A Service of the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LA CES)http://www.asla/orgen-us2/3/2012 11:35:52 PMhttp://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4659Location: Richmond, VA
Dates: 03/19/2012 - 03/19/2012
Course Description: This instructor led face-to-face course discusses the importance of lighting residential spaces for safety and security. Various lamp types and luminaires will be examined as well as the many residential landscape lighting techniques. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4660Location: Greenbelt, MD
Dates: 03/27/2012 - 03/27/2012
Course Description: This instructor led face-to-face course discusses the importance of lighting residential spaces for safety and security. Various lamp types and luminaires will be examined as well as the many residential landscape lighting techniques. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4653Location: Long Beach, CA
Dates: 03/30/2012 - 03/30/2012
Course Description: This seminar focuses on creating biodiversity habitats in highly designed spaces within the urban core. These environments become a place of respite and reflection, a mixture of landscapes that set the stage for nature exploration and discovery. Two projects: a park and a museum have taken the initiative in designing environments that support a greater ecological functioning. These projects will be presented as examples of how landscape architecture can intervene in adding ecological value to communities. One of the first objectives is to understand the local area and its connection to the broader region. In Irvine, the Orange County Great Park located in the center of the county, is where planned diversity of plants and animals will restore much of the county’s natural heritage. In Los Angeles urban sprawl has radiated out to the far reaching boundaries of the region. The “front yard” of the North Campus at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles is anticipated to be an inviting natural habitat where birds and insects are expected to live and thrive. Both of these environments are already starting to teem with butterflies, birds, bugs, and plants. Another objective is making nature visible to the visitor. Visitors have a transformative experience that heightens their sensory perception of nature in a city. The “front yard” of the Natural History Museum focuses on local fauna and flora of the Los Angeles region creating an enriching experience from indoor exhibition halls to a live in-situ experience outdoors. One more important aspect is identifying the necessary landscape architectural components of creating an urban ecological destination. The museum campus is broken into distinctive themed zones, layered with key landscape features such as a creek and boardwalk amongst others. At the Great Park, special ecological features that are aquatic, topographic or surficial will be critical to the rapid development of biodiversity in restored natural areas. Sustainability is intertwined in the site through structures, systems and technologies to create a healthy balance between meeting human needs and promoting environmental health. At the Orange County Great Park, sustainability is made tangible by addressing critical issues of our time such as water and energy, revealing the site history and providing meaningful social spaces within and beyond the park. The landscape character of the museum campus explores sustainability within the site in its walls, paving, planting, bridges, water features and site furnishings. Through the fragmentation of greenscapes in Southern California the landscape becomes the place where biodiversity forms the relationship of the climate, soil, birds, insects, and other fauna create a natural environment which is ripe for exploration. Each project has similar yet distinctive outcomes for an educational and immersive experience supporting an ecological framework.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4654Location: Long Beach, CA
Dates: 03/30/2012 - 03/30/2012
Course Description: The world, your customers and the market have dramatically changed, and less than 18 percent of companies in the industry have changed with them. In this seminar you will learn how to read your market, what the market is telling us, what are the latest market trends, what your customers demand, critical skill sets & tools you need to win and how to position your company for success in the new economy.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4655Location: Long Beach, CA
Dates: 03/30/2012 - 03/30/2012
Course Description: Lighting requires the unique design skill of manipulating the eye through dark and light spaces and providing night compositions. This seminar provides the basics of landscape lighting from a designer's point of view. The course highlights core concepts of aesthetics of composition with regards to safety, pedestrian circulation and security for the home. Understanding how the eye functions as light levels change is key to a successful lighting design. Techniques to create several lighting effects will be explained, including techniques to minimize effects to the dark sky. The process of lighting design from defining the lighting program and site inventory to conceptual design and design documentation will be reviewed, as well as common lighting mistakes.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4656Location: Long Beach, CA
Dates: 03/30/2012 - 03/30/2012
Course Description: Explore the myriad of techniques to harvest rainwater for your landscape (and beyond), including passive and active systems. In this course, we will pictorially look at systems ranging from simple earth works to direct earth-contacted rainwater (stormwater), to subsurface infiltration galleries and retention systems. We will extensively look at more elaborate and intensive detention systems, both above and below ground. We will explore gravity vs. pump-assisted landscape systems and consider suitability for domestic usage. Course will also include source, sizing, filtering, storing and using. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4657Location: Long Beach, CA
Dates: 03/30/2012 - 03/30/2012
Course Description: This course will focus on all aspects of native plant landscaping including design, installation, establishment, and long term care. We will make special emphasis on resource conservation, water use, reduced run-off, limited use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and reduced green waste. We will discuss benefits to wildlife, especially birds and native beneficial pollinators, as well as the authentic beauty of the naturalistic garden. We will touch on how to integrate these design themes and horticultural techniques into existing landscapes in need of retrofit, as well as brand new sites. A descriptive plant list will be made available.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4658Location: Long Beach, CA
Dates: 03/30/2012 - 03/30/2012
Course Description: Green roofs offer a relatively low tech, but well-proven approach to energy conservation, significantly impacting temperatures in local environments (urban heat island effect) and within building structures. A typical extensive green roof system (four inches of soil depth plus plant cover) can reduce air-conditioning costs by 25 to 50 percent in a single story structure. By cooling roof top temperatures on multiple story structures, green roofs can as well increase the efficiencies of the air conditioning systems, allowing for smaller units and thereby reducing energy costs. This session will provide an overview energy conservation studies on green roofs and will highlight some green roof installations within our state. Discussion will also include some of the cost-benefits of greening rooftops in California’s unique climate.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4641Location: Tulsa, OK
Dates: 02/15/2012 - 02/15/2012
Course Description: The popularity of Splash Pads installed in community parks, urban areas and public plazas continues to increase. As the demands for this type of amenity grows, more and more design professionals need to be equipped with the knowledge to be able to design sustainable and state-of-the art zero-depth solutions. This course will bring you up to date with the latest innovations on how to design environmentally responsible Spray parks. Important factors such as site topography and product selection (material, nozzles, controller etc…) are part of the design process; we will address those in this class. However the most important considerations when designing or building a sustainable Splash pad still remain by far the water management system. New technology has been developed to maximize the use of water while minimizing environmental impact. We will elaborate on the newest advancement in that domain; the capture and repurpose system. We will also touch on more traditional water management strategies available in the market today. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4642Location: Tulsa, OK
Dates: 02/16/2012 - 02/16/2012
Course Description: The popularity of Splash Pads installed in community parks, urban areas and public plazas continues to increase. As the demands for this type of amenity grows, more and more design professionals need to be equipped with the knowledge to be able to design sustainable and state-of-the art zero-depth solutions. This course will bring you up to date with the latest innovations on how to design environmentally responsible Spray parks. Important factors such as site topography and product selection (material, nozzles, controller etc…) are part of the design process; we will address those in this class. However the most important considerations when designing or building a sustainable Splash pad still remain by far the water management system. New technology has been developed to maximize the use of water while minimizing environmental impact. We will elaborate on the newest advancement in that domain; the capture and repurpose system. We will also touch on more traditional water management strategies available in the market today. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4643Location: Long Beach, CA
Dates: 03/30/2012 - 03/30/2012
Course Description: ASTM F1292 is the governing standard for regulating the safety performance of playground surfacing. It is an extremely important and relevant document for anyone considering the purchase of a playground safety surface. The document however is highly technical and even a careful read can prove to be too technical to provide meaningful information to the average reader. The following course has been designed to provide insight into the key concepts of the document using everyday language and terms that you can understand. The course further explains how the information contained within the standard can be used to create a performance-based safety surfacing specification. If you are involved in any aspect of specifying or purchasing playground surfacing, this course is a must for you.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4644Location: Long Beach, CA
Dates: 03/30/2012 - 03/30/2012
Course Description: Landscape architects, irrigation specifiers, and landscape management professionals are faced with calculating water budgets and irrigation schedules for landscape projects using climate-based reference evapotranspiration (ETo) data. Many smart irrigation controllers also incorporate algorithms based on this model to derive their irrigation schedules. The calculations that produce these budgets and schedules require multiplying ETo estimates by an adjustment factor, known as a crop coefficient (Kc) or a plant factor (PF), that accounts for plants’ particular water needs. Few information sources offer quantitative estimates of landscape plants’ water requirements. Most of those that do, including the widely-referenced publication, “Water Use Classification of Landscape Species” (WUCOLS), are not based on scientific data. Using the values available from these sources gives users a false sense of precision in the water budgets and schedules they calculate or that their smart controller develops. Fortunately, there have been some scientific field studies completed over the past several years that have been used to provide new accurate, dependable water need estimates of groups of landscape plants and effective means for reconciling the reliability of WUCOLS and other information sources. This seminar will present the newer field research data on landscape plant water needs and show how it can be readily used to calculate accurate and meaningful irrigation budgets or schedules.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4645Location: Long Beach, CA
Dates: 03/30/2012 - 03/30/2012
Course Description: Vintage tree preservation will instruct landscape architects on the need of qualifying trees for preservation, planning their preservation and techniques. The course will also introduce the concept of propagating declining vintage trees and plants. This propagation allows the clients specific vintage trees and plants to be reproduced and re-established.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4646Location: Long Beach, CA
Dates: 03/30/2012 - 03/30/2012
Course Description: How to inexpensively build a brand your competition would die for! If you think you have to be a big company to build brand-share, think again. The smaller you are the more important a role your brand plays. Companies with strong brands out-perform the competition three to one; have two and half times greater profits, lower marketing expenses, higher customer and employee retention and make product/service introductions easier while attracting strategic partners. Learn how to build a master-brand, reduce marketing expenses, and create an identifiable difference while increasing market share, customer retention and profits. In this seminar you will learn what a brand is and is not, how to build a leading brand, leading value attributes of a brand, two critical components in building a leading brand, how to increase name awareness and company reputation, four success phases of branding, and 12 best practices in branding.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4647Location: Long Beach, CA
Dates: 03/30/2012 - 03/30/2012
Course Description: Whether a project is drafted by hand or by computer, Photoshop rendering can be used to add the finishing touches and maximize your presentation drawings by adding color, create mixed media effects and combine drawings for a seamless presentation. This workshop will demonstrate rendering techniques using Photoshop CS tools specific for landscape architecture including the use of online graphic resources and development of techniques for a variety of medium styles including marker and water color. It will also cover information on importing projects as scans or from other computer applications, printing/saving, file extensions, and resolution for file management. Basic computer skills are required; a familiarity with Photoshop is preferred. This is a hands-on workshop, you must bring a laptop computer to participate.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4648Location: Long Beach, CA
Dates: 03/30/2012 - 03/30/2012
Course Description: This course explains and simplifies design professional’s liens. You will learn how to convert a design professional lien into a mechanic lien, identify time limits for liens and deadlines for filing lawsuits. There will also be a discussion on changes made to the 2011 and 2012 California collection statutes. Lastly, learn to avoid legal technicalities, which make collection remedies unenforceable and how to comply with the new requirements.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4649Location: Long Beach, CA
Dates: 03/30/2012 - 03/30/2012
Course Description: Designing outdoor living areas is creating outdoor spaces, with or without walls, used for a purpose. This seminar will discuss using basic design principles to create outdoor rooms such as kitchens, family rooms, retreats, etc. It will review circulation, sizing, elements, such as seating and lighting, views and connections. Defining the outdoor space using floors, ceilings and walls of various types.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4650Location: Long Beach, CA
Dates: 03/30/2012 - 03/30/2012
Course Description: How to improve our urban environment with a clean and beautiful elevated mass transit system. FAST (Fresno Area Sky Train) is proposing an urban maglev system for Fresno and Madera Counties with linkage to Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks. This maglev system will include an elevated electrified magnetic levitation train that will be utilizing existing median islands on major arterials in Fresno and Madera Counties. Electric shuttle buses will feed the maglev from city neighborhoods, schools and downtown areas; because the maglev can go up a 10 percent grade, it will also be a means of transportation into the three national parks. Implementing this urban maglev/shuttle bus system will cut down the use of the automobile and improve air quality. Look for urban maglev systems to set the future trend for urban mass transportation around the world.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4651Location: Long Beach, CA
Dates: 03/30/2012 - 03/30/2012
Course Description: Natural wetlands such as marshes, swamps and bogs have long been known to protect water quality. Constructed or artificial wetland systems mimic the treatment that occurs in natural wetlands by relying on plants and a combination of naturally occurring biological, chemical and physical processes to remove pollutants from water. As of 1999, there were more than 500 constructed wetlands in Europe and 600 in North America. Constructed wetlands are a less energy intensive and more environmentally sound way of treating wastewater and conserving potable water. A small (20’ x 20’ x 4’) constructed wetland can clean all black, gray and other runoff water for the average home or small business. Water harvested from homes and small businesses including black and gray water, rainwater /stormwater and other runoff water (such as irrigation) can be cleaned using constructed wetlands. This water can be used for flushing toilets, sub irrigation and other uses. The demonstrated effectiveness of constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment provides useful lessons to create buffer zones for various types of contaminated water. Constructed wetlands not only reclaim water but provide needed habitat for wildlife. Even a small one (20’ x 20’) will serve as a lush oasis, attracting birds, butterflies, toads and other animals. This presentation will concentrate on the first single-family home constructed wetland in southern Nevada, which was completed 12 years ago. This wetland has been regularly monitored since then and has shown excellent filtering capabilities. Two larger constructed wetlands, part of the school grounds and science projects in the Albuquerque, New Mexico School District, have had similar success and will also be discussed.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4652Location: Long Beach, CA
Dates: 03/30/2012 - 03/30/2012
Course Description: This seminar will cover basic architectural fountain design as it relates primarily to commercial and municipal fountain applications. The course will cover basic fountain types, basic fountain basin structures, pump system types, filtration and water treatment, drain, fill and makeup functions, submersible lighting design and application, basic fountain system electrical controls and fountain safety considerations. The course will run approximately 45-50 minutes with 10-15 minutes for Q&A. (PowerPoint presentation with hand-outs).]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4635Location: Los Angeles, CA
Dates: 04/16/2012 - 04/16/2012
Course Description: Hear the three presidents' perspectives on current and future issues. They’ll discuss the economic and political environment and how their organizations are responding. Find out what lies ahead, how the design disciplines may be repositioning themselves, and how planners, landscape architects, and architects exert leadership in their communities and on the national scene. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4636Location: Los Angeles, CA
Dates: 04/15/2012 - 04/15/2012
Course Description: By converting paved, urbanized areas to green, open space, water quality problems will diminish. Address runoff clean-up needs through the strategic conversion of lands, already in public ownership, to new parks, habitat, and open space. Learn how to use soil and plants to naturally capture and treat polluted urban and stormwater runoff and to identify public lands suitable for conversion. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4637Location: Los Angeles, CA
Dates: 04/15/2012 - 04/15/2012
Course Description: Examine the interaction between transportation systems and sensitive ecosystems in California. Hear about an ongoing study that is reexamining and redesigning Highway 37 to enhance environmental outcomes. The study will provide new tools to weigh costs of less intrusive construction models versus the costs of environmental mitigation measures. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4638Location: Los Angeles, CA
Dates: 04/15/2012 - 04/15/2012
Course Description: The design of LA’s streets has given primacy to the automobile, thereby diminishing the quality of experience and safe mobility of pedestrians, cyclists and transit riders. Learn what it takes to reconfigure LA’s streets to achieve parity amongst modes of transport. Vision, engaged stakeholders, political will, progressive and flexible regulatory structure, enlightened city staff, and fearless design expertise top the list. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4639Location: Los Angeles, CA
Dates: 04/16/2012 - 04/16/2012
Course Description: Explore how politics, economics and social factors influence the specific goals of and approaches to food systems planning in three rustbelt cities. Hear how food systems planning has taken off in communities nationwide, with attention given to specific community-food sector activities such as urban agriculture, farmers markets, farm-to-institution and the development of more comprehensive community food policy and planning. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4640Location: Los Angeles, CA
Dates: 04/16/2012 - 04/16/2012
Course Description: "The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is critical to America’s food supply. In addition it is integral to the fresh water supply for densely populated areas of the western United States. It is also a fragile eco-system. In this session Phil Isenberg, Director of the Delta Stewardship Council, speaks on The Delta Plan (upcoming). He is followed by Mike Machado, Executive director, Delta Protection Commission, who speaks on the Economic Sustainability Plan ((also upcoming) These are notably environmental and economic resource-based topics." ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4629Location: Boston, MA
Dates: 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: This presentation provides architects, landscape architects, planners, urban designers, and owners with information on stormwater and site sustainability, which can be used in interviews or when speaking with prospective clients to show that they understand sustainability relative to sites as well as buildings. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4630Location: Boston, MA
Dates: 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: Today, stormwater regulations nation-wide are becoming far more stringent, and, as a result, owners of large tracts of land such as college campuses are being required to allocate additional land area to construct (and larger operational budgets to maintain) additional stormwater infrastructure. At the same time, campuses across the country are expanding their sustainability missions to include environmentally-responsible management of water and stormwater. To meet campus sustainability goals, new campus projects are focusing on incorporating low-impact development techniques, rainwater harvesting systems, and landscape-integrated stormwater management features into their site designs. To comprehensively address the variety of stormwater management issues, college and university planning and operations staff must work together to address stormwater as part of the campus’ larger master planning efforts. Addressing stormwater as part of a master plan can identify opportunities to integrate stormwater within the landscape and site stormwater facilities that make the most sense in terms of phasing, environmental impact, capital costs, maintenance and operations costs, and aesthetics. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4631Location: Boston, MA
Dates: 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: Nitsch Engineering's Boston Permitting presentation addresses the site-related permitting hurdles for building projects in Boston. It includes an overview of the Boston Redevelopment Authority, Boston Water & Sewer Commission, Boston Conservation Commission, and Boston Public Improvement Commission site-related permitting processes. It also answers how to identify potential site and building design, permitting, and project schedule issues early in any Boston project, making everyone look good!]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4632Location: Boston, MA
Dates: 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: Judy Nitsch, PE, LEED AP BD+C will share how her engineering and surveying firm grew by 300% two years in a row and then strategically changed its workload mix ... and changed it again during the 2009-10 recession. Judy is a civil engineer turned business developer who managed her first engineering branch office at the age of 25 and began her own firm in 1989. Attendees will come away with ideas and tips to use themselves and to share with others in the firm, to make the firm's business development efforts a team effort that is structured, productive, and fruitful.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4633Location: Boston, MA
Dates: 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: Nitsch Engineering educates non-surveyors about the different types of land surveys and how to go about acquiring those services necessary for specific projects. Topics covered can include property line retracement surveys, data accumulation (topographic utility) surveys, ALTA/ACSM title insurance surveys, construction surveys, high definition (laser scanning) surveys, high-precision surveys, interior building surveys, aerial photogrammetry controls and surveys, bridge and infrastructure surveys, historic harbor line and wetlands delineation surveys, hydrographic surveys, railroad right-of-way surveys, route surveys, and GIS. We’ll discuss what questions to ask in the proposal phase of the project to obtain a survey that meets your needs without over- or under-scoping. We will also discuss various technologies and methods available, such as laser scanning and GIS, and how their appropriate use can impact the quality and cost of the final survey deliverable. Not all surveys need to be performed to the same level of accuracy, and understanding the accuracies involved will determine the proper technology and approach for your project. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4634Location: Boston, MA
Dates: 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: Low Impact Development (LID) is a multi-step site planning process that involves preserving sensitive resources, implementing better site planning techniques to minimize adverse environmental impacts, and incorporating a series of decentralized Best Management Practices (BMPs) that mimic natural systems. This course reinforces the principles of site sustainability by presenting design strategies and techniques that respect the natural balance of water and mimic the pre-developed hydrologic regime. The course presents the benefits of integrating stormwater close to the source (particularly as part of the landscape design) as an alternate to conventional "end-of-pipe" solutions. A series of BMPs that are effective at controlling the peak rate of stormwater runoff, promoting groundwater recharge, and providing water quality treatment will be presented. Construction, maintenance, and cost data associated with each BMP will also be discussed.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4570Location: Lancaster, PA
Dates: 04/13/2012 - 04/13/2012
Course Description: Presentation explores plant species for structural stormwater management facilities at difficult environmental sites.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4625Location: Lancaster, PA
Dates: 04/14/2012 - 04/14/2012
Course Description: The future of the industry is green design and Building Information Modeling. In this session we will explore the benefits of integrating BIM technologies for landscape architecture processes. BIM tools are helping firms worldwide to increase collaboration and make better design decisions earlier in the process, resulting in increased efficiency, lower costs, and more sustainable designs. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4626Location: Lancaster, PA
Dates: 04/14/2012 - 04/14/2012
Course Description: The future of the industry is green design and Building Information Modeling. In this session we will explore the benefits of integrating BIM technologies for landscape architecture processes. BIM tools are helping firms worldwide to increase collaboration and make better design decisions earlier in the process, resulting in increased efficiency, lower costs, and more sustainable designs. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4589Location: Myrtle Beach, SC
Dates: 02/19/2012 - 02/21/2012
Course Description: 3-Day Conference If you are a city,county planner, or a landscape architect, we would like to invite you to submit an application for the 2012 Forest Resource Institute to be held at Springmaid Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach. This program, hosted by the South Carolina Forestry Commission and Trees SC, is provided by a federally funded grant through the SC Forestry Commission. Don’t miss this important opportunity to understand Firewise principles, learn about forestry in South Carolina, the value of forestry to our state, the benefits of trees, and how to plan for trees in your city/community. Nationally recognized speakers will cover topics such as: their research, tree ordinances, writing specifications, species selection, and how to defend the need for trees in an urban environment. The information you learn at this conference can be put to use immediately in your community projects. If these are issues that you face with your job, then we want to have you take part in this unique opportunity! ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4627Location: ,
Dates: 02/07/2012 - 02/07/2012
Course Description: Outdoor kitchens represent one of the fastest growing areas of consumer capital spending, but remain a largely untapped opportunity for many design professionals. This introductory course will expand your expertise and help you capture new business by learning the details of outdoor kitchen design, one of the biggest trends in outdoor living. The course is not specific to the Kalamazoo brand or any other manufacturer. Russ Faulk, Webinar presenter and vice president of product development for Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet, is on the front lines of outdoor kitchen design, working daily with design professionals of all disciplines to create outdoor cooking and entertaining spaces that exceed client functional needs and design expectations. This Webinar will teach participants the key functional design principles for kitchen layout, including prep areas, storage, and equipment placement. Faulk will share specific and actionable guidelines that have been developed through years of experience with outdoor kitchens and are founded in some of the best practices for indoor kitchen design. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4624Location: Seattle, WA
Dates: 02/27/2012 - 02/27/2012
Course Description: Rescheduled from original snowed out date -- APLDWA Annual Design Symposium: Planting Design for Tomorrow's Gardens Has been rescheduled! Monday, February 27, 2012, 9:00am to 5:00pm Center for Urban Horticulture 3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle, WA 98105 The 20th century saw radical leaps in understanding our impact on the world in which we live. The green movement has arrived. Promotion of sustainable development practices now includes the use of rating systems such as LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and SITES (The Sustainable Sites Initiative), which increasingly influence the horticultural and design industries. Encouraging the use of native and water-efficient plants is admirable, but the practical implementation of these ideals is more challenging. We've all seen the ramifications of incorrectly sited, spaced, planted and maintained "green" spaces. It's time designers and planners ask the experts - horticulturists and growers - to provide us with regionally-based, appropriate plant recommendations. Landscape designers and landscape architects need to know how to create planting designs that will last when the irrigation system is turned off and we can no longer provide protection from the next deep freeze. In part, this means considering native plants and reconsidering old stalwarts - in addition to some less familiar ornamental alternatives. The cultural requirements of plants are not negotiable - they are what a plant needs to survive, and to thrive. Disregarding a plant's suitability for a particular garden environment can create a costly and wasteful cycle of poorly performing - or even dead - plants in a landscape. Education is crucial to solving these vexing problems. Join the Washington Chapter of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers as we host our annual symposium, Planting Design for Tomorrow's Gardens. Through presentations from a number of industry experts we will explore the crucial role of plant selection in designing gardens with staying power. Speaker Highlights: Richard Hartlage, Keynote Speaker Richard is an Associate Principal at the landscape architecture, engineering, and planning firm, AHBL, and manages its landscape architecture division in Tacoma and Seattle. Richard's experience includes seventeen years in public gardens, including Director and Garden Curator of the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden in Seattle, where he initiated the highly successful Great Plant Picks program, which promotes the best performing plants for the Pacific Northwest. David McDonald, Resource Conservation Planner, Seattle Public Utilities David is a biologist and environmental scientist with Seattle Public Utilities, focusing on soil science and environmentally friendly landscape design and development practices. He leads the Washington Organic Recycling Council's "Soils for Salmon" initiative, which is transforming development practices around the Northwest, and serves on the technical core committee of the national Sustainable Sites Initiative. Linda Chalker-Scott, WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist Linda Chalker-Scott has a Ph.D. from Oregon State University and is an ISA certified arborist. She is WSU's Extension Urban Horticulturist and a WSU Associate Professor in the Department of Horticulture. She is the author of three books: The horticultural myth-busting The Informed Gardener and The Informed Gardener Blooms Again, and Sustainable Landscapes and Gardens: good science - practical application, a comprehensive approach to the]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4623Location: Rochester, MN
Dates: 06/28/2012 - 06/28/2012
Course Description: “Up by Roots – Healthy Soils and Trees in the Built Environment” is a one-day workshop introducing the basics of soil science as it applies to urban planting site assessment, design, and maintenance. Attendees will discover many of the complex interrelationships among a soil’s physical, chemical, and biological properties; practice aspects of soil and site assessment in the field; and discuss some of the unique challenges landscape architects face when attempting to grow large trees in built environments. While “Up by Roots” is an excellent hands-on educational opportunity in itself, it also serves as a means of preparing for the soil and site requirements of the American Society of Landscape Architects’ Sustainable Sites Initiative. Workshop presenter and ASLA award-winning author James Urban, FASLA, brings his latest book to life and shares real-world experiences with the audience in this much-anticipated event. “Up By Roots” shows how proper site assessment and plant selection are critical considerations when attempting to grow large, healthy trees in built environments. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4621Location: Los Angeles, CA
Dates: 04/16/2012 - 04/16/2012
Course Description: Learn why space – rather than architecture or the relationship between building frontage and the street – defines the character of a place. In fact it is the relationships between positive and negative spaces that determine character. Explore how green spaces, grey spaces and building spaces – which may be public, semi-public, or private – help distinguish one place from another. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4622Location: Los Angeles, CA
Dates: 04/14/2012 - 04/14/2012
Course Description: The purpose of the Planning the Urban Forest workshop is to teach planners, urban foresters, and allied professionals how to protect and enhance the urban forest – the largest structural component of green infrastructure – in community planning, design, and implementation. Participants will learn what constitutes the urban forest, ways to document and quantify its benefits, and how to work together to integrate these concerns and priorities into all aspects of planning for municipalities and regions. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4614Location: Los Angeles, CA
Dates: 04/17/2012 - 04/17/2012
Course Description: Finding ways to better understand the natural and built environments is essential to effective conservation planning. Hear planners and conservation biologists discuss examples of integrated approaches to conservation planning and their efforts to link the two areas of study. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4615Location: Los Angeles, CA
Dates: 04/16/2012 - 04/16/2012
Course Description: Session two in the short course explores the issues of energy efficiency, sustainability, and design elements. Learn how to reduce VMT and improve air quality. Consider what is currently called a green street. Speakers also delve into the issue of retrofitting for cyclists and explore what works for whom and why. A detailed outline for the course will be posted online later. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4613Location: Los Angeles, CA
Dates: 04/17/2012 - 04/17/2012
Course Description: Understand the influence of climate and landscape on urban water resources. Gain an understanding of demands on urban water systems, and explore examples of international best practices and lessons for successfully framing and implementing an urban water strategy. Make connections to knowledge sharing networks that promote resource and information exchange among water planning experts around the world. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4612Location: Valhalla, NY
Dates: 03/06/2012 - 03/06/2012
Course Description: An introduction to a different design approach using native plants appropriate to the ecological system of your site. Re-imagine a new landscape design for small or large sites or a restoration of an exisitng site using the concept of native plant communities. Learn how to select the native plants suitable for the different plant communities in creating or restoring a natural landscape. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4611Location: Valhalla, NY
Dates: 05/12/2012 - 05/12/2012
Course Description: What is the name of that plant? This practical course will take you outside the classroom to show you how to identify plants using a taxonomic identification key. The outdoor session will use the Native Plant Center’s demonstration gardens and other parts of the college campus in Valhalla. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4607Location: Valhalla, NY
Dates: 02/02/2012 - 02/16/2012
Course Description: For design professionals, master gardeners and gardening enthusiasts, this 6-hour course provides a comprehensive foundation for garden design using regional native plants. Issues covered include wildlife benefits, harmful invasives and sustainable design. Students will learn to apply basic ecological and design principles in their own and clients’ gardens. Topics include: Why Natives, The Garden as Wildlife Habitat, Principles of Safe Sex in the Garden, Showy Native Substitutes for Popular Plants, Basic Design Concepts and Styles, and Shopping for Native Plants .]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4608Location: Valhalla, NY
Dates: 02/25/2012 - 02/25/2012
Course Description: Native plants are the first sign of warm weather to come. Learn about the many lovely herbaceous plants that will not only enhance your garden but will also provide important food and shelter for native bees, butterflies, birds and more.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4609Location: Valhalla, NY
Dates: 03/24/2012 - 03/24/2012
Course Description: Composting for the Gardener, Homeowner, and Environmentally Concerned Citizen Ah, the joys of turning something you think you don’t need, don’t want, and can’t wait to get rid of into something you don’t know how you managed without. The biological byproducts of our gardening and living are only waste when we fail to recognize their value and throw them away. Stop and learn a few simple principles and practices and become skilled at transmuting waste into a rich resource for gardens, houseplants, lawns, and wildlife habitats. Learn the basics of composting garden materials and household food scraps, the techniques used, materials employed, and the powerful benefits of the end products produced. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4610Location: Valhalla, NY
Dates: 05/03/2012 - 05/03/2012
Course Description: Explore a fantastic group of plants that offers a wide diversity of form and design applications. Ferns range from delicate to bold and are not just for shady and moist areas – many will withstand full sun and drought conditions. The instructor will provide information that will assist you with selection and use for a variety of landscape situations.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4606Location: West Des Moines, IA
Dates: 03/30/2012 - 03/30/2012
Course Description: This face-to-face, 6.0 hour, lecture presentation is designed for building professionals interested in retaining wall design and slope stabilization methods. Learners will be able to identify types of retaining walls, understand the geotechnical considerations in designing retaining wall stability, discuss structural considerations for the different types of retaining walls, and understand construction methods. This event will be conducted in a handicap-accessible conference room with ample seating space and writing surface for all in attendance. Materials prepared by the faculty will be distributed to all participants. Interaction will be encouraged in the form of Q&A. Attendance will be monitored and reported to AIA/CES and LA CES as requested. Attendance certificates will be mailed to all participants after the seminar. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4605Location: Philadelphia, PA
Dates: 05/30/2012 - 05/30/2012
Course Description: Tour of the Morris Arboretum, the University of Pennsylvania 10:00 – 10:30 – Arrival at Widener Visitor Center 10:30 – 12:30 – Plant Seed Collecting with a Purpose – Part II This walking tour will demonstrate how targeted international seed collecting can potentially solve some of our pest problems and allow us to expand the horticultural range of plants for our region. Anthony Aiello will discuss how international plant exploration can address some of the current environmental and biological challenges facing plants in our landscapes. Tony will lead the group on a tour of the Morris Arboretum’s seed collection grow-out trials currently under review and discuss their potential attributes and future availability in our regional Nurseries. Learning Objectives: In this session, landscape architects will be informed how plants provided from international seed collection expeditions can provide solutions to our current environmental challenges. Specifically, 1. The session will demonstrate how targeted international seed collecting can solve some pest problems. 2. The session will demonstrate how targeted international seed collecting can help address our current environmental (Climate Change) and biological challenges (invasive pests) facing our landscape. 3. The tour will demonstrate the horticultural trial process from seed to market introduction, undertaken at the Morris Arboretum. Anthony S. Aiello The Gayle E. Maloney Director of Horticulture and Curator Tony has served as Director of Horticulture and Curator of the Living Collection at the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania since 1999. He is responsible for managing the Morris Arboretum’s historic gardens and dynamic plant collections. As part of his duties, Tony has overseen restoration of the Arboretum’s historic landscape features and participated in the completion of significant capital projects. As part of his curatorial duties, he has participated in plant collecting trips to the Southern Appalachian Mountains, China, and Europe. 12:30 – 1:30 pm – Lunch 1:30 – 2:30 – LEED Platinum Certified Horticultural Center & Green Roof The 21,000 Square Foot Horticultural Center supports the Arboretum’s daily operations in a healthy and environmentally friendly facility. It was awarded Platinum level LEED Certification on February 23, 2011, setting an example for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design on a local, regional and national level. The design team was comprised of Overland Partners Architects, M2 Architects and Andropogon Associates. The tour will encompass the green roof, geothermal wells, stormwater harvesting for re-use, constructed wetlands, recycled materials, energy efficient building and solar panels. Learning Objectives: In this session, landscape architects will gain practical insight on implementation of sustainable design issues to be considered in the site design process. Specifically, 1. The session will reference the green technologies throughout the site and building that provided some of the key credits achieved in the LEED Project Checklist for: Sustainable Site, Water Efficiency, Energy and Atmosphere, Materials and Resources and Indoor Environmental Quality. 2. The session will review some the site and soil issues related to construction and how they were overcome. 3. The session will review the results of the on-going research to determine the suitability of the selected plants on a green roof environment. Louise Clarke Bloomfield Farm sectio]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4602Location: Stonington, CT
Dates: 02/07/2012 - 02/07/2012
Course Description: This course will cover the manufacturing, installation and environmental benefits of synthetic grass, as well as, recommendations for applications. The presentation will also outline additional considerations when specifying synthetic turf. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4601Location: Philadelphia, PA
