Groups – Activity – Zeina F. Salam

Naomi Sachs, ASLA, EDAC posted an update in the group LEED in Landscape Architecture 14 years, 10 months ago

Anyone have a good detail/case study for using planting islands as small stormwater catchment areas? This is for the northeast, and the parking lot will most likely have standard curbs, but if there’s another idea… Just getting started on the project, but excited about the possibilities. Thanks!

Oona Johnsen posted an update in the group LEED in Landscape Architecture 14 years, 10 months ago

Has anyone taken the LEED Green Associate exam? Please share your exam experience.

Geoffrey Katz posted an update in the group LEED in Landscape Architecture 14 years, 10 months ago

Baskar – Could you go into more detail with your comments…

Baskar G posted an update in the group LEED in Landscape Architecture 14 years, 10 months ago

natural topography( wild grasses area or growing naturally ) can take as landscaped area? or it should be neatly landscaped ( dry or xeroxscping_) area? for site selection ?.

Oona Johnsen posted an update in the group LEED in Landscape Architecture 14 years, 11 months ago

I also got this information from GBCI: If you area a LEED AP and you choose a specialty – there is no harm in keeping your enrollment and that if you do not report any continuing education hours at the end of the 2 years your LEED AP with Specialty credential will expire, however you will remain a LEED AP without specialty.

Oona Johnsen posted an update in the group LEED in Landscape Architecture 14 years, 11 months ago

FYI: LEED Credentialing Maintenance Program (CMP) – read last sentence!!

Enrollment Options: LEED APs without specialty will be provided with an enrollment window, a 2-year period between fall 2009 and fall 2011. LEED APs without specialty can view their enrollment window through My Credentials at http://www.gbci.org. The last enrollment windows close…[Read more]

Charles A. Warsinske posted an update in the group LEED in Landscape Architecture 14 years, 11 months ago

Its the pathogens. Greywater is almost as bad as sewer water. Getting people sick in the name of LEED does not seem to be the way to go.

Oona Johnsen posted an update in the group LEED in Landscape Architecture 14 years, 11 months ago

Potentially greywater could be treated in a bioswale or series of detention ponds, but in California, this system is impossible to permit (Does anyone know of any States who allow this?). However, you can treat stormwater in that method.

Baskar G posted an update in the group LEED in Landscape Architecture 14 years, 11 months ago

how about grey water treating with wetlands/ aerobic system? there is need for open bond rite? instead using in sewage water treatment along with chemicals?

Oona Johnsen posted an update in the group LEED in Landscape Architecture 14 years, 11 months ago

There are strict standards for greywater irrigation – it should not come in contact with people – therefore it is subsurface and also its application is dependent on soil percolation rate, meaning it should not pond to the surface. Not to say with all the rules it is not possible. More potable water is used irrigating landscapes than for basic…[Read more]

Charles A. Warsinske posted an update in the group LEED in Landscape Architecture 14 years, 11 months ago

I always thought that greywater has too many pathogens to be safely used for irrigation anywhere people would come in contact with it. Not true?

Oona Johnsen posted an update in the group LEED in Landscape Architecture 14 years, 12 months ago

I just started working at a new firm, Rana Creek. The first LEED project I am working on is a large scale neighborhood renovation project that will capture greywater from showers & laundry for a for landscape irrigation. It turns out from our initial calculations, all the homes intended for water harvesting collected too much water, so we needed…[Read more]

Rachma Kania posted an update in the group Therapeutic Landscapes Network 15 years ago

Hi there,

nice to see this group on L8L. I’m hoping to find information, reference, or anything else that can help me doing my thesis about healing garden and its relation with the patient’s health recovery. Esp. the design concept and its criteria. So far, i have a few articles by Cooper Marcus and Marni Barnes, and also Ulrika. Anyone can tell…[Read more]

Rebecca S. Borges posted an update in the group Therapeutic Landscapes Network 15 years ago

Hi All,

I’m new to your group and new to landscape architecture, currently enrolled in the masters program at the Illinois institute of Technology in Chicago.

I was hoping to gain some insight from this group with regards to healing gardens and urban agriculture. My latest school project requires both programs previously mentioned. If you have…[Read more]

Charles A. Warsinske posted an update in the group LEED in Landscape Architecture 15 years ago

I am currently working on a classroom addition for a high school which is a LEED project. We are designing a central courtyard that demonstrates a variety of LID features. These include porous concrete paving, four rain gardens and a cistern that collects rain water from the roof. Most of the materials being used have some recycled content. We are…[Read more]

Vanessa Lindley Santos posted an update in the group LEED in Landscape Architecture 15 years ago

hi everybody, i just graduated with my MLA and was worried I couldn’t take a LEED exam without LEED experience, I scanned and attached my diploma to the registration and I’m qualified to take the LEED GA – I haven’t received the study materials yet because they’re on backorder but thought I’d let the word out

Oona Johnsen posted an update in the group LEED in Landscape Architecture 15 years ago

Is anyone working on a LEED project now? How is it going? Share with us…