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Weekly UPDATE: March 12, 2025

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This Week’s Weekly Update has been delayed due to the holidays.

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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

Legislative Alert

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Colorado Senate Bill 185 increases potential liability for construction professionals (including design professionals) engaged in residential home projects. It is being opposed by GreenCO any comments would be helpful. Please email them to info@aslacolorado.org. A link to the bill is above (scroll down to the bottom of the list).

LARE Study Group

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Join us for a LARE exam study group in preparation for the March 31 - April 16 testing window! Meet with other test takers, share strategies, and ask questions to set yourself up for success! Visit the link above to register!

If you have recently passed the LARE and are interested in volunteering at the study group to share tips and tricks, please email us at ep.aslacowy@gmail.com.

Gardens of Harsh Splendor: Beauty in the Untamed

Create Beauty Design Conference

Friday, March 21, 2025 Longmont Museum

400 Quail Road | Longmont, Colorado

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Join us for the seventh annual Create Beauty Conference this March. We are thrilled to welcome Hans Hesslein and Martha Keen of Apiary Studio as our keynote speakers. Based in Philadelphia, their firm, Apiary Studio, has been at the forefront of regenerative landscapes with a thoughtful approach to sustainable design. In an industry where waste is almost unavoidable, Apiary Studio asks not just how to improve a site, but how to utilize the existing materials in a new way that better serves the client, the community and the surrounding ecology. Their philosophy that what is best for people is also best for the earth drives their modus operandi for each project, resulting in gardens that are distinctively unique.

2025 Jeff Harnar Awards Now Accepting Submissions

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Deadline is March 24, 2025

Greetings from the University of New Mexico!

The Jeff Harnar Awards (architecture and landscape architecture – professional & student categories) are now accepting submissions for 2025. The Jeff Harnar Awards program was created by Garrett Thornburg in 2007 to honor the memory of architect Jeff Harnar, known for his groundbreaking design in contemporary architecture in New Mexico. In 2021 the award was expanded to include built and unbuilt works in the Four Corners States (New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah). Please see the links below for additional details and eligibility.

The deadline to apply is Monday, March 24, 2025.

For 2025 the program includes the following six categories:

Contemporary Architecture in the Southwest ($10,000 Award Prize)
Unbuilt Architecture ($3,000 Award Prize)
Unbuilt Landscape Architecture ($3,000 Award Prize)
Innovative Regional Design (Open category - Jury's selection from all submissions) ($3,000 Award Prize)
Student Architecture ($2,000 First Place; $1,500 Second Place)
Student Landscape Architecture ($2,000 First Place; $1,500 Second Place)

The Jeff Harnar Awards are made possible by the Thornburg Foundation, who has sponsored this program for the past 17 years. The University of New Mexico’s School of Architecture + Planning organizes the competition and determines both the award process and selection of the jury.

2025 Colorado State University ASLA Student Awards Event - Jurors Needed!

End of March

Call for Jury for ASLA Student Awards 2025. The Landscape Architecture Department at Colorado State University is seeking local ASLA chapter members / practitioners to volunteer to serve as jurors to review projects prepared by six student finalists for the annual ASLA Student Awards. The jury will be determining the recipients of the ‘honor’ and ‘merit’ awards for 2025. The review will take place on the CSU campus in Fort Collins during the second week of May. All those interested are urged to contact Jane Choi (jane.choi@colostate.edu), Chair of the Student Awards Committee at CSU by the end of March.

Announcing the 2025 Leicester B. Holland Prize

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The Holland Prize is an annual competition that recognizes the best single-sheet measured drawing of an historic building, site, or structure prepared to HABS/HAER/HALS standards and guidelines. The prize honors Leicester B. Holland (1882-1952), FAIA, chairman of The American Institute of Architects' Committee on Historic Buildings, head of the Fine Arts Division of The Library of Congress and first curator of the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) collection, a co-founder of the HABS program in the 1930s, and the first chair of the HABS Advisory Board.

AWARDS

The winner will receive a $1,500 cash prize and a certificate of recognition. Preservation Architect, the online newsletter of The American Institute of Architects' Historic Resources Committee, will publish the winning drawing. Merit awards may also be given.

DEADLINES

1 August: Submission of entry forms

1 September: Final date that HABS/HAER/HALS staff will review drafts of drawings and/or historical reports

1 August to 1 October: Completed entries accepted (postmark date)

October: Jury meets

Winter: Prize winner announced

PARTICIPANTS

Anyone is eligible to compete in the Holland Prize competition except current HABS/HAER/HALS employees. Participants may be students, or professionals, working alone or as a team.

COST

There is no cost to enter the competition.

LEARN MORE

Visit the Leicester B. Holland Prize Competition webpage here.

2025 11th Annual Tree Diversity Conference Presented by Bartlett Tree Experts

is open for registration.

