Tag: green infrastructure

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Green infrastructure: Is it the wave of the future?

Runoffs cause natural bodies of water to become polluted & toxic. Be preventative with your landscape design by adding green infrastructures to your landscape.

June 15, 2018

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The problems facing green infrastructure

Adding foliage to the landscape of a business can be beneficial, but when it’s done cheaply or incorrectly, it can cause more problems in the long run.

April 19, 2017

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Landscape designers join effort to ensure U.S. communities’ ‘resilience’

The White House hosted a conference on resilient building codes, urging widespread participation in addressing the sustainability of America's built environment.

May 11, 2016

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How to: Harvesting rainwater is specialized, lucrative

Rainwater harvesting is primarily used for landscape irrigation, although it’s also used as non-potable water for things such as laundry and drinking water.

November 24, 2015

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Website presents landscape architecture as career

The Landscape Institute has launched a new website, Be a Landscape Architect, which provides an overview of the career, serves as a resource for anyone interested in the profession and explains the unique contributions to society of landscape architects. Under “The Big Picture” tab on the site, the British professional organization has a series of […]

September 15, 2015

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Organizations Collaborate to Monitor Unique Stormwater Management Solution

Several companies have come together to monitor a new stormwater management solution. Vegetal i.D. has collaborated with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Fund for Lake Michigan, The Water Council, UW-Milwaukee and UW-Whitewater to watch the performance of the new system.

August 7, 2014