Burlington, Vt. — As I’ve stated on this blog a few times, I’m an avid vegetable gardener. So the new James M. Jeffords Hall, at the University of Vermont, is a building after my heart, mainly because ...

The Center for Sustainable Landscapes (CSL) at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has become the first building to obtain the world's four highest sustainable ...

The Center for Sustainable Landscapes on the campus of Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Oakland is one of a kind. It is the first facility in the world to meet four of the world’s highest ...

Most people in the construction industry are familiar with the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. A similar initiative introduced by the ...

LID includes about 10 landscaping and design features that let more water infiltrate the ground on site. Most involve plants, usually native ones, set in well-drained soil or gravel designed to catch ...

Demand for office and housing space in ever diminishing land space has led to taller and taller buildings reaching for the skies in cities around the world. This shortage of land in many cities has ...

What’s your idea of a dream landscape? Maybe it’s a quiet bloom-filled garden or a space that serves double-duty for entertaining? Creating a landscape of your dreams is within reach - it just ...

For Mia Lehrer being a landscape urbanist has always transcended the textbook definition of the craft. Through her firm, Studio-MLA, Lehrer has worked on projects with Dodger Stadium and efforts ...