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."
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