Winners of the Great Plains Low Impact Development (LID) Innovation Symposium were announced recently during an awards gala held at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa's conference center in Catoosa.
The competition aims to increase the familiarity of LID as an approach to land development (or redevelopment) that works with nature to manage stormwater as close to its source as possible.
Benefits of LID include potential reduced development cost, decreased flood risk, improved water quality, more urban green space, improved urban habitat and increased property values.
Three categories of professional winners included Elm Ridge in Broken Arrow (Mixed Use Development), Sixth Street and Peoria Avenue area in the Pearl District (Commercial Green Street), and Barnard Trace at 17th Street and Lewis Avenue (Urban Residential Development).
Winners received $10,000 to split among their team members.
The winning team for the Mixed Use Development category included employees from W Design, CH2M Hill and LandPlan Consultants.
The winning team for the Commercial Green Street category included employees from DRM Design Group, Sanders Engineering and 1 Architecture.
The winning team for the Urban Residential Development category was represented by Howell & Vancuren, Flanagan & Associates, Jeff Dalton, AIA, and Keithline Engineering.
OSU student Elizabeth Hickman won first place in the student poster contest. The tie for second place went to Jessica Lay and Saroj Kandel, both of OSU.
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The Green Country Sustainability Forum announces a regional Low Impact Development (LID) Design Competition aimed at educating design professionals, built environment decision makers and the public on the positive impacts of LID.
LID is an approach to land development that works with nature to manage stormwater as close to its source as possible. Benefits include decreased flood risk, improved water quality, more urban green space, improved urban habitat, and, in many cases, increased property values. Teams will submit their LID design based on data from properties within the Metropolitan Tulsa area. Teams will consist of licensed landscape architects, architects and engineers. Registration is open until Feb. 14, and submittals are due February 28. Contest category winners will receive $10,000 with prizes also for second place. The Awards Ceremony April 3 will be held in conjunction with the Great Plains LID Research and Innovation Symposium from April 2-4.
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Click here to download the presentation from the Kickoff Event.
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Contact: Jason Vogel P.E., Ph.D.
Telephone: (405) 744-7532
Email: jason.vogel@okstate.edu
The Green Country Sustainability Forum announces a regional Low Impact Development (LID) Design Competition aimed at educating design professionals, built environment decision makers, and the public on the positive impacts of LID. LID is an approach to land development (or re-development) that works with nature to manage stormwater as close to its source as possible. Benefits of LID include decreased flood risk, improved water quality, more urban green space, improved urban habitat, and, in many cases, increased property values. Teams will submit their LID design based on data from properties within the Metropolitan Tulsa area. Teams will consist of licensed landscape architects, architects and engineers. Categories may include Suburban Residential Development; Urban Re-Development; and Green Roadway. A kickoff event is scheduled for Thursday, November 14th at the Mid-Continent Tower, 15th Floor, 401 S. Boston at 4:30pm CST. RSVP to attend kickoff at GCLID@outlook.com Registration is open from November 14th, 2013 to February 14th, 2014. Submittals are due February 28th, 2014. Prize money of up to $10,000 will be awarded to the winning team from each category. The Awards Ceremony on April 3rd, 2014 will be held in conjunction with the Great Plains LID Research and Innovation Symposium from April 2nd – 4th, 2014. Full information can be found at: http://lidcompetition.okstate.edu/
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For more information on this topic contact Jason Vogel at (405) 744-7532 or jason.vogel@okstate.edu
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