The proven resiliency of Blue Hole Regional Park in Texas
Photo copyright: D. A. Horchner / Design Workshop, Inc.
SITES-certified places are healthier, safer and happier
As the world’s population grows, so does the rate of global urbanization and development. What is built on the land directly correlates to the impacts on ecological systems and to the health, safety and welfare of our communities.
Green Walls and Green Roofs- Techniques and Application
Other courses related to SITES
There’s a growing interest in greening roofs and walls, especially in urban areas. They’re also much more than just eye-catching features! This course is a primer on green walls and green roofs covering different techniques, system types and applications.
Sustainability through landscape design
Other courses related to SITES
Landscapes connect buildings and their occupant directly to natural elements and thus, offer several opportunities for integrating sustainability into a project. At the same time, they must be thoughtfully designed to have low environmental impacts on the site’s ecology, hydrology and other natural systems. This course is a primer on landscape strategies that are sustainable and how it can in turn be leveraged to enhance the sustainable performance of buildings.
Guide to exploring SITES at the ASLA Annual Meeting and Expo
Expected to draw over 6,000 landscape architects and students, the ASLA Annual Meeting and Expo, hosted October 19–22 in Philadelphia, will offer more than 135 education sessions, including three different sessions and a half-day workshop on SITES.
Heading to Philly? To make sure you know where to find SITES throughout the entire conference, we’ve rounded up a list of where and when to find SITES all weekend.
Summer of SITES® continues with ASLA online learning
In June, the ASLA Sustainable Design & Development Professional Practice Network hosted a webinar, "SITES® v2 Precedent Studies and Lessons Learned," which is now available as a recording through ASLA Online Learning.
Global aspirations: Applying SITES to projects outside the U.S.
With the global population explosion, the pace and nature of conventional land development practice is negatively impacting the ecological systems that life on Earth depends on.
SITES elevates public spaces
Parks, gardens and other public spaces have tremendous value to the community—they impact where we live, work, play, gather, exercise and learn.
Vitally important to the human experience and the health of our community and the environment, parks and public spaces have become the center of a growing movement to sustainably design and construct outdoor public parks and social infrastructure.
Two SITES resources you may not know about
Advancing your knowledge of green building and sustainability concepts can be easy with these resources at your fingertips. Check out the tools we recommend to help grow your expertise in SITES and the sustainable building industry.
A guide to maintaining your SITES AP credential
SITES APs are landscape architects, designers, engineers, planners, ecologists, architects, developers and policymakers committed to the field of sustainable land design and development. Maintaining a SITES AP credential demonstrates their knowledge, expertise and commitment to their profession.