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The Relationship Between Habitat and Design

By Mark Reaves posted on Fri, 2009-06-19 11:12 , 206 reads, 0 comments

Projects should, to the greatest extent practical, preserve the integrity of the natural living systems on the site.  Additionally, the project should look for opportunities to make enhancements to habitat that may be stressed or otherwise locally or regionally at risk of being lost.read more

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Setting your sites: sustainable elements in site design

By Steve Benz posted on Fri, 2009-06-19 10:51 , 550 reads, 0 comments

This is a paper from American School and University.  It is about how planning for sustainable elements in your site design can help turn a project's interference into enhancements.  It focuses on managing stormwater, creating natural systems, and environmental responsibility.  The featured project is the Ray and Maria Stata Center at MIT in Cambridge, MA.

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