Thursday, October 1, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm – Sustainable Site Design Basics

Delve into the fundamentals of sustainable landscape design, focusing on integrating existing and new buildings sustainably into a landscape, in this New England Wild Flower Society class taught by Tom Benjamin on Thursday, October 1 at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, beginning at 9:30 am. You will investigate sustainable design strategies addressing the ecological, water, energy, and food system links between buildings and their supporting sites. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system and forthcoming SITES (Sustainable Sites Initiative) system will be used. Fee is $108 for NEWFS and Ecological Landscape Alliance members, $127 for nonmembers. Register on line at http://www.newfs.org/learn/our-programs/sustainable-site-design-basics.