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News Releases

2008

Nov. 10, 2008: Report Offers First Comprehensive Look at Creating Sustainable Landscapes

Oct. 4, 2008: Many Save On Utility Bills Indoors, But Not With Their Yard, Lawn, or Garden

June 17, 2008: Landscapes Structures commits $200,000 to Sustainable Sites Initiative

2007

Nov. 1, 2007: New Report Brings Sustainable Landscapes Mainstream

Oct. 6, 2007: Green Building Moves Outdoors


Selected Articles

2008

Engineer News Record (Nov. 12, 2008): "Green-Site Rating Coming by 2012"

Facilities Management News (Nov. 12, 2008): "Sustainable Sites Initiative launches sustainable landscaping guidelines for comments"

MarketWatch - USA (Nov. 10, 2008): "Report Offers First Comprehensive Look at Creating Sustainable Landscapes"

Smart Growth Online (Nov. 10, 2008): "Sustainable Sites Initiative Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks"

Energy Efficiency News (Oct. 13, 2008): "Energy efficiency goes outside"

Landscape Architecture (May 2008): "Rating the Regenerative Landscape"

San Francisco Chronicle (Jan. 2, 2008): "Sustainable Sites Initiative aims for landscape-specific standards"

2007

Metropolis (Dec. 19, 2007): "Completing the Puzzle"

Architect Magazine (Nov. 1 , 2007): "Sustainable Landscapes Make the Grade"

GreenSource (Oct. 25, 2007): "Landscape Architecture is Going 'Greener' "

Lawn and Landscape (Oct. 10, 2007): "Landscaping to get Green Standards"

San Antonio Express-News (Oct. 4, 2007): "Landscaping choices boost health environment"

San Francisco Examiner (Oct. 4, 2007): "Landscapers Go Green"

Turf Magazine: "Greenbuild Guidelines"