A wide variety of sustainability topics and information sources that relate to Colorado and Sustainable Design, including stormwater.
Sustainable Design Resource Manual online
http://www.ci.boulder.co.us/www/pace/landscaper/landscaperresourceguide.html
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Sustainable Stormwater Blog - Oregon
This blog focusses on Portland Oregon and their sustainable stormwater initiatives.
Vermont Rain Garden Toolbox
This site focuses on development in Vermont but uses examples from VT, WA and other cool climate locations. Includes LID BMP selection tools and fact sheets for stormwater in Northern New England
Monday, September 29, 2008
Recycled pavement from Firestone
Interesting concept from firestone -- shredded tires remade into pavements
* LEED® Credits Available
"* 100% Recycled Material
* ADA Compliant
* Porous
* Flexible
* Durable
* Weight Bearing
* Non-Cracking
* Insulating
* Impact Absorbent
* Environmentally Friendly"
* LEED® Credits Available
"* 100% Recycled Material
* ADA Compliant
* Porous
* Flexible
* Durable
* Weight Bearing
* Non-Cracking
* Insulating
* Impact Absorbent
* Environmentally Friendly"
Commercial Compost selection
website from the University of Minnesota Sustainable Urban Landscape Information Series (SULIS) which covers commercial compost specs , procedures and vendors in the state.
http://www.sustland.umn.edu/implement/compost.html
http://www.sustland.umn.edu/implement/compost.html
Green Infrastructure Planning
http://www.greeninfrastructure.eu/index.php?section=006.001&page=38
UK Green Infrastructure planning site detailing process, continuum from green to gray and stakeholder role. GIS/ geography informed process.
"The aim of this Planning Guide is to provide a method by which those interested and involved in pushing forward the development of green infrastructure planning on the ground might develop their own green infrastructure plans.
The purpose of the guide is to facilitate the production of geographically-based green infrastructure plans. It is intended that this method might help to provide a more informed and systematic way to consider the competing priorities of green infrastructure within the spatial planning process.
The objective is also to provide a catalyst for discussion and for the exploration of methods of green infrastructure planning – it does not aim to provide a prescriptive methodology, but a flexible technique that can be moulded to fit ‘real world’ requirements."
UK Green Infrastructure planning site detailing process, continuum from green to gray and stakeholder role. GIS/ geography informed process.
"The aim of this Planning Guide is to provide a method by which those interested and involved in pushing forward the development of green infrastructure planning on the ground might develop their own green infrastructure plans.
The purpose of the guide is to facilitate the production of geographically-based green infrastructure plans. It is intended that this method might help to provide a more informed and systematic way to consider the competing priorities of green infrastructure within the spatial planning process.
The objective is also to provide a catalyst for discussion and for the exploration of methods of green infrastructure planning – it does not aim to provide a prescriptive methodology, but a flexible technique that can be moulded to fit ‘real world’ requirements."
Green Infrastructure Definitions and Examples
http://www.slideshare.net/ncormier/nsc-gi-talk-nov-2007
SVR presentation on Green Infrastructure - Elements and applications
SVR presentation on Green Infrastructure - Elements and applications
Candian Water Balance Modelling tool
http://www.waterbalance.ca/
Model each region with appropriate hydrologic data
"The vision for the Water Balance Model powered by QUALHYMO…as a decision support tool that bridges engineering and planning…is that it will help communities create neighbourhoods that integrate both good planning and innovative engineering designs, for overall objectives of greater sustainability, such as:
* minimal environmental impacts
* enhanced social values
* economic stability, and
* recreational opportunities"
Model each region with appropriate hydrologic data
"The vision for the Water Balance Model powered by QUALHYMO…as a decision support tool that bridges engineering and planning…is that it will help communities create neighbourhoods that integrate both good planning and innovative engineering designs, for overall objectives of greater sustainability, such as:
* minimal environmental impacts
* enhanced social values
* economic stability, and
* recreational opportunities"
Green Design Development
NCSU water quality focussed / LID green development presentation with examples. May be downloaded by registering as a slideshare user.