Dates: 02/09/2012 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: This course is intended to expose landscape architecture practitioners to techniques and approaches that combine traditional hand drawing with new digital and 3D tools. Historic examples of visual media will be discussed with a focus on visual storytelling. Several specific techniques will also be demonstrated, such as layer registration, the use of digital drawing tablets, as well as raster/vector/text combinations. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4603Location: Baltimore, MD
Dates: 02/21/2012 - 02/21/2012
Course Description: This course will cover the manufacturing, installation and environmental benefits of synthetic grass, as well as, recommendations for applications. The presentation will also outline additional considerations when specifying synthetic turf. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4604Location: Orlando, FL
Dates: 04/24/2012 - 04/24/2012
Course Description: This course will cover the manufacturing, installation and environmental benefits of synthetic grass, as well as, recommendations for applications. The presentation will also outline additional considerations when specifying synthetic turf. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4598Location: Philadelphia, PA
Dates: 02/09/2012 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: This course is intended to expose landscape architecture practitioners to techniques and approaches that combine traditional hand drawing with new digital and 3D tools. Historic examples of visual media will be discussed with a focus on visual storytelling. Several specific techniques will also be demonstrated, such as layer registration, the use of digital drawing tablets, as well as raster/vector/text combinations. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4599Location: Los Angeles, CA
Dates: 04/15/2012 - 04/15/2012
Course Description: Recognized as a model policy with teeth, New Jersey’s Complete Streets is permeating all levels of government. Learn how – through understandable and replicable community resource materials, regional training workshops for MPOs, and a statewide summit facilitated by world-renowned experts – NJDOT is ensuring that all roadway users are safely accommodated. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4600Location: Los Angeles, CA
Dates: 04/16/2012 - 04/16/2012
Course Description: Hear how planning and design can improve community health by reducing rates of obesity and chronic disease. Review the evidence supporting the creation of more active communities, successful partnership models between planning and health professionals, and innovative community planning efforts aimed at increasing physical activity and healthy eating. Learn about the U.S. CDC’s Communities Putting Prevention to Work program. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4597Location: San Francisco, CA
Dates: 02/14/2012 - 02/14/2012
Course Description: HALS is part of the largest cultural resource documentation program – all of which is accessible online. This session is intended to be advanced but will be useful to those who know little or nothing about HALS. Hear about the past, present and future of HALS and learn the three components of HALS documentation and the difference between the standard and short formats. The session will emphasize how HALS can be used as a mitigation tool to comply with NEPA Section 106 and in other ways. Also, what distinguishes HALS from other documentation programs like CLRS, DPR 523 forms, and National Register nominations. While it will feature resources in California, the information and application can be applied nationally.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4595Location: Philadelphia, PA
Dates: 02/07/2012 - 02/07/2012
Course Description: Learn the basics of rainwater harvesting, supply, demand, storage. Learn how to use several methods to calculate storage tank sizing. Explore case studies that used rainwater harvesting as part of an integrated site/stormwater management strategy.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4591Location: Moreno Valley, CA
Dates: 02/27/2012 - 02/27/2012
Course Description: The popularity of Splash Pads installed in community parks, urban areas and public plazas continues to increase. As the demands for this type of amenity grows, more and more design professionals need to be equipped with the knowledge to be able to design sustainable and state-of-the art zero-depth solutions. This course will bring you up to date with the latest innovations on how to design environmentally responsible Spray parks. Important factors such as site topography and product selection (material, nozzles, controller etc…) are part of the design process; we will address those in this class. However the most important considerations when designing or building a sustainable Splash pad still remain by far the water management system. New technology has been developed to maximize the use of water while minimizing environmental impact. We will elaborate on the newest advancement in that domain; the capture and repurpose system. We will also touch on more traditional water management strategies available in the market today. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4592Location: Las Vegas, NV
Dates: 03/01/2012 - 03/01/2012
Course Description: The popularity of Splash Pads installed in community parks, urban areas and public plazas continues to increase. As the demands for this type of amenity grows, more and more design professionals need to be equipped with the knowledge to be able to design sustainable and state-of-the art zero-depth solutions. This course will bring you up to date with the latest innovations on how to design environmentally responsible Spray parks. Important factors such as site topography and product selection (material, nozzles, controller etc…) are part of the design process; we will address those in this class. However the most important considerations when designing or building a sustainable Splash pad still remain by far the water management system. New technology has been developed to maximize the use of water while minimizing environmental impact. We will elaborate on the newest advancement in that domain; the capture and repurpose system. We will also touch on more traditional water management strategies available in the market today. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4588Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Dates: 04/20/2012 - 04/20/2012
Course Description: This face-to-face, 6.0 hour, lecture presentation is designed for building professionals interested in wetlands compliance. Learners will understand state and federal wetlands protection laws and regulations and wetlands preservation, restoration, creation, and enhancement. This event will be conducted in a handicap-accessible conference room with ample seating space and writing surface for all in attendance. Materials prepared by the faculty will be distributed to all participants. Interaction will be encouraged in the form of Q&A. Attendance will be monitored and reported to AIA/CES and LACES, as requested. Attendance certificates will be provided at the end of the seminar.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4558Location: Springfield, MA
Dates: 03/08/2012 - 03/08/2012
Course Description: Water is essential to our professional landscape practices. How can we maintain successful businesses if there are restrictions in our water use by government authorities? A Water Neutral Garden™ (WNG) uses no municipal or well water, and therefore offers a solution to problems brought on by drought. Golden will review the basic components of a WNG and explore the possibilities for grey-water use. He will talk about how municipal plumbing codes are beginning to address the water challenges of this century, and will describe the permitted and permit-exempt systems his company has installed. Laundry to Landscape irrigation systems and the Aqua2use™ greywater systems will be explained in detail with plans and equipment for people to review during the session.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4529Location: Lancaster, PA
Dates: 04/13/2012 - 04/13/2012
Course Description: Presentation of "Green" initiatives being undertaken in Lancaster City related to it's first ever green infrastructure plan]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4530Location: Lancaster, PA
Dates: 04/13/2012 - 04/13/2012
Course Description: Explore opportunities to improve stormwater planning and design. Green infrastructure approaches to stormwater managament will be showcased.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4532Location: Lancaster, PA
Dates: 04/13/2012 - 04/13/2012
Course Description: Session will explore new ways of designing and implementing collaborative processes that include academics, community leaders, non-profits, professionals and city agencies.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4560Location: Springfield, MA
Dates: 03/08/2012 - 03/08/2012
Course Description: Alex Murray, MA Department of Transportation The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has launched a new program, the “Impaired Waters Program”, to construct stormwater treatment for highway run-off into Commonwealth waterways that the EPA has classified as “impaired waters”. Alex Murray will discuss how MassDOT is implementing this effort statewide, building filtration basins, bio-filtration swales, and other site treatment features, as part of ongoing road and bridge projects, as well as stand¬alone stormwater retrofits. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4567Location: Lancaster, PA
Dates: 04/13/2012 - 04/13/2012
Course Description: Overview of tablet devices, pros and cons of systems, and focus on key design and process applications.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4568Location: Lancaster, PA
Dates: 04/13/2012 - 04/13/2012
Course Description: Attendees will be introduced to the Complete Street movement, including benefits and ways landscape arichitects can participate.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4566Location: Kennett Square, PA
Dates: 04/24/2012 - 05/15/2012
Course Description: Barriers to gardens and gardening can be obvious or subtle. This course will explore the many barriers that keep us from the joys of gardening and teach us how to design our gardens to be accessible to a wide array of users. Design considerations for children, older adults, and people with specific disabilities will be addressed along with exploring the barriers in an existing garden. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4571Location: Lancaster, PA
Dates: 04/13/2012 - 04/13/2012
Course Description: The need for a new Veterans Cemetery results in a newly conceived model for national cemeteries.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4572Location: Lancaster, PA
Dates: 04/13/2012 - 04/13/2012
Course Description: Tours of Lancaster City parks and public spaces.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4573Location: Lancaster, PA
Dates: 04/13/2012 - 04/13/2012
Course Description: Tour of previous and current Green Roof projects within Lancaster City.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4569Location: Lancaster, PA
Dates: 04/13/2012 - 04/13/2012
Course Description: Presentation on how investment in City parks and public spaces can boost city appeal, create sustainable communties and produce measurable economic benefits.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4574Location: Lancaster, PA
Dates: 04/14/2012 - 04/14/2012
Course Description: Presentation identifies major impacts of the profession on public welfare, what it means and how it can be applied.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4575Location: Lancaster, PA
Dates: 04/14/2012 - 04/14/2012
Course Description: Presentation describes the use of pervious concrete and subsoil amendment to restore infiltration.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4576Location: Lancaster, PA
Dates: 04/14/2012 - 04/14/2012
Course Description: Presentation focuses on advance planning of high-speed rail service to an existing community. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4577Location: Lancaster, PA
Dates: 04/14/2012 - 04/14/2012
Course Description: Tour of historic Wheatland Estate and Ware Residence]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4579Location: Lancaster, PA
Dates: 04/14/2012 - 04/14/2012
Course Description: Presentation focuses on the unique set of natural and man-made systems evident on every project.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4580Location: Lancaster, PA
Dates: 04/14/2012 - 04/14/2012
Course Description: Presentation exploring practical ways vegetative compositions based on native meadows, shrublands and woodlands can serve as lawn alternatives.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4581Location: Lancaster, PA
Dates: 04/14/2012 - 04/14/2012
Course Description: Presentation focuses on the interface bewteen people, agriculture and agricultural processes.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4582Location: Lancaster, PA
Dates: 04/14/2012 - 04/14/2012
Course Description: Walking tour of historic and garden sites in downtown Lancaster.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4583Location: Lancaster, PA
Dates: 04/14/2012 - 04/14/2012
Course Description: Presentation of strategies and techniques utilizing sustainable and green technologies. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4585Location: Lancaster, PA
Dates: 04/14/2012 - 04/14/2012
Course Description: Session will examine funding options for urban tree planting and maintenance, political realities, tree selection and stormwater opportunities.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4557Location: Springfield, MA
Dates: 03/08/2012 - 03/08/2012
Course Description: Wellesley College’s Alumnae Valley has come full circle. Once a green valley, over the decades it became an industrial site and then a parking lot covering a toxic brownfield; it has now been restored to a vital, functioning ecosystem. Landscape Architect, Emily Mueller De Celis, will discuss the site conditions and the design process that Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA) used to remediate the site, including assessing the unique ecological and topographical conditions, removing toxic metals, and restoring hydrologic systems and native vegetation. Other MVVA projects which have influenced, and been influenced by, the work at Wellesley College will be reviewed.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4559Location: Springfield, MA
Dates: 03/08/2012 - 03/08/2012
Course Description: As development pressures increase throughout New England, the number of landscapes now dominated by exotic plants and expansive lawns has diminished the quality of our land for native wildlife. As habitat decreases, the distribution of populations is altered and biodiversity is significantly reduced. Ms. Venturini will discuss using the Native Plant Systems Guide as a solution to curb habitat loss and enhance existing habitat on residential properties. She will review the characteristics and components of native plant systems as they relate to siting, design and installation on home landscapes Session attendees will receive the recently published Native Plant Systems for Backyard Habitat: A How-To Guide for Professionals and Homeowners to Enhance Habitat Value on Suburban and Urban Landscapes. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4561Location: Springfield, MA
Dates: 03/08/2012 - 03/08/2012
Course Description: Essential to understanding soil and plant health is knowledge of the interactions of soil microbes and the functions they perform. With increased reliance on chemicals for fertilizing and pest control, soil microbes and the beneficial functions they provide have been ignored. Joe Magazzi will discuss microbial interactions and how they improve soil quality. He will also focus on how, by improving the microbiology of your soil, you can reduce the need for fertilizers and pesticides. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4562Location: Springfield, MA
Dates: 03/08/2012 - 03/08/2012
Course Description: SITES (Sustainable Sites Initiative) is testing a new guideline and rating system to include the area “outside the building’s skin” on a pilot project on Long Island. What is this new system and what are the difficulties faced by the pilot project following this new protocol? How can practitioners employ the SITES “Guidelines and Bench¬marks” in their projects? CeCe Haydock, current project manager of this project, will address these SITE related questions and more. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4564Location: Springfield, MA
Dates: 03/08/2012 - 03/08/2012
Course Description: Non-native invasive species are the single greatest threat to biodiversity on lands owned by The Trustees of Reservations. Guidelines have been developed to prioritize invasive plant control efforts, ensuring that finite dollars and human resources are used most effectively to target significant natural resources. Dr. Julie Richburg will discuss these guidelines and demonstrate how management based on prioritization has proven critical to the Trustees’ success in protecting biodiversity on their properties, resulting in increased rare species populations and improvement of key habitats.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4565Location: Springfield, MA
Dates: 03/08/2012 - 03/08/2012
Course Description: Until recently, every generation has relied upon the local landscape to support basic needs; landscapes were not merely decorative. However, confronted by the challenges of climate change, post peak oil and resource scarcity, landscape designers and land managers will be forced to reevaluate how they view and use land. Ben Falk has already begun the process of developing landscapes that prepare us to meet these challenges. He will discuss his work and vision of landscapes that will allow communities to more successfully face the challenges that lie ahead—landscapes designed to maximize productivity of the land while reducing outside inputs. Ultimately, these productive landscapes and the “whole system approach” involved in their design and construction will allow communities to be more self-reliant and resilient in the future. Ben will discuss principles that drive his firm’s design and development work, examples of these in action across the globe, and strategies for developing such systems in conventional suburban and urban landscapes. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4548Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2014
Course Description: A storm drain system is only as effective as the inlet grates provided. A very expensive piping system can be rendered very ineffective if the number and capacity of inlets is compromised. While inlets are often placed at intersections as a matter of course, inlets between intersections are often ignored. Inlets provide the means for the runoff from the surface to reach the piping system. This series of courses provides a discussion of the various types of inlets, computations necessary to determine the interception capacity of the inlets, and a discussion on inlet location and spacing. This 1-hour online course (Part 4 of a series) covers inlet locations and spacing. Part 1 provides a general discussion on types of grates and provides computations for inlet grates. A second course (Part 2) includes curb openings and combination grate and curb openings. A third course (Part 3) discusses inlets in sag locations. Another course deals with flow in gutters, which is directly related to inlet capacity. The student should have an understanding of flow in gutters before taking this course. The text of the course is taken from the Federal Highway Administration’s circular on Urban Drainage. It is strongly recommended that the student take Parts 1, 2 and 3 prior to taking this course and it is also necessary to either take the course on Gutter Flow or have a good understanding of the computations involved in gutter flow. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4551Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2014
Course Description: Several innovative design alternatives such as bioretention, on-lot treatment, porous pavement and green roofs have been developed in an effort to help combat the significant stormwater problems produced by traditional development methods. A number of these methods fall into the category “Low Impact Development (LID)” which focuses on water resource and natural resource protection. This 3-hour interactive online course describes a number of the LID methods that have been proposed. It includes information on applicability, design considerations, limitations, maintenance considerations and pollutant removal effectiveness of these methods. The course is based on guidance provided by the US EPA.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4552Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2014
Course Description: This 4-hour interactive online course presents the basic concepts and truths of measurement. The emphasis is on understanding the world of measurement as experienced by surveyors and others who must deal with measurements where precision and accuracy are important. Key goals are teaching the student to comprehend the difference between: (1) counts and measurements, (2) precision and accuracy, (3) errors and mistakes, and (4) systematic and random errors. How to control, predict, or estimate errors in measurements is explained on a basic, yet professional level. Concepts, rather than definitions are stressed, so that a deep appreciation and understanding of the world of measurement is realized. This course is for licensed surveyors, surveying technicians, geodesists, photogrammetrists, engineers, architects, landscape architects, attorneys, geologists, geographic/land information system personnel, foresters, scientists, mathematicians, construction contractors and builders, real estate agents, teachers and professors at all levels who teach basic mathematics and science, medical personnel, sports officiators, and anyone else who uses measurements or is simply interested in this fascinating subject. This course is presented from the point of view of a surveyor. However, so as to encourage study of this course by others, the material and the test questions are presented at a level that people other than surveyors should be able to follow. A glossary of terms is provided for non-surveyors. For many people, this course will be sufficient for a basic understanding of measurement. For surveyors and others working in practices where precision and accuracy in measurements are especially important, this course is the first in a series. The other courses will be on a more advanced level. Therefore this course should be considered as prerequisite for all except the most experienced professionals. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4553Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2014
Course Description: Planning for bicycle and pedestrian travel is a somewhat new field of study, and yet it also involves planning and engineering techniques that have been around for many years. This series of courses provides the student with current information on pedestrian and bicycle planning and design techniques, as well as practical lessons on how to increase bicycling and walking through land use practices, engineering measures, and a variety of other urban and rural design procedures. This 2-hour interactive online course explores the principle of traffic calming and provides a variety of studies, design details, and photographs of areas where traffic calming has been effectively used in the United States and in Europe. Along with the advantages of traffic calming, the text describes mistakes that practitioners have sometimes made in implementing traffic-calming techniques. This course includes a multiple-choice test at the end. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4554Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2014
Course Description: This 2-hour interactive online course describes technical guidelines and methods using a multi-parametric approach to identify and delineate wetlands for the purposes of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. This course is based upon the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual published in January 1987. Modifications and clarifications have been made to the text in accordance with regulations promulgated since its original release. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4555Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2014
Course Description: This 4-hour interactive online course is a continuation of the US Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual-based, 'Wetland Delineation 1: The Basics' which is a prerequisite for this course. This course begins with material covered in Part IV of the manual. Part IV contains sections on preliminary data gathering, method selection, routine determination procedures, comprehensive determination procedures, methods for determinations in atypical situations, and guidance for wetland determinations in natural situations where the three-parameter approach may not always apply. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4538Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2014
Course Description: High-quality fresh water is an increasingly rare and valuable commodity. The Earth contains a finite supply of water, and the small fraction useable for drinking and other beneficial uses will continue to be heavily utilized. Groundwater is the largest source of fresh water in the world, and many engineers and scientists need to understand the basics of groundwater for integration into their development or remediation projects. The main subject covered in this 1-hour interactive online course is hydrodynamics, the study of the motion of fluids and forces acting on solid bodies immersed in fluids.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4539Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2014
Course Description: As part of the landscape, a shelter must exist harmoniously with the land and ecosystem by adapting to natural processes without interrupting them. Unfortunately, the way shelters and human settlements have evolved has helped contribute to the environmental crises we are currently experiencing— global warming, urban heat islands, and ground and surface water degradation. This 3-hour interactive online course discusses how we can make shelters a natural part of the ecological system by implementing planning and designing techniques, using earth sheltering, and conserving energy with solar power. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4540Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2014
Course Description: Shelters today are heated and cooled with mechanical systems fueled with nonrenewable resources, including coal, oil, and natural gas. As fossil fuels dwindle and the carbon dioxide that results from their combustion is added to the overabundance of carbon dioxide in the air, we are compelled to seek alternatives to energy-intensive active heating and cooling systems. This 2-hour interactive online course introduces terms and processes that will enable you to begin incorporating passive solar energy use into shelter design. The process of using surface reflectivity is discussed as a means of reducing energy use in residential shelters. This course wraps up with a discussion of indoor air quality and how to reduce exposure to harmful toxins by using plants. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4537Location: Albany, NY
Dates: 04/11/2012 - 04/11/2012
Course Description: This face-to-face, 6.0 hour, lecture presentation is designed for building professionals interested in retaining wall design and slope stabilization methods. Learners will be able to identify and quantify forces acting on retaining walls, incorporate geosynthetic projects, conduct slope stability analysis and employ stabilization techniques. This event will be conducted in a handicap-accessible conference room with ample seating space and writing surface for all in attendance. Materials prepared by the faculty will be distributed to all participants. Interaction will be encouraged in the form of Q&A. Attendance will be monitored and reported to AIA/CES and LA CES as requested. Attendance certificates will be mailed to all participants after the seminar.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4541Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2014
Course Description: In order for the human population to live 'more sustainably', it must live in ways that do not exhaust essential resources and do not pollute the land, water and air. For a natural ecological system to sustain itself, it must regenerate. This 2-hour interactive online course presents the ways we can blend human developments with the natural ecological system to maintain sustainability and regeneration of the earth''s resources. Such topics as global warming, eutrophication, ecosystems and the costs of environmental impacts on land development projects are discussed in detail. This course also offers references to a broad range of materials on sustainable development and regenerative practices. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4542Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2014
Course Description: We cannot survive without clean high-quality water. If we do not have it to drink, we die in three to four days. Water is essential for food production, as well as for many commercial activities. Yet we frequently treat our water as though it has no value. We pay little for it, and we sometimes waste a great deal of it. In this 2-hour interactive online course, many sustainable approaches to water conservation are presented in detail including water quality, rain harvesting and the use of domestic gray water. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4543Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2014
Course Description: This 2-hour interactive online course presents the basics of the SCS Method of determining runoff, using Technical Release No. 55 (TR 55), “Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds.” While the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) has changed their name to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), this method is still commonly called the SCS Method, rather than the NRCS Method. The SCS Method is a very commonly used method to determine runoff from smaller drainage basins. The document was released in 1986 and, while it has not been updated to include the common use of personal computers, many of the techniques included are easily adaptable to spreadsheet programs. This course is the second of a two-part course that provides all of the SCS Methods included in TR 55. Part 1 covers the first four chapters of TR 55, which include the Introduction, Estimating Runoff, Time of Concentration and Travel Time and the Graphical Peak Discharge Method. Part 2 covers chapters 5 and 6, which include the Tabular Hydrograph Method and Storage Volume for Detention Basins. The SCS Method is a relatively straightforward method that can be applied in many cases. Unlike many hydrologic techniques, it is a method that produces results that can be duplicated by others without great difficulty. A number of computer programs are available that use the SCS Method. However, use of these programs without an understanding of the assumptions and limitations of the method can result in substantial errors. The text of the course is taken from TR 55. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4544Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2014
Course Description: Signage is the means through which people give and receive visual messages. Signage must be carefully planned and completely organized because it plays a vital role in the built environment. This 2-hour online course covers signage requirements, vehicular related signs, pedestrian related signs, interior signage and signage methods. This course includes a multiple choice test at the end of each section. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4545Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2014
Course Description: A storm drain system is only as effective as the inlet grates provided. A very expensive piping system can be rendered very ineffective if the number and capacity of inlets is compromised. While inlets are often placed at intersections as a matter of course, inlets between intersections are often ignored. Inlets provide the means for the runoff from the surface to reach the piping system. This series of courses provides a discussion of the various types of inlets, computations necessary to determine the interception capacity of the inlets, and a discussion on inlet location and spacing. This course, Part 1, provides a general discussion on types of grates and provides computations for inlet grates. A second course (Part 2) includes curb openings and combination grate and curb openings. A third course (Part 3) discusses inlets in sag locations. A fourth course (Part 4) covers inlet locations and spacing. Another course deals with flow in gutters, which is directly related to inlet capacity. The student should have an understanding of flow in gutters before taking this course. The text of the course is taken from the Federal Highway Administration’s circular on Urban Drainage. It is not necessary to take Parts 2, 3 and 4 of this course, but it is necessary to either take the course on Gutter Flow or have a good understanding of the computations involved in gutter flow. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4546Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2014
Course Description: A storm drain system is only as effective as the inlet grates provided. A very expensive piping system can be rendered very ineffective if the number and capacity of inlets is compromised. While inlets are often placed at intersections as a matter of course, inlets between intersections are often ignored. Inlets provide the means for the runoff from the surface to reach the piping system. This series of courses provides a discussion of the various types of inlets, computations necessary to determine the interception capacity of the inlets, and a discussion on inlet location and spacing. This 1-hour online course (Part 2 of a series) provides a discussion of computations necessary to determine the capacity of various curb-opening inlets, slotted inlets and combinations of grates and curb-openings. Part 1 provides a general discussion on types of grates and provides computations for inlet grates. A third course (Part 3) discusses inlets in sag locations. A fourth course (Part 4) covers inlet locations and spacing. Another course deals with flow in gutters, which is directly related to inlet capacity. The student should have an understanding of flow in gutters before taking this course. The text of the course is taken from the Federal Highway Administration’s circular on Urban Drainage. It is not necessary to take Parts 3 and 4 of this course, but it is strongly recommended that the student take Parts 1 and 2 prior to taking this course and it is also necessary to either take the course on 'Gutter Flow' or have a good understanding of the computations involved in gutter flow. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4547Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2014
Course Description: A storm drain system is only as effective as the inlets provided. A very expensive piping system can be rendered very ineffective if the number and capacity of inlets is compromised. While inlets are often placed at intersections as a matter of course, inlets between intersections are often ignored. Inlets provide the means for the runoff from the surface to reach the piping system. This 1-hour online course (Part 3 of a series) provides a discussion of computations necessary to determine the capacity of types of inlets in sag locations. Part 1 provides a general discussion on types of grates and provides computations for inlet grates. A second course (Part 2) includes curb openings and combination grate and curb openings. A fourth course (Part 4) covers inlet locations and spacing. Another course deals with flow in gutters, which is directly related to inlet capacity. The student should have an understanding of flow in gutters before taking this course. The text of the course is taken from the Federal Highway Administration¡¯s circular on 'Urban Drainage'. It is strongly recommended that the student take Parts 1 and 2 prior to taking this course and it is also necessary to either take the course on Gutter Flow or have a good understanding of the computations involved in gutter flow. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4549Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2014
Course Description: Everyone can't stop talking about ways to "reduce our footprint" on our planet. Engineers have a unique opportunity to aid in this effort when designing a project and one of those ways is through stormwater harvesting. Historically, stormwater has been collected as quickly as possible and conveyed away from the site. However, with harvesting stormwater, you collect and store the water on the project site, infiltrating as much of the water as possible. This allows the post-development conditions to more closely mimic the pre-development conditions, reduces the size of downstream structures, and treats stormwater as a resource to be utilized rather than a problem to be removed. It reduces the hydrologic impact of urbanization. This interactive online course takes a close look at the concept of stormwater harvesting. It describes a process for evaluating site characteristics and developing integrated designs in which water harvesting enhances site efficiency, sustainability, and aesthetics. The course includes reviews of design examples for a subdivision, a commercial site, a public building, and public rights-of-way. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4550Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2014
Course Description: Understanding stormwater management is an essential skill for engineers, developers and regulatory authorities. This 2-hour interactive online course reviews the basics of stormwater management, which is receiving increased scrutiny because of EPA Phase II stormwater regulations. Most of the information presented is available from public reports and vendor websites. This course is presented in two sections. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4535Location: Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Dates: 02/08/2012 - 02/08/2012
Course Description: This course will cover the manufacturing, installation and environmental benefits of synthetic grass, as well as, recommendations for applications. The presentation will also outline additional considerations when specifying synthetic turf. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4528Location: Kennett Square, PA
Dates: 01/26/2012 - 03/08/2012
Course Description: The world of exotic and tropical plants, ranging from Aglaonema to Zantedeschia will be covered in this course, with concentration on identification, culture, growth patterns, and management in the interior and exterior landscape. Appropriate overwintering locations will also be discussed. The use of these plants provides the opportunity to add color, texture, movement and seasonal excitement to interiors throughout the year and to exteriors in the warm season for home, garden, institutional or commercial applications.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4520Location: Cleveland, OH
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: Sustainability Symposium Workshop - The Dirt on Dirt Saturday, February 4 1:00 - 2:30pm Symposium and Workshop Fee: $60/member and $73/nonmember (Includes Symposium from 8a-12p, Garden admission, parking, and morning refreshments) Registration available online or by calling 216.721.1600 x100. When we stand in a garden, our attention is captured by what's above the ground: the plants, fruits and flowers. Yet, this is at best half of the story. The dirt beneath our feet holds a world that is in many ways more important than what grows above. By tuning in to the importance of the soil food web and by strengthening it through innovative farming and gardening practices, people all over the world have dramatically regenerated degraded land while producing an abundance of healthy plants for human use. Join us as we explore this emerging field and learn how you can partner with the dirt under your feet to create healthy, productive and sustainable ecosystems in your own backyard. See information on the Sustainability Symposium: Eat Your Yard for the morning session about edible landscaping between 8a-12p. Registration is available for the morning Symposium only: $40/member; $48/nonmember. See website for registration information or call 216.721.1600 x100.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4519Location: ,
Dates: 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: According to the National Center for Education Statistics, fourteen percent of school-aged children have a disability of some kind including Autism; visual, hearing or mobility impairments; learning disabilities and more. In this session, participants will review ADAAG regulations and learn how to create playgrounds that go “beyond accessibility” to include children with a wide range of disabilities. This session will discuss a variety of different playground components and the value they bring to children with different disabilities. The principles of Universal Design as they apply to playgrounds will be examined, emphasizing a more creative, inclusive design approach. Participants will also learn the questions to ask at the outset instead of at the conclusion of the design process, in order to develop a beyond accessible playground. Upon completion of the session, participants will possess the following knowledge and capabilities: 1. Ability to describe what makes a successful playground experience for children of all abilities. 2. Explain the difference between a playground that meets ADAAG requirements and a playground that is truly inclusive. 3. Explain the play value of playground components for children of many different abilities. 4. Recognize the questions to ask at the beginning of a project in order to design a truly inclusive playground. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4516Location: Elmford, NY
Dates: 02/28/2012 - 02/28/2012
Course Description: Analyze different renewable energy systems and learn how they can be used together. Describe the processes behind geothermal heat pumps for both heating and cooling. Learn the benefits of adding a geothermal system to your next building design project. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4517Location: Austin, TX
Dates: 04/12/2012 - 04/13/2012
Course Description: FBC 201 gives participants an in-depth understanding of urban form for a regulatory framework. Over the course of two days, the instructors show how to create form-based codes that frame the public space, by drawing upon the best elements of an area’s historic form, then conceptualizing the urban character of a street. Instructors present design principles through lecture and case study, combining these with “hands-on” participatory exercises to create the basic elements of a form-based code. Instructors and participants delve into the basics of urban form. The sequence of discussions and presentations build up participants’ knowledge of the elements of urban design at the scale of buildings and building types, streets and street types, the block, and the neighborhood. This leads to an exercise to create a vision and an illustrative plan for an area. Further discussion considers the theory and practice of the regulating plan, leading to a second exercise to create a regulating plan for the initial vision and illustrative plan. Instructors discuss unexpected design challenges, and explore design possibilities for greenfield sites, redevelopment sites, already built-out communities and regional plans.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4518Location: Cleveland, OH
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: Sustainability Symposium 2012- Eat Your Yard Saturday, February 4 8:00am - 12:00pm Symposium Only Fee: $40/member; $48/nonmember (Includes Garden admission, parking, and morning refreshments) Registration available online or by calling 216.721.1600 x100. Back for its seventh year, the Garden’s Sustainability Symposium is focusing on something we all require for a healthy life: healthy food. Each year the goal of the symposium is to focus on protecting resources related to people, planet, and prosperity. By eating healthfully, we protect our most important resource – ourselves. This symposium is taking a cue from the growing field of permaculture, the science of designing productive landscapes that integrate plants, people, animals, and land resources into self-sustaining eco- systems that yield crops. Join us for a stimulating winter morning full of ideas and useful information to get those creative juices thawed and flowing! Opportunities for more learning in an additional afternoon workshop "The Dirt on Dirt" from 1-2:30pm. Please see website for registration information as the symposium+workshop fee is $60/member and $73/nonmember.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4503Location: Langhorne, PA
Dates: 02/16/2012 - 02/16/2012
Course Description: This Symposium features timely presentations by national and regional experts who will focus on innovative ways to create low-maintenance, economical and ecologically balanced landscapes using native plants and restoration techniques. The program is geared toward landscape architects, designers and contractors; land planners, managers and developers; horticulture industry professionals, environmental consultants and state/municipal officials. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4511Location: Elmsford, NY
Dates: 02/28/2012 - 02/28/2012
Course Description: Design Professionals will learn, through presentation of a case study, how to design a LEED Certified building. A new building project will be used as an example. The building is an Environmental Education Center and includes extensive landscaped areas and many Green features and approaches. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4513Location: Elmsford, NY
Dates: 02/28/2012 - 02/28/2012
Course Description: The topic of Climate Change is a major one we see daily in the newspapers and in international debates and forums. Develop cost-effective programs that respond to environmental concerns and address the subject of climate change. Describe the features of a climate change program, in terms of its environmental, as well as energy reduction features, as seen from an environmental science perspective.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4505Location: Clayton, MO
Dates: 03/30/2012 - 03/30/2012
Course Description: This is a 7.0 hour live lecture presentation with the instructors in the room with the learners. Interaction will be encouraged in the form of Q&A. Participants will learn about the legal and practical duties of contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers. They will learn about making changes to contracts and contracted work and how to resolve disputes that arise during the construction process. Learners will also understand contractural duties and responsibilities associated with construction delays. This event will be conducted in a handicap-accessible conference room with ample seating and writing surface for all attendees. Attendance will be monitored and reported, as required.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4508Location: Elmsford, NY
