WHY IS REFORESTATION IMPORTANT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT?
Every year as our nation continues to grow and expand into rural areas, we clear our forests to make way for new homes, businesses, and...
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DESIGNS THAT INSPIRE US
The environmentally-friendly repurposing trend has been inspirational for our Greenspace Team. Lately they have gravitated towards...
PROJECT HIGHLIGHT: SENSORY + ADA TREEHOUSE DESIGN
Foresite Group has a strong background in accessible, ADA-compliant design. From development of retail establishments and active and...
HOW DOES BIORETENTION HELP WITH STORMWATER MANAGEMENT?
Stormwater management is a key factor in every land development project. During the development of the land, the natural cycle of water...
PURSUING SUSTAINABILITY IN HARDSCAPE MATERIALS
Over the last few decades, landscape architects have made strong progress in producing more environmentally sustainable landscapes. In...
HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT PLANT FOR THE RIGHT PLACE
Landscaping can be an expensive component of a project and choosing the wrong plants for the space only adds to the cost over time. So...
GOOD COMMUNICATION FROM PAPER TO PRODUCTION
Years ago, when I was a young landscape designer in training, I attended an on-site construction meeting in a cramped trailer on a cold...
THE BENEFITS OF VISUALIZATION IN SITE DESIGN
The ability for a client and the public to visualize a project in three dimensions is important for the project to be fully understood....
WHY A LAND OWNER SHOULD CONSIDER REFORESTATION
The Atlanta area is in a region of the country referred to as the Piedmont, a type of environment remarkable for its forests. One of the...
DOES YOUR TEAM PRACTICE COLLABORATION IN DESIGN?
Collaboration is essential between civil engineers and landscape architects to produce quality projects. When a project is a true...
WHY YOU NEED A MASTER PLAN
Master plans are a great way for property owners and developers to determine if a site in question will meet their needs. Occasionally we...
PARK-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENTS BENEFIT CITIES AND THEIR RESIDENTS
On June 23rd, I was excited to attend a roundtable discussion about Economic Development & Parks focusing on “park-oriented development”...
REFORESTATION: NOT JUST FOR FORESTS
When you first hear the word reforestation, you may imagine a large group of foresters in a national park trudging through burnt...
HOW TO DEVELOP YOUR NEXT PROJECT MANAGER
While you’re busy pushing tasks their way and asking for status updates, your entry level employees are slowly working toward becoming...
ALL ABOUT PARKS
We all know what a park is, right? But where did they begin, what were they originally intended for, who owns them and are there...
TURF WARS: WHICH TYPE IS BETTER FOR YOUR FIELD?
On November 6, 1869, Rutgers and Princeton played the first college football game in history. The game took place at College Field, a...
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