21707/ Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:17:28 +0000

]]> 0 4a0f343648eeba2d181e1ad09b16549c John Galbavy posted an update in the group Green Streets: new shiny pics I took today.. https://land8.com/activity/p/21708/ Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:15:59 +0000 new shiny pics I took today..

]]> 0 9786ab6fb9f198609b581fbe121c97a7 John Galbavy posted an update in the group Green Streets: Water is allowed to enter then exit the raingarden farther […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21709/ Wed, 15 Jun 2011 02:00:31 +0000 Water is allowed to enter then exit the raingarden farther down grade…. in a small to medium event most precip will be captured and perc in these areas. It is Florida so larger rain events will be allowed to overflow and enter into the existing culverts at intersections.

]]> 0 872546142c4a46709860bea745f4b7c1 Deborah Christman posted an update in the group Green Streets: So does the water go through in the right hand corner of […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21710/ Mon, 23 May 2011 01:58:54 +0000 So does the water go through in the right hand corner of each cell? Or is each cell a separate containment area?

]]> 0 d09a1056176366399599f6c1ba5dcdc9 john parker posted an update in the group Green Streets: OK- let's save the world!  Glad to be among the initiated here... https://land8.com/activity/p/21711/ Thu, 19 May 2011 12:34:40 +0000 OK- let’s save the world!  Glad to be among the initiated here…

]]> 0 a0d564d66d151242ad0ba5fb19ef9bf5 John Galbavy posted an update in the group Green Streets: https://land8.com/activity/p/21712/ Sat, 14 May 2011 04:20:33 +0000

]]> 0 7188099e50599b956e603e4d8df20d56 John Galbavy posted an update in the group Green Streets: Here is some pics from the project I described below- this […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21713/ Sat, 14 May 2011 04:18:34 +0000 Here is some pics from the project I described below- this was from 3 months ago and is coming along nicely. Note the re-used granite that we incorporated from existing curbs on the street. The sidewalk is alternating concrete broom finish and shell agreggate wash.

]]> 0 f49f13e89cd074e26afb5d572d2da997 vc hefti posted an update in the group Green Streets: Greet links, they helped a lot on a recent project. Thanks!   https://land8.com/activity/p/21714/ Tue, 26 Apr 2011 02:55:59 +0000 Greet links, they helped a lot on a recent project. Thanks!
 

]]> 0 e0a9189fbe18a886fc632297d2eb155d Teresa Buckwalter posted an update in the group Green Streets: Thanks for your photos Chris.  Deadrick street looks […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21715/ Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:06:37 +0000 Thanks for your photos Chris.  Deadrick street looks great!
Kevin– yes, we are installing planters over storm inlets. 
Any feedback is appreciated.

]]> 0 c924d58db63a70aea44923599aa83927 Deborah Christman posted an update in the group Green Streets: What is the grade and the largest amount of water you are […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21716/ Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:22:49 +0000 What is the grade and the largest amount of water you are dealing with? The planter needs to be designed to handle whatever nature throws at you.  You can retrofit the drain like Chris said to become the overflow at the down end of your planter. If you have a lot of slope, check dams can hold the water and pool it to infiltrate fully. Then the…[Read more]

]]> 0 1ff4d8626dd50f8a8e87ac82d21675a2 Kevin Robert Perry posted an update in the group Green Streets: Are you talking about installing a planter over a storm […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21717/ Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:16:02 +0000 Are you talking about installing a planter over a storm inlet, or a storm line? 

]]> 0 adb2779ab1c5f1fd7e3ae877bcc72a0b Teresa Buckwalter posted an update in the group Green Streets: We are designing stormwater bioretention planters for a […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21718/ Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:37:15 +0000 We are designing stormwater bioretention planters for a downtown.  We want to place a planter where a storm drain currently exists.  Can a planter be designed over a storm drain and be an effective bioretention measure — i.e. slowing down rainwater but not completely infiltrating?  Appreciate any input.

]]> 0 a5ae45abc03dfdd241572d21268c3ab1 Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group Green Streets: John, thanks for sharing.  Do you have any site photos, […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21719/ Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:01:44 +0000 John, thanks for sharing.  Do you have any site photos, from these projects, that you’re able to post here?