Dates: 02/28/2012 - 02/28/2012
Course Description: In the new world order of sustainability, accessibility becomes an important building block. Not only are inaccessible buildings and facilities unsustainable – they are a hazard to life and limb, a situation that can result in unwanted lawsuits. Attendees will learn how to incorporate accessible features during design development and construction to produce truly sustainable projects.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4509Location: Elmsford, NY
Dates: 02/28/2012 - 02/28/2012
Course Description: Design Professionals will learn, through presentation of a case study, how to design a LEED Certified building. A new building project will be used as an example. The building is an Environmental Education Center and includes extensive landscaped areas and many Green features and approaches. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4521Location: ,
Dates: 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: According to the National Center for Education Statistics, fourteen percent of school-aged children have a disability of some kind including Autism; visual, hearing or mobility impairments; learning disabilities and more. In this session, participants will review ADAAG regulations and learn how to create playgrounds that go “beyond accessibility” to include children with a wide range of disabilities. This session will discuss a variety of different playground components and the value they bring to children with different disabilities. The principles of Universal Design as they apply to playgrounds will be examined, emphasizing a more creative, inclusive design approach. Participants will also learn the questions to ask at the outset instead of at the conclusion of the design process, in order to develop a beyond accessible playground. Upon completion of the session, participants will possess the following knowledge and capabilities: 1. Ability to describe what makes a successful playground experience for children of all abilities. 2. Explain the difference between a playground that meets ADAAG requirements and a playground that is truly inclusive. 3. Explain why sensory play experiences are developmentally important for children of many different abilities. 4. Recognize the questions to ask at the beginning of a project in order to design a truly inclusive playground. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4522Location: ,
Dates: 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: When it comes to healthy kids and healthy communities, it’s not a question of wanting to do the right thing; it’s a question of how to do it. Statistics on obesity rates and negative lifestyle changes over generations illustrate the need for community changes and the importance of motivating kids to be active. This session will enable participants to design playgrounds to get and keep kids active and help participants make a positive, healthy impact on their communities. Attendees will learn about the physical fitness benefits gained by kids using a playground. In addition, they will learn why these fitness benefits are important in child development and building a healthy future. They’ll also learn and how to design playgrounds with these fitness benefits in mind for kids to achieve maximum physical fitness. Upon completion of the session, participants will possess the following knowledge and capabilities: 1. Ability to identify the importance of each fitness benefit gained on the playground 2. Identify why each fitness benefit is important in child development 3. Identify which playground components provide specific fitness benefits 4. Ability to plan a playground designed for maximum physical fitness ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4523Location: ,
Dates: 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The benefits to children of free play and daily exposure to nature have been researched and reported in nearly every media outlet over the past year. “Children are smarter, more cooperative, happier and healthier when they have frequent and varied opportunities for free and unstructured play in the out-of-doors,” says the Children and Nature Network. So what’s next? The cry to overcome “nature deficit disorder” coined by Richard Louv in his seminal book Last Child in the Woods, have sparked calls for a “Last Child on the Couch” campaign. It is cited that the very survival of our species and our planet depend on getting kids outdoors. However, many American adults continue to have great concern over the safety of children in certain natural environments. In response, planned nature spaces such as naturalized playgrounds, discovery play gardens and naturalized outdoor classrooms are seeing a rise in popularity. But what characterizes the natural play space? How do these spaces support programming and environmental awareness? And how can these spaces be safely designed to allay the fears of overprotective adults and risk averse owners in our overly litigious society. Landscape architects, park and recreation professionals, planners, designers and school administrators have an opportunity to create play spaces that encourage children and families to get outdoors, interact with their environment, learn about their natural surroundings, and encourage the reconnection between children and nature. This education session will explore the range of natural play environments from wild spaces, to more planned, natural play and outdoor learning environments. We will identify the unique characteristics of each including programming options to maximize user participation and education and lastly, how and when safety and accessibility standards apply. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4525Location: ,
Dates: 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: According to the National Center for Education Statistics, fourteen percent of school-aged children have a disability of some kind including Autism; visual, hearing or mobility impairments; learning disabilities and more. In this session, participants will review ADAAG regulations and learn how to create playgrounds that go “beyond accessibility” to include children with a wide range of disabilities. This session will discuss a variety of different playground components and the value they bring to children with different disabilities. The principles of Universal Design as they apply to playgrounds will be examined, emphasizing a more creative, inclusive design approach. Participants will also learn the questions to ask at the outset instead of at the conclusion of the design process, in order to develop a beyond accessible playground. Upon completion of the session, participants will possess the following knowledge and capabilities: 1. Ability to describe what makes a successful playground experience for children of all abilities. 2. Explain the difference between a playground that meets ADAAG requirements and a playground that is truly inclusive. 3. Explain why sensory play experiences are developmentally important for children of many different abilities. 4. Recognize the questions to ask at the beginning of a project in order to design a truly inclusive playground. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4526Location: ,
Dates: 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: According to the National Center for Education Statistics, fourteen percent of school-aged children have a disability of some kind including Autism; visual, hearing or mobility impairments; learning disabilities and more. In this session, participants will review ADAAG regulations and learn how to create playgrounds that go “beyond accessibility” to include children with a wide range of disabilities. This session will discuss a variety of different playground components and the value they bring to children with different disabilities. The principles of Universal Design as they apply to playgrounds will be examined, emphasizing a more creative, inclusive design approach. Participants will also learn the questions to ask at the outset instead of at the conclusion of the design process, in order to develop a beyond accessible playground. Upon completion of the session, participants will possess the following knowledge and capabilities: 1. Ability to describe what makes a successful playground experience for children of all abilities. 2. Explain the difference between a playground that meets ADAAG requirements and a playground that is truly inclusive. 3. Explain why sensory play experiences are developmentally important for children of many different abilities. 4. Recognize the questions to ask at the beginning of a project in order to design a truly inclusive playground. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4501Location: Boston, MA
Dates: 02/29/2012 - 02/29/2012
Course Description: Phyto-tecnology, the ability of plants to uptake and remove contaminates from soil, is a gaining attention in the fields of sustainability and landscape architecture. From gas stations burdened with fuel spills, to brownfields contaminated with heavy industrial pollutants, cost-effective, natural cleanup methods can be an effective strategy in mitigating pollutants. This presentation will cover the basic fundamentals of phytotechnology, current case studies, advantages and limits of plant-based cleanup, and implications for future integration in design and planning.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4500Location: Springfield, MA
Dates: 03/07/2012 - 03/07/2012
Course Description: We expect a lot from our urban landscapes. We want them to refresh and delight us, to provide infrastructural and ecosystem services, and to help us shrug off the intense stresses of the urban environment. This all day intensive workshop on urban landscapes will help to address many critical elements to successful urban design. Landscape architect Tobias Wolf will explore strategies for how to meet these expectations by creating landscapes that are legible, inviting, and engaging. Drawing on his designs for Cornell University, the Prudential Center, and the Rose Kennedy Greenway, he will show how design that celebrates biodiversity and natural process can give our cities and suburbs new vitality. Incorporating edible forest gardens into urban environments could provide a source of locally grown food while also providing habitat for native wildlife populations. Kate Venturini (University of Rhode Island) will discuss the goals and the process behind the creation of the Edible Forest Garden at Roger Williams Botanical Park in Providence, RI, and will elaborate on the design decisions made to accommodate existing conditions. Creating a successful urban landscape requires understanding the diverse and sometime harsh conditions that exist on the site, and overcoming these conditions with proper plant selection. Choosing a plant community that is well adapted to similar conditions is key. Kevin Staso (North Creek Nursery) will review a variety of herbaceous native plant communities that thrive in difficult conditions and that will enrich the urban landscape. Trevor Smith of Land Escapes will explain how new technologies in verticulture allow for more innovation in the design and creation of living walls. He will talk about the micro-climate benefits such as heat reduction and improved air quality, and how to incorporate the art of living walls into your design repertoire. John Ahern, PhD (University of Massachusetts) will present Water-Centric Sustainable Communities: Planning, Retrofitting, and Building the Next Urban EnvironmentSuch communities will use Green Infrastructure, the integration of high-performing green networks linked with ecosystem services (vs. green spaces) that serve to meet human needs for clean air and water. This presentation, illustrated with international case studies, will focus on urban applications of Green Infrastructure systems. Thomas Benjamin, landscape architect, will share his insights and the techniques that he has used to integrate “wildness” into designs for urban environments. He will cover passive stormwater management, soil rejuvenation, habitat enhancement, aesthetic and maintenance considerations, and the nexus between human wellness and the health of the environment. Innovative methods of reusing onsite materials to reduce our carbon footprint and control Operations and Maintenance costs will be addressed as well. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4498Location: Springfield, MA
Dates: 03/07/2012 - 03/07/2012
Course Description: Riparian buffers., built wetlands, limiting nutrient leaching; all are essential goals of wetland protection, but they often fail. The solution is an in-depth look at how conservationists and landscape professionals can work together for the best possible outcome for wetland protection projects. Presenters include professionals from both sides of the conservation equation providing a unique opportunity for dialog between the two groups. Ingeborg Hegeman (Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions) will review the fundamentals of wetland permitting, including: the Interests of Wetlands Protection Act, Resource Areas and Buffer Zones, permitting and submittal requirements, the public hearing process, the duties and authority of Conservation Commissions, and the meaning of the Orders of Conditions. Theresa Sprague (Senior Restoration Designer) will address the importance of thinking beyond the regulations when designing mitigation and buffer plantings as well as how to best develop and present plans to Conservation Commissions for review and permitting. John Engwer (Groundscapes Express) Site disturbance from construction, re-grading and other activities can lead to soil erosion and sediment runoff, degrading the land and adjacent water bodies. John Engwer will show how preventing and solving these problems with the use of compost topsoil, compost filter tubes, fiber wattles, and subtle grading modifications in lieu of the traditional silt fence and hay bales can provide both immediate control of stormwater and long-term ecological benefits. Nanette Masi (Ecologist and Habitat Designer) will outline steps for creating attractive woodland landscapes and gardens that protect water resource areas and provide year-round food and shelter for wildlife. She will speak about habitat components, native plant characteristics and groupings, cultural requirements, and site conditions that should be considered when designing for habitat.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4497Location: Houston, TX
Dates: 03/14/2012 - 03/14/2012
Course Description: This face-to-face, 7.0 hour, lecture presentation is designed for building professionals interested in the principles, goals, benefits, and management practices of low impact development (LID). This event will be conducted in a handicap-accessible conference room with ample seating space and writing surface for all in attendance. Materials prepared by the faculty will be distributed to all participants. Interaction will be encouraged in the form of Q&A. Attendance will be monitored and reported to AIA/CES and LA CES as requested. Attendance certificates will be mailed to all participants after the seminar.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4496Location: Valhalla, NY
Dates: 03/12/2012 - 03/12/2012
Course Description: Designing for Stormwater Management and Erosion Control With extreme weather events occurring more frequently, national, state, and local governments, as well as homeowners, are wrestling with ways to manage and control stormwater to avoid the costly consequences of such events: flooding, severe soil erosion, and degradation of water quality. Our conference speakers today will address these issues by reviewing up-to-date regulations for best stormwater management practices and erosion control, and discussing completed works that incorporate stormwater management and water quality improvements in commercial, institutional and residential projects. Planting strategies presented will focus on native plants best suited for the sites discussed. Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure Planning, Construction and Compliance – Part 1 and 2 – (2 CEUs) Donald Ferlow and Gregory Liberman This two part presentation will outline recent updates in stormwater regulations as they relate to project planning and construction and suggest some steps a community might implement to maintain its infrastructure. Topics include an overview of mandated green infrastructure and its relevance to site specific conditions, promulgated regulations for facility design and construction implementation, and long term maintenance implications of various development actions. The presentation also includes examples of completed works that incorporate stormwater management and water quality improvements through the implementation of low impact development principals that use environmental enhancements in their design. Case studies display land subdivision, commercial, institutional and residential projects that incorporate a diversity of planning and planting strategies. I Never Met a Raingarden I Didn’t Like – (1 CEU) William Young Raingardens symbolize an ecological approach to stormwater management; dealing with stormwater close to its source, using nature and natural processes over man-made structures, and restoring the natural hydrologic cycle. By mimicking nature, building good soil, and using best management practices for both water volume and water quality, designers can save money and provide better amenity to developments and landscapes. In a world getting more and more paved over, raingardens and holistic environmental design are creating a more attractive and sustainable world. Learning Outcomes for Bill Young’s lecture will be conducted much like a workshop, with hands-on interaction and case studies. The student will be able to apply principles learned (see description below) immediately. Practical Hints for Successful Soil Bioengineering Projects – (1 CEU) Donald Knezick This presentation will highlight various soil bio-engineering techniques and hints on ways to make projects more successful. Topics such as site suitability, species selection, project timing, installation, maintenance and herbivory will be discussed. Snow Date - March 15]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4495Location: Kennett Square, PA
Dates: 10/11/2012 - 11/08/2012
Course Description: This course will introduce the contemporary theory of sustainable landscape design, in which the goal is to conserve local biodiversity as well as reduce inputs and undesirable byproducts. Learn alternative landscaping methods to alleviate environmental pressures caused by invasive species, storm water runoff, and habitat destruction. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4491Location: Kennett Square, PA
Dates: 03/21/2012 - 05/02/2012
Course Description: Flowering trees are among the most eye-catching plants in season. Defined as flowering trees less than 40 feet tall, small flowering trees make spectacular statements, accents, and specimen trees in any landscape. This course will focus on identification, culture, and landscape uses of the favorites such as dogwoods, cherries, and magnolias, in addition to some beautiful, lesser known species like the snowbell (Styrax spp.) and dove tree (Davidia involucrata). ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4492Location: Kennett Square, PA
Dates: 04/10/2012 - 05/22/2012
Course Description: Spring wildflowers are thrilling to observe in nature, and gardeners often wish to recapture that enchantment in their home gardens. Plants in this class were selected by the knowledgeable staff at Mt. Cuba Center for their garden adaptability and availability as nursery propagated plants, this course will present information on identification and cultivation of many herbaceous perennials and woody plants, native to our area. Students will gain valuable tips on purchasing, site selection, planting, maintenance, and companion plants, as well. You will take guided plant walks at Mt. Cuba Center and Longwood Gardens. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4493Location: Kennett Square, PA
Dates: 03/13/2012 - 04/03/2012
Course Description: Discover a new design paradigm by exploring relationships between people and plants in the contexts of Event, Time and Space, yielding vibrant gardens with depth and relevancy. Through discussion, slides and online group exercises, this course will illuminate topics such as effective client interviewing techniques and program development, defining spaces that are truly supportive of people and plants, how to see and use time as a three-dimensional design element, and understanding the triple bottom line of sustainability and its impact on our creations.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4494Location: Kennett Square, PA
Dates: 08/06/2012 - 10/01/2012
Course Description: Woodland and shade gardens create peaceful and dramatic areas in a landscape. Shade perennials allow the gardener to add creativity to the garden with form, texture, and color. This course will concentrate on identification, size and habit, ornamental characteristics, advantages, and potential problems of familiar favorites as well as many of the newest and best cultivars. (No class Aug 27 and Sept 3)]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4483Location: Bronx, NY
Dates: 02/16/2012 - 02/16/2012
Course Description: Gardens and managed landscapes are part of the terrestrial ecosystems that sustain humans and surrounding flora and fauna. Plants cannot be viewed as ornament alone; their ecological roles must be considered when selecting them for gardens. Doug Tallamy discusses the importance of native plants in our landscapes and best practices in caring for them. He also addresses the role of insects as essential components of local food webs and how without them ecosystems would fail. In this crowded world, gardeners benefit from understanding the ecological impacts of our horticultural practices. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4485Location: Bronx, NY
Dates: 02/26/2012 - 02/26/2012
Course Description: Using one of the Botanical Garden’s signature water features as subject, develop design concepts that express wetland communities at different water levels, and create both intimate and distant views that lead visitors to key areas revealing the structure of the plant communities as well as individual plants. Focus on native plants and relevant species from around the world. Also, explore different wetland display gardens and their connection to the Garden at large.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4484Location: Bronx, NY
Dates: 03/15/2012 - 03/15/2012
Course Description: A generation ago, the need to conserve water revolutionized gardening in the American West; now it is our turn here in the East. Thomas Christopher will share insights into the challenges that are confronting gardeners throughout the eastern states as development stretches water supply systems to capacity and climate change alters regional patterns of precipitation. He presents exciting new styles of design—from water harvesting to rain gardens and “whole system design”— that are emerging to address these challenges. Learning how to use water more effectively is a necessity, but it’s also an opportunity. We can make our gardens greener, more exciting, and distinctively local. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4487Location: ,
Dates: 01/09/2012 - 09/30/2012
Course Description: Participants will learn about Metal items (not sheet metal) made from iron and steel shapes, stainless steel, and non-ferrous metals.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4488Location: ,
Dates: 01/09/2012 - 09/30/2012
Course Description: Participants will learn about sealants for concrete and asphalt pavement joints.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4489Location: ,
Dates: 01/09/2012 - 09/30/2012
Course Description: Participants will learn about planting soils amended according to the composition of the mixes; layered soil assemblies.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4490Location: ,
Dates: 01/09/2012 - 09/30/2012
Course Description: Participants will learn about nursery-grown trees and other plants, pesticides, tree stabilization, tree watering devices, landscape edgings, and tree grates.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4479Location: Kennett Square, PA
Dates: 02/21/2012 - 02/21/2012
Course Description: Life on Earth depends on the ecosystem services provided by nature. Our civilization's ecological footprint is well beyond the planet's capacity to continue to support the world's biotic communities as we know them. While preservation and restoration of existing habitats and associated living systems are necessary, a more generous form of development is the current imperative. This presentation will explore a systems approach to the design of human environments and landscapes and the challenges to go beyond implementation towards transformation, regeneration, and ecological stewardship.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4480Location: Kennett Square, PA
Dates: 03/06/2012 - 03/06/2012
Course Description: Truly livable landscapes are richly textured and highly dynamic. For those who know how to look closely, they offer a world of beauty and a wealth of meaningful insights into design and maintenance strategies. Using diverse landscapes for illustration, Rick Darke will discuss how the art of observation can be applied to the creation and stewardship of your home habitat.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4481Location: Kennett Square, PA
Dates: 03/20/2012 - 03/20/2012
Course Description: What if your house could Harvest all the water and energy you need on site; Adapt and evolve with the climate, seasons and your changing needs; Be integrated with the outside landscape; Connect to, rather than disrupt, the web of life; Promote the health and well being of all inhabitants; Generate no pollution or trash. This may sound like a dream, but a number of innovative designers and builders are imagining the future of architecture as “Living Buildings.” In this presentation, Muscoe Martin, Principal of M2 Architecture, will describe how these ideas are beginning to become reality, and how you can incorporate some into your own homes and property. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4477Location: Portland, OR
Dates: 03/22/2012 - 03/23/2012
Course Description: NCI CHARRETTE MANAGEMENT AND FACILITATION™ CERTIFICATE TRAINING Overview This new 1.5-day advanced training will equip charrette managers with the essential tools and techniques required to handle unique, fast paced, and constantly changing, multiple-day charrettes. Participants learn: The essentials of detailed day-to-day charrette management The indispensable skills of public meeting planning and facilitation Who should take this course: This is an advanced course for directors and project managers who are charged with managing charrettes or who may hire a consultant to conduct a charrette. The training focuses on the nuts-and-bolts tools needed for managing a multiple-day charrette. Course Content: The purpose of this training is to teach the detailed tools and techniques for managing a multiple-day, NCI charrette event. The training tracks the roles, responsibilities and strategies of the charrette manager throughout a multiple-day charrette. Students are provided with a set of invaluable daily task lists for setting up and maintaining the charrette studio and managing the complicated charrette production process. Management exercises include studio floor plan and equipment organization, alternative project plan assessment and synthesis, and charrette resources management. A highlight of the course is the public meeting facilitation role-playing exercise in which students practice their skills at running a dicey public meeting. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4469Location: Los Angeles, CA
Dates: 10/13/2011 - 10/13/2014
Course Description: This Course will provide instruction on the latest methods and techniques in tree planting, covering all aspects from complete treepit systems, to including how to integrate stormwater management, bio-retention and stormwater retention into treepit designs. Time will be spent reviewing the benefits of how structural soil cells can provide a healthy sustainable urban forest, plus technical information to show that these types of systems can and do meet all the necessary demands from engineers, arborists and landscape architects. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4474Location: Washington, DC
Dates: 02/16/2012 - 02/17/2012
Course Description: Participants learn The essentials of detailed day-to-day charrette management The indispensable skills of public meeting planning and facilitation Who should take this course This is an advanced course for directors and project managers who are charged with managing charrettes or who may hire a consultant to conduct a charrette. The training focuses on the nuts-and-bolts tools needed for managing a multiple-day charrette. Course Content The purpose of this training is to teach the detailed tools and techniques for managing a multiple-day, NCI charrette event. The training tracks the roles, responsibilities and strategies of the charrette manager throughout a multiple-day charrette. Students are provided with a set of invaluable daily task lists for setting up and maintaining the charrette studio and managing the complicated charrette production process. Management exercises include studio floor plan and equipment organization, alternative project plan assessment and synthesis, and charrette resources management. A highlight of the course is the public meeting facilitation role-playing exercise in which students practice their skills at running a dicey public meeting. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4475Location: Miami, FL
Dates: 02/13/2012 - 02/15/2012
Course Description: This 3-day NCI training teaches the tools and techniques for planning and running a successful project using a charrette. You will gain a practical understanding of the power of the NCI Charrette System™ to create sustainable communities. The NCI Charrette System™ training is ideal for planners and designers and developers specializing in sustainable development, transportation, public works, and transit as well as citizen advocacy. Participants learn the practical NCI Charrette System™ skills, tools and techniques through interactive, hands-on exercises practiced on four case study types.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4476Location: Portland, OR
Dates: 03/19/2012 - 03/21/2012
Course Description: This 3-day NCI training teaches the tools and techniques for planning and running a successful project using a charrette. You will gain a practical understanding of the power of the NCI Charrette System™ to create sustainable communities. The NCI Charrette System™ training is ideal for planners and designers and developers specializing in sustainable development, transportation, public works, and transit as well as citizen advocacy. Participants learn the practical NCI Charrette System™ skills, tools and techniques through interactive, hands-on exercises practiced on four case study types. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4461Location: New York, NY
Dates: 10/13/2011 - 10/13/2014
Course Description: This Course will provide instruction on the latest methods and techniques in tree planting, covering all aspects from complete treepit systems, to including how to integrate stormwater management, bio-retention and stormwater retention into treepit designs. Time will be spent reviewing the benefits of how structural soil cells can provide a healthy sustainable urban forest, plus technical information to show that these types of systems can and do meet all the necessary demands from engineers, arborists and landscape architects. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4462Location: New York, NY
Dates: 10/13/2011 - 10/13/2014
Course Description: This Course will provide instruction on the latest methods and techniques in tree planting, covering all aspects from complete treepit systems, to including how to integrate stormwater management, bio-retention and stormwater retention into treepit designs. Time will be spent reviewing the benefits of how structural soil cells can provide a healthy sustainable urban forest, plus technical information to show that these types of systems can and do meet all the necessary demands from engineers, arborists and landscape architects. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4463Location: Philadelphia, PA
Dates: 09/13/2011 - 09/12/2012
Course Description: This Course will provide instruction on the latest methods and techniques in tree planting, covering all aspects from complete treepit systems, to including how to integrate stormwater management, bio-retention and stormwater retention into treepit designs. Time will be spent reviewing the benefits of how structural soil cells can provide a healthy sustainable urban forest, plus technical information to show that these types of systems can and do meet all the necessary demands from engineers, arborists and landscape architects. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4465Location: Vancouver, BC
Dates: 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: This Course will provide instruction on the latest methods and techniques in tree planting, covering all aspects from complete treepit systems, to including how to integrate stormwater management, bio-retention and stormwater retention into treepit designs. Time will be spent reviewing the benefits of how structural soil cells can provide a healthy sustainable urban forest, plus technical information to show that these types of systems can and do meet all the necessary demands from engineers, arborists and landscape architects. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4466Location: Edmonton, AB
Dates: 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: This Course will provide instruction on the latest methods and techniques in tree planting, covering all aspects from complete treepit systems, to including how to integrate stormwater management, bio-retention and stormwater retention into treepit designs. Time will be spent reviewing the benefits of how structural soil cells can provide a healthy sustainable urban forest, plus technical information to show that these types of systems can and do meet all the necessary demands from engineers, arborists and landscape architects. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4464Location: New York, NY
Dates: 10/13/2011 - 10/13/2014
Course Description: This Course will provide instruction on the latest methods and techniques in tree planting, covering all aspects from complete treepit systems, to including how to integrate stormwater management, bio-retention and stormwater retention into treepit designs. Time will be spent reviewing the benefits of how structural soil cells can provide a healthy sustainable urban forest, plus technical information to show that these types of systems can and do meet all the necessary demands from engineers, arborists and landscape architects. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4467Location: San Francisco, CA
Dates: 10/13/2011 - 10/13/2014
Course Description: This Course will provide instruction on the latest methods and techniques in tree planting, covering all aspects from complete treepit systems, to including how to integrate stormwater management, bio-retention and stormwater retention into treepit designs. Time will be spent reviewing the benefits of how structural soil cells can provide a healthy sustainable urban forest, plus technical information to show that these types of systems can and do meet all the necessary demands from engineers, arborists and landscape architects. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4468Location: Boston, MA
Dates: 10/13/2011 - 10/13/2014
Course Description: This Course will provide instruction on the latest methods and techniques in tree planting, covering all aspects from complete treepit systems, to including how to integrate stormwater management, bio-retention and stormwater retention into treepit designs. Time will be spent reviewing the benefits of how structural soil cells can provide a healthy sustainable urban forest, plus technical information to show that these types of systems can and do meet all the necessary demands from engineers, arborists and landscape architects. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4470Location: Toronto, ON
Dates: 01/01/2011 - 10/31/2012
Course Description: This Course will provide instruction on the latest methods and techniques in tree planting, covering all aspects from complete treepit systems, to including how to integrate stormwater management, bio-retention and stormwater retention into treepit designs. Time will be spent reviewing the benefits of how structural soil cells can provide a healthy sustainable urban forest, plus technical information to show that these types of systems can and do meet all the necessary demands from engineers, arborists and landscape architects. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4471Location: Knoxville, TN
Dates: 09/01/2011 - 10/13/2014
Course Description: This Course will provide instruction on the latest methods and techniques in tree planting, covering all aspects from complete treepit systems, to including how to integrate stormwater management, bio-retention and stormwater retention into treepit designs. Time will be spent reviewing the benefits of how structural soil cells can provide a healthy sustainable urban forest, plus technical information to show that these types of systems can and do meet all the necessary demands from engineers, arborists and landscape architects. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4455Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Dates: 04/11/2012 - 04/11/2012
Course Description: This face-to-face, 6.5 hour, lecture presentation is designed for building professionals interested in stormwater/low impact development. Learners will understand conventional and new stormwater management principles and will be able to complete and Environmental Site Design (Natural Resource Assessment and Evaluation). Learners will also be able to apply integrated management practices to a LID site and identify causes of soil erosion and sedimentation at a building site. This event will be conducted in a handicap-accessible conference room with ample seating space and writing surface for all in attendance. Materials prepared by the faculty will be distributed to all participants. Interaction will be encouraged in the form of Q&A. Attendance will be monitored and reported to AIA/CES and LACES, as requested. Attendance certificates will be provided at the end of the seminar.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4453Location: Charlottesville, VA
Dates: 02/16/2012 - 02/16/2012
Course Description: Every February the Piedmont Landscape Association hosts an annual seminar (formerly called the Central Virginia Landscape Management Seminar). This event strives to bring gardening enthusiasts and landscape professionals together in an educational setting. Lectures: Why You Can’t Buy a Forest in a Can: Managing and Restoring Diversity in our Woodlands and Gardens. The Uses of Stone in the Garden. Deer as Landscape Agents in Eastern Forests and What To Do About It. Meadowscaping in Urban and Suburban Spaces. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4443Location: Richmond, VA
Dates: 02/09/2012 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: 9 – 10:15 am Douglas Tallamy, Professor and Chair of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology and Director of the Center for Managed Ecosystems, University of Delaware Networks for Life: Addressing the Biodiversity Crisis Through Landscape Connectivity Dr. Tallamy’s book, Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens, is a call to action to revise our approaches to plant choices in the home landscape, so that we build more diverse habitats to attract and sustain wildlife. His book will be available for sale and signing. 10:15 – 10:30 Stretch Break 10:30 – 11:45 Mike Goatley, Extension Turf Specialist and Professor, Virginia Tech, focuses “A New Lens on Turf” to bring clarity to the positive environmental role well-managed turf grasses can play in our landscapes. 11:45 – 1 pm Lunch and Book Signing 1 – 2 Laurie Fox, Horticulture Associate, Research and Extension, Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia Tech, discusses water conservation in the landscape: why we should do it, how we can do it, and the impact is has on the environment. 2 – 2:15 Stretch Break 2:15 – 3 Nicola McGoff, Outreach and Education Coordinator for the Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District, takes a closer look at minimizing, collecting, and using rainfall runoff. TJSWCD “wrote the book” on this subject and many SWCD’s in Virginia use their manual to teach residents how to implement rainwater harvesting in the home landscape. 3:00 – 4:00 Peggy Singlemann, Director of Horticulture at Maymont, wraps up the day by illustrating the vital importance good plant selections have on the long-term health and sustainability of our landscapes. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4446Location: ,
Dates: 12/20/2011 - 12/20/2014
Course Description: Provides an overview of outdoor kitchen design principles and considerations and includes discussions on kitchen planning, materials, appliances, hearths, lighting, and shelters]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4436Location: New York and Long Island vicinity, NY
Dates: 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: Landscape architects can take the concepts and tools of phytoremediation to sites where contamination is a present or potential issue and provide a sustainable and progressive form of prevention and remediation. This session will introduce the definition and concepts of phytoremediation while providing practical information for landscape architects to implement immediately. Resources and contact information for further investigation will be made available.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4438Location: New York and Long Island vicinity, NY
Dates: 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: 21st century trees should not be specified, installed or cared for using 20th century ideas. Advancements in the knowledge of the "Community Forest", the biology of trees, soil science and overall tree health have provided us with the tools to maximize tree health and survival. This knowledge will be condensed and explained to provide attendees with practical information that they can utilize immediately. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4439Location: New York and Long Island vicinity, NY
Dates: 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: While the preservation of trees is a noble endeavor, the reasons for preservation, techniques used and outcomes resulting from these efforts can vary greatly from project to project. In this program, Mr. Gibney will demonstrate the pre-project skills needed to determine whether tree preservation can be accomplished. He will show through case studies, different techniques for tree preservation, new technology in preservation and alternatives to traditional attitudes about the preservation of trees.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4440Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: Rural communities often struggle with coordinating transportation and land use systems to ensure equitable, affordable access to jobs, housing, schools, and services. This session will discuss rural, regional transportation programs that leverage existing resources and close transportation gaps through partnerships. The presentations will provide real world case studies and examples of practical implementation in coordinating across multiple jurisdictions. Featuring both lessons learned and emerging issues, participants in this session will explore topics such as environmental justice, regional equity, and building relationships to achieve sustainability goals.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4441Location: Old Westbury, NY
Dates: 02/08/2012 - 02/08/2012
Course Description: Program will cover sustainable design and innovations in arboriculture that relate to sustainablity. This program will be forum based to allow for discussion and a variety of topics related to sustainable design and maintenance. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4442Location: ,
Dates: 02/08/2012 - 02/08/2012
Course Description: “Treading lightly on the land” requires a heavyweight commitment to learning, developing, and applying the practical knowledge, skills, and abilities that have a beneficial impact on our environment. This annual symposium for Central Virginia green industry colleagues features a rich roster of innovative thinkers—writers, designers, researchers, and practitioners—who remind us of the power of our individual and collective choices for landscape design and garden care. Through presentations and networking opportunities, gain a better understanding of how to achieve a balanced ecology in the landscape, whether in an urban, suburban, or rural setting. 9 – 10 am Nancy Ross Hugo on Seeing Trees: Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees Nancy Ross Hugo has been writing, lecturing, and teaching about trees, native plants, and floral design for over thirty years. She has received acclaim for her new book Seeing Trees, which stresses the importance of establishing legacy trees in the landscape and the value of watching trees 10 – 11 am Gordon Hayward, Landscape Designer, on Your (Client’s) House, Your (Client’s) Garden: A Foolproof Approach to Good Garden Design The idea that the house is the center of the garden is not just an aesthetic notion, but also a practical tool—with its doors, windows, materials, style, dimensions and proportions, your client’s home offers no end of clues to help you develop good gardens around it. Hayward’s gift as a designer is the ability to create a coherent landscape plan that seamlessly and elegantly links house to garden while dealing with the visually cumbersome problems inherent in most sites (air-conditioning units, cellar door bulkheads, electrical meter boxes, propane tanks, wellheads and others) 11:15 – 12:15 Chris Sonne, PE, Civil and Environmental Services and Chris Hale, ASLA, BioForm Landscape Architecture on The Greening of Virginia’s Capitol This session offers an overview of the Greening of Virginia’s Capitol project objectives, the design and construction process, the successes and some of the challenges involved in working to incorporate green site practices into the landscape at Virginia’s historic capitol. A Sustainable Sites Initiative pilot program and funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 1:30 – 2:30 pm Jonathan Brown, Chief Planner, City of Petersburg offers A Primer on Permaculture A conjunction of “permanent” and “agriculture,” Permaculture is a method of designing food systems and settlement patterns that have the characteristics and resiliency of natural ecosystems. Urban Permaculture is intended to focus the general principles of Permaculture into a sustainable format for cities. This presentation outlines the general principles of Permaculture within a city context and highlights specific urban Permaculture models from across the U.S. and beyond 2:45 – 3:45 pm Gordon Hayward, Landscape Designer, on The Winter Garden When designing a garden that is interesting 12 months of the year, it’s vital to consider the structural elements that are vividly exposed during the winter months. The compositional elements that form the backbone of the winter garden—from gazebos, pergolas and garden sheds to paths, hedges, stone walls, evergreens and lasting perennials such as ornamental grasses—become more prominent focal points during the “bleak mid-winter,” along with the form, line and color in twig and fruit of many deciduous trees and shrubs. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4444Location: Valhalla, NY
