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Decarbonizing Specifications

"Every action we take, every project we construct, and every garden we plant has a carbon footprint."  Chris Hardy, ASLA, PLA, Sasaki

ASLA and the ASLA Fund have developed:

Decarbonizing Specifications: A Guide for Landscape Architects, Specifiers, and Industry Partners
  

 

Authors

Chris Hardy, ASLA, PLA, Senior Associate, Sasaki
Alejandra Hinojosa, ASLA, Sustainability Specialist III, LPA Design Studios
Bryce Carnehl, Corporate ASLA, Specification Support Manager, Hunter Industries
Elizabeth Moskalenko, ASLA, PLA, Trustee, ASLA New York Chapter
 
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The goal of these guidelines is to make it easier for landscape architects to more effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions from project design and construction. Sections cover seven key design principles and 18 areas of specification.

These guidelines are written for landscape architects and designers, specifiers, contractors, manufacturers, and leaders in our discipline and industry who want to cut emissions and increase carbon sequestration faster. They are thematic and condensed to provide a “CliffsNotes” overview of best practices.

     


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