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Ratting out violations
I happened upon this post, that referred to this post. Long and short: the later post advocated citizens running around trying to find and report erosion and sediment control problems in the Atlanta area. Being a legit business person, I … Continue reading
The Ultimate in Conservation Planning – Down on the Farm
Reported recently in the Wall Street Journal is this story about a new development trend – establishing communities on working farms. Having grown up on a farm, this is certainly a nice thought. Interesting concept – a next generation of … Continue reading
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Vortex
After seeing many different versions of proprietary stormwater treatment systems, never being overly impressed, I happened upon this vortex system for energy production. Quite cool.
Infiltration Trenches
Nice shot of a series of infiltration trenches managing runoff from a roadway. Note the use of open section roadway and a grass filter strip for pretreament prior to the trench. Stormwater is stored in the void spaces between the … Continue reading
Bioretention Design – Step-by-Step
Happened upon this guide by Bill Hunt of NC State. Nice that it includes most aspects of rain garden /bioretention design, although with specifics about North Carolina. Links to us: Design | Software | Maintenance & Repairs | Construction | … Continue reading
Bike Lanes
Not stormwater related – but as an avid bicyclist – and understanding that trends in sustainable development are toward more pedestrian-friendly concepts, this video about advocating appropriate bike lanes in NY is a good one for the Land Planning Archives … Continue reading
Inspiring Guilt to Save the Earth
So we have a contract to do Inspections and Maintenance for a major retailer, which sends us throughout the Northeastern US. We had an interesting one yesterday. Seems another firm is advising our client, but the client wanted us to … Continue reading
New Ruralism comes to Florida
Interesting step for New Urbanism….. or is it New Ruralism? “… plans to cluster 600 homes in European-style hamlets and attach garden plots to each. Homeowners would own and maintain 150 to 200 more acres of pasture, crop land … Continue reading
Permeable Pavers
We’re doing research on permeable pavers for a project, some of the links we are finding after the jump:
Green Roof Moment
Seems I’m having a green roof moment, surfing off to various links: Penn State Center for Green Roof Research Green Roof Resources Blog, and a half hour from us in the Mid-Atlantic: Green Roof Plants Links to us: Design | … Continue reading
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