Dates: 03/12/2012 - 03/12/2012
Course Description: NPC SLC DRAFT BROCHURE –12/10/11 Designing for Stormwater Management and Erosion Control With extreme weather events occurring more frequently, national, state, and local governments, as well as homeowners, are wrestling with ways to manage and control stormwater to avoid the costly consequences of such events: flooding, severe soil erosion, and degradation of water quality. Our conference speakers today will address these issues by reviewing up-to-date regulations for best stormwater management practices and erosion control, and discussing completed works that incorporate stormwater management and water quality improvements in commercial, institutional and residential projects. Planting strategies presented will focus on native plants best suited for the sites discussed. Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure Planning, Construction and Compliance – Part 1 and 2 – (2 CEUs) Donald Ferlow and Gregory Liberman This two part presentation will outline recent updates in stormwater regulations as they relate to project planning and construction and suggest some steps a community might implement to maintain its infrastructure. Topics include an overview of mandated green infrastructure and its relevance to site specific conditions, promulgated regulations for facility design and construction implementation, and long term maintenance implications of various development actions. The presentation also includes examples of completed works that incorporate stormwater management and water quality improvements through the implementation of low impact development principals that use environmental enhancements in their design. Case studies display land subdivision, commercial, institutional and residential projects that incorporate a diversity of planning and planting strategies. I Never Met a Raingarden I Didn’t Like – (1 CEU) William Young Raingardens symbolize an ecological approach to stormwater management; dealing with stormwater close to its source, using nature and natural processes over man-made structures, and restoring the natural hydrologic cycle. By mimicking nature, building good soil, and using best management practices for both water volume and water quality, designers can save money and provide better amenity to developments and landscapes. In a world getting more and more paved over, raingardens and holistic environmental design are creating a more attractive and sustainable world. Practical Hints for Successful Soil Bioengineering Projects – (1 CEU) Donald Knezick This presentation will highlight various soil bio-engineering techniques and hints on ways to make projects more successful. Topics such as site suitability, species selection, project timing, installation, maintenance and herbivory will be discussed. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4435Location: New York and vicinity, NY
Dates: 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: New York State has some of the toughest requirements for the profession of landscape architecture yet many landscape architects live in New York or go there to practice without being fully aware of the rules and regulations of the New York State Education Department which oversees the profession. This program will give the attendees a better understanding the NYSED, professional expectations and ethics.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4423Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: This workshop will focus on overcoming planning and zoning barriers to adoption of solar energy technologies – primarily rooftop PV – at the local level. Increased solar adoption supports smart growth goals. Zoning codes and other local planning regulations can be a major barrier to solar installations. However, they can also facilitate the adoption of solar. Throughout the workshop, speakers will present zoning tools and innovative financing options that can make communities more ‘solar-friendly’ and case study examples of what communities across the country are doing to address solar in their planning, zoning, and development decisions. By participating in this workshop, participants will be able to recognize zoning codes and other planning regulations that are barriers to solar adoption, identify best practices in ‘solar friendly’ zoning codes, and bring this information back to their communities and affect positive change.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4422Location: Cincinnati, OH
Dates: 03/12/2012 - 03/12/2012
Course Description: This face-to-face, 6.0 hour, lecture presentation is designed for building professionals interested in retaining wall design and slope stabilization. Learners will understand the forces acting on retaining walls, the benefits and drawbacks of gravity and cantilevered retaining walls, and selection of retaining wall design software. Learners will be able to conduct slope stability analysis and employ slope stability techniques. This event will be conducted in a handicap-accessible conference room with ample seating space and writing surface for all in attendance. Materials prepared by the faculty will be distributed to all participants. Interaction will be encouraged in the form of Q&A. Attendance will be monitored and reported to AIA/CES as requested. Attendance certificates will be distributed at the conclusion of the seminar.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4428Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: Rural communities often struggle with coordinating transportation and land use systems to ensure equitable, affordable access to jobs, housing, schools, and services. This session will discuss rural, regional transportation programs that leverage existing resources and close transportation gaps through partnerships. The presentations will provide real world case studies and examples of practical implementation in coordinating across multiple jurisdictions. Featuring both lessons learned and emerging issues, participants in this session will explore topics such as environmental justice, regional equity, and building relationships to achieve sustainability goals.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4414Location: Shepherdstown, WV
Dates: 03/05/2012 - 03/09/2012
Course Description: This introductory course provides participants with a strategic approach for prioritizing conservation opportunities and a planning framework for conservation and development – integrating the green and the grey. Through hands-on class projects, lectures, and numerous case studies, participants will experience firsthand how the green infrastructure approach can be used to connect environmental, social, and economic health across urban, suburban, and rural settings. Participants will also learn how green infrastructure planning can serve as a tool to inform land use decisions and build consensus among diverse interests.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4416Location: Shepherdstown, WV
Dates: 03/07/2012 - 03/07/2012
Course Description: This optional evening session will provide an overview of how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are used to strategic plan for and manage conservation. The session will combine intermediate and advanced presentations with class exercises.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4415Location: Shepherdstown, WV
Dates: 09/24/2012 - 09/28/2012
Course Description: This introductory course provides participants with a strategic approach for prioritizing conservation opportunities and a planning framework for conservation and development – integrating the green and the grey. Through hands-on class projects, lectures, and numerous case studies, participants will experience firsthand how the green infrastructure approach can be used to connect environmental, social, and economic health across urban, suburban, and rural settings. Participants will also learn how green infrastructure planning can serve as a tool to inform land use decisions and build consensus among diverse interests.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4417Location: Shepherdstown, WV
Dates: 09/26/2012 - 09/26/2012
Course Description: This optional evening session will provide an overview of how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are used to strategic plan for and manage conservation. The session will combine intermediate and advanced presentations with class exercises.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4405Location: Tuckerton, NJ, NJ
Dates: 05/04/2011 - 05/04/2012
Course Description: How important is learning hydrology? Who ever heard of a dry wetland! By understanding the hydrology, you will understand the distribution and circulation of water in a wetland. If you are planning to delineate, manage, or construct a wetland, you will need to be able to identify and calculate the movement of water through the wetland. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4404Location: Austin, TX
Dates: 02/28/2012 - 02/28/2012
Course Description: This face-to-face, 7.0 hour, lecture presentation is designed for building professionals interested in the principles, goals, benefits, and management practices of low impact development (LID). This event will be conducted in a handicap-accessible conference room with ample seating space and writing surface for all in attendance. Materials prepared by the faculty will be distributed to all participants. Interaction will be encouraged in the form of Q&A. Attendance will be monitored and reported to AIA/CES and LA CES as requested. Attendance certificates will be mailed to all participants after the seminar.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4408Location: Hillsborough, NJ
Dates: 04/13/2012 - 04/13/2012
Course Description: This one-day class is meant for pond owners, pond managers, landscape architects, engineers and anyone involved with the design, management or maintenance of ponds. This course is structured to help you make the proper decisions regarding the appearance, function or up-keep of your pond. Starting with design, learn how to build a pond, including the construction of embankments and dams and the selection and installation of liners. Learn also how to create and maintain a stable shoreline, create and aquascape littoral benches, and optimize habitat for fish and aquatic wildlife. NEW FOR 2012!! Learn the basics regarding various regulations governing pesticide use and permits, including an update on the new 2012 NPDES permit requirement! ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4407Location: Basking Ridge, NJ, NJ
Dates: 06/13/2012 - 06/16/2012
Course Description: Learn how to recognize key indicators of wetlands (hydrophytic vegetation, hydric soils and other signs of wetland hydrology) and how to use them to follow the delineation methods outlined in the manual. Immediately apply criteria learned in the classroom while performing wetland determinations during team field exercises. Features of Wetland Indicators * Vegetation: Analyze plant communities and identify dominant plants and indicators of hydrophytic vegetation * Soils: Identify sandy and non-sandy hydric soils based on the National List of hydric soil field indicators * Hydrology: Recognize direct and indirect indicators ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4406Location: Basking Ridge, NJ,
Dates: 06/14/2012 - 06/14/2012
Course Description: When you delineate wetlands without the proper training or experience, you run the risk of regulatory and career repercussions. Wetlands training can be difficult to grasp if you start your education in an advanced course. Don’t make the mistake of jumping into the Methodology for Delineating Wetlands course without first being exposed to the basic principles of wetland identification in this course. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4401Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: Over the past century, we have progressed from an economy based on agriculture; to an economy based on manufacturing; to a resource-constrained, knowledge-based economy. Through history, land use patterns have evolved, based on the needs of each type of economic base. This plenary session will examine the land use patterns that will accommodate today’s knowledge-based economy -- one where innovation is key and oil, water, and other natural resources are increasingly constrained. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4398Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: Knowledge of the value of urban forests and green spaces in creating sustainable and livable communities has increased greatly in recent years. We can now quantify the ecological services, and economic and social benefits of healthy urban forests. Planning and managing urban natural resources to be more resilient to changes, such as climate change, natural disasters and other disturbances, adds to these values and benefits, but also creates communities more resilient to these impacts. This session will 1) review the latest social and physical scientific, on the benefits provided by urban forests and green spaces, 2) present a case study of how the urban forests was incorporated into a city’s Climate Action Plan, and 3) present a case study of the application of urban forest management practices to build urban forest resilience and enhance a city’s overall sustainability.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4399Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: Farms are disappearing. Factories are closing. New development sprawls on the edge of town, while historic buildings stand empty on Main Street. How can rural communities respond to these challenges? Too many have said yes to factory farms, big box retailers, casinos, prisons and other unsustainable economic development “solutions.” But there is another way, one that builds on the unique historic assets found in rural communities and regions across the country. This session will outline the principles and strategies of “heritage-based rural development,” a concept developed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in partnership with local and statewide organizations. Case studies from recent regional initiatives in rural Arkansas and Kentucky will be highlighted. Participants will receive a free copy of a new title in the National Trust’s Preservation Books series, Heritage-Based Rural Development: Principles, Strategies and Steps.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4400Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: Communities located along the waterfront or in coastal areas are subject to a number of natural hazards—storms and storm surges, flooding, sea-level rise, and shoreline erosion, to name a few. Addressing such hazards is a substantial planning challenge for coastal communities and raises the question of what does it mean to implement hazard-resilient smart growth. To explore these issues, this session will provide an overview of coastal hazards and describe managed retreat and realignment as a strategy to address coastal erosion using Surfer’s Point in Ventura, California, as a case study. This session will also provide an overview of a 2011 roundtable, sponsored by NOAA, EPA, and Sea Grant partners, where experts from the fields of smart growth, hazard mitigation, climate change adaptation, and coastal management came together to share ideas on how coastal communities can achieve smart growth goals while minimizing risks from natural hazards. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4392Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: Many workforce families live too far away from their jobs or lack access to reliable transit. This compounds traffic congestion, elevates infrastructure costs, consumes open space and increases household transportation costs. Reversing these trends requires new strategies to redesign existing communities and spur future growth. For example, new, mixed-use housing developments are showing promise—lowering energy and transportation costs for working families. Linking Jobs, Housing and Transportation combines national and local perspectives on smart growth. Hear what the latest research is telling us and how San Diego is addressing the need for transit-oriented development. Also, learn how a catalyst community is attracting regional, state and federal funding. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4393Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: This workshop will focus on overcoming planning and zoning barriers to adoption of solar energy technologies – primarily rooftop PV – at the local level. Increased solar adoption supports smart growth goals. Zoning codes and other local planning regulations can be a major barrier to solar installations. However, they can also facilitate the adoption of solar. Throughout the workshop, speakers will present zoning tools and innovative financing options that can make communities more ‘solar-friendly’ and case study examples of what communities across the country are doing to address solar in their planning, zoning, and development decisions. By participating in this workshop, participants will be able to recognize zoning codes and other planning regulations that are barriers to solar adoption, identify best practices in ‘solar friendly’ zoning codes, and bring this information back to their communities and affect positive change.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4394Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: Immigration remains one of this country’s greatest assets and also one of its most thorny issues as America moves into the next decade. As the smart growth movement seeks sustainable, culturally rich places, we are challenged to understand how immigrant populations are part of smart growth solutions. This session brings together an array of national, state and local leaders and practitioners to consider aspects of whole communities – transportation, jobs, education, housing, land use, health and the environment – as they relate to immigration. One of the nation’s most renowned experts on immigration, Dr. Manuel Pastor will address how our nation’s changing demographics will impact issues such as transportation, jobs and land use, as well as the possibilities for new coalitions for sustainable growth. Participants will be able to thoughtfully explore critical immigration strategies and their impact on smart communities.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4395Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: In this working-session, participants will identify how access to healthy food, recreation, and preventative and primary healthcare can improve community health and quality of life in underinvested urban communities. Panelists will speak to increasing access to health and health care for environmentally burdened and medically underserved communities and will present ongoing work in Jacksonville, Florida. Health Zone 1, in center-city Jacksonville, was chosen as EPA Region 4’s Environmental Justice Showcase Community because of significant health outcome disparities and its concentration of contaminated sites. Today, residents have joined with local, state and federal leaders to pursue preventative health initiatives around community gardens, clean water and recreational opportunities for youth, and the creation of a new community health center. In breakout groups following the panel presentations, panelists will seek critical reflections from participants based on their diverse experiences and expertise. The session will conclude with discussion of key considerations for equitable health access. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4396Location: san dieg, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: Visionary, financially innovative, strategic. That’s how people are talking about the revitalization of Laney Walker/Bethlehem, a historic African-American community comprising 1,100 acres in the heart of Augusta, Georgia. At stake: reversing decades of disinvestment and blight and transforming Augusta into a model 21st century city. In 2008, community stakeholders developed a vision focused on affordable housing, blight elimination, green space, retail and job opportunities, and community culture and heritage. City leaders then responded with 50-year bond financing to catalyze the vision. As master developer, Augusta’s Housing Department has commissioned a market study, developed a master plan, green strategies, design guidelines, and financial incentives programs and is now working with over two dozen pre-qualified firms on vertical development. The session will cover challenges and successes of this comprehensive effort, including innovative layered financing, policy framework, regulatory support, land acquisition strategies, green strategies, risk mitigation, incentives, marketing/branding, and programmatic partnerships. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4397Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: In the beginning of the 21st Century, cities across the country have started to build transit not only to address transportation challenges, such as congestion, but also as an economic development tool to improve the livability of cities, grow their tax bases and attract jobs. This workshop highlights innovative approaches for development-oriented transit, offering examples of how communities use unique tools and analyses to affect land use strategies, implementation, and financial plans in a fiscally constrained environment. Viewed as economic development projects, the potential development impacts of streetcars can be directly linked to property value capture analysis to support a funding strategy. With limited federal, state and local public sector resources to provide capital dollars or operations funding, TIF and special assessment districts are two specific tools for implementation. The panel will examine specific examples from Atlanta, Charlotte and Rhode Island. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4384Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: Technology is rapidly changing the way communities and regions can accomplish stakeholder and public engagement. This session is designed to introduce participants to recent and emerging technologies that make it possible to engage people around the spatial and policy implications of planning and community initiatives in meaningful and iterative ways. Participants will walk away from this session with a number of tools to build their own toolkit and a vision of where we are heading. The session will include a number of interactive demos (including polling systems, digital charrette technology and DIY touchscreens) and a chance to understand how to adapt and apply these tools to more open and democratic planning and community development processes.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4385Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: This session will focus on three different aspects of advancing equity in the context of transit-oriented development in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul: 1) participatory action research; 2) developing and advocating for policies to address racial equity in employment; and 3) implementation of place-making strategies through the use of culture and the arts. First, it will discuss how participatory action research was used to analyze the potential impacts of the land use decision on availability of affordable housing, jobs access, small and minority business retention, pedestrian safety and transit access. Second, it will share how diverse representatives worked together to develop and advocate for equitable hiring practices in public investments in infrastructure and transportation. Finally, it will showcase two examples – the Native American Community Blueprint and the Irrigate project – where culture and the arts are being used build stronger communities.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4386Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: As the most populated U.S. state, California is looking for ways to accommodate new growth and development without further contributing to sprawl, traffic and long commutes. Directing growth to existing cities and towns can be a cost-effective way to meet the demand for growth while revitalizing downtowns, reducing traffic and improving California’s quality of life. Infill results in more homes located near jobs, schools, shopping and other frequent destinations, which means fewer cars on the roads and lower auto-related costs for families Panelists will review and discuss case studies of successful infill projects in California, demonstrating the fiscal and quality-of-life benefits provided by well-designed infill projects located within existing communities that provide residents a range of transportation and housing options. Panelists will review ways infill projects provide economic benefits for cities while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting a healthier lifestyle. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4387Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: President Obama’s Executive Order 13514 entitled “Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance” has put a new emphasis on transforming the U.S. economy via intensified investments in a ‘green’ economy. The purpose of this session is to introduce the Sustainable Return on Investment framework and explain how it can be used as a tool to help promote sustainable investment strategies from an objective and transparent perspective. This presentation will describe how SROI has been applied in dozens of settings for projects with an aggregate value in the billions of dollars to supplement traditional performance measures in order to help organizations integrate sustainability into their current decision-making process. The presentation will also feature an interactive element where we duplicate an actual SROI client workshop to demonstrate in real time how the SROI process can assist in making optimal sustainable decisions.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4388Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: Like many areas, the San Diego region has an intertwined history of local, regional, and non-profit planning with a growing emphasis on smart growth. Last year, the region became the first in California to update its Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) under state mandates for climate protection and carbon emission reductions. The 2050 RTP and its Sustainable Communities Strategy was based upon, in large part, San Diego’s Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP) and local land use plans, which have increasingly focused on smart growth and sustainability. As an example, the City of San Diego (the region’s largest jurisdiction) recently updated its General Plan, winning the American Planning Association’s prestigious Daniel Burnham Award for Comprehensive Planning in 2010. Simultaneously, local non-profits have organized projects such as the “Greater San Diego Vision” and “Sustainable Paradise.” Happening concurrently, these multiple efforts show the region’s deep interest in smart growth and build upon evolving projects since the 1970’s, beginning with Kevin Lynch and Donald Appleyard’s “Temporary Paradise,” the re-introduction of light rail, the growth management movement of the 1980’s, the multiple-species habitat planning of the 1990’s, and smart growth, redevelopment, and quality infill of the late 1990’s and 2000’s. Each movement built upon the prior movements. This evolution of smart growth planning has been fascinating and is still unfolding. Come find out from three dynamic sets of panelists about San Diego’s efforts over the last forty years, the growing movement to include more ethnic diversity in future smart growth plans, the influence of non-profits on the planning landscape, and frank discussions of the major decisions, coalitions, and politics of each phase. This session will include pointed questions from the three facilitators and spontaneous dialogue from the audience. Don’t miss out on what promises to be a riveting session! ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4389Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: The Sierra Business Council will address three principles that outline how rural communities can employ conservation planning in new and innovative ways. Key planning principles include: 1) Conserve and showcase natural community assets; 2) Maintain the health of natural systems which support life; and 3) Maintain economic productivity of agricultural lands and forests. SBC will demonstrate how collaborative landscapes and regional conservation projects such as the Northern Sierra Partnership and Southern Sierra Partnership are conducted and how strategic goals are executed through a diversity of funding sources including leveraging the up-and-coming carbon market. Placer County’s Placer Legacy Open Space and Agricultural Conservation Program will provide a case study of successful county-scaled conservation planning. This interactive workshop provides opportunity to learn about the carbon market, discuss the top seven strategies for conservation planning, and debate the economic impacts of proposed planning strategies, including issues of environmental justice related to carbon offsets. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4390Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: As state-level policy becomes an effective link between federal funding, state programs, regional plans, and local action, what are we learning about forward-thinking state smart growth policies and effective advocacy strategies? Join state policymakers and practitioners for a workshop that aligns some of the best state smart growth policy case studies in the country with tools to succeed in tough partisan settings and strategies to link advocacy to policy, funding, and implementation. The workshop will explore critical success components - leveraging partnerships, building equity strategies, developing tools to evaluate projects for state funding, funding policy work, learning from mistakes, and developing savvy state smart growth policy organizations. This fast-paced, interactive session will also provide ample time to discuss the current state of play in the states and how we collaborate for success. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4391Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: National City was awarded a Pilot from the Partnership for Sustainability focused on a brownfield being planned for an infill affordable transit-oriented housing project and the amortization of non-conforming uses in the City’s Westside. These efforts based on the Westside Specific Plan result from grassroots organizing about environmental injustices caused by a mix of industrial-residential land uses in this low income, minority neighborhood. To correct impacts caused by the inappropriate mix of land uses, a comprehensive planning and implementation strategy is underway. Following an overview of project objectives and implementation, roundtables will allow practitioners to enjoy interactive discussions about implementation strategies for neighborhood transformation. Roundtables will include: 1) Principle-based land use planning; 2) Values-based decision-trees; 3) Effective neighborhood organizing; 4) Leveraging resources to achieve complicated projects; 5) Legal considerations for amortization of non-conforming uses; 6) Recruiting quality developers for catalyst projects; and 7) Building environmental justice into long range planning.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4382Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: Faced with shrinking federal, state and local budgets; high rates of unemployment; rising and unpredictable oil prices; global climate change and more; it has become obvious that we must creatively change the way we live and work to set the stage for a more vibrant, prosperous future. As Richard Florida states in his recent best seller The Great Reset, the only question is whether public officials will support this transformation with infrastructure and policies — or whether it will occur in a haphazard way over a much longer period. This issue is not just a national one; it’s both regional and local as well.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4383Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 02/04/2012 - 02/04/2012
Course Description: Representatives from Arlington, VA; Ithaca, NY; Rifle, CO; and the San Francisco Bay Area will share their experiences in climate and energy planning, and how community partnerships have proven successful to their efforts. With examples from across the country and covering the rural to urban spectrum, this session has something for everyone interested in creating jobs, reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in their communities. If you want to learn how to integrate energy and climate into your existing smart growth efforts, and strengthen your connections with members of your community and neighboring jurisdictions, this is the session to attend. You will learn about programs that build upon existing planning efforts to integrate energy; share energy/sustainability staff among smaller jurisdictions; craft an effective message that integrates energy, economic development, and smart growth; and build local capacity with projects that result in cost-effective breakthrough greenhouse gas emissions reductions through recruiting community volunteers.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4312Location: ,
Dates: 12/01/2011 - 12/01/2014
Course Description: Donne un aperçu de la conception d’une collectivité durable en mettant l’accent sur l’application des six principes de base de la planification pour intégrer les bâtiments dans les collectivités et créer ainsi des lieux de vie sains, tranquilles et respectueux de l’environnement. (Provides an overview of sustainable community design, with a focus on applying the six basic planning principles to integrate buildings into communities, which in turn creates healthy, peaceful, environmentally conscious spaces.) ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4310Location: Nanuet, NY
Dates: 02/15/2012 - 02/15/2012
Course Description: This face-to-face, 7.0 hour, lecture presentation is designed for landscape architects interested in legal issues for landscape architects in New York. Learners will understand rules and regulations of the New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, barrier-free requirements in outdoor spaces, and New York land use law. Learners will also be able to discuss environmental regulations for landscape architects, federal and state rules on stormwater management, and will understand sustainable design certifications and incentives. This event will be conducted in a handicap-accessible conference room with ample seating space and writing surface for all in attendance. Materials prepared by the faculty will be distributed to all participants. Interaction will be encouraged in the form of Q&A. Attendance will be monitored and reported to AIA/CES as requested. Attendance certificates will be distributed at the conclusion of the seminar. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4309Location: ,
Dates: 11/29/2011 - 11/29/2014
Course Description: Provides an overview of sustainable stormwater management, the use of permeable concrete pavers, their components, capabilities and uses. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4193Location: ,
Dates: 01/25/2010 - 01/25/2014
Course Description: As a manager, you know how to get a drawing from the flat file and run it through the blueprint machine- but can you do the same with an AutoCAD® drawing file? This 3-hour interactive online course will save the day. Aimed primarily at those completely new to plotting AutoCAD drawings, this course will take you on a cruise to the island of Plo Ti Tout (plot it out) and guide you through the process of finding a drawing and creating a polished plot from a drawing with previously established plotting standards. It will also address a method of creating a plot from a drawing for which no standards have been established. If you are not careful, you may learn some of the secrets of the CAD gods. To get the most from this course, you should follow along using your own copy of AutoCAD® 2000 or newer or Autodesk® Land Desktop 2 or 3. However, the content may be understood without it. Due to the myriad of plotters available today, this course does not attempt to teach the operation of your plotter. That must be learned within your office. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4242Location: Seattle, WA
Dates: 02/23/2012 - 02/24/2012
Course Description: FBC 201 gives participants an in-depth understanding of urban form for a regulatory framework. Over the course of two days, the instructors show how to create form-based codes that frame the public space, by drawing upon the best elements of an area’s historic form, then conceptualizing the urban character of a street. Instructors present design principles through lecture and case study, combining these with “hands-on” participatory exercises to create the basic elements of a form-based code. Instructors and participants delve into the basics of urban form. The sequence of discussions and presentations build up participants’ knowledge of the elements of urban design at the scale of buildings and building types, streets and street types, the block, and the neighborhood. This leads to an exercise to create a vision and an illustrative plan for an area. Further discussion considers the theory and practice of the regulating plan, leading to a second exercise to create a regulating plan for the initial vision and illustrative plan. Instructors discuss unexpected design challenges, and explore design possibilities for greenfield sites, redevelopment sites, already built-out communities and regional plans.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4240Location: Gaffney, SC
Dates: 11/21/2011 - 12/31/2014
Course Description: This five hour facility tour will better inform the designer about the variety of luminaires that are available and how they have evolved. We will begin this course with a 1 hour classroom learning activity where the subject matter expert will compare and contrast both the aesthetic and physical properties of the various luminaires and illustrate the standards and testing of each element. Following this, the class will participate in a 1 hour visual walking tour where individuals can actually interact with the aluminum casting processes including sand casting, permanent mold, and die-casting methods and see how they are transformed into finished products. This tour will conclude as the sun sets with a 2 hour night time tour of the Luminaire Gallery. This is an outdoor showroom complete with a variety of lighting fixtures and site amenities in actual size to allow designers to experience the scale within a real-world outdoor setting. Luminaires are turned on one at a time and will cycle through fixtures as requested, allowing visitors to see and experience the lighting performance of a particular fixture style and construction. From creation to end use, this comprehensive tour will allow the design professional an inclusive understanding of luminaire options and help them to make the best decisions when specifying lighting into their next project.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4234Location: All, TN
Dates: 11/21/2011 - 12/31/2013
Course Description: A working knowledge of the current International Energy Conservation Code-Chapter 5, Section 505 regarding Commercial Building Energy Efficiency for Lighting Systems. Key elements discussed include lighting control requirements, wattage & efficiency limitations, and interior & exterior lighting power allowances. Changes from the 2003-2006 IECC including the adoption of the alternative ASHRAE 90.1 method. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4230Location: Philadelphia, PA
Dates: 03/21/2012 - 03/21/2012
Course Description: This course is intended to provide Landscape Architects with a basic understanding of the purpose and critical content required in the following Construction Document Plan drawings: -Paving Plans -Paving Patterns]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4231Location: Philadelphia, PA
Dates: 03/29/2012 - 03/29/2012
Course Description: This course is intended to provide Landscape Architects with a basic understanding of the purpose and critical content required in the following Construction Document Plan drawings: -Paving Plans -Paving Patterns]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4212Location: Lititz, PA
Dates: 11/17/2011 - 11/17/2012
Course Description: Identifies the history of Segmental Retaining Walls (SRWs) and explains how they work, including in-depth installation concerns.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4219Location: Philadelphia, PA
Dates: 04/18/2012 - 04/18/2012
Course Description: This course is intended to provide Landscape Architects with a basic understanding of the purpose and critical content required for Planting Plans as part of Construction Document Plan drawings.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4220Location: Philadelphia, PA
Dates: 04/18/2012 - 04/18/2012
Course Description: This course is intended to provide Landscape Architects with a basic understanding of the purpose and critical content required for Planting Plans as part of Construction Document Plan drawings.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4222Location: Philadelphia, PA
Dates: 04/18/2012 - 04/18/2012
Course Description: This course is intended to provide Landscape Architects with a basic understanding of the purpose and critical content required for Planting Plans as part of Construction Document Plan drawings.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4223Location: Philadelphia, PA
Dates: 04/18/2012 - 04/18/2012
Course Description: This course is intended to provide Landscape Architects with a basic understanding of the purpose and critical content required for Planting Plans as part of Construction Document Plan drawings.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4224Location: Philadelphia, PA
Dates: 04/26/2012 - 04/26/2012
Course Description: This course is intended to provide Landscape Architects with a basic understanding of the purpose and critical content required for Planting Plans as part of Construction Document Plan drawings.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4227Location: Philadelphia, PA
Dates: 02/15/2012 - 02/15/2012
Course Description: This course is intended to provide Landscape Architects with a basic understanding of the purpose and critical content required in the following Constgructin Document Plan drawings: -Materials Plans -Site Furnishings Plans -Lighting Plans]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4228Location: Philadelphia, PA
Dates: 02/23/2012 - 02/23/2012
Course Description: This course is intended to provide Landscape Architects with a basic understanding of the purpose and critical content required in the following Constgructin Document Plan drawings: -Materials Plans -Site Furnishings Plans -Lighting Plans]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4229Location: Philadelphia, PA
Dates: 02/23/2012 - 02/23/2012
Course Description: This course is intended to provide Landscape Architects with a basic understanding of the purpose and critical content required in the following Constgructin Document Plan drawings: -Materials Plans -Site Furnishings Plans -Lighting Plans]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4197Location: ,
Dates: 01/25/2010 - 01/25/2014
Course Description: This 2-hour interactive online course relates basic principles of environmental design to federal, state, and local regulations for environmental protection. It includes a review of introductory level design principles and an overview of how those principles relate to the environmental laws and regulatory agencies that now have control over project design. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4198Location: ,
Dates: 01/25/2010 - 01/25/2014
Course Description: This 3-hour interactive online course details the design organizations of streets, open spaces, and buildings; including size, shape, and orientation. The goal of this course is to identify a comprehensive yet limited set of design strategies that are used in the schematic part of the design process. Each design strategy contains a strategy statement, an explanation of the phenomenon related to the strategy, a sizing rule of thumb or tool, and an illustration of the strategy in an architectural application. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4199Location: ,
Dates: 01/25/2010 - 01/25/2014
Course Description: Maps are one of the few things that most people probably use at least once in their lifetime. Today we have aerial photography, electronic distance-measuring instruments, global positioning systems, remote sensing and computer technology to measure the Earth and to provide cartographers with very accurate information to use in creating maps to meet many needs. This 3-hour interactive online course discusses cartography, mapping and map serving. It looks at cartographic perception, elimination, aggregation, classification, boundaries, communities, cartographic distribution, map serving, interoperability, TCP/IP protocols and usefulness.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4200Location: ,
Dates: 01/25/2010 - 01/25/2014
Course Description: Over the last decades, spatial data have become more and more important. The reason for this is in part due to the rising popularity of the new technology called Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Since the early 1960s, first researchers and then developers and users converted spatial information into digital form and developed programs that store, manipulate, and display the information. This 5-hour interactive online course focuses on GIS, the backbone of integration, and discusses some issues relating to GIS applications while providing clear examples of the science of GIS.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4201Location: ,
Dates: 01/25/2010 - 01/25/2014
Course Description: Imagine that as you move you can locate your position as well as the azimuth between two locations and even how long it might take to move between the two locations. Add to that the possibility of making notes with specific reference to your travels. If this were possible, you would have a very useful tool. That is the global positioning system (GPS), or more specifically its value and usefulness. GPS receivers (sometimes called GPS navigators) can locate accurate positions anywhere on the planet. This 2-hour interactive online course is an overview of Global Positioning Systems (GPSs) and provides many examples and factors to be considered when coupling GIS and GPS. It also outlines the relationship of GPS location to cartographic elements. There is a test at the end of this course.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4202Location: ,
