Designing landscapes with sustainability in mind is no longer a matter of preference but one of meeting jurisdictional requirements.
Site designers can harness the power of design software, online resources, and other digital tools to meet new expectations in water-efficient irrigation and on-site water management. And with the help of GIS integrations, plant databases, and smart 2D/3D
object design, creatively managing water in your proposed landscape is easier than ever.
To receive 1 LA CES PDH and 1 APLD CEU, please make sure to login and complete the quiz after watching our webinar.
Video
Landscapes
1h
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Recognize how water needs data can be included in your plant specification workflows, which can quickly fulfill your LEED/SITES-compliant proposed landscape plan.
Learn how technology assists in water budgeting, from defining hydrozones to documenting compliance with a water allowance.
Explore integrations with GIS and other site inventorying data, which help inform pre- and post-development analysis when planning for better rainwater management.
Consider how smart 2D/3D objects in design technology can help realize proposed water management features like green roofs, rain gardens, and bioswales.
Irrigation design for efficiency, analysis, and quantity takeoffs are standard requirements in today’s world of landscape design. The powerful tools within Vectorworks Landmark allow you to place outlets while seeing product-specified performance. Connect piping in your design that’ll calculate friction loss and hydraulic pressure, while automatically sizing the lateral and mainline piping. And, you can place drip tubing while generating true GPH required per zone. Once designed, you can analyze, document, and calculate the irrigation network, creating a robust, water-efficient irrigation design.
Video
Landscapes
48m
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
1. Explore the use of the irrigation design tool set in Vectorworks Landmark.
Learn how to place outlets, pipe, valves, and drip lines.
INTEGRATING DESIGN TECHNOLOGY FOR WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPES
Designing landscapes with sustainability in mind is no longer a matter of preference, but one of meeting jurisdictional requirements. Site designers are increasingly leaning on design software and online resources to make their current design workflows
easier, and also to help meet the new obligations in water-efficient site design. By incorporating the water needs of proposed plants, designing hydrozones for irrigation and calculating water budgets, design applications help you to plan for beautiful
landscapes that maximize water efficiency.
To receive 1 LA CES HSW PDH and 1 APLD CEU, please make sure to login and complete the quiz after watching our webinar.
Video
Landscapes
30m
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
Learn how to quickly define hydrozones that report water needs and areas.
Recognize how documentation time is saved with pre-built MWELO and EPA worksheets that tabulate a project’s Landscape Water Requirement (LWR) / Estimated Total Water Use (ETWU) and compare to its Landscape Water Allowance (LWA) / Maximum Applied Water Allowance (MAWA).
Understand design strategies used to incorporate non-potable water collection elements.
Recognize how water needs data can be appended to reusable plant symbols,which can quickly fulfill your LEED/SITES/MWELO compliant proposed landscape plan
Water efficiency has become an integral part of a landscape professional’s workflow. Join Bryce Carnehl, specification support manager at Hunter Industries, and Eric Berg, RLA, LEED-AP, senior associate | landscape architect at Pacific Coast Land Design as they explore the basics of water conservation through irrigation techniques while applying these best practices within Vectorworks Landmark software.
Video
Landscapes
1 Hour
Intermediate
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Learn how to choose the right irrigation application for a different planting scenarios.
Gain an understanding in how to group similar plants, exposure, and irrigation types into irrigation zones.
Discover ways of regulating irrigation dynamic pressure to ensure optimum product operation.
Explore how to use the BIM capabilities of Vectorworks to calculate and manage water use.
In this overview, you will explore Irrigation Design in Vectorworks software. For this guide, we asked one of our users, Bryan D. Goff, to demonstrate how to use the various irrigation tools available, to create effective irrigation designs. You will be introduced to all of the irrigation tools and their settings.
Video
Landscapes
1 Hour
Beginner
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Explore the use of the irrigation tool set in Vectorworks Landmark.
Learn how to place outlets, pipe, valves, and drip lines.