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A Little Knowledge...07-08-13 | News

A Little Knowledge...
Recently, a number of organizations have released construction guidelines that contain nuggets, and sometimes boulders, of information for landscape professionals.

Dark Sky Places, a program by the IDA, which promotes preservation and protection of night skies, updated of their guidelines. darksky.org

The National Park Service's Green Parks Plan focuses on sustainable management of national parks, including reducing water consumption. nps.gov/greenparksplan

The best-practice procedures that the Kings Beach Watershed Improvement Project issued to collect, control and treat runoff serves as a model. placer.ca.gov

The 2013 CALGreen standards has condensed 89 different codes into a baseline of green building benchmarks. bsc.ca.gov/Home/CALGreen.aspx

The Tree Care Industry Association has made the updated ANSI A300, the standard for lightning protection systems in trees, available. tcia.org

Accreditation programs really keep you current. The Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute recently launched their new program called, Accredited Paver Installation Company, which recognizes companies that meet installation best practices. icpi.org/apic