SUN-FS-11: Placemaking with Green Infrastructure in the DMV

Sunday, October 6, 2024

9:00am – 1:45pm ET

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 1

2.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, NY/HSW, FL
Ticket Price: $85 per person

Field Session Leader(s)

JoAnn C. Trach, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, SITES AP (she/her/hers)

Director of Landscape Architecture
AMT Engineering, Inc.
Baltimore, Maryland

Session Guide
Vernon Hustead, ASLA

President
HUSTEAD Landscape Architecture, LLC
Lewes, Delaware

Field Session Presenter(s)

Ann E. English, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers)

RainScapes Manager
Montgomery County/ DEP Watershed Restoration Division
Rockville, Maryland
Michael Carmichael, ASLA

Stormwater Management and Maintenance Inspector
UMCP
College Park, Maryland
Peter Nohrden, ASLA (he/him/his)

Senior Design Officer and Project Manager
DC Parks and Recreation
Washington, District of Columbia
AS

Aaron Smith
Joseph Sandor, PE, LEED Green Associate

Senior Project Manager
AMT LLC
Washington, District of Columbia

Whether it’s new construction or retrofit, green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) should make spaces more livable. This session will feature a variety of both new construction and retrofit projects with curb appeal that successfully use GSI best management practices to create more livable spaces in the urban and suburban environment.

Includes: transportation. Moderate walking.

Learning Outcomes:

Discover how to incorporate green infrastructure into an attractive whole that promotes functional and healthy ecosystems, whether retrofit or new construction.
Discover how public sites have incorporated green infrastructure into livable spaces for the benefit of water quality and community aesthetics in diverse and equitable communities.
Discover how to design green infrastructure to be attractive and maintainable.
Explore the range and combination of innovative green infrastructure practices used in a variety of diverse situations.