This semester I had the opportunity to read a book named Sustainable Landscape Construction which was required for an online course that I took. The book was written by J. William Thompson and Kim Sorvig, this book is considered as a guide to green building outdoors. I used the information from the book to create and design my project for the LA Grad studio and the Landscape systems class.
The book consists of 12 chapters, the authors discussed the defination of sustainability and the 10 main principles for sustainably. For example they discussed how to keep the site healthy, how heal injured sits, how to respect the water and clean, how to maintain the site, and create a management plan. They also spoke about how to use the renewable energy and to know the cost of energy over time. Moreover, they spoke about how to use local materials, use native plants while designing, how pave less by using different techniques and reduce paving and many other issues. I found that this book is really useful, and it is very helpful for anyone who is trying to create a management plan or designing a site ( Large or small scale). .
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