An Overview of SITES - A New Benchmarking System for Land Development at UConn
As part of its Building Excellence through Planning - Speaker Series, University Planning is pleased to present an overview of Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) by Hunter Beckham FASLA, PLA, Senior Design Associate with Alta Planning + Design. SITES focuses on the critical need for a careful approach to land design and development using our ecosystem as the basis for sustainable landscape design.
Green building standards, such as LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), are a growing success story. As these statistics indicate, the practice of green building is becoming increasingly more mainstream and rating systems have created an incentive and means for recognition.
Despite the clear success of green building, there have been no national standards, until now, to guide those who want to create sustainable landscapes. The Sustainable SITES Initiative is the answer. It is a set of comprehensive, voluntary guidelines together with a rating system that assesses the sustainable design, construction, and maintenance of landscapes.
When: Tuesday, March 8 at 11:00 am - noon
Where: Dodd Konover Auditorium, Storrs Campus
To Watch Live:https://mediasite.dl.uconn.edu/Mediasite/Play/e807e7528d664f9d921728a8d6a2477b1d
Hunter Beckham, FASLA, PLA is a Senior Design Associate with Alta Planning + Design
With more than 20 years of creative experience with special interest in sustainable practices including ecological improvements by design and multi-modal community planning, his passion is focused on contributing to the urban vibrancy of communities. This can be achieved with diligence, respect, communication and infectious enthusiasm. Having a diverse portfolio of projects and experience, he brings an open-minded, solution-focused perspective to every new opportunity. With thoughtful decision making and communication he has managed two Certified SITES projects and has more than three dozen LEED Certified projects.
For more information, contact: Sean Vasington at sean.vasington@uconn.edu