Green Infrastructure

Green infrastructure manages water through natural processes, slowing water so it can be absorbed and filtered on site. These briefs introduce real estate projects and parks incorporating green infrastructure best practices that introduce operational efficiencies, improve the building user experience, enhance aesthetics, and generate opportunities for improved public health, among other benefits.

Cook Park

Park, Bioretention swales, Detention basin, Filtration systems, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Native plants & trees, Natural drainage system, Rain gardens

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Chicago, Illinois

Studio Gang

Commercial & office, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Green roofs, Native plants & trees, Natural drainage system

Oak Park, Illinois

District House

Multi-family, Residential, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Green roofs, Native plants & trees

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cedar Rapids River Corridor Redevelopment Plan

Flood walls, Green infrastructure & landscape features

Washington, District of Columbia

District Wharf

Master planned community, Efficient fixtures or irrigation, Elevated mechanicals, Grade elevation & access, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Green roofs, Native plants & trees, Permeable pavement, Rain gardens, Rainwater cistern, Tree boxes

Tucson, Arizona

Meander Bend Park

Park, Climate/ hazard modeling, Green infrastructure & landscape features

Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Rose

Residential, Efficient fixtures or irrigation, Filtration systems, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Native plants & trees, Rain gardens, Rainwater cistern, Reuse systems, Stormwater vault

Washington, D.C.

The Avenue

Mixed use, Filtration systems, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Green roofs, Rainwater cistern, Retention pond or ice rink, Reuse systems

Harris County, Texas

Stonebrook Estates

Master planned community, Bioretention swales, Detention basin, Filtration systems, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Natural drainage system

Buffalo Bayou Park

Park, Detention basin, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Native plants & trees, Natural drainage system, Retention pond or ice rink

Detroit, Michigan

Coleman A. Young Municipal Center

Community facility, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Green roofs

Caldwell, Idaho

Indian Creek Daylighting

Park, Bioretention swales, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Native plants & trees, Natural drainage system, Permeable pavement

Central Addition LIV District

District, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Permeable pavement, Renewable & distributed energy, Tree boxes

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Penn Park

Park, Bioretention swales, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Monitoring systems, Native plants & trees, Rain gardens, Rainwater cistern, Reuse systems

Portland, Oregon

Meier & Frank Delivery Depot

Commercial & office, Bioretention swales, Efficient fixtures or irrigation, Filtration systems, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Green roofs, Monitoring systems, Rainwater cistern, Reuse systems

Raleigh, North Carolina

Market at Colonnade

Commercial & office, Bioretention swales, Detention basin, Efficient fixtures or irrigation, Filtration systems, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Monitoring systems, Rainwater cistern, Reuse systems

Seattle, Washington

High Point

Residential, Bioretention swales, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Native plants & trees, Natural drainage system, Permeable pavement, Rain gardens, Retention pond or ice rink

Encore!

Master planned community, Filtration systems, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Native plants & trees, Permeable pavement, Reuse systems, Stormwater vault

Washington, District of Columbia

Canal Park

Park, Bioretention swales, Filtration systems, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Green roofs, Rain gardens, Rainwater cistern, Retention pond or ice rink, Reuse systems, Tree boxes

Burbank, California

Burbank Water and Power EcoCampus

Community facility, Detention basin, Filtration systems, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Green roofs, Native plants & trees, Permeable pavement, Reuse systems, Tree boxes

Boston, Massachusetts

Atlantic Wharf

Mixed use, Efficient fixtures or irrigation, Filtration systems, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Green roofs, Native plants & trees, Rainwater cistern, Reuse systems