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THE DISPATCH

A GREEN ROOF OFFERS MORETHAN JUST A PRETTY VIEW

The initial cost of greening your roof may be higher than conventionalg s ste s, t it ca pa f itself ve ti e. G ee fs

sig i ca tl exte d t e lifespa f t e f e a e ffe i gp tecti f s lig t a d te pe at e va iati s. T e capt ea d tilize st wate as t ei p i a s ce f i igati w ilepla ts clea a d lte t e excess ff. G ee fs a d f ga de s c l t e pla et a d p tect agai st t e a eat isla deffect, ed ci g f te pe at es as c as 80 deg eesFa e eit i wa e cli ates.

GETTING SMART ABOUT BUILDING GREEN G ee fs a d f ga de s t l s fte t e a s ess a d is lati f cities a ds s, t e pla a i p ta t le i t e devel p e t f LEED-ce ti ed ildi gs. T e e a e t ee t pes f ft p ga de s:

Intensive: a accessi le, pa k-like f ga de wit c ve -ti al t ees a d pla ts eq i i g i igati a d ai te a ce

Extensive: a t aditi al ft p la ket f sed s d e-q i i g little ai te a ce w ic ca e i stalled si g a -lit ic d la g s ste

Semi-Intensive: a combination of both

IS A GREEN ROOF RIGHT FOR YOU? W et e ew c st cti a e-e visi ed p pe t , c side t e q esti s el w t esta list e est app ac f . Als , al g wit t e ildi g A c itecta d St ct al E gi ee e s e t ave a t g i specti ac pete t g specialist.

Is t e p ject taki g place a si gle ildi g a ca p s f diffe e t st ct es?

Is t e f visi le f eig i g st ct es?

W at is t e l ad- ea i g ati g f t e f?

Is t e f a ea t e sed f se vices s c as wi d wwas i g, etc.?

If al ead i place, w at is t e t pe f g s ste a d wld is it?

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Q: Whi h se tor (private vs. publi )do the majority of proje ts boo ed todate in 2010 fall?

A: ha ds d w , t e p lic sect . T eo a a sti l s pla is t ickli g d wt t e la dscape levels. We e seei gsc l w k, st eet p jects, d w t wi p ve e ts, pa ks a d ec eati a d

a st eet p jects. We f esee t att e e will e w k ilita ases,p jects i a a eas a d s ac it p jects.

Q: What about the private se tor?

A: T e p ivate sect a ket is still q iet.h weve , i Q1 & Q2 weve ticed t at

e ilde s a e sl wl sta ti g s edel c plexes a d egi i g t ild

agai i seg e ted p ases. o t ei stit ti al side, ive sit w k adsl wed d w t is picki g ack p, a dt ats p a l d e t t e st ck a ketsp sitive i pact e d w e ts. We

ece tl ea d a t s e pp t ities ib st w e e a c ple f ig ive sities

ave l g a ge pla s l ki g t wa d e df 2010 i t 2011.

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An intensive rooftop garden, like the desert lush Aria pool deck at CityCenter in Las Vegas, is easily accessible to building occupantsand planted with trees and shrubs. To maximize the return on thisinvestment, a thoughtful maintenance regimen including monitoringirrigation, feeding and plant care is recommended.

Approximately 360,000 gallons of water circulate through the greenroof that is the Aria pool deck at CityCenter in Las Vegas every four hours. To help offset some of the pool water demands and achieve LEED-Gold status, highly ef cient drip irrigation systemswere installed and are expected to help reduce water consumptionby more than 50% when compared to the traditional spray head irrigation installation.

ARIA LANDScAPE TEAM:

Lands ape Ar hite t - Field operati ns

Lands ape contra tor & Pool General contra tor -ValleyCrest Landscape Devel pment

Q: Whi h business model do you feelwill ontinue to grow in appeal?

A: At Valle C est, we c ti e t elievet at desig - ild is a g eat pp t it fc st e s w wa t t get t ei p jects

g t t f iti i a e ef cie t wa .T e e d es lt p jects weve w ked wit t is delive s ste as ee fasteti eli es, i p ved c st c t l a d ela dscape f eve d lla spe t.

Q: How is business offshore?

A: We ave t eall felt t e i pact ffs e si ess. We ece tl is ed

a ig -e d, sec d e c itp ject i t e ba a as a d middle East

si ess is well de wa .

Q: Whats a major on ern for theremainder of 2010?

