SAT-B07: Sublime and Simple Detailing: Sustainable Materials for Low-Maintenance Environments

Saturday, October 28, 2023

2:00pm – 3:15pm CT

1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AIA/HSW, AICP, GBCI SITES AP, FL, NY/HSW

Lead Speaker(s)

Krista Bentson, ASLA

Principal
KBLA pllc
Brooklyn, New York

Speaker(s)

Wendy Andringa, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP

Founder + Principal
Assemblage Landscape Architecture
Brooklyn, New York
Eleonora Zilianti, ASLA

Senior Landscape Architect
Elizabeth Kennedy Landscape Architect pllc
New York, New York

Low-maintenance landscapes present a challenge for material choices. This session will discuss what is effective for material choice for public projects and other low-maintenance environments, along with the sustainability behind material choices. We will also discuss successful detailing with reused or recycled materials in public spaces.

Learning Outcomes:

Examine successful examples of innovative hardscape and softscape for public projects with low-maintenance environments.
Discuss the sustainable sourcing and environmental cost behind material selection, along with options and processes for selecting and sourcing sustainable materials.
Look at examples of successfully reused or recycled materials in publicly accessible space.
Gain insight into the value of material choice for both project longevity and larger global sustainability goals.