[Roland Beinert]

I’m no expert on what should or shouldn’t be allowed in LEED, since I’m not even LEED AP. But I do know that some companies will say or do anything when their profits are threatened, and that includes spreading disinformation about how green their product is and bashing LEED when they can’t find a way to greenwash their product.

I agree the USGBC shouldn’t charge for their manuals. They should be accessible to anyone.

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Actually, it does look surprisingly like the giant plaza in my grandmother’s yard.

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Just created a BIM and BIM Software group here on Land8, if anyone wants to join.

https://land8.com/group/bim-and-bim-software

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I’m glad to see there’s a new blog in English. I’ve seen a few other blogs and they’re usually in Norwegian or some other language.

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I stumbled across this video a few days ago, which might help: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7r28EMrzFM

If you decide you really need new software for BIM, I’m not sure civil 3d by itself would be the best option. You might want to look into Landcadd, which can work with either revit or civil 3d.

Working with revit by itself isn’t impossible for us, though. Some landscape firms seem to do it. Take a look at these videos: http://ladcourses.blogspot.com/2013/04/lad202-bim-for-landscape-architecture.html

If you really don’t like using revit, though, you might consider vectorworks, which a lot of landscape architects seem to like. I’m not sure how well it would work with revit, though. I’ve never seen much discussion on that.

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I guess if I have to explain a joke, it was never funny. So, I apologize for my stupid joke. I was not seriously suggesting anything computer related. I completely agree that CAD would be inappropriate (and far too expensive) for an 11 year old.

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I was kidding about autocad. I guess I should have put a smiley face behind that so that people wouldn’t consider it a serious suggestion, even though I began the next sentence with “seriously”.

As I said, I think a set of drawing tools and a book would be good. If Trace has any of her old hand graphics books from college, it might be a good addition to drawing tools, especially if the book has lots pictures of plans and sections the kid could try to copy.

[Roland Beinert]

You could get her a copy of AutoCAD.

Seriously, I think a set of drawing tools and maybe a book would be good.

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I suppose if you completely reject all urbanization, you kind of have to reject the idea of global warming to justify all the car use needed for everyone to live in rural areas.

While I don’t agree with SS27 about global warming, or that urbanization is inherently bad (plenty of people choose to live in cities), I do think landscape architects should be more involved with urban planning. We need more small parks and open spaces spread more evenly throughout the city (rather than only having large chunks of open space in a few wealthier areas). We need better streetscapes. If more people are living in cities, we should be playing a part in making cities nicer places to live.

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Sounds like it’s more likely to replace civil engineers than us. I didn’t see anything in the video that suggested it could design a planting bed (even if it can place trees, that’s not a whole planting plan) or a paving pattern or a park.

I have heard of computer programs that can create music that people find pleasing, though.

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The problem for the few of us who want to use Revit and other BIM software, is that there aren’t a lot of other landscape architects out there using it yet. So, we have to figure out a lot of this stuff on our own. None of that makes it impossible to work with, though. I think it’s a matter of adapting it to your needs over time and knowing when to supplement it with other software. This is something you have to do with all software. 

 

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We are not allowed to tell you what the ‘8’ means. Instead you will have to figure it out for yourself through a series of clues hidden throughout the website. The answer will astound you!

Once you understand the true meaning of the ‘8’, you will become a full member in the lounge. Until then… good luck.

🙂

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ok, you got me, Trace. I have no clue how or even if they sterilize the foam pieces.

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Aren’t all playgrounds dirt and disease attractors? Who sterilizes the chains you hold onto on swings?

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As much fun as it is to bash architects for over-stepping their bounds, I think the idea of giant foam bricks might have really appealed to me as a kid. I played with legos a lot as a kid, and enjoyed building blanket forts, too. 

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