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by: American Society of Landscape Architects
This new (2010) resource from the American Society of Landscape Architects provides a host of useful information to help create sustainable and resource-efficient home sites. An excerpt:
“New and non-recyclable materials used in homes and landscapes consume enormous amounts of resources to produce and distribute, and then create additional waste when they are demolished -- they often aren't originally designed to be recycled. Waste materials create waste landscapes: landfills, massive incinerator systems, and multi-square-mile floating plastic garbage islands in the world's oceans.
Through ‘integrated site design,’ a comprehensive approach to sustainable building and site design, sustainable residential landscape architecture practices can not only improve water and energy efficiency, but also reduce waste. If part of a broader integrated site design, sustainable residential landscape architecture can eliminate waste created from producing and using design materials.”
In addition to a concise discussion of elements related to integrated site design, this resource also includes links to organizations, publications, resources, research, projects, and more.
Resource(s): http://www.asla.org/ContentDetail.aspx?id=25156
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