Dates: 01/25/2010 - 01/25/2014
Course Description: "Achieving sustainable development is perhaps one of the most difficult and one of the most pressing goals we face. It requires on the part of all of us commitment, action, partnerships and, sometimes, sacrifices of our traditional life patterns and personal interests." In this 1-hour interactive online course, we discuss the concept of sustainability and the need for ways to rate the sustainability of a building design. In addition, the course describes three rating systems developed by the US Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and the goals each strives to achieve: LEED for New Construction (NC), LEED for Existing Buildings (EB) and LEED for Commercial Interiors (CI).]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4203Location: ,
Dates: 01/25/2010 - 01/25/2014
Course Description: Materials with low environmental impact that contribute to the creation of healthful, energy efficient buildings both now and in the future have the affect of moving our system of construction toward a condition of sustainability. This 3-hour interactive course is intended to be an introduction to the study of those materials and techniques that are both ecologically efficient and ecologically effective. Topics covered include: life-cycle analysis and defining characteristics of sustainable materials, environmental, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits, selection and analysis techniques, design for material and building reuse, construction waste management, regional and renewable resources, certified wood, and an overview of LEED MR (materials and resources) credits. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4204Location: ,
Dates: 01/25/2010 - 01/25/2014
Course Description: Architects think about buildings. Our experience and training often predispose us to see buildings as isolated objects. Buildings insistently hold our attention to the exclusion of all else. For us, too often the building is the project. Yet, for the architect who wishes to practice in a green manner, the focus must be broadened. By its very nature sustainability deals with interconnections between natural phenomena and human interventions across multiple scales. True green design demands that we look beyond buildings to understand both how projects are shaped by wider concerns and how our decisions affect the broader world. As such, a reconsideration of how one approaches site design is often a first step on the path to a greener mode of practice This 1-hour interactive online course provides students with the conceptual foundation necessary for exploring many aspects of environmentally progressive site design. Aspects of site sustainability covered in the course include water, solar environment, natural ventilation, transportation, and civic patterns. Each is considered at a variety of scales ranging from the individual parcel to the neighborhood and placed within larger regional and global contexts. In this way, students are equipped to immediately begin making ecologically informed decisions about the site design of their projects, while simultaneously preparing themselves for further, more detailed study of various issues related to site sustainability. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4205Location: ,
Dates: 01/25/2010 - 01/25/2014
Course Description: It is often said when discussing sustainable practices that people need to think globally and act locally. This is especially true when dealing with water resources. Unlike any other resource, water cycles through the earth’s environments at global and continental scales, but at each step of that journey serves as a highly valued local resource. This is the first course in the sustainable approach to water in buildings, sites, and campuses series. It systematically introduces key concepts that help professionals understand the larger watershed and community water systems that local development practices impact, and the cultural, social, economic, and health benefits communities derive from earth’s water systems. This 2-hour interactive online course also introduces the consequences of conflicts between current development practices and these water systems and emerging developments practices that work better with, and have a lower-impact on watershed systems. Brief overviews of the LEED WE ratings and low-impact practices including water conservation and recycling, stormwater, water harvesting are included to help orient professionals to practices they may wish to learn more about. Lastly, the course wraps up with some examples of how strategies introduced in the lesson can contribute to and express the natural, cultural, social, and aesthetic character of places. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4206Location: ,
Dates: 01/25/2010 - 01/25/2014
Course Description: This course is one of an eight course series on Green Infrastructure that provides a template for design and implementation of Green Building concepts applicable to cities and municipalities. This interactive online course is the second in the series and gives you the information and action items for assessing sites and identifying opportunities to implement Best Management Practices (BMPs) in “Green” planning, design and construction. Topics covered are: Soil testing Hydrologic and hydraulic analysis Vegetation assessment, preservation, and transplantation Invasive species evaluation ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4207Location: ,
Dates: 01/25/2010 - 01/25/2014
Course Description: Infrastructure is the complex, interdependent system that supports our way of life. You can take advantage of a wide range of opportunities to build and re-build a "Green" Infrastructure - if you have the right template. This course is one of an eight course series on Green Infrastructure that provides a template for design and implementation of Green Building concepts applicable to cities and municipalities. This 2-hour interactive online course gives you the information and action items for assessing sites and identifying opportunities to implement Best Management Practices (BMPs) in “Green” planning, design and construction. Topics covered are: Working with community groups Attractive Streetscapes safe for pedestrians and vehicles Improvements that promote good health in cities Upgrades that are cost-effective and sustainable Changes that provide for increased security The other courses included in the "Green Building for Infrastructure ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4208Location: ,
Dates: 01/25/2010 - 01/25/2014
Course Description: This course is the sixth of an eight course series on Green Infrastructure that provides a template for design and implementation of Green Building concepts as they apply to cities and municipalities. This 3-hour interactive online course gives you the information and action items to assess sites and identify opportunities to use Best Management Practices (BMPs) in “Green” planning, design and construction. You'll get: Integrated stormwater management planning Water pollution prevention Construction runoff prevention Surface pretreatments for filtering runoff Catch basin inserts and water quality inlets Detention and Infiltration structures Constructed wetlands ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4209Location: ,
Dates: 01/25/2010 - 01/25/2014
Course Description: This course is seventh in an eight course series on Green Infrastructure that provides a template for design and implementation of Green Building concepts as they apply to cities and municipalities. This 3-hour interactive online course gives you the information and action items to assess sites and identify opportunities to use Best Management Practices (BMPs) in “Green” planning, design and construction. You'll get: Citywide landscape planning Maintaining and enhancing biodiversity and ecology Landscapes capable of high rates of stormwater absorption, infiltration, and treatment Tree planting for quantity, density and diversity Turfgrass reduction Plant selection Designing water-efficient landscapes Pest Management ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4191Location: ,
Dates: 01/25/2010 - 01/25/2014
Course Description: The ADA, a major civil rights law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability, establishes design requirements for the construction or alteration of facilities. It covers facilities in the private sector (places of public accommodation and commercial facilities) and the public sector (state and local government facilities). Under the ADA, the Board is responsible for accessibility guidelines covering newly built and altered facilities. In 1991, the Board published the ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) which serve as the basis for standards used to enforce the law. The new guidelines overhaul the original ADAAG. This 1-hour interactive online course covers accessibility requirements for general site and building elements. This material is presented in chapter 5 of the ADAAG and includes the technical specifications and regulations for topics such as parking spaces, passenger loading zones, stairways, and handrails.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4196Location: ,
Dates: 01/25/2010 - 01/25/2014
Course Description: Constructed wetlands can be used as artificial wastewater treatment systems. This 2-hour interactive online course provides an introduction into constructed wetlands, their history, common misconceptions and some guidance on when to use constructed wetlands. Also, the basics of constructed wetlands, including ecology, botany, and fauna of constructed wetlands will be discussed. This course includes sections on ecological concerns, human health concerns, on-site applications, and an extensive list of frequently asked questions. This course is based on guidance documents published by the Environmental Protection Agency and provide general information for non-technical individuals such as decision makers and stakeholders, along with design engineers.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4192Location: ,
Dates: 01/25/2010 - 01/25/2014
Course Description: The ADA, a major civil rights law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability, establishes design requirements for the construction or alteration of facilities. It covers facilities in the private sector (places of public accommodation and commercial facilities) and the public sector (state and local government facilities). Under the ADA, the Board is responsible for accessibility guidelines covering newly built and altered facilities. In 1991, the Board published the ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) which serve as the basis for standards used to enforce the law. The new guidelines overhaul the original ADAAG. This 2-hour interactive online course covers accessibility requirements for recreation facilities. This material is presented in chapter 10 of the ADAAG and includes the technical specifications and regulations for topics such as amusement rides, recreational boating facilities, exercise machines, fishing piers and platforms, golf facilities, miniature golf facilities, play areas, swimming pools, wading pools, and spas.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4189Location: ,
Dates: 01/25/2010 - 01/25/2014
Course Description: This 2-hour interactive online course is a follow-up to 'A Wetland Primer For Design Professionals' by the same author. Although a basic understanding of wetlands--crucial for architects, engineers, land surveyors and landscape architects--is mastered in that first course, design professionals often need a broader understanding of why wetlands play an increasingly important role in site considerations, and how they are identified. This course does exactly that, in a easily understood series of steps.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4190Location: ,
Dates: 01/25/2010 - 01/25/2014
Course Description: The ADA, a major civil rights law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability, establishes design requirements for the construction or alteration of facilities. It covers facilities in the private sector (places of public accommodation and commercial facilities) and the public sector (state and local government facilities). Under the ADA, the Board is responsible for accessibility guidelines covering newly built and altered facilities. In 1991, the Board published the ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) which serve as the basis for standards used to enforce the law. The new guidelines overhaul the original ADAAG. This 2-hour interactive online course covers accessibility requirements for accessible routes. This material is presented in chapter 4 of the ADAAG and includes the technical specifications and regulations for topics such as walking surfaces, doors, ramps, curb ramps, elevators, and platform lifts. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4194Location: ,
Dates: 01/25/2010 - 01/25/2014
Course Description: ueprints are like a game plan for the construction team, and being able to read them is a skill everyone needs to know. That includes everyone from the architect, to the contractor, to the engineer, to the people who physically build the structure. They all make important decisions based on blueprints. Part of being able to read blueprints includes recognizing common elevation symbols, and having some basic math skills. This 3-hour interactive online course covers those areas. It also reviews the basic parts of a residential blueprint, as well as how to read elevations. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4195Location: ,
Dates: 01/25/2010 - 01/25/2014
Course Description: The retention or wet pond is perhaps one of the most common types of stormwater treatment systems in the world. While recognized as a superior method of water treatment, the retention pond design process can be quite complicated. The best way to uncomplicate the process is to streamline the data needed for assessing an area prior to building the retention pond. This 1-hour interactive online course presents a simplified stormwater pond design technique, using a spreadsheet that is provided as a downloadable document and a real case study of a pond in Clearwater, Florida. Both the Rational Method and the SCS method of determining pond size are discussed.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4184Location: Lancester, PA
Dates: 11/10/2011 - 11/10/2012
Course Description: Identifies the history of Segmental Retaining Walls (SRWs) and explains how they work, including in-depth installation concerns.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4182Location: Westlake, OH
Dates: 11/14/2011 - 11/14/2014
Course Description: This one-hour class is designed to provide you with a basic understanding of a relatively new application (thin veneer) of a product (natural stone). Explore natural stone’s beauty and durability on structures from around the world. Learn the history and best uses for different types of stone veneer, how thin stone is produced, and common application techniques and opportunities. This course is part one of a two-part natural stone thin veneer series.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4173Location: ,
Dates: 11/11/2011 - 11/30/2014
Course Description: This article appears in the print and digital editions of the November 2011 issue of ARCHITECT magazine. Green roofs are here to stay. But aesthetics and energy savings must be balanced with the practicalities of structure, water and wear. This article discusses the difference between intensive and extensive green roofs and provides detailed descriptions of extensive systems and options. It explores examples of extensive systems in current application and discusses the measurable benefits of extensive green roof systems. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4179Location: Madison, NC
Dates: 11/14/2011 - 11/14/2014
Course Description: This program provides an introduction to face brick and clay paver manufacturing process through an interactive tour of a brick manufacturing facility. The tour will focus on how different raw materials are used to produce different colors, manufacturing techniques used to create various sizes and shapes, the basics of the kiln and how it is used to create a full range of colors, the current ASTM standards for face brick and clay pavers and how products are manufactured to meet these standards and why this should matter to specifiers, and discussion about how brick is a green and sustainable construction material. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4167Location: ,
Dates: 01/03/2012 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: Become knowledgeable about the many benefits provided by the symbiosis among plants and these powerful and naturally occurring fungi. Learn and understand the technology to harness these organisms in landscape projects. Among the many benefits imparted to over 90% of the earth’s terrestrial plants are improved long and short term plant installation success, reduced irrigation requirements, reduced fertilizer requirements, and natural suppression of fungal root diseases. The course includes comprehensive information on the use and application of modern mycorrhizal inoculant products, plant and site analyses, cost and benefit assessments and guidelines for specifying inoculants as needed. Course includes useful literature and a Q & A / discussion opportunity. Course may be held at any approved location in U.S. at request of business or professional group. Contact Larry Simpson at 707-599-4367 for more information. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4162Location: Fresno, CA
Dates: 04/23/2012 - 04/23/2012
Course Description: So you’re new to the irrigation industry or you have never had an opportunity to get your hands on any product, now is your chance. In this introductory course you will learn the basics of irrigation installation.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4163Location: Fresno, CA
Dates: 04/24/2012 - 04/25/2012
Course Description: This intensive two-day course takes you through the important topics related to the repair and maintenance of efficient irrigation systems. This class is ideal for irrigation service technicians, irrigation system managers, distributor personnel or other irrigation professionals that want a better understanding of the set-up and maintenance of efficient, effective irrigation systems. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4164Location: Fresno, CA
Dates: 04/26/2012 - 04/26/2012
Course Description: The key to the popularity of this course is its “practice what you learn” approach. Throughout the day, there are opportunities to perform practical exercises in residential design.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4166Location: Lititz, PA
Dates: 11/01/2011 - 11/01/2012
Course Description: Identifies the history of Segmental Retaining Walls (SRWs) and explains how they work, including in-depth installation concerns.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4151Location: Sacramento,
Dates: 04/05/2012 - 04/06/2012
Course Description: Learn how to perform field tests on irrigation systems to determine efficiency, as well as how to combine plant water use, soils and local weather data to calculate accurate water schedules for irrigation systems. Course deals directly with the issue of wise water management. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4152Location: Sacramento, CA
Dates: 04/05/2012 - 04/05/2012
Course Description: The key to the popularity of this course is its “prac­tice what you learn” approach. Throughout the day, there are opportunities to perform practical exercises in residential design. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4153Location: Sacramento, CA
Dates: 04/06/2012 - 04/06/2012
Course Description: Students will be introduced to water efficient irrigation practices including sound irrigation design techniques, the selection and integration of water efficient products into the design, and proper scheduling concepts. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4154Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 04/16/2012 - 04/16/2012
Course Description: Students attending this one day class will be able to identify, select, operate and troubleshoot irrigation pumps commonly used in residential and small commercial landscape irrigation. Presentation includes: pump operational theory, reading and applying pump curve information; pump component installation.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4155Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 04/17/2012 - 04/17/2012
Course Description: This introductory course will present students with the methods of collection, storage, and utilization of rain water and gray water for a landscape irrigation system. This course will cover the collection and storage of harvested water for a residential or light commercial irrigation system.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4156Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 04/18/2012 - 04/18/2012
Course Description: This course is designed for any irrigation profes­sional ready to learn about the basics and beyond of drip irrigation. Examine the best use of the wide range of drip components. Follow the expert tips on basic scheduling and installation techniques in this hands-on class designed to eliminate common mistakes.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4158Location: All cities in Floridia, Tennessee and Georgia, FL
Dates: 04/22/2009 - 12/31/2013
Course Description: A working knowledge of the current International Energy Conservation Code-Chapter 5, Section 505 regarding Commercial Building Energy Efficiency for Lighting Systems. Key elements discussed include lighting control requirements, wattage & efficiency limitations, and interior & exterior lighting power allowances. Changes from the 2003-2006 IECC including the adoption of the alternative ASHRAE 90.1 method. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4157Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 04/19/2012 - 04/19/2012
Course Description: In this course, attendees will learn the steps involved in designing a low-volume irrigation system.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4159Location: Philadelphia, PA
Dates: 04/18/2012 - 04/18/2012
Course Description: This course is intended to provide Landscape Architects with a basic understanding of the purpose and critical content required for Planting Plans as part of Construction Document Plan drawings.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4160Location: Philadelphia, PA
Dates: 04/26/2012 - 04/26/2012
Course Description: This course is intended to provide Landscape Architects with a basic understanding of the purpose and critical content required for Planting Plans as part of Construction Document Plan drawings.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4138Location: Houston, TX
Dates: 03/20/2012 - 03/20/2012
Course Description: This course is designed for any irrigation profes­sional ready to learn about the basics and beyond of drip irrigation. Examine the best use of the wide range of drip components. Follow the expert tips on basic scheduling and installation techniques in this hands-on class designed to eliminate common mistakes.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4139Location: Houston, TX
Dates: 03/21/2012 - 03/21/2012
Course Description: The key to the popularity of this course is its “prac­tice what you learn” approach. Throughout the day, there are opportunities to perform practical exercises in residential design.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4140Location: Houston, TX
Dates: 03/22/2012 - 03/22/2012
Course Description: In this course, attendees will learn the steps involved in designing a low-volume irrigation system. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4141Location: Houston, TX
Dates: 03/23/2012 - 03/23/2012
Course Description: Students will be introduced to water efficient irrigation practices including sound irrigation design techniques, the selection and integration of water efficient products into the design, and proper scheduling concepts. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4142Location: San Antonio, TX
Dates: 03/26/2012 - 03/26/2012
Course Description: So you’re new to the irrigation industry or you have never had an opportunity to get your hands on any product, now is your chance. In this introductory course you will learn the basics of irrigation installation. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4143Location: San Antonio, TX
Dates: 03/27/2012 - 03/27/2012
Course Description: This course is designed for any irrigation profes­sional ready to learn about the basics and beyond of drip irrigation. Examine the best use of the wide range of drip components. Follow the expert tips on basic scheduling and installation techniques in this hands-on class designed to eliminate common mistakes. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4144Location: San Antonio, TX
Dates: 03/28/2012 - 03/28/2012
Course Description: The key to the popularity of this course is its “prac­tice what you learn” approach. Throughout the day, there are opportunities to perform practical exercises in residential design.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4145Location: San Antonio, TX
Dates: 03/29/2012 - 03/29/2012
Course Description: In this course, attendees will learn the steps involved in designing a low-volume irrigation system.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4146Location: San Antonio, TX
Dates: 03/30/2012 - 03/30/2012
Course Description: Students will be introduced to water efficient irrigation practices including sound irrigation design techniques, the selection and integration of water efficient products into the design, and proper scheduling concepts. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4147Location: Sacramento, CA
Dates: 04/02/2012 - 04/02/2012
Course Description: So you’re new to the irrigation industry or you have never had an opportunity to get your hands on any product, now is your chance. In this introductory course you will learn the basics of irrigation installation]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4148Location: Sacramento, CA
Dates: 04/03/2012 - 04/03/2012
Course Description: This introductory course will present students with the methods of collection, storage, and utilization of rain water and gray water for a landscape irrigation system. This course will cover the collection and storage of harvested water for a residential or light commercial irrigation system. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4149Location: Sacramento, CA
Dates: 04/03/2012 - 04/04/2012
Course Description: This intensive two-day course takes you through the important topics related to the repair and maintenance of efficient irrigation systems. This class is ideal for irrigation service technicians, irrigation system managers, distributor personnel or other irrigation professionals that want a better understanding of the set-up and maintenance of efficient, effective irrigation systems.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4150Location: Sacramento, CA
Dates: 04/04/2012 - 04/04/2012
Course Description: This course is designed for any irrigation profes­sional ready to learn about the basics and beyond of drip irrigation. Examine the best use of the wide range of drip components. Follow the expert tips on basic scheduling and installation techniques in this hands-on class designed to eliminate common mistakes.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4121Location: Chicago, IL
Dates: 03/09/2012 - 03/09/2012
Course Description: Students will be introduced to water efficient irrigation practices including sound irrigation design techniques, the selection and integration of water efficient products into the design, and proper scheduling concepts.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4124Location: Norfolk, VA
Dates: 03/05/2012 - 03/05/2012
Course Description: So you’re new to the irrigation industry or you have never had an opportunity to get your hands on any product, now is your chance. In this introductory course you will learn the basics of irrigation installation. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4125Location: Norfolk, VA
Dates: 03/06/2012 - 03/07/2012
Course Description: This intensive two-day course takes you through the important topics related to the repair and maintenance of efficient irrigation systems. This class is ideal for irrigation service technicians, irrigation system managers, distributor personnel or other irrigation professionals that want a better understanding of the set-up and maintenance of efficient, effective irrigation systems.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4126Location: Norfolk, VA
Dates: 03/08/2012 - 03/08/2012
Course Description: The key to the popularity of this course is its “practice what you learn” approach. Throughout the day, there are opportunities to perform practical exercises in residential design. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4127Location: Huntsville, AL
Dates: 03/12/2012 - 03/12/2012
Course Description: So you’re new to the irrigation industry or you have never had an opportunity to get your hands on any product, now is your chance. In this introductory course you will learn the basics of irrigation installation. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4128Location: Huntsville, AL
Dates: 03/13/2012 - 03/14/2012
Course Description: This intensive two-day course takes you through the important topics related to the repair and maintenance of efficient irrigation systems. This class is ideal for irrigation service technicians, irrigation system managers, distributor personnel or other irrigation professionals that want a better understanding of the set-up and maintenance of efficient, effective irrigation systems.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4129Location: Huntsville, AL
Dates: 03/15/2012 - 03/15/2012
Course Description: The key to the popularity of this course is its “practice what you learn” approach. Throughout the day, there are opportunities to perform practical exercises in residential design.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4130Location: Detroit, MI
Dates: 03/19/2012 - 03/19/2012
Course Description: So you’re new to the irrigation industry or you have never had an opportunity to get your hands on any product, now is your chance. In this introductory course you will learn the basics of irrigation installation. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4131Location: Detroit, MI
Dates: 03/20/2012 - 03/21/2012
Course Description: This intensive two-day course takes you through the important topics related to the repair and maintenance of efficient irrigation systems. This class is ideal for irrigation service technicians, irrigation system managers, distributor personnel or other irrigation professionals that want a better understanding of the set-up and maintenance of efficient, effective irrigation systems.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4137Location: Houston, TX
Dates: 03/19/2012 - 03/19/2012
Course Description: So you’re new to the irrigation industry or you have never had an opportunity to get your hands on any product, now is your chance. In this introductory course you will learn the basics of irrigation installation.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4132Location: Detroit, MI
Dates: 03/22/2012 - 03/22/2012
Course Description: The key to the popularity of this course is its “practice what you learn” approach. Throughout the day, there are opportunities to perform practical exercises in residential design. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4109Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Dates: 02/28/2012 - 02/29/2012
Course Description: This intensive two-day course takes you through the important topics related to the repair and maintenance of efficient irrigation systems. This class is ideal for irrigation service technicians, irrigation system managers, distributor personnel or other irrigation professionals that want a better understanding of the set-up and maintenance of efficient, effective irrigation systems.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4110Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Dates: 03/01/2012 - 03/01/2012
Course Description: The key to the popularity of this course is its “practice what you learn” approach. Throughout the day, there are opportunities to perform practical exercises in residential design. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4106Location: Cleveland, OH
Dates: 03/02/2012 - 03/02/2012
Course Description: This introductory course will present students with the methods of collection, storage, and utilization of rain water and gray water for a landscape irrigation system. This course will cover the collection and storage of harvested water for a residential or light commercial irrigation system. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4107Location: Cleveland, OH
Dates: 03/02/2012 - 03/02/2012
Course Description: Students will be introduced to water efficient irrigation practices including sound irrigation design techniques, the selection and integration of water efficient products into the design, and proper scheduling concepts.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4108Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Dates: 02/27/2012 - 02/27/2012
Course Description: So you’re new to the irrigation industry or you have never had an opportunity to get your hands on any product, now is your chance. In this introductory course you will learn the basics of irrigation installation. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4104Location: Cleveland, OH
Dates: 03/01/2012 - 03/01/2012
Course Description: The key to the popularity of this course is its “practice what you learn” approach. Throughout the day, there are opportunities to perform practical exercises in residential design.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4105Location: Cleveland, OH
Dates: 03/01/2012 - 03/01/2012
Course Description: Students attending this one day class will be able to identify, select, operate and troubleshoot irrigation pumps commonly used in residential and small commercial landscape irrigation. Presentation includes: pump operational theory, reading and applying pump curve information; pump component installation. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4101Location: Cleveland, OH
Dates: 02/27/2012 - 02/28/2012
Course Description: Learn how to perform field tests on irrigation systems to determine efficiency, as well as how to combine plant water use, soils and local weather data to calculate accurate water schedules for irrigation systems. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4102Location: Cleveland, OH
Dates: 02/27/2012 - 02/27/2012
Course Description: So you’re new to the irrigation industry or you have never had an opportunity to get your hands on any product, now is your chance. In this introductory course you will learn the basics of irrigation installation. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4103Location: Cleveland, OH
Dates: 02/28/2012 - 02/29/2012
Course Description: This intensive two-day course takes you through the important topics related to the repair and maintenance of efficient irrigation systems. This class is ideal for irrigation service technicians, irrigation system managers, distributor personnel or other irrigation professionals that want a better understanding of the set-up and maintenance of efficient, effective irrigation systems. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4099Location: Albuquerque, NM
Dates: 02/22/2012 - 02/22/2012
Course Description: This course is designed for any irrigation profes­sional ready to learn about the basics and beyond of drip irrigation. Examine the best use of the wide range of drip components. Follow the expert tips on basic scheduling and installation techniques in this hands-on class designed to eliminate common mistakes.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4100Location: Albuquerque, NM
Dates: 02/23/2012 - 02/24/2012
Course Description: This intensive two-day course takes you through the important topics related to the repair and maintenance of efficient irrigation systems. This class is ideal for irrigation service technicians, irrigation system managers, distributor personnel or other irrigation professionals that want a better understanding of the set-up and maintenance of efficient, effective irrigation systems.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4098Location: Albuquerque, NM
Dates: 02/21/2012 - 02/21/2012
Course Description: So you’re new to the irrigation industry or you have never had an opportunity to get your hands on any product, now is your chance. In this introductory course you will learn the basics of irrigation installation. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4089Location: Atlanta, GA
Dates: 02/21/2012 - 02/21/2012
Course Description: This course is designed for any irrigation profes­sional ready to learn about the basics and beyond of drip irrigation. Examine the best use of the wide range of drip components. Follow the expert tips on basic scheduling and installation techniques in this hands-on class designed to eliminate common mistakes.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4090Location: Atlanta, GA
Dates: 02/22/2012 - 02/23/2012
Course Description: This intensive two-day course takes you through the important topics related to the repair and maintenance of efficient irrigation systems. This class is ideal for irrigation service technicians, irrigation system managers, distributor personnel or other irrigation professionals that want a better understanding of the set-up and maintenance of efficient, effective irrigation systems.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4091Location: Atlanta, GA
Dates: 02/23/2012 - 02/24/2012
Course Description: Learn how to perform field tests on irrigation systems to determine efficiency, as well as how to combine plant water use, soils and local weather data to calculate accurate water schedules for irrigation systems.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4092Location: Atlanta, GA
Dates: 02/24/2012 - 02/24/2012
Course Description: The key to the popularity of this course is its “prac­tice what you learn” approach. Throughout the day, there are opportunities to perform practical exercises in residential design.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4082Location: Charleston, SC
Dates: 02/14/2012 - 02/15/2012
Course Description: This intensive two-day course takes you through the important topics related to the repair and maintenance of efficient irrigation systems. This class is ideal for irrigation service technicians, irrigation system managers, distributor personnel or other irrigation professionals that want a better understanding of the set-up and maintenance of efficient, effective irrigation systems.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4083Location: Charleston, SC
Dates: 02/16/2012 - 02/16/2012
Course Description: The key to the popularity of this course is its “practice what you learn” approach. Throughout the day, there are opportunities to perform practical exercises in residential design.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4084Location: Charleston, SC
Dates: 02/17/2012 - 02/17/2012
Course Description: Students will be introduced to water efficient irrigation practices including sound irrigation design techniques, the selection and integration of water efficient products into the design, and proper scheduling concepts. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4085Location: Atlanta, GA
Dates: 02/21/2012 - 02/21/2012
Course Description: So you’re new to the irrigation industry or you have never had an opportunity to get your hands on any product, now is your chance. In this introductory course you will learn the basics of irrigation installation.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4087Location: Atlanta, GA
Dates: 02/21/2012 - 02/21/2012
Course Description: So you’re new to the irrigation industry or you have never had an opportunity to get your hands on any product, now is your chance. In this introductory course you will learn the basics of irrigation installation.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4079Location: Woburn, MA
Dates: 02/16/2012 - 02/16/2012
Course Description: The key to the popularity of this course is its “prac­tice what you learn” approach. Throughout the day, there are opportunities to perform practical exercises in residential design.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4081Location: Charleston, SC
Dates: 02/13/2012 - 02/13/2012
Course Description: So you’re new to the irrigation industry or you have never had an opportunity to get your hands on any product, now is your chance. In this introductory course you will learn the basics of irrigation installation.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4080Location: Woburn, MA
Dates: 02/17/2012 - 02/17/2012
Course Description: Students will be introduced to water efficient irrigation practices including sound irrigation design techniques, the selection and integration of water efficient products into the design, and proper scheduling concepts.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4073Location: Woburn, MA
Dates: 02/13/2012 - 02/13/2012
Course Description: So you’re new to the irrigation industry or you have never had an opportunity to get your hands on any product, now is your chance. In this introductory course you will learn the basics of irrigation installation.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4075Location: Woburn, MA
Dates: 02/14/2012 - 02/15/2012
Course Description: This intensive two-day course takes you through the important topics related to the repair and maintenance of efficient irrigation systems. This class is ideal for irrigation service technicians, irrigation system managers, distributor personnel or other irrigation professionals that want a better understanding of the set-up and maintenance of efficient, effective irrigation systems.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4077Location: Woburn, MA
Dates: 02/15/2012 - 02/15/2012
Course Description: This course is designed for any irrigation profes­sional ready to learn about the basics and beyond of drip irrigation. Examine the best use of the wide range of drip components. Follow the expert tips on basic scheduling and installation techniques in this hands-on class designed to eliminate common mistakes.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4078Location: Woburn, MA
Dates: 02/16/2012 - 02/17/2012
Course Description: Learn how to perform field tests on irrigation systems to determine efficiency, as well as how to combine plant water use, soils and local weather data to calculate accurate water schedules for irrigation systems. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4072Location: Woburn, MA
Dates: 02/13/2012 - 02/13/2012
Course Description: Students attending this one day class will be able to identify, select, operate and troubleshoot irrigation pumps commonly used in residential and small commercial landscape irrigation. Presentation includes: pump operational theory, reading and applying pump curve information; pump component installation.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4074Location: Woburn, MA
Dates: 02/14/2012 - 02/14/2012
Course Description: This introductory course will present students with the methods of collection, storage, and utilization of rain water and gray water for a landscape irrigation system. This course will cover the collection and storage of harvested water for a residential or light commercial irrigation system. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4062Location: Toronto, ON
Dates: 01/01/2011 - 10/31/2012
Course Description: This Course will provide instruction on the latest methods and techniques in tree planting, covering all aspects from complete treepit systems, to including how to integrate stormwater management, bio-retention and stormwater retention into treepit designs. Time will be spent reviewing the benefits of how structural soil cells can provide a healthy sustainable urban forest, plus technical information to show that these types of systems can and do meet all the necessary demands from engineers, arborists and landscape architects. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4063Location: Edmonton, AB
Dates: 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: This Course will provide instruction on the latest methods and techniques in tree planting, covering all aspects from complete treepit systems, to including how to integrate stormwater management, bio-retention and stormwater retention into treepit designs. Time will be spent reviewing the benefits of how structural soil cells can provide a healthy sustainable urban forest, plus technical information to show that these types of systems can and do meet all the necessary demands from engineers, arborists and landscape architects. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4039Location: Kansas City, MO
Dates: 02/16/2012 - 02/16/2012
Course Description: The key to the popularity of this course is its “practice what you learn” approach. Throughout the day, there are opportunities to perform practical exercises in residential design.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4038Location: Kansas City, MO
Dates: 02/14/2012 - 02/15/2012
Course Description: This intensive two-day course takes you through the important topics related to the repair and maintenance of efficient irrigation systems. This class is ideal for irrigation service technicians, irrigation system managers, distributor personnel or other irrigation professionals that want a better understanding of the set-up and maintenance of efficient, effective irrigation systems.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4037Location: Kansas City, MO
Dates: 02/13/2012 - 02/13/2012
Course Description: So you’re new to the irrigation industry or you have never had an opportunity to get your hands on any product, now is your chance. In this introductory course you will learn the basics of irrigation installation.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4020Location: Pensacola, FL
Dates: 02/06/2012 - 02/06/2012
Course Description: So you’re new to the irrigation industry or you have never had an opportunity to get your hands on any product, now is your chance. In this introductory course you will learn the basics of irrigation installation.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4021Location: Pensacola, FL
Dates: 02/07/2012 - 02/08/2012
Course Description: This intensive two-day course takes you through the important topics related to the repair and maintenance of efficient irrigation systems. This class is ideal for irrigation service technicians, irrigation system managers, distributor personnel or other irrigation professionals that want a better understanding of the set-up and maintenance of efficient, effective irrigation systems.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=4022Location: Pensacola, FL
Dates: 02/09/2012 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: The key to the popularity of this course is its “practice what you learn” approach. Throughout the day, there are opportunities to perform practical exercises in residential design. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3985Location: Denver, CO
Dates: 02/06/2012 - 02/06/2012
