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�� tap ag a ,Professional Category: ® F LANDSCAPE ® raryisigaereiga.gar&teret7‘64\`:rat ARCHITECTURE' ` , avuna,2-0saz 0 ® Making Recycling Easy. Our office locations make it easy for employees to recycle by providing recycling ® bins in both individual offices and common areas. • Supporting Mass Transit. In South Florida, KHA • employees participate in the Employer Discount ® � t- ni r; Program (EDP) with Tri-Rail to receive a discount on '\ s �' J I • public transportation. ,,,,,..-.---,-..--n Green Rankings. In 2010, Engineering News- ` y sa It.�o ® Record ranked Kimley-Horn #26 of the top 100 n„_• �ul4,�y1 l',. : ::e:m;:: :ustainable design ?-`-fie'.. 2r'.ai',�..- >"� A=: `.c f ® advantage is the close coordination of all � , q �� -- ' •• disciplines under one roof. Our staff includes �, ' l (I� t e , ,---.=:-.:--_ , Y.7,7,4 %i'' ,• ® landscape architects; urban and land planners; ,' I!E la fie I, WNt ' f Y�zp-i lq rel I'1 . , civil, transportation, and systems engineers; & . u:� , .. /! '`r,;: • • environmental specialists; and computer/systems __ . _ -. _ __ _ _ - _____ _._ • specialists. Because an ecologically sound design The Key West Resort and Conference Center—aplanned mixed- is a blend of landscape architecture, engineering, use development to be located at the entrance to Key West-is economic, and natural sciences, we can create a seeking LEED`certification with water-use techniques such as • project team with a senior representative from each of capturing rainwaterviacisterns for reuse in irrigation and fire • our key disciplines. Project manager Jonathan Haigh, prevention systems and usingall nati'.'eplant material. ALA is one of our Green Team office representatives. 0 • Low Impact Development. Stormwater management is one of the greatest challenges any municipality faces. Development increases the amount of stormwater runoff and the pollutants that it contains. The current • stormwater regulations are ineffective, but are about to improve with the introduction of new stormwater rules • that will increase limits on pollutants and nutrient runoff in order to improve water quality. The new regulations • will encourage Low Impact Development (LID) solutions such as: bioswales and created wetlands that can help beautify a site, reduce stormwater runoff and improve water quality. Finding the most effective solutions • requires selecting the right landscape architect who is knowledgeable in the following areas: 0 • Green Roofs: Often referred to as a rooftop garden, a green roof is the newest trend in green design. A green roof can help reduce the building's temperature, decrease the impact of environmental pollutants, minimize • the strain on sewer systems, and reduce the heat island effect that causes urban areas to be markedly • warmer than outlying areas. KHA has incorporated green roof design systems into our new KHA Vero Beach ® office building. The roof was designed in-house by our own certified Green Roof Professional. • Drainage: Sustainable design implies a paradigm shift in the way we think about stormwater management. • Unlike the traditional, heavily engineered solutions, our current approach to drainage is to increase surface flows and decrease piped systems through a variety of landscape architectural solutions. This better mimics ® pre-developed conditions for County projects and allows for infiltration and reduced erosive activity. ® Porous pavement: Asphalt and concrete products may be considered to promote infiltration, water quality, and detention of stormwater runoff. Permeable paver systems and grass pavers are additional options. • I o a=o No.12-04-02 r Kimley-Horn UL300014.12o Sunny Isles Landscape Architecture.indd `=r I and Associates,Inc. 0 2-4