Description

Learn how the SITES rating system is providing added value to design, management, and maintenance practices of four certified park projects in diverse eco-regions, from an ultra-urban environment and postindustrial waterfront, to large national parks. Panelists will share lessons that informed critical modifications and improvements to the SITES rating system.

Learning Objectives:

• Examine lessons learned from the designers of four certified SITES park pilot projects
• Gain an understanding of the synergy between LEED and SITES
• Understand the projects teams expectations and challenges related to SITES
• Expand the use and applicability of the SITES rating system for a wide variety of projects in diverse eco-regions, in both the public and private sector.

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Speaker(s):

• Stephen Benz, Hon. ASLA, OLIN
• Jessica Brown, ASLA, National Park Service
• Lisa Cowan Benson, ASLA, Landmark Design
• Michelle Crowley, ASLA, Michelle Crowley Landscape Architecture
• Margery Groten, Scenic Hudson