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The Sustainable Sites Initiative is an interdisciplinary effort
by the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and the United States Botanic Garden
to create voluntary national guidelines and performance benchmarks for sustainable land design, construction
and maintenance practices.

The nation’s first rating system for sustainable landscapes is available for download. Click here to learn more.

Sustainable Facts

Placing trees and plants strategically can combat urban heat island effects and reduce energy consumption by lowering air temperatures by 5º F or more.
  ~ McPherson et al., 2007

SUSTAINABLE SITES CASE STUDY:
Cayuga Medical Center Main Campus
In response to the needs of a local, rapidly expanding medical facility, a master plan was created for the Cayuga Medical Center (CMC) to guide future development and identify major design and sustainability goals for the hospital. Cayuga M...
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