A: I ave t e g d f t e t t avelac ss t e c t a d eet a d talk witc st e s a d la dscape a c itects. All f

s t e s ppl side a e c ce ed a tt e est f 2010 a d we d t t i k we eg i g t see c g wt ig t w. based

t e tl k, we e c awli g al g t ett f t e a ket, s its t likel g i g

t get w se t f pe spective, wea e t i ec ve et. I see s i a f agilestate f agg essive p ici g a d ce taiw kl ads w e e a pset like c ti edlack f c edit f devel p e t, a at al

a - ade disaste a apid a df esee spike i p ices at t e f el p p

will pset a ket c diti s.

Q: Where do you see signifcantgrowth?

A: C st e s wa t t ei p pe ties l ki gg eat f esale t elp att act ewte a ts w ic is a g eat pp t it fg wt i t e la dscape i d st . Weveal ead see a l t f w k i e-i agi g p pe ties t at ave g w stale i l ks,

eed t e pdated, p pe ties acq i edas a es lt f t e eal estate d w t . We

ave als ee activel t acki g existi gst ct es ei g et tted i t ee vi e tall -s stai a le ildi gs. A

ece t ep t f mcG aw-hill C st ctited t at t da g ee ildi g c p ises

5 t 9 pe ce t f t e et t a d e vati

a ket activit val e, w ic t a slatest g l $2 illi t $4 illi f ajp jects a all . T e ep t esti ates t at

2014 p jects i t is sect c ld acc tf 20 t 30 pe ce t f t e a ket, w icif acc ate w ld eq ate t $10 t $15

illi i spe di g aj et t p jectsa all .

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TEcHNIcAL NOTES:

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM AT THENORTH cAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART

ONcE A HIT, ALWAYS A HIT Esta lis ed i t e 1940s, t e n tCa li a m se f A t (nCmA) i raleig , n t Ca li a, was t e

st aj a t se t e f ed a d f ded state legislati it e c t . I 2006, t e se cele ated t e g d eaki g f ac - eeded expa si a d e vati . o Ap il 24, 2010, nCmA e-

pe ed as t e ati s la gest a t se a d pa k feat i g walki gpat s, ike t ails, ec l gical a eas, e ecti p ls a d sc lpt ega de s is ed wit a ixt e f ist ical a d c te p a pieces.

PERFEcTING TREE PLAcEMENT, ONE SPEcIMEN AT A TIME Thec st cti tea was tasked wit catal gi g t e iz tal l catia d ve tical g ade elevati f all existi g se vice tilit a d i igatis ste s, as well as t e size a d l cati f all existi g pla ti gs.T is i f ati was eq i ed t e La dscape A c itect i det sea lessl i teg ate t e ew la dscape wit t e existi g w ile

ai tai i g t e sig t li es a d view p i ts c itical t t e se std sc lpt e c llecti . I de t ac ieve t is eq i e e t,

t e tea tagged eac c itical la dscape ele e t tilizi g t e Gl alP siti i g S ste (GPS) capa ilities f A t CAD. T e app ac le tt e La dscape A c itect t e t ls a d data ecessa t c ceive adesig w ic e s ed t e se s sc lpt es c ld e viewed ft e desi ed viewp i ts eve as t e t ees a d la dscape at ed.

AUTOcAD TO EFFIcIENcY W ile its t a ew delive et d,GPS data c llecti st ce tai l all ws p ject tea s t pe fwit t e t st ef cie c w ile ai tai i g t e exi ilit f f t ela dscape i p ve e ts. At nCmA, t ees we e t e pla ted i ala ge ead w a sl pe wit t a d edges, like c sidewalk,w ic t e p ject tea w ld all se t di e si place e t.usi g A t CADs GPS, t e p ject tea acc atel apped all t ees

site a d c llected detailed i f ati speci c t eac i divid alt ee s c as species, age a d ealt .

NORTH cAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART LANDScAPE TEAM:

Owner - n t Ca li a Depa t e t f C lt al res ces

Lands ape Ar hite t - Lappas + have e

General contra tor - ba ill - balf beatt , A J i t Ve t e

Lands ape contra tor - Valle C est La dscape Devel p e t

completion Date: Ap il 2010

Auguste Rodins sculpture The Three Shades in Cantor Courtyard with refecting pool &black bamboo*

Entry Courtyard with River Birch leading to Auguste Rodins sculpture The Thinker*

A refection pool in the West Courtyard

at night*

* Images courtesy of Lappas + Havener