]]> 0 e667bcc458870fadd40f5ee31d66be59 John Galbavy posted an update in the group Green Streets: If anybody here has done any public work involving […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21720/ Thu, 03 Feb 2011 02:10:51 +0000 If anybody here has done any public work involving raingardens in Florida let me know! Since I have been working for my firm here in Tampa we have completed 4 to 5 significant “raingarden” type projects; one of them being a LAP FDOT streetscape for Tarpon Springs. Public work involving stormwater management in a creative way is far and few…[Read more]

]]> 0 d93c406e93d744f42ac89c9470bee275 Deborah Christman posted an update in the group Green Streets: Jon Q. asked about construction documents for green street […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21721/ Mon, 24 May 2010 22:22:32 +0000 Jon Q. asked about construction documents for green street work. After mining Portland’s BES site, i found a lot. Very helpful.

]]> 0 da2565df8f2ab5021298befb14f936a4 Kevin Robert Perry posted an update in the group Green Streets: By the way, it is dumping down rain in Portland right now! https://land8.com/activity/p/21722/ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:43:01 +0000 By the way, it is dumping down rain in Portland right now!

]]> 0 d557fea9bf6a4c9beee2c57036385fd8 Kevin Robert Perry posted an update in the group Green Streets: Thank you Jason, and everyone else for the welcome into the […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21723/ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:40:12 +0000 Thank you Jason, and everyone else for the welcome into the green streets group. I really am looking forward to discussing the latest thinking with green streets with you all. Going to Kansas City, Missouri for a presentation on Tuesday and Wednesday, but I would like to post some things when I return.

]]> 0 406d95021f080073b96530e62b047ad2 Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group Green Streets: Welcome Kevin. It’s great to have you involved with our g […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21724/ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:04:10 +0000 Welcome Kevin. It’s great to have you involved with our group. I am a big fan of much of your work which has continued to push the envelope for innovative LID solutions.

I also wanted to mention that I just recently moved to Seattle to pursue 2 Professional certificate Programs at The University of Washington. One is in Wetland Science and M…[Read more]

]]> 0 90d76da1fecf7f9ac96560f6cd1d3e33 Deborah Christman posted an update in the group Green Streets: Welcome Kevin! Thanks Jason for your comments on […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21725/ Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:35:48 +0000 Welcome Kevin! Thanks Jason for your comments on maintenance. After e-mail chats with many people, the fundamental move is to have regular inspections to look for needed maintenance patterns. I agree that it is a relatively new field for L. archs, and so the phrase “moving target” is apropos for the moment.

]]> 0 028c41091bdd29f6a196636bffe46137 Michael G. Cluer posted an update in the group Green Streets: Hey folks, check it […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21726/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:59:45 +0000 Hey folks, check it out!
http://exhibitions.pratt.edu/Design%20Jazz/DesignJazzHTML/DesignJazzevite.html

]]> 0 6d1d9ceb79bcc5c57d36418a943a01c6 Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group Green Streets: Kim, I have seen some examples in Charleston, SC that are […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21727/ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:55:14 +0000


Kim, I have seen some examples in Charleston, SC that are using some green street technologies such as curbside bioretention and permeable pavers. I would look up Liberty Hills and Oak Terrace Preserve which I believe are both in North Charleston. Here are some pics:

]]> 0 b641fdb58fbb35aa9f8ecb480d5ca6cf Kim Hawkins posted an update in the group Green Streets: Does anyone know of any implemented green streets in the […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21728/ Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:52:24 +0000 Does anyone know of any implemented green streets in the Southeast? We are completing a project in Nashville in the next few weeks and wondering if there are others?

]]> 0 3a4f4d465058eadce5f5e8dcadeed249 Deborah Christman posted an update in the group Green Streets: I am pulling together a maintenance manual for a design […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21729/ Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:22:31 +0000 I am pulling together a maintenance manual for a design studio that wants to install storm water mitigation in its projects. After reading widely, I have noticed that most information has the same maintenance guidelines. I find it difficult to believe that if sedimentation must be cleaned out 4-5 times a year from an in-street planter in Portland,…[Read more]

]]> 0 ceb44d14f6f28a35ca9b3c038d8312ea Chantal De Menezes posted an update in the group Green Streets: I am looking for some of your best exemples of rain garden […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21730/ Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:38:58 +0000 I am looking for some of your best exemples of rain garden project, rain managment etc. I am in a preparation of a seminar and will enjoy to see what is really happening outside my own practice. Please feel free to share informations and projects….