http://www.slideshare.net/nacaa/urban-water-quality-issues-green-design-development-presentation/
http://www.slideshare.net/nacaa/urban-water-quality-issues-green-design-development-presentation/
University of Arkansas Community Design Center
University of Arkansas Community Design Center http://uacdc.uark.edu/- 9 focus areas:
big box urbanism, transit oriented development, urban forestry, low impact development, smart growth planning, green and shared streets, highway ecologies, watershed urbanism, architectural design
The Habitat Trails development is an LID Habitat for Humanity neighborhood in Benton Co, ARK http://repositories.cdlib.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2274&context=ced/places
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Restoring Green to the Urban Core- Metroverde
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Stormwater Manager's Resource Center - Slideshows
http://www.stormwatercenter.net/
A series of slideshows on a variety of watershed based stormwater management practices
A series of slideshows on a variety of watershed based stormwater management practices
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Reining in the Rain
California based LID workshop. All presentations available online. http://www.coastal.ca.gov/nps/lid_workshops.html
UC Davis Extension Green Building and Sustainablity on-line library resource
http://extension.ucdavis.edu/unit/green_building_and_sustainability/resources.asp
a variety of information on green building and sustainable design including: papers and projects developed by students in the green building program, special articles and newsletters, references and links to research materials and other useful tools.
a variety of information on green building and sustainable design including: papers and projects developed by students in the green building program, special articles and newsletters, references and links to research materials and other useful tools.
Sierra Club Green Streets article
This article highlights green street programs around the country. Links to their Cool Cities website and shows map of cities who have signed on. http://coolcities.us/
Building soil website
Friday, September 19, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Coastal GIS based watershed pollution assessment tool
What is it?
"The Cooperative Extension MANAGE (Method for Assessment, Nutrient Loading And Geographic Evaluation) method is used for risk assessment. It is a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based tool that informs decisions about risks associated with land use. The method uses a series of environmental indicators to rank risks to surface- and groundwater resources. The indicators can be varied based upon the objectives of the user and the characteristics of the site. The results of the model are presented in a variety of formats, including maps and data tables. The focus of the method is on identifying high risk situations that can lead to impaired water quality, allowing for the identification of appropriate management options.
How Does It Work?
Readily-available Geographic Information System (GIS) data including streams and ponds, pollution point sources, and soils, are processed using an ArcView tool. The output of this step are summary data about the study area. Summary data might include percentages of land use types on specific soils and percentage of land use types in riparian areas.
This summary data is then input into an Excel spreadsheet model which calculates values for risk indicators such as stormwater runoff, nutrient loading estimates, and impervious surface."
"The Cooperative Extension MANAGE (Method for Assessment, Nutrient Loading And Geographic Evaluation) method is used for risk assessment. It is a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based tool that informs decisions about risks associated with land use. The method uses a series of environmental indicators to rank risks to surface- and groundwater resources. The indicators can be varied based upon the objectives of the user and the characteristics of the site. The results of the model are presented in a variety of formats, including maps and data tables. The focus of the method is on identifying high risk situations that can lead to impaired water quality, allowing for the identification of appropriate management options.
How Does It Work?
Readily-available Geographic Information System (GIS) data including streams and ponds, pollution point sources, and soils, are processed using an ArcView tool. The output of this step are summary data about the study area. Summary data might include percentages of land use types on specific soils and percentage of land use types in riparian areas.
This summary data is then input into an Excel spreadsheet model which calculates values for risk indicators such as stormwater runoff, nutrient loading estimates, and impervious surface."
California LID
Low Impact Development Greens Facilities to Reduce Risk and Water Contamination
Managing water the natural way is pretty effective -- and low impact development is always a cost saver in the long run!
