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Construction Projects
Trillium Hill
Tigard, OR
Featured Project: Click here for a cut sheet |
| A proposed aging-in-place conservation development on 3.2 acres to include saved trees, universal streets, rainwater harvesting, vegetated basins, a public access path through the site, and many non-structural practices. |
- Design review and technical assistance to the developer and design team of the master plan and design documents
- Developed and facilitated eco-charrette workshop
- Ongoing: Provide narratives, details, and decision making guidance on most appropriate best management practices
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Redding School for the Arts
Redmond, CA
Featured Project: Click here for a cut sheet
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| A charter school on 20 acres with rainwater harvesting, native landscapes, teaching and gathering spaces, and a woonerf drop-off area to slow traffic and increase safety. Subconsultant to Shapiro-Didway Landscape Architecture. |
- Design review and technical assistance
- Attended brainstorming meeting to calm traffic at drop-off
- Performed literature review and generated decision-making report comparing water quality of different facilities
- designed and modeled the water quality facilities and trouble shoot construction issues
- Assisted with LEED documentation on stormwater
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BLM's Marmot Dam Visitor Amenities
near Marmot, OR
Featured Project: Click here for a cut sheet |
| A Bureau of Land Management redevelopment of the removed dam to provide visitor amenities. |
- Worked collaboratively on a grading approach to limit disturbance
- Cut and fill calculations
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| A proposed grain storage building on an infill site that incorporate vegetated swales and an infiltration basin, overland flow, good materials choices, native plants, and artwork. |
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Granary District Properties
8th & Lafayette Mixed Use, McMinnville, OR |
| A mixed-use redevelopment that saves trees, limits disturbance, and accommodates stormwater management in vegetated basins. |
- Redesigned master plan of site to save money and increase sustainability
- Coordinated with the City of McMinnville to establish design standards and performed infiltration testing
- Provided an informal set of plans to communicate ideas to the design team as well as specifications, details, and additional non-spatical sustainable approaches to be considered.
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Liftparts of Oregon
Portland, OR |
| A manufacturing company looking for ways to bring their underground injection control (UIC) stormwater system into compliance with new regulations. Consultant to WaterTech. |
- Design review and technical assistance
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Yoga Calm
Portland, OR |
| A redevelopment to add a home office building on a site constrained by steep slopes and a high water table. |
- Performed a feasibility site visit to recommend reasonable stormwater strategies
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| Standards & Documents Reviews |
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Earth Advantage Commercial Building Program
Portland, OR |
| A green building certification program for small commercial buildings |
- Review, comment, and provide resources
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Oregon State University Extension's
Tree Protection on Construction and Development Sites
Salem, OR
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| A statewide field book created to educate contractors about the importance of trees and strategies for saving them |
- Review, comment, and provide resources
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Spiro Landscapes Sustainability Framework
Portland, OR |
| A landscape design and maintenance framework for evaluating and improving the sustainability of existing residential and campus properties |
- Review, comment, provide resources and discuss in detail with client
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Oregon State University Extension SWAMP
Salem, OR |
| Stormwater Assessment and Management decision-support Process is a tool to help municipalities with rapidly urbanizing coastal communities in Oregon adopt low impact development strategies |
- Review, re-write and write from scratch fact sheets
- Provide and develop additional resources such as specifications and AutoCAD details
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Oregon Environmental Council's Stormwater Solutions
Portland, OR
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| An outreach program for municipalities, developers, engineers, landscape architects and others interested in learning about low impact development stormwater management approaches |
- Review, comment, and provide resources for LID overview brochure
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| Workshop Development & Public Speaking |
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Oregon Environmental Council's Stormwater Solutions
Eugene & Grants Pass, OR |
| An outreach program for municipalities, developers, engineers, landscape architects and others interested in learning about low impact development stormwater management approaches |
- Sustainable Principles for Land Development: Presented an overview on sustainable principles for land development and a number of low-cost best management practices
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Oregon Environmental Council's Stormwater Solutions LID from Start to Finish
Eugene, OR |
| An all-day workshop on LID from the early planning phases through design, construction, and operations and maintenance. Learning objectives include holistic thinking and big picture ideas for approaching site development. |
- Developed workshop and facilitated
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Portland Community College's Summer Sustainability Institute
Portland, OR |
| A class geared to train educators about sustainbility |
- Developed a talk with a focus on developing curriculum around sustainable land development principles and practices
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University of Oregon
Eugene, OR |
| A 400/500 level class on the technical aspects of landscape design for stormwater and habitat and soil restoration |
- Developed a talk and tour in Portland with the class' focus in mind
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Central Oregon Community College
Bend, OR |
| A green building class for professionals |
- Developed a talk and tour in Portland with the class' focus in mind
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