Posts Tagged ‘Water conservation’

Landscape Irrigation? With a water deficit of 3.7 Trillion Gallons of Water?

We need to reduce our clean water consumption on a country-wide scale – and taking a hard look at the way we irrigate our landscapes may be a good place to start. (more…)

Mountain View Hospital – Addition

Madras, Oregon


Mountain View Hospital undertook a new addition and remodel of the existing building and acute care unit in Madras, Oregon.  Our approach was to update the appearance of the grounds to reflect the Central Oregon landscape in a sustainable way.  Our careful selection of native, cold and drought tolerant plants, local broken top stone  and river rock helped to mimic the surrounding landscape.  Rooftop runoff was dropped into a naturalized creek bed which flowed into dry wells.

Brookings Medical Center

Brookings, Oregon


Our goal for this medical center project was to retain as much of the existing, native vegetation on site as possible and to incorporate a majority of native plants into the new landscaping. Site features included a “stormwater feature”, which will replicate a natural stream bed with multiple water falls; a healing garden located adjacent to the main lobby, which will serve as a viewing garden and outdoor gathering space; and an outdoor patio space for staff. The project is currently pursuing LEED Silver.

Oleson Woods

Tigard, Oregon


A restored wetland and grove of existing trees form the natural outdoor education classroom for children in the Oleson Woods community.  Sustainable elements included the re-vegetation of the existing oak forest wetland and the treatment of stormwater overflow in a retension pond.  Native plantings were selected to supplement and strengthen the natural setting. (more…)

North Main Village

Milwaukie, Oregon



North Main village is a nationally acclaimed mixed-use project with condominiums, apartments and retail, designed to encourage sustainable urban growth and quality of life.  In this spirit, we celebrated stormwater treatment through an rainwater sculpture and community plaza and a green stormwater runoff demonstration street.  The City of Milwaukie also engaged our services to develop the first few blocks of the City Streetscape.  This included the sidewalk design, selection of furnishings and street trees.