Our mission is to provide an unbiased source of helpful information regarding sustainability to landscape architects, civil engineers, architects and others interested in this subject. The following links will connect you to individual studies for your reference.
Stewardship Committee News and Past Events
From Gray to Green: The Nature of Green Streets in San Diego
The Green Streets event introduced the concept of green streets and examined how to achieve its numerous beneficial components in [...]
Stewardship Committee Hosts Event: Sustainable Strategies – Trees, Plants and Pests
The first workshop of our “Sustainable Strategies” series of focuses on how to ensure climate appropriate plants are selected and [...]
Stewardship Committee Hosts Event: MWELO Updates & Stormwater Requirements “Kliff” Notes
The San Diego ASLA Stewardship Committee Hosted an Event to Discussing the Latest MWELO Updates + Stormwater Requirements “Kliff” Notes. [...]
MWELO Public Comments are due by this Sunday 3-13-16
A major thank you to everybody who attended and participated in our MWELO and MS4 workshop yesterday. There was a [...]
Stewardship Committee Hosts Workshop Discussing Tree Re-Leaf in Urban Settings
The San Diego ASLA Stewardship Committee hosted an educational Workshop to discuss Tree Re-Leaf in Urban Settings. This workshop was [...]
Stewardship Committee Hosts Workshop on Low-Impact Development Solutions
The San Diego ASLA Stewardship Committee hosted an educational Workshop to Discuss Low-impact Development Solutions on April 30, 2015 at [...]
Stormwater Management / Creative Low Impact Development Program – April 30
The San Diego ASLA Stewardship Committee will be hosting an educational event on April 30 at Silver Gate Yacht Club [...]
Discussions on Low-Impact Development (LID) Bioswales and Bioretention Solutions
On March 14th, 2014, the ASLA San Diego Chapter Stewardship Committee invited design professionals, contractors, City/County agencies and students to [...]
Overcoming Barriers to Creative Low Impact Development (LID) Solutions Workshop
The Stewardship Committee of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) San Diego Chapter and Belgard Hardscape present a workshop [...]
Return On Investment (ROI) Case Studies
Business Park Sustainable Design - Return On Investment Study (25MB). Also, see videos below under "Overcoming Barriers to Creative [...]
Sustainable Design
Chris Roesink (Hunter Industries) and Raul Avila (FX Luminaire) hosted a site tour of Stone Brewing World Bistro [...]
Sustainable Landscape Maintenance Panel Discussion
A panel discussion about creating and maintaining sustainable landscapes sponsored by the San Diego Chapter of the American Society of [...]