Planet Vectorworks

A huge congrats are in order to our Senior Landscape Product Specialist Brian Nicholson for passing the Sustainable SITES Initiative accredited professional exam. Nicholson is among the first group of SITES Accredited Professionals (APs) to pass the exam and receive the resulting designation. Read More

Topics: ASLA, ASLA Annual Meeting, ASLA Colorado, Brian Nicholson, Green Business Certification Inc., Green Roof Professional, GRP, Landmark software, Landscape, LEED, SITES, SITES Accredited Professionals, SITES AP, Sustainable Sites Initiative

Environmental sustainability begins with individual designers using careful calculations to make informed decisions about their projects. And for the full-service landscape architecture team at Holcombe Norton Partners, achieving sustainability certifications for their sites centers around the use of data-rich models and intelligent worksheets. Read More

Topics: 3D Modeling, BIM, Case Study, Digital Terrain Model, DTM, Holcombe Norton Partners, inspiration, Landmark, Landscape, Landscape Architecture, LEED, site information modeling, SITES, Stephen Schrader, Success Story, sustainability

A solar study shown top to bottom at 10:00 am, 12:00 pm, and 3:00 pm. Read More

Topics: 3D Modeling, Eric Gilbey, Landmark, Landscape, LEED, Renderworks, SITES, solar analysis, solar animations, solar studies

AWS' headquarters currently sits at an elevation below the road due to years of horizontal and vertical road realignments. Addressing the resulting negative drainage problem is central to this and future projects. Read More

Topics: Anacostia Watershed Society, Case Study, Landmark, Landscape, SITES, Sustainable Sites Initiative