Concurrent Education Session

MON-B05: A Conversation with Congress: How Landscape Architects Green Schools

Monday, October 7, 2024

2:00pm – 3:15pm ET

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 147AB

1.25 PDH, LA CES/non-HSW, AIA/non-HSW, AICP, NY/non-HSW, FL

Lead Speaker(s)

Gregory Miller, FASLA, PLA (he/him/his)

Principal Landscape Architect
Pland Collaborative
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Session Guide

Speaker(s)

Rumer J. Alleyne-LeGendre (she/her/hers)

Senior Legislative Assistant
Office of Congresswoman Velázquez
Washington, District of Columbia
Claire Latané, FASLA (she/her/hers)

Chair of Landscape Architecture
Cal Poly Pomona
Los Angeles, California

This session will explore how landscape architects can increase opportunities to green schools through advocacy and promotion of the values of these spaces. Using case studies, policy insights, and practical strategies, landscape architects will learn how to shape and advocate for legislation to implement nature-based solutions in the education environment.

Learning Outcomes:

Learn how landscape architects can increase opportunities within the profession by advocating for green schools.
Learn about federal policies and legislation that aim to green schools and their implications for landscape architects.
Learn about landscape architecture projects that successfully integrated green design principles into school environments.
Learn about opportunities and community engagement techniques for landscape architects to engage with policymakers to advance green school initiatives.