California water conservation in watersheds
Low Impact Development Reduces Stormwater and Urban Runoff
Historically, America's community motto for stormwater management has been "conveyance" -- moving water away from the site where it falls as quickly as possible. Traditional stormwater management tools include street gutters and curbs, pipes, and canals to remove water from the developed areas by reshaping creeks and rivers and lining them with concrete. And detention ponds, some with water quality filtration devices, regulate discharge to reduce peak flow impacts on receiving waters. For the most part, these practices reduce flood impacts, but do not completely address water quality, and aquatic and riparian habitat degradation issues.
Low Impact Development Reduces Cost with Source Control and Infiltration
In contrast with these long-practiced, expensive approaches, the guiding principle of low impact development approaches is not conveyance; it is "source control and infiltration". LID techniques maximize the area available for absorbing water into prepared soil through infiltration so that runoff volume and pollutant concentrations are reduced. Low impact development is achieved through a variety of site design and engineered infiltration techniques.
Benefits of Low Impact Development that Save Money and Environment
Some of the benefits of low impact development include:
* Groundwater recharge through infiltration of surface water
* Filtration of surface water with natural soils
* Protection of lakes, streams and the ocean from urban and agri runoff
* Meet Clean Water Act requirements for reduced pollutant levels and volume of runoff
* Reduce frequency and severity of floods
* Preserve stream and upland habitats
* Preserve regional trees and native vegetation
* Reduce sediment erosion in streams and lakes
* Increase aesthetics and recreational open space
* Increase land value and prevent degradation
* Increase public/private collaborative partnerships.
California Rain Garden Plants
Information on plants compatible for use in a California rain garden is posted at: Brooklyn BBotanic Gardens. Here's a list of California related plants for Rain Gardens.
California Wildflowers, Ferns, Grasses, and Sedges:
* Aquilegia formosa, Columbine
* Aralia californica, Elk clover
* Aristolochia californica, Pipevine
* Darmera peltata, Umbrella plant
* Delphinium glaucum, Tower delphinium
* Dicentra formosa, Pacific bleeding heart
* Epipactis gigantea, Stream orchid
* Lilium pardalinum, Leopard lily
* Mimulus cardinalis, Scarlet Monkeyflower
* Mimulus primuloides, Primrose monkeyflower
* Rudbeckia californica, Coneflower
* Polypodium californicum, California polypody
* Carex nudata, California black-flowering sedge
* Juncus patens, California gray rush
California Trees and Shrubs:
* Calycanthus occidentalis, Western spicebush
* Corylus cornuta var. californica, Hazelnut
* Myrica californica, Wax myrtle
* hysocarpus capitatus, Ninebark
* Populus fremontii, Freemont cottonwood
* Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra, Yellow tree willow
* Ribes sanguineum, Red-flowering currant
* Rubus spectabilis, Salmonberry
* Vaccinium ovatum, California huckleberry
* Washingtonia filifera, California fan palm
Desert Southwest Wildflowers and Grasses:
* Baileya multiradiata, Desert marigold
* Gaillardia spp., Blanketflowers
* Machaeranthera bigelovii, Purple aster
* Mirabilis multiflora, Giant four o'clock
* Penstemon spp., especially P. ambiguus, P. fendleri var. venusta, and P. superbus, Penstemons
* Salvia greggii, Cherry sage
* Zinnia grandiflora, Desert zinnia
* Aristida purpurea, Purple three-awn
Desert Southwest Trees and Shrubs:
* Acacia gregii, Catclaw acacia
* Celtis reticulata, Desert hackberry
* Cercidium microphyllum, Foothill palo verde
* Ephedra trifurca, Comatilla
* Justicia californica, Chuparosa
* Lycium fremontii, Wolfberry
* Olneya tesota, Ironwood
* Prosopis velutina, Velvet mesquite
* Yucca baccata, Banana yucca
Retrofit a Parking Lot to Increase Permeability.
Over sixty-five percent of impervious areas are associated with "habitat for cars". Using porous pavement in parking lots is a simple way to provide infiltration and reduce runoff.
