Changes

Institutional sites present many opportunities for landscaped area retrofits.  Often found along pedestrian pathways and adjacent to buildings, landscaped areas are ideal for establishing highly visible LID practices like bioretention areas or bioswales. Gardens and parking islands in close proximity to buildings can be converted to bioretention areas and/or irrigated via a rainwater harvesting system.

Institutional sites present many opportunities for landscaped area retrofits.  Often found along pedestrian pathways and adjacent to buildings, landscaped areas are ideal for establishing highly visible LID practices like bioretention areas or bioswales. Gardens and parking islands in close proximity to buildings can be converted to bioretention areas and/or irrigated via a rainwater harvesting system.

To reduce site maintenance costs on large properties, site owners should consider alternative landscaping to a high-maintenance lawn. No-mow or naturalized areas require minimal maintenance compared to mown grass areas and can greatly reduce site runoff by encouraging interception by tree canopies and evapotranspiration by green vegetation. Naturalized areas with cleanly mowed edges and colourful plant species can still give the impression of an orderly and attractive landscape.

To reduce site maintenance costs on large properties, site owners should consider alternative landscaping to a high-maintenance lawn. No-mow or naturalized areas require minimal maintenance compared to mown grass areas and can greatly reduce site runoff by encouraging interception by [[tree]] canopies and [[evapotranspiration]] by green vegetation. Naturalized areas with cleanly mowed edges and colourful plant species can still give the impression of an orderly and attractive landscape.

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! [[Bioretention]]

! [[Bioretention]]

! [[Bioswales]]

! [[Bioswales]]

! Soakaways

! [[Soakaways]]

! Perforated pipe systems

! [[Perforated pipe systems]]

! [[Rainwater harvesting]]

! [[Rainwater harvesting]]

! [[Landscape alternatives]]

! [[Landscape alternatives]]

! Prefabricated modules  

! [[Prefabricated modules]]

! [[Green roofs]]

! [[Green roofs]]

! [[Pollution prevention]]

! [[Pollution prevention]]