Continuing Education

Wednesday, September 18
1:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

Licensed Landscape Architects and allied professionals can earn 3 one-hour professional development units.

Green Infrastructure: Lessons Learned and Things to Consider

1 PDH/HSW

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. ET

This session will consider a wide arc of green infrastructure considerations beginning with the alignment of green infrastructure to community planning and visioning goals, how to incorporate unique community engagement to educate and champion nature-based solutions at the neighborhood level, and how creating a stewardship plan can support long term success and succession.  The session will use case studies to share design and construction lessons learned and will close with considerations for “the future” of green infrastructure.

Featured speaker: Joy Kuebler, PLA, FASLA

Sponsorship
opportunity available.

Inclusivity: People, Public Furniture & Public Spaces

presented by mmcité
1 PDH/HSW

2:45 - 3:45 p.m. ET

The precise intersection of public spaces and people lies in public furniture. Each piece, whether a transit shelter, park bench or plaza table, is designed for people in the public realm, aiming to include every citizen. In this session, we’ll aim to broaden your understanding of inclusivity within this exact intersection. Public furniture is intended to serve everyone, reflecting the grand idea behind inclusivity and emphasizing the importance of considering it for creating better public spaces.

Learning outcomes

1. Define inclusivity. There are many derivatives and tangential meanings. We will provide a clear understanding of each the more popular derivatives. Inclusivity has its history connected to ADA.

2. Understand why inclusivity matters in the public realm. Also, Inclusivity is about creating best practices for designing places with the intent of serving all citizens. Inclusivity uses diversity as its springboard. Inclusivity elevates safety, health, and the welfare of the communities not only in physical and observational ways, but also in intangible psychological welcoming ways.

3. How to foster inclusivity in private and public projects. We will look at the importance of thorough public input processes. More and more, even private projects are called on to address public concerns as they relate to public amenity spaces. We will look at current best practices.

4. Action steps. Will you be apart or a part? We will challenge designers to use their design voice to provide access to all the components of public space with a focus on activation for diversity.

Featured speaker: Albert Harris

Playground Surface Systems, Standards and Specifications, Implications for State Licensure

presented by Stockmeier
1 PDH/HSW

4:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET

Learn how to protect public health, safety and client investments in playground design by understanding and exceeding current standards. This session will explore the legal liabilities landscape architects face, the importance of setting higher performance standards for injury prevention and surface longevity, and how to ensure your projects meet societal safety expectations. Equip yourself with the knowledge to enhance playground safety and durability while mitigating legal risks.

Featured speaker: Rolf Huber
Rolf Huber has been involved in the supply and production of synthetic play and recreation surfaces since 1981.  He has been actively involved in writing Playground, Running Track, Synthetic Turf and Impact Attenuating Surfaces standards in Canada, the United States and Internationally at the ISO level.  He has been task group chair on many standards and has taught more than 2500 technicians around the work on surfacing inspection around the world since 2001.  He is currently Convenor of the ISO 4980 Benefit-Risk Assessment standards and task group lead on the ISO initiative on Inclusion in Play.