New standards for sustainable development include LEED (Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design) and the Sustainable Sites Initiative. As early as 1989, we were certified as a Natural Resource Expert by Global ReLeaf. We maintain registered/certified planners, landscape architects, arborists and environmental professionals including LEED AP Accreditation. One of our projects is also one of the first case studies recognized by the Sustainable Sites Initiative and another recently was awarded LEED Gold Certification.
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Innovative site design features for water management and the outdoor environment were integrated by a collaborative effort of Ekistics Design Studio working with the project A/E team. The campus parking lot was designed with bio-swales and a series of compartmentalized detention ponds to effectuate a treatment train effect. Continue reading
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Ekistics Design Studio was the lead consultant responsible for site planning, engineering and landscape architecture for the Florida Aquarium exhibit queuing garden, eco-parking lot, exterior exhibit areas/graphics, and administrative offices. Continue reading
© 2011 Ekistics Design Studio, Inc.. All rights reserved.
Sustainable Development- Multi-family Housing Eco Oaks was envisioned and designed to be the first “green” affordable housing project in the State of Florida. The owner/developer, “not for profit” Tampa Crossroads, Inc. is currently seeking certification for LEED for Homes – … Continue reading