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ASLA Released Resources for LAs to Achieve Zero Emissions10-07-24 | Association News

ASLA Released Resources for Landscape Architects to Achieve Zero Emissions

Guides Cover Specifications, Design Process, and Navigation for Environmental Product Data
by Rebecca Radtke, LASN

ASLA continues their path to achieving zero emissions by 2040 through plans in their Climate Action Plan and free related resources.

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) released a trilogy of freely available guides developed to assist landscape architects in achieving the ASLA Climate Action Plan.

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The resources were developed by the ASLA Biodiversity and Climate Action Committee, which consists of landscape architects charged with implementing key aspects of the plan.
"These guides are the practical tools landscape architects have been asking for. They help turn every project into an opportunity to get on a path to zero emissions," said ASLA CEO Torey Carter-Conneen. "They take our high-level goals and break it down for everyone - showing landscape architects and industry partners how to get there, step by step."
Just earlier this month, 26 landscape architecture CEOs announced that the profession will be a zero-emission profession by 2040. The 26 CEOs represent the world's largest and some of the most influential landscape architecture firms and confirmed the industry's commitment to the ASLA Climate Action Plan. In 2021, the association signed the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) Climate Action Commitment in Glasgow, Scotland. The plan is rooted in three key goals and six key initiatives of IFLA Climate Action Commitment.
The free guides include Decarbonizing Specifications, Decarbonizing the Design Process, and Navigating Environmental Product Data.

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