This course utilizes case studies to help identify key elements of green design an how to apply them effectively.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn the key elements of green roof design

• Learn different types of green roof design and their variable impacts

• Identify the advantages of green roof design through case studies

• Understand the scope of responsibilities and requirements of green landscape architecture.  

Michael Hunton leads Langan's New England Landscape Architecture and Planning Studio, and has over fourteen years of experience in the industry.  He has been instrumental in the design of various projects throughout MA, CT, NJ, NY, PA, TX and abroad.  His experience includes urban residential design, senior living, streetscape design, rooftop garden and courtyard design, university campus planning, elementary and high schools, lifestyle retail centers, waterfront and shoreline resiliency projects, multi-use trails, cemetery, playgrounds, office parks, industrial warehouse campuses, and brownfield redevelopment sites.  He is involved in the details of site design including tree inventories, planting plans, lighting plans, site architecture design, grading, and stormwater plans. Project scope ranges from initial concept to public meeting presentations, to construction documentation, through the last built detail on the construction site.