Facilities Planning, Design, Construction
Campus Landscape Design & Maintenance: Creating Value and Preserving Your Investment
This session will present attendees with a thoughtful and comprehensive overview of campus landscapes and how they can establish lasting value at an academic institution. It will examine the history of campus landscapes, their vital role in the academic experience, how areas can be prioritized to maximize value of dollars spent, cost of installation along with do's and don'ts, the importance and limitations of maintenance and its impact on the bottom line cost for universities, and how a simple detail in a landscape guideline can cost you forever! Additional discussions will include grasses, plantings and the value of irrigation standards. The attendee will come away with a broader knowledge of landscapes along with sensitivity to costs and pitfalls in installation, maintenance, etc. The attendee will better understand the importance and limitations of landscape guidelines, thereby ensuring an enhanced campus experience for the next 100 years.
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