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Use Sustainable Methods and Materials
Design
Design with existing and local materials from sustainable businesses
Specify renewable, biodegradable, recycled materials
Specify new materials with recycled content
specify locally sourced materials
Avoid specifying toxic products or materials
Specify paints, sealants and coatings that emit low levels of VOCs
Consider human health issues in plant selection
Use edible plants in planting design
Avoid noxious weeds, allergens, poisonous plants
Design to maximize use of water and energy conservation options
Construction
Use closed system management
Salvage, reuse, compost, recycle materials from site
Dispose of waste material in the most environmentally sound manner
Use of landscape materials that are salvaged or have recycled content
Manage stormwater onsite
Manage erosion through Temporary Erosion and Sediment Control (TESC) practices
Install LID and GSI features
Maintenance
Minimize fuel use, air and noise pollution
Use energy efficient vehicles, equipment, power tools
Maintain vehicles, equipment, power tools
Use closed system management
Recycle, reuse organic matter
Provide plant nutrition from renewable materials
Reuse salvaged materials on site
Support sustainable business practices
Send organic debris and materials that can't be used onsite to offsite composting or recycling facility
Practice PHC
Know your plants
Determine key problems: biotic and abiotic
Optimize plant health
Study the landscape ecosystem
Employ IPM Stategies
Practice IPM
Create IPM plan to produce long term, sustainable suppression and prevention of pests and diseases
Avoid using toxic products
Establish action thresholds for actively managing pests
Use cultural, mechanical and biological IPM strategies
Create diversity in landscapes to encourage natural, biological pest control processes
If pesticides are necessary, choose least toxic products
Be aware of human health and safety issues in landscapes
Provide regular training for staff
GSI Function, repair, maintenance
Use and maintenance of irrigation systems
Wildlife Identification
Proper Pruning
PHC Practices, strategies, methods
IPM Practices, strategies, methods