Spring 2010

Water Efficiency and Site Considerations CANCELLED

Many experts believe that water-related issues will increasingly dominate conservation and development concerns in the 21st century. This class starts with the global perspective, moves through watershed thinking, and leads to water-efficient and low-impact development including stormwater management, native landscaping, pervious paving, rainwater harvesting, alternate wastewater systems, and other water-efficient strategies. We also discuss key considerations in site evaluation and design, erosion and sedimentation, brownfield redevelopment, heat island effect, light pollutions and living roofs.

Prerequisite(s):

ENSP800; 7 hours CEU;

Instructor: Josiah Cain

Josiah Cain is a licensed landscape architect who received his training at both the Harvard School of Design and University of California, Davis. His focus for 15 years has been on flagship outdoor environments dedicated to ecological protocols. Josiah was an early adopter, leader and teacher of "permaculture" principles. He has received numerous awards for his designs, including an award at the 2004 San Francisco Flower and Garden Show and a Gold award from Sunset Magazine.

Instructor: John Shurtz

John Shurtz, lead instructor, is president of Green Builders of Marin and has been a building professional for over thirty years, John serves as a green building consultant to developers, architects, businesses and homeowners and helped develop Build It Green's "Home Remodeling Green Building Guidelines" and the "Certified Green Building Professional" class. He is a founding Board Member of the USGBC-Redwood Empire Chapter and of the Environmental Education Council of Marin. John taught for the Solar Living Institute, at Build It Green trainings, BIONEERS and at many other organizations. He is on the Board of Directors for Next Generation and the North Bay Green Builders' Guild. John has received awards for sustainable business practices and community involvement from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senator Carole Migden, Assemblyman Jared Huffman and Congressman Mike Thompson.

  • 1 mtg: Sa, Feb 27, 8:30am-4:30pm
  • Darwin Hall 103
  • ENSP800; 7 hours CEU;
  • class# 3899