The Green Building Roundtable meets on a quarterly basis to discuss the current and emerging trends in green building technologies and sustainable building and site design. Experts and interested individuals in the field meet and participate in these interactive discussions which also include tours and presentations. Below is an archive of previous Green Building Roundtable topics and associated resources:
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Low-Impact Development Techniques and Green Building - October 2008
This session discussed the pros and cons of various LID techniques and how these methods can save money and promote better storm water management on-site. After discussing LID and the MA DEP’s new State Stormwater management Standards participants spoke with the design engineer and owner and operator of One Jackson Place who recently installed biofiltration landscape islands at their facility in Devens. Participants were able to view the functioning LID techniques first-hand and discuss design, construction, operation and maintenance issues and the pros and cons of LID. Participants left with a better understanding of where LID approaches can be implemented and how they can save on upfront materials costs as well as long term-maintenance. The following are links to some of the resources that were made available to attendees:
LID Handouts
Chicago Green Alley Handbook
Littleton LID BMP Manual
EPA Study on LID Costs
Stormtech Subsurface Stormwater Management
UNH Stormwater Center