Sustainable Design

60-Minute Education Session

SAT-B08 - Ecotrace: Layering Ecology Into Practice

1.00 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW

Speaker(s)

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  Allegra Bukojemsky, ASLA

  Landscape Architect
  ICF Jones and Stokes
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  Nancy Seaton

  Associate and Horticulturist
  Future Green Studio
• GM

  Gavin McMillan, FASLA

  Senior Principal
  Hargreaves Associates

Small urban design, large parks and campuses, and dedicated ecological restoration projects all have different goals and considerations, but all can incorporate layers of ecological knowledge to design for successful outcomes. Landscape architects from three different models of practice share their approaches and strategies for creating site-specific ecological goals.

Learning Objectives:

• Gain a better understanding of what ecology or restoration means in an urban setting or a restoration site.
• Explore approaches to site understanding and analysis that can help set an ecological framework for the site design.
• Discover how to adapt strategies based on site variables.
• Learn techniques for leveraging planting design and soil amendment to achieve project goals.