https://land8.com/members/soowai-kin/activity/ Activity feed for Soo Wai-Kin. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:43:36 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 515045458bb34c68023280946331c79a https://land8.com/forums/topic/sustainable-sites/#post-151713 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 06:16:13 +0000 Andrew, 
I agree that LEED is nothing more than good design.  What LEED has done is substantiate that our good design is a selling point and the marketplace has finally come around to our design ideas as part of a standard regiment.  LEED adoption is not ding our profession but a plus and we should continue to educate home and commercial owners al…[Read more]

]]> 0 8b8664a75136b8a51ff21181017eff6d https://land8.com/forums/topic/sustainable-sites/#post-151714 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 06:03:37 +0000 Blanket statements such as ‘basically, commercial clients are only interested in budget and deadlines’ is not accurate as we all know, every project, owner and client is different.  I’ve had plenty of commercial owners that reversed their VE efforts for a better project, ie decrease spacing, better specimen trees, non rectilinear swale design, va…[Read more]

]]> 0 db99817a765db82a161c01b781595461 http://land8.com/forums/topic/sustainable-sites/#post-151717 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 06:33:39 +0000 Alan, Totally agree with your statement.  LEED does have certifications that take into account TI work only.  
The argument that new programs and certifications is not germane to our profession because some of us managed to carve out a career without any certifications beyond state licensing is either not interested in how the LA profession is pr…[Read more]

]]> 0 7be85feade445db62182e85b72133a42 https://land8.com/forums/topic/california-supplemental-exam-2/page/3/#post-176372 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 07:43:59 +0000 yes

]]> 0 0e178d74acdbf577f4319cf1d2d52eeb https://land8.com/forums/topic/california-supplemental-exam-2/page/3/#post-176373 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 09:25:57 +0000 thank you all for the advice and guidance, pass the test today, seems like the questions have multiple answers, i looked up some answers when i got out and there were indeed true. Anyway, oaks, oaks, oaks…. fire/fuel mod, wetland jurisdiction, everything that nanda mentioned came up! Thank you again…

]]> 0 46a48ec7c02b3630f1c12bc8ed3660c6 https://land8.com/forums/topic/bla-grads-what-would-you-have-done-differently/#post-168946 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:55:39 +0000 despite the fact that you have already found a BLA program, some of this information still applies, a lot of BLA programs have neglected if not abandoned the foundations of landscape architecture, ie part architect, part civil engineer, part horticulturist, in favor of emphasis on design process and conceptual thinking. Not that there is anything…[Read more]

]]> 0 da45c5abf85f871ca7f37331c827f622 https://land8.com/forums/topic/lawn-alternatives-for-coastal-california-bouteloua-gracillis/#post-168381 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:23:59 +0000 try UC verde bufallo grass

]]> 0 fa908203db932c2b71ea3fccfab684fc https://land8.com/forums/topic/entering-the-la-field/#post-170412 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:20:34 +0000 Honestly, i feel there is no such thing as a demeaning job, an honest job for an honest pay is always a good thing, i have worked in a lot of sectors (public, private, non-profit) of multiple industries and what i see is a lack of respect for blue collar jobs and a lack of maturity in the ppl with blue collar jobs. This attitude contributed to the…[Read more]

]]> 0 a88a9edefb703fed9f210f18574387b9 https://land8.com/forums/topic/entering-the-la-field/page/3/#post-170441 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:05:44 +0000 LA is such a broad field, you need to figure where in LA do you fit… An MLA is a great experience but most programs are not accredited which may be an issue with licensure, and landing a job. An MLA means close to nothing in landing a job sometimes, but it does perpetuate a sense of maturity and responsibility, however, without skills, a CAD…[Read more]

]]> 0 c60518df878855d0ee5e954fc9f83194 https://land8.com/forums/topic/illustrator-vs-photoshop-for-rendering-plans/page/2/#post-171396 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:18:03 +0000 In our office, we use autocad for line work, rasterize in photoshop, and color in photoshop, managing layers in autocad and photoshop allows efficient management for applying textures and shadows, for speed, we use strictly autocad to export a color rendering, just by standardizing your pen settings for plotting ie. transparency/screening,…[Read more]

]]> 0 2d6fb93d6469b7815b8adbdd544f5cc0 https://land8.com/forums/topic/california-supplemental-exam-2/page/3/#post-176376 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:06:13 +0000 hoped you passed the exam, any new insights to what is already listed here? thanks.

]]> 0 2b0e12cff0cdbd2089c28726b1166039 https://land8.com/forums/topic/california-supplemental-exam-2/page/4/#post-176377 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:13:01 +0000 Mike,congrats on passing, i plan to take it in the next few months, what were the test subjects that you did not account for? Did all the tips on this discussion thus far covers the rest? Any tips will be helpful, thanks..

]]> 0 d2552c55fadc574663cf5d702c10eae2 https://land8.com/forums/topic/california-supplemental-exam-2/page/4/#post-176383 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:54:17 +0000 Thanks Nanda, great list, I can;t seem to get to the flash card link though, can it be made accessible again? thanks.

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