Sustainable Landscapes

Via American Society of Landscape Architects

'According to a report from the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia, one inch of rainwater hitting one acre of asphalt over an hour yields 27,000 gallons of water.

Green roofs, bioswales, bioretention ponds, and permeable pavements are a few key examples of local green infrastructure, and all work by turning hard asphalt surfaces into green, absorbent ones. For example, Green roofs can retain 40-60 percent of stormwater hitting rooftops."

Watch the video to learn more.

Solar Decathalon Coming soon!

Every two years since U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon competition takes place in Washington DC, showcasing an array energy innovation.

By the way, this year the solar decathalon will not be held on the national mall but in West Potomac Park.
I'm starting to see a lot of projects previews and thought I would share a few that looked interesting to me. Click on the pictures and titles to learn more about each project.

First Light House - New Zealand



Water Shed - University of Maryland

Team Hawaii

List of Teams:

• Appalachian State University
• Florida International University
• Middlebury College
• New Zealand: Victoria University of Wellington
• The Ohio State University
• Parsons The New School for Design and Stevens Institute of Technology
• Purdue University
• The Southern California Institute of Architecture and California Institute of Technology
• Team Belgium: Ghent University
• Team Canada: University of Calgary
• Team China: Tongji University
• Team Florida: The University of South Florida, Florida State University, The University of Central Florida, and The University of Florida
• Team Massachusetts: Massachusetts College of Art and Design and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell
• Team New Jersey: Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey and New Jersey Institute of Technology
• Team New York: The City College of New York
• Tidewater Virginia: Old Dominion University and Hampton University
• University of Hawaii
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• University of Maryland
• The University of Tennessee.