Landscaping( general )
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Designing Fire-Ready, Resilient Houses
A Texas-based architect describes building ignition-resistant houses in accordance with the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code
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Residential Rainwater Harvesting
Collecting rainwater is simple in concept but there are multiple considerations when installing a residential water-storage tank
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Paris When It Sizzles: The City of Light Aims to Get Smart on Heat
With its zinc roofs and minimal tree cover, Paris was not built to handle the new era of extreme heat. Now, like other cities worldwide, it is looking at ways to adapt to rising temperatures — planting rooftop terraces, rethinking its pavements, and greening its boulevards.
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The BS* + Beer Show: “Pretty Good” Landscapes
Two landscape architects discuss best practices for residential landscape design and construction
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Building for a Benchmark
Turning challenges into opportunities, TC Legend Homes secures Built Green certification for this new build in Seattle.
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Green Building Priority #7 – Protect and Restore the Site
Number 7 on my list of the top-10 green building priorities is to protect and restore the site.
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Simple Strategies for Keeping Cool
Some easy, low-tech strategies can help keep you relatively comfortable in hot weather
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Rating the Greenness of Gardens
A proposed point system for rating the sustainability of landscape plans NEW YORK, NY — Efforts are underway to create a system to rate the sustainability of gardens and landscaping…
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Rating the Greenness of Gardens
A proposed point system for rating the sustainability of landscape plans
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Green Landscapes: Native Plants and Soil
Green Landscapes Take Less and Give Back More
