{"id":544,"date":"2017-03-18T10:12:37","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T10:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vlandscapes.com\/?page_id=544"},"modified":"2017-03-29T11:21:36","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T11:21:36","slug":"therapeutic-healthcare-gardens-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vlandscapes.com\/?page_id=544","title":{"rendered":"Rooftop &amp; Ecological Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By working with nature we can maximize sustainable growth and human comfort.<\/p>\n<p>Every project site has its own conditional set of microclimates.\u00a0 Designing and building <em>in-harmony<\/em> with site conditions such as seasonal weather patterns (wind, drainage, sun\/shade, hot-humid-arid pattens), soil types, native plant material, rooftop, and impervious surfaces can increase sustainability and decrease home and facility energy costs.<\/p>\n<p>Some selected design and construction techniques that encourage ecological sustainability and energy conservation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plant wind screens with multi-row pattens (wind break).<\/li>\n<li>Grade to divert water, winds, and moist humid air (landforms)<\/li>\n<li>Use pourous pavement surfaces for driveways, walks, and seating areas (silt\/gravel blend).<\/li>\n<li>Plant native species to best fit the conditions of the site such as water-emergent plant materials in lower wet areas (rain garden).<\/li>\n<li>If space and sunny conditions permit grow and harvest herbs, vegetables, honey, and fruit in your own yard (sustainable farming\/permaculture).<\/li>\n<li>Apply current home and facility design methods and building materials for items such as building orientation, windows, overhangs, walls, solar panels, rainwater barrels or cisterns, and green roofs (green architecture).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-544 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery\" href='https:\/\/vlandscapes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/photo-ecological5-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vlandscapes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/photo-ecological5-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-449\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-449'>\n\t\t\t\tRooftop &#038; 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