Course Description: Students attending this one day class will be able to identify, select, operate and troubleshoot irrigation pumps commonly used in residential and small commercial landscape irrigation. Presentation includes: pump operational theory, reading and applying pump curve information; pump component installation. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3986Location: Denver, CO
Dates: 02/06/2012 - 02/06/2012
Course Description: So you’re new to the irrigation industry or you have never had an opportunity to get your hands on any product, now is your chance. In this introductory course you will learn the basics of irrigation installation.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3987Location: Denver, CO
Dates: 02/07/2012 - 02/08/2012
Course Description: This intensive two-day course takes you through the important topics related to the repair and maintenance of efficient irrigation systems. This class is ideal for irrigation service technicians, irrigation system managers, distributor personnel or other irrigation professionals that want a better understanding of the set-up and maintenance of efficient, effective irrigation systems.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3988Location: Denver, CO
Dates: 02/07/2012 - 02/07/2012
Course Description: This course is designed for any irrigation profes­sional ready to learn about the basics and beyond of drip irrigation. Examine the best use of the wide range of drip components. Follow the expert tips on basic scheduling and installation techniques in this hands-on class designed to eliminate common mistakes.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3989Location: Denver, CO
Dates: 02/08/2012 - 02/08/2012
Course Description: In this course, attendees will learn the steps involved in designing a low-volume irrigation system. The steps include gathering site data, calculating the plant water requirement, choosing emission device(s), calcu­lating application rate & run time and preparing a system layout.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3990Location: Denver, CO
Dates: 02/09/2012 - 02/10/2012
Course Description: Learn how to perform field tests on irrigation systems to determine efficiency, as well as how to combine plant water use, soils and local weather data to calculate accurate water schedules for irrigation systems.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3991Location: Denver, CO
Dates: 02/09/2012 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: The key to the popularity of this course is its “prac­tice what you learn” approach. Throughout the day, there are opportunities to perform practical exercises in residential design.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3992Location: Denver, CO
Dates: 02/10/2012 - 02/10/2012
Course Description: Students will be introduced to water efficient irrigation practices including sound irrigation design techniques, the selection and integration of water efficient products into the design, and proper scheduling concepts.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3975Location: Washington, DC
Dates: 02/06/2012 - 02/06/2012
Course Description: Students attending this one day class will be able to identify, select, operate and troubleshoot irrigation pumps commonly used in residential and small commercial landscape irrigation. Presentation includes: pump operational theory, reading and applying pump curve information; pump component installation.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3976Location: Washington, DC
Dates: 02/06/2012 - 02/06/2012
Course Description: So you’re new to the irrigation industry or you have never had an opportunity to get your hands on any product, now is your chance. In this introductory course you will learn the basics of irrigation installation. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3977Location: Washington, DC
Dates: 02/07/2012 - 02/07/2012
Course Description: This introductory course will present students with the methods of collection, storage, and utilization of rain water and gray water for a landscape irrigation system. This course will cover the collection and storage of harvested water for a residential or light commercial irrigation system.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3978Location: Washington, DC
Dates: 02/07/2012 - 02/08/2012
Course Description: This intensive two-day course takes you through the important topics related to the repair and maintenance of efficient irrigation systems. This class is ideal for irrigation service technicians, irrigation system managers, distributor personnel or other irrigation professionals that want a better understanding of the set-up and maintenance of efficient, effective irrigation systems.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3979Location: Washington, DC
Dates: 02/07/2012 - 02/07/2012
Course Description: This course is designed for any irrigation profes­sional ready to learn about the basics and beyond of drip irrigation. Examine the best use of the wide range of drip components. Follow the expert tips on basic scheduling and installation techniques in this hands-on class designed to eliminate common mistakes.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3980Location: Washington, DC
Dates: 02/09/2012 - 02/10/2012
Course Description: Learn how to perform field tests on irrigation systems to determine efficiency, as well as how to combine plant water use, soils and local weather data to calculate accurate water schedules for irrigation systems.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3981Location: Washington, DC
Dates: 02/09/2012 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: The key to the popularity of this course is its “prac­tice what you learn” approach. Throughout the day, there are opportunities to perform practical exercises in residential design. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3982Location: Washington, DC
Dates: 02/10/2012 - 02/10/2012
Course Description: Students will be introduced to water efficient irrigation practices including sound irrigation design techniques, the selection and integration of water efficient products into the design, and proper scheduling concepts.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3974Location: ,
Dates: 10/19/2011 - 10/19/2014
Course Description: Provides an overview of sustainable community design, with a focus on applying the six basic planning principles to integrate buildings into communities, which in turn creates healthy, peaceful, environmentally conscious spaces. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3948Location: Los Angeles, CA
Dates: 10/13/2011 - 10/13/2014
Course Description: This Course will provide instruction on the latest methods and techniques in tree planting, covering all aspects from complete treepit systems, to including how to integrate stormwater management, bio-retention and stormwater retention into treepit designs. Time will be spent reviewing the benefits of how structural soil cells can provide a healthy sustainable urban forest, plus technical information to show that these types of systems can and do meet all the necessary demands from engineers, arborists and landscape architects. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3949Location: Boston, MA
Dates: 10/13/2011 - 10/13/2014
Course Description: This Course will provide instruction on the latest methods and techniques in tree planting, covering all aspects from complete treepit systems, to including how to integrate stormwater management, bio-retention and stormwater retention into treepit designs. Time will be spent reviewing the benefits of how structural soil cells can provide a healthy sustainable urban forest, plus technical information to show that these types of systems can and do meet all the necessary demands from engineers, arborists and landscape architects. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3947Location: San Francisco, CA
Dates: 10/13/2011 - 10/13/2014
Course Description: This Course will provide instruction on the latest methods and techniques in tree planting, covering all aspects from complete treepit systems, to including how to integrate stormwater management, bio-retention and stormwater retention into treepit designs. Time will be spent reviewing the benefits of how structural soil cells can provide a healthy sustainable urban forest, plus technical information to show that these types of systems can and do meet all the necessary demands from engineers, arborists and landscape architects. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3950Location: Knoxville, TN
Dates: 09/01/2011 - 10/13/2014
Course Description: This Course will provide instruction on the latest methods and techniques in tree planting, covering all aspects from complete treepit systems, to including how to integrate stormwater management, bio-retention and stormwater retention into treepit designs. Time will be spent reviewing the benefits of how structural soil cells can provide a healthy sustainable urban forest, plus technical information to show that these types of systems can and do meet all the necessary demands from engineers, arborists and landscape architects. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3951Location: San Francisco, CA
Dates: 10/13/2011 - 10/13/2014
Course Description: This Course will provide instruction on the latest methods and techniques in tree planting, covering all aspects from complete treepit systems, to including how to integrate stormwater management, bio-retention and stormwater retention into treepit designs. Time will be spent reviewing the benefits of how structural soil cells can provide a healthy sustainable urban forest, plus technical information to show that these types of systems can and do meet all the necessary demands from engineers, arborists and landscape architects. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3952Location: New York, NY
Dates: 10/13/2011 - 10/13/2014
Course Description: This Course will provide instruction on the latest methods and techniques in tree planting, covering all aspects from complete treepit systems, to including how to integrate stormwater management, bio-retention and stormwater retention into treepit designs. Time will be spent reviewing the benefits of how structural soil cells can provide a healthy sustainable urban forest, plus technical information to show that these types of systems can and do meet all the necessary demands from engineers, arborists and landscape architects. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3946Location: New York, NY
Dates: 10/13/2011 - 10/13/2014
Course Description: This Course will provide instruction on the latest methods and techniques in tree planting, covering all aspects from complete treepit systems, to including how to integrate stormwater management, bio-retention and stormwater retention into treepit designs. Time will be spent reviewing the benefits of how structural soil cells can provide a healthy sustainable urban forest, plus technical information to show that these types of systems can and do meet all the necessary demands from engineers, arborists and landscape architects. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3940Location: Boston, MA
Dates: 10/12/2011 - 10/12/2012
Course Description: Judy Nitsch, PE, LEED AP BD+C will share how her engineering and surveying firm grew by 300% two years in a row and then strategically changed its workload mix ... and changed it again during the 2009-10 recession. Judy is a civil engineer turned business developer who managed her first engineering branch office at the age of 25 and began her own firm in 1989. Attendees will come away with ideas and tips to use themselves and to share with others in the firm, to make the firm's business development efforts a team effort that is structured, productive, and fruitful.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3531Location: Philadelphia, PA
Dates: 09/13/2011 - 09/12/2012
Course Description: This Course will provide instruction on the latest methods and techniques in tree planting, covering all aspects from complete treepit systems, to including how to integrate stormwater management, bio-retention and stormwater retention into treepit designs. Time will be spent reviewing the benefits of how structural soil cells can provide a healthy sustainable urban forest, plus technical information to show that these types of systems can and do meet all the necessary demands from engineers, arborists and landscape architects. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3774Location: ,
Dates: 10/01/2011 - 09/30/2015
Course Description: This on-line, asynchronous course is a comprehensive introduction to Form-Based Codes for planners, architects and landscape architects. It gives a complete overview and solid grounding in the practice of creating and implementing form-based codes. Participants learn the principles and components of FBCs, as powerful regulatory tools to shape community form and character. They see how to expand the regulatory approach beyond land use and FAR, to consider shape, frontage, footprint, height, setback, street and building types and related design elements that together define a place and the public realm. Instructors give thorough discussions of key topics, including: definition, components of a code, documentation and analysis, writing the regulating plan, architectural standards and other optional design elements, the steps to follow to create a successful code, and preparing the code document. The course contains interesting historical background and a discussion of the pertinent legal issues that must be considered in code writing. A virtual field exercise gives practice in observation and documentation of streets, frontages, building types and placement, to compose the elements of the regulating plan. Instructors also give important advice on mistakes to avoid. The course consists of eight segments, each an hour in length, in an on-line learning management system. Each segment contains a lecture with slides presented by a FBCI faculty member. Each segment also contains a reading assignment and a self-assessment to help the participant gauge his or her understanding of the topics in that segment. The virtual field exercise requires completion of a worksheet. The self-assessment questions are assembled in a final assessment that must be passed in order for the participant to complete the course and earn professional continuing education credit. Participants receive a certificate upon completion of the course. The eight-hour course may be taken in a day or spread over a maximum of six weeks. The e-learning format allows it to be taken conveniently from home or office. Participants go through the course in small groups, with a faculty member available to each group to answer questions and give guidance. An on-line discussion forum allows participants to share comments and questions among themselves.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3760Location: ,
Dates: 09/19/2011 - 09/19/2012
Course Description: Identifies the history of Segmental Retaining Walls (SRWs) and explains how they work, including in-depth installation concerns.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3758Location: San Diego, CA
Dates: 10/01/2012 - 10/01/2012
Course Description: Refresh your knowledge of the 2010 universal accessibility standards and other guidelines for designing outdoor environments, including those that are state of the art even if not yet current code. This session includes an easy-to-use outline of pertinent ADA standards and a substantial bibliography and resource list for more detailed reference.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3719Location: ,
Dates: 09/14/2011 - 09/14/2012
Course Description: Identifies the history of Segmental Retaining Walls (SRWs) and explains how they work, including in-depth installation concerns.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3720Location: ,
Dates: 09/14/2011 - 09/14/2012
Course Description: Identifies the history of Segmental Retaining Walls (SRWs) and explains how they work, including in-depth installation concerns.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3689Location: New Brunswick, NJ
Dates: 02/21/2012 - 02/21/2012
Course Description: Proper planting is far more than digging holes; it can literally determine life or death for a tree. You first must match the plant with the conditions of your site and then determine proper excavation depth and width. You also need to identify girdling roots and the location of trunk flares - then use suitable backfill to create good soil structure. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3671Location: New Brunswick, NJ
Dates: 02/14/2012 - 02/15/2012
Course Description: This popular two-day program explores establishment, maintenance, and renovation of athletic fields. This program will benefit both experienced athletic field managers, as well as newcomers to the field. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3681Location: New Brunswick, NJ
Dates: 02/24/2012 - 02/24/2012
Course Description: Communication is the number one challenge in shade tree management, and this one-day class provides new tools and strategies to communicate more clearly with your most important constituents. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3682Location: New Brunswick, NJ
Dates: 02/13/2012 - 02/13/2012
Course Description: From opulent outdoor kitchens to expansive firepits and fireplaces, outdoor living spaces offer a rare growth opportunity in the landscape market. Designing and installing them, however, requires a diverse set of skills - from weather-proof appliance and material selection to lighting and electrical work - that can challenge even experienced landscapers. This year’s course has been revised to include added content on the construction of outdoor entertainment spaces. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3686Location: New Brunswick, NJ
Dates: 02/22/2012 - 02/22/2012
Course Description: Customizing treatments for nutrient deficiencies is not just good plant heath care, it is also a valuable new service offered by conscientious arborists. Yet, the complexity of the issues and products can be intimidating. Which products are truly worthwhile and which are just sales hype? Hands-on outdoor demonstrations will be provided (weather permitting). ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3688Location: New Brunswick, NJ
Dates: 02/27/2012 - 02/27/2012
Course Description: Increase your understanding of where, how, and why plants fit naturally into their surroundings. Stay ahead of the curve and offer a new service that is functional, maintainable, environmentally sound, cost effective and aesthetically pleasing. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3656Location: ,
Dates: 09/07/2011 - 12/31/2999
Course Description: This course discusses the history of LEDs, the energy saving advantages of LEDs, the inner workings of an LED, how an LED emits light, in addition to introducing the learner to basic LED terminology. A quiz at the end of the course is used to verify the learner's knowledge.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3657Location: Athens, GA
Dates: 02/17/2012 - 02/17/2012
Course Description: This year’s conference concentrates on presenting the history, form, evolution and in some cases the disappearance of famous and notable Southern gardens in Georgia (particularly the Atlanta area). Also presented will be the process of determining the validity of heritage gardens and to what degree they reflect their original design, as well as presentations on the development and application of Cultural Landscape Inventories. The preservation and/or restoration of landscapes fifty years or more in age require a knowledge of construction materials and plants that will portray an image consistent with the original design. It is the landscape architect’s job to combine the aesthetics and values of the past with current day standards regarding grading, drainage, construction techniques and stormwater management (health and safety issues). ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3654Location: Chicago, IL
Dates: 03/01/2012 - 03/01/2012
Course Description: Are you ready? On or after March 15, 2012, the 2010 ADA Standards must be used for all new construction or alterations to facilities covered by the ADA. This session will be an opportunity to better familiarize you with the new standards and the changes from the 1991 standards. Accessibility specialists will focus on more frequently asked questions about the 2010 ADA Accessibility Standards and other areas where guidance is often requested. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3515Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course is designed to familiarize professionals with green roof design, construction and maintenance. The concepts in this course will introduce professionals to the history and modern advantages of green roofing. It will also present information about roof structure preparation, green roof layers, water management, plant selection and maintenance. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3516Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This stormwater management course explains the concept of stormwater management in residential, commercial and industrial settings. From roofing design to erosion control, this course overviews basic ideas surrounding the problems associated with stormwater, discussing a variety of ways to mitigate such problems. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3517Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This Introduction to Geographic Positioning System (GPS) Land Surveying course covers essential land surveying concepts and applications related to GPS technology. It is designed to enable participants to evaluate the use of GPS technology for various surveying applications. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3498Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course provides ideas and information to help you gain control and success on your business in Russia. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3487Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course is designed to increase awareness of the real costs organizations incur with the unwanted turnover of employees and to provide information helpful in maximizing retention of talented employees. Guidelines are provided for strengthening employee attachment to the organization through consideration of flexible scheduling and benefits, meaningful development opportunities, and ensuring a supportive work environment. Supervisory leadership practices and organizational policies that support retention are also addressed. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3492Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course focuses on improving your understanding of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), eligibility requirements, and compliance considerations for both employees and employers. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3469Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course covers key concepts of interpersonal communication including the process model, verbal and nonverbal elements, communication barriers and problems, listening skills, and other responsibilities for keeping others informed. The competencies that will be emphasized are oral communication and listening, interpersonal skills, and interpersonal relationship building. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3470Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course helps build both understanding of the nature and causes of interpersonal conflict, and the skills needed to resolve such conflicts. The potential positive and negative outcomes associated with conflicts are reviewed with guidelines designed to lead participants to positive resolutions. The competencies that will be emphasized are conflict management, influencing/negotiation, and interpersonal relationship building. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3471Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This program builds awareness of what constitutes respectful communication in the workplace and the costs associated with incivility, disrespect, or bullying behavior. Organizational characteristics that contribute to a climate of respect, and managerial responsibilities for creating and maintaining this type of climate, are also reviewed. Guidelines for increasing employee awareness and for handling instances of disrespect are also provided. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3472Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course is designed to give the participant the information and tools needed to set priorities and use time effectively to help maximize productivity. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3473Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course covers business writing guidelines and their practical application. The emphasis is on clear and concise writing that can help improve the efficiency of the work done in an organization and avoid miscommunication. The principles that are taught can be applied to a wide variety of documents commonly used in the business environment. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3474Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course is designed to give an overview of basic grammar and writing guidelines. The participant can learn about sentence structure, proper punctuation, using language correctly, and how to edit and proofread his or her work, among other things. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3475Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course is primarily designed for people assuming or contemplating a supervisory leadership position. Participants can learn to set directions and goals, establish their credibility as a leader, actively listen to employees, create a climate conducive to teamwork, and take a balanced view of supervision that considers the people they are leading as well as the tasks they would like to accomplish. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3476Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course is designed to increase the effectiveness of supervisory leaders in their activities related to developing employee skills. In today’s organizations, developing skills that keep pace with changing technologies and marketplaces is especially challenging. Supervisory leaders play a vital role in identifying the skills that employees need to improve, refresh, or add as their responsibilities and expectations change. They support development through coaching and providing on-the-job or classroom training. The competencies to be emphasized include human performance management, leadership and coaching, and planning and evaluation. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3477Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course is designed to increase understanding of the characteristics of four generations evident in most of today’s work organizations and to increase appreciation of the impact of these generational differences. The course provides useful information about the core values, career aspirations, communication preferences, learning styles, and motivational messages for each generation. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3478Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. Incidents of misconduct erode public trust and raise questions regarding the ability of organizations to deal effectively with ethical issues. This course helps the participant develop and implement programs that encourage ethical conduct of employees. The public wants to do business with organizations that can be trusted, and employees want to work for organizations that have a reputation for treating individuals with respect and fairness. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3479Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course focuses on developing skills in the role of performance coach. Models and activities involve participants in identifying causes of performance problems and selecting actions to bring about performance improvement. The competencies that will be emphasized are leadership and coaching, human performance management, and interpersonal relationship building.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3480Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course provides ideas and information that help develop skills and confidence in analyzing problems. It covers how to define problems, identify their most likely causes, and involve others in analyzing them and working toward effective solutions. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3481Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course provides practical tips and approaches for weighing options and making decisions. It is designed to give information and insight into the key concerns and tools for making decisions, including how to determine objectives, specify criteria, and identify options; brainstorming; how to involve people in the decision-making process; and what must be done to implement a decision. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3482Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course is focuses on selecting new employees and, more specifically, on planning and conducting effective selection interviews. It includes guidelines and skill-building practice to help identify selection criteria, develop behavioral interview questions, structure an interview plan, use follow-up and probing questions, record interview results, and ensure a fair and legally sound selection process. The competencies emphasized will be interpersonal skills, human performance management, and planning and evaluation. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3483Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course is designed to help improve customer service skills. The course presents appropriate ways to interact with customers and clients, both in person and over the phone, and how to deal with the difficult situations that can come up when working with a customer or client. Participants will also gain an appreciation of customers’ needs. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3484Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. Consultative sales is an approach to selling that shifts the focus from the product or service to the customer. Rather than viewing each sale as an isolated transaction, a consultative salesperson concentrates on the long-term by building a trustworthy relationship with the customer or client. This course provides an overview of ways for people involved in client relationships to improve their consultative sales skills. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3485Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course introduces basic team concepts and provides guidelines for building high-performance work teams. Areas of focus include the characteristics of effective teams, various types of teams, tools, and methods useful for developing high performance teams, dealing with barriers to team success, and working in a virtual team environment. The competencies that will be emphasized are teamwork and cooperation, interpersonal relationship building, and conflict management. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3486Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course helps participants recognize the need for, and build skills and confidence in, applying positive influence skills in order to achieve results and meet responsibilities. Concepts include the dynamics of personal influence, the role of personality in successful influence, the situational nature of influence, and strategic influence. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3493Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course provides ideas and information to help you gain control and success on your business in the United States. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3488Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course outlines what constitutes sexual harassment and the responsibilities of organizational leaders for preventing sexual harassment in the workplace. The course covers the legal definitions of sexual harassment the components of sound organizational policies and prevention programs, and appropriate responses for organizational members in reacting to allegations of sexual harassment. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3489Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course focuses on the importance of occupational safety and the responsibilities that a professional in a supervisory leadership roles has in providing for a safe work environment as well as ensuring compliance with applicable laws, policies, and procedures. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3490Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. Out-of-control anger, violence, and terrorism unfortunately occur in the workplace. This course focuses on ideas and strategies for improving workplace security. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3491Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course focuses on the standards set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and considerations for compliance. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3494Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course provides ideas and information to help you gain control and success on your business in China. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3495Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course provides ideas and information to help you gain control and success on your business in Taiwan. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3496Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course provides ideas and information to help you gain control and success on your business in South Korea. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3497Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course provides ideas and information to help you gain control and success on your business in India. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3514Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this Green Design and Construction course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course present an overview of various concepts involved in green building including environmentally thoughtful design, responsible construction practices, materials considerations, tips and strategies. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3499Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course provides ideas and information to help you gain control and success on your business in Brazil. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3500Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course covers essential tools and concepts for implementing and leading change. It is designed to help participants manage change in an organization. Change will be portrayed as an opportunity rather than a problem, a chance to involve others in the planning and implementation of change, and an opportunity to overcome resistance. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3501Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course focuses on how to prepare for an interview with a news reporter. Strategies and tactics reporters use to get information are covered as well as common mistakes to avoid with the news media. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3502Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course provides practical tips and approaches for helping you recognize and lead in a crisis. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3503Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course explains how to read and understand financial statements; how to evaluate a firm’s financial position; and how to compare a firm’s position to those of individual competitors, as well as to the industry as a whole. Participants can also gain skills to help measure the performance and financial strength of other organizations. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3504Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. Facilities cannot increase operating budgets to meet the higher costs of energy, so one solution is to reduce utility and energy consumption. In order for organizations to manage their operations costs, it is necessary to understand the requirements of the building systems and equipment, in terms of utility and energy consumption. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3505Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course covers the different types of renewable energy sources and the issues, advantages, and disadvantages of using each. This course encourages participants to explore the usefulness of various types of renewable energy sources and technologies as they relate to the future of our planet, further raising an awareness of the environment. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3506Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course presents the different types of solar energy technologies and their uses in agriculture, commercial, and residential settings, including the heating and cooling of buildings, electricity production for stationary and mobile applications, and environmental cleanup. Course content also addresses how to increase the awareness of solar energy and expand the use of solar power, thus helping participants to become more knowledgeable green advocates. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3507Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course provides an introduction to the ethical implementations involved in “green” business practices and practical tips for implementation of sustainable business practices within an organization. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3508Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. It covers the history of solar energy, an explanation of how solar energy works, descriptions of the different types of solar energy available, the advantages and disadvantages of solar systems, an overview of the considerations for evaluating solar sites, the codes and requirements for installation and how to determine if Solar Photovoltaic energy is the best way for you or your clients to move forward with renewable energy systems. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3509Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this Passive Solar course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course should give you a working knowledge of the many ways passive solar designs are being applied in residential home design, commercial building design, and even industrial processes. Whether you’re an engineer, an architect, an interior designer, or a homeowner, you’ll find that the practical information in this course will give you a foundational understanding of the power of passive solar designs. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3510Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This Geothermal Energy Systems course overviews the concept of renewable, geothermal power. With an emphasis on heating and cooling of commercial and residential buildings, this course discusses the role of geothermal heat pumps and ground water in systems design, over-viewing the positive environmental and economic effects of geothermal energy systems. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3511Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This Practical Wind Energy course includes information on the history of wind energy, an explanation of how today’s technology works, definitions of systems components, the advantages and challenges of implementation and also data to help determine if specific sites are viable for wind energy installations. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3512Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course overviews basic concepts in development and use of biomass, with an eye towards developing sustainable energy systems for the future. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3513Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this Science and Societal Effects of Marcellus Shale Drilling course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course covers essential information regarding the science of the drilling processes of Marcellus Shale to obtain natural gas as well as what drilling’s effects are on society. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3459Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. Successful organizations can become Lean by focusing on internal process improvement to drive costs down so that they can efficiently utilize resources and maximize profit. This course introduces the basic principles and elements of Lean organizations. The course offers some practical tools and tips for getting an organization focused on Lean, regardless of the type of business. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3460Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course focuses on the fundamentals related to intellectual property including developing your skills and confidence in assessing intellectual property business issues, identifying areas where you need to investigate further or ask for more assistance and also helping you decide where you may need more training. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3461Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course focuses on the importance and how to conduct patent, trademark, copyright and domain name searches and clearances. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3462Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course focuses on helping you to develop your skills and confidence in assessing the business issues involved with works of authorship and copyrights. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3463Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course provides practical tips and approaches to help you determine whether you organization has trademarks, service marks and/or trade names and to help you protect and profit from them. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3464Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course provides practical tips and approaches to help you evaluate the issues related to the legal concerns and risks associated with free and open source software. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3465Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course provides tips and approaches to help you determine whether you and/or your organization have innovations, inventions and patents and to help you foster, protect and profit from them. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3466Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course provides practical tips and approaches to help you identify whether you and/or your organization should conduct an intellectual property audit or due diligence, and educates you on how to value the intellectual property rights that you have identified. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3467Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course provides practical tips and approaches to help determine whether you or your organization have trade secrets and to help you protect and profit from them. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3468Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. The course begins with a study of what ethics are, then goes on to provide examples of ethical situations in technology, and a background of theoretical research in ethics. Finally, sections are presented that provide technical professionals tips for using ethics to deal with problem solving, conflict, and other day-to-day issues that arise in the technological workplace.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3458Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course provides practical, effective methods for helping you and your organization to improve its competitiveness, profitability, and staying power by being flexible, adaptive, and focused on continuous refinement of processes. It is designed to help improve organizations by using some of the key aspects and tools of continuous process improvement.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3457Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. The topics discussed will introduce you to many of the major issues involved with project planning and help you to avoid the pitfalls and pain involved with missing the critical first ten percent. The initial project planning phase must include accurately assessing the scope of the project, consideration of the many legal clauses that may impact the project, and even making arrangement for final payment. Are you prepared? ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3456Location: ,
Dates: 08/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course provides information and insights into some of the key aspects of project management and focuses on the responsibilities of project leaders and team members as well as what kind of support an organization must give a project team in order for it to succeed. The course will also cover the stages of a project, the stages of team development, and how to run effective team meetings.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3454Location: ,
Dates: 08/30/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expand your skills and knowledge relevant to professional practice. This course focuses on building an understanding of what a project is and the key activities associated with successful supervision of projects. This course provides basic definitions and demonstrates the use of key tools for planning, coordinating, and monitoring project work. Learning activities provide experience in project planning and reducing problems commonly associated with projects. The competencies that will be emphasized are planning and evaluation, resource usage and management, solving problems, and teamwork and cooperation. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3449Location: Various, MI
Dates: 08/12/2011 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: This course will explore the various aspects of green building and sustainable design that relate to landscape architecture. Areas of study include green roof, permeable pavement, and sustainable landscapes. Benefits, types, methods, and sustainable edging options will be discussed for each application covered in the course. Attendees will complete the course with a general understanding of these applications and in depth knowledge of what sustainable materials can be used to define and retain their original design intents. This course is open for any Landscape Architecture firm that would like an on location course. Course is often provided as a lunch and learn style setting.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3452Location: Oolitic, IN
Dates: 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2013
Course Description: This presentation educates attendees about the history of Indiana limestone and takes them through the quarrying and fabrication of Indiana limestone all while viewing examples of Indiana limestone used in landscape architecture. Indiana Limestone Co. has over a 100 year history in quarrying Indiana limestone and over a 75 year history in fabricating Indiana limestone. The presentation lasts three hours, takes place at the Indiana Limestone Co. quarry in Oolitic, IN, and lunch is provided. To schedule please contact Craig Alwine at calwine@ilco.com.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3451Location: Oolitic, IN
Dates: 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2013
