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Field Session

SUN-FS-05: Making of a High-Performance Landscape: Story of Inspiration, Collaboration, and Continued Dynamism

Sunday, October 6, 2024
8:00am – 4:30pm ET
Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2
SOLD OUT Lunch Included
4.75 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, 4.50 CE GBCI SITES AP, NY/HSW, FL
Ticket Price: $150 per person
St. Elizabeths West Campus, a National Historic Landmark, located in Anacostia, is a site of both regional and national historic significance. The Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building, featuring a landscape of courtyards and green roofs integrated into a seven-story terraced building, demonstrates a model approach for new construction within a historical context.

Includes: transportation, boxed lunch. Moderate Walking.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Discover the strategy and inspiration behind the design, construction, and maintenance of the nearly nine acres of green roofs on the Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building.
  • Explore Upper and Lower Munro Courtyards and learn how the landscape design was an integral part of the stormwater management plan and critical to the sustainability story.
  • Discuss the maintenance challenges and the lessons learned during the construction phase, and how resilient and adaptive management strategies were evolved to champion GSA’s commitment to a resilient future.
  • Learn how the regulatory requirements for stormwater management were integrated as best management practices (BMPs). Understand the design, commissioning, and maintenance needs of the 108 BMPs situated on the campus.