Have you ever wondered how these are all connected? They’re all part of SITESv2 Materials Credits! Come join April Philips, Hunter Beckham, and Meg Calkins at the 2018 ASLA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia to find out more. SITES Materials Credits for Project Life Cycle: Deconstruction, Reuse, Specification, & Maintenance SAT-A11 October 20th 11 am- 12:30 pm Room 122
Compost is not just recycled clippings, it’ more. It has become the go to panacea for landscapes. It is an organic amendment you add to provide nutrients to plants. In fact, compost provides a wide range of unexpected solutions for designers. Have percolation issues? Add compost. Need to increase water holding capacity of soils? Add…
If you are working towards a LEED certification for your project, have you thought about SITES? SITESv2 and LEEDv4 have more synergies in common than you might think. Much of the work that counts towards LEED can also help your project become SITES certified especially when it comes to designing for lifecycle aspects. There are…
We recently had the pleasure of visiting the Point Bonita YMCA site to take some as-built measurements as they implement our vision plan. With staggering views of the Pacific and Rodeo Beach below, the approach is to transform the site into one that continues to inspire through nature and facilitates outdoor learning for local youth and families.Concept…
Join April at the TOM TOM FOUNDERS SUMMIT April will be on a panel to discuss “Innovations in Urban Agriculture” and creating local food economies. Tom Tom Founder’s Festival is a summit uniting entrepreneurs, innovators, executives and investors shaping the future of industry in small cities. Click here for to learn more about the TOM TOM…
At GREENBUILD 2017 April Philips will present two case studies from the west coast, 38 Dolores & Alameda Point Site A that examine how using SITES V2 material credits can better support the lifecycle of a project from material specifications to use, maintenance, deconstruction and reuse. April with Hunter Beckam & Meg Calkins will discuss…
April is excited to present in two education sessions this year at the Annual Meeting: On October 22, 2017 2:30pm, SUN- B03 SITES V2: Water Cycle Management and Resiliency in the Face of Climate Change education session. The session will explore the Section 3 Site Design-Water section and examine how to create resilient designs to…
Our project at 38 Dolores (recently know as 2001 Market) is complete! The project site is becoming a busy hub on Market Street with residents and Whole Food’s customers enjoying all the amenities of the site. One unique aspect of the project is our dog bollards located on the busy intersection of Market and Dolores. The dog bollards add…
The Sustainable Sites Initiative™ (SITES™) is an interdisciplinary effort by the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin and the United States Botanic Garden to create voluntary national guidelines and performance benchmarks for sustainable land design, construction and maintenance practices. Major funding for the Sustainable Sites Initiative is provided by the…