Course Description: This presentation educates attendees about the history of Indiana limestone and takes them through the quarrying and fabrication of Indiana limestone all while viewing examples of Indiana limestone used in landscape architecture. Indiana Limestone Co. has over a 100 year history in quarrying Indiana limestone and over a 75 year history in fabricating Indiana limestone. The presentation lasts one hour and and lunch is provided. To schedule please contact Craig Alwine at calwine@ilco.com.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3440Location: ,
Dates: 08/15/2011 - 08/15/2012
Course Description: Many people do not realize the complexity and strategic planning that goes into maintaining the integrity of a job site. Job sites are as unique as the building or structure that will be built on them - the topography, drainage, soil type, indigenous flora and proximity to waterways are all taken into consideration in site planning. Using segmental retaining walls on a job site can prevent erosion, add to a project’s aesthetic appeal, or create more useable land. This presentation will look at how segmental retaining walls maintain and improve a job site. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3407Location: Various,
Dates: 08/01/2011 - 08/01/2014
Course Description: The presentation reviews the common methods of coloring new and existing concrete, which will allow a designer to select the correct system relative to aesthetics and function. The factors affecting color quality and the proper installation techniques are also reviewed. Actual project photos are used to illustrate concepts and practice. Upon completion a designer can convey to a client the basic design and material options available for decorative concrete, both interior and exterior.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3397Location: Lynnwood, WA
Dates: 01/31/2012 - 03/13/2012
Course Description: Interested in urban ecology and green infrastructure? Concerned about urban forest issues and water quality? This class uses real project experiences, examples and local experts to learn about regenerative and innovative solutions for a healthier urban ecosystem. Subjects include urban forest/tree policies, natural drainage systems, rain gardens, cisterns, green parking lots, pervious pavements, amended soils and more.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3385Location: Cleveland, OH
Dates: 07/22/2011 - 07/22/2014
Course Description: This seminar will showcase the story of genuine stone in a variety of ways. Witness a 10 minute video showcasing the history of stone, modern day quarrying techniques, and stone's durability, beauty, and value. Learn and discuss landscape, interior and exterior use and application of natural stone. Obtain more information about the use of sandstone, bluestone, limestone, and quartzite for hardscapes, as well as the interior use of limestone, marble, granite and slate. Study the use of stone for trims, caps, stoops, poolcopings, watertables, veneers, and much more. Finally, tour a working stone facility and view stone and/or the equipment used to fabricate/install stone.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3382Location: ,
Dates: 07/22/2011 - 07/22/2014
Course Description: Discusses the process of wood acetylation, the resulting changes to wood, applications for this product, its green credentials and a number of case studies involving acetylated wood. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3318Location: ,
Dates: 07/13/2011 - 12/31/2015
Course Description: It is recomended that you view the "Negligence" course as a pre-requisite to this case study. This presentation will focus on the tort of negligence sighting facts from actual cases involving hazards to children in the landscape in public and private settings. FL Provider #0004406 Course #0008811]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3317Location: ,
Dates: 07/13/2011 - 12/31/2015
Course Description: A scientific review of the processes of diagnosing declining palms in the landscape. FL Provider #0004406 Course #0008368]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3316Location: ,
Dates: 07/13/2011 - 12/31/2015
Course Description: A review of the latest palm tree diseases, their causation, prophylactic and remedial treatments. FL Provider #0004406 Course #0008375]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3217Location: Basking Ridge, NJ, NJ
Dates: 05/24/2012 - 05/25/2012
Course Description: Plants are the most obvious clues to wetland boundaries. This two-day combination classroom and field course will teach you how to draw a wetland line by identifying a variety of upland and wetland plant species.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3206Location: , OH
Dates: 06/21/2011 - 06/21/2013
Course Description: ASTM F1292 is the governing standard for regulating the safety performance of playground surfacing. It is an extremely important and relevant document for anyone considering the purchase of a playground safety surface. The document however is highly technical and even a careful read can prove too technical to provide meaningful information to the average reader. The following course has been designed to provide insight into the key concepts of the document using everyday language and terms that you can understand . The course further explains how the information contained within the standard can be used to create a performance based safety surfacing specification. If you are involved in any aspect of specifying or purchasing playground surfacing, this course is a must for you. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3186Location: Ithaca, NY
Dates: 06/03/2011 - 06/03/2012
Course Description: Consider the future of our rural and urban landscapes based on lessons learned from development of the Tompkins County Comprehensive Plan and implementation strategies addressing Housing, Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Conservation and Smart Growth. He will describe expectations for greater demands on rural landscapes to provide more locally oriented production of food, fiber, energy and forest products while protecting an interconnected open space system to preserve native biotic communities. He will also explain how a change in development patterns and the need to conserve both energy and public funds will likely impact public and private landscapes in our urban areas.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3185Location: Ithaca, NY
Dates: 06/03/2011 - 06/03/2012
Course Description: Sustainable community and economic development or "smart growth" offers the prospect of reduced energy use, lowered greenhouse gas emissions, greater social equity and fiscal solvency by recognizing the importance of enlightened infrastructure and land use policy. The talk will focus on the new Public Infrastructure Policy Act, the smart growth movement in NYS and New York's regions. We will explore why, where and how we live determines our energy usage. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3184Location: Ithaca, NY
Dates: 06/03/2011 - 06/03/2012
Course Description: Present the most recent 2009 NY State Energy Plan discussing energy supply, energy use, economics and incentives, and tools for implementing an energy policy in a free market economy. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3183Location: Ithaca, NY
Dates: 06/03/2011 - 06/03/2012
Course Description: During the 21st century, humans will face four great crises – energy, climate, fresh water and soil – as our population swells to 9.4 billion by 2050. This talk examines the intimate relationship between the first two, energy and climate, and puts them in perspective of global supply and demand, green alternatives, the pace of climate change, and the impact of humans on the planet from a geological perspective]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3182Location: Buffalo, NY
Dates: 06/08/2011 - 06/08/2012
Course Description: A review of the codes and laws effectig playgrounds in New York State and the LA's role in meeting them.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3181Location: Buffalo, NY
Dates: 06/07/2011 - 06/07/2012
Course Description: A review of the codes and laws effectig playgrounds in New York State and the LA's role in meeting them.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3180Location: Ithaca, NY
Dates: 05/23/2011 - 05/23/2012
Course Description: A review of the codes and laws effectig playgrounds in New York State and the LA's role in meeting them.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3179Location: Rochester, NY
Dates: 05/10/2011 - 05/10/2012
Course Description: A review of the codes and laws effectig playgrounds in New York State and the LA's role in meeting them.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3178Location: Syracuse, NY
Dates: 05/09/2011 - 05/09/2012
Course Description: A review of the codes and laws effectig playgrounds in New York State and the LA's role in meeting them.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3177Location: Rochester, NY
Dates: 04/13/2011 - 04/13/2012
Course Description: A review of the codes and laws effectig playgrounds in New York State and the LA's role in meeting them.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3176Location: Rochester, NY
Dates: 04/12/2011 - 04/12/2012
Course Description: A review of the codes and laws effectig playgrounds in New York State and the LA's role in meeting them.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3175Location: Rochester, NY
Dates: 04/05/2011 - 04/05/2012
Course Description: A review of the codes and laws effectig playgrounds in New York State and the LA's role in meeting them.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3174Location: Buffalo, NY
Dates: 03/29/2011 - 03/29/2012
Course Description: A review of the codes and laws effectig playgrounds in New York State and the LA's role in meeting them.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3173Location: Saratoga Springs, NY
Dates: 03/23/2011 - 03/23/2012
Course Description: A review of the codes and laws effectig playgrounds in New York State and the LA's role in meeting them.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3172Location: Ithaca, NY
Dates: 03/21/2011 - 03/21/2012
Course Description: A review of the codes and laws effectig playgrounds in New York State and the LA's role in meeting them.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3171Location: Auburn, NY
Dates: 03/18/2011 - 03/18/2012
Course Description: A review of the codes and laws effectig playgrounds in New York State and the LA's role in meeting them.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3170Location: E. Syracuse, NY
Dates: 03/17/2011 - 03/17/2012
Course Description: A review of the codes and laws effectig playgrounds in New York State and the LA's role in meeting them.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3169Location: Binghamton, NY
Dates: 03/15/2011 - 03/15/2012
Course Description: A review of the codes and laws effectig playgrounds in New York State and the LA's role in meeting them.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3168Location: Syracuse, NY
Dates: 03/04/2011 - 03/04/2012
Course Description: A review of the codes and laws effectig playgrounds in New York State and the LA's role in meeting them.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3167Location: Buffalo, NY
Dates: 06/08/2011 - 06/08/2012
Course Description: A review of hte codes and laws effecting playgrounds in New York State and the LA's role in meeting them.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3166Location: Buffalo, NY
Dates: 06/07/2011 - 06/07/2012
Course Description: A review of hte codes and laws effecting playgrounds in New York State and the LA's role in meeting them.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3165Location: Ithaca, NY
Dates: 05/23/2011 - 05/23/2012
Course Description: A review of hte codes and laws effecting playgrounds in New York State and the LA's role in meeting them.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3164Location: Saratoga Springs, NY
Dates: 03/23/2011 - 03/23/2012
Course Description: A review of hte codes and laws effecting playgrounds in New York State and the LA's role in meeting them.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3163Location: E. Syracuse, NY
Dates: 03/17/2011 - 03/17/2012
Course Description: A review of the codes and laws effecting playgrounds in New York State and the LA's role in meeting them.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3162Location: Binghamton, NY
Dates: 03/15/2011 - 03/15/2012
Course Description: A review of hte codes and laws effecting playgrounds in New York State and the LA's role in meeting them.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3161Location: Syracuse, NY
Dates: 03/04/2011 - 03/04/2012
Course Description: A re4view of hte codes and laws effecting playgrounds in New York State and the LA's role in meeting them.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3187Location: Ithaca, NY
Dates: 06/03/2011 - 06/03/2012
Course Description: New York's Rust Belt cities have shown low levels of performance based on a number of economic indicators. Looking ahead to a low carbon future, we rethink food systems, transport infrastructure, waste and vacant lands in these cities and craft strategies to shift the state toward a more resilient, vibrant and productive future]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3140Location: ,
Dates: 06/25/2011 - 05/31/2012
Course Description: Participants should learn advantages and disadvantages of three popular energy efficient light sources: Induction Fluorescent, LED (Light Emitting Diodes) and Ceramic Metal Halide. Each participant will receive an outline of the topics to be discussed along with a notebook for their firm’s library giving detailed notes of all power point slides used during the presentation. The Outdoor Lighting perspectives moderator will present the power point presentation with detailed explanation while allowing time for questions and discussion of each topic covered, the course is approximately one hour in length depending on questions and answers. This live course usually given in the ASLA participants office. In addition to the course OLP will offer to bring lunch in for the ASLS members. OLP is an expert in landscape lighting from light source to design and installation and thus, will be evaluating the comprehension of each participant. Also at the end of the presentation a certificate will be given to each ASLA member participant.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3092Location: ,
Dates: 05/24/2011 - 05/24/2013
Course Description: This publication presents the principles of ecological restoration, with a focus on how landscape architects can incorporate these principles into their projects, and how they can work with scientists to meet ecological restoration project goals. The importance of collaboration between designers, planners, scientists, and stakeholders in such projects is emphasized. An extensive resource list provides project examples from different ecosystems and regions of the U.S.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=3093Location: ,
Dates: 05/24/2011 - 05/25/2013
Course Description: This publication by James Sipes provides a detailed discussion about Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology and the various tools that allow for the creation of detailed 3D models. These tools can simplify the process of designing complex spaces and allow design, planning, and construction disciplines to work seamlessly throughout a project. While BIM has traditionally been used in building construction, Sipes explains how various tools can be applied to landscape architecture. The LATIS also includes a comprehensive discussion of BIM standards, applications, and currently available programs. Highlighted are several projects to which BIM has been applied, along with numerous illustrations of its use.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2950Location: Any City Any State, NY
Dates: 04/25/2011 - 04/25/2012
Course Description: Delta Fountains Informational Architectural Water Feature Course. Offers assistance in specifying water features in different environments including types of equipment, and other factors. Water feature examples are also reviewed. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2945Location: Watertown, NY
Dates: 05/01/2011 - 04/30/2012
Course Description: The Americans with Disabilities Act and disabled accessibility of our public outdoor recreational facilities.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2900Location: ,
Dates: 04/15/2011 - 04/15/2013
Course Description: ASTM F1292 is the governing standard for regulating the safety performance of playground surfacing. It is an extremely important and relevant document for anyone considering the purchase of a playground safety surface. The document however is highly technical and even a careful read can prove too technical to provide meaningful information to the average reader. The following course has been designed to provide insight into the key concepts of the document using everyday language and terms that you can understand . The course further explains how the information contained within the standard can be used to create a performance based safety surfacing specification. If you are involved in any aspect of specifying or purchasing playground surfacing, this course is a must for you. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2859Location: Any City Any State, TX
Dates: 04/25/2011 - 04/25/2012
Course Description: Delta Fountains Informational Architectural Water Feature Course. Offers assistance in specifying water features in different environments including types of equipment, and other factors. Water feature examples are also reviewed. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2855Location: ,
Dates: 04/15/2011 - 04/15/2013
Course Description: ASTM F1292 is the governing standard for regulating the safety performance of playground surfacing. It is an extremely important and relevant document for anyone considering the purchase of a playground safety surface. The document however is highly technical and even a careful read can prove too technical to provide meaningful information to the average reader. The following course has been designed to provide insight into the key concepts of the document using everyday language and terms that you can understand . The course further explains how the information contained within the standard can be used to create a performance based safety surfacing specification. If you are involved in any aspect of specifying or purchasing playground surfacing, this course is a must for you. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2847Location: ,
Dates: 04/14/2011 - 04/30/2014
Course Description: Today, there are a great variety of decking products in the market on which these outdoor rooms can be built. One universal trend is that homeowners are definitely becoming more conscious of improving the resale value of their home. Therefore, they are considering building materials that align with that school of thought. Homeowners strongly dislike the thought of having to find the time – let alone spend the time - to maintain their decks to keep this leisure space beautiful and more enjoyable. The original deck material was wood, which required lots of maintenance, but PVC decks take the hassle out of deck ownership and caters to the market segment that’s seeking a high performance, lower maintenance deck option. This on demand course is self-paced, but features a pre-recorded narrative. The narration acts as an instructor. With this feature the learner will read and listen to the material; our goal is to make online education as interactive as possible to increase learning potential. A 10-question quiz follows the learning material. Learners must answer 8 of 10 questions correctly to earn credit for the course. The quiz will likely take between 5 and 10 minutes to complete. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2837Location: various,
Dates: 04/12/2011 - 04/30/2013
Course Description: This is an introductory presentation on the multi-faceted benefits of PICP. The project examples are aimed at residential and commercial developers and each example demonstrates benefits beyond stormwater management including cost reduction and recovery and environmental advantages for project marketing. The presentation provides an overview of the construction process and maintenance requirements. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2839Location: various,
Dates: 04/12/2011 - 04/30/2013
Course Description: The presentation provides an introduction to municipal asset management and how pavement management is key to maintaining a financially viable city, one that can continue to sell bonds for infrastructure projects. One tool in municipal asset management is pavement condition assessment surveys. These are commonly conducted for asphalt and concrete pavements. This presentation provides information on how to collect condition information for interlocking concrete pavement. More importantly, it shows how to use and compare it to conventional pavements. The challenge to cities is that they now have a tool to compare interlocking concrete pavement performance (ICP) to conventional pavements. Actual survey information from over 80 cities noted in the presentation demonstrates that ICPs can last at least 30 years before a major rehabilitation. This presentation introduces participants to the ICPI Distress Manual ICPI pavement condition index software. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2840Location: various,
Dates: 04/12/2011 - 04/30/2013
Course Description: Life-cycle cost analysis variables are presented first and how each are treated in an analysis. A comparison among asphalt, concrete and ICP demonstrates how ICP can have a lower life-cycle cost, especially under heavier traffic loads. Since construction and maintenance costs vary widely over a pavement’s life, the presentation briefly explains how to account for this with probabilistic approaches to life-cycle cost analysis, and compares it to a deterministic approach where all future costs are fixed. This presentation includes an introduction to the ICPI Methodology Report on life-cycle analysis and becoming and the ICPI life-cycle cost analysis software.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2838Location: various,
Dates: 04/12/2011 - 04/30/2013
Course Description: This presentation demonstrates permeable interlocking concrete pavement benefits to a municipality such as reducing pollution and local flooding from runoff-choked storm sewers. The presentation also gives ideas on integrating PICP into city design, planning and zoning regulations. LEED credit are covered as well as the many benefits to a city including improved neighborhood character, increased tax base, and safer pavements.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2836Location: various,
Dates: 04/12/2011 - 04/30/2013
Course Description: • This presentation defines the components of interlocking concrete pavement, how they create interlock, the key to the structural performance. The session also touches on design and construction factors that influence interlock. To cover writing a specification, the presentation moves through Tech Spec 9 – Guide Specification for the Construction of Interlocking Concrete Pavement. Each specification section is covered in detail with what’s and why’s explained. The presentation addresses how achieve quality assurance through specifications. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2821Location: Greenville, NC
Dates: 03/22/2011 - 03/22/2013
Course Description: Tour Worthington Farms, Inc., a wholesale nursery in Greenville, N.C.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2740Location: ,
Dates: 03/31/2011 - 03/31/2014
Course Description: This online program is available at www.hanleywooduniversity.com; it features a recorded narration that is similar to a live presenter. Learners advance through the program at their own pace. The program is followed by a 10-question quiz; 80 percent is required to pass. Decks add beauty and function to any home, and increase the value of the property. This learning unit compares and contrasts several decking and railing materials. Material features, durability, service live and maintenance requirements are discussed. The program also details common featrues, accessories and design trends to enhance the look and functionality of the deck. After completing the program learners will be able to print a certificate of completion for self-reporting and recordkeeping needs. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2736Location: ,
Dates: 04/01/2011 - 03/31/2013
Course Description: Overview of Green Roofs, including benefits, components, and how green roofs function. Uses the ASLA green roof as an example.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2734Location: ,
Dates: 03/22/2011 - 03/18/2014
Course Description: Discover the multiple issues and opportunities associated with the capture, treatment, storage and use of our precious water resources as we strive for the goal of Net Zero Water use.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2719Location: ,
Dates: 03/18/2011 - 03/17/2014
Course Description: Learn about minimizing construction liability for green buildings and about the challenges and opportunities for green buildings under building codes, stormwater ordinances, roof leases, food production programs, and nutrient/carbon credit programs. http://content.cmcgc.com/player/view.aspx?EID=dICZFbhFBjs=]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2720Location: ,
Dates: 03/18/2011 - 03/18/2014
Course Description: Discover leading edge approaches to collaborative design and learn how they were applied to a building in line to become certified in the Living Building Challenge. http://content.cmcgc.com/player/view.aspx?EID=F168tC8UCjk= ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2721Location: ,
Dates: 03/18/2011 - 04/17/2014
Course Description: Discover how changes to LEED may are reflected in how to maximize credits for green roof and walls systems. http://content.cmcgc.com/player/view.aspx?EID=IHTqqNeNcRQ= ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2722Location: ,
Dates: 03/18/2011 - 03/18/2014
Course Description: Discover some of the leading edge benefits of nurturing a healthy urban forest – beyond urban heat island and stormwater. http://content.cmcgc.com/player/view.aspx?EID=t/RTi7oAJH4= ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2726Location: ,
Dates: 03/20/2011 - 03/20/2014
Course Description: This online, on-demand program will demonstrate the property-enhancing features of a deck. Decks add beauty and function to any home, and increase the value of the property. After completing this program you will be able to compare and describe different decking and railing material categories and properties; you’ll be able to describe five characteristics to consider when selecting materials in these categories. You’ll also be able to identify three market and installation trends for decking and railing projects. There are three code agencies that you’ll be able to identify; you’ll be able to identify support requirements related to Acceptance Criteria 174; finally, you’ll be able to list three installation criteria related to composite decking and railing.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2676Location: ,
Dates: 11/15/2010 - 11/15/2013
Course Description: Provides an overview of the often or possibly time-consuming process of searching for, selecting and sharing building product information during the design stages of a project, including a focus on a methodology that eliminates the need for paper (catalogs, brochures and libraries) by creating a totally digital workflow process.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2677Location: ,
Dates: 11/15/2010 - 11/15/2013
Course Description: Provides an overview of the often or possibly time-consuming process of searching for, selecting and sharing building product information during the design stages of a project, including a focus on a methodology that eliminates the need for paper (catalogs, brochures and libraries) by creating a totally digital workflow process.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2678Location: ,
Dates: 11/15/2010 - 11/15/2013
Course Description: Provides an overview of the often or possibly time-consuming process of searching for, selecting and sharing building product information during the design stages of a project, including a focus on a methodology that eliminates the need for paper (catalogs, brochures and libraries) by creating a totally digital workflow process.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2633Location: Watertown, NY
Dates: 02/16/2011 - 02/16/2012
Course Description: A review of trail planning and design issues with a focus on meeting the requirements of the Americans' with Disabilities Act.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2616Location: ,
Dates: 02/14/2011 - 02/14/2014
Course Description: Provides an overview of the features, applications, and environmental benefits of using flexible plastic porous pavers for green urban design and construction paving projects. The technology, function, and performance of porous pavement is compared to that of conventional dense pavement, and basic installation and design considerations are discussed. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2589Location: Greenville, NC
Dates: 02/05/2011 - 02/05/2013
Course Description: Tour Worthington Farms, Inc., a wholesale nursery in Greenville, N.C.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2588Location: Greenville, NC
Dates: 02/05/2011 - 02/05/2013
Course Description: Urban settings bring a unique set of challenges for trees. We'll discuss urban site characteristics and demonstrate trees that can adapt and conform to specific site limitations. A slide show will feature proven performers, underutilized species, and the newest cultivars in production. Worthington Farms has thirty years of experience growing trees and supplying landscape projects.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2575Location: ,
Dates: 02/02/2011 - 03/01/2012
Course Description: This provider course will outline the installation of manufactured stone for landscape architects. This includes the creative use of manufactured stone to enhance an installation. The presentation will also cover the technical aspects of specifying manufactured stone. Including, but not limited to, transitions between materials, diverting water run-off and incorporating good building practices. The course addresses problems and issues that occur when specifying manufactured stone in a landscape installation. This course will also review the sustainable attributes of manufactured stone and outline the LEED points that may be available when using manufactured stone.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2374Location: Cleveland, OH
Dates: 01/06/2011 - 01/06/2013
Course Description: This one-hour class is designed for architects, landscape architects, and interior designers desiring to gain a full understanding of natural stone as a building material. Attendees will better understand stone testing requirements needed for some residential, commercial, interior and exterior applications. They will also learn about many common applications of natural stone including walking surfaces, vertical surfaces, furniture and countertops. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2375Location: Cleveland, OH
Dates: 01/06/2011 - 01/06/2013
Course Description: This one-hour class is designed for architects, landscape architects, and interior designers desiring to gain a full understanding of natural stone as a building material. Attendees will better understand stone testing requirements needed for some residential, commercial, interior and exterior applications. They will also learn about many common applications of natural stone including walking surfaces, vertical surfaces, furniture and countertops. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2376Location: Cleveland, OH
Dates: 01/06/2011 - 01/06/2014
Course Description: This seminar will showcase the story of geniune stone in a vareity of ways. Witness a 10 minute video showcasing the history of stone, modern day quarrying techniques, and stone's durability, beauty, and value. Learn and discuss landscape, interior and exterior use and application of natural stone. Obtain more information about the use of sandstone, bluestone, limestone, and quartzite for hardscapes, as well as the interior use of limestone, marble, granite and slate. Study the use of limestone for trims, caps, stoops, poolcopings, watertables, veneers, and much more. Finally, tour a working stone facility and view the equipment used to fabricate stone.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2331Location: Dallas, TX
Dates: 11/12/2010 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: A brief introduction to the NDS Specifiable Stormwater Solutions product line and their specific design parameters. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2231Location: ,
Dates: 11/26/2010 - 11/26/2013
Course Description: Provides an overview of data required and methods used for sizing the base and sub base for permeable interlocking concrete systems.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2216Location: ,
Dates: 11/15/2010 - 11/15/2013
Course Description: Provides an overview of the often or possibly time-consuming process of searching for, selecting and sharing building product information during the design stages of a project, including a focus on a methodology that eliminates the need for paper (catalogs, brochures and libraries) by creating a totally digital workflow process.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2215Location: ,
Dates: 11/12/2010 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: ARCOM’s comprehensive program materials provide interactive access to many industry sources by listing or linking to association publications, magazine articles, books, and web sites. Additionally, our web site provides resource links to allow access to the industry’s leading professional organizations and other informational resources. Questions are developed to point out critical changes or issues in the section.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=2148Location: ,
Dates: 10/26/2010 - 10/26/2012
Course Description: This paper uses three studies to illustrate the uses of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for purposes such as recording existing conditions, planning, and modeling. The first example is a recreation master plan prepared for the Little Rock Parks and Recreation Department. The second project is a growth vising plan for several small communities in Utah, while the third is a pilot study to test the landscape change model developed by Carl Steinitz, Honorary ASLA. The 2nd edition of the paper (2010) includes some minor updates to the material; the three studies remain instructive examples of possible uses of GIS for landscape architects.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1822Location: Westlake, OH
Dates: 09/01/2010 - 09/01/2013
Course Description: An introduction to sustainable design and the sustainability movement, and descriptions of how genuine stone makes an appropriate, natural material design choice that will contribute to a sustainable design solution over a project’s life cycle. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1823Location: Westlake, OH
Dates: 09/01/2010 - 09/01/2013
Course Description: An introduction to sustainable design and the sustainability movement, and descriptions of how genuine stone makes an appropriate, natural material design choice that will contribute to a sustainable design solution over a project’s life cycle. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1785Location: ,
Dates: 08/20/2010 - 12/31/2015
Course Description: Attendees will be introduced to the legal adaptations and possible consequences of writing landscape specifications in general, and in accordance with the Grades and Standards in particular. Emphasis will be placed on landscape architect written specificity as it relates to possible conflicts in the selection and installation of trees. This course will provide an in depth review of the proper way to write landscape specifications, and how to apply the actual standards in everyday practice. FL Provider #0004406 Course #0008642]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1784Location: ,
Dates: 08/20/2010 - 12/31/2015
Course Description: An introduction to existing and alternative tree and plant valuation methods. Appraisal methods used by other disciplines are presented to provide a framework for understanding valuation principles and techniques. Course includes an overview of real estate valuation techniques, including the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, to illustrate the contributory value of trees and plants to the real estate upon which they grow. Participants will learn the basic valuation concepts which serve as the foundation for plant and tree appraisal methodology. FL Provider #0004406 Course #0008804]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1783Location: ,
Dates: 08/20/2010 - 12/31/2015
Course Description: This presentation will focus on the tort of negligence and its specific relevance to landscape architecture. FL Provider #0004406 Course #0008633]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1736Location: ,
Dates: 08/05/2010 - 08/05/2013
Course Description: Provides an overview of manufactured stone and discusses stone veneer’s prominence, versatility, and benefits in building design today.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1701Location: Lindenhurst, NY
Dates: 07/22/2010 - 07/22/2013
Course Description: This ongoing program reviews the design and construction components of interlocking concrete pavement. Suitable applications and examples are provided along with a review of the shapes, patterns and colors available throughout the industry. The presentation includes industry resources for designers.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1636Location: ,
Dates: 07/17/2010 - 07/17/2012
Course Description: This LATIS is an introduction to mining and reclamation practices of the construction aggregate industry. Aggregate mining offers professional opportunities as well as challenges for the landscape architect. The paper describes planning procedures and techniques for reclaiming mined land and gives general guidelines for those interested in this area of professional practice. Case studies of several successful reclamation projects provide and overview of the wide range of development options made possible by the mining and reclamation of land.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1628Location: Herndon, VA
Dates: 01/01/2010 - 06/30/2012
Course Description: The ICPI Level I Concrete Paver Installer Certification Program has been designed for individuals involved in the residential and commercial installation.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1618Location: ,
Dates: 07/07/2010 - 07/07/2013
Course Description: The development of light in the outdoor environment reflects the evolution of modern society. By providing artificial lighting in public places, the rhythm of urban life as it alternates between day and night has been instrumental in the process of man’s colonization of time. Today, metropolises around the world are competing for the most recognizable nighttime appearance, for striking light effects, a designed “lightscape“. At the same time, the contrast between interior and exterior in architecture is steadily disappearing. At night, transparent buildings are transformed into structures that shine from within. The interior lighting concept carries over onto the outside and must be seamlessly combined on the outside of the building. Lighting design necessitates an integrated approach – taking into account the conditions on the outside, such as exposure to the weather and pollution. Both in the dense urban spaces of the cities and in the surroundings of private buildings, the requirement are growing for precision lighting, for energy efficiency and for visual comfort. This program will review the various methods illuminating outdoor architectural areas.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1617Location: Rittman, OH
Dates: 07/06/2010 - 07/07/2020
Course Description: Permeable Paver Presentation: “As the leader in product advancement and design for concrete pavers and retaining walls, Unilock manufactures a vast array of high end products. I will be presenting an hour long discussion that focus on porous pavements. Some of the topics that will be discussed include Unilock’s Permeable Concrete Interlocking Pavers and their ability to satisfy the EPA’s requirements for storm water infiltration and quality and how the material can help earn several LEED credits. We will also review typical design details and cost information. We will continue the presentation by looking at permeable interlocking concrete pavers for storm water management and how they fit into current site/development strategies. I encourage all Architects, Landscape Architects, Planners, Designers and Civil Engineers to attend. Lunch will be provided and the presentation will last 1 hour, and will earn participants 1 CEU.” ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1616Location: Rittman, OH
Dates: 07/06/2010 - 07/07/2020
Course Description: Designer Series Paver Presentation: “As the leader in product advancement and design for concrete paving stones and retaining walls, Unilock manufactures a vast array of high performance commercial paving stone products. In this presentation we will look at flexible pavement components and design, as well as discuss the merits of flexible pavements over other types of pavement options. We will continue the presentation by looking at permeable interlocking concrete pavers for storm water management and how they fit into current site/development strategies. I encourage all Architects, Landscape Architects, Planners, Designers and Civil Engineers to attend. Lunch will be provided. The presentation will last 1 hour, and earn participants 1 AIA CEU.” ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1611Location: Herndon, VA
Dates: 01/01/2010 - 06/30/2012
Course Description: The ICPI Level I Concrete Paver Installer Certification Program has been designed for individuals involved in the residential and commercial installation.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1505Location: ,
Dates: 05/19/2010 - 05/19/2013
Course Description: Provides an overview of cast stone products including the manufacturing processes, the various mix types and applications, along with a discussion of the considerations for design, site storage, handling and fixing. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1375Location: ,
Dates: 05/13/2010 - 05/13/2013
Course Description: This course is an overview of permeable interlocking concrete pavements, related environmental issues and solutions, system components, selection and basic design information. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1358Location: Lindenhurst, NY
Dates: 04/29/2010 - 04/29/2013
Course Description: This ongoing program begins with the problems associated with impervious paving and provides an overview of alternative pervious paving options. This presentation addresses: concrete grid pavement design and construction considerations, stormwater benefits, and example applications. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1354Location: ,
Dates: 04/29/2010 - 12/31/2015
Course Description: The science and biology of preserving significant large trees as it relates to site constraints and landscape architecture. FL Provider #0004406 Course #0008373]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1355Location: ,
Dates: 04/29/2010 - 12/31/2015
Course Description: The importance and relevance of fertilizers and soil science in plant health care, including a composite overview of accurate landscape specifications. FL Provider #0004406 Course #0008374]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1356Location: ,
Dates: 04/29/2010 - 12/31/2015
Course Description: This presentation will provide attendees with an overview of why professionals get sued and how best to avoid the resulting conflict. The most commonly made errors and omissions in landscape architecture will be discussed and presented based upon actual case scenarios. The professional conduct reasonably necessary for conflict avoidance will be presented. This course will be presented indoors and include actual designs, diagrams, contract language, and other criteria commonly a component of litigation. FL Provider #00004406 Course #0008363]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1357Location: ,
Dates: 04/29/2010 - 12/31/2015
Course Description: The issue of Tree Appraisals has become increasingly important in the current marketplace. Professionals are frequently being called upon to place values on landscape plants and amenities – and to defend their opinions during the dispute resolution process. Tree appraisal values must be realistic and defendable. This course offering will explain the various methodologies of plant appraisals and link these methods with actual case law pertinent to the appraisal selection. FL Provider #0004406 Course #0008364]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1349Location: ,
Dates: 04/27/2010 - 04/27/2012
Course Description: This 2-hour interactive online course discusses the basics of designing an adequate system for storm drainage for a parking lot or other similar hard-surface area. Engineers and architects are often required to include the design of a parking lot when designing a building. This basic course is intended for engineers and architects that do not have much training in hydrology and hydraulics. The course will include information on data necessary to determine rainfall intensities, selection of appropriate design parameters and sizing of storm drain inlets. Topics include: Introduction Rational Formula Runoff Coefficients Rainfall Intensity Contributing Drainage Areas Time of Concentration Inlet Sizing and Location Parking Lot Grading You must have Flash Player Version 7 or higher to view some parts of this course. We also recommend you view this course in Internet Explorer. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1348Location: ,
Dates: 04/27/2010 - 04/27/2012
Course Description: Mention the words “flood zone determination company” to a floodplain manager, surveyor or engineer involved with floodplain management, and you are likely to hear a variety of questions about how and why flood zone determination companies make the decisions they do. This 3-hour online course reviews the research process used by these determination companies, gives you a hand at making determinations with the same information that map researchers use and provides information on the association that links the companies who do 90 percent of the determinations nationwide]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1347Location: ,
Dates: 04/27/2010 - 04/27/2012
Course Description: This one hour interactive online course explores the benefits of using native plants in your landscaping plans. The course examines the main economic and environmental reasons landscape architects should incorporate native plants into their designs. It also takes a look at some of the design principals related to using native plants. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end. You must have Flash Player Version 7 or higher to view some parts of this course. We also recommend you view this course in Internet Explorer. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1346Location: ,
