GHD Inc., LEED Office Building and Native Landscape

Description

A plant list with all native species and landscaping plan was developed that does not require an irrigation system, thus reducing water demand by 100% of baseline (i.e, from what would be typical for the vicinity). The garden areas were designed to increase garden area and some areas of existing parking lot were cut out to increase usable space. The project received LEED credit for Water Efficient Landscaping SSc1 Path 7 (Reduce Irrigation by Minimum 50%) and Path 8(No Potable Water Use or Irrigation). Samara Restoration contract grew the plants from native stock, installed with local topsoil and 4 inches of fine doug fir mulch. A small swale area receives water from the sign awning and provides both percolation and retention before overflowing to down gradient garden bed and a perforated pipe.