WEEKLY UPDATE: FEBRUARY 23, 2021 |
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Please contact any event organizer directly to determine if the event has been cancelled or rescheduled. As of press time this is what we have, but all of the events are subject to change.
For the latest Coronavirus update from ASLA Colorado CLICK HERE
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2021 ASLA Colorado/Wyoming Awards
Plans are underway for the Awards Event in the fall of 2021. We are unsure if it will be in-person, virtual, or a hybrid event. The Call for Entries is being developed with the goal of posting it in late March with a deadline for submittals in the summer. Stay tuned for more information. CLICK HERE to see last year’s winners (link to the awards page).
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CEU accredited Virtual Learning with Rocky Mountain Recreation
March 16th – April 27th, every Tuesday at 11:30am
Join us this 2021 for VIRTUAL learning opportunities from Landscape Structures experts. Each Tuesday beginning March 16th, 2021, Landscape Structures will be hosting a series of education sessions to earn CEU credits. The sessions will range from new products, design trends, research-based playground design and how to create inclusive play environments.
2021 NEW MEMBER DRIVE
All new members who join ASLA and ASLA Colorado between February 1, and June 30, 2021are eligible to have their chapter dues refunded to them by the chapter. For Full and Affiliate members this is $90.00, for Associate members it is $50.00. (Promo only applies to the first year)
This does not apply to renewing members or lapsed members. If you are a new member who joins in November CLICK HERE to send an email to start the process for your chapter dues refund (we will need your receipt from National and we will send you a form to fill out to receive your reimbursement). Remember, you can pay your dues on a monthly plan through ASLA national. For membership information CLICK HERE.
We’re looking for On-Call Volunteers!
ASLA Colorado is looking to build a network of professionals who are interested in engaging with students and emerging professionals through various volunteer opportunities. We are looking for those interested in taking on mentor roles for students, sitting as jurors on student project critiques and presentations, and engaging in portfolio reviews. Sign up to be added to the pool, and we will reach out as these opportunities arise!
( If interested, please email aslaco.ep@gmail.com to be added to the pool and include which opportunities you would like to be engaged in!)
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This Week’s Opportunities:
Meet a New Sponsor
Excellence in decorative concrete.
Colorado Hardscapes is an elite decorative concrete contractor, leading product innovation, durability, and beauty. We specialize in installing commercial decorative concrete, interior concrete floors, swimming pools, and water features along the Colorado front range. Our goal is to take your passion and creativity and turn it into reality.
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We are dedicated to top-quality decorative concrete by incorporating premium products installed by committed craftsmen and built to last. This is done through our partnership with both Bomanite® and Lithocrete®.
For more than 70 years, we have been a compelling force in our industry. We assess specifics with owners, designers, and builders to devise solutions that accommodate intent, budget, schedule, and constraints. Additionally, our in-house showroom is a great resource to help decision-makers narrow down thousands of possibilities into a handful of options.
Decorative or not, quality concrete must stand the test of time. Colorado Hardscapes’ extremely high standards for quality are based on the rigid application of technical expertise, relentless staff training, and continual oversight.
By providing superior service, we earn client trust and are presented with construction challenges that require us to ask more of ourselves. Strong communication, a willingness to listen, learn, and innovate, along with an insistence on safety, integrity, and teamwork in everything we do, define who we are.
Start with Colorado Hardscapes, finish with confidence.
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Green Infrastructure Policy Virtual Symposium presented by Green Roofs
February 25
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is hosting a virtual symposium dedicated to showcasing successful green infrastructure policies and campaigns. The goal is to promote green infrastructure policy as an effective strategy in COVID19 recovery and overall resilience. GRHC is bringing together policymakers and advocates from across North America who have lead green infrastructure policy programs and campaigns with the goal of making it easier for jurisdictions to implement similar policies and providing a framework that will support organizations in their advocacy efforts.
TCLF’s Good Books, Good Friends Silent Auction
Feb 22 – Mar 15
Virtual
REGISTER NOW for The Cultural Landscape Foundation’s (TCLF) Good Books, Good Friends Silent Auction. The collection includes more than 70 monographs and books by landscape architects, architects, photographers, and allied practitioners with inscriptions, autographs, sketches, watercolors, collages and other additions that make them unique collectors’ items. Participants include Marion Brenner, Jeanne Gang, Walter Hood, Laurie Olin, Kate Orff, Michael Van Valkenburgh, Peter Walker, and dozens of others. There are also rare works by Lawrence Halprin, Elizabeth deForest, Thomas Church, A.E. Bye, James Rose, and more.
Dollars for Design: Optimizing the R&D Tax Credit for Landscape Architecture
Webinar Presented by BRAYN Consulting
March 4th, 12 – 1pm MST
Landscape architecture firms are leaving money on the table by not taking advantage of available tax breaks. Learn how to capture the R&D tax credit and add value to your business. Join Brady Bryan, CEO and Leslie Osborne of BRAYN Consulting, featuring special guest Dillon Diers, Principal of OJB Landscape
Architecture for a must-see educational experience.
LEED Green Associate (GA) Training - Webinar and Online self-paced options:
Become LEED Accredited!
