william martin

Matt – Currently, SITES is not a separate entity.  The Executive Committee is made up of the ASLA, the Wildflower Center which is a part of UT and the US Botanic Garden.  SITES staff who work with the various committees and lead the development of the metric and educational materials are located in Austin at the Wildflower Center.  Liz Guthrie, Ma…[Read more]

Since the petition from ASLA and press release from UT are contradictory, please help me understand what’s going on with the following questions:

• UT States: “UT has never had a formal partnership or any legal agreement with ASLA, despite our efforts over the past two years to develop one.”    ASLA states : ” The SITES trademarks were developed th…

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In regards to the ASLA SITES Petition update,  publicly airing dirty laundry is rarely a good idea.  Particularly when it is smattered with childish comments and obviously intended to discredit a former partner.  Landscape Architects and many others in the site design industry have worked tirelessly to prove our value to the green building in…[Read more]

The legal petition from ASLA and the formal response from UT definitely tell two different sides of the story.  Regardless of which side you fall, we should all agree that litigation is not good for SITES or the profession as a whole.  SITES v2 and the reference guide are scheduled to be released in the next couple months and projects will f…[Read more]

Charles – you obviously have not read SITES closely or either don’t understand it.  It is a performance base metric – the opposite of prescriptive design.  Also, I challenge you to certify a project.  In my work, I have found that those who believe they have been “doing it for 40 years” have great difficulty meeting the minimum criteria.  

Interesting.  Two entities fighting over who will make money selling another guide to prescriptive design.  There is nothing new in the SITES project except adding points up to get to some magical level so you can pin a gold star on your wall.  We really don’t need another entity telling us how to design sustainable projects.  We have been doi…[Read more]

Hi Heather – definitely disappointing to see. Just saw the announcements; have read both press statements that describe very different points of view. What do you think the key disagreement is and what will take to resolve?

A large number of credits under the Sustainable Sites Initiative pertain to vegetation. Check out my latest article “Green Math” in Landscape Architecture Magazine to find out what you should know to earn as many as possible.

Land8 online has invited me to provide a free webinar on sustainable sites, small scale sites and residential landscapes on November 7th. What type of information you would find most useful?

I am all for sustainability, but we can still need to make it blend into  the enviroment …………………………………..Dome What dome

Hello Paul, You may Email: webmaster_sese@tongji.edu.cn or write to: Professor Chun Liu, X. H. Tong and G. S. Xu, at the Departments of Surveying and Geo-informatics: Tongji University College of Environment Mingjing Building 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China Tel: +86-21-65983869, Fax: +86-21-65986313  I hope that this information m…[Read more]

Hi there,
Anyone knows how to get a digital Cadastral plan of Shanghai??? Online on a website, or by email through the Planning Service of the city ? It s for a student project… And i m currently in Germany so i cant be physically there… I d be glad for your massive, short, quick answers ! With ny best, best regards, Paul

What is LAbash?
LAbash (landscape architecture bash) is a student run conference that serves as a platform for students from various universities to converge, exchange ideas and celebrate their passion for landscape architecture.
LAbash was conceptualized in 1970 by three students from the University of Guelph looking for an opportunity to…[Read more]

Early registration for FIU LABASH 2012 has been extended for 1 week, don’t miss out register today!

How is the increasing demand for performance metrics and measures of sustainability for landscape architecture and numerous other rating systems changing the practice? What are the challenges in terms of need for additional research associated with this paradigm and what are the sourced used for research and knowledge? What are most pressing…[Read more]

I have been using more Baccharis pilularis ‘Pigeon Point’ up here in the East Bay of S.F. It seems to be an easy evergreen plant. So far, so good.

Has anyone had any problems with it after it has established?

Also what is your favorite Ceanothus and why?

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I’m looking for a number of Landscape Architects in China. Do you know of anyone looking? Please contact me on hayley@architectural-elite.com

Hello everyone!
 
I am really struggling about finding information on possibilities of working in Singapore or in Jakarta?
I don’t speak Mandarin or Bahasa?
Appreciate any input you can give me…
Thanks…

Hi all…Just joined and am really interested in Chinese and Japanese landscape architecture.  China is what made me switch from International Environmental Policy to Landscape Architecture and so I now feel the need to give back in some way shape or form.  Excitement abounds.