2009 SESSIONS

September 10, 2009

Questions & Answers: On the Low Impact Development Design Competition

• Competition Overview and Program Description
• Green Roadway Project
• Attendance Record
• Summary of Questions Asked and Answers Given

June 17, 2009

Storm Water Reuse: The How's and Why's

• Rainwater Harvesting for Irrigation, Dan Pope, Irrigation Consultant
• Modeling a Rainwater Reuse Modeling, Jay Morris, Kimley-Horn & Associates
• Design & Implementation of Harvested Water in Buildings, Ajay Shah, Shah Smith & Associates
• Rainwater Reuse: How and Why, Mark Ulliman, Ben E. Keith Foods

May 27, 2009

The Cost of Water

• Future Water Costs in the Houston Metropolitan Region (PDF), Jeff Taylor, Southeast Texas Division Manager, Freese and Nichols, Inc.
• Water Conservation and LEED Credits (PDF), Mikel Wilkins, Project Manager, Freese and Nichols, Inc.

• Water Conservation in the State of Texas (PDF),Carole D. Baker, Director of Intergovernmental Relations, Harris-Galveston Subsidence District

April 29, 2009

Houston Case Studies: Projects Utilizing LID Features

• Gene Green Beltway 8 Park (LEED Silver registered)

February 3-4, 2009

2-Day Low Impact Development Workshop

• Agenda
• About Larry Coffman
• LID Overview Paper
• 1 LID Intro - Overview
• 2 LID Ecological Goals
• 3 Site Planning Techniques
• 4 Bioretention Design
• 5 H - H Methods
• 6 Developer Persp. - Cost Benefits
• 7 Redevelopment - Retrofit
• 8 Construction issues Ground
• 9 Urban Retrofit Santa Monica Shapiro
• 10 Acomb_Marion County_LID_040207
• 11 Roadblocks

 

2008 SESSIONS

November 17, 2008

1-Day Applied Stream Morpholgy Workshop

Proceedings are not available for this event.

October 2008

Houston Case Studies: Projects Utilizing LID Techniques, postponed due to Hurricane Ike. Rescheduled for April 2009 .

September 2008

2-Day LID Workshop postponed due to Hurricane Ike. Rescheduled for February 2009.

August 2008

No Session this month.

July 17, 2008

City of Houston Announces Changes To Storm Water Design Requirements

• Presentation by Mark Loethen,PE, City Engineer

June 24, 2008

The Sustainable Sites Initiative: Developing A Site-Based Point System for LEED®

• Presentation by Dr. Steve Windhager not currently available. For more information, visit:  www.sustainablesites.org

May 13, 2008

Houston Case Studies: Wastewater Reuse and Rainwater Harvesting

• Wastewater Reuse Case History 1 (PP), Ray Young, PE, President, WaterEngineers, Inc..
• Wastewater Reuse Case History 2 (PP),John Blount,Director of Planning & Operations, Harris County Public Infrastructure Department
• Rainwater Harvest Case History 1 (PP), Kimberly Hickson, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, BNIM Architects
• Rainwater Harvest Case History 2 (PP), Kathleen English, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, English + Associates Architects

April 23, 2008

Storm Water Quality Management During Construction: How will The New Texas General Permit Impact Your Projects?

• Program Handout
• "Construction General Permit Renewal" (PP), Courtney Mize, Storm Water Investigator, Region 12, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
• "Don't Get Cited For A Dirty Site"(PP), Nick Russo, Assitant Group Manager, Watershed Protection Group, Harris County Public Infrastructure Department

March 13, 2008

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February 6, 2008

Harris County Unveils New Low Impact Development Design Regulations: What Can It Mean For Your Projects?

• Program Handout
• "Introduction to Harris County's LID Regulation" (PP), John Blount, P.E., Director of Planning & Operations, Harris County Public Infrastructure Department
• "Hydrology of LID" (Resource Guide only), Jennifer Walker, P.E., CFM, Associate Vice President, Dodson & Associates
• "Economics of LID" (PP), David Peters, P.E. CFM, D.WRE, Project Manager, Camp Dresser McKee (CDM)
• "LID Application Profiles" (PP), Kevin Shanley, ASLA, President, The SWA Group