Philip (PJ) Benenati

Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group Green Streets 13 years, 8 months ago

John, thanks for sharing. Do you have any site photos, from these projects, that you’re able to post here?
Philip (PJ) Benenati replied to the topic Green Streets in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN 14 years, 3 months ago

I just wanted to share a few projects from Seattle:

1. Taylor 28 Apartment Building (Mithun) – Urban plaza/streetscape with several bioretention planters and porous concrete along the curb
2. 2201 Westlake Plaza (Berger Partnership) – Urban Plaza incorporating art-planters and bioretention
3. Piper Village (Berger Partnership) – Streetscape with…[Read more]
Philip (PJ) Benenati replied to the topic Green Streets in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN 14 years, 7 months ago

Claudia. I’m not familiar your soil conditions in SC but I’ve heard that as part of the regular maintenance for these systems, periodic cleaning of the pore openings is required. I’ve heard that this can be done with a street cleaner or pressure washer and that this should be done to remove the buildup of fines 1-2 times a year. The Florida A…[Read more]
Philip (PJ) Benenati replied to the topic Green Streets in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN 14 years, 7 months ago

Librety Hills in Charleston, SC used permeable pavers in the alleys of the development. Oak Terrace Preserve in Charleston also uses permeable pavers in the alleys and also used curb-side bioretention swales that flow to pocket parks that treat stormwater. The Johnson Medical Center in Clayton, NC uses a large bioretention cell in its parking lot…[Read more]
Philip (PJ) Benenati replied to the topic Rain Gardens, Bio Swales, Natural storm water solutions… in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN 14 years, 7 months ago

Philip, for your streetscape projects were you using bioswales or bioretention planters?
Philip (PJ) Benenati replied to the topic Rain Gardens, Bio Swales, Natural storm water solutions… in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN 14 years, 7 months ago

Thanks I will make sure to look through your photos.

Since our installation our raingarden has apparently received several large storm events with the berm holding up and the system draining well. I will certainly be watching it over time to see its performance. The raingarden is currently under 4 ft of snow, so the spring may be a good time to…[Read more]
Philip (PJ) Benenati replied to the topic Rain Gardens, Bio Swales, Natural storm water solutions… in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN 14 years, 7 months ago

That does sound like a great project. Do you have any photographs or drawings you are able to share?

This past summer I was volunteering with an environmental non-profit organization, DC Greenworks, and had the opportunity to help design and retrofit an existing swale that eventually sheet-flowed off site, to a bioswale and raingarden. We did the…[Read more]
Philip (PJ) Benenati replied to the topic Rain Gardens, Bio Swales, Natural storm water solutions… in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN 14 years, 7 months ago

Tanya, did you have a wetland ecologist involved with your stormwater wetland project? I am in Seattle and pursuing 2 certificate programs here, one in LID and the other in Wetland Science and Management. One thing that has been emphasized is that when designing wetland mitigation or even stormwater wetland systems, it is important to design…[Read more]
Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group Green Streets 14 years, 11 months ago

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]
Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group Green Streets 15 years, 1 month ago

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:
Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group Green Streets 15 years, 8 months ago

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]
Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group Green Streets 15 years, 9 months ago

Larry these look to be very helpful examples of how other municipalities are implementing these strategies. Good case studies. Thanks for sharing.
Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group Green Streets 15 years, 9 months ago

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]
Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group Green Streets 15 years, 9 months ago

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]
Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group EDAW Lounge 15 years, 9 months ago

Thanks. I actually met Karen a few months ago out in San Fran for the WSUD internal review EDAW hosted. anyway to get her to join this group?
Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group Green Streets 15 years, 9 months ago

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]
Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group EDAW Lounge 15 years, 10 months ago

Does anyone have any interesting LID or Water Sensitive Urban Design projects they have been working on?
Philip (PJ) Benenati replied to the topic Filterra in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN 15 years, 11 months ago

I’m usually not a big fan of tree grates, however I actually think that the grate does provide a very important function is a system like this. In any curbside Bioretention system you will have to manage the gross pollutants that will inevitably build up in the system, i.e. cups, wrappers, other litter…. In an exposed system you will see all of…[Read more]
Philip (PJ) Benenati replied to the topic Filterra in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN 15 years, 11 months ago

Clay don’t hate too much on Filterra. I used to feel very similar. My strongest concerns were mainly with the aesthetics of the unit, specifically the concrete exposed on the surface and the fact that the plant material had to be either a shrub or flowering ornamental tree. I was also, originally, under the impression that every 5 years or so…[Read more]
Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group EDAW Lounge 16 years ago

I’ll actaully be in the San Fran office for LID Training, so I will not be able to make it to Philly. Please let us know how it was when you guys get back.
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