Research
- Search Landscape Performance Series
Landscape Performance Series
Showing Results for Carbon, Energy & Air Quality
Case Studies
The Avenue
Washington, District of Columbia
Project Type
Courtyard/Plaza, Streetscape
Central Wharf Plaza
Boston, Massachusetts
Project Type
Courtyard/Plaza, Park, Streetscape
Brent Elementary Schoolyard Greening: Phase 1
Washington, District of Columbia
Project Type
School/University, Playground
Frontier Project
Rancho Cucamonga, California
Project Type
Courtyard/Plaza, Other
Cherry Creek North Improvements and Fillmore Plaza
Denver, Colorado
Project Type
Streetscape, Courtyard/Plaza, Retail
Beijing Olympic Forest Park
Beijing, China
Project Type
Park, Nature preserve, Wetland creation/restoration
Tangshan Nanhu Eco-city Central Park
Tangshan, Hebei, China
Project Type
Park, Nature preserve, Wetland creation/restoration
Magnuson Park Wetlands and Active Recreation
Seattle, Washington
Project Type
Wetland creation/restoration, Park
Fast Fact Library Results
- "Judicious use of vegetation can yield rapid and sustained impr..."
- "A study in Nagoya, Japan suggests the possibility that significan..."
- "The combination of green roofs and green walls (walls covered in..."
- "A mature tree transpires up to 118 gallons of moisture a day, a f..."
- "Computer modeling estimates that urban trees in the contiguous U...."
- "The monetary benefits of urban trees outweigh their maintenance a..."
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Benefits Toolkit Results
- i-Tree Eco (v 4.0)
USDA Forest Service - The Value of Green Infrastructure: A Guide to Recognizing Its Economic, Social and Environmental Benefits
American Rivers, Center for Neighborhood Technology - GBRL Green Roof Energy Calculator (v 2.0)
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, Portland State University, University of Toronto - Recycled Content (ReCon) Tool
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Waste Reduction Model (WARM)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Environmental Benefits Calculator
Northeast Recycling Council, Inc. (NERC)
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Scholarly Works Results
- Schoolyard Renovations in the Context of Urban Greening: Insight from the Boston Schoolyard Initiative
University of Massachusetts Amherst - Land-Use Planning and the Urban Heat Island Effect
Ohio State University - A Carbon Offset Protocol for Land Use: Valuing Reductions from Vehicle Miles Traveled & The Hercules New Town Center
University of California Berkeley - A First Year Evaluation of the Energy and Water Conservation of Epler Hall: Direct and Societal Savings
Portland State University
