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GreenWorker Showcases Art at First Thursday

greenworkspc — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:07:53 +0000

Greenworks landscape designer, Azad Sadjadi, will be displaying some paintings at Graeter Art Gallery for an upcoming art show. His work, along with Roscoe Hall II, Joseph McVetty, and Jeff Betz will showcase from February 2^nd until February 25^th. The show is entitled “Mapquest,” and is summarized by the gallery as, “Four visionaries’ creative masquerade in search of their contemporary identity and the ambiguous plotting of a marginal address.”

The First Thursday opening reception will be from 5PM-10PM on February 2^ndat Graeter Art Gallery (131 NW 2^nd Ave, Portland).

You can see more of Azad’s work at his website: azadsadjadi.wordpress.com

A Neighborhood Shows Support for Their New Park

greenworkspc — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:10:56 +0000

GreenWorks recently conducted the first of two public workshops for the Anderegg Property Park in the City of Damascus. The purpose of the open house was to engage the community to learn what they would like to see in their new neighborhood park. The event was well attended with residents and children from the Trillium neighborhood who were all excited to hear about the plans for a park and provide feedback on what they would like included in the design of the park. Children were also allowed to participate and provided imaginative designs for their vision of a park as illustrated in the image below. The park is a joint partnership with the City of Damascus and the North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District.

Ben Johnson (GreenWorks) presenting Site Analysis information with Michelle Healy (North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District) and Chris Hawes (Damascas Citizens Community Involvement)

Inspirational Kid Sketch from Public Meeting

FINAL DESIGN: CAROLWOOD PARK PLAYGROUND UPGRADE

greenworkspc — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:31:31 +0000

Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District (THPRD) has posted the final design renderings for the new playground design at Carolwood Park. The park district is replacing another old and out-of-date playground in a continued effort to maintain recreational opportunities for young people that are up-to-date, safe and fun. GreenWorks helped THRPD develop a new playground design based on feedback from a public meeting and an online survey conducted earlier this year. In addition to the new playground equipment, new site amenities include: an ADA accessible pathway and ramp, a bench and picnic table.

The new playground will be completed this summer. THPRD is looking for volunteers in the neighborhood to help with installation. More information can be found on the park district website.

Happy Holidays from GreenWorks

greenworkspc — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:11:14 +0000

GreenWorks Awarded On-Call Civil Engineering Contract

greenworkspc — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:02:58 +0000

GreenWorks was recently awarded a contract with the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services for On-Call Engineering Services. We will provide BES services for work under Category 4: Drainage, Water Quality and Habitat Enhancement. GreenWorks is dedicated to developing innovative and sustainable solutions for the management of stormwater and the restoration of our natural systems, and our history of working with engineers and BES gives us a solid foundation on which to provide services for Category 4 work.

This is a unique situation to lead this effort as landscape architects; engineers typically lead the contract. We are excited about our lead role in the upcoming projects regarding drainage, water quality and habitat enhancements.

Our full team includes the following specialists for the Category 4 projects:

GreenWorks – Project Managers | Landscape Architecture

KPFF Civil Engineers

ESA – Environmental Science and Planning

Salmon River Engineering, LLC

Habitat Concepts – Restoration Specialist

Geotechnics, LLC

Wyeth Columbia River Treaty Fishing Access Site – Planting after 1 Year

greenworkspc — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:55:25 +0000

Plants have been in the ground at the Wyeth site for nearly one year now and are thriving, as the comparison photos showing the condition at time of planting and a year later attest to. The Wyeth project is now complete having met requirements for a one year plant establishment period. To find out more about this project, please use the links provided below for past articles about this project.

http://greenworkspc.wordpress.com/2011/01/28/rufus-restoration-planting-completed/

http://greenworkspc.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/native-planting-restoration-begins-at-the-wyeth-columbia-river-treaty-fishing-access-site/

http://greenworkspc.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/wyeth-columbia-river-treaty-fishing-access-site-breaks-ground/

Photo taken January 2011, after plant and seed installation

Photo taken end of October 2011

Madrona Studios Revitalizes Rose Quarter Housing

greenworkspc — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:59:25 +0000

As part of the design team for Madrona Studios, GreenWorks provided landscape architecture services for the project, which is featured in the Fall Oregon Facilities issue highlighting the revitalized affordable housing building. Formerly a Ramada Inn within Portland’s Rose Quarter, Madrona Studios added 176 affordable housing units that now use, “27 percent less energy than a standard building of the same costs.” The article explains ways the project team found to cut water, energy, heat, and lighting consumption for the retrofitted building. The project resulted in an overall $42,000 annual cost savings for the project led by Central City Concern.

The full article can be found at:

http://issuu.com/jengomedia/docs/orfall2011?mode=window&backgroundColor=%23222222

GreenWorks designed frontage improvements that improve safety and accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists in and around the site. Frontage improvements include the conversion of a vacated street into a striking and lush new planting area that provides year-round interest along this heavily travelled corridor. Additionally, GreenWorks worked closely with architects and engineers in retrofitting the building’s parking garage deck to accommodate new ecoroof planting areas, a gathering area with special paving, and improved ADA-accessibility for residents.

Madrona Studios

Phytoremediation in Landscape Architecture

greenworkspc — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:38:18 +0000

Jeff Boggess, Landscape Designer

GreenWorks’ Associate Jeff Boggess recently attended the Constructed Wetlands and Poplar Remediation Technical Tour, put on by the International Phytotechnology Society as part of their 8^th Annual Conference in Portland this September. Jeff gave an in-office lunchtime presentation on the experience, followed-up by an online article in this month’s Oregon ASLA LANDbytes. Inside he recaps the tour stops at 5 constructed wetlands and poplar plantations in the Willamette Valley Region and talks about potential opportunities for landscape architects to further enrich their stewardship role by making phytotechnology common practice in their designs.

You can check out the article here:

http://www.aslaoregon.org/updates/articles/phytoremediation-in-landscape-architecture

Derek Sergison Joins GreenWorks

greenworkspc — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:56:23 +0000

GreenWorks recently welcomed Derek Sergison to the team as a Landscape Designer. Derek joins us from California where he studied Landscape Architecture at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona. Derek’s direct experience in environmental, transportation, and graphic design projects makes him a valuable addition to our firm. Derek’s primary interests lie in urban growth and the way it impacts protecting and enhancing natural resources. He is currently taking on a diverse range of projects including green infrastructure, urban development, recreation, and environmental enhancements. Derek’s personal activities include mountain biking, hockey, golf, skydiving, drawing, and photography.

Derek Sergison, Landscape Designer

Beverly Cleary School Completes Bioswale Construction

greenworkspc — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:59:27 +0000

The school community at Beverly Cleary School in NE Portland recently completed construction on a bioswale as part of an overall landscape plan entitled the “Learning Landscape Project.” The project was inspired to develop a system that improved the school’s impact on urban stormwater. The bioswale works to mitigate the impact of polluted stormwater by collecting and filtering the water before it drains in to sewers, rivers, or streams.

GreenWorks’ Michelle Mathis led the design effort of this project working with the Beverly Cleary School community. The Beverly Cleary K-8 School is a two-campus school; Kindergarten and first grade students are housed at the Hollyrood campus, and the second through eighth grade students are housed at the Fernwood campus. They built and planted a swale at the Fernwood School in the spring of 2006, but the downspouts were never disconnected to feed into the swale.

For more information and a video on the downspout visit:

http://greenworkspc.wordpress.com/2011/01/05/2501/