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a beautiful tailored aesthetic for the owner, while also serving as a more absorbent landscape that reduces stormwater runoff and conserves water on site. The garden also uses an [[Infiltration trench]] for
 
a beautiful tailored aesthetic for the owner, while also serving as a more absorbent landscape that reduces stormwater runoff and conserves water on site. The garden also uses an [[Infiltration trench]] for
 
irrigating the planting bed and [[Permeable pavement]] on the pedestrian paths and seating area. Read more about this design concept by clicking the button above.
 
irrigating the planting bed and [[Permeable pavement]] on the pedestrian paths and seating area. Read more about this design concept by clicking the button above.
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This report, released by CVC this year (2022) provides a thorough overview of the monitoring work done at the Imax Corporate Headquarters, located in Mississauga, ON. The parking lot was expanded and retrofitted with a combination of traditional asphalt and [[Permeable pavement]]. The asphalt runoff drains to one of three vegetated [[Bioretention]] units on site. The The parking lot runoff is collected, absorbed and filtered by these LID practices before entering a [[Wetland]] adjacent to the parking lot. Read more about these features performance over this multi-year study by clicking the button above.
      
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