[RWG] NEWS: Report Offers First Comprehensive Look at Creating Sustainable Landscapes

[Olivia Kwong]

http://www.asla.org/NewsReleaseDetails.aspx?id=20524

Report Offers First Comprehensive Look at Creating Sustainable Landscapes
11/10/2008

Washington, D.C. & Austin, Texas, November 10, 2008 -- Today, the 
Sustainable Sites Initiative invites public comment on a new report that 
offers the most comprehensive set of voluntary, national guidelines ever 
developed for sustainable landscapes. Titled Guidelines and Performance 
Benchmarks Draft 2008, it provides more than 50 prerequisites and credit 
options that cover everything from initial site selection design to 
construction and maintenance. The report is available for comment and 
download at www.sustainablesites.org, with a public comment period open 
until Jan. 20, 2009.

See the link above for the full text of the press release.