The theme will be Design for Active Living, highlighting ways landscape
architecture and community design affect daily activity levels, and, in turn,
overall health. Christopher Dimond, FASLA, AICP, senior vice president + chairman,
Urban Design and Planning Services, HNTB Corporation, Kansas City,
Missouri;

Ilze Jones, FASLA, AIA, president, Jones + Jones Architects and Landscape
Architects, Ltd., Seattle, Washington;

Mikyoung Kim, ASLA, principal, Mikyoung Kim Design, associate professor,
Rhode Island School of Design, Boston, Massachusetts;

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One of this group's main
initiatives is to promote Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED(R)), which is a voluntary, consensus-based standard for developing
efficient, sustainable buildings.
Several environmental factors contribute to the LEED-compliant
classification of a newly constructed building.

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"Rain Bird is able to participate with LEED in many capqcities
-- be that as a manufacturer of products that help achieve LEED irrigation
requirements or as an ambassador of the program by helping to educate
landscape architects and irrigation consultants about the benefits of LEED.asla . Hilderbrand, FASLA, principal, Reed Hilderbrand Associates, Inc. Harkness, FASLA, professor of landscape architecture,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;

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Many ASLA chapters will work with students from local schools to help them
identify safe walking and biking routes between their schools and homes, so
they may increase their daily physical activity levels .
Regarded as the nation's foremost coalition of leaders promoting
environmental awareness throughout the building industry, the TSGBC supports
the construction of buildings that are environmentally responsible and that
perform to their full, profitable efficiency."

Professional
and student award recipients, their clients, and faculty advisors will be
honored in a ceremony followed by a luncheon at the ASLA Annual Meeting and
Expo, on Monday, October 10, 2005, in Fort Lauderdale , Florida.,
Watertown, MA, as the jury chair;

Beth Dunlop, architecture critic, The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida;

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The program features five categories of professional and student awards:

* General Design;
* Residential Design, a new category in partnership with Garden Design
magazine;
* Analysis and Planning;
* Research; and
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In addition, the national office of ASLA can provide local resources for
the following topics in planning for National Landscape Architecture Month in
April:

* Spring landscape ideas.

Founded in 1899, ASLA is the national professional association for
landscape architects representing more than 15,000 members. ASLA promotes the landscape
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" As a member of the USGBC, Rain Bird will
work with other council members to develop LEED requirements and resources.
Many of Rain Bird's irrigation products can help a site acquire LEED
points. Feiner, FAIA, Honorary ASLA, former chief architect, U.

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The use of non -potable water is crucial to earning LEED irrigation
points.org/awards/2005/rules_entries/index.

This category is for licensed professional architects and the portfolio and resumes of architectural students .

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Landscape architects can
identify the best options to maximize enjoyment for year-round outdoor
living. Two of these five points relate to irrigation and are designated
to "water efficient landscaping.

The Call for Entries also includes the Community Service Award,
recognizing landscape architects and landscape architecture students providing
pro bono service to the community , and the Landmark Award, recognizing a
project completed between 15 and 50 years ago, in partnership with the
National Trust for Historic Preservation. Wilks, FAIA, ASLA, founding principal, W Architecture and
Landscape Architecture, New York City;

Bill Marken, editor-in-chief, Garden Design magazine, Los Altos, CA, will
join the jury in considering submissions in the Residential Design
category; and

Karen Jessup will join the awards jury in considering submissions for the
Landmark Award, representing the National Trust for Historic
Preservation.

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asla . More information on landscape architecture is
available on the web at http://www. Johnson, FASLA , principal and chief design officer, Design
Workshop, Inc.org/awards/2005/rules_entries/jurors . Landscape
architecture is a comprehensive discipline of land analysis, planning, design,
management , preservation, and rehabilitation.

Licensed architects are licensed within a locality to perform professional services.

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Local landscape
architects will use the National Center for Bicycling and Walking's checklists
to help children issue walkability and bikeability "report cards" on their
communities.

* Landscape architecture is the best investment a homeowner can make. Local landscape
architects can help tell the compelling stories of these landmarks, how
they were created, what makes them popular, and how they will be
improved and preserved for generations to come.
The deadline for receipt of the entry form is Friday, May 13, 2005, and
submission materials must be received by Friday, May 27, 2005.


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WASHINGTON, The American Society of Landscape
Architects has declared April 2005 as National Landscape Architecture Month.

* Local "Active Living" sites. New Residential Category Announced

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Studies show that access to resources such as parks, recreational
facilities, bicycle paths, walking trails, and sidewalks can greatly increase
physical activity among residents, lowering obesity and improving health.asla.html)

Gary R., Mexico City,
Mexico;

Suzanne Turner, FASLA, professor emerita, Louisiana State University,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana;

Barbara E.

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April is the perfect time for homeowners to
focus on the exteriors of their homes. Ann Mullins, FASLA, campus landscape architect, University of Colorado
at Boulder;

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Studies show that landscape improvements can increase a home's value by
up to 15 percent -- much better than kitchen or bath renovations . Landscape architects can identify local
projects where active living components have been designed back into the
community, such as a beautiful, walkable downtown streetscape, a park ,
or an accessible civic space., In line with its emphasis on
water efficiency and its efforts to instill The Intelligent Use of Water(TM)
philosophy into all of its business practices, Rain Bird Corporation, the
leading manufacturer of irrigation equipment and water management products,
announces its membership in the U.
(http://www., Denver, Colorado;

Miriam Lehrer, ASLA, founding principal, Mia Lehrer + Associates, Los
Angeles, California;

Mario Schjetnan, FASLA , Grupo de Diseno Urbano, S. Steiner, FASLA, dean, School of Architecture, University of
Texas at Austin, as the jury chair;

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org/lamonth/index. Every community has a local
landscape that is a landmark for residents, whether it is a civic
square, a monument, a park , or recreational facility.

The professional awards jury convening in June will include:
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The student awards jury includes:
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For more information, please visit:
http://www. With the belief that the use of non-potable water is critical to
safeguarding the earth's limited supply of potable water , Rain Bird has
developed an extensive line of products that are designed especially for use
with non-potable water.
It is a great honor to be a part of an organization promoting these high
environmental standards," said Ron Wolfarth, director of Landscape Irrigation
for Rain Bird. Smith, ASLA, principal , Ken Smith Landscape Architect, New
York City; and

Susan S.

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Rain Bird Announces Membership in Environmentally Influential U.S. Green Building Council

GLENDORA, Calif. Green Building Council (USGBC), an
organization renowned for setting environmental precedents among businesses
nationwide .
Rain Bird representatives will also work closely with other landscape industry
professionals and research organizations to`educate others on how buildings'
irrigation systems can be designed to use water efficiently.
"Rain Bird has been a supporter of USGBC and LEED standards for some time.

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* Historic landscape architecture landmarks. Landscape
architecture is a comprehensive discipline of land analysis, planning, design,
management, preservation, and rehabilitation. These factors are each
assigned points, with five out of a possible 69 points pertaining to water
efficiency .S.
General Services Administration, director, Washington Center, Skidmore,
Owings + Merrill LLP, Washington, DC;

Terence G. Learn more about landscape architecture online
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