Adding bioretention cells to landscaped areas and disconnecting downspouts can reduce peak runoff without losing parking space. Re-design of parking and driving space can reduce runoff without decreasing the amount of parking spots -- and reduced peak runoff and pollution protects and helps restore our streams, rivers, lakes and the ocean...the ultimate catche basin for all our urban runoff stormwater and pollutants.
Retrofit Streets to Reduce Runoff..and Increase Shade
Building vegetated swales, bioretention cells, and narrower streets without curbs promote effective drainage and filtration systems that use natural filtration by soil to keep pollutants, fertilizers, and other chemicals out of our precious fresh ground water system.
The basic components of a bioretention cell, or rain garden, are water flow from impervious areas; a filter strip that allows infiltration; a detention and filtration zone to hold rapid runoff, amended soil for hardy, native vegetation, and a buried under-drain discharge pipe for excess water.
These beautifully disguised water systems provide natural water storage, filtration and watershed flow of rains.
Local watershed systems not only are natural storage for our fresh water supplies, but they are the nurseries for local wildlife such as fish, frogs, dragonflies, and even mammals. After all, what life doesn't need fresh, potable water for drinking and bathing?
Replace lawns with rain gardens.
Rain gardens are small bioretention cells landscaped with plants, trees, and grasses. They are a particularly good way for small lot owners to enhance their landscaping while protecting water quality. By planting easy-care native wildflowers, hardy perennials and grasses, attractive gardens can be landscaped that have added environmental benefits.
More information on rain gardens is available at: Rain Gardens.
You can find more information about bioretention cells and stormwater management using rain gardens,etc. at the following resources:
* Low Impact Development Center www.lowimpactdevelopment.org
* U.S. Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov/owow
* Stormwater Manager’s Resource Center www.stormwatercenter.net
* National NEMO Network www.nemonet.uconn.edu
* LID Urban Design Tools www.lid-stormwater.net
* National Association of Home Builders www.toolbase.org/
* California Stormwater Quality Association www.cabmphandbooks.com"
There are challenges with low impact development, such as cost and maintenance, but the economic benefits offset these with environmental integrity: reduced cost of stormwater infrastructure, reduced utility fees, increased land value and decreased spending on some other environmental conservation programs. The natural way is pretty good -- and low impact is always a cost saver in the long run!
Publication Date: 10/10/2007
Managing water the natural way is pretty effective -- and low impact development is always a cost saver in the long run!
California water conservation in watersheds
Low Impact Development Reduces Stormwater and Urban Runoff
Historically, America's community motto for stormwater management has been "conveyance" -- moving water away from the site where it falls as quickly as possible. Traditional stormwater management tools include street gutters and curbs, pipes, and canals to remove water from the developed areas by reshaping creeks and rivers and lining them with concrete. And detention ponds, some with water quality filtration devices, regulate discharge to reduce peak flow impacts on receiving waters. For the most part, these practices reduce flood impacts, but do not completely address water quality, and aquatic and riparian habitat degradation issues.
Low Impact Development Reduces Cost with Source Control and Infiltration
In contrast with these long-practiced, expensive approaches, the guiding principle of low impact development approaches is not conveyance; it is "source control and infiltration". LID techniques maximize the area available for absorbing water into prepared soil through infiltration so that runoff volume and pollutant concentrations are reduced. Low impact development is achieved through a variety of site design and engineered infiltration techniques.
Benefits of Low Impact Development that Save Money and Environment
Some of the benefits of low impact development include:
* Groundwater recharge through infiltration of surface water
* Filtration of surface water with natural soils
* Protection of lakes, streams and the ocean from urban and agri runoff
* Meet Clean Water Act requirements for reduced pollutant levels and volume of runoff
* Reduce frequency and severity of floods
* Preserve stream and upland habitats
* Preserve regional trees and native vegetation
* Reduce sediment erosion in streams and lakes
* Increase aesthetics and recreational open space
* Increase land value and prevent degradation
* Increase public/private collaborative partnerships.