]]> 0 6de0aa66c8329c15cf7075a7c10e0ad5 Jon Quackenbush posted an update in the group Green Streets: Does anyone know of a good source for construction details […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21731/ Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:12:11 +0000 Does anyone know of a good source for construction details for ‘green’ design? I’d like to review these…

]]> 0 973b17b8f6069abafda328862c49a1d1 Justin Roger Burns posted an update in the group Green Streets: iT IS MOSTLY CULLET DISPOSAL AND HEAVY METALS (LEAD), MOST […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21732/ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:35:23 +0000 iT IS MOSTLY CULLET DISPOSAL AND HEAVY METALS (LEAD), MOST OTHER CONTAMINENTS WHERE FULLY REMOVED. I WAS ACTUALLY INTERESTED IN BIO – PHYRO REMEDIATIONS BUT HAD NOT FOUND A GREAT DEAL OF INFO ON THEM.

]]> 0 6c3c48d7d596d15db0e244bf5ffffa28 Justin Roger Burns posted an update in the group Green Streets: Ya i defentenly plan on trying to use Bioretention […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21733/ Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:00:14 +0000 Ya i defentenly plan on trying to use Bioretention techniques, but this is not a exectly a mitigation techniques it is a stormwater solution, i need some way to extract or mitigate the heavy metals that are with in the soil and water on site, bioretention will help in preventing them to go to the stream but then they are still on site in the soil.

]]> 0 1a7186aa43edba52fd9c9be6961647b4 Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group Green Streets: Bioretention is a technique that can be used in nearly any […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21734/ Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:47:42 +0000 Bioretention is a technique that can be used in nearly any environment, including brownfields, as a water quality control. This may be getting too technical for your project, but depending on the amount of on-site contamination, I would recommend that you wrap all of your stormwater BMPs with an impermeable membrane to help control the spread of…[Read more]

]]> 0 3efc55e86b24cd98a5af5d64aea7f66a Justin Roger Burns posted an update in the group Green Streets: i am a landscape architecture student working on my senior […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21735/ Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:12:49 +0000 i am a landscape architecture student working on my senior project, which is a brownfield site ( old glass manufacture), and curious to see if any one had unique design, mitigation techniques and or a case study i should look in to.

]]> 0 6c4b0a761c7710553b579fd1ce600371 Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group Green Streets: Larry these look to be very helpful examples of how other […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21736/ Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:12:27 +0000 Larry these look to be very helpful examples of how other municipalities are implementing these strategies. Good case studies. Thanks for sharing.

]]> 0 3a2e81204b78f860fa7e032fec744a00 Larry Shaeffer posted an update in the group Green Streets: you might want to check out this useful doc put out by the […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21737/ Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:16:03 +0000 you might want to check out this useful doc put out by the epa. its a lot of portland stuff but much more.. Larry Shaeffer
and add to greenstreets links list

link to Municipal Handbook Green Infrastructure
http://cfpub2.epa.gov/npdes/greeninfrastructure/munichandbook.cfm

Green Infrastructure Municipal Handbook

The Municipal Handbook is a series…[Read more]

]]> 0 1485268c5dd247b0f0983d7ae767823b Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group Green Streets: Well I’ll be honest, I’m very jealous of what you are abl […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21738/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:02:21 +0000 Well I’ll be honest, I’m very jealous of what you are able to get approved out on the west coast. As of now we seem to be a bit behind the curve but we’re trying to at least catch up with you.

The majority of our office work is around the Washington D.C. metropolitan area (including northern VA and Maryland) and each municipality seems to be at…[Read more]

]]> 0 4bd09671e714c69feb449aaea93555bb Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group Green Streets: Well in Australia they use a broader term Water Sensitive […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21739/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:28:45 +0000 Well in Australia they use a broader term Water Sensitive Urban Design, as opposed to LID, which refers to 3 areas of water management (Potable Water, Waste Water and Stormwater) and how my effecting one of these you have the potential to effect the others. For instance, by reusing stormwater to irrigate landscape or flush toilets, we also reduce…[Read more]

]]> 0 30d123b975ba3e52630426deb2dd203b Lisa Town posted an update in the group Green Streets: Philip - that sounds really awesome! I'm looking forward to […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21740/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:30:59 +0000 Philip – that sounds really awesome! I’m looking forward to hearing what was shared, not only from a green streets perspective but would love to hear all about what you are doing in Australia with regards to water design.

]]> 0 a424731afe0f29a6e7790ecc71a0a69a Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group Green Streets: Hi everyone. My name is PJ Benenati and I 'm with EDAW in […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21741/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:21:25 +0000 Hi everyone. My name is PJ Benenati and I ‘m with EDAW in Alexandria, VA. I look forward to talking with you all and sharing ideas.

Our offices in Australia have been incorporating LID into the landscape for some time now. An environmental firm, called Ecological Engineering, joined with EDAW nearly 4 years ago and is now working mainly out of…[Read more]

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