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Blogs Green Building Priority #7 – Protect and Restore the Site

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Green Basics Green Irrigation

Strategies Reduce sitework disturbance by using smaller equipment

Strategies Protect trees and roots during construction

Strategies Incorporate rocks and gravel into landscape designs

Strategies Use a heliodon to design shading strategies

Strategies Use efficient irrigation fixtures

Strategies Use salvaged brick

Strategies Use planted swales instead of curbs and gutters

Strategies Use organic compost as fertilizer

Strategies Mix imported topsoil with what's on the site

Strategies Shield the house with landscape features

Strategies Use landscaping to divert water away from buildings

Strategies Plant a fence rather than build it

Strategies Use mulch to keep the soil moist

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