California Rain Garden Plants
Information on plants compatible for use in a California rain garden is posted at: Brooklyn BBotanic Gardens. Here's a list of California related plants for Rain Gardens.
California Wildflowers, Ferns, Grasses, and Sedges:
* Aquilegia formosa, Columbine
* Aralia californica, Elk clover
* Aristolochia californica, Pipevine
* Darmera peltata, Umbrella plant
* Delphinium glaucum, Tower delphinium
* Dicentra formosa, Pacific bleeding heart
* Epipactis gigantea, Stream orchid
* Lilium pardalinum, Leopard lily
* Mimulus cardinalis, Scarlet Monkeyflower
* Mimulus primuloides, Primrose monkeyflower
* Rudbeckia californica, Coneflower
* Polypodium californicum, California polypody
* Carex nudata, California black-flowering sedge
* Juncus patens, California gray rush
California Trees and Shrubs:
* Calycanthus occidentalis, Western spicebush
* Corylus cornuta var. californica, Hazelnut
* Myrica californica, Wax myrtle
* hysocarpus capitatus, Ninebark
* Populus fremontii, Freemont cottonwood
* Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra, Yellow tree willow
* Ribes sanguineum, Red-flowering currant
* Rubus spectabilis, Salmonberry
* Vaccinium ovatum, California huckleberry
* Washingtonia filifera, California fan palm
Desert Southwest Wildflowers and Grasses:
* Baileya multiradiata, Desert marigold
* Gaillardia spp., Blanketflowers
* Machaeranthera bigelovii, Purple aster
* Mirabilis multiflora, Giant four o'clock
* Penstemon spp., especially P. ambiguus, P. fendleri var. venusta, and P. superbus, Penstemons
* Salvia greggii, Cherry sage
* Zinnia grandiflora, Desert zinnia
* Aristida purpurea, Purple three-awn
Desert Southwest Trees and Shrubs:
* Acacia gregii, Catclaw acacia
* Celtis reticulata, Desert hackberry
* Cercidium microphyllum, Foothill palo verde
* Ephedra trifurca, Comatilla
* Justicia californica, Chuparosa
* Lycium fremontii, Wolfberry
* Olneya tesota, Ironwood
* Prosopis velutina, Velvet mesquite
* Yucca baccata, Banana yucca
Retrofit a Parking Lot to Increase Permeability.
Over sixty-five percent of impervious areas are associated with "habitat for cars". Using porous pavement in parking lots is a simple way to provide infiltration and reduce runoff.
Adding bioretention cells to landscaped areas and disconnecting downspouts can reduce peak runoff without losing parking space. Re-design of parking and driving space can reduce runoff without decreasing the amount of parking spots -- and reduced peak runoff and pollution protects and helps restore our streams, rivers, lakes and the ocean...the ultimate catche basin for all our urban runoff stormwater and pollutants.
Retrofit Streets to Reduce Runoff..and Increase Shade
Building vegetated swales, bioretention cells, and narrower streets without curbs promote effective drainage and filtration systems that use natural filtration by soil to keep pollutants, fertilizers, and other chemicals out of our precious fresh ground water system.
The basic components of a bioretention cell, or rain garden, are water flow from impervious areas; a filter strip that allows infiltration; a detention and filtration zone to hold rapid runoff, amended soil for hardy, native vegetation, and a buried under-drain discharge pipe for excess water.
These beautifully disguised water systems provide natural water storage, filtration and watershed flow of rains.
Local watershed systems not only are natural storage for our fresh water supplies, but they are the nurseries for local wildlife such as fish, frogs, dragonflies, and even mammals. After all, what life doesn't need fresh, potable water for drinking and bathing?
Replace lawns with rain gardens.
Rain gardens are small bioretention cells landscaped with plants, trees, and grasses. They are a particularly good way for small lot owners to enhance their landscaping while protecting water quality. By planting easy-care native wildflowers, hardy perennials and grasses, attractive gardens can be landscaped that have added environmental benefits.
