CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE

GREEN COUNTRY LID COMPETITION!

(Northeast Oklahoma) The finals event was held and the winning teams were announced during the Awards Gala at the Great Plains Low Impact Development (LID) Innovation Symposium, held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Catoosa, OK on April 3rd, 2014.

The goal of the LID competition is to increase the familiarity of LID as an approach to land development (or re-development) that works with nature to manage stormwater as close to its source as possible, and to now carry on the discussion with public and private entities. Benefits of LID include potential reduced development cost, decreased flood risk, improved water quality, more urban green space, improved urban habitat, and, in many cases, increased property values.

There were three categories of professional winners: Elm Ridge in Broken Arrow (Mixed use Development), 6th Street & Peoria area in the Pearl District in Tulsa (Commercial Green Street), and Barnard Trace at 17th & Lewis in Tulsa (Urban Residential Redevelopment).  Each of the three category winners were presented with a $10,000 “big check” to split amongst their hardworking team members and pervious brick trophies donated by Xeripave, LLC.

The winning team for the Mixed Use Development category was comprised of employees from the following companies: W Design, LLC; CH2M Hill, and LandPlan Consultants.Their presentation can be viewed here. See their supporting documents here.

The second-place team for the Mixed Use Development category was comprised of employees from the following companies: 1Architecture; DRM Design Group; and Sanders Engineering. Click here to view their supporting documents.

The winning team for the Commercial Green Street category was comprised of employees from the following companies: DRM Design Group; Sanders Engineering, Inc; and 1Architecture. Their winning presentation can be viewed here. See their supporting documents here.

The second-place team for the Commercial Green Street category was comprised of employees from the following companies: LandPlan Consultants; Meshek & Associates, LLC; Fritz Bailey, P.C. Click here to see their supporting documents.

The winning team for the Urban Residential Development category was represented by employees and individuals as follows: Howell & Vancuren, Inc; Flanagan & Associates, LLC; Jeff Dalton, AIA; and Keithline Engineering. Their presentation can be viewed here. See their supporting documents here.

The second-place team for the Urban Residential Development category was comprised of employees from the following companies and institutions: Oklahoma State University; and Wallace Engineering. Clickhere to see their supporting documents.

The judging consisted of Expert judging by a panel of experts that counted for 80% of the final score in advance of the Awards presentation, and onsite Jury judging which counted for the remaining 20% of the scoring.