Undeterred, Projects Across the U.S. Continue To Embrace SITES
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, projects from Maine to Alabama to California continue to pursue SITES certification. Newly registered projects in 2020 include:
Ensuring safe access to nature during the COVID-19 pandemic
In the SITES Guiding Principles, we aspire to create and implement outdoor spaces that respond to economic, environmental, and cultural conditions. COVID-19 has increased both the urgency and challenge of ensuring access to parks, trails, and other landscapes while also supporting social distancing.
SITES Precertification: Recognition for projects in the planning phase
Since its inception, the SITES rating system has helped projects of all types, sizes, and locations become more sustainable and resilient. Functional landscapes create a multitude of benefits for the communities who enjoy them – from reducing stormwater runoff to improving the health and wellbeing of those who visit. SITES was also created with its users in mind: Intended to be a flexible and widely applicable to projects across the world.
Designing for health: How SITES improves quality of life
The following excerpt is from an article published in ASLA’s The Field titled “Designing for Health: How SITES Improves Quality of Life” from December 12, 2019.
Join SITES at the ASLA Annual Conference in November
Join the world’s largest gathering of landscape architecture professionals and students heading to this year’s ASLA Annual Conference in San Diego. From November 15-18, you can choose from over 120 educational sessions and explore hundreds of new products, services, technology applications and design solutions on the expo floor. Register now to gain perspective and establish new connections within the profession.
Caso de Estudio SITES: Rehabilitación Barrio Chino-Barrio de la Luz
SITES rating system specific courses
Ofrecido totalmente en español e inglés, este caso de estudio da a conocer los detalles del proyecto, resumen general, el contexto del sitio, los retos y soluciones a los que nos enfrentamos, las características sustentables y las lecciones aprendidas. | Offered entirely in Spanish and English, this case study reveals the details of the project, general summary, the context of the site, the challenges and solutions we faced, the sustainable characteristics of the site and the lessons learned.
West Laurel Hill’s Nature’s Sanctuary: A Green Path to Perpetual Care (1 SITES CEU, #0920019137)
SITES rating system specific courses
Learn about the innovative strategies implemented to transform a former cemetery dumpsite into a natural burial cemetery. This course is available for 1 SITES-specific CE hour.
SITES Case Studies: Green Wise Headquarters Rooftop Garden
SITES rating system specific courses
Learn about the rooftop garden at Green Wise headquarters, the first project outside of the United States to achieve SITES certification. This course is available for 0.5 SITES-specific CE hours.
Orange Coast College Recycling Center becomes first project in the world to earn SITES, LEED, and TRUE Zero Waste certifications
The following article was originally published on The Field, the ASLA Professional Practice Networks’ Blog.