From Waste to Resource: Increasing Circularity in Engineered Soils Through Renewable Materials

Registration Eligibility

ASLA online learning opportunities are open to all. ASLA members may purchase this presentation at a reduced rate. This is a 2024 conference session.

Start Date

10/21/2024

End Date

10/20/2026

Description

Manufactured soils rely on extracting virgin materials. This session delves into an EPA-funded multisector research study on the production and performance of glass-based soil. This research illustrates how the innovative use of renewable materials in public works and GSI projects can reduce their environmental footprints while creating local circular economies.

Distance Learning

Yes

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Horticulture / Plants
Sustainable Development & Design

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.25

Learning Outcomes

Understand the impacts of material sourcing for engineered soils.; Contextualize opportunities and barriers to adoption of renewable materials in public works projects and private development.; Understand the properties of glass-sand as a component in engineered soils, including its performance in comparison to mined sand.; Demonstrate strategies for connecting local nonprofits, city departments, and small businesses with landscape architects and with each other.

Instructors

Pia von Barby; Nic Esposito; Lindsay Reul

Course Codes

Provider

American Society of Landscape Architects

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