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Low Impact Development Workshop for
Design Professionals and Homeowners
May 14, 2007
The North Carolina Arboretum Auditorium, Asheville, NC
Low Impact Development (LID) is a land development approach that uses various planning and design practices and technologies to protect natural resources and minimize the cost associated with infrastructure. LID does not inhibit growth but instead encourages a comprehensive environmentally-friendly planning and implementation process. LID's goal is to mimic the site's predevelopment hydrology by using design techniques that infiltrate, filter, store, evaporate, and detain runoff close to it's source. LID can be applied to new development, urban retrofits, redevelopment, and revitalization projects. This workshop will provide an overview of the elements of LID design and implementation. It will include an overview of each practice as well as a case study of how LID has been implemented. A field tour is included as a part of the workshop to visit the sites of several LID practices in the area.
Who should Attend
Engineers, Landscape Architects, Contractors, Homeowners, Developers, Maintenance Contractors, Land/Resource Managers
Instructors
Jon Calabria, Carter Cone, Steve Foster, Jason Zink, Zan Price - NC State University
Location:
The NC Arboretum Auditorium
100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way
Asheville, NC 28806
Directions: http://www.ncarboretum.org/PublicPrograms/Driving_Directions.htm
Registration and Continuing Education Credit
The registration fee of $175 / $125 includes workshop materials, break service and lunch. $175 applies if you are going for continuing education credit; $125 applies if you are not. The NC Board of Engineers and Surveyors has approved the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering as a sponsor of continuing education programs. Landscape Architects, developers, and others may appeal to their respective boards to obtain professional education credits. This workshop is approved for 5 Professional Development Hours for engineers and surveyors.
Click the Registration button to register online.
AGENDA
| MORNING SESSION | |
|---|---|
9:00 - 9:30 am |
Registration |
9:30 - 9:35 |
Welcome |
9:35 - 10:15 |
Introduction to Water Quality |
10:15 - 11:00 |
Sediment and Erosion Control Techniques |
11:00 - 11:15 |
Break |
11:15 - 12:00 |
Introduction to Low Impact Development (LID) and Case Studies |
12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch |
| AFTERNOON SESSIONS | |
| TRACK 1 | HOMEOWNER TRACK: Residential Applications |
1:00 - 3:00 |
Tour of LID features at the Operations Center, including:
|
| TRACK 2 | DESIGN PROFESSIONALS TRACK : Introductory Design |
1:00 - 2:00 |
Tour of the following features:
|
| 2:00 - 4:30 | Overview of LID technical design considerations |
