LM StaffJul 22, 2019
Green Business Certification (GBCI) relaunched its newly acquired SITES rating system, which the company calls a “comprehensive program and toolkit for developing sustainable landscapes.” The…
LM StaffNov 3, 2023
Featured in "Leveling the playing field," Montreal-based Strathmore Landscape added two zero-emission teams to its maintenance division in 2011 to satisfy more environmentally conscious customers looking…
Sarah PfleddererNov 3, 2023
We compare and contrast how the LEED and Green Globes rating systems for green buildings allocate points for irrigation and water efficiency. With the General…
Sarah PfleddererAug 16, 2023
The grand opening of Bayer CropScience’s North American Bee Care Center was all the buzz in Research Triangle Park, N.C., April 15. In celebration, Bayer…
LM StaffFeb 27, 2023
The Davey Tree Expert Co., located in Kent, Ohio, acquired Wetland Studies and Solutions, a natural and cultural resources consulting company that partners with private…
LM StaffAug 1, 2018
Arborjet made another advancement toward reducing its carbon footprint with the installation of a 60-kilowatt photovoltaic solar energy system to take care of 100 percent…
LM StaffAug 15, 2023
When, in November, the U.S. Green Building Council took the stage at the annual Greenbuild International Conference in Philadelphia to unveil the release of LEED…
LM StaffJul 31, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO—At the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, LiveWall announced that the LiveWall green wall system can contribute to projects earning points toward 10 or…
Beth GeraciNov 3, 2023
Conservation-minded landscape professionals are turning to rainwater harvesting and graywater systems to recycle water. With the heat wave that engulfed the country this month, no…
LM Staff and LM StaffMay 29, 2015
Standards to promote sustainable design influence landscape design and installation. The LEED 2012 third public comment period was open March 1-20, which marks the…
LM Staff and LM StaffJun 18, 2015
IRVINE, CA — Irvine-based Mission Landscape Cos. has promoted Rocco M. Campanozzi to the position of vice president of Mission Landscape Architecture, a strategic business operating unit…
LM StaffJun 8, 2015
The $7.8 million, 24,350-sq.-ft. Phipps Conservatory's Center for Sustainable Landscapes in Pittsburgh, PA, will be "one of the greenest buildings in the world," says Richards…
LM Staff and LM StaffJun 15, 2015
By: Andy Smith, CIC, CID, CLIA It wasn’t that long ago when the terms LEED, WaterSense and Sustainable Sites weren’t in the vocabulary of the landscape…
Ron HallAug 26, 2024
The Sustainable Sites Initiative’s (SITES) two-year pilot program runs from June 2010 to June 2012. Feedback from the more than 150 participating projects will be…
LM Staff and LM StaffAug 16, 2023
TORONTO, ONTARIO — Green Roofs for Healthy Cities said the first wave of accredited Green Roof Professionals (GRPs) individuals successfully completed a multi-disciplinary exam encompassing five areas…
