Letter from the ChairDear Sustainable Design and Development members, I am happy to submit a brief summary of the latest “green” news. Here is an update on what has been going on behind the scenes through the work ofthe SD&D’s officers, members, and ASLA
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The Future of LEED®The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is currently looking at potential new frameworks for adapting the tool in the future and invited members to provide proposals through their chapters during the summer. Members of the PPN officer’s group attended their
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Measuring Landscapes: A Planner’s HandbookThis book takes Michael Hough and Richard T.T. Forman’s work one step further by showing how to use various landscape metrics developed and used by scientists to measure biodiversity and ecological health as possible tools for guiding land use planning.
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Green Links: Recent Articles in Land Development TodaySustainability Standards for Sites By Heather Venhaus , ASLA http www.landdevelopmenttoday.com Article750.htm Green Certification Programs and or Organizations (partial list) http www.landdevelopmenttoday.com Article757.htm More to Green Building Than Buildings By Tony Wernke and Greg Yoko http www.landdevelopmenttoday.com Article751.htm
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