More information on rain gardens is available at: Rain Gardens.
You can find more information about bioretention cells and stormwater management using rain gardens,etc. at the following resources:
* Low Impact Development Center www.lowimpactdevelopment.org
* U.S. Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov/owow
* Stormwater Manager’s Resource Center www.stormwatercenter.net
* National NEMO Network www.nemonet.uconn.edu
* LID Urban Design Tools www.lid-stormwater.net
* National Association of Home Builders www.toolbase.org/
* California Stormwater Quality Association www.cabmphandbooks.com"
There are challenges with low impact development, such as cost and maintenance, but the economic benefits offset these with environmental integrity: reduced cost of stormwater infrastructure, reduced utility fees, increased land value and decreased spending on some other environmental conservation programs. The natural way is pretty good -- and low impact is always a cost saver in the long run!
Publication Date: 10/10/2007
New Zealand WERF On_Site Stormwater Management Guide
http://www.nzwerf.org.nz/publications/sw602/sw602s5-2.html
Permeable Pavements and other site level practices
Permeable Pavements and other site level practices
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Highway Runoff Manual (HRM) Classes in Washington State
These training courses are offered through WSDOT
November 2008- Jan 2009
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/TA/T2Center/Training/HRMBrochure08.pdf
Two-day Highway Runoff Manual (HRM) training classes offered by WSD
November 2008- Jan 2009
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/TA/T2Center/Training/HRMBrochure08.pdf
Two-day Highway Runoff Manual (HRM) training classes offered by WSD
Friday, September 12, 2008
The Humane Metropolis - Conference in Baltimore June 2009
http://www.humanemetropolis.org/
From the website: "We are just in the beginning stage of planning a Humane Metropolis workshop and conference for Baltimore next June. As with our earlier two regional events in Pittsburgh (March 2007) and Riverside, CA (Jan. 2008), it will be planned to reflect and share experience in the region relating to the various topics embraced by Humane Metropolis perspective, especially parks revitalization, urban farming and markets, stream and habitat restoration, green stormwater management, social justice programs, urban environmental education and so on.
Our book "The Humane Metropolis" contains essays on these and other topics by 26 authors and co-authors -- more info on this, and past conference programs, is on the website" http://www.humanemetropolis.org.
We are beginning to identify various programs and experts in the Baltimore/DC region who are working on stream restoration, habitat restoration, youth training programs, urban farming, etc. who might be invited to share their experience at the conference. This process actually started this summer with visits to Washington Parks and People and the Earth Conservation Corps, both working with environmental clean-up and youth training along the Anacostia in Northeast DC.
If you have any involvement in these kinds of activities in the region, or can point us to people who we should know about, we would certainly welcome your assistance in developing and publicizing the event which will feature local programs and initiatives relating to "Humane Metropolis"activities and initiatives in Baltimore, DC, and nearby older communities in the region. Contact info: info@humanemetropolis.org
From the website: "We are just in the beginning stage of planning a Humane Metropolis workshop and conference for Baltimore next June. As with our earlier two regional events in Pittsburgh (March 2007) and Riverside, CA (Jan. 2008), it will be planned to reflect and share experience in the region relating to the various topics embraced by Humane Metropolis perspective, especially parks revitalization, urban farming and markets, stream and habitat restoration, green stormwater management, social justice programs, urban environmental education and so on.
Our book "The Humane Metropolis" contains essays on these and other topics by 26 authors and co-authors -- more info on this, and past conference programs, is on the website" http://www.humanemetropolis.org.
We are beginning to identify various programs and experts in the Baltimore/DC region who are working on stream restoration, habitat restoration, youth training programs, urban farming, etc. who might be invited to share their experience at the conference. This process actually started this summer with visits to Washington Parks and People and the Earth Conservation Corps, both working with environmental clean-up and youth training along the Anacostia in Northeast DC.
