• Learn what modification can be made to a fence system to meet standards, codes and regulations.
• Understand different treatment methods for rust prevention in steel fences.
• Learn about gate design options to maintain a secure installation.
• Learn what bracket options are available to reduce on-site changes.

CREDITS: 1.0 PDH - HSW
DATE: Sept 24 at 2:00 PM EST

PowerPoint presentation educates the attendee about the structural and aesthetic qualities and implementation techniques of site furnishings.

• Develop an understanding of all types of site furnishings.
• Understand the materials used in production of these products and the pros/cons of each.
• Discuss aesthetic applications of each material and product design.
• Discuss the many different project types that may require, or could be enhanced by site furnishings.
• Develop an understanding of accessibility standards.
• Look into the future: What are future modifications, uses, and applications of site furnishings?

CREDITS: 1.0 PDH – HSW
PRESENTED BY: Peter Caldwell, Senior Designer, Asakura Robinson

How an abandoned golf course in Houston, TX is leading to new opportunities for community renewal through unique flood mitigation approaches. Register for on-demand viewing of the live Sept 16, 2020 webinar. Complete a quiz for a LA CES™ certificate of completion after watching the course.

At a glance, the Inwood Forest neighborhood is idyllic. Designed as a suburban paradise with golf course winding throughout, this neighborhood is nestled along the bayou and boasts large stands of pre-existing Post Oaks. The failure of the golf course only seemed to highlight the natural beauty of this community just minutes from downtown Houston. As the daily routine of the course fell to quarterly mowing and maintenance of water features and low spots disappeared, the pristine links were replaced with wetland edges and scruffy scrub lines. Now as part of massive flood mitigation strategies this now distressed suburb is facing the replacement of their natural backyard with maximum volume detention basins. We’ll explore how this neighborhood came to be in this position and the strategies we’re using to create opportunities for a new vision of neighborhood based, flood detention design.

• Explore methods for contextualizing a community scaled project through unique stakeholder and government engagement strategies.
• Review methods for working within Intergovernmental Partnerships to develop new approaches for flood mitigation infrastructure projects.
• Discuss alternative processes for implementing ecological systems in traditional suburban environments.

CREDITS: 1.0 PDH
SPEAKERS: Michelle Delk, Partner and Landscape Architect – Snøhetta and Adele Isyanamanova, Student ASLA

Register for on-demand viewing of the live Sept 22, 2020 webinar. Complete a quiz for a LA CES™ certificate of completion after watching the course.

In view of the recent COVID-19 pandemic and times of uncertainty and isolation, it’s more important than ever to continue connecting students to leaders in the landscape architect community; especially when networking in person is not possible. Understanding that these opportunities are key components in developing as an emerging professional, this event provides the ability to discuss these topics in a more intimate format. During this virtual Q&A session, the presenters will engage in dialogue on leadership, examine the profession at a deeper level, explore working on meaningful projects, and endeavor to make landscape architecture the focal point of design projects.

• Understand as a landscape professional how to step into leadership roles.
• How do we diversify our skill set to make us stronger advocates for our projects that align with our values?
• Understand how to navigate the new environment of COVID and what the future of the profession will look like?
• Discuss what will change permanently in the LA profession about how we learn and work together as a community

CREDITS: 1.5 PDH – HSW
INSTRUCTORS: Brie Hensold and Gina Ford, co-founders of Agency Landscape + Planning

Webinar imagines three lessons learned from post-disaster, resiliency planning and design work: Adapt Faster, Plan Collectively and Reclaim the Public Realm. Register for on-demand viewing of the live Aug 11, 2020 webinar. Complete a quiz for a LA CES™ certificate of completion after watching the course.

• Learn about the environmental, cultural and economic shifts already happening during this global pandemic.
• Discover historic examples of how pandemic and other climate-related disasters have influenced design and planning.
• Understand a series of case studies of design and planning work that addresses issues that have surfaced during this pandemic, including speed of cultural change, the varying uses of public space and environmental justice movements.

CREDITS: 1.0 PDH – HSW
INSTRUCTOR: Joy Kuebler, RLA | President of Joy Kuebler Landscape Architect, PC | Trustee NY Upstate Chapter ASLA

Learn why the street is an important part of our social and transportation structures. Register for on-demand viewing of the live Aug 18, 2020 webinar. Complete a quiz for a LA CES™ certificate of completion after watching the course.

• Develop an understanding of the “Street” as Public Realm and how it has changed over the last century.
• Understand the goals of transportation engineering and the recent changes to federal highway design policy.
• Understand our present public health and ecological crises and how Complete Streets can impact it.
• Discussion of four major geographic demographics impacted by having or not having Complete Streets.
• Develop an understanding of local and national “Complete Streets Policies”.
• How Streets can become “More Complete” through landscape architecture.