1. February 6 2021 – 1:00PM – 5:30PM EST
2. February 27 2021 – 1:00PM – 5:30PM EST
3. March 11 2021 – 5:00PM – 9:30PM EST
4. March 27 2021 – 1:00PM – 5:30PM EST
5. April 16 2021 – 3:00PM – 7:30PM EST - OR -
6. May 8 2021 – 1:00PM – 5:30PM EST
A. LEED AP BD+C (Level 2) – May 15 2021
On-demand recordings completed at your own pace
ASLA Members can use the discount code ‘sust’ for $50 off the course price!
Jeff Harnar Award Competition
Deadline is March 15, 2021
In collaboration with The Thornburg Foundation, the University of New Mexico School of Architecture + Planning is again hosting the Jeff Harnar Award program and has expanded to include projects in Colorado, Arizona and Utah, the Four Corners states. Awards categories include built, unbuilt and student projects, and emerging practices. Prizes range from $1,500 for student awards up to $10,000 for the top award. Virtual awards ceremony will take place April 16.
CSU LA Days – Virtual Lecture Series
5:00PM MST
CSU’s Annual “LA Days” Lecture Series has moved online for 2021! Hear from some of the best in Landscape Architecture from around the world for FREE. Join us each week for a different speaker, including:
April Philips – March 3
Thomas Woltz – March 10
Blaine Merker – March 24
Chris Grubbs – April 7
Tree Diversity Conference at Denver Botanic Gardens
March 5, 2021 8:30 am - 3 pm
At this seventh annual conference there will be continued exploration of the relationships between landscape design, horticultural practices and the use of a greater variety of tree species.
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NDAL Virtual Courses on Ecology-Based Landscapes
January 4 – March 23, 2021
Virtual
CLICK HERE for Home Gardener & Educator Programs Brochure
NDAL is offering virtual programming for Professional Practitioners and Home Gardeners & Educators. Topics for professionals will range from native design and management to planning for the recruitment of spontaneous vegetation; LACES and other CEUs will be available for those who complete professional courses. Home gardeners can explore methods for wildflower meadow creation, and educators can learn how to incorporate native gardening into their curriculum.
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2021 LARE Preparatory Courses: February Registration Open
February 12-13, 2021 (Section 1-2)
February 19, 20, 21, 2021 (Section 4)
February 26, 27, 28, 2021 (Section 3)
Sarah Gronquist will be continuing to offer this popular series of Preparatory Courses as online webinars in real time, for candidates taking the Landscape Architect Registration Examination.
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February 27, 2021
The Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants Conference promotes the inclusion of native plants in our landscaping to benefit pollinators and songbirds, save water, and restore the beauty and health of nature in the places we live, work and play. While we recommend the use of straight species and local ecotypes wherever possible, we support the use of varieties and cultivars of native species as long as their breeding doesn’t interfere with their ability to function in nature and maintain key relationships with pollinators and other lives.
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ProGreen Expo
Feb. 22-26, 2021
For 2021, ProGreen will be presented as an ONLINE EXPERIENCE. We are committed to continuing the ProGreen tradition of providing education and connections to our community. A presentation to gain vital knowledge and skills to improve business, educate employees and discover the latest information for the upcoming season. Registration Discount for ASLA Colorado members.
CU Denver Scholarship for Landscape Architecture Students
In order to make a tangible difference for underrepresented students and inspire them to help the world through Landscape Architecture, Dig Studio worked with the University of Colorado Denver to establish a scholarship specifically for MLA students in Landscape Architecture, as a component of their Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion Fund (JEDI). Based on this input, the University has enabled the JEDI donation process to include direct donations to the Landscape Architecture Program in support of scholarships for underrepresented students. As a sign of their commitment, Dig Studio has pledged $10,000 to the fund by 2023 and has challenged other Colorado and Wyoming landscape architecture firms to meet or beat their donation!
For more information on how to make your own gift, please CLICK HERE to contact Meg Touborg.
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LEED Green Associate Training
Online – Anytime and Anyplace plus Live Webinars
LEED is simply a sustainability scorecard for green buildings. Buildings can become LEED Certified as can people! The best way to break into the sustainability space is to attain the LEED Green Associate. It also shows employers and clients you have certified knowledge in the field. Since the LEED GA exam doesn’t have a stellar pass rate, the value of the extra letters behind your name will carry even more weight. ASLA Colorado members can receive $50 off the course price by using the discount code “sust”.
Colorado Restaurant Winter Outdoor Dining
CLICK HERE for more information then click the “CO Outdoor Dining Designs” green bar.
ASLA Colorado teamed up with Governor Polis, the Colorado Restaurant Association, AIA Colorado, and other associations to participate in a design charrette (by invitation) on October 19, 2020 to create feasible ideas for outdoor dining concepts for restaurants through Colorado’s cold-weather months (due to COVID restrictions). The link above will take you to the program (which includes grants for restaurants) and if you click the “Workshop Design” or “Winter Resources” tabs you will see the program participants and design results. You can also sign up for more information on the program. A similar program was conducted recently in Chicago CLICK HERE for more information.
University of Colorado College of Architecture and Planning
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Support Fund
The Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) scholarship fund in the College of Architecture and Planning was created to provide opportunities for minority students in the MLA program, to assist with the financial burden of a graduate degree. The profession of Landscape Architecture lacks minority representation across all levels and for this to change, we need financial support for students to take the first step toward becoming landscape architects. “If you wish to donate specifically to the LA program, please note "FOR JEDI LANDSCAPE USE" in the comments box on the second page of the form as you make their gift.”
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