Different communities choose mixed use for different reasons. Some see it as an excellent way to incorporate a mix of housing types on a small scale while enhancing traditional town […]
Continue reading...What is Low Impact Development? Low Impact Development is a way to protect the environment and reduce construction costs at the same time. Conventional design and construction methods generally use […]
Continue reading...One of the simplest ways to cut down on stormwater runoff is to reduce the amount of impervious cover associated with roadways and parking lots. Careful design is the key […]
Continue reading...A green roof is a low-maintenance vegetated roof system that stores rainwater in a lightweight engineered soil medium, where the water is taken up by plants and transpired into the […]
Continue reading...Grass filter strips are low-angle vegetated slopes designed to treat sheet flow runoff from adjacent impervious areas. Filter strips (also known as vegetated filter strips and grassed filters) function by […]
Continue reading...Principles of LID Work with the landscape. Identify environmentally sensitive areas and important local features, then outline a development envelope that protects those areas. Maintain slopes and flow paths; minimize […]
Continue reading...Research low impact principles and techniques. Detailed design manuals for LID techniques and applications are available from public and nonprofit sources. Many organizations publish case studies of low impact projects, with […]
Continue reading...Introduction In November 2012, Massachusetts voters approved Ballot Question 3, which asked “Should the state eliminate criminal and civil penalties for the use of marijuana by qualifying patients who have […]
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