Dates: 04/27/2010 - 04/27/2012
Course Description: Soil science is a growing field of knowledge. As in any other science discipline, there is an effort to build sharp definitions and precise concepts.This 1 interactive hour online introductory course focuses on general aspects of soil mineralogy and attempts to relate it to chemical and physical properties of soil related both to agronomical, environmental and engineering aspects.This course introduces some of the main characteristics of soils, and gives a rough idea of their origin and applications to professionals not related to soil science. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end. You must have Flash Player Version 7 or higher to view some parts of this course. We also recommend you view this course in Internet Explorer]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1345Location: ,
Dates: 04/27/2010 - 04/27/2012
Course Description: This one hour interactive online course is a brief introduction to Geographical Information Systems, or GIS. Today, GIS is being used in business and industry, education and environment, and much more. The powerful tool gives users the ability to associate information with a feature on a map and to create new relationships. This course answers the question “What is GIS?”. The student will also learn about the components of GIS, what you can do with GIS, and how to analyze GIS products. This course also includes a glossary of helpful GIS terms. This course is a broad review, and does not entail a lot of detail. It includes a multiple choice quiz at the end. You must have Flash Player Version 7 or higher to view some parts of this course. We also recommend you view this course in Internet Explorer. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1344Location: ,
Dates: 04/27/2010 - 04/27/2012
Course Description: This four hour interactive online course covers some of the basic facts about flooding, as well as the different flood zones. It also focuses on techniques used to mitigate flooding problems in special flood hazard areas. This course focuses on some of the steps that should be taken on buildings in special flood hazard areas. It covers the requirements for openings in foundations, walls and wet flood proofing, as well as flood resistant materials. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end. You must have Flash Player Version 7 or higher to view some parts of this course. We also recommend you view this course in Internet Explorer. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1342Location: ,
Dates: 04/27/2010 - 04/27/2012
Course Description: This 2-hour online course discusses the influence of inlet type and inlet control for culverts, using the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) program HY-8 to demonstrate impacts. This program is available free from FHWA and is a quick and simple tool to use. Engineers are often requested to determine the appropriate size of a culvert that crosses under a roadway. While large highway projects that involve many culverts should be left to experienced hydraulic engineers, the sizing of a single culvert is not likely to require substantial experience. This course is intended for engineers that do not have much experience in sizing culverts but have some knowledge of the HY-8 program and have a desire to improve their analytical abilities in the use of the program. Previous use of HY-8 or completion of the basic course is required. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1341Location: ,
Dates: 04/27/2010 - 04/27/2012
Course Description: This 2-hour online course discusses the basics of sizing a culvert using the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) program HY-8 Version 7.0. This program is available free from FHWA and is a quick and simple tool to use. Engineers are often requested to determine the appropriate size of a culvert that crosses under a roadway. While large highway projects that involve many culverts should be left to experienced hydraulic engineers, the sizing of a single culvert is not likely to require substantial experience. This basic course is intended for engineers that do not have much experience in sizing culverts or have never used the HY-8 program. The course will include information on data necessary to evaluate a culvert, selection of appropriate design parameters and basic analysis of results. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1340Location: ,
Dates: 04/27/2010 - 04/27/2012
Course Description: Modern coastal environments are products of many complex interacting processes which are continually modifying rocks and sediments. Characterizing coastal geology is beset by difficulties in establishing precise and singular definitions of geologic features and processes. This 2-hour interactive online course describes the characteristics of the coastal zone, and discusses water level datums and tide terminology. This course also presents an overview of the geological, oceanographic, biological, and human factors that shape and modify landforms found along the shore. A better understanding of each factor is necessary in a systematic appraisal of the geology of a given project area. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1338Location: ,
Dates: 04/27/2010 - 04/27/2012
Course Description: This 2-hour online course covers the basic concepts of the tides and the astronomical forces that cause them. The nature of global and local tidal variations are introduced as well as the vocabulary of tides and tidal datums. You must have Flash Player Version 7 or higher to view some parts of this course. We also recommend you view this course in Internet Explorer. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1335Location: ,
Dates: 04/27/2010 - 04/27/2012
Course Description: The retention or wet pond is perhaps one of the most common types of stormwater treatment systems in the world. While recognized as a superior method of water treatment, the retention pond design process can be quite complicated. The best way to uncomplicate the process is to streamline the data needed for assessing an area prior to building the retention pond. This 1-hour interactive online course presents a simplified stormwater pond design technique, using a spreadsheet that is provided as a downloadable document and a real case study of a pond in Clearwater, Florida. Both the Rational Method and the SCS method of determining pond size are discussed. You must have Flash Player Version 7 or higher to view some parts of this course. We also recommend you view this course in Internet Explorer. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1334Location: ,
Dates: 04/27/2010 - 04/27/2012
Course Description: So, you have your water well built (see RedVector.com''s 'Basic Civil Engineering -Water Supply' course), now what are you going to do with it? This 1 hour online course takes up where 'Water Supply' leaves off; it takes you through sizing a pump, hydropneumatic tank and supply lines. This course gives the steps needed, along with examples, to move water from your source (well, lake, river or whatever) to the tap. The typical water supply, be it for a cabin or a city, has pumps, storage vessals and distribution systems. This course takes you through each item in the system. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end. You must have Flash Player Version 7 or higher to view some parts of this course. We also recommend you view this course in Internet Explorer]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1333Location: ,
Dates: 04/27/2010 - 04/27/2012
Course Description: From the early excavations of 3000 BC to today, the problem of what to do with wastewater has had to be addressed. How does the water from sanitary drains get to where it can be treated? Over the years, many methods have been used. This 1-hour online course is a general background of what sewerage is all about, from the home to the treatment plant. It looks at common terminology and the different types of sewer lines. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end. You must have Flash Player Version 7 or higher to view some parts of this course. We also recommend you view this course in Internet Explorer. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1332Location: ,
Dates: 04/27/2010 - 04/27/2012
Course Description: Clean water, who needs it? We all do! This one-hour interactive online course will acquaint you with the history of wastewater treatment. It covers the main treatment functions, and gives a clear insight into what goes on in a wastewater treatment plant. The course identifies the micro-organisms that do the work, and descriptions and hints are given as to the precursors to problems you may experience. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end. You must have Flash Player Version 7 or higher to view some parts of this course. We also recommend you view this course in Internet Explorer. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1331Location: ,
Dates: 04/27/2010 - 04/27/2012
Course Description: This 1-hour online course covers how to design the parts of a conveyance system, the drainage facilities and features which collect, contain and provide for the flow of surface and storm water from the highest points on the land down to a receiving water. This course also takes a look at sizing gutters, ditches, pipes and channels. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end. You must have Flash Player Version 7 or higher to view some parts of this course. We also recommend you view this course in Internet Explorer]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1330Location: ,
Dates: 04/27/2010 - 04/27/2012
Course Description: Asphalt is that black stuff that has potholes in it and ruins your car, right? Or, that stuff that folks in hard hats are always playing with, blocking traffic and making lives miserable - a good excuse when you are late to work. The typical person only thinks about asphalt when it affects them detrimentally. But as a Construction professional who works with asphalt, our job is to make sure they never see us. How can we do that? This one hour online course outlines the problems that can arise when working with asphalt and the current solutions, helping you remain as invisible as possible. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end. You must have Flash Player Version 7 or higher to view some parts of this course. We also recommend you view this course in Internet Explorer. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1329Location: ,
Dates: 04/27/2010 - 04/27/2012
Course Description: This 3-hour interactive online course provides a basic overview of alternative dispute resolution as a means to avoid litigation. It specifically focuses on mediation and arbitration as techniques that can be employed after the completion of a project to avoid litigation. Examining the advantages and disadvantages of litigation in conjunction with both mediation and arbitration, the course discusses the circumstances in which each is most effective, the role of the mediator or arbitrator, the process involved in each technique, and the outcome of each process. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end. You must have Flash Player Version 7 or higher to view some parts of this course. We also recommend you view this course in Internet Explorer. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1328Location: ,
Dates: 04/27/2010 - 04/27/2012
Course Description: An understanding of wetlands is increasingly important for design professionals, including architects, engineers, land surveyors and landscape architects. This 1-hour online course will acquaint you with the changed perception of wetlands in North America, contemporary definitions of wetlands and types of wetlands found on this continent. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end. You must have Flash Player Version 7 or higher to view some parts of this course. We also recommend you view this course in Internet Explorer. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1337Location: ,
Dates: 04/27/2010 - 04/27/2012
Course Description: This 1-hour interactive online course covers the basic concepts of storm surges and the factors that cause them. Nine out of ten hurricane fatalities are caused by the storm surge. The nature of the cause, local variations and damages caused are introduced as well as the vocabulary of storm surges, storm surge prediction and tidal datums. You must have Flash Player Version 7 or higher to view some parts of this course. We also recommend you view this course in Internet Explorer. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1319Location: ,
Dates: 04/26/2010 - 04/26/2013
Course Description: Provides an overview of the features, applications, and the role of asphalt coatings and thermoplastic systems in green design. Included are discussions on the components of sustainable streets, heat island effect, and traffic calming strategies, as well as how pavement design can be used to enhance community connectivity and neighborhood identity. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1281Location: Henderson, NV
Dates: 03/31/2010 - 03/31/2012
Course Description: Professionals today are often faced with a challenge in regards to technology. Complex modern projects require precise and detailed plans. Customers expect fully interactive 3D multi-media presentations that reflect the latest living-room high definition technology. Landscape design software bridges the gap, allowing professionals to appeal to technology savvy consumers while producing real world site plans ready for construction. This class will cover the fundamentals of creating a project with professional 3D landscape design software. Attendees will create a sample project from start to finish working through each of the stages of the process. The class will also focus on elements of visual and 3D design and produce a complete 3D presentation of the sample project. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1282Location: Henderson, NV
Dates: 03/31/2010 - 03/31/2012
Course Description: Professionals today are often faced with a challenge in regards to technology. Complex modern projects require precise and detailed plans. Customers expect fully interactive 3D multi-media presentations that reflect the latest living-room high definition technology. Landscape design software bridges the gap, allowing professionals to appeal to technology savvy consumers while producing real world site plans ready for construction. This class builds upon the techniques learned in VizTerra Online Training: Fundamentals. Attendees to this class will learn additional techniques common to professional landscape design software. This class focuses on software interface covering the use of hot keys as well as how to draw with professional precision using snaps, constraints, and alignment tools. This class also explains how to create and save design templates and build template libraries. Attendees will also learn how to import and export files of different types into and out of design software. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1283Location: Henderson, NV
Dates: 03/31/2010 - 03/31/2012
Course Description: Professionals today are often faced with a challenge in regards to technology. Complex modern projects require precise and detailed plans. Customers expect fully interactive 3D multi-media presentations that reflect the latest living-room high definition technology. Landscape design software bridges the gap, allowing professionals to appeal to technology savvy consumers while producing real world site plans ready for construction. This class builds upon the techniques learned in VizTerra Online Training: Fundamentals. Attendees to this class will learn how to create professional site plans with landscape design software. This class will focus on how to use automatic software tools to collect and display dynamic information on site plans. Adding company logos and surveys to site plans will also be focused on. Attendees will also learn how to prepare project pages complete with fully rendered 3D images and construction detail. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1284Location: Henderson, NV
Dates: 03/31/2010 - 03/31/2012
Course Description: Professionals today are often faced with a challenge in regards to technology. Complex modern projects require precise and detailed plans. Customers expect fully interactive 3D multi-media presentations that reflect the latest living-room high definition technology. Landscape design software bridges the gap, allowing professionals to appeal to technology savvy consumers while producing real world site plans ready for construction. This class builds upon the techniques learned in VizTerra Online Training: Fundamentals. Attendees to this class will learn how to create a 3D presentation for customers of elevated terrain and earthworks through the use of professional landscape design software. This class will focus on the proper methodology to use software design tools to create realistic representations of project terrain and elevation. Attendees will learn how to shape terrain in 3D and use design tools to properly color 3D terrain for a realistic appearance. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1285Location: Henderson, NV
Dates: 03/31/2010 - 03/31/2012
Course Description: Professionals today are often faced with a challenge in regards to technology. Complex modern projects require precise and detailed plans. Customers expect fully interactive 3D multi-media presentations that reflect the latest living-room high definition technology. Landscape design software bridges the gap, allowing professionals to appeal to technology savvy consumers while producing real world site plans ready for construction. This class builds upon the techniques learned in VizTerra Online Training: Fundamentals. Attendees to this class will learn how to design commercial and residential structures using professional 3D landscape design software. This class will focus on how to use software tools to properly design complex structural features such as balconies, canopies, patios, pillars, and other features in 3D. Attendees will also learn how to place doors, windows, and other décor elements on structures. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1286Location: Henderson, NV
Dates: 03/31/2010 - 03/31/2012
Course Description: Professionals today are often faced with a challenge in regards to technology. Complex modern projects require precise and detailed plans. Customers expect fully interactive 3D multi-media presentations that reflect the latest living-room high definition technology. Landscape design software bridges the gap, allowing professionals to appeal to technology savvy consumers while producing real world site plans ready for construction. This class builds upon the techniques learned in VizTerra Online Training: Fundamentals. Attendees to this class will learn how to use 3D landscape design software to present projects created in CAD based software in fully interactive 3D presentations. This class will focus on the differences between objects created in CAD based software and objects created in 3D based design software. Attendees will learn how to use software tools to properly convert CAD based objects into 3D objects for presentation. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1267Location: Winston Salem, NC
Dates: 03/18/2010 - 03/18/2014
Course Description: A general overview of clay brick paving "Clay Pavers 101". The program covers: using color to create design; using shape and pattern to create design; mazes/ art in the landscape; 3 types of clay pavers; a tour of a state of the art clay paver plant; an overview of ASTM's that pertain to clay pavers; a tour of a flexible base paver construction site; unique design/installation details]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1262Location: Winston Salem, NC
Dates: 03/18/2010 - 03/18/2014
Course Description: Competing paving products have for years fabricated and perpetuated erroneous information about the durability and basic qualities of clay brick pavers. This program discusses. and dispells the 10 most common misconcetions about clay brick pavers. Briefly the issues covered are: strength (psi); chipping; durability; sizing and straight lines; what constitutes interlock; efflorescence; color and design; cutting clay pavers; cost and participants concerns.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1263Location: Winston Salem, NC
Dates: 03/18/2010 - 03/18/2014
Course Description: Provides advanced design and application details of segmental pavements using clay pavers. Topics include: in depth discussion of ASTM C 902; design and installation issues and processes; discussion of efflorescence issues and concerns; discussion of bricks GREEN characteristics, sustainability and LEED applicability.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1137Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: High-quality fresh water is an increasingly rare and valuable commodity. The Earth contains a finite supply of water, and the small fraction useable for drinking and other beneficial uses will continue to be heavily utilized. Groundwater is the largest source of fresh water in the world, and many engineers and scientists need to understand the basics of groundwater for integration into their development or remediation projects. The main subject covered in this 1-hour interactive online course is hydrodynamics, the study of the motion of fluids and forces acting on solid bodies immersed in fluids.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1150Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: Several innovative design alternatives such as bioretention, on-lot treatment, porous pavement and green roofs have been developed in an effort to help combat the significant stormwater problems produced by traditional development methods. A number of these methods fall into the category “Low Impact Development (LID)” which focuses on water resource and natural resource protection. This 3-hour interactive online course describes a number of the LID methods that have been proposed. It includes information on applicability, design considerations, limitations, maintenance considerations and pollutant removal effectiveness of these methods. The course is based on guidance provided by the US EPA.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1153Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: This 2-hour interactive online course describes technical guidelines and methods using a multi-parametric approach to identify and delineate wetlands for the purposes of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. This course is based upon the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual published in January 1987. Modifications and clarifications have been made to the text in accordance with regulations promulgated since its original release. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1154Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: This 4-hour interactive online course is a continuation of the US Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual-based, 'Wetland Delineation 1: The Basics' which is a prerequisite for this course. This course begins with material covered in Part IV of the manual. Part IV contains sections on preliminary data gathering, method selection, routine determination procedures, comprehensive determination procedures, methods for determinations in atypical situations, and guidance for wetland determinations in natural situations where the three-parameter approach may not always apply. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1152Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: Planning for bicycle and pedestrian travel is a somewhat new field of study, and yet it also involves planning and engineering techniques that have been around for many years. This series of courses provides the student with current information on pedestrian and bicycle planning and design techniques, as well as practical lessons on how to increase bicycling and walking through land use practices, engineering measures, and a variety of other urban and rural design procedures. This 2-hour interactive online course explores the principle of traffic calming and provides a variety of studies, design details, and photographs of areas where traffic calming has been effectively used in the United States and in Europe. Along with the advantages of traffic calming, the text describes mistakes that practitioners have sometimes made in implementing traffic-calming techniques. This course includes a multiple-choice test at the end. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1151Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: This 4-hour interactive online course presents the basic concepts and truths of measurement. The emphasis is on understanding the world of measurement as experienced by surveyors and others who must deal with measurements where precision and accuracy are important. Key goals are teaching the student to comprehend the difference between: (1) counts and measurements, (2) precision and accuracy, (3) errors and mistakes, and (4) systematic and random errors. How to control, predict, or estimate errors in measurements is explained on a basic, yet professional level. Concepts, rather than definitions are stressed, so that a deep appreciation and understanding of the world of measurement is realized. This course is for licensed surveyors, surveying technicians, geodesists, photogrammetrists, engineers, architects, landscape architects, attorneys, geologists, geographic/land information system personnel, foresters, scientists, mathematicians, construction contractors and builders, real estate agents, teachers and professors at all levels who teach basic mathematics and science, medical personnel, sports officiators, and anyone else who uses measurements or is simply interested in this fascinating subject. This course is presented from the point of view of a surveyor. However, so as to encourage study of this course by others, the material and the test questions are presented at a level that people other than surveyors should be able to follow. A glossary of terms is provided for non-surveyors. For many people, this course will be sufficient for a basic understanding of measurement. For surveyors and others working in practices where precision and accuracy in measurements are especially important, this course is the first in a series. The other courses will be on a more advanced level. Therefore this course should be considered as prerequisite for all except the most experienced professionals. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1149Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: Understanding stormwater management is an essential skill for engineers, developers and regulatory authorities. This 2-hour interactive online course reviews the basics of stormwater management, which is receiving increased scrutiny because of EPA Phase II stormwater regulations. Most of the information presented is available from public reports and vendor websites. This course is presented in two sections. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1148Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: Everyone can't stop talking about ways to "reduce our footprint" on our planet. Engineers have a unique opportunity to aid in this effort when designing a project and one of those ways is through stormwater harvesting. Historically, stormwater has been collected as quickly as possible and conveyed away from the site. However, with harvesting stormwater, you collect and store the water on the project site, infiltrating as much of the water as possible. This allows the post-development conditions to more closely mimic the pre-development conditions, reduces the size of downstream structures, and treats stormwater as a resource to be utilized rather than a problem to be removed. It reduces the hydrologic impact of urbanization. This interactive online course takes a close look at the concept of stormwater harvesting. It describes a process for evaluating site characteristics and developing integrated designs in which water harvesting enhances site efficiency, sustainability, and aesthetics. The course includes reviews of design examples for a subdivision, a commercial site, a public building, and public rights-of-way. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1147Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: A storm drain system is only as effective as the inlet grates provided. A very expensive piping system can be rendered very ineffective if the number and capacity of inlets is compromised. While inlets are often placed at intersections as a matter of course, inlets between intersections are often ignored. Inlets provide the means for the runoff from the surface to reach the piping system. This series of courses provides a discussion of the various types of inlets, computations necessary to determine the interception capacity of the inlets, and a discussion on inlet location and spacing. This 1-hour online course (Part 4 of a series) covers inlet locations and spacing. Part 1 provides a general discussion on types of grates and provides computations for inlet grates. A second course (Part 2) includes curb openings and combination grate and curb openings. A third course (Part 3) discusses inlets in sag locations. Another course deals with flow in gutters, which is directly related to inlet capacity. The student should have an understanding of flow in gutters before taking this course. The text of the course is taken from the Federal Highway Administration’s circular on Urban Drainage. It is strongly recommended that the student take Parts 1, 2 and 3 prior to taking this course and it is also necessary to either take the course on Gutter Flow or have a good understanding of the computations involved in gutter flow. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1146Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: A storm drain system is only as effective as the inlets provided. A very expensive piping system can be rendered very ineffective if the number and capacity of inlets is compromised. While inlets are often placed at intersections as a matter of course, inlets between intersections are often ignored. Inlets provide the means for the runoff from the surface to reach the piping system. This 1-hour online course (Part 3 of a series) provides a discussion of computations necessary to determine the capacity of types of inlets in sag locations. Part 1 provides a general discussion on types of grates and provides computations for inlet grates. A second course (Part 2) includes curb openings and combination grate and curb openings. A fourth course (Part 4) covers inlet locations and spacing. Another course deals with flow in gutters, which is directly related to inlet capacity. The student should have an understanding of flow in gutters before taking this course. The text of the course is taken from the Federal Highway Administration¡¯s circular on 'Urban Drainage'. It is strongly recommended that the student take Parts 1 and 2 prior to taking this course and it is also necessary to either take the course on Gutter Flow or have a good understanding of the computations involved in gutter flow. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1145Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: A storm drain system is only as effective as the inlet grates provided. A very expensive piping system can be rendered very ineffective if the number and capacity of inlets is compromised. While inlets are often placed at intersections as a matter of course, inlets between intersections are often ignored. Inlets provide the means for the runoff from the surface to reach the piping system. This series of courses provides a discussion of the various types of inlets, computations necessary to determine the interception capacity of the inlets, and a discussion on inlet location and spacing. This 1-hour online course (Part 2 of a series) provides a discussion of computations necessary to determine the capacity of various curb-opening inlets, slotted inlets and combinations of grates and curb-openings. Part 1 provides a general discussion on types of grates and provides computations for inlet grates. A third course (Part 3) discusses inlets in sag locations. A fourth course (Part 4) covers inlet locations and spacing. Another course deals with flow in gutters, which is directly related to inlet capacity. The student should have an understanding of flow in gutters before taking this course. The text of the course is taken from the Federal Highway Administration’s circular on Urban Drainage. It is not necessary to take Parts 3 and 4 of this course, but it is strongly recommended that the student take Parts 1 and 2 prior to taking this course and it is also necessary to either take the course on 'Gutter Flow' or have a good understanding of the computations involved in gutter flow. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1144Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: A storm drain system is only as effective as the inlet grates provided. A very expensive piping system can be rendered very ineffective if the number and capacity of inlets is compromised. While inlets are often placed at intersections as a matter of course, inlets between intersections are often ignored. Inlets provide the means for the runoff from the surface to reach the piping system. This series of courses provides a discussion of the various types of inlets, computations necessary to determine the interception capacity of the inlets, and a discussion on inlet location and spacing. This course, Part 1, provides a general discussion on types of grates and provides computations for inlet grates. A second course (Part 2) includes curb openings and combination grate and curb openings. A third course (Part 3) discusses inlets in sag locations. A fourth course (Part 4) covers inlet locations and spacing. Another course deals with flow in gutters, which is directly related to inlet capacity. The student should have an understanding of flow in gutters before taking this course. The text of the course is taken from the Federal Highway Administration’s circular on Urban Drainage. It is not necessary to take Parts 2, 3 and 4 of this course, but it is necessary to either take the course on Gutter Flow or have a good understanding of the computations involved in gutter flow. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1143Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: Signage is the means through which people give and receive visual messages. Signage must be carefully planned and completely organized because it plays a vital role in the built environment. This 2-hour online course covers signage requirements, vehicular related signs, pedestrian related signs, interior signage and signage methods. This course includes a multiple choice test at the end of each section. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1142Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: This 2-hour interactive online course presents the basics of the SCS Method of determining runoff, using Technical Release No. 55 (TR 55), “Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds.” While the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) has changed their name to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), this method is still commonly called the SCS Method, rather than the NRCS Method. The SCS Method is a very commonly used method to determine runoff from smaller drainage basins. The document was released in 1986 and, while it has not been updated to include the common use of personal computers, many of the techniques included are easily adaptable to spreadsheet programs. This course is the second of a two-part course that provides all of the SCS Methods included in TR 55. Part 1 covers the first four chapters of TR 55, which include the Introduction, Estimating Runoff, Time of Concentration and Travel Time and the Graphical Peak Discharge Method. Part 2 covers chapters 5 and 6, which include the Tabular Hydrograph Method and Storage Volume for Detention Basins. The SCS Method is a relatively straightforward method that can be applied in many cases. Unlike many hydrologic techniques, it is a method that produces results that can be duplicated by others without great difficulty. A number of computer programs are available that use the SCS Method. However, use of these programs without an understanding of the assumptions and limitations of the method can result in substantial errors. The text of the course is taken from TR 55. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1141Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: We cannot survive without clean high-quality water. If we do not have it to drink, we die in three to four days. Water is essential for food production, as well as for many commercial activities. Yet we frequently treat our water as though it has no value. We pay little for it, and we sometimes waste a great deal of it. In this 2-hour interactive online course, many sustainable approaches to water conservation are presented in detail including water quality, rain harvesting and the use of domestic gray water. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1140Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: In order for the human population to live 'more sustainably', it must live in ways that do not exhaust essential resources and do not pollute the land, water and air. For a natural ecological system to sustain itself, it must regenerate. This 2-hour interactive online course presents the ways we can blend human developments with the natural ecological system to maintain sustainability and regeneration of the earth''s resources. Such topics as global warming, eutrophication, ecosystems and the costs of environmental impacts on land development projects are discussed in detail. This course also offers references to a broad range of materials on sustainable development and regenerative practices. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1139Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: Shelters today are heated and cooled with mechanical systems fueled with nonrenewable resources, including coal, oil, and natural gas. As fossil fuels dwindle and the carbon dioxide that results from their combustion is added to the overabundance of carbon dioxide in the air, we are compelled to seek alternatives to energy-intensive active heating and cooling systems. This 2-hour interactive online course introduces terms and processes that will enable you to begin incorporating passive solar energy use into shelter design. The process of using surface reflectivity is discussed as a means of reducing energy use in residential shelters. This course wraps up with a discussion of indoor air quality and how to reduce exposure to harmful toxins by using plants. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1138Location: ,
Dates: 02/09/2010 - 02/09/2012
Course Description: As part of the landscape, a shelter must exist harmoniously with the land and ecosystem by adapting to natural processes without interrupting them. Unfortunately, the way shelters and human settlements have evolved has helped contribute to the environmental crises we are currently experiencing— global warming, urban heat islands, and ground and surface water degradation. This 3-hour interactive online course discusses how we can make shelters a natural part of the ecological system by implementing planning and designing techniques, using earth sheltering, and conserving energy with solar power. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1115Location: Homestead, FL
Dates: 02/04/2010 - 02/04/2013
Course Description: This one-hour class is designed for architects, landscape architects, and interior designers desiring to gain a full understanding of natural stone as a building material. Learn more about the various natural stones (limestone, travertine, onyx, marble, serpentine, sandstone, slate, quartzite, and granite). Obtain information about common quarrying techniques, fabrication, and finishing methods. With this understanding, you’ll enhance your ability to select the right stone, fabrication technique, and finish for your project. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1032Location: ,
Dates: 01/29/2010 - 01/29/2013
Course Description: Provides an overview of the forms of lighting water and the design factors to consider in order to achieve a desired effect. Water feature lighting methods of installation, lamp technology, and the industry’s solutions to issues relating to energy consumption and sustainability are also discussed. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=1028Location: ,
Dates: 01/28/2010 - 01/28/2013
Course Description: This course is an overview of permeable interlocking concrete pavements, related environmental issues and solutions, system components, selection and basic design information.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=993Location: Nationwide, CA
Dates: 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The program is designed to look at exposed aggregate finishes as a decorative concrete option. The program explores the various types of exposed aggregate systems, application process, aggregate selection, color, aesthetics, as well as environmental and economical issues ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=992Location: Nationwide, CA
Dates: 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: The program is designed to look at concrete cast with voids or openings as a decorative, structural and environmentally friendly option to traditional non-pervious concrete or unit type non-pervious pavements. The program explores the various applications for Void Structured Concrete including the installation processes, the variety of design, as well as economical and environmental benefits. Additionally, the program compares the attributes of Void Structured Concrete with those of other pervious pavement systems both vegetated and non-vegetated.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=991Location: Available Nationwide, CA
Dates: 12/01/2009 - 12/31/2012
Course Description: “Designing Landscapes with Architectural Concrete,” is a program that examines the latest techniques and trends in decorative concrete for exterior applications, providing landscape architects with the tools to incorporate architectural concrete into their latest designs. Attendees will learn about a variety of exterior applications methods, novel systems, and inventive products used when working with the versatile medium of concrete; a medium that is sometimes underestimated in its potential. The program will present the fundamental areas of importance when considering decorative concrete in design plans, including structural integrity, functionality and aesthetic appeal. It’s a journey of durability, personality and product, enabling the audience the understanding and realization of the possibilities and value they are capable of when working with concrete and the eco-friendly benefits. Also, the presentation utilizes three “Case Studies” of projects to further explore structural integrity, functionality and aesthetic appeal of the medium. Identifying the design options available and tools to get there, this program provides a comprehensive précis of current trends and alternatives in the decorative concrete industry for landscape design.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=984Location: ,
Dates: 01/12/2010 - 01/12/2013
Course Description: Provides an overview of gate and fencing systems which are both functional and decorative, and are designed to meet modern security and design requirements while harmonizing with the surrounding environment. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=956Location: ,
Dates: 12/08/2009 - 12/08/2012
Course Description: LEDs are the U.S. Department of Energy’s champion to reduce lighting’s carbon footprint. The plan for energy reduction calls for heavy reliance on low-energy light sources, with LEDs expected to play a major role. LEDs are, indeed, a revolutionary light source and when researched fully and specified comprehensively, are emerging as serious contenders for some significant decorative and functional lighting applications. This course outlines the recent and continued development of standards for the manufacture, rating, and testing of LEDs, offering some consistency and stability to the available data. Upon completing this course, designers will have a wider appreciation of LEDs' capabilities, greater confidence in specifying LEDs in future design projects, and a broader skill set for avoiding the unsustainable practice of specifying solid state lighting that may meet the thin scrutiny of the popular press, but not the rigor necessary for the functional, long life cycles expected in today’s economy and environment.]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=748Location: Winston Salem, NC
Dates: 11/19/2009 - 06/30/2014
Course Description: This course is designed to introduce specifiers to permeable pavements. The course covers commonly used terminology in the industry; design and construction elements necessary for durable permable pavements; constuction steps and techniques for installation of these pavements; qualifications to look for in installers of permeble pavements; a site tour covering the steps of installation; design ideas and opportunities for use of pernmeable pavements; LEED sustainable design as they relate to permeable pavements]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=726Location: On Line,
Dates: 10/21/2009 - 10/21/2100
Course Description: This course covers 5 essential areas of Residential Landscape Lighting Design. Each module will provide you with comprehensive learning materials which will help you provide successful design solutions. Design Considerations Lamps and Luminaires Design Techniques Analysis Design Implementation ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=684Location: ,
Dates: 09/15/2009 - 09/15/2012
Course Description: This course provides an in depth look at considerations for street lighting design, the current state of street lighting technology, the new LED solid state technology, how solar power plays a part and smart vs. dumb lighting systems. ]]>http://laces.asla.org/visitor/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=620Location: ,
Dates: 07/01/2009 - 01/01/2099
Course Description: The most popular current methods for rainwater capture and management, although effective, leave room for design and functional improvements. Rain barrels and cisterns offer a way to capture and store rainwater, but are unsightly and can be costly to ship. Rain gardens allow the water to slowly percolate back into the ground and alleviate stress on stormwater systems, but do not allow for reuse of the water at a later date. By combining these two current technologies along with some additional design enhancements a functional rainwater capture system can be designed that also improves the aesthetics of the landscape. The RainXchange™ System is a modular underground rainwater storage basin that incorporates a decorative water feature and allows for reuse of the captured water at a later date. In this course participants will learn about the different components that make up the RainXchange™ System in greater detail. They will be taken through the purpose of adding a decorative feature to the system, and what some of those decorative options are. They will also learn to use a design calculator to help determine the proper size of the water storage basin based on annual rain fall and the amount of water needed for the intended water use. Participants will be shown a simple