Friday, March 21st

8:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Lunch will be provided

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IN PERSON: $95 Public, $85 Member*, $55 Student

ONLINE**: $45 Public, $40 Member*, $25 Student

Urban forests throughout the world are under increasing threats of pests, diseases and the effects of climate change. In the Intermountain West, swiftly changing weather conditions and an arid climate challenge us to create diverse urban forests. Our 11th Annual Tree Diversity Conference brings together experts from around the world to explore the relationships between species diversity, landscape design and horticultural practices. Join us to engage in a discussion of strategies, successes and solutions to creating a diverse urban environment.

LEED Green Associate (GA) Training - Why Pursue the LEED Green Associate Credential?

Globally recognized sustainability credential that you can use throughout your career

Over 12,000 successful participants have passed their exams through our training

Superior LEED exam passing rates with our USGBC Faculty-led courses

Exclusive discounts for American Society of Landscape Architects members

Suitable for students and professionals of all experience levels

An excellent way to elevate your resume

Our workshops focus not only on passing the test, but on providing a deep understanding of the material. This ensures that your knowledge is solid and practical, significantly improving your chances of success, especially considering the exam's historically low pass rate.

LEED Green Associate (GA) Training - Webinar and Online Self-Paced Options:

I will be offering live webinars that can be streamed on any of the following dates:

1. March 15 2025 – 1:00PM – 5:30PM EDT

2. April 12 2025 – 1:00PM – 5:30PM EDT

3. May 31 2025 – 1:00PM – 5:30PM EDT - OR -

4. On-demand recordings completed at your own pace

The above options (1-4) are all identical.

Register for a live webinar or start today with our on-demand recorded workshop completed anytime at your own pace here - https://leadinggreen.com/online

Landslide 2024: Demonstration Grounds

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Landslide 2024: Demonstration Grounds is the latest annual, thematic report and digital exhibition in The Cultural Landscape Foundation’s ongoing series, which began in 2004. However, this is the first time the program has not focused on threatened landscapes and landscape features. Instead, attention is directed at thirteen sites across the country that have hosted significant protests; the protests are at the risk of being forgotten.

PHPR Summit - Thriving Together: Let's Live Well, Live Long,

Live Uniquely

March 7, 2025 8am - 4pm

Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

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Join us for a transformative full-day experience designed to connect professionals from parks, recreation, public health, the built environment, libraries, and education to explore innovative approaches to improving quality of life. The summit will delve into the core elements of holistic health, longevity, and community connection, offering a collaborative space for cross-sector learning and actionable strategies.

Sponsor's CORNER

This Week’s Sponsor's Highlight: Summit Recreation

Summit Recreation, together with KOMPAN, understands that protecting our children goes beyond safety surfacing and compliant playgrounds. Protecting our children also means protecting the world that will be handed down to them.

We do more than talk about the importance of preserving our environment and limiting waste. KOMPAN believes that children have the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, and that’s why we have made a commitment to minimize our carbon footprint at every stage of manufacturing and production without compromising safety or quality.

KOMPAN playgrounds are now made with up to 95% post-consumer recycled materials such as ocean waste, used textiles, food packaging waste, plastic bags, etc. Green Sheets are available for all KOMPAN products that state the CO2 footprint and recycled content plus they have a third-party verification from Bureau Veritas, ensuring that we can stand behind our word.

THE NEW STANDARD: WE ONLY DO GREEN

Design freedom and increased sustainability are not mutually exclusive; they go hand in hand. Our playground solutions can be as colorful as your heart desires – but with a dramatically reduced carbon footprint. All KOMPAN playgrounds are made using the highest possible recycled content with a focus on sustainability, not just certain product offerings.

Made Green products are made of up to 95% post-consumer recycled materials: ocean waste, used textiles, used plastic bags, etc and are available in all of our vibrant hues. Made Green products have approximately 50% reductions in carbon emissions compared to traditional products made from virgin sources. KOMPAN EcoCore panels are not only recyclable after use but they have a core made of 100% post-consumer recycled materials. KOMPAN is committed to lowering the use of virgin materials and ensuring that all playgrounds are recyclable at the end of their useful lifecycle.

Born Green means products are made from natural hardwoods like Robinia. Robinia is highly durable and does not require any chemical wood preservatives. KOMPAN Robinia products are also available with a FSC® certification (C004450). The Robinia wood is harvested with zero deforestation; the trees are harvested responsibly, so there is no net forest loss over time.

KOMPAN is taking a crucial step to protect our environment – we owe it to ourselves, to our children, and to future generations. We are not satisfied with merely developing products; we aim to create the playgrounds of the future, where increased sustainability is an integral part of every playground. We have developed ground-breaking new materials for our playground solutions because we aim to demonstrate to our customers that greener playgrounds are possible – without compromising safety, durability, competitive prices, or play value. By using recycled materials and working closely with our suppliers, we have ensured that our products have a significantly smaller environmental footprint. Through innovative solutions, we have found ways to maintain, and even increase, the quality and safety of our products – without increasing prices.