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UNDERSTAND OF NEED \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ SUSTAINABILITY & LOW IMPACT DESIGN David Volz Design is committed to delivering public landscapes that are sustainable and beautiful. We embrace the principles of design that encourage stewardship of our resources, respect for the environment and creative sustainable practices. Through our affiliation with LEED's, we identify and quantify the sustainability of our designs. Our team has extensive experience with Public Works Agencies delivering storm water management practices that mimic natural hydrological cycles. We implement integrated management practices into every project. Low Impact Design development (LID) is an alternative site design strategy that uses natural and engineered infiltration and storage to control storm water where it is generated. Projects under LIDs design are uniquely site specific in their effort to reduce runoff and volume, reduce pollutants and fertilizers, and maintain pre -development surface temperatures. All of which are problematic for conventional storm water management. Key goals include reducing downstream flooding, erosion, and scour from natural waterways. Benefits of LID practices include cost saving over expensive infrastructure. Utilizing bio-swales and sunken lawns allow for the discernment and infiltration of runoff. Bio-swales offer opportunities for biodiversity utilizing native plant material that can remedy the degradation of native habitats. Additionally, LID aesthetics can enhance and beautify the built environment and landscapes by use of pervious pavers and alternative natural paving materials. A beautiful and sustainable landscape starts with a clear understanding of the client's requirements, the site and environs and a creative approach to the design process. Water efficiencies, energy use reductions, waste reduction, recycled content and localized material's sourcing can all be quantified and are an integral part of our design. Resource conservation through the use and specification of recycled and reused materials and identification of locally sourced goods are important sustainability issues. Water resources are conserved through our thoughtful low water use planting schemes, precise irrigation layout and control systems, as well as, stormwater capture, cleaning and reuse. For pollution prevention, stormwater recycling plans are embraced and integral to our designs. On -site water detention, bio filtration, permeable pavement, and many other measures are creatively incorporated into the landscapes we design. David Volz Design is dedicated to the opportunity and challenge of creating unique spaces and special places that draw inspiration from the environs and the community. David Volz Design believes the very definition of sustainability speaks of environments that are well used and enjoyed, and maintainable over time. We at DVD believe that the ultimate measure of sustainability of any public space has to be high use and enjoyment over the long term. .......................................: Low Impact Design Benefits • Reduce runoff4educe flooding • Reduce pollutants & fertilizer • Reduce sediment runoff & scour • Improved infiltration ground water recharge • Cost savings over conventional design • Biodiversity in the urban habitat • Streamlined design functionability • Aesthetics Low Impact Design IMPs Non -Structural: • Reduced impervious areas • Disconnect from conventional storm water systems • Reduce disturbed areas of development • Minimize gradinghfeduce construction impacts • Preserve natural drainage and vegetation Structural: • Bioretention including vegetated swales and bio- swales • Permeable pavements • Green roofs • Cisterns/Recycling ......................................... \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ NoVp ON -CALL LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT SERVICES, CITY OF SANTA ANA