Committee on the Environment

Committee Chair: Nora Daley-Peng
Executive Committee Representative: David Hilgers and Craig Anderson

This committee performs the following functions:

• Working to preserve, heal and regenerate ecological communities by advancing knowledge, promoting sustainable practices and inspiring stewardship towards a healthy Northwest Environment.

• Education

  • Provide workshops, lectures and site visits in coordination with the Professional Practice and Continuing Education Committee

  • Provide evaluation and feedback on ongoing projects and case studies

• Advocacy

  • Create a culture of caring about sustainability and healthy ecosystems.

  • Celebrate extraordinary work by providing awards.

• Resource Development

  • Gather and make visible the resources that will be helpful to landscape professionals to execute sustainable projects.

  • Provide professionals with the resources that will help them to convince clients to build sustainable projects.

• Best Practices/Standards and Specifications

  • Participate in development of LEED and other standards.

• Network/Partnerships

  • Create connections to National ASLA, Green Building Council, Seattle AIA COTE, Seattle Public Utilities, Seattle’s Sustainable Resource Center, University of Washington College of Architecture and Planning and others.

• Leadership

  • Create support systems within the professional landscape design community in order to promote a healthy environment.
    o Members participate in ongoing projects that further the possibilities in the realm of sustainability and environmental health.