If you have any involvement in these kinds of activities in the region, or can point us to people who we should know about, we would certainly welcome your assistance in developing and publicizing the event which will feature local programs and initiatives relating to "Humane Metropolis"activities and initiatives in Baltimore, DC, and nearby older communities in the region. Contact info: info@humanemetropolis.org
Thursday, September 11, 2008
CASQA Conference Sept 22-24, 2009
http://stormwaterconference.com/Schedule/tabid/128/Default.aspx
in Oakland plus:
First Time Conference Webcast
in Oakland plus:
First Time Conference Webcast
| | CASQA is pleased to offer live webcasts of two of the conference workshops at no charge. This is possible due to the generous support of the Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association, the Orange County Stormwater Program, Think Blue San Diego and the Riverside County Stormwater Program. The Workshops offered via webcast are I - Planning Practices and Tools to Address Emerging Water Quality Issues and III - Assessing and Managing Trash in Stormwater. Advance registration is required; please register here. Due to a limited number of webcast streams, we kindly request that participants from the same location use shared broadcast facilities, and we urge participants to refrain from speculative registrations. Webcast instructions will be sent by e-mail after registration. |
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Sustainable Horticulture site
This is a Seattle Based site: "through this page, we hope to help visitors to recognize and apply sustainable management practices as preferable alternatives to current practices. Sustainable or ecologically friendly landscapes, whether in public greenspaces or privately owned, consume less water, have reduced needs for fertilizer and pesticides, and avoid the use of non-native, invasive species."
http://www.sustainablehorticulture.com/
http://www.sustainablehorticulture.com/
LID presentations from Villanova Stormwater Site
http://www3.villanova.edu/VUSP/bmp_research/presentations.htm
Follow the link to the following presentations:
Follow the link to the following presentations:
November 14th, One Day Workshop on Green Development - Legal
http://www.lawseminars.com/detail.php?SeminarCode=08GDEVNC
From the website:
November 14, 2008
From the website:
November 14, 2008
U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC
Who Should Attend
Attorneys, real estate developers, corporate managers, environmental and sustainability professionals, consultants and lenders
Why Attend
Real estate developers in certain parts of the country are being required to estimate the greenhouse gas emission impact of their proposed developments. Tenants are beginning to demand green office spaces. Builders are advertising the green attributes of their homes. Land values are being impacted by the fuel costs of commuting from distant suburbs to work centers. Major and boutique banks are greening themselves and offering financial products to incent green development.
Law firms have not been oblivious to these trends. Many national firms have launched climate change practices, and many boutiques and sub-practices have focused on sustainable development or green real estate.
Is "green law" the latest marketing hype or is there any substance to this emerging field? What are the implications for developers, lenders and other business interests?
We have assembled a diverse set of experts from architecture, finance, development, law and business to discuss the current realities and pending regulations. This conference discuss the new and unique legal issues of sustainable development, green leasing and financing and the coming carbon markets.
~ Thomas N. Griffin, III, Esq. and Lawrence L. Ostema, Esq., Program Co-Chairs
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Conference on Greening Capitals of the World
http://www.capitalsalliance.org/default1.aspx
Several topics are free to attend. Check schedule to register.
Several topics are free to attend. Check schedule to register.
Permeable Pavements
http://www.icpi.org/design/?gclid=CIzMv8ihvZUCFQNvHgod1xN5Qg Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement
http://www.concreteresources.net/categories/1A513919-04C4-D308-16D46D08D828AEF7/design_of_pervious_concrete_pavements.html
Pervious Concrete
http://www.pavegreen.com/water_quality.asp Porous Asphalt
Other options include the gravel and grass pave products
http://www.concreteresources.net/categories/1A513919-04C4-D308-16D46D08D828AEF7/design_of_pervious_concrete_pavements.html
Pervious Concrete
http://www.pavegreen.com/water_quality.asp Porous Asphalt
Other options include the gravel and grass pave products
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