Dwell

MARCH 13, 2024

The way we manage lawns right now takes a significant environmental toll on our landscape," says Philips. According to the Environmental Protection Agency , in the United States, eight billion gallons of water is used primarily for landscape irrigation each day.

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Landscape Environment Space Management 97

Dwell

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Unfortunately, many of the go-to snow removal tactics that have been around for years also come with an environmental cost, threatening the water supply, animals, plants, ecosystems, and even us. This approach may mean the most amount of work, but they have the least environmental impact.

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Environment Transportation Sustainability Materials 73

Landscape Architecture Magazine

MAY 18, 2023

Moreover, megaprojects have developed a reputation for being designed and built according to standardized engineering specifications with little regard for local ecology or culture, often resulting in adverse environmental and social impacts that were either not foreseen or not disclosed at the time of their implementation.

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Santa Cruz Architect

DECEMBER 11, 2021

The knock against them is maintenance: They must be painted or stained periodically to look good and remain protected from the elements. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, the program tags the most energy-efficient windows. They’re strong, beautiful and relatively energy efficient.

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Community Architect

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Many of Stuttgart’s citizens were shocked by the estimated €4.5BN price tag back in 2009, before work started. Are environmental and preservation laws out of control? Project management It used to be that public agencies designed their larger projects in house, or, at least, manage them. Is the bureaucracy too dense?

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