“Most communities have developed in similar ways regardless of climate. Design principles have facilitated swift conveyance of stormwater and the pollutants it carries into receiving waters. This practice and other unfortunate consequences of past design must change,” says Tom Liptan.
Stormwater Guidebook (200pixels)
KAS
“Stormwater Planning: A Guidebook for British Columbia” formalized a science-based understanding to set performance targets for reducing rainwater runoff volumes and rates.
The “Guide to Sustainable Design with Concrete” is a tool developed to assist the design community in their drive toward sustainable design. The guide includes an application of the Water Balance Model to demonstrate the use of pervious pavers.
The Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) – commissioned a research project to create “Stormwater Source Controls Design Guidelines 2005”. The objective of this project was to promote effective implementation of rainwater source controls in the Georgia Basin region of British Columbia.
In British Columbia, the technical language is being simplified. Six simplified categories have been defined, one of which is Infiltration Swale Systems.
In British Columbia, the technical language is being simplified. Six categories have been defined, one of which is Rain Gardens.
In British Columbia, the technical language is being simplified. Six simplified categories have been defined, one of which is Absorbent Landscapes.
“Water-sensitive Urban Design” (WSUD) is a term used in Australia to describe sustainable water cycle management in the urban landscape. To assist practitioners in designing rainwater source control measures, A Handbook for Australian Practice was published in 2005. The Handbook is a compilation of proven approaches that are aimed at solving everyday problems of small-scale rainwater management.
Rain Garden
GVRD
The design guidelines were commissioned in 2005 to reduce information barriers that stand in the way of effective implementation of rainwater source controls in the Georgia Basin region of British Columbia.
“The key is what we do at the site scale because our actions over time can either have cumulative impacts or cumulative benefits. Drawing on the District’s GIS resources, I was able to identify representative properties from different eras – 50 years ago and today – to illustrate how the current approach to site development results in dramatically greater volumes of surface volume,” stated Richard Boase.
