Land8 | Mitch Howard | Activity https://land8.com/members/mitchhoward/activity/ Activity feed for Mitch Howard. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:50:42 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 6277488b127ba90a9197dd39640dda4e Mitch Howard's profile was updated https://land8.com/activity/p/58785/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 02:11:01 +0000 0 37a08c1a823fcb37a354ca6bce99ed4b Mitch Howard replied to the topic Via Verde Rooftop Planters in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/via-verde-rooftop-planters/#post-153093 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 00:05:13 +0000 Hello Marc –
Jessica Terdeman wrote the Architecture for Humanity article for this project. She is on LinkedIn as… Jessica Terdeman Designer / Project Manager. She may be able to help you with questions.
http://architectureforhumanity.org/updates/2014-01-27-learning-from-via-verde-ny-team-takes-a-trip

]]> 0 afe5916b55c9b15d0686b0b44a7b591f Mitch Howard replied to the topic Sustainable materials in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN http://land8.com/forums/topic/sustainable-materials/#post-153941 Mon, 07 Oct 2013 19:56:35 +0000 Center for Creative Land Recycling also has a lot of useful info and case studies…
http://www.cclr.org/case-studies/design-remediation

]]> 0 20977c80b8734e3fba141ec11d8ede98 Mitch Howard replied to the topic Sustainable materials in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN http://land8.com/forums/topic/sustainable-materials/#post-153943 Mon, 07 Oct 2013 18:40:58 +0000 Gosia
Sounds like a very “dynamic” site. I believe Jason’s response is a great start. Finding locally sourced used (recycled) firebrick may be a good choice. Of course any recycled material potentially comes with it’s own set of contaminants. Actual sustainability is very difficult to implement… but we must believe it’s possible.   
Many source…[Read more]

]]> 0 21bdb90f8888f7ab086e282faed18d84 Mitch Howard replied to the topic Please can anyone give me some guidance on the best landscape planning response to the costal crisis?Thanks for your help in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/please-can-anyone-give-me-some-guidance-on-the-best-landscape-planning-response-to-the-costal-crisisthanks-for-your-help/#post-154359 Fri, 16 Aug 2013 18:21:33 +0000 There are so many…this subject could be a great research paper. Good luck.
http://www.west8.nl/news/sandy_success_stories_the_little_island_that_could/

http://www.fieldoperations.net/

http://architectureforhumanity.org/node/4875

http://www.arup.com/Projects/Hong_Kong_West_Drainage_Tunnel.aspx

]]> 0 b744b5046e1f93d3b2ca68d08c02374d Mitch Howard replied to the topic Please can anyone give me some guidance on the best landscape planning response to the costal crisis?Thanks for your help in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/please-can-anyone-give-me-some-guidance-on-the-best-landscape-planning-response-to-the-costal-crisisthanks-for-your-help/#post-154361 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:50:20 +0000 A few places to start…

http://www.landscapeinstitute.org/PDF/Contribute/LIClimateChangePositionStatement.pdf
http://www.asla.org/climatechange.aspx
http://www.toposmagazine.com/previous-issues/magazine/topos-76.html

]]> 0 f874b0e614e0746877684880b61132b0 Mitch Howard replied to the topic Help to find cheap design programmes in the forum GRAPHICS https://land8.com/forums/topic/help-to-find-cheap-design-programmes/#post-154382 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 22:34:35 +0000 Stephen
Here is a link to the Vectorworks folks. They do free webinars on a regular basis. This link is for a VW Landmark Demo that should be a good look at the basics. If you join the newsletter, you also get free access to a wealth of past demos. Well worth the time.
Good luck.   
http://www.novedge.com/webinar/83

]]> 0 a5ce82ead35006a6a324f9e0037be59d Mitch Howard replied to the topic Dynascape in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/dynascape/#post-154401 Sat, 03 Aug 2013 21:05:07 +0000 Hello Mindy
Without access to the original creator of the Dynascape file, my knowledge says your options are pretty thin.
1. If you did have that access, they of course would be able to re-export as a dwg or dwf… or at the very least they can create a PDF from within Dynascape that you can import to AC and then draw over. You may be able import…[Read more]

]]> 0 aa8cd6de09d14f6ecc79e9151d7aaccd Mitch Howard replied to the topic Artificial or Real turf for public spaces? in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/artificial-or-real-turf-for-public-spaces/page/2/#post-168659 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:29:07 +0000 An added note…You will have an easier time accessing the above mentioned article by googling…
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT RESOURCES
SUSTAINABILITY
Natural Landscaping and Artificial Turf: Achieving Water Use and Pesticide Reduction
By Alex Wilson and Jessica Boehland

]]> 0 0962c61f9eed4177166073909020861b Mitch Howard replied to the topic Artificial or Real turf for public spaces? in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/artificial-or-real-turf-for-public-spaces/page/2/#post-168661 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:42:57 +0000 There could be a huge discussion brewing here on the topic of artificial turf. Another one of many questions that needs to be asked is “what effect does artificial turf have on the health of the soil beneath the installation”? While it is true that most living turf-grass installations in large scale urban spaces cannot be called natural or env…[Read more]

]]> 0 67693e515088c1f13b1591c0c09c641a Mitch Howard replied to the topic Plant Books for Southern California in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE https://land8.com/forums/topic/plant-books-for-southern-california/#post-169552 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:53:15 +0000 A couple more books to add to what is becoming quite a comprehensive list …
Designing California Native Gardens by Glenn Keator and Alrie Middlebrook.
The California Garden by Jere Stuart French.
The California Landscape Garden by Mark Francis and Andreas Reimann

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